Chapter 3
It's Torture
Author's note: Well I decided to continue this story after a very long time so thank you to those who are continuing What's behind? , and to those who decided to check this out.
I hope to my readers before, you'll forgive me for the super late update. And I'll try my best to follow up the next chapters. Now I present to you, Chapter three!
I woke up in my room, and I spent another night here, at this old house. I wanted to leave but something was keeping me. Not Jellal, but it was a feeling of curiosity. What was I remembering? It's all fragments so it's hard to make out. I sighed and headed downstairs.
I smelled fried eggs and bacon. There were still sizzling noises coming from the kitchen, so I thought I was in time for breakfast. I went inside the dining room and looked around.
"Jellal's not here." I felt disappointed.
Wait, why was I disappointed? It's not like we are lovers or anything right? I should feel relieve not seeing him since I don't know what he might do to me.
I heard the door creaked open and came out Shiro, the guy wearing the butler suit. He was carrying a plate of bacon and a plate of fried eggs in both hands. He gently placed them on the table and he turned his gaze at me. His eyes were concealed by a blind fold.
"Um what's with the blind fold?" I asked, as staring at him with it is creeping me out.
"I'm hiding my eyes from you. It may scare you." His voice may sound emotionless, but there was a hint of concern at the last phrase.
"No actually it's the opposite. I'm getting creep out with you wearing that blindfold."
"Really? Then I shall take it off then. I can't see with it." He untied the knot of the blindfold and his eyes looked beautiful. It had the perfect mix of violet and red. He actually looked mysterious and attractive in a way.
"What are you staring at?" he placed the blindfold in his right pocket.
"Your eyes, I found them attractive."
He seemed to be shock when I gave him that answer. He turned around and paused before going back in the kitchen.
"Erza-sama, could you wake up Jellal-sama in my behalf? I have to help Himiko in preparing breakfast. His room is across the library door." Shiro pushed the door open and went inside without even hearing my reply.
"Guess I have no choice." I sighed and started my way up the stairs. I found the library and looked at the door across it. I walked to it slowly and paused before knocking.
"Why am I feeling nervous?" My heart began to beat fast.
I reached out my clenched fist ready to lightly knock on the door. I gulped down and knocked with little force.
"Um... Shiro said to wake you up. Breakfast will be served soon." A bead of sweat rolled down my face. I waited for a few seconds but no reply came. "Jellal, are you awake?" I knocked again but this time with more force. "Hello?" Still no voice answered back. I grabbed the door knob and slowly turned it. I felt my hand shaking and sweating. My heart beat was becoming faster. Why was I becoming nervous? This isn't the first time I entered a guy's room.
I pushed the door forward little by little to take a peek. The room was painted with a dull blue with thin white stripes. The gold curtains were held back, allowing sunlight to pass through the windows on opposite sides of the room. It was considerably bright inside, not what I imagined. There was a big bed at the middle and it was covered with gold sheets. It seemed to be the same size as the bed I'm using at the house.
"Excuse me." I stepped forward, and closed the door behind me quietly. I walked up to the bed to see if Jellal was there. As I stopped by the bedside, I saw him sleeping soundlessly. He had his white buttoned shirt on, with the three buttons from the top opened, revealing his chest. His face was calm and a strand of his blue hair crossed his nose going to his left eye. My heart began to race more and I soon lost count of how many beats was it per 5 seconds. I felt my cheeks becoming hot as I stood there, and my legs weren't supporting me at all. I could collapse any moment now.
I reached out my left hand to shake his left shoulder. Suddenly I was pulled intensely and fell head first on the bed. I looked up as I rubbed my skull with my right hand and saw that I was lying across his stomach. This made me get up but I was pulled back.
"This is..." my heart continued to rise.
"Let's stay like this a while longer." His voice was calm yet there was a hint of seduction in it.
My heart came to beat faster than ever and I'm sure that he could hear it. I had a feeling he smiled as I buried my face in the sheets. Jellal suddenly pulled me to his right side and entrapped me with his embrace. My head was resting at his chest which made me feel more embarrassed.
"Jellal, I..." no words came after that anymore. He locked my lips with his and it was just a normal kiss. It wasn't that kind of kiss that I received from him a few times already, but it still made me smile inside.
"No more than this." I heard him murmured. He got up and walked to a door, revealing to be a closet. "Go ahead first. I'll get dressed."
"Yeah..." I stood up and went out the door. As I closed it, I slid down and took a couple of breaths in. "What's wrong with me?"
After breakfast, I decided to explore a little more. I went out the main door, observing the exterior design. There was a garden but it seemed to be not taken care of for a very long time. As I walked to the back part of the house, I saw a familiar figure. It was Himiko. She was lowly mumbling what seemed to be complaints about Shiro.
"Erza-chan." She called out. Her face lit up and she came running to me, her hazelnut pony tail swaying back and forth.
"Aren't you with Shiro today?" I asked.
"He told me to clean up the backyard for no reason. He seems to be bossy, though we only have a one year gap."
"Why how old are you two?"
"I'm 15, while he's 16. We're not completely younger than you and Jellal-sama."
She chuckled and returned back to her work. "Oh speaking of Jellal-sama, he's at the basement if you're looking for him."
"But I..." I paused and thought, basement? There was a basement in this house? I ran back inside and looked for the way leading down. I checked in the kitchen but there was nothing. I looked behind the staircase and still nothing. I quickly looked from place to place, until I stumbled upon a white door in the living room. I opened it and found darkness. I carefully raised my right foot and searched the first step. I took a slow pace as I carefully descended into the darkness. It was narrow, only one person at a time.
It smelled like dust down here but the walls were made with solid concrete. As I continued, I saw a faint light at the distance. I hurried but my foot slipped on something slippery. I suspect it to be a moss. I screamed as I fell nearer to the light.
As I opened my eyes, I saw that there was a strange room. It was big, and no doors. It felt familiar in a way, but this time fear came rushing in. I stood up and winced. I got a bruise on my right leg, though nothing serious. I continued my steps and looked around. The room had three small cells surrounding a big circle. In the circle, there was a post, and some chains attached to it. My face had a shocked expression, and the fear became larger. Why was there a place like this under the house? It seems to be used for punishments and tortures.
"Tortures", ringed inside my head. A voice shrieked out in my mind, and then a scene was displayed from where I was standing.
"Kyaa!" I saw a little girl chained to the post. Two men were surrounding her. Her clothes were white but worn out. It was torn on some places but nothing revealing. As I changed my view, I was shocked. I saw she had the same scarlet hair as mine. It was short but definitely the same shade. Blood was running down the right side of her cheek, while tears came down on the other side.
"Please..." she pleaded as the two men laughed.
I froze there, staring at the empty room, remembering what I just saw. What was that just now? Why did I see that? Who was that girl?
I heard footsteps coming from behind. I looked back and saw Jellal standing there with a mischievous smile. It's the other Jellal.
He came forward and I stepped back, still feeling fear being inside the room.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I should be asking you that."
I felt my back hit the pole and there was no chance to escape with the distance between us.
"Do you remember this place?" his voice was firm yet it was emotionless.
"What?" My eyes grew big in the confusion.
"It's torture you don't remember." He chained my hands to the pole and breathed heavily. "After all it was my fault."
I felt confused yet I somehow felt sad for him. "Jellal..." I called out with a worried voice.
I don't know if it was just me who heard a snapping noise. Jellal chuckled and raised his head. This was definitely the other Jellal. He lifted my chin with his right hand and spoke with a seductive tone.
"Let me help you remember what happened in another way."
He kissed me right away and his tongue slipped in my mouth. My two hands were secured by the chains and I was being pressed against the pole so no use in using my legs. He kept indulging me with his sweet and wet kisses. It made my body feel hot all over.
I felt his hand climbing up from inside my blouse, and I knew right away what he was going for. He touched me so intensely that at some points it hurts.
"Give me time to catch my breath." I panted as he released my mouth.
"I won't." He continued kissing me again but this time it wasn't so enjoyable. He made it so that it won't be as pleasant as the other one.
He released my mouth again and began undoing some buttons. He pressed his lips on my skin and his touch aroused me more, but one step made it too far.
"Wait...Don't go under my skirt! Kyaa!" His hand groped something. "You said you won't do anything unless I said so." I cried.
"Is that so?" He gave me an evil smile.
"This guy is trying to torture me!" I thought.
I'll try to update soon! Still need to sort out the events... (Thinking)
Note: Shiro and Himiko are still OCs that was requested by Primoridal Falls. They were her ideas...