Yes, I m finally back. Hope I didn't lose any readers while I was gone. Thanks to everyone who's still reading. You guys have the patients of a saint. Anyways, I'm going to try and put up as many updates as I can before Monday, because that's when I go on vacation and I'll be gone for about two weeks. And I'm really sorry it took so long to post.
SilverRayne: Thanks! I'll try to update faster from now on.
Black Angel: Hey, I wouldn't be writing this if I weren't a sadist as well. I hope you like the update.
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Brittani: Thank you! You get a smiley too.
Noone: Yes, poor Rune, but if you want to see if Rune's saved and Nadil dies then you just have to read. Sorry it took so long to update this but I hope you like the new chapter.
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Minea: Yes, I can't really write happy to well. Anyways, thanks for the review and I hope you like the update.
Kagome-reincarnation: Here ya go, hope ya like.
Sam: You'll just have to read to see if Rune gets saved.
Beautyheart18: Here's the next chapter, and yes, I agree with you: sad is good.
Unamed: Sorry it took so long. Hope you like this chapter.
Ok, I forgot this in the above note. The unedited version of this will be up on mediaminer, or whatever it is. You guys know what I'm talking about. It will take me awhile to get it up but when I do you can go read that version for all the torture and rape, and other stuff I cut out of here.
Slaves of the Heart
Chapter 3
Shattered Hope
Rune stared into space. He couldn't move. His mind was still couldn't comprehend what had happened. Sure, Nadil had raped him before but never like that before. He was dying inside. The grief of last night was now hitting him full force, and it was killing him. He wanted to die, knowing that it was the only way to escape from the Demon Lord. But, if he did, he would be leaving Rath all alone. Nadil would also get another toy and Rune knew that it would probably be Rath, just so Nadil could torment him while he was in pain.
He could feel Rath. Even though the Fire Knight wasn't near him, he could still feel his warm presence. Rune smiled sadly and held the blanket closer to his body, wishing for his lover to be with him. He hadn't seen Rath in so long and it hurt, but knowing that he was alive was what kept the elf going every day.
His eyes shut tightly when he heard the door open and then slam shut again. He knew it was Nadil, he could smell the deceiving scent of cinnamon on him. It only made Rune hate him even more for having the same scent as Rath.
"What are you still doing in bed?" Nadil hissed as he grabbed hold of the elf's hair and pulled his out of the bed, carelessly pulling the blood stained sheets off of him. Rune cried out as Nadil forced him to stand, but he quickly fell down, unable to bear the pain.
Nadil growled lightly in the back of his throat, but he couldn't really blame the elf. Last nights celebrations, and not to mentions the elf's beautiful appearance, had had him in a good mood, and last night hearing the elf's screams had only made it better.
Nadil looked up when he heard a gasp quickly followed by a crash. The White Dragon Officer stood there, a horrified look on his face, pieces of a vase and flowers at his feet.
"What have you done!" Alfeegi yelled as he ran Rune's side.
"Are you questioning me?" Nadil said evenly, though there was a bit of anger that slipped through. "He is my toy, to do with as I will. Beside that he will soon be my Queen…"
Before Nadil could continue Alfeegi cut him off. "He wont be alive long enough to marry you if you keep treating him like this! You're killing him!"
Nadil just glared. "Fine then, if you care so much about your precious elf, you take care of him." Nadil walked swiftly passed them. "And get this vase picked up!" he snapped at Alfeegi as he left the room.
Nadil walked down the halls in a rage. He knew that the aqua haired officer was right. If he kept treating Rune like he did without medical attention, then the elf would die. It wasn't that he loved the elf, hell, he didn't even like him. What he wanted was the elf's body, nothing more.
He smirked as he remember last night. It had been a very wonderful night. 'A very wonderful night indeed,' the Demon Lord thought as he walked down the halls, an evil smirk on his face.
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Rath sighed as he finally finished his work for the day. Thatz noticed that the Fire Knight seemed to be slipping further and further away from them as the day for Rune's wedding grew closer. And now, the wedding was tomorrow. Thatz sighed, his thoughts turning to his blonde haired (1) friend once more. It had been hard for any of them not to think about the elf, not with all the wedding preparations that were going on.
Everyone had been glad to learn that Alfeegi was allowed to take care of Rune, but they all feared for the elf as well, knowing that he was so close to death. There was nothing they could do, and that only pissed them off even more.
'Hell Nadil, it would have been better if you had just killed us all,' Thatz thought as he slowly climbed the latter after Rath.
"Why?" Rath suddenly asked, surprising Thatz. The Fire Knight hadn't talked since their visit from Kai-Stern.
"Why what Rath?"
"Why did he have to take him? Did he do it just to cause me pain? Or could he simply be so heartless to just take Rune and when he's tired of him, throw him out and leave him to die?" There were tears of anger building up in Rath's eyes, and even though his hands were clinched in fist, his voice seemed hopeless.
Thatz walked over to Rath and quickly pulled the younger boy into a tight embrace. "I'm not going to tell you that it's going to be alright, cause I don't have that answer. But Rath, one thing I do know is that you and Rune will be together again. All of us want to see you both happy once more. I'll personally make sure that you get your revenge on Nadil for what he's done to you and Rune."
They sat there for a long time. Thatz comforting Rath as best he could while Rath just cried out his frustration and anger.
Thatz laid Rath down on his makeshift bed, and pulled the blanket over his shivering form. Rath reached out for Thatz as he moved away. "Rune," he whispered quietly in his sleep.
'Don't worry Rath, we will get him back.'
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Rune sighed as Alfeegi helped him dress. Morning had come much too fast for the blonde elf. He hadn't wanted this day to come, but he knew that it would and there was nothing he could do to stop it.
Alfeegi looked up sadly at the elf. The veil hid most of his face and went down to the middle of his back. The black robes showed off his figure nicely, while still begin very comfortable. Nadil had forced the elf to bride the black jewels into his silver hair once more.
'This isn't right,' Alfeegi thought. 'He should be marring Rath, not the damn Demon Lord.'
A soft sob brought him out of his thoughts. He looked up at Rune from his position of checking the hem of the robe. Tears were silently running down the elf's cheeks, the hopeless look in his eyes making Alfeegi wish he was dead instead of not begin able to do anything to get the elf out of this situation.
"Oh Rune," he whispered as he stood up and pulled the elf into a tight hug.
Rune let his sobs break lose, unable to hold back the sadness in his heart. "I want Rath," he whispered between sobs. "I want him to be here, I want him to be the one I marry instead of Nadil. I don't want to be the Demon Lord's pleaser slave anymore. I just want to go back to the way things were before all this started. I want to go back to Rath. I love him."
"I know Rune, I know," Alfeegi whispered, unable to do anything else but hold him as cried. Alfeegi could see it now, just how broken and torn the elf was, and it was killing him. It made him realize just how much all of them were slaves to their hearts.
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(1): Thatz and everyone still consider Rune a blonde since that is his real hair color.
Ok, I know there was only a little mention of rape in this but know I edited this thing a lot so I'm really sorry about that. But, next chapter it's Nadil and Rune's wedding, as well as the celebration, and wedding night. And believe me, there will be an unexpected surprise at the celebration, so if you want to know what it is then review and let me know what you think.