Feel My Heart Beat

Practise

The finishing touches done on his hair, Sudou smiled into the mirror, memorising the exact angle to tilt his head at for maximum effect. He looked good, if he did say so himself. He had on his favourite grey suit that did amazing things for his figure; he had it custom made and the tailoring was excellent. It was matched perfectly with the pale blue tie and brought out his eyes. Well, the contact coloured version of his eyes. He had always hated the dark hair and eyes that he was born with, too dull and common. So he had switched over to a far more attractive blond hair and blue eyed look and maintained it ever since. There were very few people that would remember how he looked before his transformation. Shame it had to match that damn hussy. Although perhaps it was a good thing, once he's out of the picture then Sudou would be left to take over Asami's attentions and he would already suit his preferences.

Happy with the result of his effort, Sudou quickly tidied up his office and prepared for Asami's impending arrival. He came once a month to visit the club in person and assess how things were going. Usually it was a quick trip, a few hours at most, just to make his presence known again while he inspected the premises. As if anyone could forget such an imposing figure. He shivered at that thought of that gaze on him directly, boring into his skin and flaying him open from the inside out. It was always like he could tear you open and see inside your mind with that one calculated stare. So thrilling. Sudou took a deep breath and tried to calm down. He couldn't be getting too excited before the man was even in front of him. He needed to show that he could be perfectly composed regardless of how he was feeling on the inside. A perfect match for the imposing figure of Asami. Not like the tramp who seemed to show every emotion across his face for the world to see. Pathetic. How could such a person claim to be able to stand side by side with such a cold dominance? So mismatched and ill-suited. Clearly soulmates could be inaccurate.

A knock at the door interrupted him from his musings and Sudou smoothed his hands down his sides, confirming that there was no wrinkles and drawing strength from the feeling of the fabric under his fingertips. He strode to the door and slipped out. Seina was standing outside and bowed her head demurely as she spoke.

"There is a car just pulling up outside."

"Everything ready?"

Seina nodded and fell in step just behind him as they made their way to the entrance of the club. "Yes. The girls are aware of Asami-sama's arrival and inspection. Everything is perfect."

"Good. Make sure it stays that way."

The woman nodded and turned away to move through the crowds back to the VIP section where she made her rounds looking after the preferred customers. He was lucky to have found such a resourceful and loyal follower. Even better, she hadn't cost that much to purchase and required far less money for upkeep than the other girls. And so eager to please. He had a number of very high profile and high spending young men come in regularly for her specials services. She had seemed over the moon when he had recently rewarded her efforts. If only he had more lost souls like her under his wing. Still, he had to be careful. It wasn't something that was approved by the higher ups. That would be something he would bring to Asami's attention later. So much opportunity lay in 'liberating' the lost souls caught up in human trafficking.

He reached the main entrance just as Asami's secretary and body guard were being let in. They always used the front entrance for inspections, to gauge the popularity and atmosphere of the club. He was surprised when no one followed after. Where was the smouldering golden eyes of his day dreams?

"Kirishima-san, welcome." He gave a small bow of his head in greeting. Even that felt like a little bit of a stretch. The bespectacled man irked him no end. He ignored the hulking blonde behemoth behind him, good bodyguards were seen and not heard. "Is Asami-sama not in attendance tonight?"