Title: Trials of Betrayal
Author: Gaudicia
E-mail: life_mistery@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Roswell characters.
Rating: Pg-13
Category: AU/Mi-L (There are still aliens.)
Summary: Oh, I wish I could tell you something, but you have to read it!
Distribution: Please, ask first.
Author's note: I want to thank Nikki for correcting this chapter and all the other fics. I think I'm going to update soon UFM and Mislead Belief and A life unknown should hopefully be updated after those.
Feedback = New chapter
Chapter 1
Liz walked down the stairs, using the torch to light up the way. She was on her way to the dungeon, and the screams were already reaching her ears. Every time a scream ripped through the air she would flinch, but after five years of visiting Alex that was the only reaction they would get out of her, she remember that when she first started going to the dungeon, she would shake, and once the torch's fire extinguished. Just like the trials were old fashion, so were the dungeons, they had no electricity, at Kivar's order they had cut it. She was still waiting for Kivar to release him, hoping that he would at least take pity on his son, but he didn't. Kivar was ruthless and he didn't care who he had to hurt and use as long as he got what he wanted. She knew that the only reason her father would let her visit Alex was because he thought it would serve her as therapy, that seeing the environment Alex lived in would make her think twice about betraying him. She had no doubt that Kivar had many times caught her glaring at him. Over those five years she had learned to hate him, but she still had a soft spot for him, and whether she liked it or not, he had raised them, but if the time to chose ever came she would chose Alex.
Liz sighed when she stepped down the last step. Liz looked up the stairs and loudly said, "Yep, this is going to be my answer when they ask me how I keep in shape. There's no better exercise than going up and down a 200 step staircase."
Liz saw one of the guards seated by a desk with only a candle giving him light and warmth. She didn't even bother to ask for directions, she could have been blinded and she would have found the way. She wrapped her coat closer to her. She really didn't know how Alex had survived there or even the guards in the dungeon room. The dungeon was so under the ground that it was cold, like a cave. That's what the place looked like. A cave. It had no floors; the only thing that was actually solid, where the doors that held the prisoners in their cells, but other than that everything else was soil.
Once she reached Alex's door, she waved her hand over it, making the door open. When she peered inside, she saw Alex curled up in the corner, she rushed to his side and woke him up. "Alex, come on, wake up."
Alex startled put his hands up as if trying to shield himself from a beat up; Liz's heart broke.
"Shhh… Alex, it just me." Liz said, trying to sooth his fears. She slowly made him stand up, and sit on the bed. "Turn around."
Alex shook his head no, not wanting Liz to see what they had done to him.
"Alex, please." Liz knew Alex wasn't going to give in, so she got on the bed, behind him, and ignored Alex's protests. When she saw his back she gasped, not being able to stop her tears. His back was torn, blood was dripping out of the wounds, she was sure they were made by lashes. She softly touched his back.
"Don't." Alex hoarse voice warned, making her gain control over her emotions.
"I'm going to heal you." Liz said, not leaving room for discussion. She put her hands over his wounds and healed him. Once she was done she looked for the blanket she had brought, and handed it to him. "Here. It will keep you warm." Liz opened her coat and took out a cup. "Here is some soup. It's all I could sneak in."
Alex took it without a word, but didn't drink it.
Liz sat next to him, just as quietly, looking at the necklace around his neck. When she was about to touch it Alex drew back; making her put her hand back down. She wanted to take it of him, but she couldn't. She couldn't believe they made that necklace looked like the one they used on dogs. It wasn't enough that they took away his liberty, they had to seals his powers too. As she looked at him, she knew that this life was eating him away. "I know you hate me." Liz finally said, making Alex looked her in the eyes for the first time, and when Liz most wanted to avoid them.
"I was selfish, but I couldn't let them take you away, Alex. You are my big brother."
Alex put his hand under her chin making her look at him in the eyes. "I don't hate you. I love you. But… I'm ashamed of the way you've seen me. I should be the one taking care of me."
Liz wrapped her arms around Alex, hugging him tight. She felt her tears wet her cheeks, happy with how strong Alex was returning her hug, but she still couldn't help but think that maybe he had been better off dead, where he didn't have to go through every day tortures. "Let me share your pain," she whispered in his ear.
Alex kissed her cheek and whispered back, "No, it's my time to be strong. You better go."
Liz nodded and left. She already had made up her mind when she reached Kivar's office. She threw the doors open, she saw him talking with Nicholas. "Excuse us."
Nicholas looked at Kivar, and when Kivar nodded, he wasn't happy, but left anyway.
"What is the meaning of this?" Kivar asked, angry at the interruption.
"I want you to let Alex out." Liz knew he was about to deny her request. "I'll do whatever you ask, just name it, but let him go."
Those words caught Kivar's attention and he looked at her with great interest. It was his chance to test just how far she would go for her brother.
"Well, my dear, you are lucky, because there's something you need to do…"
Author: Gaudicia
E-mail: life_mistery@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Roswell characters.
Rating: Pg-13
Category: AU/Mi-L (There are still aliens.)
Summary: Oh, I wish I could tell you something, but you have to read it!
Distribution: Please, ask first.
Author's note: I want to thank Nikki for correcting this chapter and all the other fics. I think I'm going to update soon UFM and Mislead Belief and A life unknown should hopefully be updated after those.
Feedback = New chapter
Chapter 1
Liz walked down the stairs, using the torch to light up the way. She was on her way to the dungeon, and the screams were already reaching her ears. Every time a scream ripped through the air she would flinch, but after five years of visiting Alex that was the only reaction they would get out of her, she remember that when she first started going to the dungeon, she would shake, and once the torch's fire extinguished. Just like the trials were old fashion, so were the dungeons, they had no electricity, at Kivar's order they had cut it. She was still waiting for Kivar to release him, hoping that he would at least take pity on his son, but he didn't. Kivar was ruthless and he didn't care who he had to hurt and use as long as he got what he wanted. She knew that the only reason her father would let her visit Alex was because he thought it would serve her as therapy, that seeing the environment Alex lived in would make her think twice about betraying him. She had no doubt that Kivar had many times caught her glaring at him. Over those five years she had learned to hate him, but she still had a soft spot for him, and whether she liked it or not, he had raised them, but if the time to chose ever came she would chose Alex.
Liz sighed when she stepped down the last step. Liz looked up the stairs and loudly said, "Yep, this is going to be my answer when they ask me how I keep in shape. There's no better exercise than going up and down a 200 step staircase."
Liz saw one of the guards seated by a desk with only a candle giving him light and warmth. She didn't even bother to ask for directions, she could have been blinded and she would have found the way. She wrapped her coat closer to her. She really didn't know how Alex had survived there or even the guards in the dungeon room. The dungeon was so under the ground that it was cold, like a cave. That's what the place looked like. A cave. It had no floors; the only thing that was actually solid, where the doors that held the prisoners in their cells, but other than that everything else was soil.
Once she reached Alex's door, she waved her hand over it, making the door open. When she peered inside, she saw Alex curled up in the corner, she rushed to his side and woke him up. "Alex, come on, wake up."
Alex startled put his hands up as if trying to shield himself from a beat up; Liz's heart broke.
"Shhh… Alex, it just me." Liz said, trying to sooth his fears. She slowly made him stand up, and sit on the bed. "Turn around."
Alex shook his head no, not wanting Liz to see what they had done to him.
"Alex, please." Liz knew Alex wasn't going to give in, so she got on the bed, behind him, and ignored Alex's protests. When she saw his back she gasped, not being able to stop her tears. His back was torn, blood was dripping out of the wounds, she was sure they were made by lashes. She softly touched his back.
"Don't." Alex hoarse voice warned, making her gain control over her emotions.
"I'm going to heal you." Liz said, not leaving room for discussion. She put her hands over his wounds and healed him. Once she was done she looked for the blanket she had brought, and handed it to him. "Here. It will keep you warm." Liz opened her coat and took out a cup. "Here is some soup. It's all I could sneak in."
Alex took it without a word, but didn't drink it.
Liz sat next to him, just as quietly, looking at the necklace around his neck. When she was about to touch it Alex drew back; making her put her hand back down. She wanted to take it of him, but she couldn't. She couldn't believe they made that necklace looked like the one they used on dogs. It wasn't enough that they took away his liberty, they had to seals his powers too. As she looked at him, she knew that this life was eating him away. "I know you hate me." Liz finally said, making Alex looked her in the eyes for the first time, and when Liz most wanted to avoid them.
"I was selfish, but I couldn't let them take you away, Alex. You are my big brother."
Alex put his hand under her chin making her look at him in the eyes. "I don't hate you. I love you. But… I'm ashamed of the way you've seen me. I should be the one taking care of me."
Liz wrapped her arms around Alex, hugging him tight. She felt her tears wet her cheeks, happy with how strong Alex was returning her hug, but she still couldn't help but think that maybe he had been better off dead, where he didn't have to go through every day tortures. "Let me share your pain," she whispered in his ear.
Alex kissed her cheek and whispered back, "No, it's my time to be strong. You better go."
Liz nodded and left. She already had made up her mind when she reached Kivar's office. She threw the doors open, she saw him talking with Nicholas. "Excuse us."
Nicholas looked at Kivar, and when Kivar nodded, he wasn't happy, but left anyway.
"What is the meaning of this?" Kivar asked, angry at the interruption.
"I want you to let Alex out." Liz knew he was about to deny her request. "I'll do whatever you ask, just name it, but let him go."
Those words caught Kivar's attention and he looked at her with great interest. It was his chance to test just how far she would go for her brother.
"Well, my dear, you are lucky, because there's something you need to do…"