Chapter Six

Manami felt her very being ache. She was asleep on the floor, and it was far from comfortable. Every muscle cried in protest as she tried to move. She slowly opened her eyes and tried to stand up.

Clank!

What was that. She looked down at the floor and noticed a chain bolted there. She then felt for any of the metal cuffs on her body.

Clink!

There it was! She found it. It was...around her neck? She frantically grasped it and tried to take it off. She knew her attempts were in vain, but she didn't care. Tears started to build up in her eyes. She was scared. She had never been in this predicament. "C-Come on!" Manami whispered harshly as she clawed at the restraint. How did she get into this mess. She was an introverted chemist. She blended into the background perfectly. Maybe too perfectly.

Her vision blurred as the tears streamed down her face. She got up from her seated position and grabbed the chain. She pulled at it with all the force she could muster. She breathed heavily after she decided to stop and look at her surrounding area.

She saw that she was in what seemed to be a basement. She saw there was a wardrobe and a full length mirror near her. She looked at her figure. She was a white silk nightgown that made her undergarments be known, and she had her braids undone. She felt so disgusted at herself. Had her stalker changed her? She felt the tears come back to her eyes. She felt so weak and pathetic. In the classroom she at least felt braver and stronger than she actually was.

"Did you have a nice nap, Manami-chan?" Manami felt chills all over her body. Manami blinked her tears away. She felt a wave of fear claw at her heart and soul. She stayed rooted to her spot. She didn't dare to look at him. She wouldn't let him see her in pain.

She heard his footsteps come near her trembling form. She inhaled deeply and formulated a plan. She would attack when he came close to her. The footsteps grew louder and with that her anxiousness grew. She took a deep breath to calm herself but it did nothing to keep her mind at peace.

Suddenly the footsteps stopped behind her. She whirled around and tried to land a punch at him. As if he suspected the throw, he caught it without a second thought and pulled her close to him. Ryuu smirked at the trembling girl in his arms and saw a spark of anger in her dark orbs. He moved his arms around her waist, held her close to his chest, and dug his nose in her loose locks.

"Manami, you know that was awfully rude to do. Why would you want to hurt me? I'm the one who saved you from those awful people you called friends. But worry not they shall not interfere with my little plan." Ryuu chuckled as he enclosed his arms around her tighter than before. Manami struggled against his hold, but it was hard to do when he was a lot stronger than she was and was chained to the floor. "Let me g-g-go! P-P-Please, I b-b-beg of you! Leave m-me alone! Please! I p-promise to n-n-never tell anyone a-about this. Just let me go at this i-i-instant!"

Ryuu's eyes hardened at her statement. He turned her over to face him. The chain around her neck made a loud noise that made her become aware of her current situation. She was a prisoner and he was the guard. He held her life in his hand,and he could easily crush it in an instance if he wanted to. "You do not tell me what I shall or shall not let go of! Do you understand?! I am the one who controls the chess pieces not the other way around! Do i make myself clear?" The tall male roared at her.

A small whimper left her lips as he tightened his fingers around her delicate wrist. A crack was herd as he broke her left wrist. She tried to desperately hold in her cries of agony. "C-Crystal!" Manami cried out in pain and fear. He stared at her a few more seconds and shoved her to the cold, hard ground. "Good," he said in an icy voice. "Get dressed. You're going to accompany me to breakfast. So hurry up and change. A servant shall bring you up, DON'T make me wait. I am not known for being patient. Oh and before I forget remove your glasses before you come up."

Manami nodded and Ryuu turned to walk out of the door. She got up and held her broken wrist in her other hand. She walked toward the wardrobe and noticed that the chain was long enough for her to reach it. She opened it and found different types of clothes. She decided on a rouge colored dress. It was the least revealing thing she could find inside the wardrobe.

The dress had a low cut in her back, it was sleeveless, and had two strings that wrap around her neck. She took off her nightgown, slipped on her dress through her legs, and brought it up to cover the top of her breasts. When she was done she looked down at her feet and saw that she had no shoes. She guessed that she was to be barefoot this entire time. She took a deep breath and looked at the mirror. She blushed a tiny bit as she saw herself. She was a completely different person.

She glanced at herself one last time before she took off her glasses. 'He probably didn't want me to see anything in my surrounding area,' Manami thought to herself. When she was done she heard the door open and someone -a woman, probably older than Bitch-sensei- that spoke to her in a trembling voice, "Ms. Okuda, I am Haruka Mai and I'll be the one to take you to Mr. Katashi for breakfast."

Manami turned around and saw a blurry figure walk toward her. She felt the woman's, Mai's, hands around her neck as she fumbled with the steel collar around her neck. She guessed that the older woman had a key to remove the dreadful device. The woman dropped the collar with a loud thud. "C'mon Miss, Master Katashi is waiting for you."

Manami could hear a hint of fear in her voice and was that...shame? "Can I ask a question?" Mai turned to look at her and replied a, "Yes."

"Are you Katashi-sama's mother?"