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Evaki Lilith: Thankyou :) Merry Christmas ^_^
Crystal-Nimrodel: I agree. Well, you might not like him as much as you do now after you've read this chapter. Thankyou, Chance's character is hard to do. Merry Christmas ^_^
Megami no Inazumi: *Nervous laugh* Eheheheh Thankyou, Merry Christmas ^_^
Shivonne: SHI! Aww, come on. You know you love it, all of the suspense :D Aww, poor sick Shi! *Puts up barrier and hangs crucifixes around* Not that I'm scared or anything. Don't die, we love you really. The whale symbolises . . . Chance. Not cuz she's fat and annoying -_- But cuz she's all gentle and clever and forlorn and . . . stuff. I like whales. By the way, I just remembered. I just finished your pic for "Hello Again Boys." And you look super cool! Merry Christmas ^_^
White Striped Skittle: SKITTLES! Heheh, best present yet? But Christmas day is tomorrow :) So this chapter is a late Christmas present to all of my reviewers. Lmao, I feel sorry for Santa! Although . . . I do have my baseball bat . . . and I was up till 5:30 last night. Don't tell the parental units. Lol, carnage, torture. Not much of a difference where Vlad is concerned. Yessums, One fell after Two cuz of the whole Twin thing. Lol, it's not a dumb question. *Updates* TORTURE! YAY! Your Genesis pic is half done, I just have to pen it in. Merry Christmas ^_^
Priestess of Anubis: Yup, something is about to happen, and the dreams tell all . . . Thankyou! Merry Christmas ^_^
Da Buffster: Your very welcome for the reply, I love writing them. Lol, I'll think about the title change but right now, the title that it's got doesn't go with the story. o_o Enjoy your cookie! DON'T kill anyone unnecessarily. Merry Christmas ^_^
Heather David: Thankyou. Amanda might or might not save the day. She might even save the day without knowing it . . . Can't wait to read your story! I shall read it on . . . well, as soon as I can . . . which probably won't be soon. Merry Christmas ^_^
Tashilover: o_o . . . okay. LMAO! Hahaha, that's about the funniest thing I've heard all day! The Twins are in trouble, Chance might be alright . . . Lol. Oblivious except to the fact that they have gone missing. *Little voice* I read Gullivers Travels. I don't know why you are asking all these questions. Why are you asking all these questions? o_o *Confuzzled* Eat some more pie! Merry Christmas ^_^
Wintergirl: One and Two? What about Chance?! Although . . . hmm . . . anyway :) *Updates* Merry Christmas ^_^
Virius-Ambience: Cliffhanger. Mweheheheee. This chapter is really long, I hope you like it. Evilness is rampant. Merry Christmas ^_^
Matrix-Twin1: Yay, go me! Update! o_o I spelt his name wrong AGAIN?! Wow. Sowwy. Vlad, well, as promised! Here is VLAD! Merry Christmas ^_^
LadyTiger06: Amanda . . . hey, what will happen to Amanda? I hadn't thought of that . . . weird. Nothing much so far. Vampires are natural meanies. It's okay if you miss the update; you'll get to read it when you're back. Thankyou. Merry Christmas ^_^
Cossa nova: Yessums, the dreams mean something :) Merry Christmas ^_^
Boo: *Chapter 4* You have to listen carefully :D Thanks for reviewing. Merry Christmas ^_^
Note: Yes, it's now labelled. Whoo . . . Anyways. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY! That means all of you that read but don't review. Not mentioning any names . . . Alex. Yeah, so, we have zero snow here in the isolated town of something. Just fields and barns and crappy internet connections with computers that take half an hour to go onto the next page!
*Breathes*
I'm fine.
Anyway, what am i saying? Christmas is about family, you spend time with them and open really cool presents that keep you occupied for five minutes. So I've got to go now, entertain the blobs, roast marshmellows, watch crappy repeats of annoyingly old films . . .
Okay, so that was written pre-Christmas. So, here I am . . . I'm not gonna' have much time to catch up on fics cuz' of all these reasons:
Tonight I have to go to a New Years Eve party and I have to sleep round too, while I'm there I have to read "The Highway Code" and "Official Motorcycling CBT theory and practical test" and then when I leave tomorrow I have to buy a load of gear to wear and then I have to read anything that I haven't managed to read at the party, then the day after that . . . Friday, I have to do ALL of my homework for college and on Saturday I have to be up at 7 to go to my first and last scooter lesson and take my test later that day so I can drive on Monday which is when I'm back to college. Fun eh?
Did I forget to mention that I got a scooter for Christmas? It's a 50cc Piaggio NRG, it goes about 55mph and its red and black and shiny ^_^
And I got an all new computer. New screen, modem, printer, laser mouse, speakers, joystick, control pad, software and my scanner works now so expect to see some pics to go with this story pretty soon.
I love my parents.
Anyways, bai bai and enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 6
"Well it does need to be re-decorated up here. Maybe if the Merovingian cared enough."
"But he doesn't so it's never going to happen."
"You don't know that."
"I never said I did."
Chance opened her eyes wide, instantly awake and alert and unfortunately with an added headache she hadn't asked for.
"One, Two, please tell me we're not in the Attic, shackled to random parts on the room." Chance said clearly and with an unwavering voice.
"Okay, we won't tell you." One replied.
Chance sighed irritably. "I'm gonna kick his ass." She said threateningly. She attempted to sit up but she was tied down quite securely.
One and Two continued to talk.
"Well, maybe if Vlad actually did a little more work, rather than lurk around the Chateau all year then the Merovingian might notice his existence and upgrade his living conditions." One stated.
"I doubt it." Two mumbled.
"GUYS! Please, stop!" Chance shouted and looked towards the albinos. They were both shackled to the wall, their coats, vests, ties and shirts were missing and they looked angry, though they were hiding it well.
"Sorry, just trying to pass the time." One said. He looked longingly at the table where his and Two's switchblades lay.
"Give me a quick idea of our situation and rates of survival, would you please, Two?" Chance asked sweetly.
"Well, seeing as we're all here and remembering how Vlad loves to torture his 'prisoners', I'd say were pretty much fucked." Two said plainly.
"Always the optimist." Chance mumbled as she tried to get out of her restraints.
Two looked angry and looked away. There was very little light in the room and it was cold. He felt cold. It was a feeling he wasn't used to. He shivered.
"One, Two?" Chance asked softly.
"Yes?" They both answered in unison.
"Phase." Chance said simply.
"We cant." Two replied.
"That means Vlad has the lap-top, doesn't it." Chance said in a worryingly calm voice.
"Yes, it does." One said.
"Were fucked." Chance said and struggled ever harder against the ropes tying her down. Soon her wrists were raw and bloody and it hurt to even move.
One and Two looked worried. "Stop trying, you'll only make it worse." One tried to calm her down. It wasn't working.
"Where. Is. He?! I'm. Gonna. Kick. His. Un-dead. Ass!!!" Chance said, clearly very angry. She was getting herself worked up, though it wouldn't be fair to say that it was over nothing.
Vlad walked silently into the room, like a cat he made absolutely no noise. Though he wasn't one to purr.
"I'm gonna kick your ass you lousy son of a bi-" Chance managed to utter before a knife was thrown so close to her head that it cut into some of her hair. She decided it would be better to keep quiet for now.
"Glad to see you're awake." Vlad said in an icy voice. He moved around the table, picking up one of the Twins switchblades. He walked calmly over to Chance and rested the blade against the inside of her arm.
"You won't get away with this." Chance said defensively.
Vlad cut a long and shallow line down her arm. Her blood dripped out of the cut and fell into a small puddle onto the floor.
"Watch me." Vlad answered and moved around her.
"You see, I have almost done what I promised to do. Ahead of plans of course, but you angered me, so I had to take action." Vlad said as he cut a line down Chance's other arm.
"Well, that'd be easy, as long as you had the lap-top. Obviously you could take the Twins power to phase away, and take the wings programme out of my code. So why are we here?!" Chance said angrily.
"You are here because I'm bored. The Twins are vulnerable now and simply taking the wings programme out of your code would be no fun." Vlad said. He stood up and placed the blade on the table.
"Meaning?" Chanced asked through gritted teeth.
"I want to do it manually." Vlad said simply. He walked over to the other side of the table and got out a syringe. Uncorking it and walking back towards Chance.
"What's that for?" Chanced asked, although she really didn't want to know.
"Something to make you weaker, something to make you more docile." Vlad said evilly.
Chance gulped. "So what exactly do you mean by manually?" she asked nervously.
Vlad turned to the Twins and smiled an evil smile. "I'm going to cut your wings out of your back, and they get to watch."
Chances eyes widened and she stared pleadingly at the Twins, desperate for help. She was so scared that rational thoughts had lost their meaning. She struggled against the ropes, making her wrists bleed more.
One and Two also struggled against the metal shackles that were holding them against the wall. They could do nothing to help, the bonds were too strong and without being able to phase they were helpless.
Vlad jabbed the needle into Chances arm. "Funny, don't you think? They reacted so strongly to that. Do you think they might care for you?" Vlad took the needle out and Chance's eyes closed halfway, she went limp and moaned softly.
(AN: I'm making myself cry! This is so wrong! Damnit!)
"Might they love you?" Vlad asked teasingly. He knew the answer, he was waiting for the Twins to speak out.
One and Two realised the hold Vlad had over them. It seemed that their situation was getting worse by the minute.
"Leave her alone." One shouted at Vlad who was slowly and carefully turning Chance over onto her front so her back was exposed.
"Why?" Vlad asked evilly. "Because you love her?"
One and Two were silent.
"I thought so." Vlad spat. He ripped off Chances shirt and then carefully cut the back of her top away, exposing her smooth shoulder- blades.
One and Two hopelessly struggled, but there was nothing they could do. They couldn't get free and there was no way of reaching Chance.
"Ever heard an Angel scream?" Vlad asked the Twins sadistically. He tied Chance's hand and ankles back up, she was becoming more awake and alert again. Just so it would hurt more.
"Don't." One said simply and pleadingly. The two of them would beg if they had to, but it was no use, Vlad had turned a deaf ear to them.
(AN: *Cringes* All of those who are weak of heart, look away now.)
"Unfurl your wings, Angel." Vlad said, he spat the last word.
"Make me!" Chance said threateningly.
Vlad punched Chance's back, in between her shoulder-blades.
Chances wings shot out of her back, but because she hadn't wanted them to come out there was both blood and feathers that mixed in with the air.
Vlad now had Chance's blood spattered on his face. He got a taste for it and licked his lips. "Sweet little thing, isn't she." Vlad stated, turning to the Twins and smirking.
The Twin's fists clenched at their sides.
Vlad ignored them and carried on.
Vlad moved quickly and fetched some nails from the table along with a hammer. He drove each nail into Chances lower feathers, pinning her to the floor so she couldn't move. A crimson stain pooled around Chance and the floor was soon wet with blood.
Chance cried out in pain which only made Vlad smile more. He loved torturing people and programmes alike. It was so easy.
He took a long, black dagger out of his inside pocket of his long coat and held it just above Chances back.
"Please! Don't!" Two shouted at Vlad before the Vampire had time enough to move.
"Look at that, a once proud assassin, lowered to this . . . level." Vlad said and smiled evilly again. He pushed the dagger into Chances flesh slowly.
Chance hissed in pain. She turned her head to face the Twins but they were looking away from her in opposite directions. Tears streamed down her face's, there was nothing she could do. Nothing at all.
Vlad pushed the dagger in deeper and changed the angle slightly. He was literally cutting Chance's wings out of her back. He smiled at how much pain he was causing them all.
Blood pooled around the hilt of the knife and dripped down her sides. She moaned softly, she didn't want to make Vlad happy but the pain was unbearable.
Vlad heard Chances heart beat flutter. "You're losing blood." He smiled.
"Let. Me. Go!" Chance said through gritted teeth.
"You underestimate me." Vlad said under his breath.
"No, you're just as stupid as I first thought you were." Chance said. Vlad could hear her heart beat grow stronger again.
"You really shouldn't make me any more angry with you, considering the circumstances." Vlad threatened.
"HA! Bite me! Stupid loser Vampire." Chance said quickly. She didn't know what she was doing but since she had started talking Vlad had stopped doing what he was doing.
"Gladly." Vlad said.
Chance had, to her distress, forgotten that Vlad was actually a Vampire. "Oh for the love of-"
Vlad bit hard into Chances arm, drinking her blood like it was wine. After ten seconds he let go of her and breathed, her blood was dripping from his mouth. (AN: Ew!)
Chance fell limp against the floor. She wasn't dead but she had a serious blood loss problem and was extremely weak. She closed her eyes and breathed slowly.
"I hate you so much." Chance said quietly.
"The feeling is mutual." Vlad replied and continued cutting out Chance's wing.
~*~
Back on the Nebachanezzar Kit was watching the monitors. No-one was in the Matrix at the moment but she still had to keep watch in case anything strange happened in the virtual world.
Without meaning to Kit starting singing softly to herself, a song that she had loved from her past life.
"I am so high, I can hear heaven. I am so high, I can hear heaven. Oh but heaven, No heaven, don't hear me." Her voice got slightly louder.
"And they say that a hero can save us, I'm not gonna stand here and wait. I'll hold onto the wings of the Eagles, watch as they all fly away." Kit got into the song, still watching the code before her eyes.
Kit suddenly got to a part that felt like it meant something at that particular time. Like singing it at that exact time, meant something to someone else, somewhere else, in a different situation.
"Someone told me, love would all save us. But how can that be? Look what love gave us. A world full of killing, and blood spilling. That world never came." Kit sang in a loud voice, filling her heart with happiness. She missed all of her favourite songs so much.
"And they say that a hero can save us, I'm not gonna stand here and wait. I'll hold onto the wings of the Eagles, watch as they all fly away. Now that the world isn't ending, its love that I'm sending to you. It isn't the love of the hero, and that's why I fear it won't do.
"And they say that a hero can save us, I'm not gonna stand here and wait. I'll hold onto the wings of the Eagles, watch as they all fly away." Kit got to the end of the song and went quieter.
"And they're watching us, watching us. They're watching us, watching us. As they all fly away. As they all fly away." Kit finished and sighed deeply.
Link walked silently in but stopped in the doorway. He stared at Kit's back. Mesmerised.
Kit heard Link gasp and turned around to look at him.
"Hiya Link, wassup?" Kit asked happily.
"I'll be right back!" Link said quickly and ran out of the room. Kit turned back around in the chair and continued to watch the scrawling code, wondering if Link had eaten something toxic.
A short while later Link returned with Morpheus, Neo and Trinity. They all looked very concerned when Kit saw them. She got up and walked over to them.
"What's wrong?" Kit asked as she reached them.
It was Trinity who spoke first. "Kit, what happened?" she asked the teen.
"Nothing, why?" Kit answered. "Seriously guys, what's wrong? Am I missing something here?"
"Your back." Neo said simply. "Come to the med bay, theres something wrong with you." He said and led the way, the others followed behind.
When they reached the room they asked Kit to lay down on her front. They ripped her top so that they could see her skin. It had no cuts on it, nothing whatsoever.
"Someone please explain?" Kit demanded as she sat up, clutching at the ruined top that still clung to her shoulders.
Kit looked down at her top, where Trinity had cut it away, it was stained with blood. "What the hell is going on here?" Kit asked shakily.
"We don't know."
~*~
I sat quietly in the Library, I wondered how long I had been in here. I checked my watch and saw that it had indeed been a very long time. Where was Chance, hadn't she come looking for me yet?
I decided to get up and look for her. I walked silently to her room but found nothing, she wasn't there and the door was slightly ajar.
I needed help, I didn't know what had happened to them and I was worried, I don't know why, Chance and the Twins could look after themselves, couldn't they?
I searched the Chateau for about an hour before coming across a room I found interesting. I could hear light singing coming from it, someone with a heavy accent.
I knocked on the door and it was opened instantly.
"Yes?" A tall woman with tanned skin and long dark hair asked. The dress she was wearing looked very expensive.
"Hi, I'm Amanda and I need help with something." I asked nervously.
"What with?" She asked.
"I need to find my friend Chance and One and Two, do you know where they are?" I asked, getting confident.
"I'm sorry but I haven't seen them for a while now, I have something that might help you though." She said and she went back into her room to get something.
"Come with me, we are going to my husband's study." She said as she held up a lap-top for me to carry. I gladly took it and followed her.
A little later on we arrived at a double doored room, richly decorated and expensive looking.
"May I ask what your name is." I questioned.
"Persephone." She said as she plugged the lap-top in and opened it all up. She typed a few things into the key-board and got a strange look on her face. She was confused.
"I cant find your friends, but it seems that someone has removed a programme from the Twins." Persephone said as she shifted in her seat.
"What does that mean?" I asked.
"It means they can't phase, I shall have to call my husband and ask him how to re-install it." She said as she walked silently out of the room, probably towards a phone.
I looked at the lap-top, lying on the table. It was a source of entertainment and I was just watching it. I decided to play around with it, for something to do.
I noticed also that it was connected to the net. I grinned.
"Time to do what I do best."
~*~
Vlad went back to the table, getting bored of just cutting out Chance's wing. He wanted to break something. He really wanted to make her scream.
He looked over all of his various tools and found a mallet.
Chance laid on the floor, limp from a lack of blood with tears covering her silky cheeks. She turned her head to look at the Twins and saw that not only were they looking away but they also had tears rolling down their cheeks.
She looked back up at Vlad who was walking towards her, a mallet was in his right hand.
Chance prepared herself for the worst.
"I will make you scream, pathetic Angel." Vlad said as he crouched down beside her.
Chance glared up at him, making sure that all her energy was put into making herself look threatening, even in the position she was in.
"Do. Your. Worst." She said angrily and through gritted teeth.
Vlad grabbed a handful of Chances black and white feathers and pulled sharply. They ripped out of her wing, blood seeped out after them.
"If you insist." Vlad said quietly and dangerously.
Chance's eyes went wide as Vlad raised the mallet above her wing. She was so scared, she prepared herself for the pain.
Vlad whacked the mallet hard against Chance's wing which was flat to the floor. A sickening crack resounded around the room and Chance screamed out in pain as she felt the bones in her wing shatter like glass.
Vlad hit the mallet against Chances wing again and again. Blood went everywhere and covered the floor where her wing lay. Every time the Vampire brought the heavy bloodied weapon down it shattered a bone or more.
In the end Chance was screaming and crying. She couldn't help it, the pain was so amazingly hard to ignore.
Before Vlad could bring the mallet down again the Twins interrupted him.
"Stop! Please stop your killing her!" One shouted as Two struggled to get free, failing miserably.
"And you thought . . . ?" Vlad said sarcastically as he put the mallet down and looked at One and Two, trying to defend Chance. He could see the tears in their eyes.
"Please, don't hurt her anymore. She means nothing to you!" Two shouted at the Vampire who was smiling broadly.
"And everything to you, right." Vlad said as he walked slowly towards Two, picking up the Twin's switchblade from the table.
Two was quiet.
Vlad looked pleased and held the blade up to Two's throat. "Its strange, don't you think, that we find ourselves in this position. Weren't you going to kill me like this once? After I had hurt your brother?" Vlad asked evilly.
Two breathed in. "Right." He said quietly.
"But you were interrupted when the Merovingian came storming in, telling you to leave me be, right?" Vlad asked again.
"Right." Two answered. He knew what Vlad was going to say next.
"But the Merovingian isn't here, is he." Vlad said darkly. He looked to the side of Two where One was.
The Vampire cut a long and deep line down Two's chest and stomach, leaving him to bleed he walked over to One.
"What are you going to do?" Vlad asked and smirked as he turned around to face Chance again who was sniffling quietly. He dropped the blade to the floor.
"I shall be back shortly, I'm hungry and need someone to drink." Vlad said as he walked towards the door.
After he had left and was out of earshot, for a Vampire. Chance let her tears fall and cried out loud, her wings hurt so much. There was blood all around her. Her blood.
One and Two tried to soothe her. They didn't want to see her in all this pain.
One looked over to the floor where Vlad had left his switchblade. It was within Chance's reach.
"Chance, sweetie please don't cry. We have a plan." One said quietly. Two looked at him, then at the floor. He got the idea.
Chance looked up at One. "W-what?" she asked shakily.
"My blade, its right by your fingers. Can you see if you can reach it?" One asked quietly.
Chance looked over by her hand. The switchblade was so close.
Her fingers brushed against it. She grabbed the pearl handle and twisted it around to cut her bonds.
Freedom was coming . . .
~*~
Well now that we've all established how evil I am, how's about you just review and I'll try to make sure that Chance doesn't have to go through that AGAIN.
And tell me how much you cried ^_^ *Evil*
^_^ Merry Christmas! ^_^ And A Happy New Year ^_^
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Evaki Lilith: Thankyou :) Merry Christmas ^_^
Crystal-Nimrodel: I agree. Well, you might not like him as much as you do now after you've read this chapter. Thankyou, Chance's character is hard to do. Merry Christmas ^_^
Megami no Inazumi: *Nervous laugh* Eheheheh Thankyou, Merry Christmas ^_^
Shivonne: SHI! Aww, come on. You know you love it, all of the suspense :D Aww, poor sick Shi! *Puts up barrier and hangs crucifixes around* Not that I'm scared or anything. Don't die, we love you really. The whale symbolises . . . Chance. Not cuz she's fat and annoying -_- But cuz she's all gentle and clever and forlorn and . . . stuff. I like whales. By the way, I just remembered. I just finished your pic for "Hello Again Boys." And you look super cool! Merry Christmas ^_^
White Striped Skittle: SKITTLES! Heheh, best present yet? But Christmas day is tomorrow :) So this chapter is a late Christmas present to all of my reviewers. Lmao, I feel sorry for Santa! Although . . . I do have my baseball bat . . . and I was up till 5:30 last night. Don't tell the parental units. Lol, carnage, torture. Not much of a difference where Vlad is concerned. Yessums, One fell after Two cuz of the whole Twin thing. Lol, it's not a dumb question. *Updates* TORTURE! YAY! Your Genesis pic is half done, I just have to pen it in. Merry Christmas ^_^
Priestess of Anubis: Yup, something is about to happen, and the dreams tell all . . . Thankyou! Merry Christmas ^_^
Da Buffster: Your very welcome for the reply, I love writing them. Lol, I'll think about the title change but right now, the title that it's got doesn't go with the story. o_o Enjoy your cookie! DON'T kill anyone unnecessarily. Merry Christmas ^_^
Heather David: Thankyou. Amanda might or might not save the day. She might even save the day without knowing it . . . Can't wait to read your story! I shall read it on . . . well, as soon as I can . . . which probably won't be soon. Merry Christmas ^_^
Tashilover: o_o . . . okay. LMAO! Hahaha, that's about the funniest thing I've heard all day! The Twins are in trouble, Chance might be alright . . . Lol. Oblivious except to the fact that they have gone missing. *Little voice* I read Gullivers Travels. I don't know why you are asking all these questions. Why are you asking all these questions? o_o *Confuzzled* Eat some more pie! Merry Christmas ^_^
Wintergirl: One and Two? What about Chance?! Although . . . hmm . . . anyway :) *Updates* Merry Christmas ^_^
Virius-Ambience: Cliffhanger. Mweheheheee. This chapter is really long, I hope you like it. Evilness is rampant. Merry Christmas ^_^
Matrix-Twin1: Yay, go me! Update! o_o I spelt his name wrong AGAIN?! Wow. Sowwy. Vlad, well, as promised! Here is VLAD! Merry Christmas ^_^
LadyTiger06: Amanda . . . hey, what will happen to Amanda? I hadn't thought of that . . . weird. Nothing much so far. Vampires are natural meanies. It's okay if you miss the update; you'll get to read it when you're back. Thankyou. Merry Christmas ^_^
Cossa nova: Yessums, the dreams mean something :) Merry Christmas ^_^
Boo: *Chapter 4* You have to listen carefully :D Thanks for reviewing. Merry Christmas ^_^
Note: Yes, it's now labelled. Whoo . . . Anyways. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY! That means all of you that read but don't review. Not mentioning any names . . . Alex. Yeah, so, we have zero snow here in the isolated town of something. Just fields and barns and crappy internet connections with computers that take half an hour to go onto the next page!
*Breathes*
I'm fine.
Anyway, what am i saying? Christmas is about family, you spend time with them and open really cool presents that keep you occupied for five minutes. So I've got to go now, entertain the blobs, roast marshmellows, watch crappy repeats of annoyingly old films . . .
Okay, so that was written pre-Christmas. So, here I am . . . I'm not gonna' have much time to catch up on fics cuz' of all these reasons:
Tonight I have to go to a New Years Eve party and I have to sleep round too, while I'm there I have to read "The Highway Code" and "Official Motorcycling CBT theory and practical test" and then when I leave tomorrow I have to buy a load of gear to wear and then I have to read anything that I haven't managed to read at the party, then the day after that . . . Friday, I have to do ALL of my homework for college and on Saturday I have to be up at 7 to go to my first and last scooter lesson and take my test later that day so I can drive on Monday which is when I'm back to college. Fun eh?
Did I forget to mention that I got a scooter for Christmas? It's a 50cc Piaggio NRG, it goes about 55mph and its red and black and shiny ^_^
And I got an all new computer. New screen, modem, printer, laser mouse, speakers, joystick, control pad, software and my scanner works now so expect to see some pics to go with this story pretty soon.
I love my parents.
Anyways, bai bai and enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 6
"Well it does need to be re-decorated up here. Maybe if the Merovingian cared enough."
"But he doesn't so it's never going to happen."
"You don't know that."
"I never said I did."
Chance opened her eyes wide, instantly awake and alert and unfortunately with an added headache she hadn't asked for.
"One, Two, please tell me we're not in the Attic, shackled to random parts on the room." Chance said clearly and with an unwavering voice.
"Okay, we won't tell you." One replied.
Chance sighed irritably. "I'm gonna kick his ass." She said threateningly. She attempted to sit up but she was tied down quite securely.
One and Two continued to talk.
"Well, maybe if Vlad actually did a little more work, rather than lurk around the Chateau all year then the Merovingian might notice his existence and upgrade his living conditions." One stated.
"I doubt it." Two mumbled.
"GUYS! Please, stop!" Chance shouted and looked towards the albinos. They were both shackled to the wall, their coats, vests, ties and shirts were missing and they looked angry, though they were hiding it well.
"Sorry, just trying to pass the time." One said. He looked longingly at the table where his and Two's switchblades lay.
"Give me a quick idea of our situation and rates of survival, would you please, Two?" Chance asked sweetly.
"Well, seeing as we're all here and remembering how Vlad loves to torture his 'prisoners', I'd say were pretty much fucked." Two said plainly.
"Always the optimist." Chance mumbled as she tried to get out of her restraints.
Two looked angry and looked away. There was very little light in the room and it was cold. He felt cold. It was a feeling he wasn't used to. He shivered.
"One, Two?" Chance asked softly.
"Yes?" They both answered in unison.
"Phase." Chance said simply.
"We cant." Two replied.
"That means Vlad has the lap-top, doesn't it." Chance said in a worryingly calm voice.
"Yes, it does." One said.
"Were fucked." Chance said and struggled ever harder against the ropes tying her down. Soon her wrists were raw and bloody and it hurt to even move.
One and Two looked worried. "Stop trying, you'll only make it worse." One tried to calm her down. It wasn't working.
"Where. Is. He?! I'm. Gonna. Kick. His. Un-dead. Ass!!!" Chance said, clearly very angry. She was getting herself worked up, though it wouldn't be fair to say that it was over nothing.
Vlad walked silently into the room, like a cat he made absolutely no noise. Though he wasn't one to purr.
"I'm gonna kick your ass you lousy son of a bi-" Chance managed to utter before a knife was thrown so close to her head that it cut into some of her hair. She decided it would be better to keep quiet for now.
"Glad to see you're awake." Vlad said in an icy voice. He moved around the table, picking up one of the Twins switchblades. He walked calmly over to Chance and rested the blade against the inside of her arm.
"You won't get away with this." Chance said defensively.
Vlad cut a long and shallow line down her arm. Her blood dripped out of the cut and fell into a small puddle onto the floor.
"Watch me." Vlad answered and moved around her.
"You see, I have almost done what I promised to do. Ahead of plans of course, but you angered me, so I had to take action." Vlad said as he cut a line down Chance's other arm.
"Well, that'd be easy, as long as you had the lap-top. Obviously you could take the Twins power to phase away, and take the wings programme out of my code. So why are we here?!" Chance said angrily.
"You are here because I'm bored. The Twins are vulnerable now and simply taking the wings programme out of your code would be no fun." Vlad said. He stood up and placed the blade on the table.
"Meaning?" Chanced asked through gritted teeth.
"I want to do it manually." Vlad said simply. He walked over to the other side of the table and got out a syringe. Uncorking it and walking back towards Chance.
"What's that for?" Chanced asked, although she really didn't want to know.
"Something to make you weaker, something to make you more docile." Vlad said evilly.
Chance gulped. "So what exactly do you mean by manually?" she asked nervously.
Vlad turned to the Twins and smiled an evil smile. "I'm going to cut your wings out of your back, and they get to watch."
Chances eyes widened and she stared pleadingly at the Twins, desperate for help. She was so scared that rational thoughts had lost their meaning. She struggled against the ropes, making her wrists bleed more.
One and Two also struggled against the metal shackles that were holding them against the wall. They could do nothing to help, the bonds were too strong and without being able to phase they were helpless.
Vlad jabbed the needle into Chances arm. "Funny, don't you think? They reacted so strongly to that. Do you think they might care for you?" Vlad took the needle out and Chance's eyes closed halfway, she went limp and moaned softly.
(AN: I'm making myself cry! This is so wrong! Damnit!)
"Might they love you?" Vlad asked teasingly. He knew the answer, he was waiting for the Twins to speak out.
One and Two realised the hold Vlad had over them. It seemed that their situation was getting worse by the minute.
"Leave her alone." One shouted at Vlad who was slowly and carefully turning Chance over onto her front so her back was exposed.
"Why?" Vlad asked evilly. "Because you love her?"
One and Two were silent.
"I thought so." Vlad spat. He ripped off Chances shirt and then carefully cut the back of her top away, exposing her smooth shoulder- blades.
One and Two hopelessly struggled, but there was nothing they could do. They couldn't get free and there was no way of reaching Chance.
"Ever heard an Angel scream?" Vlad asked the Twins sadistically. He tied Chance's hand and ankles back up, she was becoming more awake and alert again. Just so it would hurt more.
"Don't." One said simply and pleadingly. The two of them would beg if they had to, but it was no use, Vlad had turned a deaf ear to them.
(AN: *Cringes* All of those who are weak of heart, look away now.)
"Unfurl your wings, Angel." Vlad said, he spat the last word.
"Make me!" Chance said threateningly.
Vlad punched Chance's back, in between her shoulder-blades.
Chances wings shot out of her back, but because she hadn't wanted them to come out there was both blood and feathers that mixed in with the air.
Vlad now had Chance's blood spattered on his face. He got a taste for it and licked his lips. "Sweet little thing, isn't she." Vlad stated, turning to the Twins and smirking.
The Twin's fists clenched at their sides.
Vlad ignored them and carried on.
Vlad moved quickly and fetched some nails from the table along with a hammer. He drove each nail into Chances lower feathers, pinning her to the floor so she couldn't move. A crimson stain pooled around Chance and the floor was soon wet with blood.
Chance cried out in pain which only made Vlad smile more. He loved torturing people and programmes alike. It was so easy.
He took a long, black dagger out of his inside pocket of his long coat and held it just above Chances back.
"Please! Don't!" Two shouted at Vlad before the Vampire had time enough to move.
"Look at that, a once proud assassin, lowered to this . . . level." Vlad said and smiled evilly again. He pushed the dagger into Chances flesh slowly.
Chance hissed in pain. She turned her head to face the Twins but they were looking away from her in opposite directions. Tears streamed down her face's, there was nothing she could do. Nothing at all.
Vlad pushed the dagger in deeper and changed the angle slightly. He was literally cutting Chance's wings out of her back. He smiled at how much pain he was causing them all.
Blood pooled around the hilt of the knife and dripped down her sides. She moaned softly, she didn't want to make Vlad happy but the pain was unbearable.
Vlad heard Chances heart beat flutter. "You're losing blood." He smiled.
"Let. Me. Go!" Chance said through gritted teeth.
"You underestimate me." Vlad said under his breath.
"No, you're just as stupid as I first thought you were." Chance said. Vlad could hear her heart beat grow stronger again.
"You really shouldn't make me any more angry with you, considering the circumstances." Vlad threatened.
"HA! Bite me! Stupid loser Vampire." Chance said quickly. She didn't know what she was doing but since she had started talking Vlad had stopped doing what he was doing.
"Gladly." Vlad said.
Chance had, to her distress, forgotten that Vlad was actually a Vampire. "Oh for the love of-"
Vlad bit hard into Chances arm, drinking her blood like it was wine. After ten seconds he let go of her and breathed, her blood was dripping from his mouth. (AN: Ew!)
Chance fell limp against the floor. She wasn't dead but she had a serious blood loss problem and was extremely weak. She closed her eyes and breathed slowly.
"I hate you so much." Chance said quietly.
"The feeling is mutual." Vlad replied and continued cutting out Chance's wing.
~*~
Back on the Nebachanezzar Kit was watching the monitors. No-one was in the Matrix at the moment but she still had to keep watch in case anything strange happened in the virtual world.
Without meaning to Kit starting singing softly to herself, a song that she had loved from her past life.
"I am so high, I can hear heaven. I am so high, I can hear heaven. Oh but heaven, No heaven, don't hear me." Her voice got slightly louder.
"And they say that a hero can save us, I'm not gonna stand here and wait. I'll hold onto the wings of the Eagles, watch as they all fly away." Kit got into the song, still watching the code before her eyes.
Kit suddenly got to a part that felt like it meant something at that particular time. Like singing it at that exact time, meant something to someone else, somewhere else, in a different situation.
"Someone told me, love would all save us. But how can that be? Look what love gave us. A world full of killing, and blood spilling. That world never came." Kit sang in a loud voice, filling her heart with happiness. She missed all of her favourite songs so much.
"And they say that a hero can save us, I'm not gonna stand here and wait. I'll hold onto the wings of the Eagles, watch as they all fly away. Now that the world isn't ending, its love that I'm sending to you. It isn't the love of the hero, and that's why I fear it won't do.
"And they say that a hero can save us, I'm not gonna stand here and wait. I'll hold onto the wings of the Eagles, watch as they all fly away." Kit got to the end of the song and went quieter.
"And they're watching us, watching us. They're watching us, watching us. As they all fly away. As they all fly away." Kit finished and sighed deeply.
Link walked silently in but stopped in the doorway. He stared at Kit's back. Mesmerised.
Kit heard Link gasp and turned around to look at him.
"Hiya Link, wassup?" Kit asked happily.
"I'll be right back!" Link said quickly and ran out of the room. Kit turned back around in the chair and continued to watch the scrawling code, wondering if Link had eaten something toxic.
A short while later Link returned with Morpheus, Neo and Trinity. They all looked very concerned when Kit saw them. She got up and walked over to them.
"What's wrong?" Kit asked as she reached them.
It was Trinity who spoke first. "Kit, what happened?" she asked the teen.
"Nothing, why?" Kit answered. "Seriously guys, what's wrong? Am I missing something here?"
"Your back." Neo said simply. "Come to the med bay, theres something wrong with you." He said and led the way, the others followed behind.
When they reached the room they asked Kit to lay down on her front. They ripped her top so that they could see her skin. It had no cuts on it, nothing whatsoever.
"Someone please explain?" Kit demanded as she sat up, clutching at the ruined top that still clung to her shoulders.
Kit looked down at her top, where Trinity had cut it away, it was stained with blood. "What the hell is going on here?" Kit asked shakily.
"We don't know."
~*~
I sat quietly in the Library, I wondered how long I had been in here. I checked my watch and saw that it had indeed been a very long time. Where was Chance, hadn't she come looking for me yet?
I decided to get up and look for her. I walked silently to her room but found nothing, she wasn't there and the door was slightly ajar.
I needed help, I didn't know what had happened to them and I was worried, I don't know why, Chance and the Twins could look after themselves, couldn't they?
I searched the Chateau for about an hour before coming across a room I found interesting. I could hear light singing coming from it, someone with a heavy accent.
I knocked on the door and it was opened instantly.
"Yes?" A tall woman with tanned skin and long dark hair asked. The dress she was wearing looked very expensive.
"Hi, I'm Amanda and I need help with something." I asked nervously.
"What with?" She asked.
"I need to find my friend Chance and One and Two, do you know where they are?" I asked, getting confident.
"I'm sorry but I haven't seen them for a while now, I have something that might help you though." She said and she went back into her room to get something.
"Come with me, we are going to my husband's study." She said as she held up a lap-top for me to carry. I gladly took it and followed her.
A little later on we arrived at a double doored room, richly decorated and expensive looking.
"May I ask what your name is." I questioned.
"Persephone." She said as she plugged the lap-top in and opened it all up. She typed a few things into the key-board and got a strange look on her face. She was confused.
"I cant find your friends, but it seems that someone has removed a programme from the Twins." Persephone said as she shifted in her seat.
"What does that mean?" I asked.
"It means they can't phase, I shall have to call my husband and ask him how to re-install it." She said as she walked silently out of the room, probably towards a phone.
I looked at the lap-top, lying on the table. It was a source of entertainment and I was just watching it. I decided to play around with it, for something to do.
I noticed also that it was connected to the net. I grinned.
"Time to do what I do best."
~*~
Vlad went back to the table, getting bored of just cutting out Chance's wing. He wanted to break something. He really wanted to make her scream.
He looked over all of his various tools and found a mallet.
Chance laid on the floor, limp from a lack of blood with tears covering her silky cheeks. She turned her head to look at the Twins and saw that not only were they looking away but they also had tears rolling down their cheeks.
She looked back up at Vlad who was walking towards her, a mallet was in his right hand.
Chance prepared herself for the worst.
"I will make you scream, pathetic Angel." Vlad said as he crouched down beside her.
Chance glared up at him, making sure that all her energy was put into making herself look threatening, even in the position she was in.
"Do. Your. Worst." She said angrily and through gritted teeth.
Vlad grabbed a handful of Chances black and white feathers and pulled sharply. They ripped out of her wing, blood seeped out after them.
"If you insist." Vlad said quietly and dangerously.
Chance's eyes went wide as Vlad raised the mallet above her wing. She was so scared, she prepared herself for the pain.
Vlad whacked the mallet hard against Chance's wing which was flat to the floor. A sickening crack resounded around the room and Chance screamed out in pain as she felt the bones in her wing shatter like glass.
Vlad hit the mallet against Chances wing again and again. Blood went everywhere and covered the floor where her wing lay. Every time the Vampire brought the heavy bloodied weapon down it shattered a bone or more.
In the end Chance was screaming and crying. She couldn't help it, the pain was so amazingly hard to ignore.
Before Vlad could bring the mallet down again the Twins interrupted him.
"Stop! Please stop your killing her!" One shouted as Two struggled to get free, failing miserably.
"And you thought . . . ?" Vlad said sarcastically as he put the mallet down and looked at One and Two, trying to defend Chance. He could see the tears in their eyes.
"Please, don't hurt her anymore. She means nothing to you!" Two shouted at the Vampire who was smiling broadly.
"And everything to you, right." Vlad said as he walked slowly towards Two, picking up the Twin's switchblade from the table.
Two was quiet.
Vlad looked pleased and held the blade up to Two's throat. "Its strange, don't you think, that we find ourselves in this position. Weren't you going to kill me like this once? After I had hurt your brother?" Vlad asked evilly.
Two breathed in. "Right." He said quietly.
"But you were interrupted when the Merovingian came storming in, telling you to leave me be, right?" Vlad asked again.
"Right." Two answered. He knew what Vlad was going to say next.
"But the Merovingian isn't here, is he." Vlad said darkly. He looked to the side of Two where One was.
The Vampire cut a long and deep line down Two's chest and stomach, leaving him to bleed he walked over to One.
"What are you going to do?" Vlad asked and smirked as he turned around to face Chance again who was sniffling quietly. He dropped the blade to the floor.
"I shall be back shortly, I'm hungry and need someone to drink." Vlad said as he walked towards the door.
After he had left and was out of earshot, for a Vampire. Chance let her tears fall and cried out loud, her wings hurt so much. There was blood all around her. Her blood.
One and Two tried to soothe her. They didn't want to see her in all this pain.
One looked over to the floor where Vlad had left his switchblade. It was within Chance's reach.
"Chance, sweetie please don't cry. We have a plan." One said quietly. Two looked at him, then at the floor. He got the idea.
Chance looked up at One. "W-what?" she asked shakily.
"My blade, its right by your fingers. Can you see if you can reach it?" One asked quietly.
Chance looked over by her hand. The switchblade was so close.
Her fingers brushed against it. She grabbed the pearl handle and twisted it around to cut her bonds.
Freedom was coming . . .
~*~
Well now that we've all established how evil I am, how's about you just review and I'll try to make sure that Chance doesn't have to go through that AGAIN.
And tell me how much you cried ^_^ *Evil*
^_^ Merry Christmas! ^_^ And A Happy New Year ^_^