Chapter 4: The Truth in Lies

"Victoria" Arthur's voice shock as he reached out to the girl.

Vic stood silence, at the bottom of the stairs, her expression was blank as she stared at the man in the cage.

"w-WHO ARE YOU?" Vic finally questioned.

"It's me, Victoria. It's me. Arthur." the man stared at Vic with longing in his eyes. "You've grown up so much. Your so beautiful." tears stared to stream down the man's face, and Vic felt confused and hurt at the same time. Why would Ian keep a man in the basement?

The basement door slammed at the top of the stairs. Ian looked at Vic in anger and in sadness.

"What the hell are you doing down here?" Ian roared.

"Don't hurt her-" Arthur attempted to speak, but Ian gave him a death glare and he fell silent.

"I was looking for you, Ian" Vic said looking at Ian then Arthur the Ian again.

"I was just at the store, Vic" Ian laughed trying desperately to hide the awkward moment.

"Oh. " Vic said then she turned to Arthur. "Why do you keep that man in a cage? I doubt he's Nessie." Vic turned back to Ian with tear filled eyes.

Arthur was shocked that the girl would cry for him. Even though he loved her when she was little she always resented him, but what his Scottish brother said next really surprised him.

"He used to rape you." Ian grabbed Vic and embraced her in a hug.

"I… I think I remember that." Vic said in-between sobs.

Arthur was left victim of watching this web of lies consume the poor girl. He could hardly handle it. Ian's threats and taunts were nothing compared to seeing her in his arms. It was the worst moment of his life. He wanted to die.

Vic sniffled a little then broke away from Ian's embrace. She then, turned to the cage and kicked the bars, causing Arthur to stubble backwards.

"You make me sick." Vic spat in the Englishman's face, "Why couldn't you die in the fire like the rest of my family!"

"Vic-" Arthur tried to speak, but Vic turned away.

She was almost up the steps when she heard Ian call to her.

"You'll never come down here again, right?" Ian questioned

"I have no reason to. I'm sorry, Ian. I love you." Vic blew a kiss in Ian's direction, and went back upstairs to her room.

Arthur stood silent and broken unable to think straight. Ian walked over to his cell annd gave a smirk.

"Kill me." Arthur said turning to face his brother's cruel smile.

Ian rose an eyebrow "Why?"

"Anything is better then this."

"This?"

"Knowing she hates me, and loves you."

"Maybe I will kill you." Ian's smirk grew.

"Really?" Arthur's hope grew as well only to be crushed by the words:

"and her too."

Vic sat in bed unable to fall asleep knowing Ian was down there with that pig of a man. What kind of a name was Arthur anyway? Did he think he was a king or something?

Even worse then the thoughts in her head was the fact she hadn't spoken to Ian about Mr. Williams yet.

Vic finally fell asleep guessing she would have to wait till morning.

Ian sat at the table drinking his tea and smoking as usual, he looked up at Vic and smiled.

"I have a meeting today." Ian said in-between puffs.

"With the scientists?" Vic asked confused

"No with your teachers. Mr. Ass Jack aka the gym teacher Mr. Chlamydia aka the creative writing teacher, and Mr. Butt Rape aka the French teacher."

Vic laughed, then had a scary thought.

What if Ian finds out about them approaching her?