My first ever fanfic on this site and I do not own Wolf's Rain thanks for asking.

Chapter Three: Escape

Blue ran as fast as she could. She dared not look back.

"Keep running, keep running." She played that phrase over and over again in her mind. It became her beat and she ran to it. "Keep running, keep running."

She had no idea where she was going. Blue skidded around corner after corner, trying frantically to find the doorway that led to outside. Why was Tsume not coming after her? After all, Blue never thought she would actually get this far away from him by running.

"Ha! That idiot is probably out of shape and too slow to catch up to me! Either that or he's still in shock that I had the nerve to run away from him! Good thing too! His oversized ego was getting to him and he needed to be taught a lesson."

Blue snorted as she continued to run. She turned another corner and skidded to a stop.

"T-T-Tsume?!? What the hell?" Tsume leaned casually along the wall, arms crossed. He seemed to be waiting for her.

"Did you think you'd get away that easily?" asked Tsume, smirking and looking at her. Their eyes met and heat flooded into Blue's cheeks as she spat in his direction.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," replied Blue coldly. Tsume walked over to her direction and Blue looked down, refusing to meet his eyes. Fingers reached down and stroked her cheek before yanking her chin up so that she was forced to look at him.

"Oh now, don't you?" chided Tsume. "I think you know perfectly well what I'm talking about. You cut yourself on a nail trying to escape and when I found out what you were doing, you began to cry so that I'd take pity on you. But once I untied you, you took advantage of me and waited until I fell for your stupid little trick. You forgot one thing though. This is my pad. This is where I reside. You have no hope of getting away from me that easily. I'm not that stupid." Tsume chuckled as his eyes burned into Blue's.

"Oh really? Are you sure about that last part? You could've had me fooled," retorted Blue. "You know what else? I never planned for any of this to happen. Yes, I happened to cut my wrist on a nail trying to escape but I never cried so that you'd take pity on me. In fact, I think you trying to take pity on me is probably the saddest thing that has happened to me so far. I don't need you to feel sorry for me. I just need you to let me go so that I can return to my old life where I was happy and away from YOU!"

Blue knocked his hand away from her chin and turned to leave. Arms snaked around her waist as she was spun around and found herself face to face with Tsume's chest. His arms tightened around her back as her body curved towards his. She looked up to yell at him and her voice caught in her throat as she looked up. The expression on his face was not what she expected. He looked surprisingly caring, soft, as his eyes bore down into hers.

"I'm afraid I can't let you leave, at least, not yet." He smiled down at her as his arms tightened even more. He let go of one of his arms to brush away the hair from her astounded face. Tsume leaned down to Blue until their lips were just inched apart.

"Why would I let you go? I'm not down with you yet," he whispered as his breath blew across Blue's face for the second time that day. Blue's eyes closed as she felt Tsume's lips on hers. They were surprisingly rough and not what Blue expected. Heat coursed through her body as Tsume pressed his lips harder against Blue's. His tongue swept across her swollen lips as Blue whimpered, unsure if she should allow entrance.

"What the HELL is going on? Why am I kissing this jerk? He's such an arrogant toe rag!" thought Blue as her eyes snapped open. She was about to push away when she felt Tsume's tongue against her lips. Her eyes drifted to a close again and she was about to allow him into her mouth when she heard a snapping noise and felt cold metal around her wrist.

She broke away from Tsume as she staggered back unstably and fell to the floor. She gazed up in amazement as her arms were once more secured behind her back, only this time, they were bounded by metal handcuffs. Tsume smiled down at her as she tried to push herself up off the floor.

"You ass, Tsume! How dare you lock me up again? You're such a manipulative insignificant dunce! Let me go so I can smash that stupid nose of yours back into your stupid face where it BELONGS!" yelled Blue as she glared up at him with the worse look she could give him. "You used that kiss just to get on my good side so you could tie me up again since you knew that I would fight back and not let you put these HANDCUFFS on!" Blue jingled the metal braces as if to prove her point.

Tsume chuckled. "I could hardly let you go without revenge on your little prank. My reputation is on the line and you were such a little tease. I guess I can't let you fool me anymore. As for the kiss, I know you liked it. Don't think I didn't hear that little moan that you gave when I…licked you," purred Tsume.

Chagrin flowed through Blue's cheeks as she blushed furiously. Damn it for her emotions getting in the way. "We'll see about this. Don't think you're the only one who knows how to get revenge. You just wait, Tsume."

"You don't know what you're talking about! You probably enjoyed the kiss more than I did, which must be true since I didn't enjoy the kiss at all! In fact, I don't think of it as a kiss, it was more like an assault. I hardly gave you my consent for it!" stated Blue.

"Hige! Come!" yelled Tsume and a young man with curly brown hair and a yellow hoodie appeared out of nowhere. "Please take our guest to the room next to mine and make sure she's…comfortable," commanded Tsume.

"As you wish," mumbled Hige as he motioned for Blue to follow him. Blue glared at Tsume as she walked by him and stalked away. Hige led her through an empty corridor and stopped at a room at the end. He opened the room with a card from his pocket and beckoned Blue into the room in a gentlemen fashion. Blue couldn't help but smile. At least someone around here had some manners.

"I'll be sending someone around soon to check up on you. I hope you don't find your stay too uncomfortable here," said Hige, as he gave her a little smile and graciously took a key out of his pocket and unlocked the handcuffs before leaving the room. Blue could hear the door click and lock from the outside.

"Great. I'm locked in here. At least the room doesn't look too bad," thought Blue as she rubbed her wrists. The room looked more or less like a hotel room, with a private bathroom. It had a bed in the middle with a TV across from the bed and a desk with a lamp. There was a couch at the end of the room complete with cushions and a closet. Blue walked over to the bathroom and splashed water onto her face. She stared up into the mirror.

"God, I look like such a mess," thought Blue as she saw her ruffled hair and swollen lips. She was about to take a shower when her room door opened. Marcus, the blonde man who had helped capture her before walked in.

"What are you doing in here?" asked Blue.

"What do you mean, honey? I'm here to supervise you," replied Marcus, running his eyes over her body.

"Well then get out since I'm going to take a shower," said Blue sweetly.

"I'm supposed to supervise you and that means I'm supposed to watch over you. 24/7."

It took Blue awhile before the message sank in.

"Does that mean you have to be in the washroom while I'm showering?" yelped Blue; quite revolted at the idea of Marcus watching her while she showered.

Marcus grinned and motioned for her to continue whatever she was doing before.

"Fine. If this is just another way that Tsume is going to get revenge on me, then so be it. I'm not going to let this get to me."

"Alright, but try not to look." Blue stripped down to her bra and underwear as she stepped into the shower. It felt weird to be showering in her underclothes but no way was she going to shower completely naked with Marcus watching. She closed the shower door. It was a queer shower. There was a translucent glass wall going all around the shower that only went up to her neck. Her head was above the divider so that she could see Marcus staring hungrily at her.

"Great. Just great. Can this day get any worse?"