Chapter Three
Fuzzy. Fuzzy. The whole wide world is fuzzy.
"..so if we set up motion sensors…" Sounds made its way into my ears warped. My head felt light, and my eyes felt heavy. I tried to remember something or anything. I was lying down on my left side. All I could think about was how fuzzy it was. I could only see the shapes of objects, and their colors blurred together with the other objects around them.
"Is fuzzy," I said as I stretched my right hand in front of my face. My pale hand looked like a blob.
"Human?" A voice seemed to whisper at me. For some reason I found this funny. I let out a giggle. "Who's there?" I whispered as I stared at a happy looking green blur somewhere in the distance.
"It is Revenge. You do remember me right?" My heart jolted, and I sat up quickly.
"Sounds like something," I said confusingly. The shapes around me were starting to get better.
"Your family's ok." The cool breath on my ear made me laugh again. My family is okay! For some odd reason that made me feel extremely giddy. Why wouldn't my family be okay?
"Human, are you feeling well?" That was just hilarious because I was absolutely well! I was perfect. The blended colors in my vision started to separate.
"Everything is going back," I told whoever was listening to me.
"That is very good. I was starting to worry. I think you will be a little upset with me."
"Rev, why are you talking to the human in that way?" A foreign voice made my head jerk in the direction I thought it was coming from.
"I was starting to worry that I had killed her. You should see Zane around her. He's… different." I turned my head back to this voice. I saw an outline of black. My hand reached up in that direction, and I brushed against something smooth.
"She is petting you." I didn't like that foreign voice.
"I'm aware of that. Human, will you please stop touching my hair?" Underneath the black was a pale tan shape. Ohhh pretty silver!
"That would be my eye." A small laugh entered my ears at a more normal volume. My hands were gently drawn away from whoever was in front of me.
"Just relax for a few moments." I sat there for a couple minutes with my hands at my sides. I was focusing on the green blur I had been staring at before. My eyes started to piece the objects back together. Ah ha! The green blur was a punching bag swinging back and forth. I looked at the dark blue wrestling mat. This was familiar to me, and I just couldn't figure out why.
"How are you doing?" My head snapped to the figure who was sitting next to me.
"Who are you?" I asked as my mind went in circles.
"Revenge, you met me earlier today." My mind was dizzy as it searched for information. I jerked back when certain events came back into my mind.
"My family?" I whispered at his there image that was getting better by the second.
"As I said before they are okay. Let's keep that a secret though." I threw my arms out in his general direction for a hug. He let out a small sigh as I crashed into his body. I was removed from him within the first second.
"It seems like the human is attached to you."
"Fade, would you please help me stand her up?" Two strong pairs of hands latched on to each one of my arms.
"Why would you think to bring her to the training room anyhow?" Fade asked.
"It had worked for Zane." I watched the white tiles as I shuffled, and I leaned my weight on the two vampires supporting me. The tiles had little gray specks on them.
"What are you doing with Zane's human?" My head snapped up to the distant voice. His face was clam, and his hair was tied back. I know him! I thought to myself.
"Well, I had some trouble trying to keep her contained, Torture," Revenge answered next to me. "She was endangering herself."
"And how did she manage that?"
"I told her to stop attempting what she called 'plan A', and she did not listen." Ohhh, plan A! Something clicked in my mind. Then I remembered. Plan A- try to run. There was silence for a couple of seconds.
"Why is she in such poor condition?"
"Her attempts on escaping were really starting to be noticed. While she was struggling as I was holding her back, it occurred to me that I had a sample of that new serum still in my pocket. So I injected her with it. It seemed completely harmless at the time. I was expecting her to wake up sooner, but it's been a few hours."
"Rev, it has been five hours. That had been a dose for a vampire. Not a mere human," Fade said beside me.
"Oh," came the weak reply from Revenge.
"Zane has asked about her twice in the last hour. I was just coming to find you. He seems distracted."
"Do you guys see all those gray dots bouncing?" I said excitingly. The gray dots on the tile came off the floor and bouncing around the hall way.
"I'm afraid I have made a mistake." Revenge's voice seemed nervous.
"Don't be sad!" I practically yelled at him.
"We should get rid of her if she is distracting Zane," Fade whispered. That comment was met with silence.
"Fade, you should go to Dax, and see how he is getting along. Torture will take your spot."
"Revenge!" I said loudly as I got one of the best ideas ever.
"Why yes?" he answered as I felt Torture trade places with Fade. Torture's grip was stronger.
"We should blow a hole in the wall so we can escape!" A small sound of laughter startled me as I looked over at Torture.
"Where is our destination?"
"The cells," Revenge answered softly.
"Let me carry the human." Torture's voice was low, but it had an edge to it that made it strong.
"I can do it." Revenge's reply was a little angry.
"I did not say you could not, but I said that I would." My legs were off the floor with dizzying speed. Solid arms were wrapped around me. The pace we were going at was fast. Soon I found myself staring up at the ceiling. I was watching the many yellow suns on the ceiling. One sun would fade, then another one would come up bright only to fade away once again. I let my eyes close. I felt happy.
I remembered absolutely everything, and I was furious. I had been purposefully knocked out by two different vampires. Purposefully! It wasn't like I was some toy they could turn off and on at their will! I turned my head slowly as the pounding inside my head grew worse.
"So sleeping beauty awakens." I glanced at the unfamiliar guy sitting on the ground a few feet away from where I was laying down on the very uncomfortable bed. His dark blond hair was not short, nor was it long. His eyes matched his gray sweater.
"Where are they?" I asked sleepily.
"It's nice to meet you too. The names Dax. What's your name?" I sat up slowly. I didn't know whether to be mad at him for ignoring my question or happy that someone had finally asked my name.
"Blair."
"Well, Blair it's very nice to meet you. You get to hang out with me. You do know what this means right?" His voice was cheerful. It was a nice change from all the serious vampires around here. I decided I liked him.
"I don't know what this means. Enlighten me, Chosen One." He disappeared from the spot on the ground, and before a second passed he was sitting next to me on the bed. He whispered in my ear.
"It means you're lucky." He sat back with a smile building on his face.
"And why is that?"
"Because I'm funny, hot, and caring. I'm the complete package. All females in their right mind would give up anything to be with me."
"Does that make me crazy?"
"Oh, ouch! rejection?" He put a hand over his heart. "You sadist." I smiled at him. That's when I finally decided to look around at my surroundings. I was in a cage. I was in a flipping cage. I was sitting on a bed. A small night stand sat beside the bed with a few drawers. The ground was smooth cement. The metal bars made me feel like a prisoner. The smile left my face.
"That's it! Where is he!" I stood up, and I walked over to the metal bars. I peered out of them to find a long hallway. Across from me was another cell. I peered across it at the figure inside of it. Dax was suddenly beside me. My eyes wandered away from the figure as I glanced at Dax.
"Where is who?"
"Zane! Where is that.. That ugghh!"
"He sent me down to look after you. He said he would be gone for a-"
"Go tell him to come here! This instant!" My heart jerked when I turned around and faced toward the outside of the cell.
"My human." His hand was through the bars and his fingers ran across the side of my face. Mine. I stared into Zane's blue eyes for a while. I jerked away from his touch, and I would have tripped if Dax hadn't put an arm around my waist to steady me. He is not mine! I tried telling myself.
"Dax, I do not believe I like you touching her. It makes me want to…I do not know. I suppose it makes me want to kill you." Dax was on the other side of the cell when I looked back at him. It was a little hard to be mad at Zane when he was standing right next to me. I just wanted to run my fingers through his silver hair. Mine. I swallowed.
"Where's Revenge?" I asked suddenly. At least maybe I could actually find it in me to yell at him.
"I thought it was me who you wanted. I heard you call for me." I needed a few seconds to just regain my thoughts.
"Just hold on one second." I turned around, and I faced the back of the cell. Just looking at him threw off my whole thinking pattern. I took deep breaths, and I prepared myself. When I turned to face Zane again I kept my eyes on the floor.
"Why am I in a cage!" My eyes flew to his as I finished my statement. He had a smirk on his face. That made anger rise inside of me.
"It is a cell, my human. It's for your own good that you are here. It will help you bring less danger to yourself."
"I have never put myself in danger! You're the one bringing danger into my life."
"You had tried to escape just two days ago. That was not of my deciding. It was you who decided to take that action. I did not bring this 'danger' to your life. The punishment for the attempt of escape is death. I do not like the idea of that consequence applying to you. "
"I…wait. Two days ago?" I asked as I thought about the forty-eight hours I could have been using to plan a way out of here.
"Yes, you have been resting for a while now. I tried waking you a few times, even though the doctor told me he would not advise doing so…I had taken it upon me to check on this family of yours." My heart jolted. I thought Revenge had said something about them. He had said they were okay. At least, I thought he did. It could've been a dream? My hands felt like they were growing clammy. His silver hair shifted as he looked to the left. Five seconds later I heard footsteps echo down the hallway. His words took my attention away from whoever just walked in.
"They are all in good health." The breath I had been holding escaped my lips in a relieved sigh. My heart grew light. I felt like skipping around the room and laughing. Just before I was going to start, a voice interrupted my thoughts.
"Zane," Revenge greeted as he stopped in front of my cage. His head turned, and his light silver eyes shifted to Dax's.
"Dax, you are wanted in the tech hall. There has been a breach on the software."
"Revenge," I said his name accusingly. I thought I saw a small worried look on his already troubled face.
"Ah, human, it's nice to see you are well." His head was tilted down, and he looked up at me as he said that. He reminded me of a little boy who had gotten in trouble. A small smirk slipped onto his face.
"I need to get out of here. Open the…bars?" Dax said then turned to me.
"It was very nice to meet you Blair. I'm sure I'll see you later. We can hang out then." He winked at me as I heard Zane sigh impatiently. Dax reminded me of a regular teenager. I loved it. As soon as the bars shifted a little ways to the left to open I tried to quickly follow Dax. I ran into Zane's arm before I made it across the entrance way out of the cage.
"Human, the thought of you going out there and causing trouble to yourself makes me… It makes me…" Zane pressed a hand to the side of his head. I was sure Revenge, who was standing a few feet away, and Zane could hear my fast heartbeat. Vampires could do that right? I heard a small click of a door shutting down the hall as Dax disappeared. Zane turned quickly to look at Revenge.
"Rev, I do not know how to say this. I just do not want her to be at risk. I believe she should stay here." Revenge threw Zane an odd look. Silence fell into the room for a few moments.
"You're worried about her," Revenge whispered. Zane was taken aback by the comment. He took a step away and dropped his arm. There were butterflies in my stomach. Time seemed to slow down. I was annoyed with myself. I shouldn't feel like this. He kidnapped me!
"I'm not your pet." I crossed over the entrance of the cage and into the hallway. I stopped a safe distance away from the two vampires watching me intently. I didn't feel free. "You can't keep me in a cage."
"My human, do you not get it? You are whatever I say you are. I control you, and if you think you will never admit that fact you are wrong. There will be a point in time where it might save your little life."
"I'm never going to admit that, because I don't say things that aren't true." I shook my head as I walked in the general direction I thought the way out was.
"Human, where do you believe you are going?" Zane's voice was always controlled.
"Away from this gray depressing dungeon." I turned around. My eye caught the beautiful blue eyes of a girl who looked my age. She was in a cell like I had been. Her blonde hair was pulled back in a messy pony tail. Her stare seemed somewhat blank. Her eyes met mine, and it seemed as if she was at peace. As if she had accepted this fate. She was a dreamer. I could tell by the way her eyes sparkled when she saw me. I was human, and I was walking around free. It was if she was begging me to let her go, but she knew I never would.
"What is she doing here?" I found my voice as I sharply turned my head away from the girl, and I broke eye contact.
"We are of the Court of Radiance. Killing humans is somewhat considered rude, and there is no need for it as of the moment," Zane answered confusing me more.
"What he means is that she is in better condition than most vampires leave humans in. She will not lose her life here." Revenge came over to me, and he put his arm around my shoulder.
"Let's go, Human. You will feel better once you eat." My body did feel weak. That just ticked me off because all I have been doing is resting in an unconscious state or eating. I made a mental note myself to check into this human thing later.
"Rev, you do have that new dose, correct?" A small nod of Revenge's head proved that he did in fact have the new dose. If he thought he could drug me again he was wrong.
"My human, I will be seeing you at a later date." He stared at me in a way that made me nervous.
"Revenge, you will keep her out of a bad situation."
"Of course," Revenge replied. Then Zane was gone.
"He's such a fun guy to talk to," I said to Revenge as he hooked my arm in his, and we walked out of the dungeon. I knew that figuring out the blue print of the building was important for escape, but all I managed to do was find myself lost in hallways of white. I decided to save the mapping for a later date. I was too out of it to know which way we were going.
"So you drugged me."
"Not intentionally."
"Sticking a needle in me seems intentional. I mean you've got to know you're doing that. You can't just say 'oops I don't know how that needle got into my hand.'"
"You made it hard for me not to. The guards were just about ready to come over and take control of the situation. I would have never done it if I would have known a better way. I'll admit that you made me nervous. Zane doesn't take a liking to too many things. I was afraid of being the one he would be angry with. You're a hard human to watch."
"That's good. So does that mean I'm sneaky?" I asked with a smile.
"No. You are not at all sneaky. That's not the reason why it is hard to watch you. The problem is that you won't give up." I grinned as we stepped through the café doors.
"So you checked on my family."
"I thought I told you to keep that a secret."
"So I wasn't dreaming! You like me."
"I did not say-" I didn't let him finish his sentence.
"You know what, Revenge, I like you too." I watched his mouth close. We sat down at the closest table. There wasn't anyone in the café so I assumed it was sleep time. His silver blue eyes stared at me.
"What?" I asked as I brushed a hand across my cheek.
"I just am having a hard time figuring you out."
"Good luck with that."
"What would you like? I will go and get you something. I just remembered that they don't have servers during the day."
"Order me your second favorite foods," I said as I started to space out on the table.
"As you wish." He got up. He walked at a slow rate. I thought all vampires zoomed everywhere, but I guessed not then. I had to form different ways to get out of this mess. Plan A had failed. Now that I knew my family was okay, I felt less pressured. My foot was tapping on the ground. I ran my hand across the table, and I wondered at the texture. I pressed my hand against the table again. It looked like wood. Weird. I thought as I wonderingly brushed my hand over it again. It didn't feel as smooth.
"What are you doing to the table?" I twisted my head then looked up at Revenge. He set a tray on the table.
"Do you feel that?" I asked as I reached over the table and grabbed his wrist. His wrist was cold and fragile. I saw his body stiffen. His eyes weren't fully silver. There was a hint of blue in them that made them brighter. I smiled at him. I moved his hand against the table, and he relaxed.
"Do you feel that when I do that?"
"I don't think I-"
"It doesn't feel like a table." Revenge stared at me for a few moments.
"Your senses are probably going through a few changes from Zane's blood. They will go back to normal soon enough." This could help immensely!
"No, you are not going to change," Revenge answered before I could ask. My shoulders slumped. That eliminated plan B - turn into a vampire and fight my way out.
"Why is Zane so important anyways?"
"He is head of security here." The place was huge so I could see a need for security.
"Where exactly is 'here'?"
"You are in the Court of Radiance."
"What's that?"
"The court made up of vampires that still care about the worlds affairs. We pay some attention to other living things, and we try our best to make the world work with us in it. The Court of Shadows has a conflicting view. They do not care much about the world or give much care to other life forms. They just try and keep off the radar. The vampires in the Court of Shadows live how they want to live."
"So you're the good guys?"
"No, we are the better guys," Revenge answered with a fake smile. A small silence passed as I thought about this.
"So the girl down in the cages-"
"The girl in the cell gets everything that she needs provided to her."
"So… then she gives blood?" I asked. Revenge looked uncomfortable.
"We call them subjects, but yes that is the idea." I paused in thought for a while. Revenge still appeared to be a little off from that conversation, so I decided to change topics.
"So what's on the menu for today?" I peered down at the tray. There was pineapple, grapes, apples, blue berries, strawberries, and mangos on it.
"Fruit was always good," Revenge said as I ate the first grape. I took my time eating in silence as I calculated how long it would take me to get to the door. I probably wouldn't be able to beat Revenge, but was it worth a try?
"You're not going to try to escape again, right?" Revenge tilted his head at me.
"Where would you get that crazy idea?" I shifted my green eyes away from the door quickly.
"History does tend to repeat itself." His voice was soft when he spoke. His dark hair fell along his face like a curtain. His pale complexion made small dark circles around his eyes stand out.
"What is it?" he asked. I realized I was sitting there, and I was stupidly looking at him.
"You have…A fuzz there." I pointed to some random spot on his jacket. When he glanced down at the spot I had pointed at, I made my quick escape. It turned into plan C- Distraction! Then run. His hand was around my wrist after three steps.
"Please would you stop? You are going to hurt yourself if you keep doing this. We are kind to you here there is no reason that you have to escape."
"I don't see how-" My sentence was cut off when a small humming sound made its way towards us. I glanced around in confusion. The lights started slow turning off in pairs. That's where the humming sound is coming from! I thought. The next thing? Oh my gosh! The lights are turning off!
"Umm…Revenge?" I asked as I got a little closer to him. The lights ten feet away from us shut off.
"Get down!" Revenge's scream made me jerk down. I watched his hand go out in front of him, and to where I was just standing. A knife was suddenly in his hand.
"Did you just catch that!" I whisper screamed in astonishment. He dropped down next to me.
"Give me your hand," his murmur was soft. "And please do not let go." The lights above us switched off sending us into complete darkness.
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