Kevin awoke to find himself being caressed and teased by Michael and Kai.
Still wearing the muzzle he found he couldn't do much other than make some soft
moaning sounds.  He wrapped his arms around Michael, who was playing with the
boy's nipples, while Kai gently stroked Kevin's cock.  Kevin looked deeply into
Michael's eyes.  He loved to get lost in his Sir's gaze; there was something
calming about reassuring about it.  Michael was smiling softly and gently
rubbing the boy's nipples.  "Good morning, boy" he said, to which Kevin replied
with a muffled "Morning, Sir."  Kai nuzzled Kevin's neck, whispering "And a
good morning from me as well, cub."  Kevin purred and returned the nuzzle.  Kai
continued to gently stroke the boy's cock, just enough to keep Kevin hard but
not come.  Kevin closed his eyes and enjoyed the gentle play, thinking that
this was certainly a wonderful way to be awaken.

Michael and Kai continued to gently work on Kevin for a while longer, enjoying
the response they were getting from the boy.  Finally Michael stopped and said
"I think it's time for us to get up now."  Kai nodded and removed his hand from
the boy's cock which caused a small sigh of disappointment from Kevin.  Kai
chuckled "Now now, you got to come last night, no pouting this morning."  Kevin
softly nodded, now feeling slightly ashamed, but Kai's sudden big hug dispersed
that feeling.  Michael retrieved the key for the locks on Kevin's muzzle, and
removed them, followed by taking off the muzzle as well.  The three of them
then climbed out of bed and headed out into the hallway and down it to the
bathroom.  Kevin performed his usual duty of washing his Sir, though this time
Kai was in the shower with them and trying to keep the poor boy distracted as
Kevin tried to complete his chore.  Kevin gave Kai several nasty glances while
Kai simply grinned.  Michael noted that even with Kai's teasing, Kevin still
managed to perform his task properly and efficiently as well as giving Michael
a much needed orgasm.  Once Kevin had finished, Michael looked sternly at Kai
and said "For being such a pest, you can clean the boy then yourself, Kai."
Michael knew this wasn't any form of punishment for Kai, who seemed very
pleased with the order, but a reward for Kevin who had endured Kai's teasings
during his chore.  Kai took his time washing the boy, pausing frequently to
hold and caress him, and was merciful to not tease the boy's cock too much
since Kevin was not allowed to come that morning.  Kevin took great pleasure in
the attention he was getting and gave Kai a big hug and kiss once he'd
finished.

Kai quickly cleaned himself and then dried off with Michael and Kevin.  Michael
had brought along Kevin's chastity jock, which was placed back on the boy and
locked up.  Kevin quietly stood there, he head cast downward as he waited for
his Sir's next instructions.  Michael smiled and softly said "I want you to
rest another day, boy, as your hand should heal a bit more."  Kevin had nearly
forgotten about his injury, but Michael's comment made him take a quick glance
at his left hand.  There was some bruising left along with a small amount of
pain, but it was healing quite nicely.  Kai looked over at Michael with an
uneasy glance.  Michael gave Kai a reassuring smile then took Kevin's hand and
led the boy to his room with Kai following.  As they entered the room, Kevin
noticed that Ailin and Leannan were there, both sitting quietly on the boy's
bed.  Kevin smiled as he had not seen either since before his little crisis.
He went over and gave both of them a big hug.  Ailin stroked the boy's hair,
saying "It's good to see you're all right, Kevin."  Kevin looked up and noticed
that Ailin's eyes were misted over.  "Please don't cry" Kevin whispered, trying
to keep from crying himself.  Ailin softly smiled and gave the boy a kiss on
the forehead.  Leannan reached over and hugged Kevin tightly, his eyes
noticeably red from already having cried.  There was an awkward silence which
was soon broken by Michael's voice.  "Ailin and I need to take care of some
things, boy, so we need to take our leave.  Kai and Leannan are welcome to stay
with you, however."  Michael then walked over to Kevin and gave him a strong
hug which was followed by another one from Ailin, after which both of the men
left the room, closing the door behind them.

Leannan sat back down on the bed and pulled Kevin down with him.  Kai joined
them and the three sat there quietly for a few minutes, not saying anything.
Kai finally spoke up, "So, you two written any 'prog epics' yet?"  Kevin looked
up at Kai to see the impish grin.  He laughed and said "No, Kai, we haven't
written anything together yet.  We've just been listening to some of the music
I have and talking about it."  "Well, let's hear some of it, then.  I'm in the
mood to have my brain melted a bit" Kai said, still grinning.  Kevin gave a
small smirk and got up, selecting a disc and placing it in the CD player.  He
had chosen something sure to get a reaction out of Kai and after starting the
player, he turned to see a look of part surprise, part shock on Kai's face.
Kevin's smirk grew and he asked Kai "Will this do?"  "Uh... yeah..." Kai
mumbled, still not quite certain what to make of the music.  Leannan was trying
his best to not laugh out loud.  Satisfied, Kevin sat back down and listened to
the music.  It didn't take long before he started singing the lyrics, followed
by Leannan joining in.  Kevin loved to immerse himself in his music, as it was
one of the few things that let him escape from the real world, if only for a
while.  Happily continuing to sing along, he turned to look over at Kai, who
suddenly had a look of bemusement on his face.  Kevin stopped singing and gave
Kai a questioning look.  Kai replied "You guys aren't bad, actually."

Kevin blushed and quickly turned away, only to feel a pair of hands tickling
his sides.  Feeling a bit feisty, he swung back around and returned the
tickling to Kai.  It soon became obvious that Kai was just as ticklish as Kevin
and Leannan joined in to help torment Kai.  Two against one left Kai at a
disadvantage and soon he was howling with laughter and begging them to stop.
Leannan said "Hey Kevin, maybe we should just tie him down and tickle him while
playing the music.  I'm sure the tickling will help melt his brain even
faster!"  Kai gasped "You little fuckers!  Don't you dare or.."  "Or what?"
Kevin interrupted and tickled Kai harder.  Kai howled some more and finally
broke free from them, leaping towards the door.  Before Kevin or Leannan could
react, Kai had the door open and dashed outside.  However, he didn't shut the
door immediately, but turned around and gave both boys an evil glance, growling
"I'll get both of you back for this, just you wait!"  He then slammed the door
shut, leaving Kevin and Leannan laughing out loud.  Leannan turned to Kevin,
saying "You know he's serious about that, right?"  Kevin nodded and replied "Oh
yes, I'm quite certain he is.  I think I better try to not be alone with him
for a few days."  "Uh huh" Leannan wryly said, "good luck."  Kevin chuckled,
but inside he was squirming a bit for he knew what Kai was capable of.

The two continued to listen to music, playing several albums and enjoying each
other's company.  Leannan laid down on the bed and pulled Kevin into his arms,
holding him close.  Kevin contentedly rested in Leannan's arms, closing his
eyes and relaxing while Leannan softly stroked the boy's hair.  It had been a
few hours when there was a soft knock at the door, followed by Ailin poking his
head into the room.  "Michael would like to see you, Kevin."  Kevin nodded, got
up from the bed and slipped on his sandals, then followed Ailin out of the room
and downstairs.  As they reached the bottom of the staircase, Kevin noticed
that Michael was nowhere to be seen.  He gave a questioning glance to Ailin,
who nodded towards the hallway next to the isolation room.  Kevin's mouth
dropped open a bit, feeling a bit nervous.  Ailin gave the boy's shoulder a
gentle, reassuring squeeze and softly said "It's okay, go on.  He's waiting for
you."  Kevin swallowed hard and slowly headed towards the hallway.  As he
reached the edge of it he turned back once more to look at Ailin, who gave a
nod to urge him on.  Kevin turned back around and slowly walked down the
hallway.  He could tell as it reached the corner of the house it turned right
but wasn't certain what he'd see when he reached the turn.  As he approached
it, he paused for a moment and took a deep breath, then turned the corner.  The
hallway continued down another 15 feet or so to a plain looking door.  Kevin
slowly walked towards the door.  He felt somewhat nervous as he reached it, and
after hesitating for a moment, softly knocked on the door.

Michael's voice could be heard saying "Enter".  Kevin got a hold of himself and
then reached down and turned the doorknob, then slowly opened the door.  As he
peered into the room he was a bit startled to find that it wasn't some dark,
foreboding place but a very comfortable and inviting study room.  The right
side of the room consisted solely of bookshelves that ran from the floor to the
ceiling.  It was quite well stocked with various texts, ranging from science
fiction, fantasy and other novels to magazines to technical books and manuals.
The technical section took up a large portion of the shelves, actually, which
was something Kevin hadn't expected.  The rear wall had one window in it, and
the wall to the left had two.  Both were mostly unadorned except for several
paintings of various seaside scenes.  In the far left corner there appeared to
be a printer and fax machine on a small table, as well as a small lamp.  The
main focus of the room, however, was the large wooden desk sitting in the
center.  It was large, but it had very little ornateness.  There were two seats
place in front of it, and on the desk itself was a monitor, keyboard, and
another small lamp, along with various papers and items scattered about.
Sitting behind the desk in a large, padded chair was Michael, who was smiling
softly as Kevin curiously looked around the room before entering.

"Come in, boy" Michael said, and motioned towards one of the seats in front of
the desk.  Kevin walked into the room, closing the door behind him, then took
a seat.  "Welcome to my sanctuary, boy" Michael continued.  "While I use this
to do my work, it's also a place for me to find some solitude."  Kevin sat
quietly, listening to his Sir.  He still had a look of curiosity on his face,
to which Michael asked "Do you have any questions, boy?"  Kevin responded "I
didn't know you worked, Sir, may I ask what you do?"  Michael smiled and said
"Well, like you before your arrival here, I work in the Internet commerce
industry.  The current situation with my company allows me to do my work from
here in my home office.  Ailin also works for the same company, and from time
to time Kai and Leannan help out."  Kevin was surprised, as he didn't realize
they all had experience in his own field.  Thinking for a moment, he then asked
"Did you meet the others through your company?"  Michael smiled and replied
"Yes, boy, I met them while working there, though if you want the whole story,
I'll leave it to the others to explain."  "Yes, Sir" said Kevin, followed by
"So I take it this place is due to your job?"  Michael nodded, saying "I had
the fortune to be able to benefit from my job a few years back, and decided to
purchase some land out here and build a home.  Cost a lot less than trying to
find a place in the city and I like the isolation out here, for various reasons
as I'm sure you can guess."  Kevin smiled and said "One more question, Sir.
Why did you call me in here?"  Michael laughed and replied "Because I wanted to
see you, boy.  No more, no less.  I also thought it was time you had a chance
to find out what was 'hidden' back here, as I know you were curious.  Though
there's still a few places you have yet to see in this home, eh?"  Michael gave
Kevin a slightly evil look, causing Kevin to recoil a bit in his chair and
squirm.  Michael chucked and said "Come here, boy."  Kevin got up from his
chair and walked around the desk, where Michael gave him a big hug.  "You'll
know what's behind the door soon, boy" Michael whispered into Kevin's ear.

Releasing Kevin from the embrace, Michael said "One other thing, boy.  I'd like
you to start working out on a daily basis.  There's an exercise room behind the
kitchen; I believe you've seen the door, though you've never been in there."
Kevin nodded and Michael continued "I suspect the workouts will help make you
feel better emotionally as well as physically.  We need to strengthen your self
image."  "Yes, Sir" Kevin quietly said, now feeling a bit self-conscious.  It
seemed that Michael sensed this as he said "Boy, do not believe for a moment
that I do not find you attractive as you are.  This is more for you than it is
for me."  "Understood, Sir" the boy replied.  Michael smiled, saying "Besides,
I think Kai would like a regular 'workout buddy', since I don't always have
time to join him.  Don't you think you'd make a good one?"  Kevin rolled his
eyes a bit and remarked "I'm sure, Sir, though I suspect Kai might have other
ideas during our, uh, 'workouts'."  Michael laughed and hugged Kevin again,
sighing "I know, I know.  He can be a handful, can't he?"  Kevin giggled and
nuzzled his Sir's neck, enjoying the embrace.

Michael gave Kevin's butt a playful swat and said "Go get some more rest, boy,
and I will see you later."  He then added "By the way, are you willing to help
Ailin with dinner tonight?"  "Of course, Sir" Kevin replied, "I'd be more than
happy to do so."  "Good, he'll come get you when he's ready" said Michael.
"Now get going, boy."  Michael gave the boy another swat to the rear and Kevin
kissed his Sir, saying "I love you, Sir."  "I love you too, boy" was the reply,
followed by a stern "Go!"  Kevin hurried out of the room, closing the door
behind him and headed back down the hallway.  As he returned to his room, he
couldn't help but think of the comment Michael had made regarding him seeing
the hidden room "soon".  "How soon, I wonder?" Kevin thought to himself as he
settled back into his bedroom.  Unbeknownst to the boy, he was going to find
out sooner than he suspected.

(To be continued...)

Copyright, 2004, 2005, Kenneth Lareau