Chpt.10

"I'm glad to see you're awake." Ruari slowly opened her eyes and saw the face of Gustav.

"Oh god, I'm having a nightmare." She groaned. "I'm just gonna close my eyes and wait for you to disappear. Or die. Whichever happens first."

"Neither will be happening anytime soon." Gustav chuckled as he kissed Ruari on the forehead and doubled checked the handcuffs behind her back. "We have some unfinished business."

"Shit. So this isn't a nightmare?" she sighed heavily shaking her head. "And I was really hoping I'd never have to see your ugly face again."

Gustav lifted up a knife and Ruari's cool demeanor disappeared.

"You just got awful quiet." Gustav chuckled.

"Well y'know… that's an really shiny knife, and I'm really distracted by shiny things." Ruari informed in a wavering voice, and Gustav smirked.

"I noticed that the collar wasn't working so I needed to do something else." He informed as he rested the blade gently on Ruari's arm.

"I hate to mar your beautiful skin, but I will if it means getting information out of you. I will, however, spar your face."

"How nice." Ruari grumbled, then tensed when the blade pressed harder against her arm.

"You can stop the pain right now. Just tell me where the weapons are, and I'll stop." Gustav informed in a gentle voice.

"Go to hell." Ruari growled. Gustav let out a long sigh.

"Cleaning up blood is such a hassle." He mumbled to himself, then quickly slit a long deep cut down Ruari's arm and she let out a painful scream.

"Where are the weapons, Ruari?" Gustav questioned as he placed the blade of the knife next to the mark he had just made.

"GO TO HELL!" Gustav made another long cut down her arm, then positioned the blade on her other arm.

"Ruari, just tell me."

"I WILL KILL YOU!" Ruari exclaimed in anger.

"I might beat you to it." both Ruari and Gustav snapped their heads to the doorway to see Red Hood and Nightwing.

Gustav quickly placed the knife at Ruari's throat.

"Not one move! I'll kill her if you dare come near me." he threatened.

"Don't listen to him! He wants to keep me alive because he has this strange love obsession with me! It's creepy but he won't kill me!"

Gustav glared at Ruari, then sprinted towards Jason and Dick.

Despite his old age, Gustav was very well trained. He knew how to wield a knife and it was very apparent to Dick and Jason.

"Nightwing, get Ruari out of here!" Jason exclaimed as he dueled with Gustav. Dick ran to the chair and quickly helped Ruari out of her handcuffs.

"Dick?" she questioned.

"Uh."

"You sly bastard." Ruari chuckled. "Being a cop just wasn't good enough for you was it?"

Dick grabbed Ruari's hand, and pulled her out of the room while Jason continued to fight Gustav.

"Wait." Ruari stated, running into another room.

"Ruari, we have to go. Jason will handle Gustav." Dick said, but Ruari shook her head.

"I can't let Jason fight all my battles for me." she grabbed something from the room and then ran back to where Jason and Gustav were fighting.

Gustav and Jason pinned, both with knives in their hands.

Ruari sprinted up behind Gustav and clasped the collar she grabbed from the other room around Gustav's neck.

"Wha-"

Ruari pressed a button and Gustav shook in pain.

"Ruari! R-Ruari ssstop!"

"Why should I? You did this to me. And you also did this to my grandmother." Ruari growled and Jason watched in surprise as Ruari continued to let the man suffer.

"The… the pain…."

"Hurts, doesn't it?"

"m-m-make it stop!"

"Why should I?"

"Ruari! Th-th-the p-p-p-pain!"

"I know, right? Hurts like a bitch."

Gustav couldn't take it anymore. He needed to stop the pain, he just couldn't handle it. he swiftly grabbed one of Jason's guns from his belt.

BANG!

Silence filled the room and Ruari watched as Gustav's body collapsed on the floor and blood pooled from his head.

"He just… killed himself." Dick whispered. Ruari dropped the remote for the collar and dropped to her knees.

"He's dead." She whispered.

"Ruari…" Dick walked closer to her while Jason wrapped his arms around the girl.

"He's dead… I'm… free." Tears streaked her face. "He's gone."

Jason lifted her up in his arms.

"We'll take you back to the apartment. Just rest, alright." He whispered in a comforting voice.

"I feel dizzy." Ruari murmured. She looked down at the blood seeping from her arm in disdain.

"Well shit." She mumbled, then passed out.