The mind of young Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova was full of confusion, she could not understand why someone would pledge one hundred thousand American Dollars just to partner her in a charity match. But as her advisors had pointed out it was his money and it was going to a very good cause. It would also boost her image and give her a little relaxation time before the next important tournament. Here she was face to face on court with him complete in his designer kit and an arm full of towels and rackets. Cameron Taylor smiled at the young girl and she smiled back. Anna liked his eyes and the way his mouth curled up at the corners when he smiled. They shook hands.
"Hello Miss Kournikova. I am honored to meet you."
"Please you must call me Anna."
"Good, you can call me Cam, lets meet the others and get started."
Anna and Cam walked to the net and shook hands with the two young American's providing the opposition. Anna smiled at them and they seemed a little overawed to be on the same court. For a few minutes the players knocked balls back and forth until the umpire informed them that it was time to begin. Anna served first and sent an ace scorching past her opponent, the crowd rippled with applause. A second, third and then a final ace finished the game and seemed to set the scene for rather a rapid and easy victory. The games flashed by and at three nil it was time to change end. Anna sat next to Cam and took the towel that he offered.
"Thank you"
The towel felt soft and cool against her skin as she wiped away what little sweat there was from her forehead, Anna sighed, the crowd had not come to see an annihilation she would have to hold back a little and let the game go on longer than it should. Anna decided that a little fun would do no harm, after all it was for charity and people were ready to be entertained. Deep in thought Anna's subconscious noted a slightly odd odor on the towel but it was unfamiliar and Anna ignored it, Somewhere in the back of her head a tiny alarm bell began to ring but Anna intent on the task at hand failed to notice.
The next few games delighted the crowd as Anna made a point of playing stroked to the opposition and then sent the returns back in an ever-increasing flurry of skill and athleticism. Some of the shots magnificent as they were fell foul but enough went in to ensure that the first set went to Anna and Cam.
At every change around Anna took the proffered towel unaware of the glances that her partner was giving her. Slowly almost imperceptibly at first Anna's body and mind started to numb and she found concentrating on either serve or return harder and harder. The crowd was however in a forgiving mood and after losing the next set they still gave her a huge round of applause. Cam simply smiled and offered her another fresh towel.
Anna sat heavily down on her seat and Cam sat next to her.
"You look tired, perhaps we should stop."
Anna looked up at him angrily. "I'm sorry that was badly put, what I meant to say was you don't look well, are you sure you are alright?"
"I'll be fine, I probably expended too much effort into pleasing the crowd in the first set."
"If you are sure."
"I do feel a little bit strange though. I don't think I have ever felt so relaxed. It is really strange."
"Time to play again Anna."
Anna forced a weak smile and stood up to applause. But even the effort of walking on to the court was almost too much. Inevitably despite some savage returns by Cam the final set went to the opposition. Anna couldn't have cared less at that point she felt so weak and listless that when Cam grabbed her arm and guided her away from the crowds of autograph hunters the normally publicity wise Tennis star allowed herself to be meekly led away.
Cam led her to a waiting limo, a uniformed chauffeur held the door open as Cam helped his guest inside and sat beside her.
"Burrows, Miss Kournikova isn't feeling well, have her things collected and sent over to the house."
"Right away sir."
The chauffeur took a phone from his pocket and dialed a number, a few seconds later the engine purred to life and the limo pulled away leaving all of Anna's fans disappointed.
Anna still couldn't understand why she felt so relaxed; the normal adrenaline rush during a match had deserted her leaving feeling so weak she would have trouble standing. Anna realized that Cam had begun to massage her neck, she knew this was not what she wanted, she should be angry, she wanted to be angry but instead her head fell forward as the sensation of Cams massage took her closer and closer to sleep. Gradually at first her eyes began to close, her hands fell limply to the seat and her breathing became slow and even. Anna made a single last effort to open her eyes but instead they just fluttered slightly and then were tightly closed. Cam put his arm around her and rested her head on his shoulder. He was smiling.
Anna awoke with a start; her eyes darted around the strange room as her mind tried to find anything familiar or a clue to where she was. Her memory was hazy at best and all she could remember was a tennis match, but for Anna that was nothing new. The door opened and a man walked in, he looked familiar but she couldn't quite place him. Then Anna realized that she was naked, she quickly covered her breasts with her hands.
"Where am I, what have you done to me."
Cam raised his hand to silence her, Anna's mouth closed any questions she had for the moment remaining unspoken.
"Question 1, you are at my house and question 2 shall we say I've made a few modifications up here" Cam pointed to his head and laughed.
"What do you mean modifications?"
"Yesterday while we were playing tennis, do you remember that?" Anna nodded "Well yesterday I drugged you, Before you ask the drug was impregnated into your towels."
"But why. Are you going to ransom me? Have I been kidnapped?"
"Kidnapped is a little strong don't you think, sort of say's that I'm keeping you here against your will. You don't want to leave. Do you." Anna was about to answer when it hit her, the dawning realization that he was right. She had no intention of leaving; she was here because she wanted to be.
"Oh my God!"
"I see you are now beginning to get the picture."
"This isn't possible, I ...... I...... You can't do this to me."
"I'm sorry but I have already done it, The drug I gave you, apart from knocking you out put you in a highly suggestible state and after some surreptitious whispering into your ear while you were sleeping has ensured that your previous priorities of TENNIS TENNIS TENNIS have changed somewhat. But you'll understand soon enough."
"Please, I beg of you. Let me go. I won't say a thing. PLEASE!"
"You are right about one thing, you won't say anything, This will always be our little secret, won't it?"
Anna knew he was right, she had no intention at all of doing anything to jeopardize their relationship. Anna grimaced at the word relationship as it popped into her head; tears began to fall on the teenaged Russians cheek.
"I'm touched, but now I have some things to attend to and whilst I an gone you will find a pair of headphones in that drawer there. I want you to put them on until I come back. They will help you adjust to your new role."
Cam turned and walked towards the door laughing as he closed it behind him. Anna continued to cry as she stared at the closed drawer, There was no way she was going to even open that drawer. Anna's sobs became louder as she opened the drawer and pulled out the headphones. She put them on and laid her head on the pillow. Anna's ears were filled with the sound of Cam's voice, she closed her eyes and saw his face etched in her memory as his voice commanding yet gently persuasive told her what she needed to hear.
"You will obey me, you will love me, and you will desire me. You will obey only me, you will love only me, and you will desire only me."
Again and again the same phrases etched themselves permanently into Anna's subconscious until she forgot the fear and the crying, until the helplessness receded and vanished and until smiling and happy she continued to repeat her masters words. Long after he had returned and removed the headphones from around her young ears. In fact Anna only stopped when Cam naked and hard entered her allowing her to begin to live the words she had for so long repeated.
Cam whispered into her ear. "Game, set & match to me I think Miss Kournikova."
THE END
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