An Unexpected Encounter
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Chapter 10 – Gene and the Queen
I hope Jim likes it here…Lily sighed to herself as she walked down the longest corridor in the palace grounds. This path led towards the imprisonment chambers. But who am I kiddin? If I don't like it here, why would he? She continued to walk in deep thought, thinking of what her new life with her brother would be like. She would never meet a real man to spend the rest of her life with, for she was doomed to a long life of torture with a weak, sick, old man and his perverted son. She would have a child that would be born out of lust, not real lovemaking. She was about to lose herself to a deep, dark ocean of sorrow and pity. She only agreed to "make love" with Celeas so that her brother would be brought to her…Although she wouldn't completely lose herself until the night that Celeas would make her his forever, she already felt distorted and lost to the world. Jim didn't know anything, and maybe it was better if he never knew everything. She would fight for him, have him by her side, finish raising him, and be all that she could be for him. That would be the only thing to make her happy for times to come.
Lily finally reached the prison cells and took a deep breath. Well this is it. It's time to bring out that ol' spunk in me and show this Gene character who he's dealing with. "I came to see one of your new prisoners."
The guard that stood watch almost all day and night looked down at the queen. He stood tall and carried a gun for his protection and for any ruckus that may take place. He was pale looking, probably from the long shift he had to endure and had dark brown eyes, almost reminding Lily of her hard-working father. "My queen, it is not safe for you to enter here.
"Do not worry about me, guard. I do not think that the prisoner will try anything if he knows what's good for him."
"But your highness, I am under strict rules to not let anyone pass beyond this point."
"Well I don't think I'm included on that list since I am the queen and I can do as I damn well please." Oops. Lily had forgotten her manners. It had been a while since she spoke outside of her proper English to anyone other than Fera.
"Yes, my queen. I'm sorry if I dishonored you in any way. Please forgive me."
Lily felt sorry for the poor man. He was being awfully apologetic. It seemed as though he was in fear of something, but what? "It is alright. You're just following the king's rules. I am sure of that. You have proven your honor a great deal, but there is a score that I need to settle with one of the prisoners. I would appreciate it very much if you let me through."
"Of course, your highness. Who is this prisoner you wish to see?"
"His name's Gene. Gene Starwind."
The guard's eyes narrowed. "He was just brought here a little while ago, my queen. I am not sure of what his behavior is like. He could be a dangerous man. I better accompany you on this one." He let Lily through and escorted her down another long corridor filled with cells.
"Hey, that's the King's young bitch," exclaimed a prisoner from within one of the cells.
Another one, whistled in delight and said, "Whoa, look at the package on that chick!"
Yet another licked his lips and asked, "Hey baby, wanna show me a good time?"
"That's enough! All of you," exclaimed the guard. "You all should be put to death for your remarks against the mighty queen!"
The original riot starter laughed and said, "What for? She ain't nuttin but your average Jane Doe brought here as the King's new play thing."
"That's enough, you bastard!" Just as the guard was about to strike him, Lily stopped him.
"No, please. Don't hit him." He's right. I am Celeas' toy.
"But he has no respect or honor for you my queen. He is nothing but a prisoner, waiting to die!"
"That is alright. He is a poor soul just wishing to be liberated. I understand him and I will just ignore his comments and that of the others…Please, just take me to that new prisoner."
The guard relaxed and did as his queen commanded. "As you wish."
Lily followed the guard who continued to lead her down the long corridor. She was so anxious to meet this Gene Starwind that she did not notice that she was being watched by a girl not much younger than she was.
The girl noticed how different the queen was from those men who had kidnapped her and the rest of her friends. For some reason, this "queen" had a strong impact on her. It was as if she was someone she looked up to, but she didn't know why. It was only a feeling…kind of like that man whom had contributed in her kidnapping. That man, whom she was extremely attracted to had turned out to be something more than she bargained for. She didn't know why she felt the way she did when she was around him. It was rather odd and she couldn't stop thinking about him ever since she awoke on a foreign ship, handcuffed. He and a bunch of other men had led her to this cell. She was separated from the others, and she could only imagine what her friends were going through, in despair. This whole day had been weird for Melfina. She did not know what was going on, but she hoped to know soon enough, especially since she had all of these strange feelings.
Meanwhile…
Lily and the guard had finally reached the end of the long corridor and appeared to be in a secluded area. She was frightened by the looks of the place, but sucked it up. She had to be brave enough to go into the dungeon where that man, Gene Starwind, was placed at. "Is he the only one in here?"
"Yes. Prince Rume, himself, made sure that he was given the most horrible treatment out of the whole crew."
"Did he really?"
"Yes, my queen."
At least he did something right, for once. "Hmmm…Well, I guess I'll go in and see our guest now. Open the door."
"No, my queen. I think that I should go in with you. We do not know how dangerous a man this is."
"I will be fine. If there is any trouble I will just scream for help, but I doubt that this man will try anything that stupid with a guard in front of the door."
The guard did not like the idea of Lily entering the room by herself, but he could not argue with the queen. After all, she was superior to him and with the snap of her finger, could have anything she wanted, done for her. So he obediently opened the door and allowed her to enter the room.
Lily walked into the dungeon and began to tremble, surprised that it was so cold and dark in there. The only lighting had been from the torch above her and the sunset that could barely be seen through the tiny, metal barred window, shaped like a box on the wall. As she noticed how small and scary the room looked, the door shut behind her and she gasped. This must be torture, but this man deserves it after all he's done to Jim. She could hardly see anything and she began to think that it was a bad idea not to let the guard accompany her into the dungeon. "Where are you? Show yourself!" Lily grabbed the torch, afraid that Gene would try something out of the ordinary.
"Well, well. I have a visitor. I didn't expect one this quick, and it's a lady too…Damn cute too!"
Lily grew angry and her fear left her. "How dare you?! And who'd you expect to be? The King?"
Gene smiled to himself. Shit. This girl really knows how to turn a man on. With her spunk and all…Better watch your mouth, Gene…or maybe not. "Actually, yeah. He's all I heard about on the way here, so I figured I get to meet this hotshot."
"You watch your mouth! You're talking about my husband, ya know!"
"Right. So I figure you came here to see me…"
"I need to settle a score with you."
Huh? This lady's nuts! I don't even know who she is. "Look, lady, I don't even know why the fuck I'm here or where the rest of my friends are. All I know is that we were ambushed, kidnapped, and brought to this godforsaken planet! I have no idea what you want from me!"
"Before I tell you anything, step into the light. I want to see the kind of filth you are."
"Why you—!" Alright Gene, try to stay calm. Maybe if you keep your cool, you'll get some answers. He stepped forward, closer to Lily, and stopped when he was right in front of her.
She looked at him in amazement. Lily did not expect her little brother's tormentor to look like this. He had some scars to show for, but the rest of his attributes made up for it. He stood tall, very tall; about 6 feet, was tan complexioned, had short red hair, and sparkling blue eyes that would make a girl's heart melt. Wow, he doesn't look a thing like I expected him to…He's rather good-looking! Lily shook the thought away. Oh my God! What am I saying? This guy took your brother away from you for goodness sake. Snap out of it, girl!
Gene giggled, knowing that the girl was somewhat attracted to him. "You expecting something else?"
Lily blushed. How dare he! "How dare you! You are a very rude man. You don't know who you're dealing with! At one word coming out of my mouth, you would be a dead man!"
Gene laughed even louder. "You don't seem that tough lady."
Lily was furious! She just wanted to explode and let this guy know who she really was. "How would you know?"
Gene smirked. "Let's just say I have a sixth sense about things…I can also see other things within you…" He put his hand on her waist and gently moved it up until he reached her breast and caressed it. "You need some lovin' from the right man."
This was a new sensation to Lily. No man had ever touched her in this way. She had let no one come close to her ever. Not this close. Even Rume hadn't done that, not yet anyway. He had come close, but there was always someone there to make him stop. He wasn't smart enough in doing everything out in the open. This man was different though. It felt so right, but it was so wrong too. What am I letting him do?! I have to stop this right now! Lily pushed his hand away and slapped him hard across his left cheek. "You have no right! How dare you violate me in such a way? My body is not a toy for you to get your cheap thrills from it!"
Gene rubbed his face softly. Ow. That hurt! This girl hits hard! She's tougher than I thought. And she's definitely way different from other girls I've been with. Not a lot of them can resist my touch… "I guess not all queens are easy, huh?"
"I'm not your average queen, you amateur!"
Oooh. A shot right through the heart. No one ever complains about my sexual side. I'll show her… "Amateur, huh?" Now I'm really gonna get the ball rollin'. "Why don't you try me? I'll be happy to give ya a lot more than what you're gettin' now…especially from an old man, I hear."
Alright! That does it!! "Why you obnoxious, rude, sick, dirty bastard! You are really gonna pay for everything you've done. I thought I could reason with you. I come here to see if there was a reason for you doing what you did and how do you treat me? Like shit!"
Damn. This girl is really somethin'! She does not sound anythin' like royalty. But what exactly is she talkin' bout. Why did she want to reason with me? And what did I do wrong?! "Lady, I have no idea what you're talkin' bout. I haven't done anything wrong. I repeat, I have no fuckin' idea of why I'm here, damn it!"
Lily finally decided to give him an earful. "You took away my brother! You stole a part of me!"
Gene laughed aloud. "Girl, I think ya got the wrong guy. I'm an outlaw, not a kidnapper…I'll leave that job description to your men."
"Don't try to get yourself outta this! You made a deal with the pirates, or maybe your family did. It was just someone tied to you. I know it. But my brother has been linked to you for the past six years and you have done nothing to return him to his rightful place!"
Gene thought for a second. Is she talkin' bout Jim? Na, it can't be. Jim had no family when I met him and they definitely weren't royalty. "What are ya ramblin' bout? I didn't make a deal with any pirates nor I intend to…Look lady, I told you I was an outlaw. I hate pirates and I have no reason to be tied to them…" Gene frowned thinking of his father. "Especially when pirates were the ones that caused the death of your only family." It was the MacDougal brothers' ship that had attacked them, but he was more than certain that it was a job that the pirates had given them.
Lily was stunned. "Your family was killed by pirates?"
"Yeah. My father was. I have always hated them, especially since that day."
This doesn't sound right. Why would someone that hates pirates be in the possession of my brother? "I didn't know…This doesn't sound right…I must go now." Maybe I should ask Jim about this. She started walking towards the door, but was held back by Gene's hand. They felt so cold.
Gene saw that things were getting serious and he put all fun and games aside. "Please. Tell me how the rest of my crew is. I'm very concerned about them." He was shivering. It was getting very cold in the dungeon now that it was getting darker and later outside.
Lily didn't know what to respond. She kind of felt sorry for the guy now. He didn't seem to be the bad guy, but she still didn't trust him. She was not sure of what was going to happen and she wasn't exactly sure of how things really went. It was probably different than what she thought was going on. She slowly pulled away from his grip on her arm and said, "I think they are doing a lot better than you. Yes, they are fine." She turned around and looked into his eyes. They were pleading with her, begging her to let him go. They looked so sweet, so innocent. She looked away, thinking she was crazy for looking at him in this way. Oh gosh. What am I doing? "I must go now. I will return later when things are a bit more calm."
Gene grabbed her and stopped her from continuing onwards towards the door, again. "But we didn't accomplish anything. You really haven't said much to me."
That was true. She frowned. There really wasn't much she was telling anybody. "I'm sorry. I must go now and tend to other business, but I will be back."
Gene just looked at her and studied her gently. This girl was proving to be a lot different than what he had thought at first. She is not your ordinary queen, that's for sure…She reminds me a lot of Mel. She has this innocent look and glow to her, but her attitude is way different.
Lily glared back at Gene, contemplating why he was treating her so. Why was she so drawn to him? He didn't seem all that bad at the end of their conversation, but he had this sexual aura. His appeal. It's wild, yet tranquil at the same time. It was as if his person consisted of two sides to a coin…but she was still not sure of what to make of this. Jim would definitely have to tell her about this man. I'm spending too much time here. I have to get out. "Please, let me go. I promise to return later on tonight."
Who is this girl?? Gene was puzzled. He didn't know what to make of her. "Why would a queen make a promise to a poor nobody like myself and beg of me to let her go?"
"It's just the way I am. I was raised to be polite in a sense."
"Hmmph. You weren't all that polite when you first walked in here, but I guess your anger wore off."
"You're a mystery, Gene Starwind. It intrigues me. I want to learn more about you to see if my suspicions are right…but I must go now. Please, let me go. I will be back later."
"Alright, for as long as you don't beg and you will come back later and give me some answers, I will let you go." Gene unhanded her, as she called for the guard to open the door.
"I will be back," Lily said as she walked out the door.
The door shut behind her, as Gene was left alone in the dark, shivering. Shit. It's cold in here! He walked over to the far end of the wall to take a peek at the stars through the small-boxed hole considered to be a window. There's something about that girl…Who really is she?
I hope you all liked this one! After my last chap, I kinda had the feeling that you guys would want something out soon, so I wrote this ASAP. Please review and let me know what you think about the new developments.