~*A/N: Allo everyone!! Since ff.net has been down, it's given me some time to write another chapter! :) Hmm.... what do you people HONESTLY think of this story?? ~Feathers of the wind~*
Could this be love?
Chapter 9: Cruel Intentions
How long has it been since I've actually seen the sunlight? How long has it been since I've...seen Van? Hitomi wondered, as she was once again, working as a slave to her 'mistress'. Van had said that he'd be here in a few days, but he hadn't shown up yet, and it's been over a week. Hitomi knew that Van wouldn't forget, so she had the right to presume that something bad happened to him. Hitomi had been so malnourished and so little sleep that she was so thin that she could barely stand up without stumbling all over the place. And with the heavy rocks, it made her go slowly. But, that must've been the intent as the guards joyfully began to whip the slaves, but didn't hit her. Mistress Malika had ordered that Hitomi was left for her to deal with, which gave Hitomi no comfort at all.
Hitomi fell to the ground, as her body just couldn't take it anymore. Mistress Malika came up to her immediately and pressed the button that gave Hitomi a large shock.
"Ahhh!!!" Hitomi screamed. Mistress Malika just smiled, an evil, heartless and cruel smile.
"You think you're pretty smart don't you?" Hitomi had no idea of what she was talking about.
"W-What are you talking about?" Hitomi barely managed to whisper. Mistress Malika became mad and kicked Hitomi hard in the ribs.
"You think I wouldn't know about your precious lover coming to save you? Well... I have a surprise for you!!" Mistress Malika snapped her fingers, and two guards came in, with a struggling figure. Before they even came into the dim lighting of the cave, Hitomi already knew who it was.
"VAN!!!!" Hitomi tried to run to him, but Mistress Malika kicked her down again. Van saw that, and tried to struggle even more.
"Hello your majesty!! What a lovely surprise!" Mistress Malika/Princess Maya said in faking innocence.
"Go to hell!!! Let go of Hitomi!!" Princess Maya just looked at him.
"OH? And what will you do if I don't? You forget, you are not the one in charge of those holding you. But let's get on with things. I didn't have you captured and brought down here for no reason. You see, as much as I would like to kill you... I rather see you suffer slowly instead." Van gasped as Hitomi was dragged over to Princess Maya, then thrown to the ground.
"Stop that!!" Van shouted, when he saw a little trail of blood running down the side of her head.
"Don't you get it? The best way to make you suffer... is to let her die right before your very eyes!" Princess Maya began laughing hysterically. Van got so mad, but the men holding him were too strong.
NO! It can't be like this! I promised I would always protect her! Hitomi, I'm sorry! Van closed his eyes tight and bowed his head in shame.
Van? Van opened his eyes, to see Hitomi chained from the ceiling, hanging down vertically.
Van, I want you to know... This isn't your fault. Please don't feel that way. And...if I leave you today, I will always love you. Hitomi barely managed to lift her head to stare into the eyes of the one she loved more than anything in the world. She gave a small smile, which quickly turned into a scream of pain as she was whipped repeatedly.
"No!!" Van could believe it, it was almost as if Hitomi had been expecting to die, right in front of him. Van felt as if it were like a flash back from before, when they were captured at the energist mine, and Van was getting whipped. "No... She not going to die! Not if I can help it." With a strength he never knew he had, be shoved the two giant guards off of him. They were so surprised that they just stood there. Van quickly sprouted his wings and took off, flying towards Hitomi. Drawing his sword, he cut the rope binding his beloved and caught her. Hitomi was so light, Van could've sworn that she was lighter than his sword. Wasting no time, he attacked the guards, not killing them, but knocking them unconscious. All the slaves ran out of the cave as fast as they could. Princess Maya just couldn't do anything about that, but decided she could still cause Hitomi pain. Retrieving the control, she pressed a button. Multiple shocks coursed through Hitomi's body.
"AHHH!!!!" Van looked at Hitomi and noticed the collar. Taking his sword, he cut it without hurting Hitomi. Hitomi's body now lay limp in his arms.
"Hitomi?" No answer. Van began to panic.
"Hitomi?! HITOMI!!!" Her eyes stirred slightly.
"Van...?" Her dry voice asked. Van hugged her close, ignoring the fact that she was wearing practically nothing.
"Hitomi! I'm so glad you're alive!" Van then noticed that she was covered with bruises and cuts.
"We've got to get out of here, you need a healer." Van quickly flew towards to exit.
"I don't think so!" Princess Maya stood at the entrance. She began to transform into her devilish appearance.
"If you're going to go anywhere... you'll have to go through me. "
~*A/N:... Hmm.. that was a little weird, wasn't it? Well... let me know if I should continue with this story. ~Feathers of the wind~*
