A/N: GOOD MORNING/AFTERNOON my awesome people of the internet. Heres the next chapter, its a bit of a warm up so to speak. This chapter is early because tomorrow I will probably be not up to posting this or anything and I doubt that any of you guys wish to wait for the next chapter so here it is.
Morning was rather unusually quiet in the compound the following day, not a single scream or beg could be heard, most of the pirates where either hung over or gone already for the day ahead, some were coming and going making their rounds but for Alice it felt eerie not actually hearing those screams and shots. Laying on his side was a very hungover Vaas, he had protested against Alice getting the herbal stuff again instead he sipped on some rum and smoked a joint before falling back asleep, that was almost an hour ago as Alice leaned over to make sure he was ok.
Vaas had a pale complexion on his face, Alice had to take a good guess it was more than likely due to the drugs he was on 24/7 but she could tell and did her best to remain loyal but not clingy. All the man said were mere murmurs or hushed whispers as if speaking was too much for him, meanwhile Alice just sat by his side wondering what more she could do, he didn't want to eat, he didn't want to do anything but lay there and grumble. For hours he remained liked that dozing on and off as Alice kept a watchful eye on him. It was a time like this she could have easily killed him but where would that get her?
Lying back against the bed Alice curled up against Vaas spooning him, his muscular back felt good as she tucked her head along his neck feeling the faint touch of the back of his Mohawk against her forehead and cheek. Vaas didn't say anything, he didn't even stiffen at her touch but rather let her have that one single peaceful moment considering what she had done last night, Alice had tried to tell Vaas earlier but considering his current condition wasn't the best she kept all the information to herself.
Unknowingly Alice had drifted off to sleep in the process of thoughts and when she had awoken it was late, roughly around afternoon. Alice had awoken to a grumbling sound and she swore it had been Vaas however it had ended up being the nagging pain of hunger, but Alice quickly noted the empty space where Vaas had once been, her hands traced the pillow he had laid on but it wasn't warm, it seemed Vaas had probably been up earlier around lunch and gone leaving Alice alone with nothing but her maddening thoughts and hungry ache.
Stepping outside of the shanty was tempting but Alice reigned herself in knowing that out there would probably be a lot of pirates and it was best for her to keep within her current zone just in case Vaas was either pissed off, it was always best to play it safe around him but sometimes it was also best to give him a little bit of fight since he had mentioned he liked his women like that. Getting out of bed Alice nimbly walked towards the luggage Mizra had given her. Alice had barely touched it since that time with Vaas when he lost utter control, Alice had been doing her best to use some of the undies but apart from that she felt wrong to wear anything else. Yet tonight felt different as she picked a set of what looked like skinny jeans a white tank top, it wasn't the best of things but she decided it was best just in case.
Trotting out of the shanty and into the little outhouse shed, Alice made sure to close the door behind her and strip her old clothing to the floor before jumping into the warmth of the shower water. For Alice it was like a second heaven if that was possible as she rubbed herself clean and embraced the scent around her, Vaas was a man who liked to use a lot of those good brands like Lynx, that strong musky scent only made her mind wonder to places she probably shouldn't have let it go to, but the thoughts of his touch, his lips on hers, their body's against each other was intoxicating to the young woman, despite knowing her place in this screwed up world she couldn't help it.
Jumping with fright at the sound of a bang Alice watched Vaas stumbled into the little outhouse, he had clearly been drinking but not enough to be considered drunk, yet. A devious grin grew across his face as he eyed Alice off, she tried to focus on other things like washing and cleaning herself off but the way her hands moved across her body only lured the man closer. For some reason Alice felt a knot build up inside her stomach as she watched Vaas strip, taking his shirt off first before slowly unbuckling his belt knowing that the woman had her gaze locked on to his groin but she tried to turn her attention elsewhere, of course she had to pick up the shampoo and start to look focused on doing that shutting her eyes tightly trying to flush the growing image in her head out.
As if it was natural the man slipped into the shower along with Alice, his hands found their way down her torso and rested nicely on her hips closing the space between them. The warmth of the shower water relaxed Alice as she felt Vaas' stubble rub against her neck, he seemed to like doing that a lot but it also sent a shiver of pleasure through Alice's body, one of which she couldn't deny. In this moment, Vaas was calm and relaxed, she could clearly hear him take in a long deep breath and exhale letting the water flow over both of their bodies while the steam started to build up in the room.
However for Alice, as nice as it was to have Vaas stripped naked against her own naked body might have felt good and all, it was also the calm before the storm. Exhaling she leaned back into his body letting her head rest back slightly into his shoulder exposing her neck where Vaas softly kissed her rather than nip or bite, it felt dreamy and Alice was lost in that sensation feeling his lips against her neck but it all ended too soon when Vaas pulled away making Alice feel cold all of a sudden despite the warm water flowing over them.
"As much as I'd love to fuck you here Hermana, I still need my own fucking shower, so go, shoo! I need my own fucking time!"
Shooing her away with his hands and pushing her aside to take over the spot where the water was flowing down, Alice stepped aside and sighed faintly and got out wishing that Vaas had of just let her embrace that moment for an eternity, it felt good, so good that it didn't feel real but it was, or had she completely lost her marbles? Stepping her foot onto the cold wooden floor, Alice grabbed a nearby towel and dried herself off before dressing as fast as she could letting Vaas have his space as he desired, and it was probably for the best. By the time she was out of there she went straight back to the shack unsure of what exactly to do or say, the lingering fear of Vaas coming back pissed off as always a high possibility around her, Alice had to admit she hated it but in a sense when Vaas was angry he had this strange look, was Alice completely insane that she was now getting some strange fetish for him when he was angry like the whole 50 shades of Grey stuff?
Laughing aloud to herself Alice felt a cool breeze pass in and the sound of the door creak open, her eyes darted up to take a glimpse of Vaas strolling in before he slumped down onto the bedside next to her looking up at her, despite how relaxed he was Alice reminded herself to never let her guard drop. Faintly she smiled at him and turned her gaze away to look at the wall, it was boring and dull in this little shack but Vaas had given Alice more than enough means to stay within it, whether it be of fear of the pirates or the Pirate lord himself, Alice didn't know but what she did know was that out there with these pirates was a dangerous world, not like the Rakyat, she didn't have to report and feel like she was doing dirty work even when Vaas did make her do that it didn't feel the same, it was different and Alice was starting to like it.
"You know you never told me the thing your ex did to you Hermana, wanna share?"
A lightbulb flicked in Alice's head, she didn't like exactly exposing her personal life or the thing that had her on the run for years but the way he said those words where enticing for Alice to at least get one particular theory off of her head, so she smiled and leaned back appearing relaxed as she recalled back to three years ago of the mishap that made her life go into an utter turmoil.
"My ex huh? Well it's a long story feel up for it?"
"Enlighten me?"
Vaas smiled and gave a soft chuckle as if he was playing a game, Alice had the idea that's what he was doing but there was a tugging feeling in the back of her head as she looked at him from the corner of her eye wondering what he was getting at and if he would actually give her a share of his own story. Shrugging, Alice nodded and went on.
"About three years ago, the first guy I ever got with ended up being nothing more than a nightmare, you know how the story goes; you fall in love and find out the person is not the one for you. Anyway my Ex was involved in drugs, not the stuff like you are the crappy stuff just to look cool. He was a real pussy, he'd make out he was tough and crap like that and then behind closed doors he'd be a real coward, heck I even had more balls then he did. Yet over the course of our relationship things got bad, he'd become more demanding, he wanted sex all the time and it started to feel more like a horrible chore you'd rather not do, I did all I could to make things more entertaining but it never worked. Everything just back fired on me in the end, he was cheating on me with my own best friend, he made me lose all of my other friends and he mentally abused the crap out of me day in and out. In other words I was just a sex slave and a maid and when things didn't go his way he'd blame it all on me, heck he even had the guts to yell at me and claim that I'm cheating on him but it was really him."
Letting it all out to someone that Alice considered 'close' felt good, like a ball of weight finally lifted off her shoulders, Vaas seemed rather interested when she was speaking, remaining silent and just watching which felt odd but by the time she finished and let out a sigh she could hear him start to chuckle, at first it sounded like a faint little giggle but grew into a maniac laughter which made Alice look at the man as he sat closer to her wrapping an arm around her waist before leaning in close with his lips to her ears.
"So you're telling me he never made you cum like I have, never made you beg for me hmm?"
Licking the bottom of her earlobe Alice felt that rush of a desire through her veins as she widened her eyes not exactly expecting this but yet again how could you expect anything from the likes of Vaas? Alice had to gulp down a build-up of Saliva in her mouth her lips twitched the curse of wanting to kiss him but she held back that urge knowing it was best to let him have the control. However Vaas didn't move any closer than he did and didn't give her any other hints to wanting anything more it was rather a tease and his own question was more of a rhetorical one then anything.
"Does it feel better to get that off your chest huh Hermana?"
"It does."
"Oh really?"
"May I ask you something then?"
Shifting in closer next to her as if to cuddle, Vaas nodded signalling for Alice to ask him what was on her mind, she felt a little nervous and at the same time fearful because she didn't know what or how he would react but she knew that this would be a very touchy conversation for Vaas none the less. Having him so damn close to her also took away the desire and replaced with the sense of fear if he lashed out, but with a deep breath Alice relaxed herself and spoke up.
"What happened between Citra and you?"
Right at the sound of her words Alice felt the whole entire mood die down as Vaas moved his hands away from her and crossed them over his chest, he looked away shifting his body in the process as if to ignore Alice and gazed out toward the door as if he himself wasn't sure of the answer, but Alice gripped the sheets beneath her in hopes he wouldn't lash out, it was when he finally exhaled that she could see a slight side of Vaas she'd never seen before, an almost defeated look as if he knew that he couldn't avoid the question.
"Citra…That fucking Perra did a lot of shit ok Hermana. Every time I did something for the Rakyat she'd demand more of me like as if I was competing against all the other fucking people with her right? Fuck! The older we got the worse it got, she wanted more attention more favours, Vaas do this, Vaas do that! Every FUCKING time!"
Putting his hands in his head as if recalling everything for the first time, Vaas looked more insane then he had ever, Alice wanted to pat him on the back and comfort him but instead she curled up and wrapped her hands around her knees afraid that he'd turn that anger on her but instead he went on looking up at the door way and waving his hands around furiously.
"EVERY FUCKING TIME! It was like you do well and get rewarded with nothing but hate and betrayal. Like your fucking Ex, Citra twisted the minds of every fucker around me, first our parents and then everyone. Then she fucking crossed that fucking line! I don't know what I fucking did wrong but no Citra…Oh Citra had to fucking cross that line, Siblings or not it was fucked up! So I told her to go fuck herself, piss off but no she got pissed she tried something, calling me the perfect warrior and shit like that…well I just fucking punched her and walked away after what she fucking said, some fucked up shit. I went to Bad town, Meet some people, got hooked on drugs, a few days later a guy wanted to meet me, called Hoyt, I knew who he was and I was fucking thankful because he…he fucking pulled me out of that shit hole I was stuck in and gave me more than enough reason to kill for him."
Rolling his eyes Vaas eventually leaned into Alice seeking a means of comfort and she did not deny him that as she wrapped her hands around him and pulled him in close, she could understand his point of view on life now, the need to have the drugs in his system and the alcohol, he was the king and that's the way he wanted it to be. Kissing him softly on the side of his face Alice hoped she'd had calmed him in a sense by her touch rather than pissed him off, but Vaas just gazed up at the ceiling now preoccupied with his thoughts letting the silence settle between the two which felt awkward for Alice but she let Vaas have his moment to relax and calm down. Surely enough it was painful to recall those things but Alice did her best to see the positive in it not the negative, it may as well save her ass in this case. Yet she did have to agree with Vaas, Citra always seemed strange to Alice, like as if everywhere she walked turned to gold, Alice never liked women who thought themselves higher than others whether that be from wealth or strength. At the same time Alice also understood a few other things in regards to Citra, yes she was unstable, and yes she was a sex maniac from the sounds of it, but an attention whore was probably best suited for the words filling Alice's head.
After a few silent moments between the two Vaas finally lifted his head to look Alice directly in the eye before faintly trailing a finger down her cheeks, every time Vaas did that he seemed so careful as if Alice was a porcelain doll that was fragile enough to break at a single touch, in between that moment Alice felt complete, the silence was no longer building tension no longer making her feel uncomfortable or nervous. For once in her whole entire time on this damned island she felt whole, she felt like she was her true self for once at her upmost potential. Smiling softly at him she couldn't help but think what the future might possibly bring, but it was cut short by a sound in the distance, a scream which reminded Alice that she wasn't in some sort of fantasy world, not some dream she was carving up at that very moment. Her life was still at stack but even so it was worth every single second just with Vaas like this.
2 hours later Alice had been taken to the canteen and given her regular meal, she swore the meals where starting to get better as if she was being accepted here, but Vaas however did not stay, in fact he left Alice in the good care of Abel whom was talking with another man at a nearby table. Things felt strange like as if Alice had never been here before, as if everything around her was new but at the same time it felt trippy like deja vu, sighing to herself she continued to eat her food, it was a bit of chicken with some rice, nothing too special but in Alice's case it was considering she was but that of Vaas' toy. As for Abel and his ongoing ranting and conversations that passed over time, Alice got the idea that he wasn't just an intimidating man, he had a sense of a code to himself that he seemed to honour which made Alice question his past, why was he such a cruel person and yet respectable and kind. Maybe it was the island that made people this way, changing them between both good and evil.
Once Alice had finished eating the sounds of women came cooing through the air as a small group of them approached, however there was one in particular that made Alice stop all thoughts and looked up fully alert. Walking briskly and carefully not to get mud on her black high heels was Mizra, she had a small purse in hand and was wearing a very nice looking dress that wasn't revealing but showed just the peak of her breasts. Trotting up the little stair to the canteen, Mizra approached Alice as if they were best friends, technically Alice had decided they were considering the last time Alice had seen her.
"ALICE!"
Mizra leaned down and gave her a hug patting her softly on the back while Abel watched with a very lean look unsure of what to do or say yet he did nothing as Mizra sat down alongside Alice. There was something about this woman that had Alice slowly starting to like her, perhaps because they seemed in such a similar situation or perhaps Alice was totally lost in this world that she was willing to cling to anyone that seemed friendly to her in the faintest way.
"It's good to see you again Mizra"
Smiling at her best she gave a slight nod to Abel before the man got up and walked away leaving the two women to sit by each other's side and watch the other women around them, casually mocking one or two of the prostitutes or the pirates. Despite Mizra being a woman, Alice noted that none of the other men or women glared at her as if she was in a sense royalty which could be almost true, after all Mizra was one of Hoyts Girlfriends or so Mizra had said herself. Though it had never been overly clear of her position that time Alice had met Hoyt himself but it was clear Mizra wasn't exactly in any position to give orders.
"Oh my gosh! look at that one trying to dance!"
Mizra leaned in and whispered in a hushed yet sweet tone point towards a woman trying to pole dance and dramatically fail falling to the ground and snapping the wooden pole in the processes which caused for a slight up roar of disappointed pirates. Alice snickered trying to cover her mouth with her hands but in honesty she was enjoying this, having another woman that was close by and the fact that Alice didn't feel like she was talking to herself made things feel a little more special.
After a while of having one or two drinks of tequila, both the women were sitting chatting about everything and anything while the night went on, eventually all the prostitutes went and did their business with many of the pirates, it was at that time everything was rather silent and seemed dead in fact apart from the faint moan or sounds of fucking in the distance.
"You should totally try those lace undies; it gets the boys going crazy"
Chuckling softly at Mizra at her advice when it came to getting down and dirty, Alice had noted something, something she hadn't really taken notice too before, sure Alice had been with Vaas for quite some time but the truth was despite the time Alice had been here she should have been using one of the various lady things Mizra had given Alice when she first met her, a Packet of pads. Hesitantly Alice popped the question to Mizra making sure no one was around to listen before she did so.
"Do you think it's…well possible to maybe…you know…"
Fidgeting in her seat Alice tried to come up with a way to speak up of what was going on in her mind; Mizra took a sip from her small drink before she cleared her throat and cocked her head slightly wondering what exactly Alice was getting at.
"No sweaty I don't really know…why what's the matter? Did something happen today?"
"Um…no not really but…"
Sighing Alice felt like putting her head in her hands but it wasn't much of an option considering Alice wanted to appear like nothing was the matter in case there were eyes on her and Mizra, that thought alone made Alice feel slightly uncomfortable but with a deep breath she finally blurted it out in a hushed tone.
"Would it be ok if you could bring me a pregnancy test?"
At the sound of her words Mizra sat back slightly shocked but then leaned in with a big smile tapping Alice on the nose softly as if it was their secret little way of communication. In other words Alice took it as a hint and she was thankful letting at least someone know whom was a woman was probably better then asking Vaas or even Abel, Alice felt tense but she knew she had to ask. It was known for her to miss a period once or twice but considering Vaas had never been the type to use a condom it only daunted upon Alice even more. In all honesty she never thought of it until now but now that she did she recalled that before with the Rakyat she was due to start any day, it had been a few weeks almost since then. Alice lost utter track of time here, between being cooped up in a shanty and only going out to do Vaas' bidding didn't really help.
From then on the girls didn't speak much, Mizra had to leave shortly either way but before she did she mentioned something about meeting up with Alice soon, she never said when but Alice just hopped that it would be soon enough. Alice knew well enough that this island was no place for a child let alone a pregnant and vulnerable woman and Alice didn't want that at all for her own safety. After seeing Mizra off on her little personal boat which a Privateer seemed to be in control of, Alice dared to venture back to the shanty, Vaas wasn't back from whatever he was doing so Alice took the time to stroll her way back though she had to admit that the sounds coming from some of the buildings where slightly off putting in comparison to the night sky.
Stars shined brightly tonight, the clouds didn't seem to hover over this place giving it more of a tropical feel to it. Letting out a faint sigh of relief and a deep refreshing breath Alice finally arrived back at the shanty kicking open the door with her boot and closing it in a similar manner. All she wanted to do was fall onto the bed and curl up, for once she could actually take advantage of Vaas not being around, and the thought of it gave her a few ideas. Without care she leaned back and let her body hit the mattress hearing the springs slightly squeak and creak under her weight.
Silence; that was all Alice could hear inside this little shack, utter and deafening silence. It was calming to a point apart from the sounds in the distance, but Alice had adapted to this place, since Vaas had first brought her here she had become familiar with the surroundings and structure of the buildings the pirates themselves may not have talked to her but their faces she had become use to seeing with each and every passing day.
For the world was spinning and Alice was lost in that circulation of time and space wondering, puzzled by her own mistakes and luck how she managed to get into such a predictable situation that turned unpredictable. Even though some things seemed logical to the woman, other things seemed bizarre and insane, maybe Alice had spent far too long inside this shanty or worse this jungle, this whole Island had gotten her.
Maybe that was why some people decided to stay with the Rakyat, why they themselves never moved on to another place away from the Pirates and criminal business going on, maybe the fact that the outside world was different with so many laws you have to obey and little freedom. In hindsight Alice understood her own reason for wanting to stay here, it was beautiful, tropical and exotic with strange plant life and animals that Alice had never seen before, the jungle was an enticing place and even more was the fact that Vaas seemed to be another reason for Alice remaining here. That man sure had a way with words and body language that put Alice in a state of wanting more, a desire and a hunger that can never be truly satisfied unless with him.
An hour or so had passed since Alice had come back into the shanty, Vaas wasn't back yet but Alice remained in her spot looking up at the ceiling, her hands folded behind her head like a pillow and she just let her body relax before she slowly let her mind go into a comforting sleep where her dreams filled every inch of her mind with worries and stress knowing that Vaas was probably out doing more Ransom videos or torture with prisoners.
A/N: On another note I hope you enjoy the interesting character Mizra again. Please dont forget to let me know what you liked or disliked thus far :) All Feedback is welcome