Chapter X
--The Used --- Prelude--
"I've been thinking about you, my love,
And all the crazy things that you put me through,
Now I'm coming around, throwing it back to you,
Were you thinking of me when you kissed him,
Could you taste me when you licked his skin?
All the while I showered you with trust and promises,
What I need now is some sweet revenge,
To get back all that I lost then,
I gave you all I had to give, but I could never reach you"
Adrienne – The Calling.
The snow crunched under the soft metal soles of her gothic boots, she turned to her companion, who was shivering slightly from the cold, his long cape-like jacket blustered behind him, "You ready to go in?" He yelled over the gusts. Partials of frail, dusted snow, drifted slowly towards the white carpeted outside world. The snow melted almost instantly as it touched the silk of her heated skin. "Yea, Let's go," Beads of defrosted snow began to run against her temple. Her fingertips wiped away the water whilst she looked around her surroundings. The heated memories flooded though her mind. "Kristin, promise me something."
He looked up at her as the ploughed though the snow, "Huh, yeah... what is it?" She laughed at him, "If he hurts me, you'll take me away and never bring me back here again?" He stood still, watching the droplets from down her cheek, "I promise." She looked down at the snow, which once inside the complex reached her knees, "I'm froze." He laughed and walked over to her, she attempted to step backwards but fell, arse down in the snow. She let out a small cry as the numb snow hit her skin; Kristin tried hard not to laugh, but failed miserably. "It's not funny," She pouted, "Ah come on, have a light heart." She laughed slightly, holding out her arm, "You'll have a light head in a minute." He pulled her up, but she scooped up some snow on her way up. "Better now?" He asked, she laughed in response, "Oh much better." She smiled innocently, and launched the snowball at him, but hit his cheek. "Hey! No fair!" He yelled out. "Your just a big kid at heart aren't you." She laughed, "Yea, so what you gonna make of it?" He smirked, as they bought reached for more snow.
"Nothing," She laughed, and quickly ducked from Kristin's vastly launched ball, "Hey you started it, so you're just as much of a kid as I am." She threw another at him and hit him in the shoulder, "Hey! Watch it," She looked at him, then heard the discreet noise of the iron gates, "You hear that?" She asked, Kristin pricked his ears up, and remained silent for a moment, "Quick, get in, get in. It's them." He grabbed her arm and led her into a nearby doorway. "What are we going to do?" She whispered as he ducked behind a wall. "Run. That's what we do. Come on!"
She followed Kristin down the hallway, he was naturally a faster runner, but she was a good sprinter so she didn't worry about falling behind, although, she worried maybe she wouldn't keep up this time. Kristin stopped running after a while. "Should be okay for now." He sighed as he caught his breath back, "You okay?" She asked, less out of breath then he was. "Yeah, fine. Listen, you know your way pretty well right?" He asked, "I haven't lived here for 15 years for no reason..." She replied sarcastically, "Right, Right. Err, I'm going to go and find Tala. You can either go to your dorm and stay low, or go find Rhoda." She looked at him, "I don't want to leave you," He smiled at her, wiping away a bead of sweat that trickled down his nose, "I know you don't but this is important I find Tala, Okay? I have my cell, phone me." She watched him as his jog down the corridor turned into a sprint, "You promised, don't forget." She whispered after him. She looked around helplessly. I really hate this place; well what does he expect me to do. A electrical surge pulsated in her chest, "Oh damn, the magnacore." She fell to her knees, "I forgot... Kristin" She yelled. Receiving no reply, she pulled her hood over her face and leant against the wall. She let out a small shriek of fright when a pair of blood red eyes peered at her thought her hood when she re-opened them. "Shit," She cursed, "Jesus, don't do that Boris."
He let out a small laugh, "Well fancy seeing you here... must be destiny, for you to be drawn here, those liars said you weren't in Russia. I suspect Urquhart's here with you." From what he could tell, her eyes where bitter and resentful, "Even if he was, what would it matter to you?" He spat on her cheek, "I'll teach you some manors girl, how dare you speak to your uncle that way!" She laughed as she wiped her cheek, "You call yourself an uncle, and I thought the description of cold bastard would have fitted you..." She yelled out in pain as he slapped her across the face. She could taste her own blood drip from her lip.
"Adrienne, I thought I knew you
Once again, you used me, used me
Adrienne, I should have left you
Long before you used me, used me up,"
Boris thrusted his lower arm against her throat and held her in a vice like grip against the wall. "Ow, yet go!" She yelled as she gagged. "His Lord requests your presence in his office, I suggest you go." She spat in his face, causing him to let go so she could run. "Damn you niece! Get back here and fight, I didn't bring you up to be a coward!" He yelled after her as she turned into a corner and ran up the flights of stone steps. She shook as she reached that long black corridor she knew only too well. She knew only of pain and torture on the upper floors, one of the doors lead to the dungeons, another the torture chamber and the last was Voltaire's office. She shook at the memories and pressed on towards the doors. Where was a crash and a sound of a young man shouting out in pain. This only edged her fear, but she was hungry for the power of the Biovolt. She knew it was now or never to make her move.
She snapped her beyblade and launcher from her pocket, placing the ripcord in her mouth as she approached the door and stood silently... listening... she loaded the ripcord... and once again she listened intently. She jumped slightly when another crash was heard; she lifted her foot to kick the door, but hesitated. What if something was going on that didn't concern her, none of her business, turn away and don't risk getting hurt. But she decided against her common sense, and followed both her own and Arkenzere's instinct, it was defiantly now or never...
"Spent my money, drove my car
I treated you like a shining star
But in my sky all burnt out you are
And I'll have the last laugh, when I see you walking with some other guy
'Cause I know you're gone end up all alone
So take these words, some good advice
All you've done gonna come back twice
You never cared how much it hurt, I really need to tell you
Adrienne, I thought I knew you
Once again, you used me, used me
Adrienne, I should have left you
Long before you used me, Used me up
What I'm needing now's some sweet revenge
To get back all that I lost then
I gave you all that I had to give, but I could never reach you
Adrienne, I thought I knew you
Once again, you used me, used me
Adrienne, I should have left you
Long before you used me, Used me up"