Finding Cloe

Beaner-Bop

A/N: This is kind of a short chapter, sorry!

Disclaimer: sighs I'm trying but its not working!

Chapter Seven: The Bad Children

Doubt whom you will, but never yourself. - Christine Bovee

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. - Rene Descartes

Cloe told Ved about the bad children and what she told him, he could barely believe. She wasn't the only one taught to be like this? That there were as many 'bad' children in this mansion as there was 'good'? That every 'good' child had a 'bad' child to tell what to do and they are actually expected to do it?

"That's right." Cloe said, after Ved had repeated all of this to her to make sure that he had everything straight. He brought one of his hands up to rest on his forehead while the other one rested on his hip.

"That's just…to much information." He said, looking amazed. He turned to her, "Why didn't I see any children but the 'good' children when I came here?" He asked. Cloe just shrugged.

"During the day, the bad children had to work. Chopping wood, making food, adding to the house…and…other things." Cloe winced and Ved took a step closer to her and was happy that she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Some of the people here have to do things that they really don't want to do, but they have to." She told him, holding him even tighter.

"What do they have to do, Cloe?" He asked her. She tensed slightly before taking a step back to look at him.

"One of the Bad girls, Bree, she...she was raped. And so are a lot of the others." She winced when Ved grabbed her shoulders and ducked down to her height, looking her straight in the eyes.

"You weren't, were you Cloe? I swear if someone even thought of-" Before he could say anything else, Cloe wiggled her way out of his grasp and kissed him lightly on the lips.

"I was never raped, Ved, and I've never been with anyone here. You're the first 'master' I've ever had." Her voice got mocking, but Ved knew it wasn't at him, more at the mansion itself.

"This is unreal…" Ved said to himself silently, wrapping his arms around Cloe tightly and holding her to his chest. She hugged him back.

"You better believe it. This hell hole is just that. Hell." Cloe whispered to him. He squeezed her softly and she squeezed back.

"Jay, are you completely and totally insane?" Ebony practically screamed at him. Jay winced but mostly just ignored her. He threw some more clothes into a bag before closing it and throwing it over his shoulder.

"I'm going to find my brother, Ebony." He said as monotone as he could. Ebony just glared at him.

"Why are you going to find him?" She asked. Jay looked at her as though he could barely believe what she had just said to him.

"Why am I going to find him? How about because I love him and I want to know how my brother is?" He asked her, not really wanting an answering. Before she could say anything else, he was out of the building and running in full Techno gear and coat to Techno Headquarters. If there was anybody that could give him even the slightest clue as the where Ved was, they'd be there.

"We have to do something, Cloe." Ved told her. She was lying on the floor beside him, with her knees tucked under her chin. Ved was on the other side of the room, pacing.

She took in a deep breath before talking. "What can we do Ved? You're not allowed to leave, so you can't tell anyone-" Ved turned to look at her, surprised.

"What do you mean, 'you're not allowed to leave'?" He asked. Cloe looked up at him and shrugged.

"Didn't you know that?" Ved shook his head. "Oh… well. You're not. Some Bad children tried to leave once, or some I'm told, this is something Bree told me, but she said some Bad children tried to leave but they were all caught and locked up in the basement of the mansion." Ved's mouth dropped open before shaking his head quickly.

"There's no way that…there isn't…" Ved looked around, trying to see if there was an answer floating around somewhere but when he ended up angry, he turned to look at Cloe again. "In the basement?" She nodded. "and I'm not allowed to leave?" She nodded again. He was silent for a moment, thinking, and then, "How far does the property go?" She shrugged.

"I'm not sure, but it's actually pretty large. Why?" Ved blinked, his mind moving quickly, to quickly for him to give Cloe an answer in words so he just stayed silent until he could come up with one.

"Cloe…you wouldn't happen to know if there are any computers here, would you?" He asked her.

"Jay, Jay, Jay…what a surprise to see you here." Ram said with a sickly sweet smile on his face as he rolled over. Jay glared at him.

"I need answers, Ram." Ram raised an eyebrow and grinned at Jay again.

"For answers, I need questions." Jay did his best to deal with Ram's answer. He hated the way Ram seemed to know everything and even if he didn't he could still find a way to be right.

"I'm looking for my brother." Ram gave his answer immediately.

"He's not here."

"I know he's not."

"Then why are you here?"

"I need answers."
"To what?" Ram stated. Jay took in a deep breath.

"Is my brother dead?" He asked Ram. Ram, beforehand, had a smug, cocky look on his face, now had one with seriousness and a slight bit of worry.

"I…I don't know." Jay's eyebrows were went up with that statement.

"What do you mean, 'you don't know', how can you not know?" Jay screamed at him Ram winced.

"I don't know, alright? Some people said he was deleted, but it makes no sense." Jay blinked.

"Why wouldn't it make sense?" Jay asked. Ram shrugged.

"Because I never ordered it."

Fin chapter