The next two days have passed...
Ichinose walked out of his room and went downstairs to soothe his feelings in the garden. Hearing Angela's voice laughing happily with Asami makes him feel frustrated because he can't do that with him. He doesn't want to hear it but it's avoidable since he is staying in the house.
He still could not shake this awful feeling and how shameless of him for thinking about Asami and him being happy instead of that woman. Ichinose shook his head just to stop thinking of those negative thoughts. It is much better for him to cool his head off at once because he might be seen by others.
In the past weeks Ichinose was still thinking about what to do because of how he felt about Asami. He decided already that he wants to be alone so when he saw Asami on the balcony alone he asked for a cigarette and lit it.
"Master Asami, can I go to my apartment for a while? And my broken leg is about to heal I guess. Also I want to stay at home and there's a lot of things I haven't done cleaning in my house. I don't want to burden you anymore, especially with and I don't want to bother the maids too." while he spoke, he tried not to look at Asami and just blew his smoke. He was nervous that Asami would get angry, but he had to say it properly.
Asami was shocked as he heard and did not expect what Ichinose would say. So he felt offended because Ichinose wanted to go home, and he ordered him to stay here in his house until his anger subsided. Asami could not understand why Ichinose wanted to go home. So, what he said was ....
"I thought you already agreed to our agreement and you have no right to back down from what I ordered you to do." Asami replied that there was vexation in his voice and his face turned dark. Ichinose coughed when he felt the coldness in Asami's voice and the punishment because of his condition he could not move properly also he must stay at the villa.
Ichinose's eyes widened at the shock as he slowly turned his gaze to him, seeing his serious face like he was really furious because of him. "I will definitely come back and just go home in a few days. I'm not running away from my promise, master Asami." trembling Ichinose's voice said because Asami's face was already angry.
"I won't let you go home and I can give you anything for your needs. Why do you insist on going home? Don't make me repeat myself and this isn't the right time for your favor. I have a lot already on my plate so I want you to behave as I say. And right now I want to lock you up in my room and never allow you to leave." he replied with a deep tone to Ichinose. And control his anger because he might really do lock him up this instant.
To Asami's annoyance, he called all the maids and said … "Aisha or Amelia are you there?!" with his loud voice it echoed in the living room so the two maids were rushing to approach him.
They know Asami has a temper and they're both a little nervous not to get yelled at. When they arrived at the balcony they both said, "Yes, sir what do you need?" Aisha lifts her head and tries to glance at Ichinose.
She saw his pale face and he was scared of Asami, so she got a hunch that something connected to him. That's why their master is in a bad mood.
"Assist him to go to my room right now and move his belongings too. Aisha gets the master key to lock the door and bring him a lot of food and fruits to make sure he won't leave my room." His face was already darkened and in an explainable look.
"Ichinose, let's go." as Amelia helps him walk from the balcony to the second floor and to their master's bedroom.
He was reluctant to move his feet and suddenly he noticed he was in the entrance of Asami's bedroom. He turned his head to Amelia and Aisha and said… "Can I go to my room for a moment and forget to get something important on my bed? I'll be real quick."
The two maids look at each other and Aisha nodded as there is no harm in letting him go to his own room. And he walked as fast as he could to reach his room, open the door then locked it. The two maids got startled when they heard he locked his door inside.
"Ichinose. Ichinose please open the door and we need to follow his words." Aisha said to him while knocking on his door. "Please don't give us any trouble for we will get scolded too." she added.
"I know you only follow what Asami told you but I have my pride too. So please Aisha leave me alone and just tell him the truth." and he laid down on his back on the bed, put his left arm on his forehead and he started to weep because he doesn't want to be treated like a kid that needs to be punished for not obeying the rules.
Amelia runs back to where Asami is and reported what Ichinose did. So Asami grit his teeth, put out the cigarette, stood up and went to Ichinose's room. While he was walking he slid his hand in his pocket and luckily he always brought the keys with him.
When he got there, he nodded to the two maids to say they can go now. He tried to knock 3 times on Ichinose's door but no response he heard from him. So he decided to use the key and opened it by himself.
Hearing Ichinose crying and facing his back, he feels a little guilty like he was seeing a kid crying on the corner. "Ichinose… " he called him as he wanted to talk about him leaving the house but Ichinose's not listening to him.
"Okay fine! You wanted to stay here rather than to my room? Okay, have it your way! And I will do it on my way too!" his voice can't hide the irritation since he was being ignored. "I have so many problems and you are adding more?" he added and angrily said to him.
"I didn't intend to add to your problem, master Asami. I just don't want to be a burden here and I'm ashamed." Ichinose's voice was trembling with fear as the shaking of his voice from crying.
"When did I say you are a burden? In this house you can also stay here because you've been taking care of my mother's villa for many years even though we couldn't come home every year. Also you agree that you won't leave but why now that you want to leave me?" Asami's voice was sad and could not be hidden. And he did not know why he was so irritated by these simple conversations.
Asami's anger could burst any minute now so he holler … "Give me a longer chain that we used for the dogs before but not longer enough that he can escape this room." he said to Paige as she is the one who heard Asami's shout.
Ichinose shiver from the thought Asami will put a chain on his neck like a dog now so he sitted up on his bed and said… "No, no…. Please master Asami, don't do it. no , please!" He was begging and repeating his words so Asami could hear him. But he was totally ignored and he left his room.
As he weeps and sobbing suddenly his door is opened again by Asami with a chain on his hand and also a leather strap with a small padlock on it. "Choose your neck or your right ankle." with Asami's face dead serious and if Ichinose won't give him an answer, this chain will be put on his neck like a dog needs to train.
He felt chills on his back seeing the chain again and he stammered, "Ah…. a-a-ankle, p-p-p-please no….. D-d-d-don't do it. I will l-listened from now on. P-please…. I - I will li-li-li-listened to you now." while he was sobbing and trying to cover his two feet with his pillow.
But Asami didn't budge so he grabbed his right ankle and wrapped it well and secured it with the small padlock then added the chain on it. Ignoring Ichinose's pleading to him before and after he chains him up on his bed. He even grab his arm before he go,
"P-please… I'll listen…. t-t-t-to you from now on. P-p-please d-d-don't do this!" his voice was shaking and he keeps begging to him. But Asami shrugged him off and left his room, he heard that his room was locked from outside.
"Please…. Please…. I will do anything you say please no chain." as he shouted while pounding the wall but in return there he was ignored.
Suddenly he remembers Julius chains him up to his neck and locks him up in the dark room as punishment too for not listening to his word. He kept begging and pleading on him for days but Julius did not bother even to look at him. Now repeating again he was so frightened that he was unable to move and he started to shudder recalling that time.
So he squeezed himself on the corner's bed, hugged his pillow and covered himself up with a blanket until he fell asleep.
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To be continued....