Eh, there wasn't really any torture in the last chapter! Sorry for all of you who wanted that! I was so sleep deprived when I finished it so I forgot about it! Oops! Here's chapter 14!
Chapter 14: Blood From The Beloved (the chapter title is courtesy of my friend Kagami! He helped me name this chappy!)
Warning: Language, violence, blood, etc.
Disclaimer: Not mine. Never will be mine. I wish I owned GW but I don't so whatever.
What the hell? Something's not right!
Duo let out a sharp gasp of pain when he felt the knife pierce his stomach. Amber's mouth was drawn in a thin smirk as his blood splattered all over her. "Ah…Amber…why?"
"This is what you get for lying to me!" Amber thrust the knife in deeper. Her eyes were a cold dark brown now, not the light color they had been earlier. "You and the other will all pay for betraying me!" With that, Amber yanked the knife out and ran out of the room.
Running down the hall, Amber almost ran right into the other pilots. "Amber! I'm so glad you're alright! Where's Duo?" Quatre questioned.
"Oh, he's just taking a little rest." Amber lifted the blade up to her lips and proceeded to lick it clean. A cold smirk came across her mouth as the blood ran down her chin. The other pilots froze, staring wide-eyed and frightened at their friend, drenched in crimson blood. Little red rivers marred her porcelain skin.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO DUO!" Heero screamed. He had never anticipated anything like this.
"Oh, I helped him rest. But first I had to punish him for lying. Just like I'm about to punish you!" With that, Amber jumped into the air, flipped, and dove down towards Trowa. Trowa, being the circus acrobat that he was, managed to get away with just a little cut on his chest. He glared at her, pulled out his gun, and fired. His aim was perfect, for he hadn't been aiming to kill her; only to injure her.
The bullet pierced her shoulder. Blood splattered the white walls. She let out a gasp of pain but managed to throw the knife at Trowa. It hit him in the leg. Suddenly Amber was right in front of him. She yanked out the knife and stabbed him in the shoulder. "There. Now we're even." She smirked.
"Amber! I don't want to hurt you!" Quatre said, trying to reason with her. His reasoning came to late. A bullet pierced his leg. Quatre let out a scream of pain.
"Looks like Miss Amber is enjoying herself..."
"Kagami sir! Are you sure you want her to do this? She's very unstable." The soldier asked.
"She'll be fine…Now let's watch her progress." Kagami smirked, never taking his eyes off the screen.
BANG! Another gunshot rang out across the large hall. Wufei lay on the ground clutching his leg. Damn! She's so strong! She's like a monster! He struggled to sit up, noticing Heero had disappeared. Amber had noticed this too, for she was cursing like a sailor. She suddenly took off the way she had come, her long hair whipping the air behind her.
Maxwell, you better still be alive when I get to you! Heero sped down the hallways. Coming upon a door, he noticed a dark red liquid seeping out from underneath the door. Thrusting the door open, he saw Duo lying on the ground, bleeding heavily from a wound in his stomach. "Duo!" Heero rolled Duo onto his stomach. Grabbing his shirt, his ripped it from the bottom to the top. Heero quickly checked the wound. It's a stab wound…So that's why Amber's knife was covered in blood…It doesn't look like it hit a vital organ or severed any major arteries. Good. He'll live. I hope…He shook his head sadly as he used Duo's torn shirt as a bandage. Grabbing Duo's arm, he gently lifted him off the ground. He made his way slowly don the hall, only to come face to face with Amber.
"Hello again Heero. You ran from me. Why did you do that?" Amber smirked. She looked horrible. She was covered from head to toe in blood. Her brown eyes smoldered with a hidden fire. "Instead of running away this time, why don't you stay and play for awhile. Your friend can too."
"Amber, why did you do this to Duo? Why? He loved you. And what do you do? You stab him!" Heero was angry. No one tried to kill his friend and get away with it.
"He lied to me. He had to pay the price. Just like you will have to!" With that, Heero felt a sharp pain in his right bicep. Looking down, he saw a knife stuck in his arm. Laying Duo down, he yanked it out. I didn't even see her move. She's as fast as me…Heero pulled out his gun and fired. It grazed Amber's cheek. The blood drips out of the wound, mixing with the rest of the blood on the girl.
"Stop! Don't hurt her!" There was a blur of movement and Duo appeared in front of Amber, his arms outspread, protecting her. "Don't!
Heero and Amber wore identical shocked expressions. "Duo, move." Heero gestured with his gun. Duo wouldn't budge.
"Duo, I didn't know you wanted to die that badly. I was going to save you for last. But if you insist." I got up and walked to Duo. He turned to look at Amber.
I wanna live
I wanna leave
I wanna open up and breath
I wanna go
I wanna be
I wanna feel it constantly
Gotta show
Gotta stay
I've gotta feeling that won't go away
I've gotta know
If they got away
My opportunities
"Amber, I'm sorry for lying to you. I wanted to tell you I was a Gundam pilot. But, I was scared of what you'd think of me."
Just one,
Chance is all I ever wanted
Just one,
Time I'd like to win the game
From now on,
I'd take the chance if I can have it
Just one, just one
"Yeah right. You're only saying that so you won't die."
I need to think
I need to feed
I need to see if I still bleed
I need a place
I need a time
Cause I need to step outside that line
Gonna give
Gonna take
I'm gonna scream till I'm awake
I'm gonna push
Gonna pull
Open up the door
This has to be a nightmare! Duo thought. I want to wake up! I don't want to see her like this!
Just one,
Chance is all I ever wanted
Just one,
Time I'd like to win the game
From now on,
I'd take the chance if I can have it
Just one, just one
"If you really feel you have to kill me, go ahead."
And if I knew
When the door was open
I'd go through
I would go on through
And I can say
What I do never be the same
Never be the same
Duo grabbed hold of Amber's hand, the one with the gun. He placed the gun pointing at his heart. "Go ahead. Kill if you that's what you need."
Just one,
Chance is all I ever wanted
Just one,
Time I'd like to win the game
From now on,
I'd take the chance if I can have it
Just one, just one
Amber was shocked. Her hand started to tremble. She looked up into Duo's face and saw his eyes were wet with unshed tears.
Just one,
I'd take the chance if I can have it
Just one,
I'd take the chance if I can have it
Just one,
I'd take the chance if I can have it
Just one, just one
Amber tightened her hand around the trigger. I just have to pull it and it'll all be over. But she couldn't bring herself to shoot him. Instead, she grabbed him under the arms and jumped through the vents in the ceiling.
When Duo next awoke, he was lying in a bed. He bolted upright, only to have a horrible pain in his stomach.
"You shouldn't get up so fast. You might injure yourself more." Amber voice came from a dark corner of the room. Duo looked over just as Amber came out of the shadows. "I hope you found your sleep comfortable." She was acting like someone who works at a hotel.
"Amber, why did you attack us? I want the truth ok?" Duo asked. Amber looked away for a minute then spoke.
"You all lied to me. I thought we were friends. I thought you loved me. But you all kept such a dangerous secret from me. It hurt all of us."
"Amber, I am so sorry! I didn't mean to keep anything from you but Heero said not to tell you anything! I'm so sorry! Will you forgive me?" Duo eyes were pleading with Amber. He didn't want to lose her.
I knew how it felt to be another one in need of someone to show the way
Until you saw a part of me that nobody else
Could see and my life hasn't been the same...
Not getting a response, Duo said, "Amber, you unlocked a part of me I never showed anyone! Please! I need you with me!"
You make me feel lucky as I can be...
You make me feel lucky as I can be...
Amber glanced at Duo, her expression softening a little bit.
Before I couldn't get a break,
Never had a chance to make
The impressions I want to
But now it falls right into place
When I get to see your face
Then there's nothing that I can't do...
Duo got up and walked over to Amber. He reached out to her, only to have her slap his hand away. "Don't touch me." Was Amber's cold response.
You make me feel lucky as I can be...
"I'm so sorry Amber! If I'd know how much it'd hurt you, I never would have kept anything from you!" Duo pulled Amber into a hug. The shorter girl's face filled with shock, then she gave into the hug, wrapping her arms around Duo.
No more dark days, only sun rays
No more hard ways with you today
You make me feel...
You make me feel lucky as I can be...
A loud banging of the door broke their hug. Kagami walked in, looking angry. "Amber! Get away from him! He tricked you! How do you know he won't do that again!" At those words Amber froze, then wriggled out of Duo's hug.
"Amber? What's wrong? Who's that?"
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kagami. As you can see, I am the same age as you. I'm the one that told Amber all about your lies."
"Why'd you do that? I was going to tell her!" Duo shouted. He ran up to Kagami and punched him right in the face. Kagami faced Duo again, a small smirk on his face. Amber suddenly grabbed Duo's shoulder.
"If you wanna fight that badly, fight me." Duo froze at these words. How was he supposed to fight the girl he loved?
This can't be happening! I don't want to fight Amber! I really don't want to! Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Gasping for breathing, Duo looked up and saw Amber standing in front of him with her elbow raised. Amber why! Duo screamed to himself in his head.
Gathering up his strength, Duo burst past Kagami and out the door. He pelted down the hallway. The sounds of cursing and gunshots told him Amber wasn't far behind…
I thought it was too good to be true
I found somebody who understands me
Someone who would help me to get through
And fill an emptiness I had inside me
"Stop running Duo! Fight me like a man!"
But you kept inside and I just denied
Some things that we should have both said
I knew it was too good to be true
Cause I'm the only one who understands me
I can't take this anymore! This isn't Amber! Duo yanked out his gun and fired behind him.
What happened to us
We used to be so perfect, now we're lost and lonely
What happened to us
And deep inside I wonder, did I lose my only?
"Now we're getting somewhere!" Amber's comment and cruel laugh rang through the otherwise silent corridor, which would soon be filled with screams and blood.
Remember they thought we were too young
To really know what it takes to make it
But we had survived off what we have done
So we could show them all that they're mistaken
OZ soldiers were coming out o various rooms along the hallway. Little did they expect that they would be caught in the crosshairs of a deadly fight.
But who could have known the lies that would grow
Until we could see right through them
Remember they knew we were too young
We still don't know what it takes to make it
Screams erupted throughout the hall as soldiers were shot down by the angry teens. Their screams ripped through the air, reaching the room Kagami patiently waited in. Leaping to his feet, he looked out the door to find a bloodbath in front of him.
What happened to us
We used to be so perfect, now we're lost and lonely
What happened to us
And deep inside I wonder, did I lose my only?
Soldiers lay scattered everywhere. Pools of blood oozed along the floor. "Oh God almighty. Those kids are mad!" Kagami grabbed a transmitter. "Hello. I want all units on high alert for the girl and for 02. If you see either one, capture them. I don't care if they are within an inch of their lives but I want them alive!" Hanging up the transmit ion, Kagami ran out the room after the teens.
We could have made it work, we could have found a way,
We should have done our best to see another day
But we kept it all inside until it was too late
And now we're both alone, the consequence we pay
For throwing it all away, for throwing it all away...
"Amber stop! I don't want to fight you!" Duo shouted bursting through the door, only to come face to face with a whole squad of OZ men. "Oh great…"
What happened to us
We used to be so perfect, now we're lost and lonely
What happened to us
And deep inside I wonder, did I lose my only?
((Amber's POV))
Uh…My head…I thought. It hurt so much for some reason. Stupid headaches. Always causing me pain. I forced myself to open my eyes, preparing for bright light, but the room I was in was dimly lit. I instantly noticed my weapons were gone. There was also another person in here. Someone very familiar.
"Amber, why did you attack m?" The person was none other than Duo Maxwell. The boy who I thought had loved me.
I sighed and said, "You lied to me. I thought you loved me."
"Amber, why did this have to happen?" I noticed he was getting closer to me. "Amber, I care about you so much! I was going to tell you but the time was never right. I'm so sorry. Amber, what happened to us? We were perfect for each other. We still are. Please Amber, come back to me. Be the Amber I knew again. I know this may sound selfish but I know this isn't you so come back! OZ poisoned your mind! Please come back to me! I never want to be away from you again! I love you so much!" With that, he cupped my face with his hand and kissed me. A gentle, sweet, loving kiss. He loved me. He really loved me.
MWAHAHA! I just had to end it there! Wheee! This is the longest chapter I've ever written for this story! 2,655 words! That's more than this report I had to write for school! This story has turned REALLY dark suddenly! I took out the humor genre and made it drama instead. Suits it better. Wow. Three songs in there, all by Hoobastank. For some reason, I've been listening to them a lot lately. Anyway, the first one is called Just One, the second one is Lucky, and the third one is What Happened To Us? Well, I hope you liked! PLEASE REVIEW! IT WILL MAKE ME A HAPPY SPORK RULER! Yes, having a fever can make you hyper!