I walked to the railing, leaning my arms on it as I watched the waves of water below the ship.

What Clark said kept circling my mind.

“I’m going to make you a mob boss, Drew Orlov.”

I gripped the railing hard, biting my lip.

I didn’t want to become a Mafia boss.

I don’t want to.

Images of dead bodies flashed in my mind and it made me shudder in disgust.

Everything in the Mafia was sick.

The people, what they do, their objectives…

It’s all evil.

Why do I have to be born as an heir?

I hated it.

“Don’t fall now.”

I gasped after hearing Clark’s voice beside me. I stumbled away from him, speechless from his sudden appearance.

Clark was amused by my reaction.

“You’re jumpy, aren’t you?”

I furrowed my brows at him and pouted.

How can I not be? He’s always appearing unannounced, it’s freaking me out at how silent this person was. I couldn’t hear his footsteps or anything.

“Are you…from a Mafia family too, Clark?” I asked.

Clark leaned against the railing, taking a pack of cigarette out and pulling one stick to light it up.

“Maybe?” he answered, smirking at me.

I narrowed my eyes at him.

Him and his vague answers.

“You’re so mysterious,” I absently mumbled while I stared at the water.

“You wanna know about me?” Clark asked, blowing the smoke out of his nostrils.

I shrugged my shoulders.

“Maybe?” I said, grinning a little bit as I repeated his answer a while ago.

Clark cracked a smile.

“It’s better if you don’t know anything. It makes my job easier,” he said.

“Your job, huh?”

So I’m just a job to him.

I ignored the jabbing pain in my chest.

“Yeah, you’re my job now and I need to make sure you’re safe all the time,” Clark said.

He pulled my arm towards him and stared straight into my eyes.

“So don’t go off without me, you understand, boss?”

I gaped at him, my face getting warm. Suddenly, I felt something rushed down my south and the tightness of my crotch made me groan.

I broke free from him and before he could stop me, I ran away to find an isolated place to deal with my problem. I bumped into people on the way to the bathroom but I kept my hands on my lower half. When I found a bathroom, I barged inside, throwing myself in one of the vacant stall.

I closed the door with a loud slam. Dropping down on the toilet, I was panting.

Why am I suddenly hard?!

Just from a simple touch like that?

I remembered Clark staring at me with those deep blue eyes.

With shaking hands, I reached down to my crotch. My face flushed from shame as I see my cock bulging against the shorts I was wearing.

I’m scared. How could Clark do this to me? I have been attracted to men all my life but never I never felt any sexual urge towards them.

So why Clark? Why Clark of all people?!

“Kneel.”

“W-what?”

“Don’t make me repeat myself. I said kneel. Or do you want to be punished again, boss?”

My dream, why am I remembering it again?

“C-Clark,” I silently moaned as I caressed my hard-on.

Imagining him close to me, pressing me against the wall while whispering hurtful words to me?

No…stop it, Drew…

My hand went through my shorts, pulling it down before I stroke my cock.

“That stupid face really irritates me, you know.”

“Clark…” I moaned his name, over and over again while I pleasure myself.

Rubbing the head, I twitched at how good I felt from it. I widened my legs open to make it easier for me to stroke my cock.

I shut my eyes tight. I’m feeling close to coming and I pulled the tissue in panic. I readied myself to ejaculating in my hand and when I did, I braced myself, biting my lip so that I wouldn’t scream out loud.

I sobbed in silence. I’m so ashamed of myself…

Why…?

Why am I so attracted to someone who doesn’t see me as anything but a job?

--

“Where have you been?” Valery asked as soon as she saw me walking towards them.

We were now getting ready to go to the island where the ship would dock for a couple of hours. I was supposed to be excited, I’ve been looking forward to take photos in that place but somehow, I couldn’t seemed to forget Clark.

I just jacked off to him, used him to masturbate.

I flushed.

I’m so ashamed of myself!

Valery saw how red my face was and she furrowed her brows in worry.

“You okay?” she asked.

I nodded, saying, “I’m just…a little bit out of the weather.”

“You’re sick?”

“I hope not,” I answered, pouting.

Getting sick in a cruise was just lame.

I couldn’t get any lamer than this, if that’s even a term.

“Drew.”

I heard Clark’s voice behind me and it made me shudder. He doesn’t sound like he’s happy. Quite the contrary, I’m sure he was angry.

Turning around to confirm my suspicion, I was correct.

Clark was angry.

“What did I just say?” he asked, glaring at me.

I blinked at him as I tried to remember what he was talking about.

“Huh?” I dumbly replied because I couldn’t remember anything else he said besides the insults and the hurtful words that turned me on.

Valery was quick to save me from Clark’s wrath, stepping in front of me only to back down from Clark’s intense glare. She stepped aside, glancing at me apologetically. She knew she was powerless against Clark.

“I told you to always stick with me,” he said through his gritted teeth. “You don’t want me punishing you.”

Oh my god, here it was again! That familiar thrill that I’ve been feeling ever since I discovered Clark’s real personality.

“W-w-what?! Punish?!”

My voice was high and sounded weird. Valery and Clark stared at me.

I accidentally saw Oleg walking past by and I saw an opportunity to get out of the awkward situation. I ran towards him, calling his name out loud. He faced me with a big grin on his face.

“Hey, Drew,” Oleg greeted.

“Let’s go together,” I suggested, forcing a tense smile at him.

“Sure.”

He put an arm around my shoulder and pulled me closer as we walked through the bridge to get off of the ship. I was clutching my camera close to me while Oleg talked about random stuff. I wasn’t really listening that much since I was busy thinking about Clark.

The island was beautiful. I could already see the town at the top part of the hills, a little far away from where we were.

Oleg was excited and so am I. I already took a couple of shots while walking and because I’m a walking disaster, I tripped over a slightly elated wooden plank. Oleg didn’t even see me falling but a hand suddenly grabbed me.

I turned around and saw Clark behind me.

“O-oh, hello,” I awkwardly said. “How are you?”

Clark sighed.

“You’re such a klutz. I can’t even take my eye off of you,” he said in a stern voice.

I bit my lip. I tried not to think of anything else with what he said but it was hard.

“Yeah, sorry about that. It’s just who I am.”

“Maybe I should put a leash around your neck, huh?”

An image of myself wearing a collar and a leash appeared in my mind and it made my knees weak. Clark noticed my flustered expression and it made him smirk.

“Did you think of something erotic?” he teased.

I gaped at him, eyes wide.

“N-no! Of course not,” I retorted, blushing. “I…I don’t have that kind of interest.”

Clark raised a brow at me and said, “really? I think it’s interesting.”

I froze.

“What?”

“Chains and whips,” he replied nonchalantly. “Wanna try?”

I backed away from him, my face getting warmer than usual.

“No thanks! I don’t like pain!”

Clark shrugged his shoulders and smirked at me.

“Who knows? You might like it.”

--

There was a cave that we could go to where we could take pictures. Valery told us that we could go in pairs since we needed to climb up the mountain where the cave was located. It wasn’t a developed tourist spot because the town folks wanted to preserve the place from being exploited by tourists. Only a few people could go in the cave and good thing our school got permission to access it.

It wasn’t an easy track to take, it was steep, muddy and dangerous. Though everyone who gets inside the cave and see the beauty of it all says that it was worth the blood and sweat.

I’m not really excited to go. First, because I don’t like extreme things such as hiking. Second, because I was paired with Clark.

Yet in spite of it all, I was quite relieved that I’m going with Clark. He was an athletic guy and hiking would be nothing to a person like him. He could help me get up the mountain to see this beautiful cave.

After the preparation, we patiently waited for each pairs to go to the cave. It takes half an hour to hike up the mountain and go to the cave. We have ten minutes to stay in the cave and get the pictures we wanted before leaving the place.

After Valery and Oleg’s turn, it was finally ours.

I was having trouble with my bag pack, filled with first-aid and survival kits. Going up the steep track, it was already hard to follow Clark who was in front of me.

But I remained silent, only grunting to myself while climbing up the rocky track.

Sweat was already dripping from my face but I ignored it. I was breathless, my feet hurts and I just felt miserable.

Why am I so weak?

I heaved a small sigh.

“Hey,” Clark called.

I looked up at him and saw that he was already at the top part. I struggled to get to where he was but unfortunately, my feet got caught from a branch and I lost my balance.

Clark was quick to grab me, pulling me up.

“God damn, you’re so helpless,” he commented.

“Sorry,” I said, scowling.

That was embarrassing.

Half an hour had passed by and I thanked all the gods after seeing a cave covered in greenery. Clark led me to it and when we entered the hole, it was truly dark.

He got his flashlight out and it illuminated the whole place. There was nothing extraordinary out of the place, it was just a normal cave.

I pouted in disappointment.

Was this it? After hearing the excitement of the other people who came first, I was expecting something grand.

We walked deeper inside the cave and when we finally got into the end, there was a narrow passage.

Clark looked at it.

“They say it’s beyond this part,” he said.

“We’re gonna squeeze our self through that?” I said in suspicion.

There was darkness beyond the gap and it was scary as hell to even imagine what goes beyond that. What if there’s scary animals or insects living inside, that would make me faint, no doubt.

Clark rolled his eyes at me.

“We’ve gone all the way here, it’ll be a waste if we don’t see what’s beyond this,” he said.

He does have a point.

We put our bags down on the ground and skidded our way through the narrow gap. I got small cuts from the sharp edges of the rocky walls but once we got out, my eyes widened.

Thousands of small, glittering lights adorned the whole place ceiling, it was as if we’re under the stars.

I held my chest. It’s too painful to look at something so marvelous.

“Wow…” I gasped, smiling as I drowned myself from the wonderful view of the glowing lights.

“Glowworms, huh?” Clark mumbled.

“It’s so pretty,” I said, mostly to myself.

They were right, this place was worth the pain.

I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. Clark was looking at me, I could see him through my peripheral vision but I ignored him.

“Yeah, it is,” I heard Clark saying.

I snapped out of my trance.

“S-sorry,” I said.

“It’s okay.”

My heart hurts after hearing Clark’s gentle voice. I glanced at him and saw the twinkling lights reflecting on those blue orbs and it was a breathtaking sight. I got my camera, adjusted the settings and took a photo of him.

Clark turned to face me, smirking.

“Why’re you taking a picture of me?” he asked. “Shouldn’t you take pictures of this place instead?”

I stared down and thought.

Sure, this place was pretty but what made it more prettier was because I’m with the person I liked.

I smiled a little.

The feeling I have for Clark would kill me but for now, I should just enjoy it.

--

Valery and Oleg were waiting for us at the bottom of the mountain. Valery quickly ran to me and we talked about the glowworm cave. She showed me the pictures she took and as expected of her, it was all great shots.

“Let me see what you got,” she said.

I gulped, realizing that the only picture I took was of Clark.

“U-uh, my camera’s low bat,” I lied.

Valery pouted.

“Too bad.”

Once the Photography club was finished with our afternoon activity of visiting the cave, we all went to a restaurant in the town to eat dinner.

Valery, Oleg, Clark and I sat together in one table. Clark and I sat side by side and Oleg and Valery were sitting across.

I wanted to review the photos in my camera but I already told Valery that it’s low in battery. Clark was looking out the window with a bored expression.

His phone was on the table and it vibrated. I saw a glimpse of the name’s caller and it was Diana.

Clark grabbed it and walked out of the restaurant to answer the call. Valery and I watched him stand outside, phone on his ear as he talked to this Diana person.

I sighed.

“Who’s Diana?” I asked Valery.

It’s been bugging me who this person was and as much as I wanted to ask Clark, I couldn’t.

I’m sure she was his girlfriend.

“Ah, Diana? She’s Clark’s sister.”

I blinked at her.

“Huh?”

Oleg scowled upon hearing Diana’s name.

“She told me she’s going to visit,” Valery informed.

“Oh, where’s she from?” I asked.

Valery cleared her throat.

“Their family lives in a far away place…no one really knows where they’re living now,” she answered.

I furrowed my brows at her.

“But aren’t your parents friends with each other?”

“Yeah but not even my parents know where they live.”

Okay, that just added to how mysterious Clark was.

I didn’t noticed that Clark already came back. He sat on his chair and I could hear him grunting in irritation. I checked his face and he wasn’t smiling.

Valery saw it too.

“What is it?”

I’m glad she asked the question I couldn’t.

“Diana.”

“What about her?”

“She’s here.”

Valery and Oleg stared at Clark.

“What?” Oleg asked, his face warped in horror.

Clark smirked at him.

“Want to smoke? You might need it,” he teased.

“Clark!”

We all looked at the person who called Clark’s name. There was a tall girl with brunette hair styled in huge curls, walking towards us, her black boots clacking on the hard floor. The little dress she was wearing was making all the guys turn their heads to stare at her.

Oleg’s jaw dropped.

“What the hell is she doing here?!”

I saw Isaac coming in the restaurant and it was my turn to drop my jaw in disbelief.

“What’s he doing here?!”

I didn’t get any answers when the girl ran to where we were, a huge grin on her beautiful face. She got everyone’s attention from her shrieking as she jump on Oleg. He caught her in remorse and Valery was too shocked to even react.