Chapter 9:True Self

Lunetta waited until the moon was visible, she could hear the muttering and worried conversations that were exchanged between the trio in the cage beside her. When they attempted to get her attention, she ignored them, she wanted nothing to do with Americans at the moment. She instead thought of food and water, things that she desperately needed.

Vaas returned hours after the moon had settled in the sky, he made no move towards Lunetta's cage. He walked over to the three Americans, opening their cage, he untied and took out the blonde. None of them protested except her, even Lunetta knew what he was gonna do to her and she honestly did not want to worry herself with such things. Vaas dragged her away back to the compound in which neither returned until three hours later, when she was a crying mess, with purple skin and bloody scratches.

He threw her back into the cage carelessly, mumbling off to himself in Spanish as he left her sobbing to herself, with nothing left. Lunetta felt a side of her that wanted to comfort the girl, but it was a split second thought, before it was gone.

When the others had fallen asleep and she was left alone, yet again to her own thoughts she dreamed of freedom. Freedom in the sense, where she could be care free, that freedom came with death.

She stayed up all night, having gone already one full day without sleep, having gone days without food or water. It was mid-day when Vaas came back, a look of satisfaction on his expression. He stopped in front of her cage, leaning into it as his hands held the top bars. She stared up at him weakly, eyes narrowed and color much sicklier to her usual shade.

"I thought about your offer, I sat down and smoked some weed in the process..." He stood up and began gesturing his hands around while pacing in front of the cage. "And I realized to myself." He stopped an looked at her. "Hey? Vaas? Why don't you use this to your advantage?" He asked rhetorically, pacing again. "So I thought, I can let her go, fuck the beautiful woman, and get the information I need." Lunetta made no expression, but within she felt an insuperable rage that would not leave her.

Him of all people would never have the opportunity to take the most private part of her life. That was an intimate experience, she planned on never sharing with anyone. She huffed, rolling her eyes to glare at the ground.

"Either we fuck, or you don't get what you need."

"I am not having sex with you." She plainly stated, he stuck his tongue between his teeth and grinned wildly.

"I love it when a woman fights back." He winked at Lunetta, a sheepish grin on his face.

"Besides why would you want anything to do with me, what about the girl in the cage beside me, it seemed like you had fun with her last night." Vaas shot his eyes in the girls direction, she cowered away from him.

"I didn't get anything from her last night. Instead I threw her to my men, I have no interest in whores..." Vaas looked back to Lunetta. "But you aren't a whore, in fact you are the complete opposite."

"What about all those girls that swarm you?" He rose his arms up as though he was making an offering and had nothing to hide.

"Simply for my amusement, Chica. There is nothing for you to be jealous about. I haven't had sex in months, why would I do that when I can busy myself with money and other important things?"

"It's Luna." She spat out, completely disregarding his following statement, burying her head into her knees, Vaas bit his bottom lip.

"Like the moon?"

"Yeah... The moon." She didn't look up when she heard the chain of the cage unlocking and soon followed in his boots. He plopped down beside her, legs spread out and parted, hands resting on his thighs.

"Your grief makes me want to throw up and that's unusual for me." She lifted her head and smoldered at him.

"Does that mean no sex?"

"No... I am definitely going to fuck you, if not now then soon."

"What makes you think that?"

"Well, you and I... We are the same and there's nothing more better than sweet rage filled sex."

"I wouldn't know, I've never had it." She growled out, feeling her muscles tense when his knuckles reached out to caress her cheek.

"Then you are certainly missing out." He huskily stated, she knew what he was playing, he was trying to be seductive, trying to lure her into his trap and get what he wanted. She wouldn't allow that, she scooted away from him, which made his expression scrunch together and his jaw tighten.

"I plan on making you my pet project. In fact you already are, there is no running from this. You either stay here and die or you fuck me and do as I say."

"I would much rather become a pirate." Vaas snorted like a pig, he shook his head and sucked in his bottom lip.

"You had your chance."

"I think you underestimate me. How can I prove that I am worth? All I want is to destroy the Rakyat and get my revenge, then I might be able to sleep in peace."

"You won't be getting that relief here..." He glanced at her, she was startled when he reached to the side and wrapped an arm around her neck pulling her to his chest. She could smell the cigarette smoke and dry blood that resented from his uncleanly self and gagged. "Heh... Don't be so fucking gloomy, you gotta let that shit go or else it will consume you." She for once in a long time actually chuckled at that, but soon went back to her nonchalant demeanor.

"Mind looking at yourself sometime? You would never have become a murderer if it wasn't for your sister." His grip around her neck tightened and she found her neck cranked up to stare at him, his face an inch from hers.

"How the fuck do you know about that?"

"I was Rakyat once too. The woman went through training to become proper wives, your father was planning on marrying you off to some of the girls in our group. Then shit happened-" He tightened further, just barely painful.

"Shut your pretty little mouth, you know nothing about what happened." He growled dangerously, she closed her eyes tightly and wished he would release her. The scent of his morning breath, placing her on near spew mode.

"I don't need to know what happened to know that you weren't like this once."

"You weren't so fucking desensitized and murderous once either. What the fuck happened there?" She placed her hands flat against his chest and shoved him away, he let up on his strength and allowed her distance.

"It's none of your business." She crossed her arms and looked away, there was an awkward silence that resided after those words, until Vaas shifted again in her direction.

"You know, you are lucky."

"Explain."

"I don't give many people mercy, I don't give anyone a second chance. Right now..." He nodded his head, staring off into nothingness blankly. "I am considering it."

"Why?" She looked at him over her shoulder, he shrugged, itching his scar.

"Because I haven't anyone to keep me company anymore, everyone else are fucking idiots, even Benny. I am not blind when it comes to seeing potential. You have the potential Chica, you just have to find your true self." She paused for a moment, Vaas was interested. She had seen that look in a man once before and knew he was not one to be turned down so easily. He was trying to make her his slave by making her think she was all that matter, that he need someone like her. If he planned on using her than she was going to use him, she wasn't one for "no's" either. She mutilated her mind in search of an answer and when she found it.

"Alright... I'll do it."