Hearts Disguised

Chapter 25

The Complete Picture

Yang's eyes slowly cracked open as if she just suffered the biggest hangover in human history. She tried bringing her hands up to her face, but there was something preventing her from doing so. She tried kicking out her legs to stretch, but they were also restrained. Once Yang realized that she couldn't do anything, her mind and body suddenly snapped out of its trance to where she was wide awake and completely alert. She looked around and saw that she was in a pitch black room with only a light that shined down on her. When she looked down, she saw restraints on her ankles and wrists.

"What the… How did this happen?" She jerked her body in every direction in an attempt to break free of the restraints, but it was no use. Whoever did this to her was smart enough to use quality materials. "Who's there? Show yourself!"

"Yang, what are you doing?" She finally heard the voice and nearly snapped in that direction.

"Who are you?! Come out, you coward!"

"I can't believe you don't recognize my voice."

"Stop playing games. Who are you?!" As Yang continued to break free, the faceless voice finally walked into the light. When Yang looked up, she immediately lost control and tried everything she could to attack them. "You! You're my mission. You're going to die! Aaahhhhh!" It was Blake. She stood right in front of Yang and watched her suffer.

"Yang, why are you doing this?"

"Don't talk to me like you know me! Get these things off of me so I can complete mission."

"I'm sorry, but that won't happen. This is all my fault. I've let this go on for too long and it's about time I put an end to this."

"Shut up! Aaahhhh!" Yang continued to struggle within the chains while Blake knew that there was no way she was going anywhere.

"Yang, look me in the eye. Tell me you recognize me." Yang looked up for just a second, but didn't say a word. By that point, Blake knew that there was something wrong. "What happened to you? What did Cinder do to you?"

"What are you talking about? Cinder made me stronger… Strong enough to kill you, the rogue agent." At that moment, Blake took a step back in disgust.

"Is that what she told you? Is that what you believe?"

"I don't believe in anything. All I care about it my sister…" Suddenly, Yang stopped her struggling and allowed the room to go silent. "My sister… She's dead, isn't she?"

"I'm sorry Yang…"

"You killed her! You bitch! Aaahhhhh!" Yang resumed her struggling while Blake tried to calm her down.

"No, you have it all wrong. I wasn't the one who killed her. I was trying to save her."

"Shut the fuck up! You're a liar, murderer, a traitor… I swear, after all of this is over, I'm going to kill you with my bare hands."

Slap! Out of nowhere, Blake stepped up to Yang and slapped her across the face. The sound of the slap echoed throughout the room until it finally went silent once more. Yang turned her head and looked at Blake with the most angered look on her face. On the other hand, Blake almost had a look of sadness. Regardless of looks, Yang was now out for blood and whatever this girl said to her, Yang wasn't going to listen to any of it.

"Listen to me! I'm not the one who killed your sister. It was someone else. I tried my best to save her, but I was too late. When I arrived, she was already gone. I couldn't have done anything or else authorities would assumed that it was me. Believe me when I say this, I'm not the one you want to kill."

"I don't believe anything you say. Cinder told me that you're the traitor trying to bring this world to its knees. I'm not going to let that happen." She jerked her body once more, but it was useless.

"I guess you're not ready to talk." At that moment, Blake clenched her fist and drilled it into Yang's gut. Immediately after, Yang grew unconscious and Blake left the room. "Cinder, what have you done?"

…

It was midday and Cinder was in her usual spot. She was sitting in her chair overlooking the city. It wasn't until she heard a knock from her door that interrupted her little private time. She turned around to see Neo walking in, but immediately turned back around.

"I did not call you in. Do you request an audience with me?"

"Yang went out yesterday, but I haven't seen her since. Has she gotten in contact with you at all?"

"Oh? What is this? A hint of concern on your part?"

"Of course not. I just like to know where everyone is so that things will go by more smoothly."

"She's currently on her special mission. I wouldn't worry about her too much. I've given her complete jurisdiction on this. She will report when she deems necessary."

"How can you be so sure? She just started being a field agent not too long ago." At that moment, Cinder turned around with such vigor.

"Why does this concern you? I've been running this whole operation for how long and not once have I been discovered. If you think I'm losing my ability, please speak up. I can guarantee that this operation will be a success and if you want to stand in my way, go right away. I'm not afraid to blow away a fellow colleague right now." Neo slowly took a step back as she barged in on something she shouldn't have. She then got on her knee and looked at the floor.

"My apologies, mistress. I had no intention of sticking my nose in your business. Please forgive me." Cinder leaned back in her chair and spun back around to face the city.

"Leave. I'm still placing you in charge of observation. If you see anything on our rogue agent, report as soon as possible. I don't want anything being left out."

"Of course." Neo returned to her feet and left immediately.

"Come out Blake. It's time to play my little game."

…

Back at her hideout, Blake fell onto her bed and threw her arm over her eyes. She couldn't believe this was happening. Her own mother sent someone else to kill her. This was part of the reason why she left Cinder. Cinder never could see it, but Blake knew that she was psychotic. She used lies and fear to control everyone around her and Blake was just lucky to have seen this in time. Now, she was forced to be in hiding, waiting for her opportunity to get close to Cinder and end all of this fear and crime. And now, with her latest discovery, she was determined to return Yang to how she used to be because this girl that was with her now was someone she didn't even know existed.

As she was in her room, she could hear nothing but silence from the entire place. Yang was still unconscious, but that wouldn't last long. She knew that Cinder did something to her and now, it was her job to figure out how to counter whatever it was. She didn't want to see Yang suffer like this so she quickly got off of her bed and got to work. Things like this weren't really her strength, but she had to do it for Yang.

End of Chapter 25