A/N: I'm sorry it's taken me so long to update. I had this on hiatus, but I couldn't stand it any longer. I had to write it before I lost my train of thought. I've just been so busy with school, my other fics, and helping other people with their stories that I haven't had the time. I won't have this on hiatus anymore; however, it might take a couple of weeks between updates. But, once I finish some of those fics I have over my head, I plan to work on this more often. I hope it was worth the wait.

Disclaimer: I do not own GX.

Chapter 14:

The world was muddled in Alexis' mind when she began to come to. Groaning in pain, she tried to sit up, only to find that she couldn't. She was too tired. Giving in to her exhaustion and aching body, she lay back against the down pillows and started to drift off to sleep again. At that moment, she became aware of another presence for the first time; the bed springs creaked from somewhere next to her.

"Chazz," She muttered, her eyes still shut tightly.

She pulled the blankets up higher and snuggled in the sheets. She would've gone to sleep; however, something didn't feel quite right. After a moment, she felt an odd chill going down her body. Shivering, she pulled the sheets tighter around her thin body. That was when she realized it: she was naked.

Immediately, everything came back to her. She shot up, breathing hard. Her sudden movement awoke the peacefully sleeping boy next to her. He, as well, sat up. Slowly, she turned her head, daring to look. She found herself almost nose to nose with Zane. His teal eyes were as frosty as ever.

Gradually, the shock set in. Her hand flew involuntarily to her mouth as she began to gasp, then hyperventilate. For a moment, she let her eyes go over his figure, trying to understand the situation. It finally registered in her frozen brain that he, too, was naked. Tears came to her eyes as she began to realize what had happened.

"Zane, you bastard!" She gasped, her shoulders shaking, "What have you done to me?!"

Zane's expression remained hardened, indifferent. "I did nothing to you."

"Like I'll believe that!" She snapped, her shock turning into anger, "How could you? You know that I--"

"I don't care," He told her through clenched teeth, his eyes regarding her with bitterness. "You were the one cheating on me. You had it coming. If I have to force you to be with me, I will. But I can assure you that I did nothing to you."

"Listen, you!" She seethed, jabbing a finger at him, "I had sex with Chazz before you and I got together. More or less, it's me cheating on him! Especially after THIS fiasco. And I don't believe you for a second. What do you mean you did nothing? Ha! That's a lie if I ever heard one."

"Alexis, it doesn't matter. You and Chazz are not girlfriend and boyfriend. But you and I are. You have no right to go deliberately behind my back and--"

"And YOU had no right to barge into my life and FORCE me to be your girlfriend!" She yelled, "Neither, may I remind you, did I give you the right to take me to bed!"

Zane opened his mouth to protest. In response, Alexis lifted her hand and gave him a good smack across the face. He fell back against the pillows, his cheek bright red.

"And that's what you get! NO ONE and I mean NO ONE can have my body but Chazz! Do you understand me? I am NOT a slut. I am NOT going to put out for just anyone. So why don't you just LEAVE ME ALONE! And whatever happened last night, will NEVER happen again. And if you do it again, I'll sic Chazz on you. Got that?"

He sat up, rubbing his cheek. In his eyes, she saw no remorse. Rather, she saw rage. Fear began to creep over her at the familiar icy, murderous look.

"Don't make me hurt you," He seethed.

"You already have!" She screamed, raising a trembling hand to smack him again.

However, this time, he was ready. Before she had time to think, he'd caught her hand in mid-air. He twisted it, overpowering her.

"No," She gasped, squeezing one of her eyes shut in pain, "Don't you dare…"

He glared at her as he pushed her down. Seeing his determination, she began to panic and thrash. This annoyed him. He banged her head against the night stand, hoping to cease her violent movements.

"Be still!"

"Do you honestly believe I'm going to sit here and LET you rape me? No way! Zane Truesdale, you're sadly mistaken. Maybe some other woman. But not me!"

She struggled with him for several more minutes. Finally, becoming fed up, she aimed a careful kick at his shin. Flinching, he loosened his grip enough on her wrist for her to poke him in the eye. He screamed and let go, holding his face in his hands. She didn't care that she was naked. If she could only get out of there!

She ran out into the hall and rushed to Chazz's room. Hurriedly, she let herself in and locked the door, heart pounding. Then, she sank to the floor and cried. How could such a horrible thing have happened to her? What had she done to deserve it?

Weeping louder, she hugged her knees to her chest and shivered, wondering if Chazz would ever want her again. What was she supposed to do now? Zane had violated her in the wickedest way imaginable. How was she to ever get over it?

Exhausted and scared, she began to seethe. Not just at Zane for his crime against her, but also at Chazz. He hadn't saved her. He hadn't done anything. She wondered if she could've truly hated him more than she did then.

At that moment, Chazz opened the door. He looked down at her tiredly, then scooped her into his arms, ignoring the fact that she was undressed.

"What happened to you?" He asked, squeezing her, "I was pretty worried--" "CHAZZ!" She screamed, smacking him with all the force she had pent up within her, "This is ALL YOUR FAULT!"

Feeling anger consuming her, she forgot all about logic. She didn't stop to think about what she doing. All she could do was give in to the hurt, and release her frustration and fear of being abused. Before she carried on, however, she pulled on a T-shirt and some sweatpants, and tried to calm herself down.

"Alexis, what was that for?" Chazz asked bitterly, rubbing the red mark on his cheek.

Hearing the resentment in his voice, she once more panicked. Then, she felt angry again. "Chazz Princeton," She seethed, shaking, "How dare you. How DARE you ask me about that when you know too well what you did."

"But I--"

"Shut up! I don't want to hear it. You're always making excuses. You're always hurting people. Well, I'm fed up with it!"

Feeling another wave of anger and distrust overcome her, she seized him by the shoulders and shook him, screaming at him. At first, he could do nothing due to his shock. He only let her shake him violently. That was when she lost all control. She took out her punishment for Zane on him.

"I hate you!" She screamed, "I hate you, I hate you, I HATE YOU! Do you ever think of ANYONE other than yourself? Do you even CARE? I HATE YOU!"

She behaved as she'd never before. Soon, she was punching him and kicking him, screaming with all the fury of an angry woman. She dug her nails into his arm, causing him to wince badly from the pain. Seeing the obvious horror in his eyes was a welcome reward. However, it did not last long. Soon, his temper kicked in.

"Alexis, STOP IT!" He screamed, throwing her off of him. She fell to the floor, still shaking. "Just stop it, Ok! What have I done to you? Just get a hold of yourself, Ok? What have I ever fucking done to deserve this? I'm beginning to regret taking you in! You treat me like shit! Why the hell do you want to abuse me, huh? What, are you looking for someone to control? Well, that's not me. If you want to keep this little game up, well, be my guest. There's the door, use it!"

She stared up at his livid face, trembling again. This time, however, it was not of anger, but fright. Slowly, she picked herself up and stepped over to him, hanging her head.

"I'm sorry, Chazz," She told him, embarrassed, "I don't know what I was thinking…I wasn't. I have a good reason. I really do. I was scared. Besides, when I needed you the most last night, what happened to you? Where'd you go?"

She looked up at him with teary, amber eyes. Beginning to cry, she caught him around the waist in a tight hug, her head tucked under his chin. Slowly, she felt his arms embrace her as well. He released a heavy sigh.

They stood still for a moment, just holding on to each other. Finally, sniffing, she asked again, "Why didn't you help me?"

In response, he lifted his sleeve to reveal a gauze bandage. It was the same arm she had dug her nails into so viciously only moments before. Cautiously, she reached out a hand and touched his arm.

"What happened?"

"I got shot," He growled, "I was lucky that his aim was off. However, he could've killed me if he hadn't been in such a hurry or wrestling you. I would've done something…but I passed out. I don't know why, I've just been so weak lately."

Remorse and guilt overwhelmed her. "I'm sorry, I thought…"

"No, don't be," He snapped, "I'd have been mad too."

Seeing his weary, bitter expression, she backed off. "Ok, Chazz, I get it now. But why didn't we hear the gunshot? When did this happen?"

"As soon as he snatched you, he shot me," Chazz grumbled, "As for the noise…I have a feeling that he used a silencer."

"Oh," Alexis bit her lip, "So that's why we didn't hear it?"

"I guess so. But it hurt like hell…and I haven't been feeling well anyway. And now that I think about it, I really haven't felt completely myself since that poisoning incident."

"But that was so long ago!"

"Yeah, I know. That's what worries me. But forget about that right now. What the hell happened to you?"

Her eyes dropped to the floor. Once more, she snuggled against his chest, her cheek pressed to his collarbone. "He, he…Oh, it's just so horrible!"

He tightened his grip around her waist. "Tell me what happened," he demanded.

"Chazz, I'm so sorry." She bit her lip, tears streaming steadily down her face again, "I feel like such a slut…"

"You don't mean…"

"He…he raped me…at least, I'm pretty sure of it." Alexis hiccupped, "B-because when I w-woke up, we were n-naked and…I don't know." She buried her face in his neck, sniffing and crying, "I couldn't stop him. He knocked me out. I tried to stop him, I really did. But once I was unconscious, who knows what happened. It just hurts so much…because, because I didn't think he could ever go this low. And, and, you…I'm so sorry. I'm so, SO sorry. I tried, I tried--"

"It's Ok," he insisted, "Calm down; it's not your fault. You don't have to worry about me. We have to worry about you. Are you Ok? Did he hurt you in any way other than the fact that he raped you?"

She sniffed again and shook her head. "I'm not in any pain. Well, except for a headache and a stomachache. But nothing like that if that's what you mean. He didn't give me rough sex; at least, I don't think so. But it doesn't feel like it."

"Maybe we should get you to a doctor." He said, concerned.

"No!" She protested, "Then I'll be asked all sorts of embarrassing questions and people will find out about what a bad girl I am and--"

"That doesn't matter," he said sternly, clenching his teeth, "What matters is that you're Ok. And you're not a bad girl."

"I'm not going to a doctor!" She protested.

"What if you get pregnant?"

"I take birth control!"

"There's always a chance that it won't work!"

"Well, I can just get a pregnancy test now and check--"

Chazz seized her arm. "Alexis, you do know that you can't possibly know the morning after, right?"

She froze. "Wh-wh-what?"

"You DIDN'T know that?" He stared at her. "What about health class?"

"I was too embarrassed," She admitted, blushing, "And I never thought that I'd have to know. So…I tuned her out…"

"You mean to tell me…you only checked yourself the morning after we had sex BEFORE you started using birth control?"

"Um…."

"I really hope you're not pregnant with my child…but that's better than with Zane's!"

"What do I do?" She wailed, panicking.

He grabbed her shoulders. "Listen, you should be Ok. You haven't had any symptoms so far, right?"

She nodded, her eyes wide.

"And you've been taking the pill, right?"

She nodded again.

"And you haven't missed one?"

"No, I always take it." She told him.

"Then you should be just fine."

"How come you know all this stuff and I don't?"

He blushed. "Um, let's not talk about that."

"You are SUCH a perv."

He shot her a look of death. "Alexis…never mind. I still say we should go to a doctor."

"No," She insisted, "I'm fine."

"Should I look at you myself?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

Her face turned red. "No! I'm Ok, honest! I'm not in pain…anymore. I mean, I never did hurt…um…there, but…you know." Then, crossing her arms over her chest, "How would you know how to fix it anyway, hmmm?"

He scowled. "I don't. I'm just saying that maybe I could tell if you REALLY needed a doctor."

"Just…leave me alone." She sighed, looking tired. "I have a migraine now. And my stomach hurts so badly. I just want to go to bed. Please don't bother me."

The scowl dropped off his face. He followed her over to the bed. "Is there anything I can get you?" He asked as she sank beneath the sheets.

"An aspirin," She muttered, pulling the covers over her head, "And some ginger ale would be nice, too."

"Ok." He brought her the bottle of aspirin and a soda from his mini-fridge. "Anything else?"

"No. Just…don't let that fool near me again."

Chazz set his mouth in a tight line, his charcoal eyes burning with hatred. After a moment, he crossed the room and began to dig through his closet. Curiosity got the better of her. Lifting the covers, she watched him. Her golden eyes widened as she watched him take out a handgun and load it.

"Chazz…I didn't know…"

Chazz grimaced. "I got it from my parents as soon as they heard that someone was out to kill me. They insisted that I have it. And now, I'm glad I do."

"But, won't the staff find out and…"

He put a finger to his lips. "Alexis, you don't know how corrupt this school is. In this world, a little money," he paused momentarily as he locked the trigger, "goes a long way."

Alexis stared at him in wonder. "I suppose so." She watched as he set the gun on the night stand, then crawled into bed with her.

"I'm not leaving you alone. And I promise you, if that bastard touches one hair on your head again, I'll kill him."

She shivered, hearing the hate in his voice and knowing he meant every word. In his eyes, he held the same murderous lust that Zane did. However, this time, she was not afraid. He was on her side.

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Professor Banner stepped into Ms. Fountaine's office, his face creased in worry. The previous day's events had been a little extreme. First, it had been Syrus. Then, it had been Chazz. Who knew which student would fall victim next.

"Fonda, may I have a word with you?"

"Of course." She turned around in her swivel chair to face him, "What's wrong?"

"I'm beginning to worry about the safety of our students. Obviously, our staff has not been doing its job. And how could any of our students behave so wickedly? How can someone just do this without a thought to their career?"

Ms. Fountaine bit her lip and sighed. "I know. It's terrible. But there's not much we can do."

"That bullet found in Chazz's arm…"

"Well, we analyzed it," Ms. Fountaine sighed, "It's from a semi-automatic pistol. We, of course, can't tell what kind. That's all we've gathered from what Chazz told us about it. Only one shot was fired, though, which doesn't make much sense. And apparently, whoever shot had a silencer. However, what doesn't make sense is why someone would go to all that trouble just to give him a minor injury."

Professor Banner's forehead creased again. "Oh, I can't imagine…this is so horrible!"

"Of course, Chazz did have some enemies…and as for Syrus, it could be some Obelisks playing a mean trick on him."

"What do you mean?"

"You didn't hear?"

"No."
Ms. Fountaine sighed. "Oh, dear, I'm sorry. You see, the lab reports came in this morning."

"And?"
"It wasn't a tumor."

"Thank heavens!" Professor Banner sighed in relief.

"No, it was far worse."

"Oh, no; what was it?"

She slapped a folder down on her desk, staring right at the Professor, her eyes boring into him. "Arsenic."

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Mr. Shroud stood outside the Obelisk Boys' dorm, concealed by the shadows. In his left hand, he carried a pair of military binoculars. In his other hand, he carried a gun.

"Oh, yes, Zane, you must be so thrilled you dropped out of the picture. But not for long. You're nothing without me."

A horrible smirk crossed his face as he watched the boy moping in his room. He lifted the gun, taking careful aim.

"Soon, you'll be all mine," He whispered, "You won't be depressed anymore."

Before he could shoot, the bushes rustled.

"Who's there?" Mr. Shroud gasped.

"It's me," A male voice called, "And I'm here for justice."

The clouds moved, revealing a full moon. As the light illuminated the boy's face, Mr. Shroud gasped.

"Y-you're…"

"It's payback time."

A/N: Who will the boy be? You'll have to wait til next time, I'm afraid.

Next time: Alexis notices that Chazz has been acting weird. The fact that he carries a gun does nothing but strain their relationship. Not to mention the fact that Zane's still on the loose. And what has become of Mr. Shroud?