Forced Manipulation

Chapter Forty

"Heh," Haru chuckled slightly as he glanced towards the smiling ash blonde. "We spent so much time going over math formulas that I woke up speaking the Pythagorean theorem! But I missed you so much, Katsuki!" He engulfed the vibrant, red-eyed boy in a tight hug.

"A-AGH!" Katsuki cried out, arching his back slightly as Haru's arms squeezed Katsuki's welts, sending the ash-blonde into a whirlwind of pain.

"Whoa!" Haru said, shock engulfing his voice as he let his cousin go. "Sorry about that, I didn't know my hugs were strong enough to hurt you!"

"Oh, no... that's not it... I just-"

"He fell, isn't that right, Katsuki?" Jason growled softly, glaring towards Katsuki, almost as if he was telling him to keep his mouth shut on how he truly hurt his back or he would face the consequences.

"Y-Yeah! I fell while I was jogging!"

"That's right, you'll be more careful next time, right, Katsuki?"

"Y-Yes, sir."

Haru narrowed his eyes. Why was Jason answering his questions for the ash blonde? Was this just a way of them hiding the truth from him? Did... Did something more sinister happen to the ash blonde? If so, what? If he could get Katsuki alone, away from his mother and Jason, maybe he could finally get to the bottom of this!

"Hey, Auntie," Haru asked, diverting his attention to his aunt. "Do you know when dinner will be ready? I have to start thinking about going back to my inn."

"Ugh! Can't you have any damn patience?! It will be about forty-five minutes! I swear, you're just like Katsuki, the second you hear the mention of food, you just can't wait to devour it!"

"Whoa," Haru said as he raised his hands in a surrendering motion, shocked by Mitsuki's sudden outburst. "All I did was ask when dinner was going to be!"

"It won't be ready for a while!" She growled before storming off to the kitchen. "Just go hang out with Katsuki! I will let you know when it's ready!"

"Thank you. C'mon, Katsuki! Let's go to your room!" Haru exclaimed as he ran up the stairs.

"C-Coming!" Katsuki responded, making his way towards the stairs. However, before he could go up the stairs to join his cousin, Jason grabbed the ash-blonde by his arm, yanking him back. "Agh!"

"Before you go upstairs, you and I need to have a little talk." Jason grinned. "Understand?"

Katsuki shakily nodded.

"Wh-What about, sir..?"

"About what you're going to tell that little pipsqueak you call your cousin." He wrapped an arm around Katsuki's back, his thumb digging into the ash blonde's wounds. Katsuki let out a quiet whimper, the fiery sensation slithering down his back. "You better not say a word about anything that I did to you, got it?" Katsuki shut his eyes as he felt Jason's hand slowly travel to the ash blonde's hindquarters, squeezing it slightly. Katsuki cringed at the feeling, his knees on the verge of buckling. "You don't want me to have to punish you, right?"

"R-Right, sir..." He whimpered softly as Jason smirked.

"Good, I'll be listening in on your conversation with Haru, so don't even think about telling him in private," Jason whispered as he finally released Katsuki's rear from his grip. The ash-blonde looked back towards Jason, seeing the black-haired male make a motion for him to move along, which he did. "Oh, Katsuki? Have some fun!~" He slapped his ass rather roughly causing the ash blonde to gasp. "Heh, your ass still feels nice. Well, I won't bother you anymore for now. I don't want you to keep your cousin waiting."