Hearts Disguised
Chapter 26
A Bond Never Created
Note: Hey everyone, I'm back and I hope you guys had a great Halloween weekend. This past week, a lot of things happened that I don't want to get you guys involved with. Anyway, here's the chapter update and I hope you enjoy it. I did manage to plan out more of my stories so I hope you guys like where things will go from here. Thank you for being so patient with me. I hope I don't let you guys down.
Blake had a pretty good assortment of medical supplies that she used to figure out what was wrong with Yang. Of course, she couldn't do this just from speculation. She decided to talk with Yang to see if she would tell her anything. Unfortunately, Yang wouldn't budge. She remained silent and only gave Blake horrible looks. However, this didn't discourage Blake. She was going to figure out the truth without Yang's consent. She took a blood sample which nearly put Yang into an anger storm. When she looked back at Yang, her eyes were blood red which made Blake turn away quickly.
"Who are you," she asked as she walked away.
Once she returned to her room, she got right to work. She used her bit of knowledge she used from her time working at Cinder's workplace as well as some research she did on the side. Unlike Yang, Blake spent a lot longer at Cinder's workplace including other departments aside from the research and training areas. Blake actually got to spend some time with the science department which made her really wary about the whole operation. They did things that she couldn't describe even if she wanted to. All she needed to remember were the things that could help her save Yang.
As she worked by herself, she started to hear Yang's struggles coming from the other room. She was screaming as loud as she could. The chains that bound her where clanging up a storm, but Blake had to ignore it. She knew that once this was all over, Yang could be with her and away from Cinder's hands.
Days went by and Blake's progress was slow. She was definitely getting somewhere with her serum, but her relationship with Yang continued to plummet. She had to keep Yang's nutrition up, but Yang refused her offers. It wasn't until Yang was about to starve when she finally accepted the food. That was the only time when Yang was silent when Blake was in her presence. This was also the time Blake used to try and get some information out of her.
"Yang, you know you can talk to me. I'm not going to hurt you like that woman." She still refused to respond. "Do you still not trust me?" Yang shook her head. "What can I do to make you trust me?"
"Let me out so I can kill you." Yang spoke those words so quietly and yet, they left such a scar in Blake's heart.
"I… I can't do that. Not yet. You're not well right now, but I'm trying everything to find a way to bring you back to normal."
"You don't know anything. I have nothing to say to you." Yang turned her head and indicated that she no longer wanted any more food. Blake gestured once more, but Yang was unresponsive. At that moment, Blake sighed and returned to her room. Even though Yang only spoke a minimal amount of words, it made Blake even more worried. She wanted to know what Cinder did to her and why did didn't do this to her. Blake was an eligible candidate for whatever Yang went through up until she managed to escape on her own. So the only question that needed to be answered now was why.
More time went on and Blake was slowly starting to put together a formula to counter Cinder's work. As she did that, she also examined Yang from afar to see her behavior would give off any hints as what Cinder did to her. Unfortunately, nothing she did gave away anything, but there was one thing that Blake noticed. Yang's eyes were red. In the past, she always remembered that soft purple color that reflected all kinds of light. Red was such an opposite color in Yang's case so she wrote that down and kept it in the back of her mind.
Instead of creating one formula to fix Yang, she decided to go with small doses of experimental fluids. Of course, there was nothing was put Yang in any harm. Yang was just made that Blake was treating her like a lab rat. However, Blake insisted that all of this was for her own good. Eventually, it got the point when Yang was used to all of this "needle into the skin stuff" to where she stopped fighting back. Even though she didn't fight back, she had to speak up and ask something very important.
"Blake, why are you even doing this? I don't know you. You say you know me, but does that even matter? Why do this for someone who doesn't remember you?" For the first time, Yang spoke some words that actually had a deeper meaning to it.
"I'm doing this because you do know me. I'm just convince that Cinder did something to you to make you forget about me."
"That's stupid. Cinder raised me to save the world. There's no reason for a memory such as a person to be wiped out." Blake suddenly finished up her usual doses and bowed her head.
"Yang, have you ever considered Cinder to be wrong?" Out of nowhere, Yang started to fight back. She thrashed her arms and legs all over the place like a wild animal. Blake didn't know why she was doing this, but she was certain that Cinder was the trigger. And then, that's when Blake started to believe that Cinder was the cause of this whole thing. She ran back to her lab area and tried to finish up the last parts of the final antidote.
As she did this, Yang was struggling more than usual. It just didn't make any sense. Right as Blake though Yang was returning to normal, she was becoming more like a monster and less of the person she once knew. She quickly drew up everything she's been observing and created the final antidote. She made just enough so that Yang could take all of it. She put it into a syringe and returned to Yang's side. When she got there, Yang was still behaving like an animal. Her body was dripping with sweat and her eyes were redder than ever. This was her last chance to do something.
"I'm sorry Yang." At that moment, Blake pushed her head back and jammed the syringe right into her chest. She injected the liquid into Yang's body which caused an immediate response. Her body slowly relaxed and Yang closed her eyes. When Blake felt Yang's resistance stop, she let go of her body and took a step back. "Yang, are you okay?" There was no response. She just watched as Yang's head slowly fell forward as her entire body slouched over itself. "Yang?"
There was absolute silence for a few minutes. During this time, Blake was starting to get a little worried that her antidote was too strong to serve as an actual antidote. However, when she heard the soft clanging of the chains against the chair, she started to regain hope. Yang slowly lifted her head up. Her eyes were still closed so it was impossible to tell if her antidote worked. Blake took a cautious step forward and called out to her once more.
"Yang? Are you okay?"
"Blake, is that you?" Blake gasped as she covered her mouth. On the other hand, Yang leveled her head and opened her eyes. That menacing red shade slowly faded back to that soft purple that Blake remembered so vividly.
"Yang, it's me. I'm here." Blake took another step forward and knelt down in front of her.
"W-Where am I?"
"I brought you to my hideout where we could be safe. Are you okay?"
"Y-Yeah, I think so." There was clear confusion in her eyes, but Blake could tell that this was a completely different person than the one a few minutes ago. "Why am I chained to this chair?"
"It was just precautionary. You look a lot better now?"
"What do you mean? Was I sick or something?"
"No, you were perfectly fine." Blake pulled out the key to the chains and started to unlock them. Thankfully, Yang didn't do a single thing. She just remained in the chair, still wallowing in confusion. "It'll be fine. I promise."
"Blake… Yeah, I do remember you." Blake couldn't help but smile at this comment. It such a heartbreak to hear that Yang didn't remember her, but now, she didn't have to worry about it anymore. "Wait a second. My sister… Ruby… Yeah, Ruby… Where's Ruby? My sister." The worst thing that could ever be asked was finally asked. The thing that brought them together could be the thing that tears them apart after their little reunion.
End of Chapter 26