Alive (Boyxboy)

Ransomed

As the door opened, a man with black hair and glasses looked out at us. He appeared quite distinguished as he smiled suavely at Griffin and they hugged and spoke friendly.
A bit too friendly... I thought. I held tightly to Griffin's arms and glanced up at him, hoping to show that he was mine to the other. A bit childish, yes, but necessary.
"Griffin...will you introduce us?"
Griffin, however, barely acknowledged it.
"Why? I already told you about him, and he knows who you are already. Now, tell him what you came here for."
I huffed. He was treating me like a child, and Griffin didn't catch on that I wanted to be formally introduced to the man. My grip on the man's arm loosened as I glanced up at Anthony.
"Um..may I see your animals?" I asked softly, slightly unnerved by the man for some reason. Anthony simply grinned and leaned close, pointing at his mouth.
"Of course you may. IF you give me a kiss, cutie." Immediately flushing red at words, I looked up at Griffin, unsure of what to do. The man pushed me behind himself, settling a glare on his butler.
"Anthony...He will not be doing things such as that. Show him the animals." he said sternly. It was extremely attractive, let me tell you.
Anthony simply raised his hands in innocence, grinning.
"It was a joke. Right this way, you know where it is." Griffin nodded and led me inside and through the house. He continued to hold my hand as we walked downstairs to the basement. My eyes widened as we entered.
There were cages and displays of animals all over the room, and they were not animals you would see everyday. There was a Zebra, a panther, a lion, and others. I walked to each display in awe, glancing back at Griffin every so often as I beamed at him. My apartment had only allowed cats, and not even dogs or rodents. And I was sure I wouldn't see a zebra in the city. It was quite an experience.
After looking at all of the animals, Griffin lead me back upstairs to where Anthony was.
"Thank you for letting me see the animals." I told him, smiling. He grinned back.
"Of course, cutie. Griffin should let you come more often." Anthony opened his arms for a hug and I figured Griffin would be alright with a simple hug.
As soon as I stepped closer, Anthony had turned me around to face Griffin, with something pointed at my head. It felt like a gun. My eyes widened and I began to tremble as I looked at Griffin, his face of complete shock.
"One day. Just let me have him one day. And I'll give him back to you." the butler spoke. Griffin looked to me, most likely not expecting his butler to do this.
After a moment of silence, I spoke.
"I'll do it..."
"But Haji-"
"It's just one day.. I'll do it.." What could be so bad about one day? But the look of disappointment Griffin gave me before he left told me otherwise. I didn't wish to be left with the man, but what else was there to do but wait now?

||Woo. Quick, but short update. I just have one question for you readers: What do you think of Hajime? Do you like him? Or dislike him? Why?
I hope you guys enjoyed these chapters; Anthony's about to get much more interesting and there's gonna be quite a plot twist. ||