Asher lead the way out of the bar, people stepping away to give him a clear path to the door. He made a show of zipping up his pants but otherwise there was no other sign that he was rich enough to purchase a human on a whim.
Davis followed on the edge of tears. He peeked around him at the faces that peered at him with curiosity, disgust, and pity. They knew what had happened, or at least had an idea. More than a few of them had flashing indicators from HunterNet to warn them that a hunter was a prowl.
When the door closed behind Davis, the sudden silence felt like a punch. He staggered at the lack of sound.
One of the bouncer, the one that expressed an interest, reached out for him and caught his arm. The electric touch was there but muted, insulated by the realization that Davis would never get to enjoy a chance with him.
The man looked at Davis' wrist. A look of sadness crossed his face.
Davis looked back, tears in his eyes.
Turning to Asher, the bouncer spoke firmly. “Are you done with your hunt, Sir? You still have the alert going on.”
Asher looked back for a moment and cocked his head. “I guess, I have enough entertainment for now.” He looked up. “HunterNet, take me off the hunt.”
Green lights rippled away from the entrance of the club. Phones grew quieter as the HunterNet alerts turned into notifications. Davis couldn't see it on his own computer but he could see a four hour countdown centered on their position; hunters couldn't legally start or stop their hunt whenever they wanted.
Davis gasped with relief and different tears burned in his eyes. Madi was safe from Asher. The hunter couldn't take her, not anymore.
Asher glanced at Davis. “Don't worry, you won't regret this.”
“I'm going to die, aren't I?”
He shrugged and then smiled. “Yes.”
“Why?”
“Because—”
“Hey, you!” snapped a stranger. Davis looked up to see three men storming up from around the corner. They were all wearing riding leathers for motorcycles. The back two had pipes in their hands. All of them were looking directly at Davis.
“I want some words, you cock-teasing fag.” The lead man's voice sounded familiar. It took a moment to realize he was the first man who ground against Davis that night, the one who had touched his cock and then pulled away in disgust.
A fear rippled through Davis. He looked around for some place to hide.
Both the bouncer and Ash stood in front of Davis. The bouncer held out his hand. “You don't want to do this, Kare. Trust me, that man is a—”
“Yes, I do,” Kare snapped and batted the hand away. “I have something to say to that fucking fag and I'm going to do it with my fist.”
Asher stepped next to Davis and slipped one arm around the slender man's waist. When he pulled Davis tight, Davis felt a little thrill of excitement that his master was showing some signs of being protected. Asher said, “Don't worry, I have this. Just head on home or try again, this one is mine.”
“I wouldn't be so sure, there might be a surprise down in that fag's panties.”
Sweat prickled across Davis' brow. He had meant to let Asher know that there was a dripping cock underneath his skirt but it never happened. Now that he had been bought and enslaved, what would Asher do? How would he handle finding out about Davis' package? Cut his losses and kill him off instantly. He whimpered.
Asher cocked his head. “Really?”
“Yeah, that fucker is just pretending to be a girl.”
Asher reached down.
Davis inched back. When Asher glanced at him, he froze.
The large hand of his new master caressed against his hip. Thick fingers worked along the sensitive skin and down between Davis' cum-soaked thighs. He stopped and smiled. “A little wet?” he asked.
The man accusing Davis pulled a face.
“Y-Yes,” whispered Davis.
“How much of this is me?”
Asher slowly drew his hand up, pushing aside the tiny length of the skirt up and away from Davis' hard cock.
The soaked panties were pulled away from his hairless base, the tip of his shaft pushing it away. Cum dribbled down both sides of the gaping opening.
When Asher's thick fingers slipped around Davis' cock, his eyebrow lifted.
“See?” said the other man. “A fucking cock.”
“Fuck,” Asher said as he gripped Davis near the base. His hand was tight around it, causing the thick length to swell.
Davis looked at him helplessly, tensing as he waited for what would happen.
Asher's lip curled at the end. “You might be as big as me.”
He pumped Davis once and then twice. The thick juices that soaked Davis' cock coated his hand. Then he pulled his hand out of his slave's panties to hold them up.
Cum dripped from his fingertips, the wet splatters splashing to the ground.
The other man smirked. “See, a fucking fag.”
Davis panted, whimpering as he looked back and forth between the
Asher held up his hand to Davis' lips. “Clean it off.”
With a gasp of surprise, Davis looked at Asher. At the other man's wink, he opened his mouth and sucked on the dripping fingers. The wet, globs of cum painted his tongue as he sucked one finger after the other, obediently cleaning each one in turn.
“Oh, that's fucking disgusting,” said the other man.
Asher looked at him and shrugged. “I said I'll deal with it later. You lost your chance, just go away.”
The bouncer shoved Kare back. “Back off, I'm warning you. This man is a fucking—”
Kare dug into his pocket and then yanked out a gun.
Davis and the bouncer let out a gasp and stumbled back.
Asher didn't seem bothered. He stepped forward again. “Are you sure you really want to do this? I just bought this little pussy for the weekend but I still have plenty of wergild for your ass too.”
Kare hesitated. “Yeah right, like you're a fucking hunter.”
“I am.”
“He is,” said the bouncer.
Kare shook his head. The muzzle of his gun turned to aim directly at Asher.
“You are threatening me knowing that I can buy your ass?”
“I think you've been telling that story to get a bunch of pussy because no one is going to test it. Everyone knows hunters don't prowl the south side.”
“I'm just in town installing the latest round of HunterNet drones. I don't know the hunting grounds but I like what I've caught.”
“You going to catch a round in my—”
Asher sighed. “Purchase system.”
Kare clamped his mouth shut. There was a flash of fear on his face for a moment before he regained control of his expression. With a snort, he said, “Yeah right. You're going to buy me.”
“The asshole in front of me is threatening me with a gun.”
Davis saw two metal disks mounted on the corner of the building flash.
Kare rolled his eyes. “Yeah, I still don't believe….”
His voice trailed off when he glanced down at his wrist. An orange alert flashed across his screen. Davis had seen it, but this one contained more information.
Asher shrugged. “It doesn't matter what you believe. I have the law on my side and you are pointing a gun at me. Threatening my class? That's an automatic purchase with a pretty hefty discount. Tell you what? I can't spend less than a wergild, so either I buy your friends or use that new law to get your family instead.”
Sweat glistened on Kare's brow. “Look—”
“No, you look here.” Asher said as he shoved his hands into his pockets and stepped forward. “You are a stupid little creature, nothing more. A poor person who has delusions of self importance when you are really just running around in a little forest preserve for hunter to chase down.”
As he spoke, the flashing lights on the corner separated from the wall and flew off. They were quad-copters with what appeared to be black spheres hanging from below the blades. They flew across the street to hover behind Kare.
Asher sighed. “Purchase System: Spend an entire wergild on this guy's family, using any and all discounts available and maximize purchases. Take all purchases and send the males directly to the soylent factory. Invest the females in the breeding programs.”
Kare's face twisted in a scowl. He jammed at Asher's chest. “Fuck you! I'm not going to let—”
A beep rang out as his wrist computer turned red. There was a flash as the Slave Control System installed itself.
He looked down. “What the…?”
“Immobilize,” Asher said with a grin.
Kare's entire body jerked violently as if he was being tasered. Then he collapsed to the ground.
Davis' body tensed. Now he knew what the control system could do.
Unperturbed, Asher looked up at Kare's friends. “You want to join him?”
They fled.
Asher snorted and shook his head. He turned to the bouncer. “Tip this man ten grand dollars.”
Then he turned to Davis. “We're going to back to my hotel now to see about this cock of yours.” He suddenly grinned. “I might even let you use it once or twice.”