Akiko followed John out of the apartment. "Give me your keys," he instructed.
Akiko fished a key ring from her pocket and handed it to John. John used a key to lock the apartment door behind them. He then led Akiko down the stairs and out of the building to his car. He opened the passenger door and said, "Get in and buckle up."
Akiko sat in the passenger seat and fastened her seat belt, then stared forward out the windshield.
John closed the passenger door, then walked around the car and sat down in the driver seat. He started the car and pulled away form the curb.
"Will anyone notice you missing if you don't return home until Sunday evening?" John asked, just to be safe.
"No," Akiko replied in a neutral tone.
The drive back to John's house took about an hour. Akiko stared forward in silence the entire ride.
John pulled up his driveway to his front door, then walked around to the passenger side of the car and opened the door for Akiko. "Come," he instructed.
Akiko unbuckled her seatbelt and exited the vehicle. John closed the car door behind her, then walked toward his front door. Akiko followed.
The front door opened, and Kelly stood to one side in her French maid uniform. "Welcome home, Master," she said with a smile. Noticing Akiko, Kelly's smile widened. "A new sister?" she asked excitedly as she sized Akiko up.
"Yes. Assuming all goes well, Akiko will soon be your sister," John answered.
Kelly gave a chirp of excitement and beamed at John. "Oh, thank you Master!" she said. "I know she and I will have so much fun together!" She bit her lip as she admired Akiko's lithe figure.
"I appreciate your enthusiasm, Kelly," John said in a stern tone. "But don't forget your place. Akiko will be my slave, just as you're my slave. You can play with her only when I allow it."
"Yes, Master. Of course, Master. I live to serve," Kelly said, lowering her head in shame.
"But let's not get ahead of ourselves," John continued. "There's work to be done first."
Then, seeing how distraught the reprimand had made Kelly, John added, "go find Yeeun. Tell her I said for her to go down on you."
Kelly's face brightened. "Yes, Master! At once, Master!" she said cheerfully, then turned to go find find Yeeun.
"Wait," John ordered, stopping Kelly in her tracks. "First, find Eva first and send her to the programing room," John instructed.
Kelly gave a quick nod. "Yes, Master," she replied, then walked off down the hall.
John led Akiko into his office. He approached one of the bookcases on the wall and reached up to tug the top edge of a nondescript book. The title written on the spine of the book identified it at Conditioned Reflexes, by I.P. Pavlov. Upon pulling the book, there was a loud click and one end of the bookshelf swung forward a few inches.
Cliche, John knew. But who would actually suspect to find such a door in real life? He needed somewhere secure to complete the programming process. It would be clear to any visitors the other girls stayed with John of their own free will (if you could call it that), but anyone who stumbled upon a girl halfway through the programming process would have some serious concerns.
John pulled the bookshelf open further, revealing a brightly lit staircase descending into a basement. He beckoned Akiko over then walked down the stairs, leaving the bookshelf ajar. Eva wouldn't be far behind them.
The stairs led to a short hallway. On one side was a door leading to a supply closet. At the end of the hallway was another door, this one made of metal. It looked like the the door to a prison cell.
John had no doubt the builders of his basement would have been suspicious of his intentions, had he not shown them his special video and made them forget everything they saw while completing the project.
John walked to the metal door at the end of the hall. He typed a five-digit code into a keypad near the door and the lock clicked open. He entered the room and Akiko followed.
The room was was nearly empty. It measured ten feet by feet and had had bare, concrete walls. In the center of the room was a chair similar to what you might find in a dentist's office. It reclined and supported the whole body from feet to head.
"Strip naked," John ordered. Akiko unzipped her hoodie and pulled her arms from the sleeves, then dropped it to the ground. Next, she pulled her t-shirt over her head and discarded that as well. She then reached behind her back and unclasped her bra, then slipped it off and let it fall to the floor. Next, she bent forward and untied her sneakers, then slipped them off, followed by her socks. She then unbuttoned her jeans and pulled them down to her ankles. She used one foot to pin the jeans against the floor while she pulled her other foot free, then repeated the process with the opposite feet. Finally, she slid her panties down her legs to her ankles and stepped out of them.
John admired Akiko's nubile body. She was small, only around 5'2". She was slenderer than some of John's other slaves, with relatively narrow hips and B-cup breasts. But she was unquestionably beautiful. Her flawless light skin contrasted with her long, black hair and dark brown eyes. Her breasts, while modest in size, were from and perfectly shaped. The room was cool and her nipples were hard. Akiko also had a firm, round bubble butt. John was certain she must do squats. John was also pleased to see her pussy was clean shaven; she'd follow the instructions he'd given when they first met.
A fantastic find, John thought.
"Sit," John commanded, gesturing toward the chair.
Akiko silently complied.
John walked back down the hall and opened the door to the storage closet. He pulled a VR headset, noise canceling headphones, and a tablet from a shelf. He then returned to Akiko, who sat patiently in the chair.
John slipped the VR headset over Akiko's eyes and secured it in place. He leaned in and whispered in her ear, "watch, listen, and obey." He then covered her ears with the headphones.
John turned on the tablet and initiated a program from the desktop. Once the program opened, John selected "New Long-Term Acquisition" from a drop-down menu and clicked "Start."
A progress bar appeared at the bottom of the screen, which read "Programing 0% complete."
Eva entered the room behind John and Akiko. She was black, but with lighter, mocha colored skin. She was 23 years old and tall for a woman, at around 5'9". Her dark brown hair hung in curls around her shoulders, framing her heart-shaped face. She wore a black, leather corset; black, leather panties; and black, leather, lace-up boots that reached almost to her knees. The corset showed off her C-cup breasts nicely, pushing them up and together to maximize her cleavage. Her legs were muscular and toned. She'd been runner when John found her, and he'd let her keep that hobby, since it suited his needs. She did her running on a treadmill now, in the privacy of John's home.
It was clear Eva was dressed for the part of a dominatrix. Of course, each of John's live-in slaves was completely and utterly subservient to him, but John let aspects of his girls' personalities survive the programming process when it suited him.
