A/N: Lucky Peoples that you are I am posting a day early. Mostly becuz I'm gonna b in the Lincoln County spelling Bee tomorrow! But partly cuz I wanted to tell you peoples something. I have enough chapters to post once a well until well into the summer but I'm not going to post unless you review. So review or I'll wait two weeks to post!

Disclaimer: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes owns many of the characters and ideas that make up this fic. I did not make this fic for my own profit. I own the following: Azure, Taber, the plot, and I co-own The Evil Conspiring CHICKENS! (Really I do. You can even ask Lyse Winters if you don't believe me.)

I moaned and started to roll over but a sharp pain in my rib cage reminded me of the brutality that had occurred yesterday. I lifted my arms up from my sides and set them on my stomach. I slowly slid my hands up my chest and as gently as I could manage tried to assess what kind of damage had been done. I gritted my teeth and gingerly felt the ribs that hurt the most. When I was done I sighed. It felt as though my ribs were just bruised because they didn't feel like my dog Ambers' had after she got hit by a car and had broken ribs. I furrowed my brow as I heard a rustling sound in my room. I opened my eyes and saw him sitting on the edge of my bed. Taber.

"And I suppose you have a reason for being in my room?" I asked him acidly.

"Of course." He said coolly looking down at me.

"Come back to finish me off have you?" I asked. I spread my arms exposing what my self help teacher said were my 'weak areas.' "Go ahead but be quick about it."

"Hardly." He said He took one of my hands in his and absently started rubbing his thumb over my knuckles. My muscles tensed but I forced my self not to snatch my hand away. "I actually came to see how you were doing and bring you these." He said and fished a bottle of generic painkillers out of his shirt pocket with his free hand. He set it down on the bedside stand and continued to gaze down at me with an odd look in his eyes. I rolled my eyes at him.

"Why didn't you just have one of your 'servants' do it for you?" His eyes hardened and he dropped my hand.

"I'm not an animal." He stated though I hadn't a clue what he meant by it. "I'll see you tomorrow." He said through gritted teeth. He stood and stalked through the door and closed it with a bang. I took two of the painkillers and swallowed them dry as I had my doubts about getting up as of yet. I closed my eyes and drifted into a sleep filled with crimson dreams.

A/N: I'm sorry it's short really I am but I can only write about what happens while she's awake ok? Review or Flame! (-^_^-) [Remember you get the next chap in a week if you review if not it'll get up when I feel like it...]