Chapter Twenty-Two

The Third Day

Rose's POV

Rose walked down the torch lit passage of the Huntslair. Seeing Jake's beating yesterday was horrible. She had to find a way to help him. Unfortunately earlier that morning her Uncle had ordered her to do something that she couldn't bare doing.

Flashback

Rose had just came out of her room, she hadn't been able to sleep, and walked into the kitchen to try and eat something. The Huntsmaster came up to her and said,

"You are going to be in charge of the boy's torture today," he said with an emotionless and blunt tone. Rose's jaw dropped as she stared at her uncle in disbelief.

"What?"

"You are going to be the one to torture him today. Is there a problem?" he asked her with a suspicious look.

"No Huntsmaster," Rose replied.

"Good," and he walked away.

End Flashback

"I cant believe he's making me do this," Rose thought. She continued down the corridor to the torture chamber and opened the door and stepped inside to do her horrid deed.

Jake's POV

Jake was awoken by some cold liquid slashing on his face. Jake's eyes opened and he sat up in a flash. Moving so fast caused pain to erupt through his entire body.

"Good you're awake," said the Huntsman who was holding a metal bucket. Jake just scowled at the man and tried to get up but the Huntsman had other plans. Before Jake could even get his feet over the side of the slab the Huntsman grabbed him by his broken arm and lifted him off the ground. Pain surged through Jake's arm causing him to yelp.

"Now this is your last chance. Tell me what I want to know or I will have you killed today," said the Huntsman. Jake stared into the eyes of the Huntsman and hawked a lugey (is that how you spell it?) right in his face.

"You'll have to have me killed because I will never tell you anything," Jake responded.

"So be it," The Huntsman dropped Jake on the floor. Jake lied there flat on his back, both arms spread out. His broken are hurt with intense pain but Jake concealed it with a look of anger. Suddenly the Huntsman grabbed Jake up by his other arm, forced him to his feet, bent the arm behind his back, and with a single hit to the arm with his other hand the Huntsman broke Jake's other arm. Jake let out a horrible cry of pain.

Jake was dragged from his cell by his broken arms and taken to the torture chamber. The room once again looked like it had the first day he was here. They again shackled him to the stone slab and left him alone. The slab stood at a 35 degree slope so it wasn't causing his arms anymore pain. Jake waited for a few moments but nothing seemed to happen. That was when the door started to open and Jake expected the Huntsman to enter but it was Rose!

"Rose what are you doing here?" he asked in shock.

"Silence Dragon!" she ordered her voice filled with anger.

"Rose…"

"You shall not call me that. You will call me Huntsgirl and I will be torturing you today." Jake was speechless as Rose walked over to the shelves of weapons and picked out a long serrated edged knife. Rose walked over to Jake and looked into his eyes. Jake stared back but all he saw was anger. She took the blade in her hand and stabbed it into his shoulder. Jake cried out in pain.

"And think we get to do this all day," said Rose.

Rose's torture seemed to go on and on. She beat him with brass knuckles, she stabbed him with the knife several more times, she even took a pair of dragon claws, Jake assumed they had been taken from a slain dragon and made into a weapon, and slashed open his side. His blood dripped upon the concrete floor and now a large puddle of it had collected at the base of the slab.

However periodically Rose would stop torturing him and go stand in the corner. Jake had asked her why and she had replied "To let your pain sink in." Jake could have sworn once he had heard a sob escape her lips. "Maybe she doesn't want to do this?" Jake thought.

After quite a few hours Jake was exhausted. His vision started to get blurry from the blood loss and he didn't think he could stay conscious for much longer. Rose had again put on the dragon claws and was walking towards him.

"Rose don't…please" Jake muttered.

"Don't do what?" she took her finger and cut his face from his left ear down to his chin. Jake winced in pain his throat too dry and hoarse from screaming.

"You're not like them. I know you've got good in you Rose. Please stop."

"No. I'll never stop until…" Rose cut her sentence short and everything went quiet. Footsteps could be heard passing the door and disappearing down the hall. Rose walked over to the light switch and turned off all of the lights. Everything in the room went dark except for a light coming from the mirror on the wall. Jake looked but the mirror wasn't a mirror anymore. It was a window into another room. Jake was shocked. It was a one way mirror. The other room was small and had three wooden chairs. The room was empty.

"It's about time!" said Rose as she took off the dragon claw gloves. Jake just looked at Rose. She switched back on the lights and walked over to him. Her eyes had changed now. They were full of tears and regret.

"Jake I'm so sorry!" she exclaimed as she reached him. Jake just looked confused.

"Jake please tell me how to get to Draco Island and you won't have to get hurt anymore," Rose begged.

"I… I can't," Jake said.

"What why?"

"Because I can't betray my own,"

"But if you do we can be together," Rose pleaded.

"I can't Rose,"

"So being the American Dragon is more important than me?' she asked sounding hurt.

"I'm not the American Dragon anymore."

"What?"

"I got fired when they found out I was helping you."

"When did this happen?"

"The night we opened the gate."

"Jake please," Rose pleaded again.

"I just can't do it," Jake said. He looked down at his dangling feet. Rose walked over to the wall and pulled two things from her pocket. The first was a cell phone and the other was a small bunch of Polaroid's.

"Well if you won't tell me for me or for yourself then tell me for her," Rose said as she walked back over to Jake. Jake looked up to see Rose holding a picture of Eve! In the picture she was buying a coffee and looked happy. Rose started to flip through the pictures. They were of Eve shopping, hanging out with friends, and doing school work.

"Where did you get those?" Jake asked.

"I know where she is and if I make the call I can have her killed Jake," said Rose.

"What!"

"She might be able to take on five maybe six Huntsclan members at a time but can she take on fifty?" Jake was speechless. There was no way Eve alone could take on fifty Huntsclan members.

"Well I have them on speed dial," said Rose. She opened up the cell and put her finger in the seven button. Jake looked down. So many emotions were bubbling up inside him.

"Alright…you win. I'll tell you,"

A/N; Cliffie! I'm so evil I love it! Mwahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Well review. Tell me what you think. See ya next time.