Ch 13: Do your worst.

Asuna had been trying to get some sleep and almost succeeded, when she heard the sound of wood colliding on wood close to her head. She had barricaded herself in the room by moving the bed against the door, and the noise came from someone trying to enter.

She wasn't sure what she tried to accomplish with this. She couldn't stay in this room indefinitely, or thirst and hunger would end up killing her. But she couldn't do nothing, either. She wasn't going to let this man have his way.

She wanted to gain at least some symbolic victory, maybe extract a concession from him. It would be a start.

Her hopes crumbled when he just pushed the bed aside. He was stronger than she had assumed. Her captor looked at her with amusement. Amusement!

"Nice try, Asuna. But if you do it again, you'll get a spanking."

If her hands were free, she would be squeezing his throat right this instant.

Asuna watched him put the bed back in its original place, and he sat on it as he watched her. For almost a minute, they only stared at each other. Asuna studied him carefully. He was actually really handsome, she thought, not for the first time. She couldn't understand why he couldn't have a normal relationship. He should not have difficulties finding a girlfriend, even one that shared his... apparent preferences.

"So, how is it going to be, Asuna?" He asked, finally breaking the silence. "Are you going to be my slave willingly, or will I have to drown you in pleasure first?"

Asuna opened her mouth, to tell him that she accepted being his slave. She knew it was the smart thing to do, to make his relax his vigilance, and get out of here faster. But, she could not get the words out… She had her pride, and she just could not say the words.

"Do your worst. I'll never be yours." She finally said. He simply nodded, as if he had expected this answer.

"As you wish. Remember that you had your chance."

Noah took from his item storage the leather blindfold and rose from the bed. Asuna tensed, but knew there was no escape, and let him slip the blindfold over her eyes. And she ignored the butterflies in her lower body.

"Until you learn to be a good girl, I will keep you blindfolded most of the time."

Asuna suddenly felt her bare feet touching the floor. He had removed her boots using the interface!

"Stop this!" She commanded, only to feel her red cotton vest also disappear.

"Don't! Please!" One by one, her clothes disappeared, leaving her trembling in just her underwear, plain white bra and panties. The itching in her belly intensified, and he imagined him staring at her with lustful eyes.

"There's no option in the interface to deal with those, so I'll remove them by hand."

She felt his hot fingers on her back, unfastening her bra, and it became loose around her torso. He lowered it, exposing her breasts, then stopped touching her for a moment. Then something cool encircled her right arm, above the elbow. He was fastening another leather cuff on her, she realized with a sinking feeling. Without surprise, her left arm got the same treatment, and now both arms were forced close to each against her back, her elbows almost touching.

"Why are you doing this? I already can't escape from this place."

"I told you before, that if you refused to accept your situation, I would restrain you more strictly. Having your shoulders forced back also do a great job at emphasizing your breasts. And don't think I haven't noticed your hard nipples. There's a part of you that enjoy this. You're a naughty girl, Asuna.”

"That's a lie! There's no way I'd like this!" She shook her head in denial, blushing red. But she couldn't ignore that she was being turned on.

She shuddered when she felt his hot breath on her nape. For an instant, she dreaded feeling his lips or his tongue on her skin, but it didn't happen.

To her surprise, this hateful man unlocked the leather cuff around her right wrist. However, she realized that it was only to he could completely remove the bra's straps off her body, and he secured her wrists together again.

And he slowly removed her panties. Then, nothing. She waited in anticipation. She wasn't even certain he was still behind her. Asuna had never felt more vulnerable. Unable to see, her arms almost completely immobilized... And the feeling fed her arousal further.

"You really are beautiful, Asuna." His voice, near her right ear, made her shiver.

"What… are you going to do to me?" Her voice trembled slightly. She struggled to regulate her breathing.

"For now, I'll bring you to the living room, I'll prepare some food, and we'll eat. More precisely, I'll feed you, because I'm not untying you. After that, you will tell me more about yourself, and I will tell you a few things about me. I don't just want your body, Asuna. I want all of you."

The affectionate tone of his voice was completely at odds with the situation she was in.

Asuna groaned at the perspective of being fed, like she was a powerless baby.

She felt Noah's hands on her arms, firmly guiding her toward the bed.

"Sit on the bed while I'm doing the cooking. It won't be long. Speaking of food, do you have any preference? My repertoire is very limited for now, but I'll accommodate your preferences as much as possible."

"…"

"Then, let's see… boar meat and vegetables. I picked some earlier."

She heard him walk away. Asuna leaned back on the mattress, rubbing her face on it as she tried to dislodge the blindfold. It remained firmly stuck over her eyes. She hated how powerless she was. She hated how it made her feel.

With a sigh, she sat back and waited. Before long, he came back. Without a word, he took her in his arms, and carried her to the living room, where he sat her on his lap, of all things.

Asuna's struggled, and was rewarded by more leather cuffs suddenly appearing on her ankles.

"Stop your squirming, slave. You do not have a choice."

"I don't want you to feed me, you pervert! I can feed myself!" she spat angrily.

"Yeah, but it wouldn't be nearly as fun for me, right? Open your mouth, Asuna. If any food falls on your body, I'll lick it off you."

Asuna was outraged by the idea, and heard him chuckle at her expression.

"Open up."

With a sigh, Asuna did as he ordered. She really didn't want to feel his tongue on her skin.

"I figured that threat would work on you. Not that I wouldn't have done it if you kept being stubborn. Is the food good? I can add salt or pepper, if you prefer."

"…It's, fine."

Noah kept feeding her until the plate was empty. Keeping her in his arms, he returned to the room with a bed, and sat on it. He kept her in his lap, but repositioned her to have her with her back facing him, pinning her arms against his chest.

"You know, as a slave, you're supposed to thank your master after he personally feeds you."

"You think I'll thank the man who kidnapped me?"

Noah laughed.

"And saved your life. Don't forget about that part, it's kind of important."

Asuna felt his right hand drifting toward her left breast as he held her firmly pressed against his chest, while his left hand was creeping toward. And, something happened. His hands already felt… pleasant, before, but now… Asuna couldn't help but shudder in pleasure.

"Hum!" Asuna groaned, while a two fingers circled her left nipple.

"You like it, don't you? You like being bound, and played with. Your nipples are hard, and there's traces of wetness down there" He spoke softly to her ear.

"You're wrong!" desperately protested Asuna.

"Let's play a game, Asuna. I am going to ask you questions. If you answer them, and do not make me feel like you're lying, I will only hold you. But if you refuse to answer, or I think you're lying, I will play with you for a few minutes."

"You're evil!" Asuna squirmed, breathing fast.

"What else is new. Let's start with an easy one. Why did you choose a rapier as your weapon? It doesn't have much attack power or range."

"…Because it's fast and light. I can move more easily with it, to avoid being hit by the monsters."

"Yes. As far as I know, the post-motion freeze of sword skills is shorter with less complex Sword Skills and with lighter weapons, like daggers and rapiers. That person in your friend list, Mito. A man, or a woman?"

"He's a man." Said Asuna with a short hesitation. There was no telling what this crazy man might do, if he knew she was a girl her age. Mito was beautiful, too, and she might end up in his hands.

Asuna gasped when Noah kneaded her left breast, while his other hand snaked in between her legs and mercilessly stimulated her. Before long, she was panting. The persistent itching in her lower belly had become a fire, that threatened to consume her if it was stoked further.

"Ah…Ah… Please…Stop…" Her mind was going blank. Just a little more, and she was going to cum.

And he stopped.

Asuna groaned as the release she sought was denied. She almost asked him to keep going. Almost. She gritted her teeth and tried to still her body, to not give him the satisfaction of watching her squirm with unspent desire.

"A good slave doesn't lie to her master, Asuna. I already know she's a girl. How did the two of you meet?"

"…She's… a classmate…" Asuna panted, wondering how he could know that.

"How did you become friends?"

"I… saw her, on the rooftop… playing with a game console… I got curious, so we talked… The next day, she brought a second console… and we played, Tekken, I think the name of the game was… I had never played a video game before."

"Was she the one who convinced you to try Sword Art Online?"

"…No. I knew she was going to play it… My brother had received a copy, and the Nerve Gear. I wanted to try it, and find her in the game… She's the one who found me."

"Your brother was the one with the Nerve Gear? He did not connect on the first day?"

"…He was on a business trip."

"Well, that is lucky for me, and for him. Not so lucky for you, you must be thinking, although I hope you will change your mind about it eventually."

Asuna was still breathing heavily from the fire in her belly that demanded more.

"So you have a friend in the game. And yet, you were fighting alone in the labyrinth like a machine, willing to die. What happened?" Noah asked softly.

Asuna wasn't willing to think about what happened.

His hands started their devilish work again, and Asuna was quickly brought back to the edge. And over it. She experienced a massive orgasm as she convulsed in his arms, the pleasure far more intense than the times she had masturbated over the last few years.

She gradually recovered her breath as she laid limp in his arms.

"Looks like you needed this. How often do you masturbate?"

Asuna groaned as she turned her blindfolded head away.

"I haven't asked again about Mito, as it seems to be a painful matter. But if you don't answer this one, I'll make you cum again, and I'll just ask the same question, over and over.

"…Once… or twice." She admitted in a small voice.

"Per day? That's quite naughty of you, Asuna."

"Per week! I'm not a slut!" Retorted Asuna angrily.

"Says the girl who just had a massive orgasm from a bit of fingering. But you're right, you're not a slut. A slut is someone who sleep around with many men, or women for that matter, and I certainly don't want that. You are mine and mine only, slave."

Asuna didn't answer. She knew protesting would be useless.

"Do you have a boyfriend outside of the game? Maybe someone you're in love with?"

"…No. I was focusing on my studies."

"What professional path have you chosen?"

"…I want to go to college. Marry someone, and become a housewife." Asuna said with a slight hesitation.

"…You hesitated. Is this really what you want?" He asked gently.

Asuna didn't answer for a time. But Noah didn't press her. He simply waited.

"I… I don't know what I want… It's what my parents want me to do, really. I'm just doing as I'm told…"

Asuna lowered her head, as she suddenly felt that there was something deeply wrong about her life before. She was slightly surprised when she felt her captor's arms shift their posture to hold her by the shoulders and her belly, avoiding her breasts altogether. She realized he was trying to comfort her.

"We're likely going to spend a few years in the game before we beat it. And there's nothing like a complete change of environment to promote a person's mental growth. By the time you get out of here and meet your parents again, I think you'll have a firm idea of what you want to do, and you will have developed the willpower not to let your parents dictate your life anymore."

"…You're the one who's trying to make me your slave. And you talk about me having the freedom to make my own decisions?"

"Touché. I'll admit to that being somewhat hypocritical. But do you think being my slave means that I'll keep you chained to my bed, or stop you from pursuing your own interests? That's not the case. As my slave, I will give you tasks to do, and pleasing me with your body will be one of them. But you will also have time to do your own things."

"What kind of tasks?"

"It's… too early for you to know. Leadership and management, let's say. You will help me make the world, better."

"How can a kidnapper like you make the world better?" Asuna asked bitterly.

"I've already made a decent start about it, I think. You'll learn about it after we defeat that game and wake up in the real world. And I'll keep doing so. Having subordinates will allow me to amplify that, and you will be one of them."

"Anyways, I'll help you wash up, and I'll leave you to rest."

Asuna was once again carried in his arms, and guessed he was bringing her to one of the house's three bathrooms. She heard the sound of the shower's running, and the blindfold that had plunged her in darkness was removed.

Asuna blinked, and it took her a moment for her eyes to adapt.

Turning her head toward him, she saw him open his interface.

"The collar, and the cuffs. They're leather. They'll be damaged if I take a shower like this." She tried to sound reasonable. She wasn't sure what she'd do if he really untied her, but it would be a big improvement from her current situation.

He smiled at her.

"Nice try. But they stay on. We're in a game, after all. A bit of water won't damage them."

Asuna froze as she saw him remove his clothes. All of his clothes. She stared in disbelief at the size of his little dragon, who was standing at full attention now that it was freed from his clothes.

"Isn't that… too big?"

He chuckled at her expression.

"Don't worry about that. The human body is pretty elastic, at least a woman's crotch is. And we're only washing for now. You'll get a taste of it another time. I bought some soap and shampoo from the Town of Beginnings' general store."

Asuna let him place her under the water stream for a moment, before he stopped the shower, took some soap in his hands, and started lathering up her body. He paid attention to even the gaps between her toes, but didn't insist too much on her breasts and crotch, and Asuna started to relax despite her intense embarrassment. He rinsed her, and applied shampoo on her hairs.

As Noah spent a full ten minutes washing her hairs and giving her a scalp massage, Asuna closed her eyes and relaxed as his fingers gently moved on her head. That was the one thing in her captivity she had absolutely no reservation about, and she didn't want it to stop.

Noah used a few white towels he had crafted with Sewing and dried her. Then he tried to redo the small braids that started near her temples and joined together at the back of her hair.

After several failed attempts, he sighed.

"I give up. We'll make do without your braids for a while. Too bad, your hairstyle was quite appealing."

"…It was Mito, who convinced me to braid my hairs like this." As she said it on impulse, Asuna didn't understand why she had volunteered that information.

"She has good tastes. It suits you well."

Asuna tensed as she saw Noah pick up the blindfold, but he only looked at her thoughtfully.

He opened her interface, and she was surprised when a simple sleeveless white dress appeared on her body.

"I'll give you a chance and won't keep you naked when I'm away, and I won't blindfold you again, for now. We'll keep that kind of things for your training. But that leniency will only apply if you behave yourself. If you make me regret it, you might end up blindfolded, gagged and bound to the bed when I'm away."

Asuna nodded, and hesitated.

"…Could I have… something to pass the time, please?"

"There no books, movies or music in this game, I’m afraid. I understand, and I'd do something about it if I could, but unfortunately, it's far too much risk for me to let you out as you are now."

Noah took his teleportation crystal and disappeared from the house, leaving her disappointed.

With nothing to do or distract her, Asuna returned to the bed and laid on it. Her captor, she decided, was not just an evil pervert. He was more complex than that. There was a side of him that genuinely cared for her. Maybe she'd manage to use that to her advantage.

As time passed, she quickly grew bored, and her mind started going back to what she had experienced... What was up with his hands? The pleasure she had felt… As if thinking about it had opened the flood gates, the itch inside her manifested itself again, and quickly grew to a level she couldn't ignore as her thoughts were again haunted by images of Noah, his… thing, and sexual slavery.

She would spend the next few hours in a sexual haze.