Sebastian felt Brenn tense, and he knew in that moment he wasn't going to be doing anything to Brenn that night. He kissed the back of Brenn's head, lightly rubbing his thumb against the man's arm.
"Thank you, CC." He wanted the woman to leave, this showed, and with his previous statement it would seem he was impatient to see just how Brenn would handle being used.
"Alright, alright." She said with a smile, standing up and moving towards the door, "Do let me know if he behaves all right?" And with that, she left.
Brenn's smile faded slightly as he watched her leave, growing a little bit nervous, I-I need to make him happy, that's what I'm supposed to do. He looked up slightly, expecting for something to happen, yet there was none, Sebastian wasn't doing anything, and that shocked him.
Sebastian watched CC go, not saying another word. The door was closed now, leaving Brenn and him alone. He looked down at the man in his lap, not doing anything a moment. He raised one hand, lightly touching Brenn's cheek.
"I'm so, so sorry," he finally said, voice soft.
Brenn cocked his head, looking at the other man in slight confusion, What does he mean by that? Why would he be sorry? He just studied the man, not understanding him at all, but trying to act as though he did. "I uhm. . ." He said softly, one of the first things he had said to the man after they had been separated "I'm sorry, sir. I shouldn't have disappointed you."
Sebastian let out a soft breath. Brenn really was broken, wasn't he? There was no going back. He had hoped Brenn had held on to a bit of hope, but…
"It's alright," Sebastian said. If Brenn needed a master, Sebastian would be that. He lightly kissed Brenn's forehead.
"You're going to be good now, yes?"
Brenn nodded, looking up at him, "Y-yes sir." He said quietly. Brenn started to relax a little bit, leaning against the man's chest. He was clutching his leash in his hands, fidgeting with it a little bit. Why does he look so sad? I thought he'd be pleased? His brow furrowed a little bit, looking at the man.
Sebastian ran his fingers through Brenn's hair, lightly kissing Brenn's head again.
"Good boy," he said quietly. He held the man close. Already, the sadness was melting away- there was no point making Brenn worry. He'd take care of the other man, he'd protect him. He wanted Brenn to be safe, and if that meant Sebastian had to keep him as a pet, so be it.
It was what he originally wanted, after all. He could go back to that mindset- right?
Brenn smiled a little bit, looking up at the man, happy that he seemed pleased. He let out a soft sigh of happiness, closing his eyes a little bit, then heard the coos of Moose coming from another room. He looked slightly confused, he had been told that the bird had been given away, or something of that nature from CC, but he was sort of surprised to hear him there.
Sebastian had been taking care of Moose while Brenn was gone, making sure the bird wasn't lonely and well cared for.
"What is it?" Sebastian asked when he saw the confusion on Brenn's face. "Is something wrong?" He reached one hand up, lightly cupping the man's cheek.
"Y-you-you kept him. . ." Brenn murmured, looking in the direction of Sebastian's room, "Y-you kept Moose. . ." He said a slight smile, now looking back at Sebastian, "Thank you. . ." he said, his eyes which had been a dull grey, started to light up, just a little bit.
"Of course I did," Sebastian said softly. He hugged Brenn for a moment. "I know he means a lot to you." He offered a soft smile in turn, holding Brenn close.
"Do you want to go see him? I did my best to take good care of him."
Brenn nodded slightly, hugging the other man back, "Thank you sir." He said, resting his head against Sebastian's chest. "I would really like that sir."
Sebastian smiled just a bit. He stood, holding Brenn to his chest. He was glad he could give something back to Brenn, after everything he'd been through. He carried the man into the bedroom.
"Hey Moose," he said quietly, bringing Brenn over to the cage. "Look who's back…"
Brenn's eyes welled up with tears a little bit, "Moose. . ." He said softly, holding onto Sebastian tightly, "He looks happy." He murmured, turning away from the bird, and crying a little bit. He just felt somewhat overwhelmed.
Sebastian held Brenn gently in his arms, patting his back lightly. He wasn't sure if these were happy or sad tears, so he stayed quiet, holding Brenn to himself. He opened the cage after a moment, letting the bird come out.
Brenn sniffled a little bit, his tears drying slightly as he watched the bird fly around the room, "I missed you. .. " He said quietly, looking at the bird, then looking back at the other boy, he smiled a little bit, "And I missed you too."
Sebastian watched Moose fly around as well, making sure the door was closed.
"I… I missed you too, Brenn," Sebastian said. He offered a small smile, cupping Brenn's cheek and wiping his tears away. He kissed Brenn's head again lightly. He was being so gentle, so careful with Brenn.
"I-I t-thank you, sir. . ." He said quietly, looking up at him once more, "W-why did you keep him sir, Miss CC told me that you had gotten rid of him, that there was to be only one pet in your household." Brenn said, now looking away from him.
Sebastian ran his fingers through Brenn's hair a bit. He moved, sitting down on the bed with Brenn in his lap.
"I did it because I know he makes you happy," Sebastian said after a moment. "I'm happiest when you are, Brenn." He hugged Brenn again, keeping his touch light. How often had CC hurt Brenn? He didn't want to know- he just wanted Brenn to be okay now, to protect him and take care of him.
Brenn smiled slightly somewhat cuddling against him, "That's not how it's supposed to be sir." He said looking up at him, "I'm to please you, make you happy, that's what makes me happy." He said softly, confused as to what was going on.
Sebastian let out a soft breath.
"Well, then, we can both be happy together then." Sebastian let out a soft breath. This… Brenn had changed- had been changed so much these past two weeks… He kissed Brenn's head again, lightly rubbing the man's back.
"Because you make me very, very happy." He smiled.
Brenn's eyes somewhat lit up again when he heard those words, Thank god, I couldn't stand to know that I had angered him so easily. He thought as he completely relaxed against the other man's chest, This is what he wanted, and what CC wanted from me too. I'm here to please him, no matter what, that's my purpose in life. "T-thank you, sir." Brenn murmured, trying to smile back up at Sebastian, "I really appreciate it."
Sebastian had his arms around Brenn. He had never thought the other man would ever be okay with this kind of contact, and yet here they were. Still, Sebastian looked down with a bit of concern at Brenn with what he said, and how he said it. How he was forcing himself to smile.
"What's wrong?" he asked, still concerned.
"I'm alright sir." Brenn said, his smile fading ever so slightly as he spoke, "I hope that I'm not upsetting you, sir." He added, a little bit quietly, "You just, I guess I. . ." He started to speak, but as he tried to make a sentence that would actually make sense, he began to feel scared of Sebastian again, and hoped that the man would understand, "Y-you're just different from what CC portrayed you to be while I was gone. I just, I thought that you really wanted this, and that you would be acting like her."
Sebastian's eyebrows raised a bit as Brenn spoke, then fell.
"How did CC act?" He finally asked. He wanted to know, it was clear. He turned a bit, moving Brenn to sit next to him. He was concerned, yes, but also curious. Just how should he act around Brenn? Did he need to go all out? His actions could come across as a bit angry, of course, with him moving Brenn off his lap.
"S-she was m-mean." Brenn managed to say as his lower lip began to quiver slightly, Did I anger him with my words, I guess I shouldn't have mentioned her. . .I don't want him to b-be angry But, although he was panicking, he continued, "A-a lot like you w-when you g-gave m-me to her." He gulped slightly, thinking that Sebastian was either upset with him or with the woman, "I-if I did or said a-anything to upset her, she let me know." He mumbled,"T-there w-would b-be beatings a-and such when I displeased her, o-or one of the men. And she let the others. . ." He sighed softly, trying to hold back the shame he felt when he mentioned this, "U-use me." He said, looking down and into his lap, very embarrassed at the moment.
A hard look came to Sebastian's face, and at the moment he felt very, very possessive.
"They shouldn't have done that," he said, voice low. He leaned forward, taking Brenn's cheek in his hand. It was like that night, when Brenn had run away, but it wasn't directed at the boy in Sebastian's hands.
"I'm the only one who is allowed to use you." Sebastian pulled Brenn closer to himself again, kissing his head once.
Brenn's eyes grew a little out of shock of hearing him say that, but he couldn't protest or anything like that, he belonged to Sebastian, and that was how it was going to be. His cheeks, which had grown very pale since he had been kept inside for long, turned a slight shade of pink, "Yes sir." He mumbled, as he felt Sebastian's arms tighten around his waist, pulling him closer to him.
Sebastian brought Brenn back onto his lap, holding him right up against his chest. He put his chin on the top of Brenn's head, letting out a content sound.
"Brenn," he said softly. He knew how the boy reacted to mentions of using him. "I need to tell you something important."
"Yes sir?" He said softly, resting his head on Sebastian's shoulder. He started to feel a bit more comfortable now, after all, if that was what Sebastian wanted, he'd have to give it to him, there were no ways out of it.