<--Main <-Fan Art Paying a Debt Part 3 By Shiori Tsumi "What do I do...what am I supposed to do..?" Her hands tremble as she pulls on the borrowed clothes. The ground seems to shake beneath her very feet. "What...what am .I..what am I doing here? Keen-san is so nice...I don't deserve..." The image of a set of golden eyes, clouded with fury materializes in her mind, and she shudders. "But I can't disobey her. I can't." "Damn right you can't." The voice is soft, but she can hear it, and she knows she is right behind her, and there is warm breath on her neck. Her body stiffens, and her muscles suddenly refuse to move. "And you won't. You won't want to, either." "No, I won't..." She agrees meekly. "That's a good girl. Keep that attitude, and you'll last much longer." "Y-y...yes, ma'am." "Good girl. Now take this..." Something long and thin is forced into her hand, "and put it in her room." "But this is a...she'll be hurt!" Long nails rake down her arm. "So? The ends justify the means." "But..." "So what if she's hurt? It's just what I want." "But I don't-" "Suba-chan, you work for me, right?" "I'd hardly consider this wo-" "You work for me, right?" "Yes..." "And you follow my orders." "Yes." "So what I want is what you want." "But-" "Suba-chan." Something cracks, and she squeezes her eyes shut. Her arm is numb with pain, and limp. "I've told you before. You are nothing, just a pitiful, insignificant little maggot. I can get rid of you at any moment and be just as well off. I only keep you around out of the kindness of my heart. Don't abuse that kindness." "Yes, ma'am." The contact fades. "Don't let me down, Suba-chan. You know how I loathe failure." The other is gone, and she collapses, and she sobs and she cannot stop herself. comic_name*** is hosted by comicgenesis, a free hosting service for webcomics