Chapter 6 - Huh, That's New
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'What's this?' Jordan was sitting on the couch in the living room a few days after he had begged on his knees for Luke to forgive him, to stay together. He had finished reading the sheets of paper that Luke had presented to him.
'I'm willing to stay together,' Luke said, 'under some conditions.'
'It looks like a contract,' Jordan stared at the sheets of paper, the words a blur of jargon and legal terms. 'Why do we need something legal to continue being with one another.'
'Well it's clear you haven't exactly been loyal,' Luke explained, which made Jordan blanch. 'I'm going to need some sort of guarantee you won't be doing that in the future, or else this isn't worth doing.'
'Ok, I'll stay loyal to you. I don't see why we need this for me to do that,' Jordan shook the papers.
'I'm not that naive, and are you really trusting in your own abilities not to cheat again?' Luke asked, sipping some coffee.
Jordan hated to admit it, but his boyfriend had a point. 'Ok, well, what else is in this? Half the stuff in here I don't understand.'
'Basically what it boils down to is that I will stay with you. I won't kick you out and I'll take care of you. Likewise, you have to stay devoted to me.'
'Right, sounds fine to me.'
'Well, weren't not done,' Luke smiled. 'What it also states is that you will become my property, my object if you will, and you will become my prime test subject for experimentation with the Bod Mod app.'
'Hang on, I'm going to become your guinea pig and you're going to do tests on me?' Jordan glared as sunlight shone in through the window.
'Pretty much.'
Jordan scratched his neck. 'I dunno, this seems a bit too far.'
'You've already had multiple tests done on you so far, and they've all gone well.'
'What more will you do to my body?'
'That's for me to know,' Luke crossed his arms.
Luke sighed. 'But, I'll be your property, like some sort of slave?'
'Not in those words, but yes I will do as I see fit with you. Don't worry, though, you'll still have all the freedoms you have now, besides the cheating of course.'
Jordan rolled his eyes as Luke got another dig in about his promiscuity.
'Chill. Look, I'm not going to control you financially, you can still work, exercise, socialise as much as you like as long you're fit and able to do so.'
'What does that mean?' Jordan didn't like the sound of the end of that sentence.
'All it stipulates is that being the test subject will take precedence. You might need to cut back on your work or free time if I need you in the lab. That sort of stuff.'
'I don't know,' Luke stared at the papers again.
'Well I'm not going to force you,' Luke shrugged his shoulders. 'It's completely up to you. If you want to walk out that door now, or at any stage in the future, you can. I'll own you if we're together, but I won't keep you prisoner here. If you don't want to be together, that's fine,' Luke turned his back to Jordan as he cleaned his coffee cup at the sink, steam from the hot water rising into the air, 'and I'll revert all the body changes too so don't worry about that.'
Jordan considered his boyfriend's words for a moment. A bird chirped in the tree outside. 'Will we ever go back to how we were?' He said in a small voice.
Luke placed the cup on the draining board beside the sink, his shoulders slumped. 'I don't know,' he sounded defeated. 'But never say never,' he turned with a small smile.
Jordan stared at his boyfriend, the sweet face that he had fallen for, the eyes that had seen the best parts of him, the heart within that had loved him for all the foibles and vices that would have turned others off. He looked down at his body, the clothes that clung to his pumped muscles, then looked around the house that he and Luke had made a home: the framed photos of them together, laughing in the park, at parties with friends; the walls they had painted while splashing paint on one another; the souvenirs they had collected on holidays. It was the life they had built together; his body his boyfriend had built for him; a home they shared together. He didn't want to throw all that away.
Finally, with a sigh he made the decision. 'Ok, I'll do it.' He signed the contract with a swift stroke of the pen.
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'Alright, you ready?' Luke asked.
'Do we really have to do this?' Jordan asked nervously. They were in a changing room in Luke's lab. Luke was in his work attire: lab coat, shirt and tie, all professional, while Jordan had a hospital gown barely tied around his naked body, his muscles threatening to burst out.
'Babe, this is purely for science. These are all professionals so there's nothing to worry about. They're just going to be looking at you from an analytical perspective, so they need to see how the app has molded your body.'
'Fine,' Jordan sighed as he followed his boyfriend through the halls and into the main lab. He was shaking, if not from the cold, but from being paraded around in public.
Luke walked through the doors of the lab, holding them open for Jordan who lumbered in. There were at least a dozen lab professionals in the room, peering at him above their tablets and phones.
'Ladies and gentleman, I would like to present to you Jordan, or subject 1 as he shall from here on out be known.'
The group of scientists buzzed, chatting warmly to Luke and observing Jordan. He felt like a piece of meat being surveyed.
Jordan gulped, not knowing where to look or what to do. The room was buzzing with conversation, technical equipment, beeping sounds, and blinking lights. Luke was off making conversation with his peers, while he stood away, suddenly feeling the full size of his body.
'Alright, Jordan, can you stand on the platform in the centre of the room, please?' Luke gestured, finally breaking away from the conversation he was having.
Jordan did as ordered, lumbering over onto the platform, feeling the cool metal on his bare feet. He turned to the group of scientists, feeling their eyes burning into his skin. He loved attention, but not this way.
'Well, everyone. I am very happy to show you the first results we have had with the Bod Mod app on a human test subject. The testing has been extremely successful, as you can see with the test subject's increased muscle mass-' Luke stopped, finally noticing something. 'My apologies. Jordan, please remove the gown so we can see the physical results clearly.'
Jordan looked terrified as he stood frozen looking towards his boyfriend.
'Jordan,' Luke pressed, but to no avail. He then strode up to the lumbering man and said to him in a quiet yet assertive voice. 'Jordan, do as I say. Remember who your owner is and obey,' he looked him dead in the eyes.
'Ok,' Luke relented, knowing if he didn't do as he was told, he'd be out of the house, and he didn't want to lose Luke. He shed the gown, feeling the cool air of the lab against his skin. His muscular body was on full show so he quickly covered his crotch with his hands.