Pleasures For You:

Chp. 18:


As Greg, Rei, and Jadeite drove in the car in silence, thinking of all the places Ami could be, Greg felt sharp pains in his back. Swerving on and off the right side of the road, Jadeite grabbed the steering wheel so that they wouldn't crash. Without any words, Greg pulled over to the rest stop. After turning the ignition off, Greg screamed in pain.

"Greg! Greg! What's happening to you?" Rei asked.

"Speak to us, Greg!" Jadeite yelled to his friend, whom he could tell was suffering.

The screams wouldn't stop.

"Here, recline his seat; I'm going to try to get through to him." Rei said, taking her jacket off, preparing to use her priestess skills.

After Jadeite reclined Greg's seat, Rei pressed her palms on both sides of his head. She could hear everything that was going on inside his head. She could see it, as well, but the vision was kind of blurry.

"Do you feel the pain, bitch? Huh, do you? Well guess who's here to feel the pain with you." a voice said.

All that came out was a cry as a whip could be heard.

"Bitch, I said look! Look, damnit… look who has come to see you."

A girl with short blue hair, naked and chained, looked to the sides of her and cried out in pain. She had cuts from head to toe with blood coming out of every one of them. She saw what her torturer was talking about and she cried out even harder.

"That's right; it's Greg… your beloved husband. Does he know about your love affair with Makoto? Or what about your feelings for Nephrite?"

With every word came a hard beating with the whip.

"Aw… cat got your tongue… well listen hear, bitch. For being a lying, conniving motherfucker, your precise husband will get a beating as well. Him, I want to kill."

"Leave her alone!" Greg yelled.

"You… you always thought that just because you're a doctor and shit that you are better than others."

Crack! went the whip.

"Not this fucking time. You get a beating just like this bitch here."

Another hit from the whip.

Just like with Ami and Nephrite, Greg's wounds showed up on his body even though he wasn't physically in Nephlite's world.

"Call Usagi and Minako… NOW!" Rei screamed at Jadeite, while trying to grab the first-aid kit under the passenger seat in the car.

Jadeite struggled to get into his coat pocket to get the cell phone when Greg let out a skin tingling scream.

After a few heartbeats, Rei checked his pulse.

With tears in her eyes, she said, "He's dead."

"What do you mean 'he's dead'? He can't be dead!" Jadeite exclaimed.

"Well he is… He has no pulse…"

"…"

"Just call them and we'll figure out what to do, alright."

Jadeite did what she said and called them. Minako was holding it together for both her and Makoto. They said they'd be there as soon as possible because they were in the opposite direction. In the meantime, Jadeite called Mamoru's cell phone to tell him, Usagi, and Zoisite what happened.

After the others were informed on what was happening, it took them about an hour to come together. Rei and Jadeite were leaning on the car, but wasn't inside. Neither one of them were truly comfortable with being in the car with a beloved friend while they were dead.

When they did meet up, they all hugged. Rei, though, had piercing eyes towards Nephrite. When she and Usagi's embrace ended, she walked up to Nephrite. He just looked at her at first and then tried to turn around. She was fast, though. She grabbed his left wrist and slapped him with her free hand. He tried to back up but she kept slapping him. Mamoru was about to grab her to stop her, but Makoto touched his arm. Mamoru looked at her with a questioning look but decided to let Rei go on her rampage.

"BITCH, STOP IT!" Nephrite said.

"Who the fuck are you? Why are you doing this to us?"

"BITCH GET OUT MY FACE! YOU KNOW WHO I AM!"

"No, you are not Nephrite… Now I'll give you one more chance to answer my question… WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU…"

Everyone else looked from one person to another, but Rei and Nephrite were just looking at each other.

"I am Nephrite… who the hell do you think I am?"

She started slapping him again, but now she started punching as well. Finally, Nephrite got fed up and started hitting her back. He punched her too hard and knocked her to the floor. Jadeite rushed to him and knocked the wind out of him.

"Who… are… you…?" Jadeite asked while trying to control his anger.

Nephrite stood up tall and had a crooked grin on his face. At first, it looked normal, but then, it just looked… cynical and cruel. They all just looked at him and stood there.

Suddenly, Nephrite abruptly started laughing. They all looked at him and back up.

"Shh…" Nephrite said, while putting his finger over his hand. He started to run and then he rushed towards them. They all were about to fight when they saw that there setting had changed.

"Welcome, guys and gals… to the world of Nephlite. I'll be your host for right now… Enjoy…"

As soon as he said that, the rest of the group started to fall.