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This chapter is,

Rated F for FOREPLAY

Rated T for TORTURE

Rated B for BLOODY

Mavis' POV

Zera and I walked past the busy aisle of the Resort. There were so many merchandise being sold here like souvenirs, hats, towels, rentals, and many more. But my attention is on food. Food is life. Lucy always wonders how someone as small as me doesn't get fat from eating a lot of sweets.
"Mavis, what would you like?" Zera asked "Hmm...something hot like tempura..." My eyes scanned the area. There wasn't a stall selling it.
"Maybe it's on the other side." There were many people on this side so there is a possibility.
"Yeah maybe you're right..." We continued walking forward. The further we walked, the more crowded the pathway was. I kept squeezing my way into the sea of people until I lost Zera. There was no sign of her. Since I was short, I couldn't see her figure with these tall people surrounding me.
"Zera?!" There was no reply. She must have made it through the crowd. I have to keep moving forward. As I did so, I felt as though someone or something was following me. I got this sudden chill down my spine that they are close by. It probably was Invel again. I didn't have any luck finding Zeraso I gave up and walked back to where I cam from.

While doing so, I felt it again that sudden chill. This time, soemthing happened. I felt someone slap my butt cheeks. "Eek!" I covered my exposed butt cheeks with my hands. "Hey! Pervert!" I turned around to see no one standing behind me, only the sea of people going back and forth. Maybe I just bumped into someone. I kept on walking away, about a minute later there was another slap to my butt cheeks! "Ah!" I desperate covered my butt. Turning around, still no one was there, he must have blend in with the rest of the moving crowd. I focused my eyes on the people behind me, in front of me, left and right. If I see something off, I will run for the hills. Being cautious, I walked away one more time while keeping my hands down, let's try and see if something happens again. I quickly turned around and there was no one but something strange happened, I saw a glimpse of something black pass by me in milliseconds. I know saw something and I am not crazy, that totally happened. Let see what happens the fourth time. Now that I know that something is here, I need to have solid evidence that what I saw was real. I kept on walking. My heart was pumping from the truth I'm about to discover. Ten seconds into walking, the sudden chill came back. I did not hesitate to turn around. Just in time because I saw it. Turning to the left, I followed that dark aura, it disappeared into the forest just outside the border of the aisle. My curiosity got to me because I am this close to uncovering what I just saw. Swallowing the lump in my throat, I passed the border line and walked right into the forest.

Normal POV

Nothing out of the ordinary has happened so far. I imagine the forest to be dark and scary but not this one. I'm impressed, they sure kept these grounds under maintenance. This was nice, very peaceful and relaxing. But I had to stay focus, looks can be deceiving. For all I know, some maniac is gonna jump behind those bushes and kill me. Just to be safe, I picked up a fallen branch to use in case of an attack. Venturing into the dark side of the forest, I noticed that this part wasn't well maintained. I think I'm heading io the right direction.

All of a sudden, the wind started blowing to that certain direction. I wasn't focused on my surroundings because...
"Ahhh!" I quickly covered my butt cheeks. "Who the fuck are you?! Stop slapping my ass, pervert!" I yelled all around. Something weird just happened, when did the forest came this close to me? Did the trees and bushes move by themselves? My feet were shaking and my heart was beating loudly. How stupid can I be? I promised myself to never leave the herd and here I am now...lost and might possibly get eaten by the predator. Whoever the predator is.
Another slap was given to my butt. "Agh!" I started running away back to where I came from but something stopped me. "The pathway...it's gone!" Looking around, I tried to recall at least one part of the landscape to get back in the right track but nothing came to mind. There were voices behind me calling out...

'Mavis...ma...vis...vis...een...een...qu...que...vis...ma...'

So many voices whispering in my ear over and over. I covered my ears to stop. I felt like I was trapped in a trance. The world around me was swirling. I felt like throwing up...no...please...don't. As cliche as it sounds, when I took a step back I tripped from a root and fell backwards. If I get knocked unconscious, who knows what will happen. With a blink of an eye, the sound disappeared. I was caught in time by a mysterious hero. His hand covered my eyes. At that blinded moment, I didn't feel dizzy anymore. "Mavis..." I know that voice, I found my strength and pushed him away.
"Z...Zeref..." I breathed heavily. He stood there wearing only his black swimming trunks. My eyes scanned his entire body from head to toe. I couldn't help but blush seeing his exposed chest. But then, I became aware of bandages wrapped around his waist and another wrap on his right arm. What happened to him? When did that happen? I snapped out of my daydream realizing what I just got myself in to.

"Zeref...what...what the hell? You did this ...d...didn't you?!" I pointed accusingly at him. Zeref didn't answer me, he just stood there watching me out of breath. "What...are you talking about?" He kept an emotionless response.
"This! ...the whole...luring me into the forest...scaring me to death...and...and..." I covered my butt cheeks. "It was you! You slapped my butt cheeks!"
"I didn't...what?" Out of everything I said, he only heard the last part. "Mavis...I don't appreciate you wearing...that...that type of clothing..." He gritted his teeth. I can see him clench his fist.
"You are not the boss of me.." He has no right to tell me what I can and cannot wear! "I wear what I want!" Even though Lucy only forced me to wear this but still, he doesn't control me.

"Mavis..." He hissed. Zeref grabbed me by the arm and dragged me deeper into the woods. What was he trying to prove? Once isolated, he gently pushed me against a tree and held both my waist in place.
"Zeref...no..you can't..." He didn't hear my pleas to stop. Zeref lifted me up with my legs and wrapped them around with waist. He pushed forward making my back pressed agains the tree's trunk. "Zeref,..stop..." I was freaking out. We were in the middle of nowhere with no one in hearing range and I am half naked in front of an also half naked Zeref. Put those options together and you know what is going down. Zeref grabbed both my arms to stop me from thrashing out of his grasp. He pinned both my arms on both sides of my head before burying his face into my neck. I kept moving to break free but his grip was too much. "Zeref...please...don't..." My face was flushed and my body trembled under his hold.

"Zeref..."
"Shh!" He hissed unto my neck.
"But why-"
"Keep quiet!" He demanded. I flinched at his harsh words. Moments later his breathing went fast like he was having a difficult time breathing. He was drowning in my scent. "It's okay...you're safe now..." How am I safe? I'm currently locked between your bEtween your legs. "Relax...no one..is gonna hurt you..while I'm around...no one..." Zeref's voice was low and husky. His breath fanned against my neck. Goosebumps appeared as his nose rubbed against my skin. He brought his right knee up and let me straddle it. "Ha...ah..." I moaned as Zeref started rubbing his knee against my core. I could feel the bone of his knee rub my clit. It didn't help when the fabric added more physical touch to my sensitive parts. "Zeref..." I moaned again. This time, I wasn't resisting. I was liking his touch on me. My womanhood was wet from our foreplay. I shouldn't like this but I am. I had to snap out of it before I loose my senses, but reality hit me. There was no escape, he was too strong for me. I couldn't do anything to get away so I let it be. I let him just hold me there. I felt useless. I shivered when his hold on my legs travelled to my butt cheeks. "Agh..." I breathed in. My legs twitched at his touch. Please...Zeref stop this! I made the best decision to squeeze my legs tight around his waist because...
"Agh!" Zeref instantly let me go. I fell to floor, ass first. He stepped back clutching his injured abdomen. I just sat there breathing heavily from his actions. I wanted to run but my feet felt like gelatin. He made me like this. Zeref eventually got over the pain but was still clutching that part. "Mavis...I..." It was like he was gasping for air. He couldn't find the right words to say something to me. "Zeref...please stay away from-"

"No!" I flinched at his answer. Zeref got on one knee with his head hug low while still holding the stinging injury. What was keeping me locked on my seat here?
"I'm sorry...that was inappropriate...it was unnecessary. I'm sorry I did that. I wasn't suppose to...No, I didn't mean to do it...I'm sorry...I couldn't stop it...please..f..forgive me...I'm begging you..." He was begging me to forgive him? "Zeref..." What has gotten into him? He wasn't acting like himself. I know for one that Zeref doesn't act like...like this person right in front of me. He was apologizing...lowered his pride and ego by kneeling...more importantly begging me. Who am I talking to?

I was speechless. What was I going to say? Obviously I wasn't going to forgive him for what he did and said to me before. The unexpected happened, Zeref looked up and slapped himself hard. I could hear the brutal contact of his hand against his cheek. That's gonna leave a mark and it did, a red hand mark right there on his face.

"I know we ended in bad terms but...please...forgive me for the stupid act I pulled on you just now. I promised myself...that I would never treat you like that...like...like a possession...but I did. I've changed Mavis. I wanted to show you that today. I wanted you to have a first impression of a new me. But I fucked up...with ...that...please forgive me. I wanted to start over...give me another chance to show that I did change. I know you can't forgive me before but please forgive me for this day...just this time."

This was pathetic. He was begging me and it sound disgusting hearing his pleads. "Stop! Stop begging! You're embarrassing yourself! You look pathetic in that state! You idiot!" I had to say it. Someone had to say it before he gets the wrong idea. "I know...I am pathetic...but...but...I'm serious ...everything I said ,Mavis..." I cringed at how he portrayed it. "I admit it was cringey...but I don't care."
"Okay let's take a deep breath and start over...okay? Just relax...I'm not going anywhere..." Not that I can anyways. Zeref took my advice seriously. He inhaled and exhaled deeply. Few moments later, he finally composed himself and stood up. Zeref was about to help me but I am not in the mode to be touched by him right now so I helped myself. Gripping the nearest branch, I lifted myself up. I think he understood why I did that.
"Okay...I feel a lot better now." He confessed.
"You're not gonna go crazy again? You're not gonna act all helpless and confused?" I had to be sure. Zeref took one more deep breath.
"I'm okay now. I'm sane..." That look of relief was evident. He's back to normal.

"Zeref..."
"Mavis...whatever I told you a while ago, everything that came out of my mouth. It was all true. I'm not gonna repeat it again because you already know what I want...now, I want an answer. So please, will you forgive me? Will you give me a chance to show you that I truly changed?" I don't want to say YES directly but deep down, I know that I have to forgive him. If I want to have closure, I had to stop running away from my problems. Zeref is there, telling me what he wants. He's giving effort into fixing this situation ...
Meanwhile I just runaway from everything. Giving him the silent treatment, the cold shoulder, eye rolls, ignoring him and many more.
"I...I'll forgive you...if..."
"If?" His mood changed. Hope glimmered in his eyes.
"If you tell me, why you almost raped me." The mood dropped all of a sudden. "If you say you changed, why did you ignore your petition? Why didn't you resist it?" My heart was pounding. Recalling the experience one more time, goosebumps appeared just thinking about it, I will not admit it but being touched my him...after so long, it felt good...like all of my frustration lowered down.

Zeref just stood there watching me. His head hung low with his bangs covering his eyes. "Mavis I..." My patience is loosing it's cool. "...I have no excuses...my reason is just stupid. I felt jealous...you, wearing THAT attire...and telling me someone touched you..." The last sentence he shuddered in disgust. "...I was jealous. The fact that some stranger touched you,...when you are MINE...it angers me." Another session of deep inhaling and exhaling.
"I was acting all possessive. Something you do not like and I am sorry for it. You are NOT mine...I don't own you...I don't control you...that's what I keep telling myself. I shouldn't be acting TOO POSSESSIVE. I broke my own code. It just pissed me off." He's back to bring calm.

I think I've heard enough. Nothing makes sense right now. "Okay, I'll forgive you...for now..." His reasons were almost legit. Something seems off from his words...No, something was missing and he isn't willing to tell me. "Thank you..." He let out a sigh of relief.
"I...I gotta go..." Walking away, I didn't dare look back.
"Wait!" I paused,

"You didn't answer my other question..." I gave no response. "...will you...ever give me a chance to prove myself that I changed? I want to start over with you. This time, I'm not after anything from you...the only thing I am after is YOU...and your love..." I bit my lip hard. "You don't have to answer that now...just think about it...and when you do accept it, I'll be waiting for you." He didn't say anything else, I just nodded at his words and continued walking till I was finally out if the woods and back in the busy aisle of the beach.

I held both my hand close to my chest. "A second chance huh?"

"Mavis!" Zera was running towards me with two plates of tempura on each hand. "Where have you been? I've been walking around looking for you! The tempura is now cold!" Zera pouted.
"I'm sorry, I got lost, there are so many people here that I lost my way." I laughed nervously.
"I'm glad you're okay, I was about to call Lucy for help. I thought you something bad happened to you." She has no idea.
"Well I'm sorry for worrying you. Come on lets get back, Lucy might wonder where we are." Just as we walked away from the aisle, I felt it again. The sudden chill down my spine came back, I could feel the hair on the back of my neck stand up. With one last look behind, I was greeted by nothing. This was a total mystery just like the existence of this Alvarez island.

Meanwhile...

Normal POV

Zeref ventured deeper into the forest until he was faced with a rotting old door. Zeref entered and locked it from the inside. These were tunnels leading to underground cells located just under the hotel. Zeref held unto the nearest wall while clutching his injured abdomen. No, it did not hurt from Mavis' squeeze...but these injuries were caused by her.

"Your Highness..." Invel met him halfway.
"Invel...get the room ready...I can't...hold on...please..." His voice sounded broken and hoarse. "It's always ready..." Invel helped Zeref up. His arm draped around Invel's neck. "We're almost there...just a few more steps..." Zeref nodded.

The two passed by old cells. Some of them are occupied by the people Zeref despised. They kept shouting to be set free. Most of them banged against the rusty bars and concrete walls. Invel and Zeref did not pay attention to anyone of them. Zeref knows that if he were to entertain these scums, he will loose his composure.

"Here we are..." Invel lead him to what everyone would call this chamber as THE PLAY ROOM. But to Zeref, he calls this chamber as his TORTURE ROOM. What seems to be objects used for a dominant in his submissive is his definition of torture.
"The usual Invel...I need this out of me..." Zeref ordered.
"Your, Your Highness..." Zeref was strapped to the wall with state of the art handcuffs around his wrist. "You should know that this hurts me more that it hurts you. You are my superior and I can't stand to see you like this...I couldn't handle seeing you torture yourself for months after Mavis left you..." Invel confessed. This is a sick twisted hobby Zeref had started months ago. Him being the dominant but is the one getting whipped.
"Know also that I'm not only doing this for myself...but for Mavis as well. There are predators out there...hunting her. I may be her protector but I am still a predator." Zeref added.
"The longer you go without taking the blood of a virgin, the more you go savage. Your Highness, when are you gonna take it from her? How long will you wait?" Invel can't keep doing this torture routine to Zeref forever.
"As long as it takes. If I'm going to do it, I have to follow the rules. A marriage always start with a relationship. I intend to be with Mavis. This is already a side effect. So Invel, stop stalling me and get on with it." He commanded. A trail of saliva dropped on the side of Zeref's mouth. He was hungry for blood...Mavis' blood.
"Yes...your Highness..." With that being said, Invel took out what seems to be one of Mavis' underwear. This is the one she wore before changing into her bikini. He hung the underwear close to Zeref's face for him to calm down. His weird fantasy of Mavis tour turgid him is now a fetish.

The whipping had started...

All through the session, Zeref whispered to himself, "I don't want to hurt you anymore Mavis." Another slash of the whip, his skin stung.

Now we know why he was injured.