I think this is the longest chapter I've ever written for this series. I wanted to try getting more into the dialogue instead of just torturing them and getting it over with like they do in those crappy horror movies.

Speaking of which, I watched Saw the other night. I think I'm the only one who loved the ending. I mean, come on, it was a great plot with a great story twist! My sister hated it because of how it ended, though. I haven't seen the other Saw movies yet, since I ran out of iTunes money, but whatever. Enough babbling.

Also, I decided to try responding to my reviews since I feel stupid just letting most of them sit there. XD

JuleBeilschmidt: That last line..*shudders* Dear god, that's so disgusting xD

And that was only chapter one. ;)

locked butterfly: O.O...I..I...I...Love this story please update! :D

Thank you~ :D

The French Twins: Nooooooo not Greece XP This was a good chapter , it made me laugh

Made you laugh? O.o Well, I laugh when I write it. XD Meet you back on the forum~!

Hex the Ninja: :D I love this! That's a little disturbing. O.o Especially considering Germany's my favorite character... Oh well, I like horror.

Sorry about your favorite character. XD Just be lucky I gave him number 10 and not number 1… Dear God… I didn't think ANY of the Italy's would be willing to do number 1… I'm gonna hate writing it. XD

So, anyway, thanks for the all the reviews and enjoy the chapter!

Torture Number 9: Cat's Paw

Torturer: Feliciano Vargas

Tortured: Heracles Karpusi

Death of victim?: Yes

"Ve~, Kiku, welcome!" The happy Italian greeted his friend, opening the door for the Japanese man to allow him inside. Kiku bowed, stepping inside and taking off his shoes, looking around the home.

"Arigatou, Feliciano-san." Kiku said with a friendly smile. Entering the living room, Kiku saw Feliciano's brother, Lovino, casually watching T.V. in the other room, his arms folded behind his head. He didn't acknowledge Kiku's presence.

"Where is Ludwig-san? He said he was coming to visit today." Kiku asked. He noticed Lovino stiffen a bit. This made Feliciano frown at the mention of the German.

"I went to go make some pasta and left him alone with fratello, but when I came back, I found Lovi knocked out on the floor with a gun in front of him. I asked him what happened and he said that Luddy had robbed him." Feliciano had tiny tears in his eyes.

"Why are you still calling him Luddy?" Lovino asked, frowning.

"Sorry... I'm just used to calling him that." Feliciano said, before turning back to Kiku, going back to smiling, "But enough of that! How have you been?"

"Well, I-"

"WAIT! I can make us some tea first, si?"

"Uh... Hai, that'd be nice, arigatou." Kiku smiled a bit. Feliciano giggled and pulled Kiku happily into the kitchen, getting to work.

Once they had settled on the couch with their tea, Feliciano turned to Kiku, "Okay! Now you can tell me... Stuff!" He exclaimed.

"What stuff?" Kiku asked, tilting his head to the side.

"Like..." Feliciano thought for a moment, "Has anything been bothering you lately?" He asked.

Kiku thought for a moment, "Not really, no. Ah, well, there is one thing, but it's not really a big deal." He said with a small smile. This perked Feliciano's interest.

"Really? What's been bothering you? Maybe I could help." He smiled.

"Hm... Just a friend of mine. You see, even if he doesn't seem like it at first glance, he's a bit of a pervert and is always trying to get me to do weird things." Kiku explained, frowning a bit as he took a sip of his tea.

Feliciano, who had previously been smiling, had the curves on his lips reversed so they arched down in a way that didn't suit his normally happy character.

"Oh. I see." He said, his voice much darker than normal, "Si, I think I can help you with this!" He went back to a cheerful smile.

"Really?" Kiku perked up a bit, smiling softly, "That's great, Feliciano-san."

"So, who's your friend?"

"Heracles-san. Heracles Karpusi." Kiku said.

That name rang a bell to Feliciano... Oh, yeah! He was that man who was nuts over cats. An idea struck Feliciano, and he smirked a bit, but it was blocked from his tea cup. He had the perfect little toy in mind for the Greek.

"Oh, Kiku, you should sleep over tonight so that we can discuss what to do!" He suddenly piped up, back to his innocent act. This got him a look from Lovino.

Kiku blinked, blushing a bit, before smiling, "Hai, that sounds like a good idea." He said with a nod of his head.

"Yay!" Feliciano looked into his tea cup, pouting, "Aw... I'm out of tea. I'm gonna go pour some more! You can wait out here!" He exclaimed, not waiting a second before standing up and walking to the kitchen. Lovino followed him inside.

"Fratello... You're going to play with this Heracles guy, aren't you?" He asked.

Feliciano gave him a dark smirk, "Of course I am. You had your fun yesterday with Luddy. I want some fun, too."

At this, Lovino froze, shocked, "You mean you know about that?" He demanded.

"Of course! Quite an interesting brand of pasta sauce you picked up yesterday." He said, holding up the glass of red liquid, swirling it a bit.

"You know, I thought you'd be a lot more pissed." Lovino smirked.

"I am a little... But the 'sauce' tastes too good for me to be mad at you~!" Feliciano sung, giggling, "Also, I'll need your help." He put the glass of Ludwig's blood down, opening a cabinet and taking out some clear liquid, "Get Heracles for me, but don't injure him. You know I like my toys fresh." He said, handing the thumb sized glass to Lovino.

Lovino nodded, tucking the glass away in his pocket, "And what about Kiku?"

"Why do you think I asked him to sleep over? I want him to enjoy the show as well!" Feliciano smiled happily. He heard a sneeze from outside the room.

Lovino scoffed, "You're an asshole, you know that?"

Feliciano took his cup of tea, exiting the room, turning back to give Lovino a sly grin, "Si."

A few hours later, Kiku was passed out on the couch, a small blanket on top of him. Feliciano, however, was wide awake, waiting for Lovino to give him the okay. He heard soft footsteps and turned, his brother behind him.

"He's ready. You wanted this, right?" Lovino asked, holding up a tool. It looked like four large claws attached to a steel rod.

"Yes, that's what I wanted. Did you position Heracles correctly?" Feliciano took the tool in his hand, studying the sharp steel edges of the claws.

"You wanted him on his back with his arms and legs spread, right?" Lovino asked, sitting next to him on the couch, keeping his tone low as to not wake up Kiku.

"Yes, good." Feliciano smiled cheerfully, "We can wake up Kiku now. I'll meet you in the room." He said. Lovino nodded, heading off back down the hallway.

Feliciano headed back over to the couch, putting the contraption behind his back and poking Kiku's cheek, "Kiku~ wake up~" He sung quietly.

Kiku blinked an eye open, looking at Feliciano's smiling face, "Feliciano-san...? What...?" He asked, still half asleep.

"I have a surprise for you!" Feliciano giggled, pulling on Kiku's hand, trying to pull him off the couch. Kiku just nodded lazily, standing up and brushing off his clothes. Feliciano began to lead Kiku down the hall, and opened the door.

Kiku's eyes immediately widened in shock, "W-what the-?" There was a wooden table in the middle of the room, and Heracles lay there shirtless, obviously unconscious.

"Why do you look so confused? I'm going to help you take care of your problem! If Heracles wasn't around, he couldn't bother you, right? So why not have some fun with it?" Feliciano grinned like it was the best idea in the world.

Kiku looked horrified, "N-no, Feliciano-san, this isn't what I meant!" He exclaimed, "Let Heracles-san go. Now!" He exclaimed, a bit of a begging tone in his voice.

Feliciano frowned darkly, "No. Lovi, hold Kiku back." He said.

Lovino obliged his brother's command, hooking his arms beneath Kiku's to hold him in place. Kiku immediately began struggling, but Lovino managed to hold him back and keep him under control.

That was when Heracles began to wake up. He blinked a few times, obviously confused, and his eyes landed on Kiku.

"Kiku...?" He asked, "What's going on...?"

Feliciano didn't give the Japanese man a chance to answer, blocking Kiku and Heracles' view of each other. He held the tool from earlier in front of Heracles, the claws glistening in the light, "You like cats, right, Heracles?" He giggled.

Heracles' eyes widened a bit in alarm at the sight of the sharp weapon. There were four claws in total, all curved like it came from some kind of velociraptor.

"Feliciano-san, please, don't!" Kiku begged desperately, vainly trying to struggle.

Feliciano ignored him, letting the claws rest on Heracles' chest. Heracles didn't say anything, but his fear was clearly shown by the widening of his eyes and the quickening pace in the rising and falling of his chest. He looked at Feliciano, "Why are you-?" He didn't get the chance to finish his question as Feliciano dug the claws into his skin, earning a gasp from the Greek. Blood began to quickly flow from the wound, and Feliciano dragged the claws down Heracles' chest, peeling away the skin that covered him, leaving blood and torn muscle in it's wake. Heracles clenched his teeth, trying not to scream.

"Heracles!" Kiku cried, tears pricking at the corners of his eyes, "Feliciano, stop it, now!" He yelled.

Feliciano just giggled again, dragging the claws down to Heracles' stomach before lifting them up and repeating the process in a different area. However, he was disappointed when the only thing he as getting from Heracles was whimpers.

He continued to drag the claws down repeatedly until there were ribbons of skin hanging off of Heracles. Feliciano placed the bloody tool down, grabbing the ribbons of skin and pulling them off. Heracles gasped loudly, arching off the table, letting out a silent scream of pain as he was skinned alive. Tears began to travel down his cheeks, but he still refused to scream.

"F-Feliciano, please!" Kiku begged, sobbing.

Feliciano shrugged off Kiku's begging, picking up the tool again, raking at Heracles' flesh, pulling the muscle away from the bone. This got the scream he had been waiting for, as well as sending Kiku into hysteria.

Heracles' flesh was roughly pulled from his bones, making it look like a pile of raw meat from a horror movie. Blood went up his throat, and Heracles was forced to cough it out, a steady stream of blood traveling out of his lip. His world began to fade in and out from blood loss, and he could hear Kiku's hysterical screaming, but he could no longer make out what he was saying. Everything blurred, and Feliciano said something, but it was too distant for Heracles to know, and then everything went black.

"Aw... He died." Feliciano pouted, letting the tool fall to the floor.

Kiku brought his elbow back, ramming Lovino in the side and making him fall to the floor. He ran as fast as he could over to Heracles, roughly shoving Feliciano away from him, earning a small yelp from the Italian.

"HERACLES!" Kiku cried, looking down at his empty eyes. It was obvious he was dead.

"NO! HERACLES! DON'T LEAVE ME HERE!" Kiku sobbed, burying his face in the Greek's chest, ignoring the blood that covered him.

Feliciano stood up, placing a hand on Kiku's shoulder, making him freeze, "I went through all that work for you, Kiku..." He said.

Kiku didn't dare look at the Italian.

"You're going to try to run away from me, won't you? I can't let that happen..."

Next:

Torture Number 8: Knee Cruncher

Torturer: Feliciano Vargas

Tortured: Kiku Honda

Death of victim?: No