Envy's Call

By: nightmaiden

AN: Thanks for the reviews. They helped me write just for you guys. Oh, I need to clear something out. In the last chapter, I jacked up. I screwed up Ryck's name. It's Ryck, not Ryke. Sorry for the error and for many others, that I cannot think up right now. Please this chapter.

Disclaimer: Don't own Digimon…But do own Ryck, Josh, Frank, and Kristen.

Chapter 5

Tortured

The aroma of roses woke Sora up from her sleeping form. She slowly opened her tired eyes as her head bounced up to find a bunch of roses close to her face. The smell drove her head to endless bliss memories of her and Tai. His hand slowly caressing her cheek as his other lifting her chin up to reach his longing sweet lips. But nothing came after. Her dream didn't continue on, but ended with her in the darkness. She breathed out his name, but not into form for someone to hear. The dark roses glowed crimson red, showing her something new for a split second, then reality finally showed its' face. Sora gave off a frighten whimper through her throat as she was faced with her stalker again.

Was it Ryck?

…was it…

The man on the phone days ago? Gene?

"I bought more flowers. Of course, I was a little late because there was some trouble at your shop, but I rather not talk about it." He placed the roses in the vase and positioned the vase next to the ones he bought the day before.

Sora tried to speak but found that a gag was in her mouth again.

"I'm guessing you wanna know who I am…"

Slowly Sora weakly lift her head up to meet his shadowed face.

"It's good that you're not crying anymore. I hate it when they cry." He sat himself down on a nearby chair that Sora didn't notice before.

Beams of light filtered through the windows, but something was blocking its' way from the dark. It was morning, but inside the building, Sora could have mistakenly thought it was dark outside. He stood up and slowly took his steps closer to Sora. Her throat gone suddenly dry and her blood became cold. Something came up to her chest and throat. And without helping herself, tears flooded her eyes, blindly her vision of the stalker. Her breaths came out short and in gasps. She closed her eyes as his face got closer to hers.

He breathed beside her ear, "Don't cry…I'm going to remove the gag if you promise to keep quiet. I don't want to hurt you. And I don't think your family and friends want to find you dead…" He smiled wickedly.

Sora cried out through her gag, but kept silent after. He took off the cloth and took his place again at the chair. Sora didn't open her eyes, in fear to what will happen next. Silence waved around the room. Finally, Sora opened her eyes, also in fear what she couldn't see what will happen. The dark still blind her, which was as bad as being able to see.

"My real name is Frank. In the past, I might have given you false names so you don't really know who I am. Or get suspicious of me. I've used the names: Tom, Bobby, Tsend, Gene-"

'He's the one who called me about the flowers…'

"Rich, Alan, Vincent, Ryck, and-"

"Ryck?"

"It inspired me. I was always fond of that name. You like it?" Frank smiled.

Sora turned her head, not wanting to look at him. Frank looked at her before getting up. He walked towards her. He placed the gag back in her mouth, "I have to go…"

Then he was gone.

~o~

"Sora? Sora, wake up. Come on."

Sora moaned and stirred. She felt hands rub against her arms as someone was taking off the ropes by hand.

"Hey, Sora, come on wake up. You have to get up. I can't carry you."

"…Tai?"

"Yeah, come on. Hurry."

Sora opened her eyes and found Tai's dark face close to hers. He smiled when she looked at him, "Tai?"

"In the flesh…Come on, we have to get out of here." He cut through the ropes that tied her up.

It hit her, "Tai!" Sora leaped out of the chair and landed in his arms.

Tai hissed hard and grabbed his side. Blood stained his shirt.

"Tai! You're bleeding!"

"I'm okay. Come on, let's get out of here." Tai hissed as he helped her stand with his wounded arm.

The two started off where they hope was the exit. The dark moved along with them as the moon light beamed through broken windows and walls. Dust forcedly floated hard against the air, floating through the light beams as Tai and Sora pushed and shoved boxes away from their path. Time seem to have slowed down when they couldn't find the exit of the building. They ran as fast as they could, pain swimming throughout their tired and wounded bodies.

"Where are we going?" Sora finally asked, rubbing her red cut wrists to ease the pain stinging her.

Tai turned from side to side, looking around the dark unfamiliar area, "I'm trying to find an exit…"

"Tai…"

"Come on." He pulled her to the left.

He rammed against a tall box. He let go of Sora and felt the barriers of the boxes. He groped his hands to find a entrance, but didn't find any. He cursed due to the dark shadows lingering everywhere, making his eyes not able to see anything.

"And where are you going with my rose?"

Tai sharply turned from the boxes to the shadows ahead. He pulled Sora behind him. Frank crept closer without the two seeing him coming. His ice-cold voice burned against her spine, sending cold blood over her body. She couldn't move. She grabbed Tai from behind, not wanting him to leave her. Tai gently pushed Sora farther behind him and stepped into the darkness with Sora left behind.

"Tai…" Sora whispered a cry. Tears fell from her eyes, blinding her vision of Tai's dark form.

She saw Frank jump Tai from the side, "Tai!"

She heard them fighting against each other. Punches were heard in the dark, boxes broke under Tai and Frank's weight as they threw each other from side to side, trying to gain the upper hand against the other. Then as fast as light, they rammed into boxes that caused a sea of light pour inside the building. Sora quickly closed her eyes from the brilliant bright white light. Then that same time, her eyes unadjusted to the light. What she saw made her scream. Frank stabbed Tai through his stomach five times.

"TAI!"

Frank looked over to her as tears fell harder against her face. He climbed off of a dead Tai and made his way to her. Sora shook her head fast and sank to the ground.

"No, no, no, no…"

Sora started choking as she woke up to the presents of the dark familiar room. Tears fell freely as she realized what she witness was just a nightmare. She had had fallen prey to the form of slumber. She tried to breathe through the cloth to calm herself down. Tai didn't find her let.

'Maybe he shouldn't find me…'

The thought of Frank killing him frighten her so. Maybe…A meow was heard, breaking Sora's thoughts. Another meow was heard and a dark smoky cat gracefully walked from the shadows. The cat meowed again and came closer to Sora. Its' yellowish eyes never leaving Sora's red orange ones. The cat sniffed Sora's dirty shoes and came closer. It bowed its head, but ever breaking eye contact. The cat jumped on Sora's lap and sniffed her face. Then the cat rubbed its head against Sora's chin and purred affectingly. Both turned when they heard babble outside the building. Sora's fear floated to the surface, leading her body to shake. The voices came more clearly. The sounds of a young couple came through the darkness. Sora's eyes widen and a helpless whimper escaped her throat. Silent tears fell from her eyes when she heard Matt and Mimi outside the building. Sora fought against the bonds, trying to draw their attention, but no attention came. The cat tilted its' head to the right as the couple crept closer and jumped off of Sora's lap. Sora saw Matt stop by a window of the building. He peeked inside, but it clearly show that he couldn't see her through the dust stained windows and darkness. Mimi joined him by the window. They talked, but Sora couldn't make out on what they were saying. Sora noticed how Matt's eyes wanted to look through the darkness. Matt and Mimi disappeared from view and looked upon the building. Sora kicked her legs and pound her feet against the floor, but the sound didn't reach her friends. The smoky cat quickly walked into the darkness. Sora watched as Matt and Mimi turned to leave. A meow welcomed the young couple.

"Hey there, little buddy." Sora heard Matt. The blonde squatted down and patted the cat. The cat purred.

Matt stood up and both turned to leave. Tears fell harder around her face as Sora watched her friends leave her in the dark nightmare.

"Matt, what's wrong?"

Sora stopped when Mimi asked.

"Dunno. Looks like the cat doesn't want me to leave."

The cat! It knew Sora's danger and her friends are looking for her! Sora again fought the rope, but nothing happened.

"Sorry buddy, but we're looking for a friend."

'I'm here! I'm here! Oh god please find me!' Sora cried through her head.

Matt and Mimi left. Sora cried, bit knowing what to do. The cat came by Sora. Its' eye read, 'I couldn't get their attention'

Sora cried and nodded, 'You tried your best.' She thought and her nightmare continued.

The cat circled around her. It stopped at Sora's feet and sniffed the ropes that held her legs together. Sora watched as the cat slowly started to bite the ropes. Its' sharp teeth bit down as he tilt his head side to side and get a better hold of the rope. A door opened. The cat snapped his head to the sound and bit harder on the ropes, but quickly left Sora to the safety of the darkness as Frank appeared.

~o~

Sora weakly woke up when she heard Frank close a door from afar in the building. Dark circles shaped under her eyes with pink red eyes following any shadow movements. Dizziness loomed over her as she tiredly tried to lift her heavy feeling head. Her head felt hollow and heavy at the same time, which caused Sora to feel the taste of vomit in her throat. Her aching arms and legs desperately urged to move from the soreness building up from within her muscles. The rope slowly cut through her skin of her wrists and ankles whenever she moved to ease her body. Her mouth felt dry again and she was trying to hold back her coughs, not wanting to throw up again. Frank's steps came closer. Sora's heart skipped a beat when his shadowed form stand before her. He smiled and Sora tried to keep her breathes in level, but came in rasps when he touched her hair. He bent down and smelled her hair. Sora couldn't stop the tears from flowing down. Frank circled around her, touching her hair as he went. Sora jerked in breaths and closed her eyes, more tears of rivers.

"You don't remember me, do you?" He cooed in her ear, "I came every Fridays and you didn't notice me!"

Sora gave a yelp of sobs as Frank forced her head to face him. He removed the gag and smiled as he watched Sora shake, "Do you know that every rose I bought, I was declaring my love to you? Do you know how many roses I have, hmm?"

Sora beg herself to breathe, but her sharp short deep of breaths stopped her. She opened her mouth, but closed them, again. Tears came harder. She tried her best to spoke, but quick and hard breaths mute her.

Frank answered, his dark face went still, "The world couldn't hold it all. And now, I'm making you notice me for once."

"Please…" Sora breathed between sobs and breathes.

"What can I do for you, my sweet rose?" He breathed on Sora's neck, which caused her to enter fear.

Sora sobbed, "Let me…let me go, please."

Frank blinked and stared at Sora, "I can't do that…It's kinda too late." He smiled, what Sora feared most.

~o~

"Come on, it won't hurt if we just take a peek inside…"

Yolie placed her hands on her hips, "Matt and Mimi already checked this place, remember?"

Davis ignored her and turned to Ken, "You brought the flashlight, right?"

Ken nodded and handed the device to Davis' hand. Davis lifted himself up on a dumpster and stood on it. He switched it on. An endless river of light spilled out from the device and spread the dark apart. Davis poured the light through a dust stained window and flashed the light against the shadowed darkness inside the gloomy building. Yolie and Ken glanced around to see if anybody was coming as Davis looked inside. Ken had his hands deep in his coat pockets when someone landed their hand on his shoulder. Ken shouted out, which caused Yolie to scream hard, which caused Davis to lose his balance and fall into the dumpster below. Then the flashlight shined against the man's face. He covered his eyes with his hands and cursed in fright.

The man rubbed his blind eyes, "Oh hell, what are you kids' doing?"

Ken breathed again, "…Sorry about sir. We didn't mean to-"

"What are you guys doing here? You guys looked like a couple of burglars with that flashlight beaming everywhere."

Yolie blushed, "No, we were just looking inside. What are you doing here?"

The man looked at Yolie, "I was just walking home from the store when I saw a flashlight turn on."

"Oh."

"Hey, you weren't have any food in that bag, would you?" Davis slowly stuck out his head from the metal box.

The man laughed, "Sorry, but I only bought sugar." He took out a bag of sugar to show Davis.

"Davis, this is no time to think about food! We have to think about Sora."

The man looked at the young group, "Oh? Why?"

"Our friend's missing and we're trying to find her…"

"Jeez, that's terrible." He shook his head.

Ken cut in, "Well yeah. Sorry if we scared you." He helped Davis out of the dumpster and left. Yolie followed suit.

The man watched as the young adults flee. He turned from them to the old building. He looked at it before walking around the building until he reached the back. Most of the doors were blocked with wood, but one was left alone. He stepped to it. He hesitated before placing his hand on the knob. He looked around before going in. The darkness welcomed him. He tried to walk around boxes without tripping over any. He held the bag close to him as he walked around corners and turns. Finally, Sora came into view.

And a smile broke Frank's lips…

~o~

Frank had left a short while ago, leaving Sora to herself. A meow echoed throughout the room. And the cat too. The skinny smoky cat came over and started to bite through the ropes. It jumped from the ground to Sora's lap. It stood up and removed the gag with its' teeth and watched as Sora breath in air. It blinked before going back to the floor and bite through the ropes. It clawed without cutting Sora on the ropes. Sora tried to wiggle free, but the ropes placed more new deep cuts on her wrist. She cried out in pain when she jerked her hands in frustration. It felt as if the ropes grew tighter and blood tickled down her hand. But something did tickled down her hand. She kicked the ropes that tied her legs. The cat jumped from her lap when Sora kicked unexpectedly.

Sora winced, "Sorry…"

Her voice was barely heard, even to her. She hadn't had anything to drink since yesterday…or was it two days ago? She couldn't remember how long she was kept here. The turned his head as he heard something from a distance that Sora didn't hear. Then the door, what Frank usually uses, opened and footsteps came alive into the darkness. The footsteps were caution and stopped from now and then. Suddenly someone stepped from a corner and faced her from afar. Sora couldn't see what he holding, but he dropped it down and placed it hidden within him. The person stepped forward and came into the light.

Ryck!

Sora coward back against the chair when she saw Ryck, or Frank at that matter. His dark blue eyes followed Sora's and then to ropes that tied her arms and legs. He took a step towards her.

"Sora, we found you."

Ryck was about crouch down, but a bat swung and stuck him beside the head. He doubled over and dropped to the ground. Sora screamed in surprise. A shadow figure threw the bat away and pulled Ryck into the darkness. Confusing blackened Sora as Ryck, who she thought was the stalker being dragged from the light.

"What the hell's wrong with him? Why did he come? Let's see who our friend is, huh?" Frank spat.

The stalker looked through Ryck's coat pockets.

"Ryck Talen. Ryck Talen? Hmm…Sounds familiar…Oh, yes. I remember now," Frank laughed, "So, it's you. Long time no see, my old friend. Why are you so confused, Sora? Didn't you know that Ryck's a cop? I was always fond of his name, but I never used him against you because I knew he was coming here. Bastard…"

Sora shot her head up. 'A cop?'

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