(Warning. This chapter contains torture and may be disturbing for some readers)
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Suzuka struggled hard, kicking, swearing, and lashing out, even as she was dragged before Kira and forced to her knees. Only then did she fall still, gazing up at him with a look that would make most men tremble. The wicked lord stared down at her like nothing so much as an insect in need of crushing. "so you are the resistance bitch who tried to kill my adviser."
She did not drop her gaze, fury in her eyes, but still some sarcasm. "Was ist das? Schade, mein Japanisch ist etwas rostig."
Kira didn't speak German, but he knew someone who did. And here he was, entering the room just in time to hear the little bitch. Kira grabbed his brother roughly by the hair."Translate that for me Light."
Light winced in pain, but knew better than to struggle. "She said her Japanese is rusty..."
The woman spoke up again before the older twin could reply. "Alles, was ich wirklich weiß, wie man auf Japanisch sagt, ist 'fuck you, tyrant!'" she spat at his feet.
Kira threw Light aside and struck Suzuka hard across the face, but even as her head snapped the the side, she came back smirking into his eyes. "Take her to the dungeon, if she doesn't speak Japanese, just torture her. Maybe my darling brother can ask her questions once she's softened up." Kira said in a rage. How DARE she show such disrespect? Who did she think she was? To make it all the more insulting, she spat in his eye as she was dragged away.
Teru Mikami was brought in a moment later, still alive, all be it a bit shaken, though it didn't show. Teru watched Suzuka get dragged out, the two locking eyes with unreadable expressions for an instant, before he looked at Kira.
"Leave us!" Kira snapped to everyone else in the room as he walked over to Mikami "Are you alright?" There was actually concern in his voice as he glanced at the bandage on the older man's arm.
"Yes, I'm just fine my lord. her shot barely grazed me." Mikami said.
Kira glanced around once to make sure that everyone had indeed left, and hugged Teru tightly. "I'll make sure she suffers, whether she talks or not."
Mikami hugged him back, "I'm just fine my lord." In spite of everything, he felt happy. He loved Kira deeply, and it filledd him with joy to see Kira care for him back.
"Would you like to come watch? Tanto is about to start working her over."
"Yes, I would like that very much."
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Suzuka looked at the man before her. She was bound to a chair and was forced to look up, but her gaze did not falter, even though the way he was looking her over made her skin crawl. "So you're the infamous Tanto. Captain of the guard and torture master extraordinaire."
"Ah i see the resistance has heard of me." the man called Tanto smirked, "Then you should know well what is coming for you next."
She shrugged. "And you should know that you're wasting your time."
"Be that as it may, I enjoy my job greatly. Even if you don't talk, watching your pain and watching you bleed will make my job rewarding." He looked at her in much the same way a cat might study a canary. With curiosity and a sort of sick hunger.
"I'll die before I'll tell you anything."
"Thats fine, i just told you. I enjoy pain." he smirked and pulled out his whip.
"Tch. How original." she said sarcasticly.
Tanto whipped her across the face, "You'll see just how original I can get soon." The only indication that lash hurt at all was a slight purse to her lips. "Im looking forward to it."
"Good, Lets have some fun." he smirked.
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When Light returned to his room, he looked at Matsuda. He man was trembling, clearly on the brink of tears. "Are you alright?"
"Suzuka... Suzuka is..." he hesitated, his voice shaking.
"Go ahead. You know you can tell me anything Matsuda."
He took a deep breath, forcing his trembling voice to calm itself. "I had a crush on Suzuka for years. My feelings were unrequited, and she was never exactly nice to me. But still..."
Light nodded, he understood. This had to be harder for Matsuda than he originally thought "I'm sorry." He apologized again. "We'll save her Matsuda. I promise." He'd find a way. No matter how much trouble it meant for him.
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L was trembling all over, she'd been caught. She'd been caught. She'd be tortured and then publicly killed. He should of listened to his instinct. Why hadn't he tried harder to make her stay behind? He knew how bull-headed she was, but he was always the person that could talk her in or out of damn near anything. Why not this? Why didn't he try harder?
Mello and Matt returned shortly after, both of their hearts heavy. The entire area had been sealed off by police and military by the time they arrived, and the panic had yet to fully die down. They'd been unable to even get close. If they tried, they both would have been arrested or killed. As it was, they barely managed to get out before the officers began to use gas grenades on the scattering crowd.
Unable to hold in his emotions for another instant, Mello punched a wall, plaster caving under his fist. Damn it all! What the fuck were they supposed to do now?
Matt slumped in his favorite chair, looking downtrodden and bewildered. Mello looked at him and took a deep breath to calm himself for his sake and sat across from him with a sigh."We're gonna get her out, Matt." He said firmly, as much to convince himself.
"How? They have her in the castle now. If we try to get in we'll die."
"They don't know who they're fucking with, babe. Suzuka'll probably escape by tomorrow and take half of them down in the process." The blonde said with a grin.
Matt cracked a small smile in spite of himself "Yeah."
Mello's grin slowly faded, but his gaze remained steadfast. "We just gotta be there to meet with her when she does."
Matt nodded and was about to reply, L shook his head and interrupted. "Nobody is going near that castle. I don't need anyone else being caught."
"L, we cant just-"
"I SAID NOBODY GO NEAR THE CASTLE!" The usually emotionally distant leader was shaking. He couldn't afford for anyone else to get caught. Not everyone had Suzuka's fortitude.
Both of them started at him in surprise. they Had never seen L act like this before. He was always so cool and calculating. A a thinker, not a feeler. But they both knew L had been really close to Suzuka. This had to be hurting him a lot. Torn between taking care of Suzuka and his duty to the resistance. What could he feel but that the world had shifted under his very feet? "She'll escape, L. She has to. She's Suzi."
"Right... right..." L confirmed absently, but was belied by the shaking of his hands.
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Kira watched from the one-way mirror as the woman winced in pain when the whip was brought down on her shoulders again. He couldn't help but feel mildly impressed when she made no sound except to taunt Tanto further. "That one's strong."
Mikami nodded, "We used to work together when your parents were alive. She always had an unbelievably strong will, this honestly doesn't surprise me." Even so, he was mildly fascinated by the way she was holding up. She would have made a powerful, effective ally at one time. It was almost a shame that she had turned out to be so radical.
The brunette looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "Oh? She was an attorney?"
Teru nodded a second time. "Yes, she was. A damn good one too. Almost never lost a case."
"You sound almost sad."
"We had a thing for each other once upon a time. Dated on and off for several years. It was a long time ago and things have changed." He said flippantly.
"She tried to kill you. Don't forget that. She must have god awful aim." Kira said with a small grin.
Teru chuckled, "She must. She had a clear shot and missed."
There was silance for a long moment as the younger male looked at the bandage on the other's arm. "Well, not quite." Kira touched the injured limb gently, his face going sour again, and Teru kissed him reassuringly, "Don't worry. It's nothing more then a scratch."
"She'll pay. She'll scream and writhe and beg for death." The emperor replied through gritted teeth.
Teru glanced back through the one-way mirror, "We'll see how she holds I want to know is how the resistance managed to set up an attack, seeing as we only announced the speech this morning. They've never had time before."
"We'll deal with that later. For now, enjoy the show."
"Yes, that's right." he went silent once more, pushing the idea of a mole in the castle into the back of his mind.
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Suzuka tilted her head to the side, cracking her neck. "Please, I hurt more when im stretching." her voice was dripping with sarcasm. She reasoned that if she could piss him off enough, he might kill her by accident. A quick escape both from the pain, and from the risk of telling him anything.
Tanto pulled out a taser and walked over, shoving it against one of her wounds viciously. In responce she grit her teeth and closed her eyes, but gave no other indication that he was getting to her. When he upped the voltage, her body jerked and seized up in reaction to the electricity, and would have fallen off the chair if she were not bound.
Tanto smirked smirked in satisfaction and drew the taser away. "Not so tough now are you?" He took this time ripping open the back of her shirt and drew a knife from his kit. He gripped her chin and pressed the blade against her cheek in an attempt to intimidate her, but found himself chuckling when he received no glint of fear in this emerald eyes. This girl was just too much fun, oh the satisfaction it would bring him when he finally succeeded in breaking her spirit. She might very well be his greatest achievement to date. He let go of her chin and sauntered around behind her and without warning began to carve into her back, spelling out the word 'traitor'.
It earned him a sharp intake of breath from the woman, but once again she switched to sarcasm. "Oh, damn. That's going to take so much cosmetic surgery to fix. Shit's expensive you asshole."
"Is that so?" he laughed. He stood back to admire his handiwork, but seemed unsatisfied with the result. He set the knife to work again, carving Kira's name under the first word.
Suzuka couldn't help but feel sick at the sensation of the blade just digging into a layer of muscle and the sticky warmth of blood running down her back. But it was worth it to protect the others. She would endure anything and everything. "Aw shit. Couldn't just leave the first one?"
"No. I adore the idea of how humiliating it must feel for you. Even if you escape, you're stuck with these words on your back for the rest of your life. Branded as a traitor, and as Kira's bitch." Tanto smirked.
The woman laughed."Pfft. Not if, WHEN I escape, I'll just have a word with a plastic surgeon friend of mine. Fix me up good as new. And a traitor I may well be, but I will never be anyone's bitch. Not yours, and certainly not that cowardly usurper's."
Tanto grit his teeth, mild irritation starting to show and kicked her across the face.
Her only reaction was to say "Ow."and spit some blood in his face.
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Matsuda breathed heavily, struggling to keep panic and tears at bay. He knew what must be happening to her right now. He'd seen prisoners tortured in the past, and it always had a profound effect on him. But now it was one hundred times worse. "They're hurting her right now aren't they?"
Light nodded, he couldn't lie to Matsuda about it. "We just have to wait until later tonight. Even Tanto has to stop to sleep. She'll be alone and we can go then."
The older male nodded mutely "Right. Okay..."
Light held his friends hand, "It'll be okay Matsuda."
"She's strong." He reminded himself.
Light nodded, he sat on the edge of his bed. "All we can do right now is wait."
And wait they did, the hours passing agonizingly slow. Light's hands were trembling a bit. There would be guards there. Light may have been their prince, but he wasn't entirely sure if they would let him. When it was well passed midnight, but boy stood. "We should be able to go down now."
Matsuda nodded in return. "Yes. It's worth a try." He got up as well and the pair headed down to the dungeon together. Both let out a sigh of relief to find the guard had dozed off, figuring that none of these prisoners were going anywhere.
When the walked into Suzuka's cell, the found her with her head resting against her chest, breathing even. Seemingly sound asleep. "Oh God... Suzuka..." The sound of Matsuda's shaky voice roused the woman from her light doze. She looked up at them, blonde hair caked onto her brow with sweat and blood. "You..."
Light took a step back, his first thought that she had mistaken him for his brother. But he quickly realized that her eyes were not on him, but on Matsuda, and Matsuda's eyes were locked on hers. "Suzuka," Just seeing her like this almost made him sick, but he swallowed hard, forcing his stomach to calm down. He had to get her out of there. "Can you stand? I'll help you get out of here."
She shook her head grimly. "He broke my ankles."
"Damn it." He couldn't carry her and get out fast enough, if she could walk he could at least show her the secret passage out. He stood for a moment, considering his options when she interrupted his thoughts.
"You two need to get out of here before you're seen. If they see you with me, you'll be exposed." She said with a note of urgency in her voice.
"I don't care." Matsuda replied. "Getting you out of here should be my top priority. You need to get back to the resistance. I can never go back, but you have to. They need you."
Suzuka shook her head. "Don't worry about me Touta. You need to send a message to L for me.. Tell him not to come, And not to send anyone. I've accepted my fate."
Matsuda trembled, tears beginning to roll down his cheeks.
"Sorry I was such a bitch to you. I should have at least let you have one date." The woman continued gently.
"Don't worry about it. I know. I know I'm not that great of a guy. I'm not smart like you or L and I'm a bit of a fuck up."
She gave a small smile. "But you're genuine. That's more important than brains or skill you can possess."
He managed a small smile in return, "I'll try to get that message to L, and I'll still try to get you out of here. Trust me Suzuka."
She knew there was no talking him out of trying to rescue her. He could be even more stubborn that she when he made up his mind about something. "Just dont get yourself hurt or found out in the process. They'll use us to make eachother talk." She replied firmly.
Matsuda nodded, "I'll be careful." He touched her hand softly. "I'll come back as soon as I can."
Light turned and looked at the woman, biting his lip apprehensively. "I'm sorry." Light said, "You wouldn't have gotten caught if I hadn't of told you about the speech."
She shook her head. "No. I wouldn't have gotten caught if I'd done what L said and let Mello take the job. L was right. I was emotional and unable to focus. My fuck up had nothing to do with you." She gave a sad smile and squeezed Matsuda's hand lightly. "Be careful. Both of you."
"We will be." The pair headed out of the room, Matsuda breaking into silent sobs as they made their way back to Light's room. They had to get her out. Had to.
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Sam- Well. That was kinda brutal. But it's only gonna get worse from here.
Tara- It doesn't get better for a loooonnnggg while.
Sam- This chapter heralded the return of Tanto, an OC from our fanfiction, What Matters Most who made Matt's life miserable. If you havn't read it, read it! It's short but good!
Tara: And now he's back to make everyones lives miserable.
Sam- Oh! Before I forget, Suzuka's lines at the beginning of the chapter were German. The first one roughly translates to "What's that? Sorry. My Japanese is a little rusty". And the second one translates to. "The only thing I really know in Japanese is 'fuck you tyrant!'".
Tara- And that is your German lesson for the day.
Sam- A little warning, the next chapter contains the first (but certainly not the last) rape scene of our story. Don't like, I highly recommend skipping. But I gotta go get ready for work. See ya next time!
Tara- See you around!