A/N: First actual multi-chaptered fic excluding Virtues. Twisted Chai but slowly shifting to RaiJack (apologies to the awesome Chai fans! I'll be doing an actual long fic for them after I complete the sequel to Diary of Fantasies). Jack has very long dialogue in this particular chapter and Chase may be ooc a little as warning.
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Cruel World
Chapter One: Ultraviolence
"You can't reject me forever, Chase Young."
Chase Young stared at the person before him briefly before he scoffed at his arrogance.
"You would be wise to wipe the egotism off of your personality, Raimundo Pedrosa. It very well may prove to be your downfall."
Raimundo smirked whilst placing a teasing finger on Chase's face to trace his soft cheek.
"We could be wonderful partners… or rather… so much more than that. I think you are afraid."
Chase turned his face slightly, glaring at the other. "I am afraid of nothing. You cannot take no for an answer."
"I'm stubborn. Sue me," Raimundo chuckled, stepping closer. "Will you at least think about it? What do I have to do? Prove myself to you? Because I'll gladly do that."
"There is nothing you could do to prove yourself. You are the kind of wicked that involves childish pranks and obvious kleptophilia."
Raimundo frowned, crossing his arms. "You just don't know me... But don't worry, Chase. I love a challenge. I'll have you underneath my sheets along with myself."
He laughed, disappearing instantly, leaving Chase with his thoughts.
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How to seduce a man like Chase Young… So freakin' difficult.
Sure, Raimundo may have stolen the entire mansion he lived in (well, he didn't steal it exactly, Jack Spicer "helped" him out by stealing it for him) and the furniture and just about everything else in the house, but that did not mean that was the only aspect that made him evil! Raimundo plopped down on his chaise lounge sofa, groaning in frustration. He understood to an extent why Chase denied him constantly and it involved how "evil" he was. Hmph. Raimundo could prove to Chase just how evil he could be… but how?
His answer came to him instantly as Jack decided it was the right time to come "sneaking" in like he usually tried to do, trying to catch him off guard. Raimundo rolled his eyes and took a nearby pillow, throwing it at him.
"Hey, idiot. Haven't you ever heard of knocking?"
"Oh please," Jack threw the pillow back. "I got this shit for you so that means I can come whenever I want."
"Your logic is stupider than Wuya's, but whatever, come lay on the couch with me."
"Aww," Jack cooed. "How nice of you, Raimundo."
"I'll choke you until you cry."
"Why, you kinky little asshole," Jack said as he plopped down on the couch, deliberately laying down on top of him.
"Thank you, I try. Anyway, I need your… advice. Your manipulation-slash-seduction advice."
Jack Spicer was very… notorious for his diabolical manipulations he would do to just about anyone to get what he wanted, especially in business. On top of that, he had a way with words far different than simple taunts and requests which led him to easily seduce and use whomever he wanted. These combined naturally caught the attention of the rest of the Heylin and therefore, not many wanted to bother him or laugh at his failures anymore. Besides, the genius got better, so there was nothing to laugh about. Whether it be weapons or money and similar things, Jack was the person to go to.
"Want to wrap someone around your finger and slowly leech what you want off of them? Who's your victim?" Jack smirked, very eager to give his advice on such a matter.
"I want to seduce Chase Young. I want him as mine," Raimundo responded.
For a minute, Jack thought he was joking, but the serious look on his face proved otherwise.
"Well… I'm not going to say that Chase Young is outside of the realm of my… talents… but still, Rai, you realize he'll torture you and have his cats eat you afterwards if he finds out?"
"I want to fuck him and be his partner, not kill him, Jack."
"Same difference," Jack shrugged, getting off of Raimundo and sitting up. "If you really want Chase in that way, then you're going to have to prove you're going to be more than willing to be obedient to him. And right now, it sounds like you want Chase Young to be obedient to you, and that's not happening."
"I am not going to be some dog for him. My desire for him is only to a certain degree."
"I'm not saying that," Jack said. "I'm just saying that you'll have to understand that he's above you and rarely can you show dominance. That doesn't mean lick his shoes everyday. Just know your boundaries."
Raimundo groaned yet again in frustration.
"…Then, I'll just have to accept that."
Jack frowned. "Chase is brutally manipulative. Personally, I'd feel sorry for the person who got fucked over by him."
Raimundo laughed. "Then what are you, Jack? I recall poor Tubbimura almost getting his arms amputated because he didn't pay on time and just the other day where you manipulated Wuya into doing a one-person attack on the Xiaolin Temple."
"My methods are different from Chase's," Jack responded, then began to explain his said methods. "I expect my clients to pay on time. I can get very angry if they don't. It's a contract. I give you shit, and you pay me on time. If you don't tell me that you cannot pay me on time and you try to hide from me, that's when I deliver pain… in any means necessary. With Wuya, she pissed me off by stealing some of my more valuable Wu—and mind you, one was the Eagle Scope I snagged off of Chase to which she gave him back. So I told her the monks were away and that their Wu would be easy to retrieve, and I would forgive her, warrented she gave me half of the earnings. Long story short, I hinted to the monks she was coming and when she did come, they kicked her ass and I stole their Wu anyway."
"Then… your seduction methods?"
"Easy," Jack shrugged. "There are many willing to form contracts and mergers with me. They just want some of my money and a part of my business, which they'll never get in the end. They'll do anything, down to offering me whatever they can get. Pandabubba at one time offered to have me as co-head of his underground drug syndicate as well as other useless things such as stolen rare paintings, actual upgraded robots and in a desperate case, women for sex."
Jack shuddered. Apparently the crime boss was so oblivious unlike the rest and didn't know that Jack was gay.
"That sounds disgusting," Raimundo said, looking appalled.
"It really is. Of course I denied all of that… and ended up taking some of his assets anyway that he still doesn't know about in ways I can't describe in one day, but I'm rambling, aren't I? My methods for this particular area are like this: they'll do anything for you, so you take that, and put it to good use. Drop little hints… be sweet and innocent and oblivious but not too much, or they'll think you're suspicious. Take whatever you can in large quantities and then give them whatever they wanted in small but satisfactory quantities."
Jack chuckled when he was finished explaining, then moved on. "That's the perfect method to getting what you want, whenever you want and whenever you please. Now in the case of Chase Young… I'll say this very slowly. He. Fucking. Loves. Willing. Partners."
"You told me this before," Raimundo said.
"Oh, I know, but that's the key thing you have to know. He'll want total submission like I said before, which concerns me because you, Raimundo, have never been known to be submissive at all and the thought of it has caused you to almost vomit. Which means, my dear Rai, you'll have to fake it."
Raimundo scoffed, crossing his leg. "Fake it my ass. I'm not changing my persona for him."
"This is going to be tough, Raimundo. From the looks of things, you do want him but in a way that doesn't change how you are. This is why I also have a plan. Would you care to hear it?"
Raimundo smiled cruelly as Jack began to speak.
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From the confines of Chase Young's citadel, a roar sounded.
This alerted the warlord to any visitors, whether it be unknown or known, hidden or seen.
He arose from his throne and wasted no time in teleporting himself to the main entrance and growled once he saw who exactly came to visit.
Standing there smug in all of his glory with a smile Chase wanted to slap off of his face and his arms crossed was none other than Jack Spicer.
"Well, hello there, Chase. It's been a while."
Chase snapped his fingers, calling on his warriors to surround Jack. To do something he should have a long time ago.
"You have some nerve to show your lowly, disgusting face here, you traitor," he growled.
"Oh come on, Chase. Sure I humiliate you and take all of your valuable Wu by an attack orchestrated by myself and Hannibal Roy Bean but there's no reason to be so hostile," Jack said sweetly, feigning innocence and tilting his head as if he's done nothing wrong.
"I should have killed you as soon as I had the chance."
Jack laughed, rolling his eyes. "Then why didn't you? Were you impressed that I made you my bitch for about a couple of weeks and then threw you to the ground like you threw me to that T-Rex a while back?"
Deciding this insect has gone too far, Chase directly approaches Jack and wraps his hands around his throat, beginning to clench tightly. Jack only smiled and took his hands to attempt to cease Chase's hands from clenching tighter, holding his wrists.
"See, Raimundo, Chase will get… quite angry seeing my face again. Let's just say he was one of my victims. I'd long given up on wanting to be his apprentice because he's nothing but a lying bastard, but I managed to get close to him to an extent to ruin him, if only for a bit."
"What did you do, Jack?"
"Did everything he asked, just like a willing partner… Only to also manipulate Hannibal Roy Bean in the process of being Chase's slave for a bit. I made up some dumb lie that involved Chase wanting to seal him away in the Yin-Yang World again. It was then I planned with him an attack against Chase which went beautifully. Chase didn't even see it coming. His face was priceless."
"I wouldn't… do this… if I were you… Chase…" Jack breathed out.
"Beg for your pitiful life, it is only then I will let you leave with your throat intact."
"Oh?" Jack coughed. "You should know that I… have the spell to give Wuya back her powers. I stole that from you, too."
Chase instantly let go. He could not have that hag with her powers back.
"Good choice. I also have the Lunar Locket and Hannibal has a spell to bring the Heylin Eclipse within two days, even though it can only be used once per year. It would be a shame if I gave Wuya the scroll to get her powers back right when the Eclipse happens, hm? Might want to call off those cat warriors, too. I'm very good with animal euthanasia."
"You are a bastard, Jack Spicer. Nothing but a manipulative self-centered bastard," Chase grit his teeth, calling off his warriors.
"And you're a hypocrite, Chase Young."
"Chase will use you. That is what he will do, Raimundo. He will not have you in his citadel for any reason but to use you. He will take what he needs and throw the rest away. Choke the life out of you. You lust after him but he will use that to his advantage."
"So, you're saying I should quit while I'm ahead," Raimundo sighed.
"Yes. However, you can explore whatever twisted thoughts you have about him… if you let me help you make sure he'll never harm a hair on your body."
"What makes you think he'll harm me so badly?"
"Because he will. For the weeks I was with him without my scheme into action, he treated me like a slave as I said before. All you need to do is mess up, even just a little mistake, and he will hurt you."
"And this plan of yours?"
"What do you want, worm? Why are you here when I clearly said never to show your face again?"
"To deliver a warning."
"There is nothing you can do that fears me."
"Yeah sure, sure. My warning is about Raimundo. I suggest you back off. He's off limits."
Chase scoffed. "He is the one who shows lust for me like a dog in heat. In fact, I believe that term is well suited to him."
Jack growled. "Say whatever you'd like to me, but don't you dare insult him."
"Struck a nerve, Spicer?" Chase smirked, relishing in this brief moment of triumph.
Good. I can use Pedrosa to knock Spicer down a few notches. Let's see how he likes his little partner beaten down beyond all belief. Or maybe… yes.. I'll give in to Pedrosa's "desire" for me, and then I will use him the same way Jack used me. I will make his partner wrapped around my finger.
"Even if there comes a chance where you and him are partners, you will not harm him, Chase. I'll make sure you don't."
Chase laughed. "You? Please, you may have come close to harming me, but you will not be able to do it again. I have learned from my mistake."
"Think again. I have every major Heylin belligerent on my side, including Hannibal. All I have to do is say the word and your life will be hell in two days. If Wuya needs coercing, I can do that too. I know all of your weaknesses down to the severe cold and when you shed which leaves you vulnerable. If in any way, you breathe on Raimundo Pedrosa in the wrong way, look at him in the wrong way, I can, and I will, make sure you go from Chase Young: Heylin Emperor of Darkness to Chase Young: An Old Relic Living in the Dirt. Do you really think I'm still a worm, insect, whatever else you can come up with that I've heard before?"
An anger swelled within Jack. By now, his red eyes were flaring, increasing the intensity of his anger.
"Go ahead. Do what you like," he hisses. "It'll just make it worse for you."
Jack decided he'd said enough and turned, leaving a shocked Chase to marvel at his words and his audacity.
Jack did what he had to do anyway. If all went well, Raimundo would receive a visit.
"I'll tell him to back off from you. If my hunch is right, that'll cause him to want to come closer to you in order to spite me. I know how he does things. He'll come closer only to make me angry. He won't actually be doing it because he wants to."
"And… so I just give in? Let him use me like you said?" Raimundo crossed his arms, looking deep in thought.
"I want you to see for yourself what I mean. I don't want you to only go by my words, Raimundo."
"And if you're right, Jack?"
"Then in the end, you'll still have me. I can drive you wild, too, Rai."
Raimundo chuckled. "I can accept that. So in the off-chance that he treats me like a respectable person and actually wants me as his partner?"
"Anything can stil happen, Rai. He'll put up a front. Do not believe any kind-hearted gesture he gives you. Like I said, take what you want from him without making him suspicious."
"Hmph, and here I was, wanting an actual partnership with him."
"I'll tell you this. Deception will get us everywhere. It's in every person's nature to be manipulative and deceiving… this is no different," Jack said to Raimundo. His words always held truth.
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Raimundo felt a shift in the winds, and he knew exactly why that was.
For he was standing with his back turned, and felt the presence of Chase Young without even having to turn around to confirm it was him.
He'd told Jack to leave, much to his dismay (he liked Jack… it bothered him how much.) as he did not want to appear suspicious having Chase's enemy around. For Jack's words to be proven true if they were meant to be, he would have to act as if he were oblivious.
"Have you reconsidered? We could be so good together."
And Raimundo knew from the slow footsteps of Chase approaching him from behind, the soft feel of his gloved hand caressing his neck and soon after feeling his hot breath on his neck, that Chase Young had made his decision.
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A part of Raimundo was frightened as to how the situation went. Of course, when Raimundo lied with Chase, nothing was forced. Raimundo was actually damned pleased as to how that specific part went with his lust for Chase being thoroughly sated. Jack's words still sounded clearly at the back of his head and therefore caused him not to let his guard down, despite the previous actions between the two. They were officially partners in a way he wasn't with Jack.
Which led Raimundo to move in with Chase, albeit just a bit reluctant as he did not want to give up the home that Jack gave him.
Because of this, told Jack of his news that he would move in with Chase, to which said Jack feigned surprise.
The sad look in Jack's face made Chase smirk to which Jack's face turned from sadness to anger.
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"I want you to stay away from Spicer."
Raimundo knew that was coming.
"He's my only friend, Chase. I don't know what he did to you, but I can't just betray him like that."
"You don't need him," Chase said. "You have me."
"I don't want to leave him all alone…" Raimundo muttered.
"He'll use you and treat you like the floor beneath your feet. He is a manipulative vermin incarnate. A disease. He's probably already took things from you without notice."
"He hasn't," Raimundo said. "He's been loyal to me. We've been loyal to each other… for years, I'll add."
Seeing that this was getting nowhere, Chase opted with himself to give up. He'd be getting his revenge on Spicer soon enough.
"Very well… I'll allow it… for now."
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He thinks he's won, but he hasn't.
Jack lounged on Raimundo's favorite chaise lounge sofa. He already missed his partner-in-crime, his friend. Out of all of the people he could possibly manipulate or use, he would never do so to Raimundo.
He knows what Chase will do and how he will do it.
He'll start off small, he'll give in to any motion that someone has interest in him and then he will take that person in. He'll poison their mind with lies and turn them into an emotionless slave and this is what precisely almost happened to Jack. He didn't know if Hannibal took pity on him or he just wanted to mess up Chase, but the man was the one to actually warn the genius of his ways which led to that attack both he and the other Heylin carried out.
He wants Raimundo back.
He is not safe with that liar, and Jack knows this.
"I told you to stay away, but you didn't listen. You don't think I'm a threat, do you?"
And Chase just looked at Jack with a cruel expression that he once feared but no longer did.
"He is mine, and there is nothing you can do about it. Oh, and I would check out your mansion if I were you."
Cackling, he left.
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Jack Spicer screamed not out of anger but in shock. Sirens deafened his ears.
His entire mansion was in flame.
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A/N: Hope you enjoyed the first installment to this! I will be working on and completing the sequel to Diary of Fantasies, so please stay tuned for that! Reviews always appreciated.
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