"You have got to be fucking kidding me," Scarlet said but all Akairo did was snicker.

What in the world did they need to talk about?!

"Is there anything you would like to say to me?" Akairo asked almost sounding normal.

"No."

"Really? Even after all these years of knowing each other? You aren't the least bit curious about me or anything I've done?" she asked sounding really disappointed.

"I just want out here but I can't do it without my aura. Did they do that to you too?"

"Yup."

"Ugggghhhhh."

"Can I ask you questions?" Akairo asked in singy songy voice.

"Fine," she murmured.

"Do you love Red?" Akairo asked, "Like you would marry him and have babies?"

Scarlet felt her face heat up at the question, "Um yea but not right now... It's too soon for that!"

"Oh."

Her voice sounded sad.

"Why do you care?" Scarlet asked.

"He's a great guy."

"I know... I really love him a lot," Scarlet said, "That's an odd thing to ask me."

"I know but I am odd remember?"

"More like off your rocker."

Akairo let a laugh out and sighed, "I know. I am pretty awesome."

Scarlet snorted.

"I have a question," Akairo said.

"Is this what you're gonna do until we are rescued? Or get out?"

"Can you bring people back from the dead?"

Scarlet had a feeling that was going to come up. She felt sad for the answer she was going to give but it had to be said.

"I can't and that would be stupid to do. You may want to bring someone back because you miss them but in reality if you could, they wouldn't be the same person you loved. They would lose out on their memories- what made them, them. We would have to recreate a body and all the organs but that person would not know who you were. I think it's better knowing they died loving you than existing without remembering all the things that made them love you," Scarlet answered.

"I wouldn't want her to remember the things that happened to her," Akairo whispered, "She shouldn't remember those horrible things."

"Were things bad with your parents?"

"Yes. He's the one who killed her."

Scarlet nodded; she had already had a general idea that had happened. No one said anything for a long while. Maybe it had been couple of hours listening to each other breath; in an odd way it was soothing knowing that neither one was alone. Scarlet felt herself dozing off when Akairo jerked.

"Huh?"

"Nothing... I don't like falling asleep in here."

"That bad?"

"Well, this is the longest someone has left me alone. It's been too long."

"You don't like being alone."

"Does anybody?"

"No but we always end up alone," Scarlet said and Akairo nodded in agreement.

"I have a question."

Scarlet sighed, "Go ahead."

"Do you hate me?"

Scarlet was stunned by the question. A couple minutes passed by.

"I'd be lying if I said no," Scarlet whispered.

Akairo chuckled.

"You find that funny?"

"Yes."

Crazy bitch.

"I have a question for you," Scarlet said and Akairo moved around in her chair anxious.

"Shoot."

"Why do you hurt people?"

"Because I enjoy it."

Scarlet shuddered.

"Why?"

"Because I can't really feel anything."

"That's vague."

Akairo laughed out loud, "I suppose it is."

"Well?"

"I use to hurt myself to control my impulses especially when I was with Blake but it barely worked but enough to keep me from losing my mind. I can't feel much physically and I guess inside my head I can't either. It's hard to explain without showing you through my aura. Everything I had done to you and Red I've done to myself. It intrigues me both of you had different responses to what I have done but Red's responses are far more interesting."

"What does that mean?" Scarlet asked sounding annoyed.

"Even if your sexy little boyfriend can't kill someone to save someone he loves he sure takes the hardest route to ever exist. I find him very interesting and the fact he even treats me like a normal person and not the person who was playing with his guts like playdoh. He's still the same person throughout everything he went through. I wonder how many times he can endure that before he's broken."

"You touch him and I'll kill you."

"I'm sure it was established you wanted to kill me anyways."

"Don't start your shit when we are in a tiny room together."

Akairo started laughing.

"I have no intention of going near him if we get out of here."

"I don't believe you."

"Ok."

Suddenly a door opened and it was a White Fang member carrying a bucket. He cut all the rope on both of them and replaced it with handcuffs. He left the bucket in the corner and placed some toilet paper by it and then left again. Scarlet heard rustling and realized Akairo was going to use the bathroom; she felt disgusted but she had to go too.

"How are you ok with this?" Scarlet asked as she heard Akairo starting to pee.

"It's ok. I mean she came in here and viciously raped me with her fingers. That was the first three days but at least my vagina is feeling better."

Scarlet's jaw dropped even though neither one of them could see.

"Can you help me pull up my pants? This is the first time I've been allowed to do something on my own."

"Ewww," Scarlet said.

"We are prisoners, this isn't a five star hotel. If you need help with your pants then I'll help you."

"Ugh... fine."

They helped each and the sat on the floor furthest away from the bucket as they could. I can't believe I am sitting in this room with her like this is normal. I should just kill her and get it over with. Well, I could but what if we have a chance to escape? I can't do this alone. Akairo actually laid her head on Scarlet's shoulder.

"Um excuse me?" she whispered.

"You're the best smelling thing in this room, don't ruin it for me."

Scarlet busted out laughing.

"What's been happening on the outside since I've been in here?"

"Jazmin saved one of your guys. Graylyn strapped a bomb to him and tried blowing up her nightclub."

"That bitch! I love that place!" Akairo said sounding angry.

"Eton, Garnet, Jazmin and Crimson were in the hospital for poisoning and Gavin is still in there."

"Wow."

"Yea tell me about it."

"How long have I been in here?"

"I think close to almost two weeks."

"It doesn't even feel like that."

"Really?" Scarlet asked sounding surprised.

"Yea, with being in the dark and everything. They actually have a light in here but they just don't turn it on."

"What assholes."

"No not really. If there was a window I think it would actually depress me seeing the sun go down."

"I guess that's true. Do you know where we are?"

Akairo sighed, "I think this is one of my warehouses."

"Are you fucking kidding me?"

"No I'm not."

Scarlet groaned and closed her eyes.

"Can I take a nap? We are going to be here a while."

X

X

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday pass.

"Ugh I don't know... a piece of wood?" Akairo said sounding annoyed.

They started playing 20 questions but they weren't really getting anywhere.

"I was a tree but close enough," Scarlet said yawning laying her head in Akairo's lap.

"What you're finally tired? You trust me enough now or what?" Akairo asked.

Scarlet stayed awake the last couple days. In reality she didn't trust Akairo but over the last few days Scarlet had grown more comfortable around her. Neither one of them tried starting a fight but the Faunus liked poking at her emotions to get a rise which Scarlet was growing accustom too. They weren't best friends or anything but they were civil to make the situation more bearable.

"I'm just too tired to stay awake. Can I sleep here?" she asked lazily.

"Go ahead. Don't worry you aren't my type anyways even with those huge tits."

Scarlet didn't even care as exhaustion took over.

It was sometime later she had a rude awakening; Akairo had fallen asleep too but now Graylyn came busting through the door with an angry look on her face. They just looked at each other but they stayed quiet. Scarlet was a little shocked by the appearance of Akairo's face. Her face was full of recovering bruises and cuts; there was even caked blood in her hair. Did Akairo did that to herself or did Graylyn do it?

"Where is Red? We've looked everywhere and there's no sign of him!" she screamed.

"I don't know. I've been in here."

Akairo sighed, "Why don't you just give this up already?"

"Not until I get what I want."

"What the fuck would that be?" the Faunus looking annoyed, "I'm tired of Crimson's princess sleeping on me all the time."

"I don't give a fuck about your problems!" the girl yelled and Scarlet just stared at her.

"TELL ME WHY HE DOESN'T KNOW!"

"It's not unusual for me to disappear."

"So your boyfriend just accepts that?" she asked in disbelief.

"It's what I do."

If I tell her that he has not idea I'm gone... she'll find someone who will tell him and I can't have him risking his life.

"Don't worry... you won't be alive much longer. I will kill the both of you myself."

"Sounds fun," Akairo said smiling waving with her hands both up thanks to the handcuffs.

She yelled something incoherent and slammed the door shut.

"What a bright individual she is," Akairo said stretching.

They spent the next couple hours sitting in silence. Scarlet's thoughts were filled of Red and his smile. Everything about him she missed so much. She couldn't wait for a bath either and to actually go eat something. Once a day they threw an apple and crackers with water into the room but that would be it for a whole day sometimes every other day. The room was cold and it was weird cuddling up with someone you wanted to kill.

"So... out of five stars, how likely are you to recommend us to your friends?" Akairo asked sounding as professional as she could making Scarlet bust out laughing.

"No stars thanks for being nice though."

"I try."

"I have a question for you," Scarlet said.

"Ok shoot."

"Are you in love with Red?"

Akairo rubbed her face.

"That is a complicated question."

"It's a simple yes or no."

"I have the feeling you might hit me anyways."

"Violence is frowned upon in the work place."

Akairo snorted, "Our workplace is filled with violence on purpose."

She shifted a little but Scarlet stayed patient waiting on the answer.

"I am."

Scarlet didn't say anything, she admittedly was a little pissed. About ten minutes passed by.

"Why?"

"Probably the same reasons you are."

"Ok maybe that could be true but you cut him open so you have to explain."

Akairo sigh heavily and laid her head onto the floor stretching out some more.

"At first it intrigued me he was willing to take your place. Then it was the way he was able to ignore what I was doing so easily... it turned me on and pissed me off the same time. I love people's reactions and I wasn't getting what I wanted from him. Then it was the night he showed up to the nightclub that sealed it for me.

"You don't have to worry, we didn't dirty dance or anything; we drank and ate pizza. He was really awkward at first but he opened up some. He's so selfless and he treated me like I was normal. I wanted him for myself and proposed he give himself up to me and I wouldn't hunt you anymore. Damn I was so close too."

"He never told me that," she whispered.

"I didn't think he would. He just wanted you to be safe."

Scarlet hugged her knees to her chest.

"I don't understand why he would do that for me."

Akairo pushed on Scarlet almost knocking her over.

"Are you that dense?" the Faunus asked.

"No I'm not dense!"

"Apparently you are. You try and rationalize why everyone does the things they do because you're so smart but you fail to see he really loves you enough to give up everything he has just for you. He's gonna come looking for you and he's going to make sure you're safe too. Give it another day and he'll be busting up every one of my warehouses for you."

"I hate you."

Akairo busted up laughing, "Not as much as you did."

"What's he gonna do when it comes between us and her?"

"He'll do what's right and then cry because of how sick you look."

Scarlet smiled to herself, he would probably do that.

X

X

Red stood outside of the hospital Gavin and Eton were in. It had been a long time since he saw Scarlet and he could only think that she would be that the hospital trying to help. He did as Yuri said and he tried not worrying about it. He knew things were heavy with Graylyn running around so he didn't want to push anything.

He asked the nurse where their room was and once he got directions he headed that way. He really wasn't friends with anyone but Jazmin but he still worried about them. Red went down the hallway and saw the door was open so he walked inside to see Jazmin sitting by the window with an upset look on her face. She looked up and he saw the black circles around her eyes.

"Where is Scarlet? I knocked on her apartment door but she wasn't there."

Eton was sitting up staring at him.

"What?"

"She's been kidnapped. They have been looking for her for days and no one can find her."

"What?! YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS AND DIDN'T TELL ME!" Red bellowed and Jazmin shrunk around behind her chair.

"I'm sorry Red but if she ended up getting you too... It would all be over," Jazmin said softly.

"I'm going to go look go look for her myself!"

"Red-

"None of you think I can do this but there's a reason I was accepted into Beacon early! Get some sleep, because around ten we are going to go looking!"

"We have looked everywhere! Don't you think we've tried!" she yelled looking angry.

"Blake might have an idea."

Sorry for the cliffhangers lol I wanted Akairo to make light of the horrible situation at hand. I wanted to post this earlier but I got tired and fell asleep so I'm sorry. The next chapter is: Sacrifice