Beneath the Surface: Secrets of an Obsessed Heart

“I'lldoit.I'lldoanythingyouwant”RaidenclickedhistongueinadisapprovingtonethenraisedHiro'sheadoncemore.“That'snotwhatIwanttohear,Hiro”Hesaid.“Iwanttohearyousayitwithyourlips.Iwanttohearyouacknowledgewhatyouwillbetomeandyourstatusfromthisdayhenceforth.”HestareddeepintoHiro'sbeautifulbrowneyesashespoke;“Saythatfromthisverysecond,youbelongtome.Yourbody,yoursoul,yourmind,everypartofyoubelongstome.Youwillbemypetandremainbymyside.YouwilldowhateverIaskyoutodo.TellmethatIownyou,Hiro.”Raiden'svoicewasfrighteninglydeepandHirofeltshiversrundownhisspine.TherewasnothinghecouldseebutRaiden'ssmokeygreyeyes,hishandsomefaceandthatdevilishsmilethatgavehimgoosebumpsandmadehishearttremblewithfear.Withtearsrunningdownhischeeks,heballedhisfistsandspokesoftly;“Ipromise,Raiden,fromthisverysecond,Ibelongtoyou.Everypartofmeisyours.Mybody,mymind,mysoul,everythingisyours.Iwillbeyourpet.Iwilldoanythingyouaskofme.IwillgiveyoueverythingthatIam.Youownme,Raiden.”WatanabeHirousedtobeveryrich.AsthelastchildoftheWatanabefamily,hewaspamperedandspoiltbyeveryonebuthewasagoodkid.Hewasobedientandfriendly.Niceandverycaring.Heneverdidanythingtoworryothers.Healsohadalotoffriends.Somewerewithhimbecausetheygenuinelylikedhimwhileotherswerewithhimbecauseofhiswealth.Thatis,untilacalamitybefellhisfamilyandeveryoneheconsideredafriendabandonedhim.Hirowasforcedtoliveawretchedlifefor4yearsuntilhemetaformerseniorwhowasreadytosavehimbutunderonecondition.Hirohadtobecomehisforayear.