Mind,Body,and Soul
By: Themysterywriter13
If you don't like my pairings, yuri, yaoi,or my way of portraying the characters DON'T READ!
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN KINGDOM HEARTS!
Chapter 21: It All Happened After Demyx Left... (This chapter is from a past POV)
Zexion POV
It was a normal day.
Mommy came in and woke me up at 8:10 on the dot, then pointed me in the direction of the bathroom. Where she already had the shower running. After my shower I went back to my room and got dressed in the outfit Mommy had laid out for me. Today's outfit consisted of jeans and a T-shirt with some logo on it. After pulling on all my clothes I went to the kitchen.
The house was a lot quieter in the mornings since my brothers started middle school. I liked it that way. They are always loud and annoying it makes me really angry sometimes, but I love them anyway. I liked it much better with just Mommy, Daddy, and me though.
I walked into the kitchen and was greeted with the wonderful smell of toasted English muffins and poached eggs. Otherwise known as my favorite breakfast.
"Morning, Hun." Mommy said from her spot at the stove with her red hair tied back. "I made your favorite."
"Thanks Mommy." I said sitting down in the chair next to Daddy who was reading the paper. He was already dressed for work. With his business suit and his silver hair tied back in a neat ponytail.
I sometimes wondered why I didn't look like my parents or brothers but not a lot.
"Mornin, kiddo." Daddy said before taking a sip of his coffee.
"Good morning, Daddy." I said just as Mommy set my plate in front of me along with a mug of hot chocolate. I always want to have to coffee like my parents, but Mommy said it was bad for me.
"You eat like an old rich man. Don't you want french toast sticks with syrup to dip them in instead of such snooty eggs and toast." Daddy said with a laugh. My family always made fun of the way I did everything. Always saying I was forty-five year old man stuck in the body of a nine-year old's. Except Mommy, of course, she always said I was just mature and that when I'd grow up I'd be the perfect gentleman.
"Not really." I said before cutting into my food and indulging myself.
"Just because you like to pretend your food is an aircraft doesn't mean everyone else does." Mommy said flicking daddy's nose.
"Now where the fun in that?" He laughed.
Mommy just shook her head and laughed along, and I smiled. I really loved mornings like this.
"Oh! Zexion were leaving this afternoon. Are you sure you don't want to go?" Mommy said.
"Yeah. I don't like ice fishing. I'd rather stay with Auntie." I said finishing my food.
"Very well. I know you and your brothers are upset Demyx left. I just thought this trip would help." She had a sad look on her pretty face.
That really wasn't true. I never really talked to Demyx he always seemed to wrapped up in Axel and Riku, so I just stayed in my room when he was over. Just like I did when ever my brothers had friends over.
"I'll be fine spending break with Auntie." I smiled at her hoping it would make her frown go away.
"Ok. Remember there's no phones by the lodge, but we'll be back by your birthday I promise." She said.
"Don't worry. Just make sure Axel and Riku are ok. I don't want them upset. Kay?"
Mommy looked at me for a while with blank look before latching on to me with a giant hug that picked me off the floor. I was very short and didn't weigh much, and Mommy was a tall woman, but still it was weird. I liked Mommy's hugs they where always warm and comforting.
"God Lucia, put the boy down." Daddy laughed.
Mommy complied with a chuckled and put me down then straighten my shirt out and kissed my cheek.
"Your such a sweet little boy. You can have anything you want for your birthday." She smiled.
"I don't want anything really." I shrugged.
"Nothing? At all?" Daddy asked in disbelief.
"Nope. I can't really think of anything."
"Well when you do be sure you tell me. Kay, sweetie?" Mommy said with a serious look.
"Ok." I nodded.
"Now where's your brother? He should be here by now." Daddy said checking his watch.
Then as of magic the front door opened, and My eldest brother, Reno, walked into the kitchen.
"Hey, Fam." Reno said sitting down in a chair.
"Hi, honey." Mommy said kissing Reno's cheek.
"You're late." Daddy stated. "It's 9:15 you're supposed to be here at 9:10."
"Ugh." Reno rolled his eyes. "It's only five minutes."
"You'll never get a job if you're always late."
"It's five fucking minutes! Chill out." Reno shouted
At this mommy gasped slightly.
"Watch Your mouth in front of your mother and brother!" Daddy scowled.
"Whatever. I don't know why I have to drive the brat anyway. You guys live like half a mile away from the school."
"He can't walk anymore now that Axel and Riku go to the middle school and I have to go to work."
"What about mom?"
"She doesn't have a car."
"Then stop being so cheap and buy her one."
"I would, but I'm paying for you to go to college which is apparently going to waste."
I curled myself into my chair. I really hated when my family argued. I also hated being a bother on people.
"Stop it! You're scaring my baby." Mommy said as she picked me up.
"He's not a baby, so stop treating him like one." Reno said.
"Well he's more mature than you that's a fact." Daddy said.
"P-please don't fight. I-I can walk I remember the way." I said from my mothers arms.
"Come here son." Daddy said patting his lap. Mommy put me down and I walked over to him and he lifted me in his lap. He only did this when he was going to explain something important to me, so I would always listen when theses rare times came. "You are getting very big and you are very smart, but you are still too little to do things by yourself. That's why you can't walk to school by yourself. There are bad things and people out there who could hurt you. That's why you have me and your Mommy along with your three big brothers. Do you understand?"
"I think so." I said giving him a thoughtful look.
"Well let me put it this way. You remember the movie we watched about that prince?" I nodded at him. "And that he had knights to protect him from the dragons?" I nodded again. "Well let's say you're the prince and you have three knight to protect you along with the King and the Queen. Me and mommy being the Queen and King and Reno, Axel, and Riku being your knights. Do you get it now?" I nodded confidently. "Ok, now remember never go anywhere or do anything you know you shouldn't without one of your knights or the Queen and King."
"Yes, your kingliness." I laughed a little only to be tickled by Daddy and laugh more.
"Ok go get your bag and shoes ." He set me on the floor and I ran off to my closet to get my shoes and backpack. Then I walked back to the kitchen where Mommy already had my coat, gloves, hat and scarf ready. She helped me put all of it on and gave me one last hug.
"Ok. I'll pack your bag and Reno will drive you to Aunties after school." Mommy said putting my backpack on and placing my lunch box in it."
"Ok. Have fun." I said smiling at her before turning to Daddy. "Catch a big fish for me."
"Will do kiddo have fun with Auntie." He said ruffling my hair under my hat.
"Kay."
"Ready to go Z man." Reno said.
"Yep." I smiled up at him.
"Hop on." He said crouching down far enough for me to climb his back. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he stood up slowly. "Ok hold on tight." I squeezed his neck tighter and he began to run I laughed at the rush of air. Reno shouted our goodbyes and we made it to the car. He crouched down far enough for me to slide off his back and opened the back car door. I climbed into my booster seat and buckled up. I told Mom I didn't need it but she said I was still short so I needed it till I was taller.
"Reno, are you going with Mommy and Daddy?" I asked as Reno pulled out of the driveway.
"Yeah. I have to. I'm not lucky like you." He said.
"I'm not lucky Mommy just knows I don't like fishing. And..." I trailed looking down at my lap.
"I know Zex. It's ok."
"Yeah."
We drove the rest of the way in silence. When we got to school I unbuckled myself and Reno opened the door for me.
"Ok. I'll be back after school. Have a good day."
"Kay. Bye."
"Bye." With that I walked into school to begin my normal routine. I sat my usual seat listen to the teacher and the day seemed to go by all to fast, because before I knew it I was waving bye to my teacher and telling her to have a good break, and walking out of the school to wait for Reno.
I sat down on the bench right outside the school and waited for Reno. I took out the book I had been given by my teacher to read over break and began to read it as I waited. I was about a fourth of the way through the book when someone called my name.
"Zexion!" I turned my head towards the noise to find brother, Riku coming towards me. I shoved my book in my bag and stood as he came over to me.
"Riku, why are you here?" I asked.
"Don't worry about it. Let's go." He said grabbing my hand and pulling me along.
"Where are we going?"
"Don't worry about it."
"Mommy said Reno was going to take me to Auntie's after school."
"Change of plans." Riku rolled his eyes. I noticed he looked pretty mad too.
"Riku where are you taking me. What's wrong? I'm scared."
He stopped and let go of my hand, and looked at me. "Zexion, I need you to trust me okay? I know you might be scared, but I'm here I won't let anything bad happen. Your my little brother and I love you. That's why we have to go. Do you trust me?"
I thought for a moment. Riku never really said he loved me he wasn't one for it. Mommy said he was just afraid of his emotions. Though looking into his eyes I could see that he need me to trust him and I wanted to. It was true Riku was one of my knights and to protect me he need me to trust him.
"Okay." I said.
"Good come on." He gave me a small smile before pulling me along faster this time.
We reach the bus stop and he stopped. I then realized he was taking me on a bus, but to where? I was really scared now. I had never been on a bus and now I was going to get on one and I had no idea where I was going. The bus stopped right in front of us and the doors opened. Riku climbed the stairs and I followed closely behind. He gave the driver money and proceed to a seat I sat right beside him and look around.
I realized then that this was the first time I was in a moving vehicle without a booster seat or seat belt. In a way I felt older, but I was scared too. I watched the news with Mommy once about a bunch of people who got hurt on a bus. That's why I always wore my seat-belt in the car.
"Riku can you tell me where we're going now?" I ask tugging on his coat sleeve.
"To get some answers." Riku answered with an angry look.
"Like the library?" I said with a giant smile. I loved going to the library there were so many books about everything. I wish I had that many books. Maybe I'd ask Mommy for a book for my birthday.
"No. Maybe later."
"Then where?" I whined I was restless and nervous. Wherever we were going just didn't seem right.
"We need to go talk to someone to find out something about Mom and Dad."
"Why don't we just ask them?"
"Because... They lie." Riku growled that glint of anger growing in his eyes. It was starting to worry me.
"Nuh-uh Mommy and Daddy love us they would never lie to us." I said with confidence. I knew Mommy and Daddy wouldn't lie to us they just couldn't.
"Zexion they have. They've lied to us for a long time and it's not fair."
"No! Mommy and Daddy wouldn't they can't. You're lying to me! Why Riku? Why are lying to me?" I was screaming and my eyes felt hot and so did my cheeks.
"Shhh Zexion. It's ok. Calm down. Okay?" Riku said pulling my head into his lap as he began to pet my hair.
"Why would they lie, Riku? Don't they love us anymore?" I felt the tears run down my face.
"I don't know. But no matter what I love you and so do Axel and Reno."
"Okay. I trust you." I said as I felt myself fall into a comforting sleep.
My slumber felt like it last for a very short time,but when I woke up it was close to sunset. I rubbed my eyes and yawned.
"Come on we're here." I heard Riku by my side, and before I knew it I was being pulled off the bus. After the bus pulled away I looked around we were in some dirty smelly city, with scary looking people.
"W-where are we?" I asked.
"Downtown." Riku said shortly as he look around at the street signs.
"Why?" I asked wrapping my arms around one of his.
"Remember we have to talk to someone. It's this way." Riku said pulling me up some street.
We walk for a short amount of time till we reach some dirty brown colored house. Riku knocked on the door. moments later a man with very long silver hair came to the door.
"Hello? How can I help you?" The man said.
"Oh..Um...Well you see this is my brother and I think someone here should be able to give us some information." Riku said.
"Hm? What kind of information?"
"Oh!" Riku said then began to dig through his pants pockets till he pulled out an envelope. "Here." He said handing it to the man.
The man looked over it before opening it and reading the paper inside. His eyes widened before a smirk appeared on his. He looked me up and down with a glint of evil. I was beginning to worry even more.
"Awe yes. I'm Sephiroth I believe the man you're looking for is Vexen."
"Oh do you know where he is?" Riku said.
"Yes he's in the lab. Follow me." Sephiroth said walking into the house. Riku followed and I had no choice to follow as well.
The house looked pretty normal. Simple and calm, but it was a false normal. Like it was meant to hide something.
We followed the silver-haired man down a set of steps and came to big metal door. Sephiroth pushed a button on the wall next to the door and there came a buzz.
"Yes." A voice of a man came through the speaker.
"Code: six X." Seithroth said.
"Very well." The speaker man said.
The giant metal door opened and out step a man with shoulder length white blond hair and calculating acid green eyes. If I was scared before then I was terrified now.
"He's come to see us." The man said.
"It would seem so." Sephiroth said. "I'm sorry I didn't catch your name." He said to Riku.
"Oh I'm Riku and this is Zexion. Are you Vexen?" Riku asked the blond-haired man.
"Yes. That would indeed be me. Why don't we step into my lab." Vexen said gesturing toward Riku to follow him, and Riku did just that. When I tried to follow him Sephiroth held me back.
"Why don't you come with me to get something to drink." Sephiroth said as the metal door shut behind my brother.
"Uh... I don't know." I said.
"Don't worry." He gave me a fake smile that gave me chills. Not wanting to argue I just followed him up the stairs to the kitchen. I stood in the corner far away from the creepy man. "You can have a seat at the table." He said.
"Thanks." I mumbled as I inched closer to the table till I reached it and sat down.
"Do you want a cookie?"
Mommy always told me that if a stranger offered me candy, cookies, or ice cream that I should say no and run away. I guess that was one of the dangerous things Daddy always told me about.
"No thank you." I said politely.
"Oh, come on. One cookie won't hurt you." Sephiroth said holding the cookies inches away from my face. They did look really good and I was kinda hungry. Just the smell made me want to eat one whole.
I reached my hand out to the plate of cookies cautiously and took one. I looked it over in my hand. It seemed to look just like a normal cookie. I didn't see a problem, but something was telling me it was a bad idea to eat the cookie or even be in this house. I ignored the tiny voice and lift the cookie to my mouth and took a bite. Just as I sunk my teeth into the sugary goodness I heard Riku yell.
"Zexion! No!" Riku yelled taking the cookies from me and squashing my cheeks together making me spit out what I already had in my mouth.
"What?" I said confused.
"Dammit!" Riku cussed, and I looked at him in shock.
We weren't allowed say nasty words and if we did Mommy would wash our mouths out with soap. I had never experienced this but Riku had a few times not as many times as Axel and Reno though.
"I'm sorry." He said softly.
"For what?" I asked.
"I'm sorry, but this is how it has to be. Just don't forget what I told you, Kay?"
"Riku, you're scaring me. What's going on?"
"I'm so sorry Zexion. I love you." I saw the tears form in his eyes, and before I could say anything else a sharp pain formed in my chest and everything went fuzzy. Breathing was now becoming a challenge as well.
"R-Riku I-I can't breath. W-What's going on?" I gasped out.
Though everything was fuzzy and breathing was hard I saw my brother run from me to the front door and leave without looking back. I tried to follow him but as soon as I stood my body collapsed.
"Riku." I whispered from my spot on the cold tile floor. My eyes began to flutter and I felt really dizzy. Just before I passed out I saw the man I knew as Vexen his white blond hair and acid green eyes complementing the pure evil smirk that was on his face.
With that last imagine I let go of my consciousness.
I woke up in dark room that was cold. I had a pain like no other in my head. I sat up to find that my body was still heavy. I sat against a nearby wall and shivered at the contact. It was then that I noticed that I was naked. I pulled my knees into my chest and wrapped my arms around my legs.
What was going on?
Where was I?
Where was Riku?
Was he coming back for me?
I had so many thoughts running through my head and the pain didn't help. I took in a deep breath to calm myself down. I need to stay positive. That's what Mom always told me. Being positive and determined can get you through anything.
So what was positive about this situation?
I was still alive. But why wouldn't I be? Thinking positive was not helping so I tried to not think of anything. It seemed to be working until a bright light consumed the room making me wince.
"Awe my pet has woken up." I knew that voice yes indeed, it was that creepy lab guy. Vexen. Just what pet was he talking about?
"What?" I said
"You, dearest child, now belong to me. I own you. You shall do as I say until the time comes to...well you know."
"What? When the time comes for what?"
"To kill you."
At this my eyes widen in horror and shock. I was going to be killed. I was going to die. This was the end.
"W-W-Why" I managed to say through my shocked state.
"Well there are two reasons. The first being that you can't live for much longer. You have something in you that I want, and if I let you age it will only get harder to get out." Vexen explained.
Something special? I had no clue what he was talking about. He must have been crazy. Something special inside of me that he wanted? Only thing inside of me where organs and blood. Why would he want those. Unless he was like the guys on the news who cut people up and sold their body parts. Just thinking of that made me sick. I held back my vomit and realized he said there was two reasons I was going to be killed.
"What's the second?" I asked.
"Well I'm glad you asked, because this is my favorite." He laughed. An evil wicked laugh that sent chills up my spine. "Your brother, Riku, gave you to me."
Again I went into shock. Riku, my own brother, gave me to this mad man so he could kill me. Why? Why?! WHY?! Why would he want me to be killed? He said he loved me. I trusted him he was supposed to protect me from the dragon not feed me to him. This made no sense. Did he hate me? Did he hate me so much that he wanted me dead and gone out of his life? What had I done to make him hate me?
"Why?" I whispered as tears ran down my face.
"Something about not needing you and that you weren't even his brother anyway." Vexen said casually.
Not his brother. He did hate me. He hated me and lied to me and now had given me to this man to inevitably die and rot. My heart clenched and I was sure I was having a heart attack as I began to hyperventilate. He said he loved me. He look right at me and said it with all seriousness then begged me to trust him, and I did. I trusted him.
I let out a screeching scream and cried. I cried hard. I cried and cried till I couldn't cry anymore. I didn't care that Vexen, the man who was going to kill me, was standing right across the room staring at me. I didn't care that I was going to die. I didn't care that I was never going to see my family again. I didn't care about any of it. All I cared about was the lies I had been told and how stupid I was to believe them.
When I finally was out of tears I wiped my face with my hand and sniffled a few times. It was then I noticed I was alone again. Vexen had left and I couldn't be upset about that. I leaned my head back against the cold wall and let everything I just heard sink in.
I was going to die, because not only did some crazy man want my organs, but my own brother, who I trusted and loved, gave me to said crazy man. My brother hated me and didn't think of me as his brother. He lied to my face and led me to inevitable death. I think that summed it up in a nice blood covered box with bow made of my intestine with a card the read 'From your back stabbing brother, Riku. P.S I hate your guts!'
I let out a sigh and the door opened and I tensed up.
"Get in there!" This time it was Sephiroth shouting at a woman with long black hair and pretty blue eyes.
"Alright. Alright, Sephy. I think you're getting tense. Do you need a massage before I leave?" The woman laughed.
"You're not getting away this time you little bitch!" Sephiroth growled.
"That's what you said last time and the time before that, but you see I always get what I want and I want out of here. So yeah we'll see how long this last."
"This is permanent now if you'll excuse me I have reports to fill out." Sephiroth said closing the door.
The woman sighed and shook her head with a little laugh. Then looked in my direction her eyes widened her smile faded. She sprinted over to me and crouched down in front of me.
"Zexion. Why are you here? Are you ok?" The woman said. This woman knew my name and was worried about me only I had no idea who she was though.
"Uh... How do you know me?" I said pushing my back deeper into the wall.
"Oh... I'm here to help you! Like an angel or something other."
"W-who sent you?"
"Uh... Don't worry about that just tell me what happened."
I had the eerie feeling I was being lied to but I had no one else and this woman seemed to be in the same situation as me, so I told her the whole story of how I got here. She listened to me and when I started to cry she wiped away my tears and hugged me. She was so nice and reminded me of Mom.
"It's ok. We'll get out of here and get you back to your mommy and daddy." She said rubbing my back soothingly.
"Thanks... Um, what's your name?" I said sniffling.
"Tifa-ny. Call me Tiffany."
"Ok, Tiffany."
"Now I think it's about time we get you some clothes before you catch a cold."
"How?"
"Well angles have powers so why shouldn't I?"
"Hm?" I really didn't believe she had powers.
"Never mind just stand up and close your eyes." Tiffany ordered. I did as I was told and stood up. "Ok now let's see...I think I have the perfect outfit for you." I held my eyes closed tight and felt a huge rush of air. "Ok open up." I opened my eyes and looked down to see a black shirt with a small man on a horse on the shoulder and black pants. "Polos and slacks fit you well little one."
"Thanks! How'd ya do that?" I said with a smile of excitement.
"Magic, hun. Magic." I guess she really was magic.
"Cool! Can you use your powers to get us out of here?"
"Oh I'm sorry. I can't it's not that simple. This place is a bit... Let's say magic proof, so I can't do too much in here."
"Oh." I said now filled with great disappointment.
"Oh don't fret. Well get out of here you just have to be a little patient. I'll need your help."
"Ok. What should I do?"
"I need you to stay brave. Things might get bad, but you can't give up. You have something special in you that needs to stay safe." Tiffany said pointing to where my heart was.
What did she mean? Her and the crazy lab guy. What's inside of me and why was it so special?
"What?" I asked.
"I can't tell you, but know it must be kept safe, so you have to stay brave and protect it."
"Okay." I nodded with new-found confidence.
That was when the door opened revealing the blinding light and Vexen.
"Good to see you've bonded with your cellmate Pet, but it's time for treatment." Vexen seethed
Treatment? For what?
"No! he just got here. You can't do this. He's a little boy Vexen."
"True, but his date of birth is in less than fifteen days and he'll be reaching his peak soon."
"Exactly how old do you think he is?" Tiffany stared at the man with a knowing look.
"Eleven just as his brother is." Vexen said as if it were obvious.
"Wrong! He's nine and will be ten on the twenty-fifth." Tiffany boasted. Wow she knew a lot about me. I didn't remember telling her my age or birthday.
"Well aren't you well-educated in this matter, but it seem you would to forget that I can just enhance his growth and wait it out."
"You can't do that! It could kill him or drive him to insanity."
"Well you see theirs one little thing you don't know."
"And what, may I ask, is that?"
"I don't care." Vexen laughed a creepy laugh. "If he dies I still get what I want, besides he's going to die anyway so get use to it. Now its time for his treatments that now need to be doubled. Thank you for that tidbit of knowledge by the way. Of course you wouldn't be the 'The Mother of the Mind' unless you were to spread your knowledge. Now come along, Pet." I hid behind Tiffany not wanting to find out what the treatments were or what they had to do with me. "Ugh. I had hoped you'd be obedient, but a man can only hope." Vexen sighed. "Xaldin!"
With that a big burly man with long black hair tied back in a ponytail. He grabbed me from behind Tiffany with no effort and I yelp as he dragged me away.
"Be brave!" Tiffany yelled after me. Yes! That's what I had to do be brave and strong and I could get through this. No matter how bad it would be, though I hoped it wouldn't be that bad.
I was slammed down onto a metal table and I groaned. I felt my legs and arms being tied up and I tried to fight it but it was no use. The man's hands where too strong for my small limbs. Next thing I knew I was being stripped naked again.
"Now shall we?" Vexen said looking down at me as he put on his rubber gloves. "Strength." He said picking up a needle filled with blue liquid. My eyes widen and I whimpered. I had never been good with shots, because I wasn't good with pain. He placed the needle on my forearm and plugged it into my skin without warning. I let out a ragged shout and I felt tears form in my eyes. Without a moment to spare he stuck another in my arm and I screamed louder. The pain rang through my body. The tears gathered, and I wanted to thrash and cry, but I controlled my self.
"Mental." Vexen declared sticking a needle into my head. I was now full on crying, but bit my lip to keep from screaming. I had never felt such pain in my life and that included when I sprained my ankle while learning to ride my bike. He stuck a second on into my head and I couldn't take it. I begged him to stop, I yelled, screamed, and tried to move my tied down limbs.
"Hormones." He said plunging the needled into No-No place which seriously hurt really bad. I cried harder and reached screaming levels I didn't even know I had as he stuck the second one in.
"Treatments complete." Vexen stated.
I was panting violently on the metal table. My body not only hurt but felt tingly. Like it been slapped all over. I was unstrapped from the table and dragged, by Xaldin, to another room where I was strapped to a chair by my waist.
"Now Pet we will test your body." Vexen said. I really wished he'd stop calling me 'Pet' I wasn't a pet. "First we'll test your strength."
He placed a block of wood in front of me and told me to punch it. Fearing he would inflict more pain on me I did as he asked and punched the wood block. It did nothing to it, it only made a knocking sound and hurt my knuckles. Vexen sighed and put the wood away.
"Ok we'll test your mental state next." He rolled a white board out in front of me that had numbers and letters written in some order I couldn't understand. He then asked me to solve it.
I was good at math, but I didn't know this kind. I remembered Mommy was helping Axel with his math homework once and it had letters in it. I had asked her what kind of math it was and she said that type of math was called algebra and I'd learn it when I grew up.
I finally gave up on trying to understand the weird math and sighed. "I don't know how." I said.
Vexen groaned before moving the whiteboard to the side. "Fine." He said pinching the bridge of his nose for a while. Then he looked at me with smirk that could only mean bad things. "How about we test your hormones." He said walking closer to me.
I wasn't too sure what a hormone was. I had heard Daddy use the word when talking to Reno, but never bothered to ask about it.
"Now be a good little Pet and I won't hurt you." He said running is ridged cold hands down my body till he was over my No-No place.
Mommy told me to scream if anyone ever touched me there. To take a deep breath and scream with all my might.
His hand slipped on to my private place and it felt gross and slimy. It made me squirm and without even thinking I took a deep breath and screamed with all my might. This scream was weird though It wasn't like my others. It didn't sound like me it was more high pitch, but it was definitely coming from my mouth. When I stopped screaming. Vexen was on his knees gripping his ear and looking in pain. The Xaldin came in and saw the scene. He untied me from the chair and put me back into the dark room with Tiffany, which I was grateful for.
When the metal door closed again Tiffany asked me stand up and close my eyes. I did so, and like before, I was hit a gust of air and when I opened my eyes I was dressed in the same black shirt and pants.
"So what happened?" She asked and before I could say a word she interrupted. "Oh one sec." She sprinted to one end of the room and grabbed at the air and ran to the other side right by me. This was when I noticed the dark scary jail had just become a cozy looking living room with a small kitchen attached. "Ta-da! Do you like it?" She asked I looked around and it look like a real living room. It had a Tv, a couch, a recliner, and a window too.
"Yeah!" I said walking over to the couch and sitting down on it only to be joined by Tiffany. She gave me a look that said she was expecting me to talk to her and that's when I realized she had asked me a question. "Oh. Well It hurt a lot he gave me a bunch of shots then he did some... tests." I mumbled and pulled my knees into my chest.
"What kind of tests?" Tiffany quirk an eyebrow at me.
"He made me punch a wood block and solve a math problem then he... "
"He?"
"He said he was testing my hormones, but I don't know what those are." I felt the tear build up again.
"Zexion. What. Did. He. Do?"
"H-he... he touched me." I said in a whisper tone.
"Where!" She growled making me jump slightly.
"In my private area... B-but I did like Mommy always told me and screamed and he stopped and fell to the ground." I said quickly.
Tiffany gave me a confused look, and then her eyes widened. "What kind of scream?" She asked.
"Well it was really loud and high."
"Can you do it again?"
"I dunno."
"Try."
I shrugged and took in a deep breath before letting out a scream with all the force I could manage. It started of loud and high pitch like the other one, but didn't last long before going into my normal screams.
"Zexion. This could help us get out of here." Tiffany said with a huge grin.
It had been thirteen and a half days since I'd been in this place. I'd given up hope of my family coming to look for me and focused on getting out myself.
Vexen had done treatments everyday since I'd been there. I still wasn't use to the pain and didn't think I'd ever be. He'd added an extra shots every so often. Sometimes I''d fine myself passing out on the table only to wake up and feeling great pain from another needle. The treatments seemed to be working and I didn't know if that was a good thing or bad. I had gotten stronger and could break the wood block into tiny pieces. I figured out the confusing math problem and many others. Vexen had taken to touching me every time as well and no matter how loud I screamed he'd just continued it was a day or two ago that I notice his earplugs. Every time his hard, cold hands touched my body it made me sick and dirty. Apparently I had progressed in that area as well, but I didn't know how. He'd also been trying to make me move objects with my mind or create things that weren't real, but I couldn't.
Tiffany had been here with me through everything and helping me. She'd give me a fresh pair of clothes every day, though it was the same black shirt and pants I still appreciated it. I had felt weird and saw weird things in my head a lot. Like evil faces and I heard hysterical laughter. Tiffany told me it was the effect of the treatments Vexen had given me. Tiffany had her share of treatments, but she had one every other day and seemed to handle it well. When we were left alone in the our cell Tiffany would bring out the cozy living room and we'd sit on the couch watching the news or playing games. It really made everything a bit more bearable, but sometimes I just wanted to cry.
Today at noon Vexen was set to kill me and get whatever inside of me he wanted. He said I was ready as I'd ever be and if he didn't do it now then he'd never do it. What he didn't know was that Tiffany and I had a plan.
When noon came Xaldin came in and took me to the room with the metal table and strapped me down. Vexen walked in and held a needle full of red liquid. I figured this to be poison of some sort.
"Are you ready Pet? Any last words?" He sad with a sicking grin.
"Um..yeah." I took a deep breath and let out a much louder much more high pitch scream than when I had first got here. Tiffanny had help me practice for this exact moment. Vexen and Xaldin cringed and fell to the floor noticing they didn't have their ear plugs. This was because Tiffany had stolen them the night before during her treatment. I just continued to scream and scream until the two squirming men on the floor stopped squirming and blood rushed from their ears and onto the cold tile of the lab.
I wiggled one of my wrist from the tie, and undid the rest before jumping off the table only to step in Vexens blood. It was then that I realized I had kill two people. I had killed them. I was like one of those murders on the news. Even if they were going to kill me I still felt bad. I promised myself I'd never scream like that if I could help it. I never wanted to hurt anybody. Ever. It made me sick thinking of it. I was a murderer. Was I any better than them? ...Well yes I was, but at least I felt bad. At least I understood they were humans with feeling, and that was the important part.
I pushed that to the back of my head and ran out the lab and down the hall to the metal door that had confined me away for these past days. I opened it and there was Tiffany ready to go in black boots and a black dress. I closed my eyes and with that familiar gust of air I was dressed this time with shoes black and white ones.
"Come on!" She said and we began running I had no idea where, but I knew it was out of this place. We ran down some steps and out a door and it was then when the cold chill of the winter weather hit my face that I knew I was free.
Tiffany and me rode the bus to the stop closest to my school. She walked me home and that's when I noticed that Daddy's car was gone. Mommy had said they'd be back by my birthday which was tomorrow.
Since the door was locked I climbed on the bench in front of my house and got the key off the doorway top and hopped down and unlocked my door. We walked in and sat on my couch.
"Zexion I'm so very proud of you. You were so very brave. And look! You made it! We made it!" She cheered before giving me a hug and I hugged her back. Tiffany had been like a new Mommy to me and I was happy to have her.
"Will you stay here with me till my parents get back?"
"Uh...sure. But hey, Zexion, you know that you can't tell anybody about this right? it's our secret all of it. Kay?"
I really never wanted to talk about any of this ever again and I want to forget it all pretend it never happened. I don't know why it happened. But it did. It was because my brother hated me.
"I won't tell anyone. I swear." I said crossing my heart.
She ruffled my hair and smiled at me. "That's a boy. Now why don't you get some rest." She said patting her lap. I laid my head in her lap and she ran her fingers through my hair, and hummed. Her humming was beautiful. I felt like I'd heard the song before, but I was too tired to ask. I simply listen to her hum and fell into a deep sleep.
"ZEXION!"
I jumped up and look around to find my family crowded around the doorway. All staring and looking at me in shock.
"What's da matter?" I said still really tired. Mommy ran to me and picked me up and hugged me tighter than ever.
"Zexion where were you?" Mommy said.
"Uh... Auntie's."
"We went to pick you up and she said she hadn't seen you at all in the past two weeks."
"I was there... but I came home because she was being weird again." I said hoping it was a good cover up.
"Of courses. Was she drinking again? Oh who cares I'm just glad my baby's ok." She smothered me in kisses and smiled. I smiled and laughed too. I really had missed Mommy. I missed her smell and her touch. I feared I'd never feel it again.
"Ok, Lucia put the boy down." Daddy laughed.
set me on the ground and I looked around at my family. I missed them more than I realized. Looking at their faces. The faces I loved so much, and I broke down and cried.
"Oh, what's the matter honey?" Mommy said rubbing my back.
"I-I j-just m-m-missed you guys." I sobbed.
"We missed you too. Come on, Group hug!"
Everyone crowded around me and hugged me. Everyone except Riku who was still looking at me in shock. He probably expected me dead. He really didn't want me in his life. He hated me, and I didn't know why. This only made me cry more.
"Hey Zex look what I got for you." My brother, Axel, said pulling out an animal tooth on a necklace. He put on me and smiled. "It's a shark tooth. I found it in the water. Do you like it?"
"Yes. Thanks Axe." I said hugging him.
"Well did you think of what you wanted for your birthday?" Reno asked.
What did I want. Truly I didn't want anything I just wanted to them. My family.
"I want a king and a queen." I said pointing to Mommy and Daddy. "And two loyal knights." I said pointing to Reno and Axel.
"What about Riku?" Axel asked.
I decided if Riku was going to hate me then I was going to hate him right back.
"He can be the evil, backstabbing, ugly troll." I said and Riku's eyes glossed and he ran upstairs to his room. Not like I cared though. He knew what he did,and he knew he did it on purpose
"Zexion, you should apologize." Mommy scold and it made me feel really upset. She didn't know what he did to me. She didn't know he hated me. She didn't know he sent me to my death. She didn't know anything and she couldn't, and because of that I was the one being scolded.
"I don't want to." I huffed and crossed my arms defiantly.
"Zexion..." Daddy said in a warning tone.
I sighed and stomped up the stairs to Riku's room. I didn't bother knocking and just walked in. Riku had his head buried in one of pillows on his bed. When I stepped in he snapped looked at me. He look at me with a disgusted face.
"What do you want?" He spat.
"Well Mommy told me to say sorry, but personally I know you don't deserve one." I said narrowing my eyes at him. "You're a horrible person and I hate you. I hate you so much. I trusted you and you just left me there."
"Zexion I had to. And now look what you've done. You've ruined it!" He shouted.
"Ruined what? You plan to kill me. You want me dead and I'm not, so now you're upset huh? Well let me tell you something. I rather be dead now. It was torture there the pain, so much pain. You have no clue what I went through."
"Zexion I'm truly sorry, but I did what was for the best. I did it for Mom and Dad. I know you love them and you'd do whatever you could for them. So I had to do this."
"Shut up! You're not making any sense! I hate you! I hate you! I hate you! I hate you! I don't want to be your brother! I HATE YOU!" I screamed at him as hot tears ran down my face.
I ran from his room to mine and slammed and locked my door. I crawled into my bed and cried. I cried and cried. I hated Riku I hated him so much it made my stomach hurt and with a heave I threw up all over my pillow. I sat up and pushed the pillow away thats when I noticed the book that was under my pillow. I pull the book into my lap. It was big and black with a symbol on it that look kind of a triangle, and it read 'Book of Retribution' on the cover. I opened it and envelope fell out. I picked it up and opened it, I took out the letter and read it.
Dear Zexion,
I knew you wanted a book for you birthday, so I thought this would be a good choice. I know a lot has happened and you're probably really upset, but you have to stay strong. There is still something special inside of you that is still wanted very much. You have to protect it. I'm sorry to say that some of the things that were injected into you will not wear off, though the hallucinations and pain will it will take time though. I'm glad we got to meet. I just wish it could have been on better terms though. I hope you grow up to be the fantastic man. I know you will be. Don't worry about little ol' me. I have a family of my own. Two boys and a girl about your age. If you guys ever meet I know you'll become good friends. Remember to keep our secret and stay brave. You have someone waiting for you and you'll meet them in due time. Now have a great birthday and remember you are loved.
Yours truly,
Tiffany
It was then that I realized Tiffany was gone and I was alone in my room. I had grown so use to her being by my side that I hadn't noticed her absence. I really missed her. She was at one point all I had. The only thing keeping me alive and somewhat happy. I really hoped I'd see her again.
My door was knocked open with a crash and I figured I was too deep in thought to realize someone was probably knocking on it.
"Zexion are you okay!" It was Reno. "I heard you scream then you wouldn't answer the door." He looked down at the floor where I'd thrown up on my pillow. "Are you sick?" He said sitting down next to me. I shook my head. "Zexion what's wrong?"
"I want to be alone." I said holding back my tears.
"Zexi-"
"Please."
"Okay." He got up and went to the door. "We all love you Zexion. Mom, Dad, me, Axel, and Riku."
"Lies. All lies." I mumbled as the door closed. I once again bursted into tears. My heart hurt at the words. I love you. What did that even mean anymore? Could I even believe those words? I'd been lied to and told that I was loved. Can you love some you lie to?
I never wanted this. It seemed so unfair. Why did it have to be this way? Why did I have to give my trust and love only to have it stolen? I Felt like someone had taken my heart and thrown it away like worthless trash. Like my feelings didn't even matter. Like I didn't need or deserve them.
I never understood how criminals and killer could hurt others. Didn't they consider the other person. Their feelings and pain. What life would be like it the survived the pain. They'd have to live with thought that someone wanted them dead. Feel the hate. Feel the worthlessness to the point where they wish they were dead.
That's how I felt. I want to die and I want it now. I never realized how much more pleasant it be than living. I wouldn't be hated. I wouldn't feel guilty for living. I could just float away.
It had been a week since I been back home.
I hadn't left my room nor did I plan to. I stayed locked away in there crying and thinking. Mommy, Daddy, Reno, and Axel had tried to coax me out, but I refused. Even on my birthday Mommy got me a cake and presents. I told her I didn't want cake and to give the presents away. I didn't want the food they brought me, but I never really ate it. Every time I did my stomach would reject it and I'd vomit.
The faces and voice still traveled through my head and it gave me horrible headaches and scared me. The pain was gone from my body for the most part.
It was Tuesday and tomorrow I had to go back to school. I wasn't looking forward to that. I didn't want to leave my room let alone my house. Though today I want to do something. Something that I had wanted to do for awhile. Something had been telling me to do it too.
Mommy and Daddy were out and I saw that Axel was playing outside with Reno, so I guessed it was just Riku and me in the house.
I creaked out my room and down the hall to his room. His door was open a crack and I peaked in. I saw him on his bed with his hand-held game system. I figured it was now or never. I ran down the stairs and into the kitchen. I picked out the biggest, sharpest knife I could find and took it back up stairs. When I peaked into Riku's room again he was still in the same position. I hid the knife behind my back and walked in.
"What?" Riku said sitting up and looking at me with evil eyes. "I thought you were going to rot in your room."
My grip tightened on the knife and I narrowed my eyes at him. "Wouldn't you like that." I said stepping closer to him.
"What do you want?" He laid back again and continued his game.
"I figured I'd pay back the favor." I said with one last step forward.
He set his game down and looked at me dumbfounded. "What are yo-"
I cut him short by jumping on him and holding the knife to his throat, while holding his hands down with my knees.
"I want you to know what it feels like to have your own brother kill you. I want you to feel the pain I feel. I want you to crave the death way I do." I said through gritted teeth.
"Z-Z-Zexion, please don't." He begged, and I just laughed.
"You'll come to learn that know matter how much you beg... they just never stop. So go ahead scream yell, beg, cry. It never works. Trust me I've tried."
"Zexion it doesn't have to be like this." He never took his eye off the knife on neck, and I felt his body tremble with fear.
"Oh, but doesn't it. You wanted me dead so much, but couldn't do it your self, but me well as you see that if I want to kill you I would do so myself." I sighed and pulled the knife away from his throat and laid it on his nightstand. "But I'm not like you. I actually care about other people. Weather I love them or hate them. I know all people have feelings, and maybe you should learn that too." I jumped of the bed and began to walk out when I felt a sharp pain in my back and fell onto the floor with a scream.
"God! Zexion! Zexion I'm sorry!" Riku shouted and I felt my body get cold as a haze filled my gaze. I felt a gooey, wet, warm substance on my back. I touched my back and realized I was bleeding. A Lot
He'd stabbed me. He really stabbed me. I was happy and sad at the same time. Happy I was finally dying, but upset that it was at the hands of my so-called brother.
I fell into a sleep that I hopped to be never-ending.
To my disappointment I woke up in a hospital bed. I groaned at the sound of a heart monitor.
"Zexion!" I knew that voice to be Mommy's. I loved that voice.
"Lucia careful." That was Daddy. "Hey sport are you okay?"
I blinked a couple of times and opened my eyes. I saw Mommy, Daddy, Reno, Axel, and...Riku. They all looked upset and I wonder what lie Riku told them. Cause I knew he'd never tell the truth.
"I'm fine." I said. "What happened?"
"Honey... Why did you do it?" Mommy had pure sadness in her eyes.
"What?"
"Zexion, Riku told us what happened. Were not mad. Just let us help you." Daddy said.
"I don't know what you're talking about." I said reaching up to wipe my eyes then I notice my arms were tied down. This brought back bad memories.
"Its for your own safety, so you don't hurt yourself." Reno said.
"Why would I hurt myself?" I said confused.
"Because you already have..." Riku said.
It was then I realized what he told them. He'd told them I hurt myself. That I did this to myself. He was the reason all this was happening to me. This was all his fault and I couldn't take it much longer.
"I want him out." I growled.
"Who, honey?" Mommy said.
"That thing, Riku I want him out. Now!" I yelled as my heart monitor picked up speed, and my head felt lightened.
"Calm down. It's ok. We all love you."
"No! No! NO! I want him out and I want him out now! I don't care if you kill him just get him out! NOW!" I gasp and then fell unconscious from lack of energy and blood.
I woke up in a car with a groan.
"Hey sleepy head." Axel said lifting his shoulder slight that I was laying on. "How ya feelin'?"
"Uh, Okay. Where are we?" I said groggily.
"On the highway. Were almost home." Reno said from my other side.
I sat up and stretched, my eyes catching the rear view mirror. I saw Riku sitting in the way back of our truck with a scowl. I smirked to myself and yawned.
"Are you, boys hungry?" Mommy said turning around towards us with a small sad smile.
Before any of us could answer there was a flash of silver and two loud echoing pops. The car swerved and crashed into the highway railing.
When I opened my eyes I saw Mommy slumped over with a bullet wound in her head. Daddy had his face in the wheel that was now dripping with blood.
The next moment after that where all blurry to me. I was sitting in the back of an ambulance watching my mother and father be wrapped up in body bags and dragged off to someplace when a hand landed on my shoulder. I looked over to see Reno giving me a sad look. I wrapped my arms around and cried and cried.
I had come home, the one place I want to be, after going through hell only to have it all stripped away. I want to die. Then at least I could be with my parents. I loved them so much and now they were gone. Gone for ever. All I could think about was that morning three weeks ago. Sitting there with them smiling and laughing. I want that back more than ever, but it was gone now.
All of it gone.
So here is a very depressing chapter 21. I actually felt my heart break when typing this. I hope you liked it. If so tell me why if not tell me why. Till next time...
~BYE!