A/N: In this chapter, Sartorious becomes more self aware. In the previous chapter, it was brought to my attention that he was going along with the Light. Therefore, I shall use this mistake to my advantage. I hope that you were not too turned off from the last chapter to stop reading. Well, that's dumb of me, b/c if you were, you wouldn't be reading this now…nevermind.

Disclaimer: I still do not own GX or the Society.

Chapter 2: Questions

Sartorious watched from the doorway as Alexis crept up the stairs quietly. Nervous anxiety furrowed her brow; perhaps she knew what he required of her. Nevertheless, she approached him and came inside.

"Good evening, Miss Rhodes."

"Good evening, Master. Why do you wish to see me now?"

He shut the door, locking it, then turned to her. "Miss Rhodes, you know very well what you are here for."

She blushed and looked away again. "Master, I'm not sure--"

He gently took her face in his hands once more. "Alexis--may I call you Alexis?"

She frowned, but nodded.

"--Alexis," he continued, "you should be sure. It's the will of the Light. It's your destiny."

"What exactly do you want from me?" for the first time, her fear had led her to question him.

He looked down at her eyes, which were scrutinizing his expression distrustfully. "I suppose I should put an ease to you fears. Alexis, in order to make sure you keep in the best interest of the Light, I need you to be bonded to me."

She bit her lip. "What do you mean?"

"Come, I'll show you. And remember, you swore that whatever my will was, you would do. You are under my complete authority, trusting my judgment."

"I remember."

He took her hands, leading her into his bedroom. Panic rose in her throat, now that she understood what he required of her.

"Master, I can't possibly--this can't be in the best interest of the Light--I--"

"Alexis, do you dare question me?"

She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I'm sorry, Master."

"Are you willing to perform what is required of you?"

The moonlight glinted off of her golden hair as she hung her head in delicate submission and nodded. "I will do whatever you ask. But, I have one question; why me?"

"Because you are one of the elite members of the Society. I hold you near to me. You are one of the chosen of the Light, not unlike Mr. Princeton and me."

"Very well, then." She relented, biting her lip, "Do to me what you see fit."

"I thought you'd see it my way."

She stood still, avoiding his gaze as he unbuttoned her jacket and slipped it off. He peeled her shirt off, then her bra. Licking his lips in anticipation, he unzipped her skirt and let it fall to the floor. Finally, he stripped her of her underwear leaving her standing naked in front of him. She still refused to meet his gaze.

He undressed himself as well. Then, he snaked his arms around her lithe body and eased her onto the bed. She still would not look at him.

Beginning to fear that this was an obvious show of rebellion instead of submission, he demanded that she look him in the eyes. Reluctantly, she obeyed. Just as he'd feared, her eyes were full of resentment and pain. She was heartbroken that he'd do this to her.

He felt a sudden pang of guilt. His hesitation only brought about another spell.

"Why are you hesitating? Listen to the command."

"I thought I was in control now."

"Your heart is not where it should be in the goal. You're too hesitant. You're questioning the purpose."

"After you told me to kill Jaden…I wasn't sure. Now, I honestly don't know if I should be doing this."

"Silence. There is work to be done. Don't fight it; it'll only make things worse. Give in to your needs."

"Why do you so desperately want me to do this?"

"Why, whoever said it was I who wanted you to do this? Didn't you say you wanted to? Was it not you who claimed to be more in love with her every passing second? Did you not say that you watched her futilely with desperate eyes as she passed by every day? Of course, you did. Now, achieve the purpose. You will get as you desire, and I will get as I desire."
"What you desire is wrong. I know what you want from the girl. I won't let you touch her soul."

"Do as I say and bond with her. Only then can I enter her completely. If you fail to obey, remember, I have full control over what happens to you and your sister."

"Leave Serena out of this. Besides, what can you do to her?"

"Plenty. Do not question me or how I can carry out my threats. If you do happen to question me, then I will carry my threats out."

"But you'll hurt Alexis, and then, you'll use her to kill Jaden. I can't allow you to murder him."

"It's not murder. He's a threat to the Society."

"Something's not right."

"I'm surprised at you. I could give you all you desire and more: power, world domination, adoring fans, acceptance into society, a utopia, praise for your psychic abilities as well as enhancement of them, and…the girl."

He paused, then cautiously continued. "But, I cannot do what you ask in order to obtain those things."

"You must."

"I cannot."
"But if you don't…"

Agonizing pain shot down his spine. He took a deep breath and endured it for a moment before the Light completely overpowered him.

"See? Things are better my way."

Seeing that he was helpless to the Light's will, he had no choice but to give in. Not to mention he could not hold back from his desires now that the opportunity was being dangled in his face.

He looked down at Alexis tenderly, touching her cheek. She recoiled and looked up at him with betrayed eyes.

"Master…"

"I won't hurt you. Please don't resent me."

Seeing he was genuine, she relaxed. "Master, I--"

"Call me Sartorious."

"Sartorious," she said awkwardly, "I won't be upset with you so long as you actually mean it."

She reached up and fondled his cheek, compassion and love in her eyes. He took this as a sign to continue. Slowly, he eased himself down on her body. She accepted him with open arms and gasped when he entered her.

She clung to his body, her nails digging into his back as she broke into a sweat. He, as well, held her, knowing it would not be pleasant for long.

He neither kissed her nor talked to her. It was as though this show of affection was nothing more than physical lust. And perhaps it was.

Just as he'd predicted, several moments later, she began to shiver from pain instead of pleasure. Clutching him tighter, she began to cry softly. Sartorious knew it was because the Light was completely overshadowing her, too. As much as he wished he could do something to save her, he knew he was powerless. Deep inside, he knew this was wrong, and that no one on earth could save them.

Alexis began to beg him to stop. She told him it hurt. He had no choice but to turn a deaf ear to her wishes and continue for as long as the Light needed.

She looked at him with desperate, anguished eyes, still imploring him to cease. All he could do was stare sympathetically back, showing her that he was as much a victim of this as she was. She could not derive any comfort from this, though.

His own physical desires also demanded to be satisfied. He pushed deeper into her body, and covered her mouth with his hand to stifle the pained scream that escaped. It was no longer consensual.

She felt like he was raping her. She now felt trapped in his cold embrace. How could she have ever imagined that he loved her? No matter how sadly he looked down at her, she knew he did not mean it.

Finally, unable to let him anymore, she began to thrash beneath him. He did his best to hold her down, to cease her wild attempts to wrest free, to even console her. It was all to no avail. After several moments, the Light seized control of his body and forced him to hit her over the head. She lay still after this.

A sick feeling spread across his body. He felt more remorse than he could've ever.

"How could you have made me do such a thing?"

"It was necessary."

"You can't abuse people like that! I command you to leave me!"

"I beg to differ. On the contrary, I command you to leave me."

Sartorious felt drained as his soul grew more distant. He felt detached from the real world; he felt like he was floating in the Light.

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Alexis woke up at three-thirty in the morning. Sartorious was no where to be found. It took her a moment to recall what had happened, but seeing the pool of blood in the bed sheets reminded her. Grimly, she stood up to get dressed. Her head began to throb, and she felt dizzy. She didn't care. She had to get out.

Quickly, she dressed and slipped into the hall. She was halfway to her room when she heard a familiar voice call to her.

"Alexis, what are you doing up so late?"

She turned to see Chazz, who had apparently come back from a duel. Frowning, she wondered why Sartorious would have scheduled a match during the darkest hours of the night.

"I could ask the same of you." Despite her recent encounter, her demeanor remained as calm and collected as usual.

"Alexis?"

He stepped closer, then took her cheek into the palm of his hand. Turning her head one way then the other, he examined her face, then frowned.

"What happened?"

"Nothing happened." She shrank away from him, now afraid of any physical contact from the opposite sex.

Looking down at her bruised arms, she realized that he must've beaten her while she was unconscious. Chills went up and down her spine.

"Alexis, who did this to you?"

"Nobody. I fell down the stairs." She continued to look down.

Seeming unconvinced, he took her by the arm. "Here, let me escort you back to your room."

She jerked away. "NO! I'm fine, Chazz, Ok? Back off. If you don't get away from me right now…you don't want to know. Don't you dare touch me!"

Despite the fiery anger flashing in her amber eyes, her voice was shaking. Beginning to tremble, the tears rolled over as she recalled how her master had so violently abused her.

Crumpling to her knees, she cried. "Why, Chazz…why?"

He knelt down by her, attempting to soothe her. "Let me help you. Let me in."

She looked up at him distrustfully. "I won't."

"I won't hurt you, I promise."
"Just…go away."

"Come on, at least let me take you back to your room."

She was silent. Finally, she relented. "Ok."

He took her by the elbow, helping her to her feet. Then, he put and arm around her shoulders to support her as they walked down the hall. She managed to suppress her tears.

"Thanks."

"No problem. If you need anything else, don't be afraid to let me know."

She only nodded, then turned to wipe her eyes. "I'll be Ok now."

"All right, but if you need me, you have my number."

She nodded once more then stepped into her room.

"Oh, and, Alexis?"

She eyed him questioningly.

"If you ever need to talk, you can come to me. You can trust me. Even is it's something against Master Sartorious, I promise you, I won't tell."

He left her standing in the doorway, shocked at his words. It was obvious that he knew that Sartorious had hurt her. Question was, what would he do about it?

A/N: I hope that was a tad bit better. It still wasn't perfect, but it'll do for now. I probably won't update for awhile, but it's not going to be months. It might be a week or two or so. I have other projects to focus on. Anyway, please review : )