Okay, I'm finally getting chapter 3 out there!
I hope you guys aren't dissappointed for the wait. It's just with school and everything, it's hard to find spare time to write!
Anyways, here's chapter three!
Chapter 3
Akiza concentrated on taking deep breaths as the orange-haired guy cocked his head at her. "Well, my guess says it's a girl."
She watched the blonde roll his eyes in irritation as he snapped, "Of course it's a girl you twit! God, you're blind as well as stupid!"
She watched the blonde narrow his eyes as he looked back at her. "You've got a lot of questions to answer, but we'll take them one at a time. First, who are you?"
Akiza decided that silence was the key and just kept her mouth shut. She saw the patience draining from his face with each passing second until he shook her arms and yelled in her face, "Answer me worm!"
Akiza felt her teeth rattle and knew she'd have bruises on her arms from his hands. Before Jack could do anything else though, Crow was holding up her tied blanket.
"Hey Jack, looks like we got a thief."
She swallowed past the lump in her throat as she saw the guy called Jack's face go red with anger. "Trying to steal from us, huh? Well, we'll show you!"
With a quick shove, Akiza was on the floor. Her head had hit the chair behind her and made her see stars for a second. Before she could even think about reaching for her deck, the blonde had grabbed her arm again and jerked her up. She felt the muscles pull in her shoulder and she gasped in pain. She saw the orange-haired guy run up and put a restraining arm on the blonde as he said, "Jeez Jack, take it easy! She's a girl!"
The guy called Jack tightened the grip on her arm and made her eyes water in pain. "She's nothing but a thief! You saw her Crow!"
The one called Crow scowled as he said, "Yeah, but that doesn't mean you gotta rip her arms off!"
Jack took a deep breath to calm himself. He loosened his grip on Akiza's wrist and rubbed his hand down his face. "Alright, I see your point. Fine. Go get some rope from the chest, we're gonna tie her to the chair until we get some answers."
Akiza watched as Crow sighed and went to get the rope. Akiza's panic doubled as she desperately sought an escape. She couldn't get away by using her powers because Jack still had a death grip on her wrists. She decided that keeping quiet would be best. The less they knew, the better. Akiza decided that she would have to just try and get her arm free so she could reach her deck.
With a courageous breath, Akiza pulled back her foot as far as it would go and kicked him with every ounce of strength in her body. She watched with satisfaction as he yelled with pain and reached down to rub his throbbing shin. She was disappointed though when she realized that he hadn't let go of her arm in the process. Actually, he had tightened his grip instead, and the pain was so strong that it brought her to her knees with another gasp of pain. She bit her bottom lip to keep herself from crying out in pain.
By then, Crow had run over to where Jack and Akiza were on the floor. Crow didn't know what to do. Jack was howling with pain and rubbing his shin while the girl was sitting on the floor, desperately trying to free her arm.
Akiza was sure that her arm would snap any second. She had even grown so desperate as to try and pry his fingers away with her other hand. A sob somehow found its way out of her mouth.
Crow heard the muffled sob escape the girl, and he suddenly felt real bad for her. Crow crouched down and grabbed Akiza's arm and looked over at Jack. "I got her Jack. Let her go. You're gonna break her arm."
Jack looked up at Crow with a red face as he said in a strained voice, "She'll be lucky if that's all I break!"
But Jack released her arm and clutched at his bruising shin with both hands.
Akiza gasped as he released her arm and she felt a tear roll down her cheek. She rolled her lips inward and took deep breaths to keep herself from crying.
The Black Rose Witch did not cry!
Akiza felt herself being gently pushed into a chair, and before she could remember what they were going to do to her, Crow was already tying her up. At least he didn't tie her hands together. She didn't think she could even lift her arm if he had asked her to.
By the time she was tied in the chair, Jack was standing in front of her. Her arm had already gone numb, and for that she was thankful. Her eyes had dried up, and the panic that had controlled her body earlier was replaced by a blazing rage.
She watched as Jack pulled up the other chair in front of her and sat down. He still looked extremely angry, but not as angry as when she had kicked him.
Jack took a deep breath and said, "Now that you've tried your escape, you're gonna talk. Now back to my original question, who are you?"
Akiza glared at him, but of course he wouldn't know that because of her mask. She flinched when he slammed a fist down on the poor table as he yelled, "Answer me! I'm tired of these games! This is the last time I'll ask you nicely, now who are you?"
Akiza wanted nothing more to yell and scream at him, but she knew that's exactly what he wanted, so she kept quiet. She watched as Crow stood in between her and Jack, obviously trying to keep Jack's temper from erupting, as he stared at her.
She watched as Crow knitted his eyebrows together and asked, "What's the mask for? And the cloak? Are you so ugly that you have to hide your face?"
Akiza felt the blush stain her cheeks again, but this one was from anger more than embarrassment. When she didn't answer him, he shrugged and said, "Oh well, I guess I'll have to figure out myself."
Akiza saw him reach forward, and in a panic she jerked her head back and yelled, "No, don't!"
She watched as surprise flickered over Crow and Jack's faces. She was glad when she saw Crow's hand drop back down to his side as his eyebrows shot up. "So, you do talk."
Akiza figured she might as well talk. "Yes, I do."
She watched Jack shove Crow out of the way as he focused on her. "Finally. Now, who are you?"
Akiza's anger was still boiling close to the surface as she said, "I am the Black Rose Witch! And if you know what's best for you, you'll let me go at once!"
She watched as the anger quickly left Jack's face and amusement replaced it. His lips twitched up into a smile as he said, "You….a witch? Oh boy. Now, stop with these lies and tell me the truth. Who are you? What's your name?"
Akiza sat stunned for a moment. Never in her life had anyone been amused when she had told them who she was. He had almost even made a joke out of it.
Akiza cleared her mind of those thoughts and focused on the questions Jack was asking her. "I told you, I am the Black Rose Witch, and that's the only name I go by now."
She watched as Crow leaned against the wall as he asked, "Well then, what name did you used to go by?"
Akiza felt the pain in her chest as she thought about how her life was before her parents had sent her away. "I told you that it doesn't matter! I am now the Black Rose Witch! Release me now!"
Jack leaned back in his chair as he said, "Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't think you're in the position to be demanding things right now. Alright then Black Rose Witch, what gang are you from?"
Akiza felt irritation mix with the anger as she said, "I don't know what you're talking about. I belong to no such thing."
She saw Jack roll his eyes as he pointed to her duel disk. "Yeah, and I bet you're wearing that because it's very stylish."
Akiza felt her temper breaking as she hissed, "I said I don't belong to a gang, and I'm not a liar! I may be a lot of things, but a liar's not one of them!"
She saw irritation snap in Jacks eyes as he pointed to her duel disk again and asked, "If you don't duel for a gang, then what are you doing with a duel disk attached to your arm?"
Akiza gritted her teeth as she answered, "I duel for my own purposes."
Jack seemed temporarily satisfied with her answer, so he asked another question. "What are you doing here?"
Akiza struggled to control her temper as she took a deep breath and said, "I didn't know anyone was staying here. The place was empty when I walked in, and I was hungry, so I decided that I could maybe take some fruit."
She watched from the corner of her eye as Crow untied the blanket and opened it up.
He looked up at Jack and said, "She's telling the truth. There's nothing in here but food."
Jack nodded as he leaned back in his chair again. "Alright, next question. How did you find this place?"
Akiza decided that she might as well give him the whole truth. "I found it on accident. I was walking down the garbage tunnel when I finally found a door. When I opened the door, there was the shack."
Jack burrowed his brows together in thought as he asked, "Why were you walking through there?"
Akiza sighed as she said, "I don't believe that's any of your business."
She watched as Jack thought for a minute then shrugged as he stood up. She watched as he limped over to the window and looked out. She turned her head and saw Crow putting the fruit back in the chest and then folded the blanket. Akiza snapped her gaze back to Jack's and said, "Now that I've answered your questions, let me go."
Jack didn't even bother to look her way as he said, "You're not going anywhere until Kalin gets back. I still don't believe you are who you say you are, and Kalin will recognize you if you're from another gang."
Akiza's temper flared once again as she said, "I told you that I wasn't in a gang! Let me go now, and I promise to not hurt you."
Jack did look at her now. He looked annoyed as he bent down and rubbed his sore shin. "Too late for that, so I guess you'll just have to wait."
Akiza's temper snapped and she felt her powers ripple through her body as she yelled, "Just you wait until I'm out of this chair! I'll show you the power of the Black Rose Witch! You'll be the first to die!"
Jack snorted as he returned his gaze to the window. "Yeah, I'm getting ready to die from a witch. Can my day get any more exciting?"
Akiza hated the sarcasm dripping in his voice. She took deep breaths, desperately trying to calm her temper. If she didn't get her temper under control soon, her powers would take control of her mind.
She was brought out of her thoughts when an apple was shoved under her masked nose. She slowly looked up into the smiling face of Crow.
She felt puzzled and absurdly touched as he held the apple out to her and said, "Here, I know you're hungry."
Akiza dumbly reached out as far as her good arm would go and took the apple, surprised at his generosity. She quickly shook off the feeling though when she realized that he wouldn't be nice to her when he figured out that she was a monster.
Akiza stared at the apple lying on her lap. To eat it, she had to take off her mask. Should she? She was hungry, but she never let anyone see her face. Could she even reach her mouth? Although they didn't tie her arms together, they were still wrapped tightly against her body and wouldn't move much.
She was saved from the decision when Jack turned around. He looked at her, then his gaze jumped over to Crow's. "They're back."
Crow nodded as he stepped forward to stand beside the door, ready to greet Kalin and Yusei.
Akiza dropped her head against the back of the chair in exhaustion. Now she had to go through the other two.
Oh well. Maybe after the man named Kalin that Jack had mentioned told them that she wasn't from a gang, she would be set free.
And then she would show them the power of the Black Rose Witch! Starting with the blond named Jack!
Alright! That's the end of chapter three! I hope everyone is satisfied so far, and if not...well, I just hope everyone's satisfied! :)
I've come to realize that I absolutely love writing this story! Especially Crow and Jack. I'm sure I don't give the characters justice with the way I write them, but they're probably my favorites to write for right now.
Okay, now to answer some of your reviews:
1. Sorry about any grammer mistakes! I've read over the chapters and everything, but every once in a while something will slip my notice, but hopefully the grammer mistakes aren't so bad.
2. Yusei lovers have no fear, for he will be entering in the next chapter (which is obvious because of how I ended this chapter)
3. About Akiza's mask...I don't really want to give anything away, but I will say that she eventually takes it off. The mask, for her, is like an escape from the real world. When she has on the mask, it's like she takes on a new identity that enforces her powers...but I won't say anything else because Akiza shall reveal more later on in the story!
And I belive that was it!
I really hope everyone enjoyed this chapter, because as a writer, it is my single desire to entertain and please the readers.
Anyways, please leave a review and I'll try and get the next chapter out soon!