Yuki: well here we are again what is this? Like chapter 6 I think. Thanks everyone!
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Chapter Six
I bowed as soon as we entered the room, I only saw feet, boots that were too big to be Jeshickah's but I could tell that they were metal toed so they must have belonged to a trainer. There were a pair of knees that two hands rested on, two small trembling hands, I shifted my head to widen my view. In front of Jeshickah was a girl around seven, she had blonde hair down to her shoulders and she looked scared to death.
"What is so urgent that I had to interrupt getting my pet settled?" He stroked my head and I tried to resist leaning against him.
"I have a pet that needs to be punished, I am breaking her for Kile, since he is so upset over you keep little Kage to yourself." Jeshickah reached for me, I tried not to flinch. She scratched my head as if I was just a common house pet.
"And I can help how?" Mikhal sounded bored.
"Her greatest fear is physical contact, it will break her, and she has been a very bad girl." She turned back to the girl on the floor.
The poor girl tried to beg, "Mistress, please I didn't…" she was silence by a smack I flinched at the sound of flesh meeting flesh.
"Shush Gwen, you disobeyed me, now you will spend two days in Kage's room." Jeshickah used her foot to push the girl towards me.
I heard Mikhal sigh, "I can take her for one night, that's it I still have work to do with Kage."
"Two night's Mikhal, Kage can be worked with after that, I mean you do have her for eternity." Jeshickah bent down in front of me. "Isn't that right little pet?"
I knew she wanted an answer, but I couldn't bring myself to call her milady or mistress, "Yes." And it was a growl.
Two more Kage I heard Mikhal's voice in my head and it carried a faint sense of pain with it.
I tensed up, three nights all together now I would be alone in my room, but I would have two nights with the young girl first. She was so young how did she end up mixed in with Midnight? I lowered my head to show Mikhal that I was sorry, I wasn't really sorry, but it would keep the little freedom that I had.
"Fine Jeshickah, I will take your little pet for two days and a night, is that satisfying enough?" He stroked my head once again as if he was bored.
"That will do." She nodded, "Now, you are dismissed."
"Kage, take Gwen's hand so that she won't run away." He turned around to leave.
"Yes, Milord." I held my hand out to the girl, "Come on Gwen."
She just looked at my hand as if it was a poisonous snake. I sighed took her hand, she tensed up and tried to pull away from me, lucky enough I still had enough strength to drag the little seven year old girl along.
"Kage, you are to stay with Gwen for two days and one night, and then you shall receive your three days of punishment. Understand?" Mikhal opened the door to my room, "And you heard Jeshickah, physical contact is what frightens the girl, so make sure you obey her or you will be punished by her and I will not be able to stop her. I'm sure you remember her way of punishment."
"Yes Milord." I nodded and dragged the girl into my room, I let go of her as soon as Mikhal shut the door.
"Listen here Gwen, what is your problem with people touching you?" I sat down on my bed, and the girl sat on my floor.
"Nothing good comes from touch." Gwen almost sounded older than she was, for a moment I had a thought that maybe, just maybe, she was also cursed, but that was soon shattered when she continued, "Even mommy's touch was bad."
I looked at her, "Your parents beat you?" I wasn't too surprised, considering that my father was abusive to my brother, but that was over a hundred years ago, surly things have changed? Right?
She only nodded, "and these creatures, nothing good come from them."
I nodded in agreement, "Look, I know how Kile works, maybe I can help you in these two days." I knew this was a bad idea, but I could not hand a defenseless child to Kile, so what if I was punished for it, I'm too rare of a pet for anyone to kill me.
"You know how Kile works?" She was confused.
"He basically lives to see the fear in his pet's eyes, so if I can help you not to fear physical touch or at least hide that you fear it then it might be a little easier than it would be." I remember how he acted when he saw the fear in my eyes when he told me I would be his and I shivered, "It will probably be easier to teach you how to hide it. Psychological problems like that take a lot of work to get over."
"You would help me at cost to you?"
I nodded, "I can handle this better than you, I've been in Midnight for a long time." I realized that I did need to help this girl, maybe if I ever got out of here, or got a message to Akari, he could get Gwen out she was still young and had a better chance at a life than me.
"Thank you." She smiled slightly.
"Let's start, come sit with me." I held my hand out to her and once again she looked at it as if it was a snake. "I won't hurt you," I then looked at my hand trying to see it from her point of view. My hand was larger than her hand and it was held up stretched out, like I would hit her. I nodded slightly to myself and turn my hand so that it was facing down. That seemed to encourage her slightly and she took my hand gently.
I pulled her up on to my beanbag. "Now, try to act like you are happy, think of something happy."
She looked like she was thinking hard, but she finally smiled.
"What did you think of?" I have to admit, I was curious.
"I had a sister, she used to hold me when I was scared and she was always so warm." She looked genuinely happy, "Almost like you."
I had to smile, "Now, when ever someone touches you, just remember how it felt when your sister held you." I placed my arm around her when the door opened, I could feel her tense up but try to relax, she looked extremely tense.
Mikhal had walked in with two bowls of food, "Now Kage, I know why you haven't eaten, I haven't drugged your food again, I will only drug it when you don't sleep, a pet that hasn't had sleep is useless." He handed Gwen her bowl, she was very hesitant to take it and she dropped it when Mikhal patted her on the head, luckily he had been smart enough not to put her food in a glass bowl, he then handed me mine.
Now Kage, if you don't want me to force feed you I suggest that you eat, I do not like to starve my pets, pets need to stay healthy. Understand? His voice was in my head again.
"Of course master." I sighed and took the bowl.
Oh and Kage, one more thing…Gwen is to sleep in bed with you, you understand that right?
I nodded and started to eat, I looked at the little girl who was staring at Mikhal until he left.
"Gwen, how did you come to be in Midnight?" I sat my bowl aside, I had eaten half of it already.
"I…I was brought in after my sister was taken by Social services," her s's were slurred slightly as if she was having problems pronouncing them. "They left me in the house saying that they would be right back and then suddenly that man…Kile? Was there and he just grabbed me, it was about a month ago." She finished her food quickly.
I nodded slightly, "So your sister is still alive?"
She nodded, "I miss her."
"I bet you do, I miss Akari, my…friend." I thought for a moment back to when Akari first took me to his place.
"Welcome home Kage," Akari stood next to me and we faced a huge house with three floors, six bed rooms three on top one on the second floor, the main floor, and two on the third floor.
"Home? Sir," It was then I realized that I had not had a true home since before I was in Midnight for the first time.
"Home Kage, the only thing you have to do is be in before dark, and try not to go anywhere alone, and I told you, stop calling me Sir." He sighed and laid a hand on my shoulder, "Come on let's go in."
"Is your family alive?" Gwen looked over at me.
"No, I was not lucky enough to have my family survive." I smiled slightly at her, "But since you have family, that just means we have to get you out of Midnight."
"Get me out of here?" She looked hopeful.
"I will try my best, no matter what." I sighed, "Now come on, let's get to bed, you need your sleep." I ushered her up on to the bean bag and I followed up there.
She had curled into a little ball and I curled up around her, whispering to her, "It's alright, I'll do all that I can to help you."
Jaguar? I had to risk it, only he could help her.
Kage? Kage this isn't safe if Mikhal catches you than you will be locked away longer. He sounded a little too worried.
This has nothing to do with me though, Jaguar, I have a little girl in here with me. She's only seven, she doesn't need to be given to Kile. I want you to find a way to get her to Akari, he could help her.
Kage why is it so important to you that she gets out?
She still has family.
I'll try, Akari's worried about you, he says if you relapse it could be both painful and unhealthy for you. Is that true Kage?
Yes And that is where I left it.
Through the day Gwen had nightmares and I tried to calm her from them. I didn't sleep much, mostly because of my own nightmares. The evening came too soon for my taste, and Mikhal opened the door to great us with more food.
"Kage, I see you haven't eaten all of your dinner from yesterday." He brushed my head with his hand.
"Sorry Milord, I was distracted with-"
I was cut off by him, "Talking to Jaguar, Kage, I heard the whole thing, and to see that I am against having pets that still have family, I must do something else with Gwen." He grabbed the girl, "Do not worry about her Kage." He sat the bowl down and grabbed Gwen's hand.
"Please master!" I tried to get her from him but he plagued me with pain to make me motionless.
"Do not resist Kage." He walked out leaving me alone and with the pain, yet all I could think about is the fact that Gwen's life was now ruined.
Yuki: shorter than the other one I know, sorry and don't worry that is not the end of Gwen. R+R please…the more reviews the more I write.