Xavier entered the seemingly abandoned building with a rather smug smirk on his face. During the week he had been away, Xavier had managed to land it with three different girls and nothing could take away the satisfaction he was feeling at the moment. A female scream echoed off the metal walls and Xavier knew it to belong to Kory. Seemed there was something that could take away his satisfied feeling because the smirk dropped from Xavier's face as he felt the guilt weigh down on him once again.
"Was it right to turn Kory into Slade?" He knew the answer was no, but still tried to justify himself.
"She herself said that she'd rather be with him than around me so in a way I was just doing as she told." Xavier still didn't feel any better and, if possible, just started to feel worse for what he had done as Kory's screams continued to echo off the walls.
"It's gonna be fun trying to get to sleep tonight."
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Kory's throat was dry and raw from nearly screaming her lungs out, but it didn't hurt nearly as much as the lower half of her body did. Slade certainly hadn't been lying when he said he was going to make her pay for running off because he had shown no mercy even as tears streamed down Kory's pale face like a pained rain from the heavens. The past week had been living hell for Kory and now, as she attempted to make her way to the bathroom in hopes of possibly ridding herself of the blood, sweat, and tears that covered her body like another layer of skin, she still couldn't hold back the whimpers of pain despite the fact that Slade hadn't touched her in the past day.
"Why does it hurt so much? Why can't my body just get used to it so I can go numb and accept my fate?" she wondered while flipping on the light in the bathroom and squinting because of the brightness of it. Kory had finally made it to the bathroom and now she crawled, yes crawled because it was the only action she could make with what little energy was left in her body, to the bathtub. Before she had even turned on the water, Kory climbed into the white marble containment. Once inside she turned on the water and let out a shriek from it's coldness but she quickly turned it to hot.
"I can still feel his touch," she thought before turning on the water hotter. It hurt, but not as much as the ache she felt within herself. "With any luck," she thought while still turning it hotter, "it'll burn the skin right off of me so Slade will be disgusted by me and kill me." Kory had reached the point where it was better to be dead than stuck with the man she was, but she knew he wouldn't let her off so easy. Ha! kill her; like he would even dream of doing that.
'You're too much fun' he had told her when Kory begged for him to kill her instead of putting her through the torture he was. Just when the water was going to begin overflowing, Kory turned it off and settled back into the water; a low hiss escaping her split lips from the intense heat.
"They lied," she thought grimly while taking a towel from near by and dipping it into the water and beginning to clean off her body the best she could. All of her friends who had been so spontaneous as to give up their virginity said that sex was amazing and the best thing ever though the way Kory say it was that it was hell on earth and nothing but pain.
"No, that's rape and it's all I'll ever know." This thought actually made Kory's eyes begin to water but she tried to fight the urge and instead looked up at the ceiling while holding the bridge of her nose in an attempt to make the tears go away. She had already shed enough tears.
"Don't fall asleep in there, I'd hate for you to drown since I have yet to have my fill of you." Slade's voice made Kory jump before she turned around in the bathtub so she could face him. Just looking at him made her tremble as a cold sweat broke out over her body despite the burning water she was soaking in. Kory knew of what he could do to her and despite the laid back look he had, a pair of sweats along with a grey t-shirt that fit somewhat loosely, she knew he was always on guard and ready to attack if the situation called for it.
"I'll bring some food and water since you haven't eaten in the past couple of days and then you may rest, but only for a while so I suggest you hurry up in there," Slade threw in before turning and leaving Kory alone in the bathroom once again. Once he was gone and Kory had heard the sound of the door shutting some of her fear was gone as the trembling stopped and her heart beat began to not echo within her ears.
"Food," she thought before placing a hand to her empty stomach as it gave a lurch. Not having any food or water for almost the past three days had certainly made Kory weak and actually feel ill since her body wasn't getting the care it deserved and needed. Almost ten minutes later Slade came back into the bathroom just as Kory was wrapping a towel around her thin body.
"You have six hours. The room will be locked so don't even try to get out," he said and Kory nodded before Slade was gone once again. Feeling desire for substance within her body, Kory quickly, well as quickly as she could, made her way over to the plate Slade had left for her on the counter. It wasn't much, just a peanut butter and jelly with a bottle of water and an apple, but all the same it was better than the nothing Kory had been receiving these past few days.
The sandwich was first to go and too quickly too since Kory soon found herself hunched over the toilet throwing it up.
"Ugh," she groaned while sitting back against the wall and holding her aching stomach. Her body wasn't used to taking in this much food even if before she would have been able to eat a whole pizza. Kory had gotten so used to eating so little that when given this large amount of food her stomach hadn't been able to hold it all. When it came time for Kory to eat the apple she ate it slowly and only finished about half of it before chugging down all of the water. Even after eating and drinking the empty feeling within Kory's body wasn't filled but she knew that wasn't something that would go away by eating no matter if she ate an elephant.
Now that she was done eating Kory dried off her body and most of her hair before she threw the towel into the dirty hamper and made her way back into the bedroom. The sheets had been changed while she was in the bathtub and Kory knew it wasn't by Slade which meant that he had to have some kind of maid which gave Kory a small sliver of hope.
"Maybe she'll be kind and take pity on me and help me get out of here," she thought but then quickly dismissed those thoughts because she knew something like that would never happen. The maid would probably fear too much for her own life to do something like that. Letting out a tired sigh Kory slowly made her way towards the bed and climbed in. Once her head hit the pillow she was asleep only to be greeted by horrible nightmares and then mocking dreams of what could've been if she was never taken.
"Wake up Kory. You can't sleep the day away." A calming voice woke Kory from her sleep and she yawned before stretching her well rested limbs. Opening her eyes slowly, Kory turned over and smiled at the man who lay in bed next to her.
"Morning Mr. Grayson," she told him while snuggling against his bare chest. Said man chuckled before wrapping his arms around her waist which was slowly growing larger because of the child inside.
"Morning Mrs. Grayson," he replied before kissing said woman's lips passionately.
"What's for breakfast Richard?" Kory mumbled, her words slightly slurred having just woken up from her slumber.
"Whatever you're craving," he stated which left a lot of options for what said breakfast would be.
"I want a cheeseburger," Kory told her husband with a sweet smile while she batted her eyelashes at him. Richard laughed before sitting up in bed, pulling his wife up with him while doing so.
"Then hurry up and get dressed and I'll drive you over to Burger King or something," he said and Kory laughed too before leaving their soft bed and heading over to her large walk-in closet. From there she quickly dressed into a pair of jeans and t-shirt before grabbing some plain flip-flops and her sunglasses.
"Let's go Richard before the baby starts kicking again," she announced while walking out of the closet. What she saw made her drop the purse she had grabbed while a gasp escaped through her parted lips.
"A baby huh? How sweet my little whore. I always thought you'd make a wonderful mother if you lived to see that time." His voice was like a slap to the face because of the mocking tone he held within his words.
"You know if it weren't for Xavier you wouldn't even have that bastard of yours within your stomach. It's ruined that pretty body of yours," Slade pointed out though Richard had told Kory that the baby made her look more alive and made her skin glow with joy and pride.
"What do you want?" Kory asked after finally regaining her strength to speak.
"I simply came to get what's mine so why don't you be a good little whore and get your ass over here before I kill your precious lover," Slade threatened and it was then that Kory noticed Richard being held off to the side by one of Slade's men with a gun held against his temple. Kory knew from experience that when a gun is held against your temple a cold chill runs through your veins starting at that part of your head before it slowly begins to numb your body and all you can do is tremble against the captor's hold. Though Richard didn't have to worry about any of that since he was currently unconscious and unaware to the whole situation.
"Please, just don't hurt him," Kory begged while the tears began to stream down her face. When she had left seven months ago she thought she'd be done with Slade and all the rape and pain, but it seemed she was anything but done since he had come back for her and now he had both Richard and her unborn child to hold against her.
"I can do anything I want to him and I'll make you watch unless you get over here you worthless whore," Slade ordered. The tears continued to fall as Kory slowly walked over to him, her eyes constantly flicking over to where Richard was being held and then back to the man who had ruined her life two times now.
"Good pet," Slade said before slapping Kory harshly. "That's for running away in the first place," he slapped her again, "and that's for getting pregnant you fucking slut. The first thing I'm going to do is kill that little bastard of yours before I'm going to take you hard and slow until your bleeding and begging me to kill you. But I won't kill you because first I want to hear you scream until your lungs give out and then maybe I'll kill you after killing your precious husband," he snarled while Kory began to weep since there was nothing else she could do. She was powerless against this man and everyone in the room knew it.
"Let her go Slade," a new voice ordered and Kory's heart stopped for a moment when she registered who the voice was.
"How noble of you to show up Xavier. You know I was counting on you to show up because it makes this so much better," Slade said before he had Kory in his grasp with a knife held to her large stomach.
"If you hurt the baby Kory will die," Xavier pointed out and it was true because Slade wouldn't have enough time to get Kory to a hospital in order to stop the bleeding that would follow killing the baby.
"I know, but wouldn't it just be wonderful to kill both your lover and your child in front of your very eyes? You'd be all but helpless and then I'd leave you here so that you'd get the blame for killing Kory, the baby, and Richard. I'm sure that'd go over well with the cops when they show up," Slade said and then the room fell into silence.
"My child?" Xavier asked slowly and Kory turned her head to look away from him. Slade wouldn't have any of this though since he grabbed her chin and violently turned her head back so that she couldn't do anything but stare at Xavier.
"Yes Xavier, you're the father of this bastard, not Richard. Best thing is that Kory knew all along, even before you helped her escape, but she never told you. Do you know why she never told you? Because she doesn't love you Xavier and she never did," Slade said and Kory felt the tears running from her eyes once again.
"It's not true Xavier! You are the baby's father, but I did love you… I still do love you Xavier," Kory said and then her body was turned around by Slade's doing so that she was now facing Richard who was starting at her with wide eyes.
"You told me the baby was mine," he whispered, his words coming out slightly weak from the shock of everything that was happening.
"Richard I-" Kory couldn't find anything to say though and Richard only looked away from her while a silent tear fell from his blue eyes.
"You see what happens when you whore about Kory? You end up pregnant and hurting the men you love. If you had just stayed with me none of this would be happening," Slade taunted while laughing bitterly as Kory trembled in his hold and sobbed.
"I don't care what you've done Kory, I'm going to get you away from him," Xavier declared, bringing all attention back to him. Kory looked up with hopeful eyes while Richard did too since he had no desire to die, but Slade just laughed.
"You've never been a hero Xavier so why don't you just give up now and save yourself the trouble of failing horribly," he offered though it was more of an order. There was silence before Xavier let out a growl and lunged forward from where he stood at the doorway of Kory and Richard's room. There was more bitter laughter before a clicking sound and then the loud bang of a gun being shot off before a loud thud as Xavier's body collided with the ground in a lifeless heap.
"Xavier! No!"
Kory shot up in bed, the sheets sticking to her sweat soaked body as she looked around frantically. When she did though, she screamed at what she found which happened to be Xavier looking at her curiously.
"Having dreams about me, are we?" he asked with a smug smirk but Kory wouldn't have any of it. Since she was in fact naked because Slade didn't allow her to wear any clothes, Kory wrapped the silk bed sheet around her figure before she stood up and marched, or at least attempt to, over to Xavier who was currently at the receiving end of her glare.
"What are you doing here?" she snapped and Xavier looked slightly taken back by her attitude.
"I guess I deserve your wrath," he sighed, running a hand through his hair.
"You deserve more than that you scum, but I'm actually too weak at the moment to do anything," Kory hissed and she saw Xavier wince. Sure she had just admitted that she was weak, but they both knew it was because of the rape that she was so weak and Xavier was the reason for the rape so it was kinda like a slap to the face.
"I deserved that too," Xavier mumbled while looking down at his boot clad feet.
"What are you doing here? Haven't you caused enough damage or have you come to get a piece of me while Slade isn't around?" The words were harsh and cold and left Xavier feeling like the smallest person on earth.
"I just wanted to make sure you weren't… dead," he whispered before looking up at Kory's eyes to see them slightly watery but still holding that hardened edge to them.
"Well I might as well be. You've seen me alive and walking so you should leave now before Slade finds out that you've been here," she said, looking away from Xavier and instead at the metal door which was left open slightly.
"Should I make a run for it?" she thought but then quickly dismissed that thought because she knew it would just get her in even more trouble and then Slade would be harsher than he already was with her. While she was deep within her thoughts Kory hadn't even noticed Xavier take a hold of the sheet that was covering her thin body before it was gone and she was met by a rush of cold air.
"Just what the hell do you think you're doing?!" Kory yelled while trying to cover herself thinking that Xavier was trying to get a look at her body. She then noticed just where his eyes were and she felt ashamed again along with angry.
"Get out," Kory ordered, pointing over at the door before quickly pulling her bruised wrist out of view since it was those bruises exactly that Xavier was looking for. Really it was any type of bruises like the ones on her wrists, hips, and thighs though Xavier's attention seemed to focus on the dark purple ones on her wrists.
"I'm sorry," he whispered before leaving the room once again, the door locking behind him. Kory bit her lip to try to keep it from trembling while also trying to hold back the tears that wanted so badly to fall. She wanted so badly to just let everything out and just sob, but she knew Slade would be angry because it is a sign of weakness; the very thing he hates.
"He's not here though." And with that thought in mind Kory slowly walked back to the bed after picking up the bed sheet from the ground. Then, as she lay in bed, she finally let it out and soon her tears lulled her to sleep.
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So you all can start killing me and coming after me with pitchforks now because I've been a HORRIBLE updater since it's been like three or four months since I last updated this story. Look on the bright side though! I've delivered the goods in this chapter, it wasn't rushed, and I'm starting to get my crave for this story which means that I'll be wanting to write more for it.
Really it was Midnight-Angelic Wings that pretty much motivated me to update because of her review. I'm not really sure what it was about that review, but before of it I felt super guilty for having not updated in like a zillion years so I typed up this chapter in two days! See all you guys have to do is make me feel guilty about a story and then you'll get your update :D
Anyway, I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter and I must say that this is like the best one so far because it's one of my more recent writing and I've defiantly become a better writer over the time I've been on fanfiction writing.
Oh! Speaking of me growing as a writer and having good writing, I started writing this piece called Cure Me Doc but it's not for fanfiction because it's one of my original pieces. I'd really love it if some of you read it because it's like my favorite piece right now and I'm totally obsessed with it (part of the reason why I haven't been updating other stories) and I really love the way it's turned out so far. If you'd like to read Cure Me Doc just click on my 'homepage' link and it'll take you to my fictionpress account and from there you can read it along with my other original writing.
So yeah, that's about all I've got to say for this rather long A/N. Only thing left really is that I'm back and hopefully better than ever because I know better now where I want to go with this story. The one thing I have to warn you of though is that the next couple of chapters may seem slightly rushed but that's because I'm trying to get to the real plot within the story. Oh and there may be a sequel or I'll just keep this story going and make it super long. I find that more people read a longer story rather than one that's longish and then has a sequel. Also by doing this I could just keep the flow of the story going and you guys wouldn't have to worry about waiting as long for updates.
Now you guys have a mission and that's to tell me if you think I should make a sequel or just combined the sequel with this story to make it one really long one. Please tell me in your review!
Kattie