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Accidental Control (Chapter 3)I couldn't believe what Zidane had done!To be honest...I wasn't exactly sure what he HAD done, but that was the real issue.The last thing I remembered was making sure he was safe and sleeping back at Tantalus. However, now I was in the middle of the Mist forest and I had no idea how or why we were here. I looked down and saw a necklace lying at my feet and I picked it up. It felt cold to my touch and just felt unnatural."Zidane...you told me you were going to explain what happened...yet you've just stood looking at me. Are you going to say anything at all? Where the heck are we?"Zidane wouldn't even look me in the eyes. "Zidane...what happened to us? Where are we? Tell me...Now!"My long time friend turned and looked at me. Tears filled his eyes and he began to cry."M...Master...I...I'm sorry! I didn't mean to do it! I was told to give you that necklace! Kuja told me it would make you love me like I loved you! What else could I do? He was in control of me and then turned me back over to you! He took my deep and confused feelings for you and manipulated me! I...I didn't mean to do it! I just wanted you to love me!"Zidane ran up and embraced me. "I'm so sorry! Please...forgive me!""Zidane...who is Kuja? I've never heard that name before.""He...he's like me...a genome...erased the orders I was given as a child...the orders I had forgotten...then gave me new commands...that I should keep obeying you and that I could make you mine. I had no choice...he held power over me that I could never fight.""That...that is why you are calling me Master again...yesterday you had broken free..."Zidane looked up at me and nodded.Suddenly I heard someone laughing, but it sounded like it was coming from all around us. I pulled my knife and pushed Zidane behind me."Show yourself! Who are you! You'll never take Zidane from me...so just show yourself!"I gasped as a man with a tail and features that were similar to Zidane stepped from the shadows."Oh...I am sure I could take Zidane from you with only...a snap of my fingers."After the snap, I heard Zidane groan from behind me. I turned and grabbed my best friend by the shoulders."Zidane...don't do it! Don't fall under his control! I need you!"Zidane's eyes began to change...they began to almost glow. A small smile creeped across his face.,"That's right Zidane...you are mine...now come to me." Kuja said with a laugh."Yes...Master Kuja...I will obey."Zidane shoved me out of the way and walked towards the other genome. I tried to pull him back towards me, but he pushed me to the ground."Please...don't...want to hurt...you." Zidane managed as he made it to his new Master.Kuja picked up the necklace I had been examining and I watched as he filled it with a strange magic."Zidane, I should have used my full power on this the first time, but I didn't give your friend's mental strength enough credit. However, this time he will not break free unless you or I allow it."Kuja handed the necklace to Zidane and the boy turned back to me."Do it Zidane...make him yours again. You know you want him and this is the only way you'll ever get him to love you." Kuja said with a smile.I started to back away, but tripped over my own feet. None of this could possibly be real...could it? All of this happened because of that stupid stone I'd found...if I had only left it alone.Zidane walked over to me slowly and pulled me up from the ground."Master Kuja has given me my commands. I must obey...I want you to be mine...this is the only way."I tried to fight off Zidane, but he was far stronger than me in this state. It didn't help that he could be quite dangerous when he was focused...and this mind control had certainly focused him.Zidane put me in a hold that I couldn't break and I begged him to stop."Bro, please...let me go...this isn't you...that genome has done something to you. Snap out of it and let me go...we can escape from here...I'll find a way to free your mind. Just let me go!""I cannot...you must be mine." Zidane droned. "You will be mine."Zidane put the necklace around my neck and it began to burn. I screamed and fell to the ground. I tried to rip it off, but it burnt my hands anytime I put my hands on it. I tried to fight the control, but I could feel the tendrils of control leeching into my brain. I didn't want this...I couldn't believe Zidane would betray me...then I no longer wanted to remove the necklace...and my anger with Zidane seemed to just...disappear.I had to obey....that was certain...but who was my Master?Was it the strange boy that looked like Zidane...or was it my long time friend...I was confused about just who I was supposed to be obeying..."Come to me...Blank? Is that your name?"Once I heard the voice of the one Zidane had called 'Master Kuja', I knew who I was supposed to obey. "Yes...that is my name..." I said as I approached the genome slowly. "Are you my Master?"The genome laughed. "I am...for now. I am going to give you some commands that I expect you to follow from now on."I nodded. "Of course...whatever you command...I will obey.""It appears that my 'brother' here seems to be quite taken with you. Yet, you have ignored his advances...is that right?"My mind was fogged...but I tried to remember. I did love him...he was the only family I had. "Zidane is like my little brother...he is family to me. I love him like as if we were blood."The Master shook his head."No, I asked if you ignored his advances, not if you thought of him as family. Answer the question."I thought harder...Zidane had never given me any idea that he loved me that way...right?The genome side of Zidane seemed to be in love with me...that I remembered. I tried to remind him that we were family...so I had indeed ignored him."Yes...I ignored his advances. I do love him, but like family."The Master looked at Zidane and snapped his fingers."Zidane, take off your clothes. Now.""Yes..." Zidane said distantly as he began to remove his tunic and then his pants."Zidane, why have you worked so hard on your body?" The Master said."I wanted Blank to like me...to love me...to love my body. I wanted to...protect the one I loved...so I got stronger...to keep him safe.""Blank...look at your friend...look at how strong his body has become...for you...he did it only for you. Looking at his strong body stirs something inside you...doesn't it Blank?"I looked at Zidane's strong body and something began to change inside me."Yes...Master...I feel different...""That's because you love Zidane...you want to be with him...don't you?""Yes...I want to be with him...I love him...I want to be with him."The Master laughed. "Zidane is all that matters to you now. He is your Master and you are his slave. You love him and will do only what he asks of you. You love him more than life itself.""Yes...I understand...Zidane...is my...Master...I love him."Once I said those words I knew it was true."Zidane...you will allow him to protect you as he wishes. You are the Master, but when he tells you to do something, you will obey the words. Is that understood?""Yes...Master Kuja..."The genome boy snapped his fingers and before I could even blink, he disappeared into the forest. Zidane shook his head and suddenly his eyes became the beautiful blue that I remembered. I wanted to look into them forever...I realized that I had been a fool...Zidane loved me and I loved him...not like brothers like I had thought before...no...There was so much more to our love than I'd realized...Why...why did it take me so long to realize this?Then more of my thoughts focused. He was no longer Zidane...He was my Master and I loved him...I would obey him now and forever...Why didn't I realize this before? ***Had Kuja really done it? Had he made Blank love me?"Blank...do you really love me now?" Zidane said as he walked towards me. "Am I the only thing you care about?"I nodded. "Yes...you are my Master....and my love...I am yours...forever."I hugged Blank as tight as I could. It had worked! He finally loved me!"Master...if we are to find an inn before dark we have to get moving. You need to get dressed so we can get walking."Blank's command hit my mind and I quickly got dressed. It felt good to obey a command from Blank...it made a shiver of pleasure shoot through my body."I'm ready to go Blank! Let's go!"While walking, I turned and looked at Blank several times. He seemed far more focused now...he had a purpose...which was to protect me and he seemed to be fully committed to my protection now.Blank's eye caught me looking at him and quickly turned away."Master? You have been staring at me for most of our journey. Is something the matter with me? Am I not performing my duties to your liking?""Of course you are! I just can't believe you love me like I love you now! I thought it would never happen!""I do not know why I chose to ignore the feelings I had for you Master...I should have been honest with you much sooner."Blank smiled at me and his good eye flashed before turning an odd grey color. Perhaps the control I held over him was now complete."You can call me Zidane...Master sounds...strange...can you call me Zidane?""Yes...Master Zidane...does that please you?"I sighed, but smiled. Blank loved me! Finally! It was a dream come true!"Master Zidane...I've been through this area before...there is an Inn a few hours from here...if we can make it there...we can discuss our future plans. I must keep you safe from the others...you must never be used for your abilities ever again."I smiled again. Blank's actual feelings mixed with my control over him was amazing to see. He was absolutely mine and I was so happy! We'd be together forever and it was all thanks to that stone he found!The two of us walked silently for what seemed like a long, long time. Blank managed to find the Inn he had told me about and the two of us entered. It was a fairly simple inn, but seemed safe enough for us. My mind controlled best friend walked to the counter and rang the bell. A boy around my age came from the office and smiled."How can I help you two?" The boy said. "I assume you need a room?"Blank nodded. "Yes. My friend and I require a room for the evening." The boy looked at Blank oddly for a minute and then over at me with equal oddness. "You two aren't from around here are you?" The boy said as he stared at us both. "Never seen a boy with a tail before...and you look like you've seen better days yourself. You two aren't running from the law are you?"Blank seemed annoyed by the boy's questioning and pulled the stone from his pocket and showed it to him."No, we aren't running from anyone...just look into this stone and everything will make sense to you."The boy's eyes snapped to the stone and within seconds the boy was controlled."Now, you will give us a room and no longer question who we are or why we are here. We are no one.""N...no...one..." The boy said as he slid a key over to Blank. "Here is...your room. It is the best one I have. Overlooks...mountains. Room 232"Blank took the key and smiled. "Thank ya kindly...Now, why don't you take us up to our room.""Yes...Master." The boy said as he came around and met the two of us in front of the desk."Please...follow...me" The boy said in a distant voice. "I will take you...to your room."Blank looked at me and I knew he planned on being the last up the stairs. I nodded and we went up and followed the boy into the long hallway."Your room is at the end of the hall. You will be away from all other guests...absolutely private."The boy opened the door and Blank held me back as he checked the entire room before allowing me inside."This room will do." Blank said. "However, you will still be at our beck and call. Do you understand?""Yes...Master." The boy said."What is your name?" I asked. "Name? Gavin...my name is Gavin..." The boy said."Alright Gavin...we want you to take our clothes and clean them. Also, we want you to find us some new traveling clothing. We had to leave without anything. It is up to you to find us some gear. Use your money...do whatever you have to do.""Yes...of course Master...I will do as you wish. Please give me your clothing and I will get them cleaned within two hours."Blank removed his clothes and I started staring."Zidane...give him your clothes as well. They are dirty and wet from the elements. You will get sick."I obeyed and dropped my pants and threw off my shirt before Blank could even blink his one good eye.Gavin, our hotel servant, had disappeared...but returned with two robes for us."Masters...these are for you..." We took the robes and watched as our new servant picked up our clothes."Enjoy your room!" The boy said in a friendly voice. "I will return with your travel items and your clothes as soon as I can...please don't be afraid to call for me if you need anything before then.""Oh, don't worry...we will." Blank said. "Don't take too long, Gavin.""I will do my best...Master." The boy said as he walked quickly from the room.I closed the door and turned back towards Blank. He was looking at the robe in his hand before slowly putting it on.I however, chose to run around without it and see what it would do to Blank. I had to see what power I really had over him."Master Zidane...you will catch cold if you don't put on your robe..."I almost put it on, but shook my head. "Why don't YOU start the fire? Then, I don't have to wear some itchy robe."Blank nodded. "Of course...I will start a fire...then you don't have to wear the robe."I watched as Blank quickly set the logs and within a few minutes a nice warm fire was filling the room with both its glow and warmth. I walked up to the fire so that I could warm my worn out body. The aches and pains already began to fade as I got warmer."Thank you Blank...that feels wonderful." I said with a toothy smile...the one I used to use on the girls before I realized Blank was who I really wanted.Blank blushed slightly. My flirting was working on him already."T...thank you Master Zidane...I...I am glad to have made you...h..happy."Blank seemed to be staring at me and the slight stutter told me he was enjoying what he saw."Blank...what are you looking at?" I said as I turned and presented myself."Uh...well...you...I'm...looking at you...Master...""Oh..you are...why is that?"Blank swallowed and sighed."B...because...I...I..." Blank said before he turned away from me."Blank?" I said as I walked over to Blank and made him face me. I saw tears had already fallen from his face. "Blank, what's wrong?" I said. "Tell me...please..."Blank nodded."I...am so...confused...I...I love you...but my feelings are just all over the place...I want to protect you...hell, I want to obey everything you say and that isn't something that is normal...but I don't care...I feel like I love you like a brother...not...as a lover...but...I know I am supposed to love you...I...I just don't know what to do...and it is hurting my head...confusing me..."Blank went to one knee and stabilized himself."I...am so confused...please...help me Master."I ran over to Blank and put my arms around him. "It's ok Blank...you love me...right?"Blank nodded."That's right. You love me. I want you to know that I love you too...and that it is ok. We can be lovers. I want you to love me. Can you do that?""Yes...Master...I can do that...I can love you..." Blank said slowly.The two of us looked towards the fire and said nothing. We held each other until we both fell asleep in each other's arms.