Battlestar Andromeda Part 7
King's Palace
Planet Aloria
"You're my what! No, you can't be! I didn't.....! He wouldn't.....!" Zechs exclaimed as he stared at the young man.
"Master? Is something....." asked the young man quietly.
"No!" Zechs interrupted. "No, no, no, no, no! I am not..... You are not...Excuse me, I .... Just stay there. I.... Just there." Not knowing what to say Zechs turned and ran from the room. He didn't stop until he was in front of his Commander's room. Taking a deep breath he knocked on the door and waited for his commander to answer. The door opened and he saw that his commander had taken off his uniform coat and had unbuttoned the top three buttons of his shirt.
"Captain Merquise what's wrong?" Duo asked with concern.
"Commander, I need you to come to my room for a moment."
"Your room?"
"Yes Commander, I..." Zechs took a deep breath and said, "King Ja-rel, he offered me a gift for saving his life. I couldn't say no so I accepted."
"Ok, I understand. So what is the problem? You don't like the gift? You know that it would upset the King if you don't keep it." Duo said.
"That's just it Commander, I don't know what to do with it. Please Commander, just come to my room. I really need your help."
"I see. And this can't wait till morning?" Duo asked.
"No sir, it can't." Zechs replied with a shake of his head.
"All right. Lead on." Duo said, stepping out of his room and closing the door.
"Thank you Sir."
"No problem. I have to admit I am a little curious about this gift of yours. I have never seen you so flustered."
"Trust me. You'll see in a moment." Zechs muttered.
Once at his room, Zechs walked in first and noticed that the young man was still sitting in the same spot that he had left him in. He was taken aback once again at how beautiful the young man was.
Duo walked in behind him saying, "So where's this gift you wanted me to see?"
Zechs lifted his hand towards the bed. "This is my gift." He said.
"What? You mean he..?" Duo closed his eyes for a moment, when he opened them again he looked over at Zechs. "Well now I know why you were so flustered."
"Commander what am I going to do? I can't keep a human." Zechs said, frustration evident in his voice.
"Well... I am sure that..." Duo turned to the young man. "What is your name?"
The young man looked at Zechs, remaining quiet. After a few moments it dawned on Zechs what he was waiting for. He gave the young man a nod of his head giving the man permission to speak.
"Wufei sir." he said softly.
"Ok Wufei. I am sure that Wufei is here only for the evening. Just let him stay here for the night and tomorrow he can go back to were he belongs."
Hope sprang in Zechs eyes at that thought. However, it was soon dashed as he watched Wufei shake his head. "Ah, Wufei, why are you shaking your head?" he asked.
"I am yours master. I have been given to you...forever."
"What! I can't keep you!" Zechs yelled. He watched as Wufei lowered his head again and suddenly felt bad for his outburst. Shoulders slumping, he lowered his voice as he added, "Look Wufei, where I come from we don't own people. I just wouldn't feel right being your master. I think the best thing for you would be to explain to the King that I cannot accept you as a gift and then you can go back to wherever you came from."
Wufei jerked his head up, tears streaming down his face. He jumped from the bed and ran to Zechs, throwing himself at his feet. "Please master." he pleaded, "Please don't send me back. I promise I will be good, I will make you happy just please..." He bowed his head once more and wrapped his arms around Zechs right leg, shaking.
Zechs looked over at Duo, a look of confusion on his face. Duo looked down at Wufei clinging to Zechs leg and a look of understanding crossed his face. "Wufei?" he asked, "What would happen if you were sent back to the King?"
"I would be considered a failure that I could not make my master happy. The King could then have me flogged or even killed." Wufei said his head still bowed.
Zechs paled as he thought about this poor young man possibly losing his life if he was returned. He knew there was no way he could allow this to happen. He would have to find a way to save him, but how? He needed his commander's permission to bring him on board of the Andromeda. Deep down he knew that would not be a problem but what would he do with him then? He couldn't have him following him around all day once there. Then something dawned on him and he was almost afraid to find out the answer. However, before he could ask the question Duo spoke up.
"Captain Merquise given the situation, there is no way I can allow him to stay here. You have my permission to bring him on board the Andromeda. I would suggest that while we are here you allow him to continue to serve you. This way the King does not think that he is failing in his duties to you."
"What about after we return to the Andromeda?" Zechs asked.
"We will cross that bridge when we come to it, I guess." Duo turned and walked towards the door. "In the mean time I will let the Ambassador know of the situation so that he will not be taken by surprise tomorrow morning." He stopped at the door and turned back to Zechs and giving him a big smile said, "Have a good evening Captain Merquise." Then he left closing the door behind him.
Zechs looked at the closed door for a minute wondering what to do next. He looked down at the still kneeling Wufei and felt his heart melt. Regardless of how he came to be in his care, this was a young man who needed his help. It was up to him to make sure that once Wufei was on the Andromeda he would be well taken care of and that was a mission that he would gladly take on.
"Come Wufei, let's get you settled in for the night." Zechs said, gently pulling him to his feet. He felt Wufei shiver slightly and realized that there was a chill in the air and that the shivers were from being cold. Letting go of Wufei he walked over to his bag and pulled out one of his dress shirts. "Here." he said handing the shirt to Wufei, "It will be big on you but put this on, it will keep you warm tonight."
"Thank you master." Wufei said.
"When we are here in this room you don't need to call me that. You can call me Zechs."
Wufei shook his head saying, "I could never do that. If anyone happen to hear I could still be punished."
Sighing Zechs said, "Fine you can call me master for now." He looked around the room and realized with a sinking feeling in his stomach that there was no place for Wufei to sleep. "Look, there is no where for you to sleep so you will have to share the bed with me. It's large enough that you can have one side of it and I will sleep on the other. So go ahead and put the shirt on. I'll go change in the bathroom and then we can both get some sleep." and with that Zechs turned and walked into the bathroom.
Wufei went over and sat on the side of the bed. He thought about the man who was his new master. He seemed like a nice person but Wufei knew from listening to other slaves such as he that not all people who seemed nice really was. He had heard stories from other slaves of being chosen for the evening by a visitor to the palace only to come back the next day broken and bleeding. He was just going to have to make sure he did everything possible to make his master happy. He had to admit that wouldn't be too much of a hardship. His master was extremely handsome. Taller than his own 5'8" frame, Wufei felt protected when he was near him earlier. Then there was the icy blue eyes and all that long hair. He hoped his master would let him brush it because it was just so beautiful.
Standing up to put the shirt on, he realized his master was right, the shirt was way too big. He had to roll up the sleeves in order to see his hands and the bottom of the shirt came down past his thighs. He wasn't sure what to do next so he knelt on the bed to wait for his master. His thoughts then turned to the conversation his master had with the other gentleman earlier. He was finally leaving this place. His heart sped with joy over that thought. Ever since the day he was taken from his village at the age of nine, by the slave masters, he had dreamed of the day when he could leave the palace for good. He still missed his parents and his sister Meiran, but after ten years at the palace their faces were nothing but a distant memory.
He glanced nervously at the bathroom door wondering how long his master would be in there. This was his first night with his new master and he wanted everything to go right. In fact this was the first time for him to be outside of the slave's quarters. He had never been allowed to be near any of the guests in the palace before. He saw the door start to open and quickly lowered his head as he had been taught.
Zechs walked into the bedroom and saw the pose that Wufei was in and sighed. He couldn't wait for them to return to the Andromeda, and then he could help Wufei come into his own and be his own person. He walked over to the opposite side of the bed and crawled under the covers.
"Wufei, you don't have to wait for permission to get into bed." he said when Wufei made no move to get under the covers. Not waiting for his reply, Zechs turned with his back to him and turned out the light. A gentle smile crossed his face as he felt the tentative movement beside him. Once he felt Wufei settle he closed his eyes and let sleep take him.
The dream Zechs was having was wonderful. He was at the beach, lying on his stomach feeling the heat of the sun on his back. Then he felt long silky hair slide across his skin and the tender touch of lips as they kissed down his spine. He moaned and stretched, enjoying the feeling those touches gave him. He wanted to roll over and see who it was that was there but he was held there by gentle hands. He continued to enjoy the feeling for the longest time until it became to uncomfortable to stay like that.
"Let me roll over." he murmured.
"Keep your eyes closed." he was instructed as those same gentle hands helped to roll him over. He tried to place the voice but it eluded him. Once on his back the gentle lips started kissing his throat. Keeping his eyes closed as he was told he tilted his head to the side, a lowing more skin to be touched. He mentally tracked the path of the kisses as they worked there way down his neck to his chest stopping at his nipple. Warm, gentle suction made it pebble hard and he moaned louder. Then those wonderful hands were stroking the skin of his stomach, slowly working there way lower. With one hand gently rubbing his hip, the other continued its path, stopping between his legs, making him harden. Just as the hand wrapped around his length the mouth on his nipple lightly bit. Arching his back, Zechs opened his eyes and realized it was not a dream. Those wonderful sensations were coming from Wufei.
Seeing Wufei touch him like that had the effect of cold water being dumped on him. Pushing Wufei off of him, he rolled off the bed to stand beside it. Taking a few deep breaths to calm himself down, he stared at Wufei who was once again kneeling on the bed with his head bowed.
"Why?" Zechs asked in a strangled voice.
"You are my master." came the soft reply. "You didn't touch me."
"What do you mean I didn't touch you?" Then a sudden thought came to his head. The question he wanted to ask earlier, the one he didn't want the answer to. "Wufei, what kind of slave are you? What were you trained to do?"
"I am a pleasure slave master. I was trained to pleasure you... sexually."
TBC...
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