Captured

It had been the second full moon on Gaea, about two months had passed. Hitomi stayed by Van and Merle's side, the three had just arrived at Palas nearly two hours ago. Once again meeting Allen, Van had grown tired and angry with the way Allen approached Hitomi. He had been too friendly with her and Van didn't like it, every chance Allen got he would nearly make a move on her. Van growled under his breath and used Merle as a diversion one too many times to get the suave knight away. Hitomi sighed for a brief moment as she noticed Van's hateful glare towards Allen. Could.. Could he be jealous? The thought made Hitomi smile inwardly, he was jealous, although Hitomi did like Allen something just wasn't right. Allen had flirted with Millerna right in front of both her and Van, but when she wasn't around it seemed almost like he was practicing on her. Hitomi sighed at the thought and turned away from the small group, she hadn't really paid any attention to what Allen and Van were going on about. A battle or war, one of the two, but she didn't care, right now she wanted fresh air. Merle followed after to keep watch, when Hitomi had left the room Van's conversation switched. Allen had growled at the fact that Van thought he was being a whore, as he so bluntly put it. The two boys where at it in no time, they seemed like children fighting over a toy.

On the way to the courtyard Hitomi had over heard a bit of Van's talk to Allen and the way he was appositely whoring himself. The conversation just made her mad, the way they fought over her like.. like an object. She was so angry she had nearly ran the rest of the way outside, it was nice to know that they both liked her, but they had no right to treat her like a piece of meat. She hated it, sighing again she leaned back onto a large fountain and listened to the water, it was so peaceful outside. It almost made her forget about how much the boy's were being jerks.. Her thoughts where interrupted when she saw Merle out of the corner of her eye,

"Are you here to baby-sit me?" Hitomi questioned, annoyance in her tone.
"No, I just wanted.." Merle said pausing and backing away.
"Merle?" Hitomi questioned as she turned seeing a pair of red eyes watching them from the shadows. "Merle.. Go get help.." Hitomi mumbled, her voice not wanting to make a sound.
"I've come for my fight.." Dilandau chuckled un sheathing his sword, his grin widened watching her eyes widen with fear. "Your head is mine!" Dilandau growled lunging forward.

Hitomi's eyes raced over to Merle as she gasped in horror, a Zaibach solder had knocked her unconscious. Hitomi gaze returned to Dilandau as he was upon her in seconds, she barely dodged his first attack. His sword grazing her gown as it slit down her left leg, she fell to the ground. Her mind raced trying to figure out why Van or Allen weren't here to help her, again Dilandau sliced his sword at her. This time cutting into her milky white skin, her shoulder in agony as the blood seeped through the gash. She had watched his eyes flare with the need to kill, she had backed herself up against the fountain and bracing herself for the final blow. A couple of seconds passed as she slowly opened her eyes to see Dilandau standing over her, his grin had faded from his face. His red eyes burned their way into her soul as she stared back at him, what was he doing?

A smirk crossed his lips as he kneeled down grazing his fingertips over her wound. "You will make excitant bait." He said chuckling and licked the blood off his glove.

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Hitomi groaned as she began to come to, the feeling of cold cement floor alerted her to the small cell she was in. Her eyes rose up finding herself chained to a wall, her hands bound above her head. She hissed at the pain in her shoulder, her clothes now tattered and bloody. Her eyes wandered along the dim lighted room, a chair sat on the other end of the room with a small table next to it. The shadows nearly hid the fact that Dilandau was sitting in that chair watching her, his red eyes hungry for blood. Hitomi shivered as she could hear him chuckle, a grin spreading across his pale lips. He stood and began to confront her, Hitomi squirmed, she didn't want to be anywhere near him. She could hear his footsteps coming closer and closer,

"Well how do you like your accommodation..?" He asked in a low husky tone, he kneeled grabbing her chin. "Well, girl." He snapped making her look at him.
"Let go of me." She hissed making him laugh, his gaze never changing. "Didn't you hear me!" She screeched and struggled to get him off.
"Silence bitch!" He sneered, jerking her go. Her head rocking back and forth like a rag doll. As Dilandau just smirked, "I can see why Allen fancies you," He chuckled again as Hitomi looked up, her eyes fierce. She watched Dilandau laugh at her, "I'm sure he'll make you a proud whore." He scuffed, Hitomi gritted her teeth and spit in his face.
"Fuck you!" She screamed and thrashed about. His eyes narrowed as he lashed out and smacked her hard across the face.
"I'll make sure you'll get wiped for that!" He spat and stalked off.

Hitomi shivered, her body aching, she listened to him walk out the room. Sighing slightly she tired to struggle free, her cheek throbbed with pain as well as her shoulder. Hitomi nearly wore herself out as she began to loose consciousness again, subconsciously she heard someone coming back into the room.

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Merle's eyes flickered open, she glanced around seeing her surroundings, she was inside? Her mind wandered, how did she get inside? Her eyes lashed open as she leaped up remembering Dilandau was in the courtyard, suddenly a hand came to her shoulder and pushed her down. It was Van, she tired to speak but her voice just won't come out. She heard the door open and then Allen was standing next to Van, she could see there lips moving but no sound was emanating from them. Merle struggled to sit up,

"Lord Van..!" She croaked out, Van jerked away from Allen and kneeled next to the bed. "Hitomi..!" She cried, "Where's Hitomi! Did.. Did you get her?" Van's gaze drifted away from hers.
"Zaibach solders kidnapped her.." Allen began.
"What? No," She said shaking her head, "Not the solders.."
"What?" Van snapped up looking at her. "Who? Who took Hitomi!"
"..D- Dilandau.." She murmured, both Van and Allen's eyes widened in horror.
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Hitomi drifted in and out of consciousness. Her eyes weary and her body sore, she couldn't see straight. The smell of her own blood hung heavy in the air, her wound had gotten worse, lifting her head up as much as she could she got a good look at her injured shoulder and gagged at the sight of it. Her eyes then wandered to the same man who had brought her there, he was sitting across the room, his eyes staring at her. He sniffed the air and grinned at the sent of blood, how long had he sat there and watched.. Hitomi wondered. He sat up obviously noticing she had come to, but he made no motion to move. He just sat there and watched her,

"D- Do I have to be chained..?" She groaned loud to him earning a chuckle. "I can't get away in my current position… being injured and all.."

Hitomi didn't know how long she had been there, it felt as if she had been kidnapped for months. Sighing she lowered her gaze to the floor, the sudden sound of foot steps coming closer to her made her look up. Dilandau was holding a glass of raspberry wine, the kind she have had at Palas. She was so thirsty. Hitomi couldn't even remember the last time she had something to drink, licking her dry lips she kept her gaze on his glass. If it only took her two glasses to get drunk how many could it take him to, and if he was drunk maybe she could get him to give her something to drink or better yet unlock her chains. Dilandau stared down at her and smirked, he placed the glass under her nose. She breathed in the sweet smell of the liquid and only hungered for it more, damn him. He was teasing her, and doing a damn good job of it too. Hitomi gulped and looked into his eyes with her own, he stared at her, the drink in his hand staying there. Suddenly he smirked and stood up,

"Want some?" He asked in an almost civil tone, Hitomi nodded slowly.

Dilandau lowered the glass to her lips and just when she could get a taste of it he pulled away. Hitomi's eyes stared at the glass as he through it at her, the glass shattering against the wall next to her head. The raspberry liquid flying everywhere on her, her clothes dying the color of the liquid, she helplessly licked her lips and catching what she could in her mouth. The broken glass sat on her shoulders and in her lap, she sat there trying to drink the droplets off her now wet hair when she hissed in pain. The wine stung in her open wound, the alcohol stinging as it entered the gash on her shoulder blade. A moan escaped her lips as Dilandau turned to stare at her panting, hissing expression. He picked up the wine bottle from the table and looked back at her with a crazed grin, Hitomi shivered in the damp cell. His twisted smile seemed to get worse every step he took closer to her. Hitomi turned her head to the side and shielded her eyes preparing for another bath in the liquid, instead he kneeled down in front of her. She felt his hand grab her chin and force her to look at him, the bottle in hand he squeezed her cheeks and started to pore the wine into her mouth.

Hitomi coughed as he kept pouring it all down her throat, she shook her head and spit it back at him hitting his coat. Dilandau's expression didn't change, in fact he grinned evilly at her. His thumb stroking the side of her face, Hitomi gulped having a bad feeling about this. She tried to pull away or struggle, but he was just so much stronger than her. The bottle smashed against the wall above her, the wine drizzling down her back. He still held the broken glass in hand as he grabbed her by the collar of her dress and pulled her forward. His eyes always stayed the same, he then brought his hand up to his mouth and pulled the glove off with his teeth. Again Hitomi had a really bad feeling about this, when she thought it was a good idea for him to be drunk she took it back.

His hand from her face grazed passed her ear and onto her neck, he jerked her forward, his lips a mere inches from hers. Hitomi froze, he was going to rape her. (Authors note: People with weak constitutions should stop reading) Hitomi couldn't remember when the last time she was scared more, and now her innocence was going to be stolen by this psycho killer. He breathed onto her lips, the broken bottle was directly pressed against her throat. If she tried to pull free or even away she would be killed on in pact. Her green eyes stared into his murderous red ones, his hand gripped the back of her head tightly as his lips attached themselves to hers. He forcefully shoved his tongue into her mouth, Hitomi tried her hardest to resist, but he over powered her. Hot streams of tears rolled down her cheeks as the bottle dropped from his other hand and tore the front half of her dress clear off her torso. His hand lashed out grabbing her, feeling her roughly, Hitomi wanted so much to pass out. His other hand from behind her head tugged on her hair banging her head back against the wall hard. She moaned in pain.

His kisses proceeded down her jaw line and stopped, he pulled back, her eyes dulling. She barely had enough strength to lift her head up when she saw that he was unlocking her wrists. Her tears continued to fall, she want him to leave her there and never come back. She would be gladly wiped or left alone in a dark cell far away from him. Dilandau scooped Hitomi into his arms and walked out of the room, she hadn't even noticed where they were going. The only thing she could see in the dark room they had entered was a bed. She wanted so badly to scream for help or run away from him or even unconscious for what was to follow next.

He placed her down into the soft silk sheets, her bruised and bloodied body screamed in pain. Her head lie on one side, she could even look at him. In the background she could hear the sound of clothes hitting the cement floor, she could feel him climb onto the bed. His body hung over hers, his eyes stared down at her body, the smell of blood was still fresh on her skin. His hands straighten her out so that she was lying flat on her back, ever so gently his hand touched her face. She almost looked at him, the sight of his pale naked flesh was enough to make her vomit. He had gotten off the bed at that point, Hitomi stayed still, again the bed weighed down at one end. Dilandau slowly sliced away her clothes, she laid naked below him, her head to one side still refusing to look at him. He placed his hands onto her legs and parted them, Hitomi glanced to the door wanting so badly to have someone walk in and yet no one did.

Hitomi had braced herself for the impact, she would not let him have the satisfaction of her enjoying it. She gritted her teeth and waited, but instead of ending it he laid down on top of her and force her head to turn and look at him. Her eyes were dulled, his eyes stared into hers, his eyes were the same, the thirst for blood was as strong as ever. Dilandau pressed his lips against hers and replenished her saliva with his own, he continued to stare into her eyes. Hitomi's eyes filled with tears as they spilled down her cheeks, she watched his grin creep across his lips as he licked a tear form her cheek.

He grinned evilly and again started to kiss down her jaw line, Hitomi's mind screamed, he hadn't done anything yet. Get away! Find some kind of strength, Hitomi's eyes began to come into focus as she started to struggle slightly. The more she struggle the more Dilandau chuckled at her weak attempts. Finally Hitomi found the strength she longed for and pushed him off for a brief second, she rolled the opposite way and tried to run for it. No matter how much she wanted her legs to move they wouldn't budge, she fell to her knees and crawled to the door.

Dilandau rubbed his jaw where she managed to knee him in the face and got up. He chuckled and walked after her, he kneeled down grabbing her leg and pulling her to him. He laughed as she really began to struggle, he pulled her back to the bed, she started to beg and plead. Hitomi scratched at his hand holding her wrist as she was flung onto the bed,

"Do you put up this much of a fight when you whore for Allen?" He chuckled as Hitomi tired to punch or kick him away.

But Dilandau managed to pin her wrists over her head and pin her down. He licked her from her stomach up to her lips, and grinned as she struggled even more. Suddenly Hitomi's struggles where no more as he smacked her and beat her until she stopped fighting, which didn't take long. He chuckled evilly and got what he wanted from her, her struggles where a thing of the past as she bit her lip and tired her best not to enjoy what horrible thing he was doing to her.

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Van had used Hitomi's dosing technique to find where Dilandau had her, he took off in Escaflowne and flew towards Zaibach headquarters. It hadn't taken him long after his mind found the giant invisible floating ship, he docked and fought off everyone who came his way. He then tired looking in the room his brother hand once put him in when he was on the floating fortress. Van ran down one hall and into another, where was she? He paused and looked for her with his mind, he saw her frightened face and ran towards the direction it came from.

When Van had found the room Dilandau had Hitomi he nearly broke down the door finding Dilandau putting on his jacket. Van charged towards the albino and missed him as he crashed into the bed behind him, and that's when he saw Hitomi. She just lied there, her body used, beaten and bloodied, Van's eyes widened in horror. He turned to Dilandau and sliced his arm clear off his body in pure rage, Dilandau screamed in pain and fell to the floor. Van shielded his sword and picked Hitomi into his arms, blanket and all. He jumped over Dilandau's body and summoned Escaflowne to him. He boarded Escaflowne and flew back towards Palas.

When he arrived back at Palas he ran in caring Hitomi in his arms, he nearly knocked down Allen in the hall. The older man followed Van until he came to his own room, he looked at Allen.

"Get a doctor!" He yelled and placed Hitomi onto his bed. "Hitomi..!" He called shaking her slightly.

Hitomi remained silent she hadn't moved since Van had rescued her. Her eyes showed a hollow shell of her former self.

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