I'm finally updating this story! All right, just a little note, this story might be put on hold of a while after I post this chapter. I want to finish my other stories first and this story is giving me a lot of problems. I keep getting writer's block. Oh well, I hope everyone like this chapter.

Response to Reviews:

DarkSapphireDragon: Glad you like. Here's the next chapter and sorry I took so long to update.

Yamatoforever: Yeah, I decided to try a new twist. I was going to have it be Nadil/Rune but decided to try a Nadil/Alfeegi. Sorry I took so long to update.

Kitsune: I may or may not do a trio. I haven't really decided yet.

Be Strong For Me

Chapter 3

Pain

Alfeegi felt as if he should be crying but the tears wouldn't come. He quickly ducked his head under the water thinking about what had happened.

He had woken up in Nadil's bed only to find the Demon Lord had ordered the servants to make sure that he was feed and then had a bath. Alfeegi had eaten the pieces of bread they offered, but he refused to touch the meat. After eating, the servants dragged him into a bathing chamber, took his clothes, pushed him into the water, and then left him alone to bath.

Alfeegi sighed deeply as he resurfaced. 'I wonder if Rune's all right?' Alfeegi thought as he leaned against the edge of the large pool/bath.

Unknown to Alfeegi, Nadil was watching his every move. The Demon Lord smiled evilly as the White Dragon Officer got out of the pool. 'I'll claim you soon enough,' he thought before walking back to his chamber.

Shydeman soon came in after him, looking pleased. "My lord," he said bowing slightly.

"You seem pleased. I'm guessing that the elf was to your liking then," Nadil said chuckling evilly.

"His body was, how do I say it? addicting. Not to mention it seemed that the elf was a virgin," Shydeman smiled smugly. "I'll take it that you're still going to use him against your future Queen?"

"Of course. Alfeegi will do anything I wish if it's to protect 'his' little elf."

"My lord," one of the servants said knocking and sticking her head in the doorway. "He's ready."

"Good," Nadil said, his smirk still in place. "Bring him in."

The servants pushed Alfeegi in before leaving the room as quickly as possible. Nadil's eyes filled with lust when he saw Alfeegi. The White Dragon Officer wore a very reveling outfit, while his hair was down, and his feet barefoot.

"Take it off," Nadil finally said while Shydeman stood in the shadows of the room where Alfeegi couldn't see him.

"What!" Alfeegi shouted in surprise actually looked up at Nadil.

"You are to be my Queen, you actually think I'm going to leave you untouched," Nadil said walking over to Alfeegi and wrapping his arms around his waist.

"You actually think I'm going to sleep with you!" Alfeegi hissed slapping Nadil across the face.

"Well, then I'll have to use someone else to warm my bed tonight," he said smiling sickly down at Alfeegi.

"Shydeman, tell the servants to bring him in."

Two demon soldiers came into the room upon Shydeman's order, dragging Rune in between them. Alfeegi gasped when he saw the elf. Rune looked…broken. Even when Nadil motioned for the servants to leave and ripped off the elf's clothes Rune still didn't react. He did even react when Nadil threw him onto the bed and kneeled over him.

"STOP!" Alfeegi screamed, unable to keep the tears from him eyes. "I'll lay with you tonight, just don't touch him."

"No," Rune whispered. There was now fear in his eyes. He feared not for himself but for the White Dragon Officer.

Nadil smirked and threw Rune over to Shydeman who wrapped him in a cloak. Nadil walked over to the crying Dragon Officer and laid him on the bed. He slowly began to pull off Alfeegi's clothes, kissing his neck and ears. All Alfeegi could do was cry. He didn't want to in front of Nadil, and even the Demon Lord raping him wouldn't make him cry. It was the look in Rune's eyes. Whatever had happened to the elf had broken him and the only thing he cared about right now was Alfeegi himself. Alfeegi knew that his elf was slowly dying and there was nothing he could do about it.

More tears slipped from Alfeegi's eyes as he heard Rune calling for him. He had yielded to Nadil to keep the elf safe but he knew he had failed. Shydeman would be the one taking the elf tonight.

OOOOO

The Dragon Castle was silent. There was nothing anyone could do right now. As soon as they found a way into the Demon Realm they would go to rescue Rune and Alfeegi.

Tetheus had withdrawn into himself once more. He couldn't help but feel that it was his fault Alfeegi and Rune had been captured. They were his lovers, his life, and he had let them down. 'I promised to protect them. No matter what happened I was suppose to protect them,' Tetheus thought, angry with himself, slamming his fist into the railing of the balcony.

The Water Dragon watched Tetheus sadly. He felt responsible for Rune and Alfeegi's capture as well. He was supposed to protect his master. Rune had ordered him to make sure that Alfeegi didn't go to the gardens but he had failed in that as well.

Lykouleon was worried. For Rune and Alfeegi, as well as Tetheus, Ruwalk, Thatz, and Rath. Tetheus was their lover and the others were their friends. They couldn't do anything but worry. No one wanted to stay in the castle but they had to until they got information on how to get to the Demon Castle.

'Damn you, Nadil,' Lykouleon thought. 'Why did you have to do this? Why couldn't you just leave us alone for once? Haven't you ruined our lives enough already?'

OOOOO

Yeah, it's short. Sorry, but I still have a writer's block for this.