The Art of Patience

Title: The Art of Patience

Author(s): Xin and Geia

Note: Next chapter! YAY! We had to split it up into two chapters though…we got a bit carried away…so anyway, enjoy!

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Itachi was almost asleep when he felt arms around him. He sighed in relief; glad that his Master was back with him again.

Naruto smiled as he pulled the long haired man over so that those long silky strands of hair were draped across the blonds shoulder. With Sasuke occupied there'd be plenty of time to cuddle, talk, whatever they wanted to do. The blond closed his eyes and just breathed in Itachi's scent. Aside from sex, there was the faint fragrance of body wash, maybe a shampoo and just a hint of masculine musk, all of which Naruto loved smelling; especially the shampoo. Naruto leaned his head down a bit and licked the back of Itachi's neck. Salt and a strange nutty taste of skin oils greeted his tongue making Naruto somehow think about this one health bar he'd had once ages ago. "We smell like used condoms stuffed in a wooden box. Come on Princess we've got to take a bath to get your brothers smell off us. He smells fine at first, but after a while he just smells stale."

Itachi tried to hold back a snort at the blonde's words. He nodded as he stood up carefully; following his Master into the bathroom. He could faintly hear Sasuke's moans and whimpers from the closed bedroom door and felt a bit bad for Sasuke; even though he did deserve whatever he was getting. A question formed in his head all of a sudden. He wasn’t sure if he should ask or not; not wanting Naruto to be upset with him. Eventually curiosity won out and he took a deep breath before opening his mouth. "Master; may I ask you something?"

Naruto grunted as he fought to get his pants undone and nodded. Itachi wasn’t the kind of person to ask stupid questions so he didn’t mind getting asked questions from this particular sub. "What’s on your mind?"

Itachi looked down, feeling a bit nervous about what he was about to ask. "What makes you lose control the way you do sometimes?" He was fully expecting a harsh 'none of your business' and the cold shoulder for asking that particular question; but Itachi had always been curious as to what made the blond snap. Was it something to do with his personal life that he didn't know about? Or maybe something that happened to him in the past?

Naruto stopped and closed his eyes. There was no real reason for it this time other than a memory he'd tried desperately to forget, from when he had been a submissive for a year or maybe it was a little longer? This remembering; it felt like having the sun hidden behind the clouds just moments before a heavy rain. Everything felt suddenly heavy and dark. He decided that if he was willing to keep Itachi forever; that he might as well give him a bit of his past. It was a very serious subject for the blond and he needed Itachi to understand that. "Itachi... you know that Dom’s sometimes sub for a time to make sure they understand what is good and bad for their future subs right? Well, sometimes you get a gentle Dom, sometimes you get strict but fair ones; but… sometimes you get really nasty ones." Naruto stopped stripping as he fought for a way to describe his experiences without getting too worked up. Those painful... sessions; he’d grown to hate bruises during that time because they hurt so dearly and were hard to explain away to his bosses and co-workers. Thanks to him living in a bad part of town at the time, most people believed that he had gotten dragged into a fight outside some bar or club.

Itachi could tell that the blond was having a hard time. He didn't want him to tell anything that would make the other uncomfortable. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to Master..." he wanted so badly to wrap his arms around Naruto and hold him; to make the blond feel better.

Naruto leaned against the door leading to the bathroom and closed his eyes. His dear Princess was giving him a way out, a way to avoid this uncomfortable thing. But he couldn’t run form this memory. It was a part of him, a part that came out every time he felt like he was loosing control or authority. And that damned beast reared its ugly head wherever and whenever it wanted to. Time to face the music and try and make it go away for good.

Itachi didn't care what the consequences were. He hated the haunted look in the blue eyed man’s eyes. The blond didn’t deserve the anguish he was feeling. He walked over to his Master and gently wrapped his arms around the younger man; offering as much comfort as he could. "Maybe you could tell me? It might help..."

Naruto put one hand on Itachi’s white arms and took a deep breath. If he was ever going to tell someone about his time as a sub... the time was now. He led Itachi over to the tub that he had been filling with water and helped the older man slowly sink his body into the warm water; mindful of the bandages on the other’s back. He got in the tub as well, facing Itachi. “Come sit in my lap.”

Itachi moved forward until he was straddling his Master’s waist under the water. He wrapped his arms around the blond and rested his head on Naruto’s shoulder; offering physical and emotional support to the man who was about to speak his well kept secrets.

~~Flashback~~

Blue eyes stared down at the floor. He knew that if he even thought of looking anywhere else; that he would surely get a beating. It had been a couple days since he had seen daylight or had any other kind of human interaction; besides his Master. He shivered at the thought of the man. He seemed fine at first, but as a few months wore on he started to realize that the man that he called Master was not who he seemed to be. He jumped a bit as he heard the door to the basement open. He was trying not to shiver from the strain in his arms that came with being chained to a pole above him; not to mention the lack of clothing made his skin icy cold due to the frigid air. He heard footsteps descend the stairs and closed his eyes; not wanting to see the ominous black boots that he had come to dread seeing every day.

The tall Dom walked into his playroom and cast a possessive eye on his living toy. The child had been so eager at first but now the ungrateful little slut was becoming hesitant though still respectful of him. A heavy black duster hung from the muscular master’s frame making it hard to see exactly where the clothing stopped and the muscle started. He looked down at his miserable sub with a smirk; loving the slight tremble the blonde’s body was emanating. "Now, now; don’t be so frightened. This is the only way to leave you my cat. Otherwise you'll grow a pair of balls and run away from your caretaker."

Naruto didn't say a word; not wanting to provoke the man any further. He knew that no matter what he did, his Master would find fault with something that he hadn't done right. He tried to stay as still as possible; trying to seem as though he was scared but not too scared. That always riled his mater up; leading to harsher beatings. Maybe after this session; he'd be able to leave the basement. He really hoped so; he could feel his previous wounds starting to get infected and a fever from the said infections was starting to set in; making him feel weak and achy.

The man sauntered over to the bound sub and ran one gloved finger along one of the jagged wounds caused by his metal tipped whip. He’d recently gotten a new toy. Just for this blond and he was hoping to find an excuse to use it. "You want this, don’t you pet? You want to be clean, pure, and innocent of the world. The world devours brats like you every day. You all die pointless deaths by guns, knives, bombs it doesn’t matter how you die your just as dead. But that's where I come in. I'll make you a gem that shines for all my brethren to see so you'll never be cast aside ever again..."

Naruto shivered as he felt the hand on his skin. He flinched as the burning sensation his him; it always did. He was startled as he was forcibly yanked up to his feet; an unconscious cry escaping the blonde's lips as unwanted tears slid down his cheeks. He was surely going to get it worse now.

The man smiled cruelly at his toy. The contract was good for a year and that time was almost up this cretin belonged to him for another three months and he was going to get every last bit of beautiful pain from this one before that time was up. He’d have to be careful though. His last toy ended up breaking... "Your full of yourself today aren’t you slime? Well I’ve got just the cure for that! Stop crying you ungrateful brat and walk like a man for your punishment! Girls cry because they know they deserve it!"

Naruto took as many steps forward that he could with his hands still cuffed to the pole; he had only so much room to go. When he went as far as he could go; he stood still; trying to contain his crying but the pain was just too much.

The Dom pulled out his toy. a kind of metal sheath for his penis with metal nubs on the side that could do all kinds of nasty things to ones insides, and held it in front of the boy’s face so that the light in the room played off the dark metal. The man’s voice was a proverbial purr of satisfaction that made any listener's blood run cold, like facing off a leopard with only a stick. "Tell me boy. Tell me how much you love me and I'll show you exactly what this can do to make your fondest dreams come true.”

Naruto hated when his Master did this. He didn't want to say any of the words that would eventually come out of his mouth. But he knew he had to or else he didn't even want to think about the alternative. "You're the only one I love Master. You're the only one who knows how to take care of me and I want you and only you." His voice was shaky and weak from fever and lack of use. All he wanted to do was get the session over with so that he could possibly try and sleep.


The man smacked the blond on the ass with the metal dick as he took the chain holding his slave in place from its ceiling hook. This boy didn’t really appreciate him yet; but he would. "Let's go my little one so I can have you prove to me how much you love me. Prove it to me... then you may eat. Exceed my expectations and you'll get a bath.” With that the clothed figure pulled the blond behind him to a bedroom that was more like a medieval dungeon with various torture implements lining the walls.

The blond dreaded this room more than anywhere else in the house. His Master's bedroom was not a fun place to be. It was probably even worse than some of the punishments he received from the man. He knew that if he wanted to be convincing; he'd have to detach himself from reality; he just hoped he'd be able to this time; he wasn't sure how much longer he could stay together without breaking.

The man pushed his feverish slave to the bed with its imported sheets and chains. He’d take this one from behind and his toy would leave beautiful marks on his flesh the likes of which the boy had never known.

Naruto stumbled and lost his footing; hitting the ground hard. He hastily got back up and scrambled onto the bed; knowing that's where his Master wanted him. His breaths came out in harsh gasps as he fought back the urge to cry; the pain was just too overwhelming.

The man watched the kid scramble into position and smiled darkly such a beautiful creature he had in his bed and all his own. The master stripped down to his skin before putting the demonic metal penis over his own thick erection. He stalked the boy’s ass and put his hands on the boy’s hips before carefully aiming the device at the slave’s tightly puckered anus. "I want you to tell me how much you love me, this toy, and the act boy..." With that said and no lube in sight the cruel master shoved his metal sheath home into Naruto’s puckered little ass and smiled broadly at the reactions his toy brought.

Naruto tried to hold back his scream as the metal sheathed cock entered his unprepared entrance. He could feel the skin tearing and the blood run down his thighs as the cruel Dom pounded into him with no abandon. He closed his eyes tightly as he tried to block out the harsh pain and tried to keep his voice to a minimum. His Master hated it when he screamed too much.

The man laughed cruelly as he pleasured himself at Naruto's expense. "Come on bitch tell me that you love having me in you like this!"

Tears flowed freely down the blonde's cheeks as he tried to form words; but he was in so much pain that it was impossible to speak. He knew that it would be a very bad idea to ignore his Master's demands so he tried the best he could; his voice coming out ragged and punctuated by loud gasps of pain. "I love it...when you...take me like this...Master. I've...never had it...this good before...Please don't...stop." He hoped that would be enough for his Master and he wouldn't have to try and speak anymore.

The sadist gazed at his sub's pain wracked body and smiled broadly. At last he was making progress with this one. Maybe the blond would even stay with him after their contract was up... "Then I’ll do just that my pet!” The man continued thrusting until he reached his orgasm and with a shudder that traveled the length of the metal shrouded shaft he spent himself in the blood lined channel before pulling out.

Naruto collapsed onto the bed; glad that the man was done with that particular act. He knew that the night wasn't over though and he tensed as he felt a hand stroke his back gently.

"That's my sweet little bitch. You've done well for you Master tonight and you deserve a little reward for your effort and when you’re done cleaning yourself up for me we can move onto the main event of the night. This new toy I’ve used on you came with a few friends who'd love to make your acquaintance. Don’t tremble my little whore. I'm not completely unfeeling. I'll even allow you five minutes of hot water this time. That's a good boy..."

Naruto whimpered a bit and made his way slowly to the bathroom. He waited until his Master set the timer for his hot water and after a nod from the man, stepped into the shower. He cringed at the sting of the water on his battered flesh; every drop of warm water a burning sensation on his feverish skin. He soon regretted using the hot water and wished he just had cold. Once the five minutes were up; he stayed kneeling on the shower floor; waiting for his Master to come in; knowing that there was still plenty more to come for him.

The tall dark man smiled down at his slave and ran one calloused finger along the finely curved jaw from earlobe to chin as if one false move would break the tanned boy’s frame. "Good, good. Now come my pet I’ve got a wonderful surprise for you...." Still sporting the metal penis covering, the cruel master turned on his heel and walked back to his bedroom. One of the posts on his four poster bed had been altered as a kind of whipping post that was just tall enough to make this blond stand tall and proud even if he didn’t particularly want to.

Naruto stumbled after his master; his arm in the man's harsh grip. He was roughly pushed up against a post on the Dom's bed and knew what was coming. He trembled in dread at the knowledge of what was going to happen to him. His wounds had barely started to head from his last whipping.

"Rest easily my little one. You won't be feeling the touch of cold metal and leather this night. Tonight you will feel the kiss of my blades as they write beautiful words upon the flesh of your ass and stomach. Tonight I’ll leave you with only faint scars that will linger throughout your life as a reminder of me..."

Naruto didn't believe the man for a second. He had learned not to trust the sugary sweet words that tumbled out of the older man's mouth long ago. Nevertheless; he did what he was told and didn't struggle. He did tense in anticipation however; knowing that pain was surely on the way.

The Dom smiled toothy like any predator as he pulled from under his bed a small box that housed two small surgical tools meant to carefully cut flesh apart with ease. The boy’s ass looked so irresistible. He had to make his permanent mark on that tender flesh while he could so that all others would know that he; he alone had trained this one himself! The twisted Master carefully removed one of the three silver implements and pivoted to give his full attention to the poised buttocks in front of him. With all the sweat washed away the boy wouldn’t feel the pain, at first. The man stuck his tongue between his teeth as he began the slow and careful work of removing a thin strip of the boys flesh in the shapes of his initials. He'd done this kind of thing before and knew that there'd be a thin white scar left behind when everything had healed. The boy’s tanned skin would perhaps hide the scars better than lighter hides but under the right circumstances it would shine through.

Naruto didn't register the blade penetrate his skin at first; it was just that sharp. But after a few seconds; white hot burning pain filled his senses and he couldn't even see straight. He gasped out a strangled cry before tears started to fall once more. He clung to the post with his tied arms and prayed that he would pass out soon. He didn’t want to go through this kind of torture. He couldn’t take it anymore. He'd rather get a thousand beatings with the whip than go through this. "Please...whatever I did I'm sorry; I'll do anything for you...just please stop!"

The man smiled cruelly as he went on to the second character that would be shared evenly between those firm butt cheeks. So the little one thought this was a punishment, eh? Just wait until he got to the front. "Quiet or you'll make me slip and you don't want me carving out muscle at this point boy." the man carelessly dug a fingernail into the skinned portions of Naruto's ass and went on with his work as if he were merely painting a picture rather than skinning a live person.

Naruto tried to hold back his screams as the knife dug into his flesh. He started to feel lightheaded and a bit dizzy. A feeling of nausea overwhelmed his senses and he couldn't hold it in anymore. He emptied his stomach; almost not even realizing he had done it; making it end up all over him and the bed post.

The master scowled at the vomit as he finished the last character that stood for his name. Just a little more bleeding and then he'd clean off the skin so that the scar would be nice and bright instead of marred and purple with infection. "Yes it does hurt doesn’t it? and I'm far from over my dear lad." the man took a thick white cloth form the same box that the scalpel had come from and shook it out until two strings dangled freely. This cloth was slightly medicated and thick enough to absorb a surprising amount of blood. With deft fingers the reverse loincloth was secured around Naruto’s middle.

Naruto's ragged breathing slowed a bit as he rested his head on the thick post in front of him. He knew it wasn't over by any means; he was just glad to get a slight break. He had a feeling though that what was about to come was going to be much, much worse. He let himself hang limply from his binding; not even trying to hold himself up anymore; too weak to even attempt it. With his head resting in his own vomit and his ass skinned and bleeding; he knew, without a doubt that he could possibly break tonight. It was just a matter of time.

TBC

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