Chapter 5

It was late morning when Kai awoke. After he opened his eyes, he noticed that he was in his own cell. He thought about the meeting with Sergej Ivanov. Finally he got to know the man who had done a lot just to meet him in person. When he initially was contacted, Kai had been wary of the job. The only hard facts he knew: an inmate of the Vladimir Prison wanted to meet him in person to discuss a possible new assignment. Usually he would have said no, too much work beforehand, but the middleman came prepared with a full-fledged plan of how to get into the prison as an inmate and with a nice sum of money as a compensation for the inconvenience caused. Whoever wanted to meet him was either really desperate or it was all just a trick. In the end, after he had done his own research, Kai agreed to meet this ominous man.

At first glance he could tell that the redhaired man was intelligent. He might have committed a calculated murder, but at heart he was anything but a coldblooded murderer. He was just a father who was running out of time to meet his son one last time. After they had fucked, rudely, the first time, they had talked some more about the mission, about incurable diseases, impossible dreams and God-knows-what. Eventually they had sex once again, more gentle this time, but intense nonetheless. Kai also remembered feeling satisfied the first time in awhile.

'I guess, when I was this satisfied it happened again,' Kai sighed while standing up. Somebody must have dressed him, because he wore the clothes from yesterday. Whilst he got ready for the day Grishin came in with a big grin in his face.

"Hey, rose from the dead?" he asked jolly. A blank stare was his only answer. "Okay, okay, I realize you are not in the mood. I won't mention yesterday," Grishin offered him amicably.

"How kind of you," Kai responded.

For a while they just stared at each other. Kai was the first to talk, "What time is it?"

"Around 11 a.m."

"I will go to the dining hall at noon, so don't forget to drop by to open my cell door," Kai said.

"Yes, my lord," Grishin replied and bowed down before him. After that, he left without saying more. It was clearly visible that Kai wasn't in the mood of his or anyone's company.

The remaining hour Kai spent doing some light exercise. His cell door was opened at noon as he had requested and he went to the dining hall.

One second after he stepped into the room a familiar voice called out, "Shorty, what a rare sight at this time of the day! Grab your food and come over here, I have to introduce you to somebody!"

Kai ignored the shouting man, but did what he was told since it was the same he had in mind.

"Sit down here, Shorty," Oleg said and gestured to the place next to him.

Kai sat down still ignoring the prisoner. His eyes were focused on the man sitting opposite of Oleg.

Oleg went on talking anyway, "This man here," he pointed to the man opposite of him, "is our dear Shutcall: Sergej Ivanov. Sergej, this is–"

"Kai," said man finished for him. "We got to know each other yesterday."

"Really." Oleg smiled widely. "You two fucked," he added knowingly.

"Yes," Sergej confirmed after a moment when Kai said nothing.

"I knew it," Oleg replied still smiling. "Don't be so uptight, Jeeze! How was it? Sergej, Kai is like an evil addiction, isn't he?"

Instead of answering Kai started eating his meal, but watched Ivanov in his peripheral vision.

"No, he is really cute," the Shutcall stated.

"Cute?! You must be kidding! He's like a man-eater. What's so cute 'bout him?"

Kai continued to eat calmly, but he also was curious about the answer.

Sergej took a look at Kai, but when he found the boy seemingly uninterested, he answered with a counter question, "Have you ever seen Kai asleep, Oleg?"

"Yes, many times," the man answered a bit surprised, "but there's nothing special or remotely cute about it. If anything, he often looks like having nightmares."

"Well, if you say so, but I found it really adorable how he curls up like a cat and licks over his lips in his sleep every now and then."

"What?! He never did this when I was around," Oleg called out resentfully. Even the other prisoners at the table stopped eating or whatever they were doing to look at the three people at the end of the table.

'So it really happened,' was all Kai thought, who continued eating his sparse lunch and remained expressionless.

Pouting Oleg turned to Kai. "Why you never showed me your cute side?"

Suddenly it was entirely quiet in the dining room. It seemed that every prisoner was waiting for Kai's response even those who couldn't hear anything because they sat too far away. Kai decided to tell the truth without beating around the bush. "When I'm sexually satisfied I sleep like a cat. Seems like you never pleased me enough," he added saucily.

"Hey, haven't you anything better to do than to listen to other people conversations!" Oleg shouted a bit too angry. Since the other prisoners didn't want to start a fight with the substitute of the Shutcall they obeyed immediately. "We could test this later," he whispered into Kai's ear.

"No need."

"No need? Fine. When you are always in such a mood after getting sexual satisfaction I can go without this."

Finally Kai looked at Oleg, the first time since he entered the room. After a moment he continued to eat his meal. Oleg didn't say anything either and Sergej, who had watched the whole time with mild interest, remained quiet as well.

Three days had passed since Kai had accepted his new mission. Routine took its course again until Kai was rudely woken up by Grishin. It was 9 a.m., so not even early in the morning, but Kai hated to be shaken out of his sleep.

"If you don't intend to fuck me, fuck off!" Kai said venomously.

"I won't fuck you and I won't leave until you come with me," the prison officer responded.

"Where?"

"To the shower room."

"So, I'm going to take a shower now?" Kai said questioningly while he got out of bed. "Wanna join me?" he whispered seductively into Grishin's ear.

"You never give up, right." When he saw that Kai took fresh clothes out of a locker he continued, "You don't need this. You will wear the things I will give you."

"Fine. Anything else that I should know," Kai replied sarcastically.

"Later."

When they arrived at the locker room of the showers the prison officer handed Kai a shaver and shaving gel. "Don't cut yourself."

Usually any kinds of razors are prohibited in the prison except for the 'prison barbers'. They were allowed to use them during their working time. Kai accepted the items wordlessly and went into the shower room. Actually, he was glad to get rid of his body hair. He allowed himself plenty of time to wash his body and hair and when he eventually was done Grishin was impatiently waiting for him.

"Here. Use this body lotion," he said suppressing his displeasure over Kai's dawdle and hold a bottle out to him.

"No," Kai responded teasingly, "if you want this lotion on my skin you have to put it on me."

"We don't have time to play," Grishin said between clenched teeth. He avoided looking anywhere deeper than Kai's face, knowing that the boy in front of him was naked.

Kai remained stubborn, so the warden complied and started to apply the body lotion on Kai's skin, massaging the young prisoner lightly to rub it in. When he began working on the chest a soft moan escaped Kai's lips, "Hm. You're really serious about not fucking me?" His words were a mere whisper.

"I can't," Grishin answered never pausing in his task, wanting to get over with it.

"But you wanted it the day we met and you would have done it when we wouldn't have been interrupted. You still want it." Kai's tone wasn't accusatory nor angry, it was pure passionate. "Why?"

"It doesn't matter why. I won't fuck you and that's it."

"It must be really important to you when you put your own needs and wishes aside," Kai concluded.

"It is," the prison officer confirmed. The only place that was still clean of any body lotion was Kai's ass and the skin around his manhood. He began with the ass. "And you're right; I still want it and I would have done it that day." He was massaging the sensitive skin around Kai's dick, rubbing in the lotion that smelled like fresh oranges.

"You should stop now."

"I know." The warden stopped his movement and stepped back.

Kai looked him straight in the eyes and after a moment he said, "Since you haven't established your own little happy family the only reason can be your job. Did he promise you a big promotion when you manage to do your work without fucking me?"

"Well … it's … Damn, stop looking at me like this, Kai. You're right. Okay? I'll get promoted when I don't fuck you!" Grishin, annoyed, almost shouted the last part.

"It's your decision, so don't be angry at me," Kai retorted.

"Sorry Kai. I didn't want to sound this angry. I know that it was my decision." More or less he added in his thoughts, but he said, "I'm a bit fretful today. Please, don't say anymore. Just put these clothes on and hurry up."

Kai obeyed for a while and put on the clothes that the prison officer gave him. It was a suit; black trousers, a white shirt, a black weskit, a black jacket, a black tie, white gloves and black leather shoes. Everything had the right size and seemed to be made to measure. Then, he broke the silence and asked, "For what is all this? I look like a fucking butler."

"You're right," Grishin, who seemed to have relaxed a little, chuckled. "I don't know much. Mr. Vitajev, the prison warden, wants to see you at 10 a.m."

"Imagine I already concluded this much," Kai replied wryly. "What time is it now?"

The prison officer looked at his watch and frowned. "Five past ten. We should go now."

"Hey, no need to hurry. We're already late."

Instead of responding Grishin exited the locker room and stomped towards the headman's office at a rattling pace. Kai followed behind him. Ten minutes later they stood in front of the wooden door that led to the prison warden's office. It was the first time since their initial meeting that Kai wasn't handcuffed.

"Take care," Grishin whispered into the young prisoner's ear before he left.

Kai entered the room without knocking. The headman stood with his back to him behind his table. "You are late, boy," he said.

"Buy me a watch."

Now the man turned around to face the teenager. A big grin was visible on his face, not an evil one, rather an amused. "You look good."

"Hm." Kai approached the man, but stopped in front of the big desk. His face was not more than an expressionless mask; only in his eyes were a gleam that implied that he was on the alert. "Stop this shit and tell me what's all this about."

"All in its proper time." The headman pressed a button on his telephone and said, "Dimitrij, five minutes." And to Kai, "Follow me."

"Aren't you scared that I might try to escape?" Kai asked not intending to follow the man, who was walking towards another door on the right side. The prison warden stopped in front and opened it, but didn't start walking again. Instead, he turned around to look at the prisoner.

"No. You are too smart to try something like that now."

Kai didn't know where this door was leading; he never was in another room with the headman before. They always had fucked in his office. "Don't tell me that's a new kink of you," he replied with a hint of amusement in his tone.

"What?" was the dumb reply he got.

"Jeeze! The clothes! If I cut my hair I almost look like Sebastian Michaelis." Kai rolled his eyes.

"Who?"

"Did you ever hear of Cosplay?"

"What?"

"Just forget it." With a loud sigh Kai strode towards the open door.

"What does this mean?" The headman fetched a paper out of his pocket and started to read:

"There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing
That "cannot be done," and you'll do it."

"You've read the letter," Kai stated evenly.

"I never promised you to not read it. If it reassures you, I didn't show it to anyone else and it should have arrived at the recipient yesterday. But I don't understand it. What does it mean?" The prison warden placed himself in front of the open door so that Kai couldn't walk past him.

"If you really want to know, it's just the last stave from a poem called 'It Couldn't Be Done' by Edgar Albert Guest," Kai explained.

"I ascertained that much myself," the man replied. "I want to know the meaning behind it."

"It's just a game," Kai answered evasively. In truth the poem was the sign to the middleman that he accepted the mission. Which meant that this fuss happening right now could be him being released from prison? 'If it is what I think it is… damn, Ivanov's friend is working fast.' He needed the headman to not dwell on this matter. "Shouldn't we go now? The five minutes are almost over."

"Dimitrij can wait."

"Really?" Kai asked in a more seductive tone. "Then why don't we use this time to do something else?" In a split second Kai's face was just a few centimeters away from the headman's one and he breathed his next words against the man's lips, "Why don't you fuck me?"

"You're right. We're going to be late, boy," the prison warden replied. He turned around and walked into the corridor the door was leading to. He didn't need to turn around; he knew that Kai was following him. At the end of the corridor was another door that he unlocked with one of his keys. He held it open for Kai, so that the young prisoner could enter the room in which an old man was already impatiently waiting for them.

"This is Dimitrij Smirnov, my ex butler. His family serves my family since over 200 years now," the prison warden introduced the old man in the room.

'Never thought that a simple prison warden would have a servant,' Kai thought, but instead he said, "I guess you're not intending to make me his successor."

"No, Dimitrij has a son, who is now serving my family, so there's no need for another successor," the headman replied in a business like tone. "But he will be your teacher for the next two hours. Two guards will constantly watch you, boy, so don't even think about doing something nasty. Understood?"

"Yeah," Kai answered lazily. 'What the fuck is this all about? Couldn't they just release me?'