Hmm, any of you Latinos? Listen to reggaeton? Just asking, that is what I was listening to while I was writing this! I know, not important, just saying…..soooo, blame it all on the songs! Okay, I'm getting too much into the songs, I say we move on to the story! And no importa que sea mas grande que yo! And I just thought of something that I should not be thinking about……hehehe…..
Translation, it doesn't matter that you are older/bigger than me…….hence, the thought that occurred to me is rightfully explained……tell me, what did you people think when you read that? Hmm?
Got to love those very inspiring songs….
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Title: Chapter 8, Remembering
Pairings: C/Y, Y/W, G/G
Disclaimer: own nothing, just the Banderas!
Summary: Yozak gets his punishment and he remembers. What really went on in Draconis?
Warning: Hints at torture, pretty much it
Notes: I'm a sap, and I think I should stay with what I'm good at, but I tried, so here it is! I tried and so here are some hints of pain and torture because I suck at it….blah! and also, I bet you can tell what is on my mind by reading a part! Hmmm, also, I rather enjoy writing this chapter for some unknown reason! Hope you enjoy it too!
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Wimp 8
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Yozak growled as he was pushed into a room. He turned around and pounded on the door.
"Bastards!" Yozak called out, before turning around and leaning back on the door. He looked around and frowned. There was a window, but it was way up high. There were no bars on it, but there was nothing around that could lift him that high, besides, the window was too small to let him pas through. The room was rather big, though. There was a pillow and some blankets on the corner. They were folded neatly. On the other corner, across the blankets, was a little cubicle, which seemed to be the bathroom.
Yozak was perplexed; the room was too nice for his standards. That wasn't how prisoners were treated, he was sure of it, having been one so many times. He wasn't complaining, but there was a catch. There was something he was missing, he knew it, but what was it?
Cautiously, he walked over to the blankets and pillows. They were safe enough, so he sat down, and leaned against the wall. There was nothing else to do, but wait. He couldn't do anything, because did not know where Estella was. He would not leave with out her, no matter what Prince Antonio said.
He could do it. He could make it through whatever Sebastian would put him through. He had Estella to think of. He had promised Conrart, he'll be coming back, he couldn't break a promise.
"Yozak?" A voice broke him from his thoughts. He looked up, and growled.
"Sebastian."
"How do you like the room?" Sebastian smirked.
"Dandy."
"I though we could talk a bit."
"……."
"Do not be like that Yozak, I do not wish to harm you." Sebastian sighed.
"Of course not, I can so see you are a bundle of kindness." Yozak muttered.
"I just want to talk."
"Than talk. I am not stopping you."
"How could you have forgotten me?" Sebastian looked brokenly at Yozak.
Something stirred deep inside Yozak. The look, it was so familiar. He actually felt bad for Sebastian, and he had no idea why. May be, he did know him? May be, he did forget him?
"Can you not remember anything about me, nothing at all?"
"Or is it that you don't want to? Is it that you are to preoccupied with thoughts of Him to think about me?" Sebastian snarled.
"I don't remember and who the hell is this Him?" Yozak huffed.
"Conrart, good for nothing, Weller! Coward! Bastard! WELLER!" Sebastian lashed out.
"Shut up! Don't talk about the Captain like that!" Yozak immediately stood up, glaring at Sebastian with as much heat as he could muster. The soldiers right outside the door burst in. Sebastian held his hand up, a sign for them to wait.
"Yozak, a spy from Shin Makoku, enemies of the Banderas, you shall be punished. Unless, you give me what want." Sebastian smirk, signaling his man to grab Yozak and bring him along as he walked out.
Yozak stood still, resisting the men. He dug his feet into the ground making sure to make the men work, for he was not going to give in so easily. All of the sudden, an intense pain flared over his head. Vision began to blur, and his hearing dimmed, before long, his body went limp for he had lost consciousness.
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"You, Demyx! Check the inside of the houses! See if you can find anyone alive!" Cloud barked out orders.
" Leon, search for the chief and his family!"
"Axel, search the area. Make sure no Banderas are around. Now!" Cloud kept on ordering people around.
Demyx went along to the houses, taking some soldiers to make the search quicker. Most of the houses were in good condition, none had been broken into. It wasn't until they reached one of the center houses, that they heard noises.
"Over here!" Demyx called out, immediately opening to the door. There inside, huddled together, were many men and women. They had rags as clothes now, and their skin was pale and translucent. They look ghastly thin, and eyes were lifeless.
"It is okay, now." Demyx smiled at them, moving aside to let the soldiers go in and help the people. Demyx move out, frowning. There were no children in the house, were where they? Some noises from a nearby house got his attention. Demyx immediately rushed over to the house. He could hear whimpering and crying. He called in and told the people to stand back. He kicked the door down. Before the smoke could clear out, Demyx found himself pinned down with children. They were all crying and babbling, but Demyx just smiled.
"Sir, no signs of the Banderas, but I did find some of their traces and they are old, which means that by now they are already at the castle." Axel informed Cloud. Cloud nodded, worry and apprehension swirled in his eyes, but on his face played a small smile as he looked at the children reuniting with their parents.
"CLOUD!" Leon hollered, from near the edge of the village. Cloud rushed out, following Leon's voice.
"What you find!" Cloud immediately asked, bursting into the house Leon was in. Leon just looked up from his place on the floor. Cloud's eyes widen, there on two cots, laid the chief and his wife. Cloud moved closer, noticing the bandages around the chief's midsection. Leon stood up, hands on his hips.
"Cloud, we need to get him to a doctor, or he will die. She has done a good job at keeping him alive so far. Her wounds are not that bad. They both need medical attention, though."
Cloud nodded, noticing the paleness of the two.
"Also, there is no sign of the girl. She is not here, no sign of her at all." Leon frowned, eyes roaming around the room once again. Cloud growled, disliking the idea of anyone hurting children.
"We need to get to Sir Weller." Cloud called for Demyx and Axel.
"You two, ride back and tell Sir Voltaire that the chief is still alive, but in need of series medical attention." Axel and Demyx nodded, saluting before walking out and mounting their horses.
"Hurry!" Leon called out as Axel and Demyx hurried off.
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The first thing that Yozak registered was the hammering inside his skull. For the first few seconds of regaining consciousness, the intense pain on the right side of his head was all that he could feel. As it slowly began to subside, he began to take in his surroundings. His hearing began to come up, taking in the sounds. He began to have feeing in his limbs. Slowly, he began to flex his muscles, clenching and unclenching his fists. After a few minutes of becoming fully conscious, he opened his eyes, slowly, so as to not aggravate his headache. He tried moving his arms and legs, but cold steel stopped him. His wrists were held up by some shackles on the wall. His legs were held down by chains, chains that were connected to the floor. The room was dark, and he could barely make out the door on the far side of the room. He could hear the scattering of feet, a sign that rats were about.
"Our sleeping beauty has awakened!" A voice boomed, as the doors burst open, letting the light shine painfully on Yozak's eyes.
"Sebastian." Yozak hissed, pulling his head as back as he could, avoiding the light.
"Just tell me what I need to hear." Sebastian cooed, lighting up the torches in the room and closing the door.
"See, here is when we have a problem. I have no clue what it is you want me to say!" Yozak replied, coolly. Sebastian growled, striding over and grabbing Yozak by his hair.
"Nothing, you still don't remember me?" Sebastian yanked on Yozak's hair, painfully, shooting needles of pain into Yozak's head. He couldn't bit back the hiss, as he could feel his head scream out in protest.
"Don't worry, may be this will help you recall your memories." Sebastian growled, releasing Yozak's head, pushing him away causing Yozak's head to his the wall behind him. A groan escaped through his lips.
"How about we start the party, hmm?" Sebastian purred, tracing Yozak's jaw line with his finger, moving down to play with the uniform's collar.
"We need to get rid of some things." Sebastian pulled back, going over to the corner of the room. Yozak hadn't noticed it before, but there was a table there. Sebastian came back, to stand right in front of Yozak.
"I say you stand still, unless you want to be scarred." Sebastian held up a knife, pressing it against Yozak's neck. Yozak glared, letting up a soft growl. Sebastian just chuckled, pressing the blade deeper into Yozak's neck, before slowly trailing down Yozak's chest. Yozak closed his eyes and clenched his jaw, giving no sign that he felt or heard the buttons of his uniform popping. He ignored the feel of the blade pushing into his skin. The sound of cloth ripping was tuned out, for Yozak had wrapped himself in a cocoon of safety. Noting could get him, as long as he focused on the good.
"Listen, to me." Sebastian snarled into Yozak's ear, yanking his head forward, causing Yozak to come back to the real world, eyes snapping open to stare into Sebastian's eyes.
"You will remember me…..you will listen to me, and remember me as pain is brought down to you." Sebastian called out, sending in three of his men. They each held a whip, and where ready to start when told.
"My lovely Yozak, don't you worry, your beauty will not be marred. I could not live with myself, if I knew it was my fault that such beauty got ruined." Sebastian smirked, pulling away and walking over to the door. With a nod to the men, the whips fell down onto Yozak's bare chest. Yozak bit down on his lip to keep back the cry of pain.
"You see, spies are lashed, until they pass out but for your special case, until you remember me." Sebastian chuckled, as the whips once again descended on Yozak's body.
"Remember Yozak, those days we spend playing in the hills, under that big oak tree."
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"Sir! Series medical help, the chief!" Axel burst into the office, where a tired Gwendal hunched over his work.
"The chief and his wife need medical help, if they don't receive it soon, the will die." Demyx walked in after Axel.
"Also, the Banderas have left Draconis, and the look of the tracks, they are already at the Castle." Axel regained himself.
Gwendal sat there, blinking stupidly, before what they said began to sink it. He immediately stood up and rushed out.
"Conrart!" Gwendal called out, waking hurriedly down the hall.
Hearing his brother bellow out for him, Conrart splash some water on his face, dried himself and walked out of his room. Gwendal stopped and eyed Conrart's wet face.
"I'm fine. What happened?" Conrart waved Gwendal's worry away.
"The chief is alive, but he is in need of medical help."
"That means we have to head there, right now!" Yuuri butted in, having heard Gwendal's screeching, and wanting to get away from his studying. Gunter was right behind him, protesting about him not studying. Wolfram came down from the other hall, having been in their mother's room.
"Yes, we need to head to Draconis." Gwendal accented, to every one's surprise.
"Is it not a bit risky to send the wimp along?" Wolfram frowned, not liking the idea.
"We will all be going, and will bring an army a long. To patrol the border, along to keep the Heika safe." Gwendal sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, not feeling like arguing right at the moment.
"Gwendal, Wolfram is right, the Heika should stay here. He will not be safe if he comes along." Gunter frowned, disagreeing completely with Gwendal's decision.
"No, we need Yuuri to come along. If a meeting is to be made, for peace, it will be good to have it in Draconis, with our army there; we can keep the war away from the villages." Conrart spoke up, nodding at Gwendal to show that he agreed.
"Yes! A meeting for peace! See, I love the idea!" Yuuri grinned.
"I believe we should all head along than, the chief won't last long if we just stay here." Murata walked over to them, having heard the whole conversation.
"I will stay here, make sure nothing big happens in the castle, besides, Lady Cecile is still not feeling too well." Murata shooed them off. Gwendal nodded and began barking orders.
"Why are you not coming, Yozak-"
"Conrart, I do not know what type of relationship you think I have with Yozak, but it is purely friendship. Yozak has eyes for only one man, I would think you would have figured that out by now." Murata winked at Conrart. "So if the time occurs, you go get him, and bring him back." Murata ended it there, and walked off.
Conrart just stood there, perplexed. He stared at the Great Sage's retreating back. Yozak, had eyes for only one man? Conrart felt a twinge in his heart. Could he have meant him? Could Yozak really?
"Weller!" Wolfram called out to him, his green eyes showing his worry for him. Conrart snapped out of his thoughts and looked up. "Stop moping and let's get going!" Wolfram snapped, the usual acid was gone, and it was more like friendly banter than anything. Something that he knew would not last long, so he cherished it even more.
"Let's go." Conrart strolled out next to Wolfram, ready to head to Draconis.
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"Turn him." Yozak hissed as the men undid the clasps in his wrist and feet, before carelessly turning him around and throwing back into the wall. His chest hit the cold stoned wall. A trail of blood flowed down his lip, for his teeth had punctured his lip when he bit down to keep from crying out in pain.
"Whip him. We use to play together. All those happy times, when we promised we'll always be together, you remember, don't you?"
One….
"We use play ball, with the kids next door."
Two……three…..
"Mindy, the cute little girl you use to have a crush on. How you saved her kitty, remember?"
Four….five….
"Our mothers were great friends too. How they bragged about us, and protected us, remember?"
Six….seven….
"You protected me, from all those evil people that hated us…."
Eight….nine…..
"You said nothing could separate us, we were like brothers."
Ten………eleven….
"Zak….we were happy….right, Zak?"
Twelve…….thirteen….
"Bast and Zak, the bests friends, together forever….."
Fourteen……fifteen…..
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"Come Bast, they are coming, we have to hide!" little Yozak tugged on young Sebastian's arm.
"But mother!" Sebastian cried out, wanting to go back, but Yozak tugged him forward.
"Shh, we need to hide, let's go. They will be fine, please! Bast!" Yozak pleaded, tears streaming down his cheeks as he tried to pull Sebastian along. Sebastian finally began to run with Yozak, away from the village.
"I won't let them hurt you." Yozak promised, as they hid, huddled together in a cave.
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"Hello, my name is Yozak."
"My name is Sebastian."
"Nice to meet, you!"
"Yeah, me too!"
"Want to play ball with me?"
"Sure!"
"Okay! Race ya!"
"Hey!"
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Yozak gasped, form both the pain of the whip hitting his back, but also in realization.
"BAST!" Yozak groaned out.
Sebastian immediately raised his hand, signaling his men to stop.
"Zak?" Sebastian got closer to Yozak.
"BAst, I promised I wouldn't let them hurt you…." Yozak muttered, head resting against his shoulder, tiredly.
"You remember?" Sebastian asked needing to hear it from Yozak.
"Yes…..Bast….I….I… remember….."Yozak hoarsely replied.
"Bring him down, get his wounds checked. Now!" Sebastian barked out. Yozak's head lolled back, the pain getting to him, finally. His whole body slumped down, as his brain shut down, away from the pain and the flashes of memories plaguing his mind.
To Be Continue………
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Ohhhh……you all s aw that one coming! Didn't you? Don't tell me you didn't! It was obvious, or at lest I tried to make it obvious……this is coming out totally not how I planned, yet I don't really mind……following chapters will be up, around umm….Tuesday? May be earlier, sigh……..Remember I love you all! Please comment and let me know what you think! Ta!
