Aaron knocked and entered the guidance counselor's office to find Father Abel with a very grim look on his face.
"I see you have already amassed quite a fearsome reputation. That little stunt you pulled in the parking lot has had all the students terrified of you" said Father Abel grimly.
Aaron regarded Father Abel coldly, "I intended no harm. I merely wished to either scare her or attract campus security" he answered coldly.
"Or power slide out of the way according to Javier" growled Father Abel pulling out his phone. He showed Aaron a video of the incident. From the angle the shot was taken, it looked like the BMW was revving, getting ready to slam into Viola and her car, Viola herself had an expression of abject terror and was frozen in place.
"I believe my father and Mr. Javier can testify that there was no danger to Ms. Viola. I only wished to prevent her from vandalizing the car with her baseball bat" said Aaron coldly.
Father Abel sighed wearily. "We know that, which is why you are not in trouble. However, it has made your ability to socialize much more difficult" he said.
Aaron raised an eyebrow. "If my peers do not have the intelligence to understand the context of my actions then I'd rather not associate with them" he said coldly, eliciting a wry chuckle from Father Abel which he quickly suppressed with a shake of his head.
"Onto another matter, I've had the most disturbing phone calls from Mei and Kate." said Father Abel grimly. His eyes boring into Aaron.
Aaron regarded Father Abel coldly. "What are you talking about?" he asked quietly.
Father Abel rubbed his temples. "I will ask you a question. And I want an honest answer. You have nothing to fear as long as you're honest about it" he said wearily.
Aaron nodded, waiting for the question.
"Are you familiar with the term BDSM?" asked Father Abel.
"No" said Aaron. Father Abel gazed into Aaron's Stoic blue eyes trying to detect a falsehood, but he failed to find one.
"Well for someone who claims to not know anything about it, you sure as hell have an affinity for it" grumbled Father Abel.
"How so? And what does this have to do with Kate and Mei Ling?" asked Aaron.
"Did you notice that they were calling you 'Master Aaron' and obeyed your commands despite them being much older than you?" asked Father Abel.
"Well yes. I'll admit that I liked it even if they were just humoring me" said Aaron.
"They weren't humoring you. They actually enjoyed the control you had over them" growled Father Abel.
Aaron's Stoic demeanor cracked, and he looked confused, giving Father Abel the confirmation that Aaron didn't realize the power he had over them.
Father Abel sighed and started to explain: "BDSM stands for Bondage, Dominance Sadism and Masochism. It is a special type of relationship between people with opposite tendencies. Some people like being tied up, dominated, and being told what to do and getting hurt by others, while some like dominating, enforcing authority, and inspiring fear in others".
Realization dawned in Aaron's eyes. "So what I'm feeling is normal?" he whispered. His Stoic mask crumbled, and Father Abel saw the vulnerable side of Aaron for the first time.
Father Abel felt a wrench in his gut. He realized that Aaron's stoicism and extreme self-control were the result of him attempting to suppress these urges.
"When did you start to feel these desires?" he asked gently.
"Three years ago" replied Aaron.
He then poured out to Father Abel exactly what had happened:
Three years ago, when Aaron was 10, Ivan had taken him to a BMW dealership to take delivery of the new BMW M5 Ivan had bought. Aaron, who had seen his father work long and hard on extra projects, was thrilled and proud of his father for being able to buy such a beautiful and powerful car.
That night though, he witnessed a vicious and violent argument between Annette and Ivan.
Believing that he was asleep, Annette had confronted Ivan about his purchase of the BMW M5, she could not believe that he was actually serious about owning it and had taken on extra work to earn enough money to afford it. She was simply furious and screamed all sorts of things like 'toxic male', 'brute' and had even tried to slap Ivan. He had caught and twisted her arm, threatening her in a low voice, before releasing her. The argument continued, with Ivan calmly but firmly standing his ground on his purchase decision while Annette was hysterical.
Finally, Annette had screamed that he could keep his stupid car, but it would be the last time he ever pulled something like this, or she would leave him and take Aaron with her. Aaron had felt fear for being separated from his father, and was confused why Annette was so angry about the car.
His confusion about Annette's anger over the car only grew and came to a climax the day after the delivery of the car when she had screamed in terror when Ivan had pushed the car to its full acceleration on the highway. At that moment, he felt pleasure over Annette's fear and happiness that Ivan was enjoying himself. He also felt guilt since it was his mother who he was happy to see scared, but he realized that this was something deep within him.
Ever since that day, he had been trying to control and suppress his desire to see girls and women in fear. Drawing from his knowledge of movies and TV shows, he adopted a persona to hide his emotions. As he practiced his stoicism, he came to realize that he liked the way it made others feel uncomfortable around him, and he liked the feeling of control his ability to hide his emotions gave him.
After he had finished speaking, Aaron felt as if a massive weight had been lifted of his shoulders. Father Abel, came around his desk and laid a gentle, comforting hand on Aaron.
"I am sorry that you had to witness that fight Aaron. But do not worry. You are not alone. There are lots of people who have the same tendencies as you." he said gently.
"Thank you, Father Abel" sniffled Aaron, drying his tears. With several deep breaths, he stopped crying and returned to his Stoic self.
"Your use of stoicism to control those tendencies do you great credit. Another person would have resorted to thuggery or bullying to satiate those desires." said Father Abel, admiration clear in his voice.
"Now on to the present problem that we have. BDSM, while it can be incorporated into everyday life, has very strong social and cultural stigmas. You obviously know that you can't just go around torturing and hurting people, so practitioners of BDSM have strict rules in place to ensure the safety and comfort of both the master and the servant" explained Father Abel.
"And what does this have to do with Ms. Kate and Ms. Mei Ling?" asked Aaron, back in his calculating and clipped demeanor.
"Well you see, Kate is what is known as a switch by people in the community. She is able to switch between being a master, or mistress in her case and being a servant, depending on the person or situation. You, my young Casanova, seem to bring out her servant side, along with a powerful attraction to you" said Father Abel.
"I'm flattered, but I find that hard to believe. Kate is beautiful and would definitely be able to find another handsome, adult master instead of me" said Aaron coldly.
Father Abel couldn't help but chuckle. "You're right, but your maturity and intelligence along with your natural charisma and command over your emotions and impulses make you a very formidable master. You naturally bring out the servant tendencies in her and Mei Ling. Yes, even Mei Ling realized last night that she wanted to submit to you and was attracted to you. Your age and intelligence has put them in quite the pickle" he explained.
Aaron mulled over this information. Then looked up at Father Abel. "I understand. I shall not attempt to contact them." He said firmly.
"They seem to think that that is for the best as well, since they are both so much older than you. However, you may still maintain a friendly relationship with both of them. No dating, kissing or any other shenanigans though" said Father Abel sternly.
Aaron nodded in acceptance. "Very well Father, I shall abide by your restrictions" he said.
Father Abel sighed in relief. "Another word of caution Aaron. BDSM and BDSM relationships are not widely accepted, and from what I know of your parents, they will not be understanding or accepting of such a condition. I urge you to not openly discuss this with anyone" he said as a final warning.
"I understand Father Abel. I'll keep it to myself" said Aaron as he stood to leave.