Our Warden at Home

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"I-I'm not...I'm just scared because he's so tall and...blank." Sora replied softly. "It looks...beautiful though..."

Akihiro walked forward and stepped up to the front door that he unlocked, then he turned his head to look at Sora and Masumi in a silent command to come and Sora silently obeyed.

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"Then just listen to him." Masumi said frustrated and proceeded to follow Akihiro inside wherever he was taking them. "I don't need to explain things to you Sora if you just stopped being this way."

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Sora frowned, but understood Masumi was only trying to give him advice, so he didn't take it too hard as he went blank upon entering the house. He looked around and saw the floor was completely wood, the walls were a paper material with wood bars to keep it standing while adorning Japanese paintings, and there were statues of Japanese deities in almost every corner.

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Masumi knew somehow about the significance of how the home was decorated, and he knew who the deities were. Masumi wondered if Akihiro only got him because of his half Japanese trait.

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Akihiro walked them through a long hall before opening a sliding door. "This is your room."

Sora walked inside first and saw there were two mats on the floor and he walked over to the one closer to the wall farther from the door and he looked out the window at the backyard that also had Sakura trees and stone benches with statues of animals important to Japanese culture.

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Masumi nodded as he looked around the room; he recognized the animals and was surprisingly calm about all of this. Since he knew and heard of how sadistic Akihiro could be. Akihiro was not one for jokes or wisecracks, and he hoped Sora knew that.

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Sora turned and saw that Akihiro was still in the doorway and he fought not to flinch. He did, however, look tense, and he couldn't help but back away as Akihiro approached where he was standing and he instantly dropped his head and eyes to the ground.

"...are you afraid of me, Sora?" Akihiro asked softly as he stayed standing in front of him.

"...N-no, sir..." Sora replied almost in a whisper.

There was a long, uncomfortable pause where Akihiro kept staring at the white-haired neko and Sora barely had time to register that Akihiro pulled a blunt object from his kimono and he was on the floor on his knees in an instant with a loud cry of pain as his right leg was whacked.

"You know what I hate the most? I hate liars." Akihiro stated casually before whacking Sora's other leg.

Sora cried out again and put his face to the floor to hide the fact he had tears running down his face, ruining his makeup. Akihiro lowered into a crouch beside him and used the object to raise Sora's face for him to see those tears that he loved.

"...are you...afraid of me...?" Akihiro asked.

"...y-yes...master..." Sora replied brokenly.

"Good boy." Akihiro replied softly as he rose to stand before looking at Masumi and he walked over in front of him. "What about you?"

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Masumi felt sorry for Sora, having a hard time figuring out what he did to deserve being hit by Akihiro like that. He was trying to give advice to Sora but it might have fallen on deaf ears. The neko continued showing no emotion as he stoically watched the scene unfold before him. Masumi was not afraid at all, but even then he betted that Akihiro would want him to be.

When Akihiro approached him he bowed his head. "No sir." He said sincerely. His voice not changing tone from the overly calm and mysterious tint it had.

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"...at least you were honest...but, you will be soon enough." Akihiro said before moving away from him. "You two will stay in this room until I come retrieve you. I have a meeting to attend through a video screen."

Sora pushed himself up to sit on his knees, his ears lowered as he wiped away his tears and softly sniffled and he remained silent. Even he didn't understand why he was hit, but he felt guilty for whatever he did...and just confused.

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Masumi stayed stoic for a while and then looked down at Sora. He still felt sorry for him as he bent down and wrapped his arm around him. "Sorry if I am acting a little mean Sora; I agree that was uncalled for what he did but just stick with me and we'll be alright." he smiled. "Trust me, follow my lead alright?"