Chapter 1: The Keen Sense

    "What's your name?" The young deep black eyes looked at the man in his late twenties. He looked like those typical salarymen you can see around, the only indication that he was somewhat recognized by society was the golden pocket watch that was hanging over his leather vest.

Ryuu's eyes slanted as he tried to put the man's huge hood in his tired small mouth. The pretty boy flushed a tinge of pink on his cheek as his breathing became unsteady from not getting enough air. He did not want to smell the man's filthy d*ck and the struggles added from avoiding the pubic hair of the man.

His heartbeat was irregular, nervous and uncertain. His brave demeanor and ability to tolerate what was in front of him, did not stop him from doing his job or he would not get a client today. If that happened, worst comes to worst, he would be forced to accept clients two at a time or even more. That would be his greatest nightmare he wanted to avoid.

He only needed to give the man a bl*wjob. For having 10th clients, this one was his 11th, he got used to having these client's requests. A filthy request that he never thought would happen to him. He had an ex-girlfriend to boot, and he had experienced sex with her, but this time was different. So revolting that his strong resolve never falters.

The man chuckled in amusement, Ryuu's unyielding eyes looking at him. "Is this your first time? I would be in bad shape if you're still a virgin.." The man gently tapped the boy's face once and Ryuu let go of him. His knees curled on the hardwood floor, with only his black trunks and white uniform dress shirt covering his creamy white body. He slowly wiped the drool at the corner of his lips. The nausea started to build up inside him. The salty and bitter taste of the slimy liquid slid down his throat and made his stomach churns. "Can you speak?" Ryuu nodded at the man's stupid question, and his attentive eyes watched the man put his hood inside his boxer. Ryuu jolted and touched the man's hand to stop,

    "I'm not done-" The man laughed merrily even though his eyes looked dull. He looked weary in some sort of way, but Ryuu ignored it. He had been ignoring his keen ability to notice even a small detail of what was happening around him. Those small details that would not be of use to him.

    "I felt so aroused when I first saw you, but well, they really have new servers here. I already rented a few of you who act innocent and a newbie, but they rob me off like a bank. You cannot trust beautiful faces these days. Sit down beside me." He tapped the bed. Ryuu stood up and sat down beside him without a care of how loudmouth the man was.

The smell like a burning hot tar lingered in the boy's nose. The man might be working on a construction site or he just passed by them, he thought.

    "What happened to you?" asked the man, and put on his pants with his face on the silent boy. The tone of his voice was gentle and affectionate, but Ryuu is done with trusting anyone's kindness with either modest gestures. Anyone in this extensive place was blind from the truth behind the servers' back stories on how they turned up to live and stay in this mysterious Hub.

Ryuu rose to his feet and put on his black vest along with his long black tie. Then, he looked at the man sitting on the bed while his hand was on top of the boy's straight pants. He would have to wait for the cool breeze coming out in the wall ventilations and grand ceiling fan, to stop from having contact with his slender legs.

It was almost time to end his service for today. As a way of gratitude towards the clients exclusively renting them, servers were taught to serve the client's drink that they bought from the Bar Hub. Ryuu was an intelligent boy who could learn things fast. He served the man his preferred blackberry ginger tea. The porcelain teapot drew out a pleasant aroma to its cup. It was relaxing and revitalized energy. The man chose this with a reason. He did not do any exhausting activity with him, but he looked like he was tired from outside events.

    "I was kidnapped," said Ryuu calmly and brought the tea to the man. Halted by handing it to him, the man laughed like an idiot,

    "Kidnapped? Have you read your manual, kid? You boys are sold by your family and this astounding Hub bought you so you can have a good place to stay!" The man took the tea and sipped on it loudly. Alerted, Ryuu caught his pants thrown by the man. "Go read and study, it's a waste of your pretty face if you are stupid. I'm leaving.." he watched the man grunted and strode to the door. Ryuu paused from putting his pants on midway when he saw the leftovers of the tea spilled on the bed.

Disgusted and annoyed, he breathed out. They did not use the bed. The client only requested an effing bj, and was done only at the corner of it. His eyes glared at the closed door and his trashy grumbling put him to do his cleaning duty. Part of their job after their client left the room they rented was they must clean the place, even the bathroom, even though it had not been used that much.

    "That two-faced man," he pondered as he changed the bedsheet. A new sheet was pulled out in the armoire. After organizing the bed, the determined Ryuu cleaned the exclusive bathroom next.

The client had a good standing in the society to rent such a grand room. For attending 11 clients the day they put him on the new list, he only saw expensive rooms which were filled with high quality bedding sets. The furniture was made up of purple heart wood and their designs were very detailed. The white shiplap walls and birch hardwood flooring complimented the vintage finds of the place. Their house in Wakayama was all made up of traditional wooden style, way different from the Hub. Unfortunately, that luxury did not gain the young boy's rectitude.

Ryuu sighed terribly and continued brushing the toilet bowl. Small sweat of his forehead dripped down his fine neck and small pants of tiredness coming out from him. This daily cleaning routine helped him to clear his mind and contemplated on the things he had gone through for today.

He looked at the end of the wall that was supposed to have a window, but for countless times. There were no windows in any room. Only ventilations from foreseeable locations, however Ryuu was afraid to get closer to any of them. His guts stopped him in the unknown danger. The walls were designed in a strange way either, shiplaps that made them seem like there were something of a device to see what was happening in the room which was placed somewhere over them. Ryuu was calm and collected, his impassive face showing no signs of strange behavior that would catch the attention of "The Watchers".

A knock on the door stopped Ryuu from his endless thoughts, the voice was coming from Aika. She was one of those women in the Hub who wore a typical maid uniform, without a headpiece though. Everyone called them 'Lady', they were the ones who would bring servers to their respective rooms after a reservation service and cleaning duty was done.

    "Ryuu? Are you done cleaning?" a soft, lovely voice entered the bathroom. Ryuu stood up and left the unsullied area. He walked his way to the tea trolley and walked with it. He opened the door, and caught the brunette older woman smiling at him warmly, Ryuu looked at her indifferently. Always seeing her, wearing a genuine smile that looked like she was happy working in this kind of place.

    "Your client recommends you to double your attention on familiarizing yourself with the Servers Manual. Did you do something that displeases him?" she asked in mere curiosity.

For those 11 clients he had, this was the first he got feedback about his word of ploy. The others did not mind it, and what he received from them was a kind of charm that drew them to rent him again. Right. Clients here are weird men, he scoffed in happiness. A new reaction of a client had come to him.

    "I'll prepare you with two hour spare time to study your manual, the client will likely choose you again," she requested.

    "Huh? Isn't he displeased with how stupid he is?" Aika laughed lovingly. Ryuu pouted his thin lips and looked up front. Now, she thought of him simply whining...

The sound of the trolley being pushed was heard in the hallway as he walked with Aika. It looked like a long path with rooms about 6 meters away from each other. The doors of this floor were the same white in color with built in numbers and letters sign accordingly.

Aika touched the corner of the trolley and Ryuu stopped in front of his designated room. 8th room from 2VIP1D, where it was the room he stayed with that 11th client. "Have your dinner on time, the curfew is the same." He watched her leave with the trolley. His room was almost in the corner of the wall. It was the very last room of this floor but the distance between the room and the wall from outside was about half a meter.

Ryuu was being observant after adjusting to attending clients. He was now ready to scheme a way of escape, however he had a long way to go to find clues and an opportunity to achieve his goal.

His eyes watched as Aika walked away along with the trolley, which was another hallway in front of him - a route that might take him to the kitchen room or yet a mystery. However, the boy noticed the rooms in the right aisle were only limited and the distances were farther from each other than on his left side. Ryuu looked down when a man in a black suit was getting closer to him, he casually opened the door of his room and waited for the man's footsteps to wander away. He took a deep breath inaudibly as he watched the back of a young blonde boy who was wearing a night blue sweater and panda animal printed pyjama pants, laying in his bed already.

    "I'm done. Are you sleeping already?" Ryuu asked arbitrarily. The young boy turned around and his sapphire blue eyes, blonde eyelashes and eyebrows was a wonder to Ryuu who had never met a different race before.

    "Are you done already? How's your customer today?" a low-pitched voice questioned him in a friendly manner.