What is this familiar feeling? [XIAOTHER]

Playboy Bunny (Side Story)

⚠️THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SENSITIVE TOPICS.⚠️
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"Come on Aether, Do your job right! My reputation is on the line because of you!" Aether worked at a bunny costume café. It was for femboy's and they paid well. Aether needed the money for him and his sister. "I-I'm sorry. It won't happen again, I swear!" Aether went onto his knees and kept on apologizing. Earlier today, he was with one of his clients. He began to feel uncomfortable and pushed him away. Which caused the man to shout at him and leave without leaving any money. "It better not, I don't care how you feel with a client. Money is more important than you! Get up and get your ass back out there!" Aether quickly stood up and ran out of his boss's office. He went back into his private room and waited for the next client.
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An hour has passed and Aether was beginning to get tired. All of his clients have been touchy and making him VERY uncomfortable. But if he did something to defend himself, he would for sure get fired. So he just hangs in there and deals with it. He then began to hear people outside and perked his ears up to listen better."Is that him!?" "Oh wow! He looks so much more handsome in real life!" Aether stood up and slowly walked out of his room. There was a crowd gathered around the entrance. "What's going on?" Aether began to walk towards the crowd. He pushed through it to get a closer look at who or what they were talking about. Aether shoved through everyone until he was at the front. But something got caught on his costume and made him stuck. He pulled as hard as he could until he became loose from the thing that he got caught on. But since he was tugging hard, he fell forward and landed in front of everyone.  Everyone went silent. "..are you okay.?" Aether gasped. "I-I'm so very sorry!" Aether quickly stood up and bowed down to the person in front of him. "I'm so so sorry! I-I didn't mean to" "It's alright. What's more important is if you're okay." "Ah, yes I'm fine. Very sorry again."  The person who was standing in front of him held Aether in his arms to support his standing. Aether looked up to see a man. He had glowing golden eyes with green hair. He had a strange mark on his forehead. Aether's heart stopped and his eyes started to sparkle. Both stood still for a moment. "Um...You can stand still, right?" Aether snapped out of it and jolted out of the man's arms. "Yes! Yes, I can stand. Sorry..." Aether's face became red. "I-I should get back to work..." Aether then walked away and went back to his private room.
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"Aether, the next client will be here in 5 minutes, get ready and DON'T mess up." Aether flinched a bit from the sudden rise in his boss's voice. "I promise, I won't." "Good" His boss slammed the door. It was quiet. Aether stood up from the couch and fixed up his hair and outfit. He sat back down once he was done and waited for the next client. He heard a knock on the door. "You can come in..." Aether took a deep breath in to prepare for his next client. The door slowly opened and revealed that it was the guy from before. "Oh, it's you again!" Aether smiled. The male closed the door behind him and sat down a few seats away from Aether. "What's your name?" Aether asked. "It's Xiao. Your name is Aether, correct?" Aether nodded. "Yup, that's me!" Aether smiled once again. "So, what brings you here?" It was silent for a moment. "...I just wanted to check the place out, since it's so popular." "Oh...Well welcome." Aether chuckled. Xiao glanced at Aether. He then scooted closer to Aether until their legs were touching. Aether looked away, beginning to become uncomfortable. 'So...he's just like the rest...' Aether thought. "I knew it." Aether looked at Xiao, tilting his head in confusion. "you...knew what.?" "You get uncomfortable easily." Xiao scooted away. It became silent. "heh, looks like you caught me...!" Aether nervously laughed and smiled. His ears went down. "why do you continue to work here?" Xiao crossed his arms and legs. "...Um, they pay a lot of money weekly and...I need it for me and my sister..." Aether's hands became fists and he clenched them. "I've never had any luck getting jobs...but this one was the only one that accepted me in." Xiao stood up. Aether looked up at him. Then Xiao gave him a card. "If you ever need help, call me." Aether slowly took the card from Xiao's hand. "T-Thank you." Xiao smiled and left the room.
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Aether's ship had finally ended and he could go home. He got dressed in different clothes and went on his way home. His house wasn't far so he could just walk. He went out the back door, into an alleyway, and started to walk. The roads weren't busy at this time so it was very quiet. The only thing he would hear is some people nearby talking, some catfights, and music from nearby clubs. When he arrived home, he quietly and slowly opened the door and saw Lumine on the couch. She had fallen asleep watching one of her shows. Aether smiled and walked up to Lumine with a blanket in his hands. He carefully covered her and kissed her forehead. "Goodnight Lumine.." He then walked to his room and got changed into more comfortable clothes. He laid down and soon enough, he fell asleep.
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The next morning was the same. Aether wakes up, gets dressed, and he leaves. That's how every day was for him. Once he arrived at work, he went into the locker room and changed into his bunny outfit. When he finished, he went back out and went into his room. A few minutes later, a client came in. It was an old guy who was wearing very dirty clothes and smelt pretty bad. Aether suddenly became very nervous and anxious. "H-Hello, welcome!" Aether's voice became shaky. "Hello, young man." The man sat on the couch and was very close to Aether. He then put his hand on his thigh. Aether wanted to push him away, but if he did that...He wouldn't have a job anymore. Aether took a deep breath in and out. "What brings you here today?" Aether smiled at the man. "I came here for you..." The man's voice was suddenly a serious tone. "What?" The man then put a cloth against his face, causing him to pass out. It became black.
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Aether woke up in a dark room. His hands were tied and he couldn't move. "Ah, look who finally decided to wake up." Aether looked around to see where the voice was coming from. Suddenly, a bright light turned on. Aether looked around the room in a panic. He didn't know where he was. He looked up at the voice and it was a young man. He looked to be in his late 20's. He was wearing a suit and looked professional. "W-Who are
you.? What do you want!?" Aether was terrified and shocked. "My name is XXX and your here because I need you." The man grinned. "I have a lot of clients you would love to touch you..." Aether froze. "You...You're gonna sell me!?" "Bingo!" Aether couldn't move, he was horrified. "Wait! Please let me go!" Aether began to beg. "You know...That's the kind of stuff my clients like~ Someone begging for more~" The man licked his lips. He then began to walk up to Aether.