Day 13
Title: Deserve
Rating: PG
Primary Character/Pairing: Camille, Camille/ Dai Shi (Jarrod)
Genre: Gen, Romance
Disclaimer: Never owned, never will.
Summary: Camille contemplates over her position and her feelings under Dai Shi's command.
Camille stood silently in the shadows as Dai Shi trained, watching him as usual. A frown was sprawled across her face. Her own feelings for her master baffled her. He was becoming the very seed of evil. That would give him the power he needed. So why was she disliking this new form?
She had always adored Dai Shi. It was the reason she stayed hidden all these years. Some of his lesser minions had vanished at the first chance. They were quickly defeated, but that didn't matter. She had stayed, waiting. But since his awakening in this new human form, she truly longed for him. Perhaps it was this human element she was falling so desperately for.
Impossible! She immediately reprimanded herself. Humans are worthless! Yet… Camille's heart sank.
So many times in the past, had she failed as frequently as she did now, Dai Shi would have banished her. No, she corrected herself, he would have eliminated me. I would be no more.
Camille rubbed her hands against her arms, warding off an invisible chill. While Dai Shi used her, bent her affections for him, he had never shown sign of ever reciprocating. She knew she was used. She didn't mind. But if there had even been a hint for her hope, it was the many times he had kept his new masters from destroying her themselves. What she questioned now was if it was even him who pleaded for her case.
Was it the human? Even if it was, what did that mean? Was a small piece of his sanity clinging to the one person who had not proven to be out to beat him into submission? Or could it be that the human was infatuated with her?
A grin spread across her lips. That had to be the answer. After all, humans were weak. It wasn't possible that one could resist her charm, beauty, and strength. Her vanity was not diminished when the reality of that thought sank in. Should she encourage this human bit? Truly by now they would have to realize she had only taken to the avatar due to the spirit within.
Though he is rather handsome for a human. She mused, her thoughts lingering on the newest face of her master. It could be worse. Dai Shi could have chosen someone with a worse appeal. Her mind shuddered when the thought of him choosing one of the recruited rangers instead. They were powerful in their own right it seemed. IF their souls had been a little darker they could have been candidates.
No, Camille decided, the body he chose was just fine.
It was her that was wrong. She had forgotten her place. She had assumed that her patience had made her closer to his equal. She believed her obedience earned her respect. But how could she ever hope to be his comrade when she failed so miserably? She turned her lip up.
She would find a way to defeat the rangers. She wouldn't do it for any of the overlords they awoke. She wouldn't even do it for Dai Shi. No, instead she'd do it for herself. She would prove to the world that you cannot keep one as determined as she from success. She would cripple the order of the claw and its students. It would be her name that was feared.
Once the world was bathed in the name of their precious rangers' defeater, she would be worthy. She would deserve his praise. Maybe, just maybe, then he'd invite her to his side. Camille grinned and resumed observation of her master's training, taking in each technique the overlords taught him. She would grow stronger.
Hold out, my love. I'll be able to join you soon. Together, we will watch this world bend to our own will.
