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This chapter will have violence. You have been warned.

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Loveless

Chapter 15

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Muffy's POV

"Vicky…" I said.

He walked closer to me. "Oh Muffy, whatever is wrong? It looks like you've been crying." I swear that I saw a small smile playing on his lips, but I'm not sure.

"I-I…nothing's wrong V-Vicky…"

He sat down on the bed next to me. "You can tell me what's wrong. I'm your fiancé after all."

"It's nothing, really." I said, trying to change the subject.

I looked at him and he was looking at the floor with a stern expression.

'Oh no, don't tell me.'

I looked at the floor as well and saw the note that contained his plan.

He lowered his head. "Heh heh heh. Look's like you've read the note, and now you know my plan, so……" He jumped towards me and I got out of the way. I ran towards the door, but a guard was blocking it.

He slowly walked towards me with this demented smile on his face. "You wenches really underestimate me. I always have guards with me. That's the same mistake that the other one made. Ha ha ha!" He took out a knife and swung at me, but I moved out of the way again.

I was backed into a corner, there was nothing I could do. I was going to die, I have to accept that. He slowly walked towards me with a demented smile and a knife in his hand.

I closed my eyes waiting for the pain to come but it never did. I opened my eyes to see Victor drop the knife on the floor and walk away.

"Let that… be a lesson to you…wench." And with that, he walked out of the room.

He didn't kill me. Wasn't that a part of his plan? To kill everyone involved? So why didn't he do anything to me?

Victor's POV

'I didn't kill her. Why? Why didn't I? She was right there, but something told me to stop. Why?'

I was frustrated. Because of my blunder the plan was ruined. But, I could tell a guard to finish Muffy off. So… I won't have to.

I walked into a very large room where I have my meetings. It's like, my throne room of sorts—it does have a throne.

I sat in the large chair and closed my eyes. I needed some rest.

"-ir. Sir!"

I suddenly opened my eyes and looked around. My vision was blurred, but I could make out one of my servants standing in front of me, and there was someone else with them.

"You bastard! Where is Celia?!" The other man yelled.

'I see. That must be the farmer. Good.'

"Sir. I have brought Jack." The servant said, I think it was Lee.

"Good work Lee. You may go now. I want to speak with our guest... in private." I said.

"Yes sir." He bowed and walked out of the room.

After Lee was gone, the farmer guy just yelled a whole string of curses and insults at me. I tried to keep calm, but I was slowly starting to lose it.

"Please. Just stop. I want to have a civilized conversation." I calmly said.

He opened his mouth to say something but he didn't. He kept opening and closing his mouth like some kind of fish until he finally spoke. "……Okay. We'll talk civilized. Let's start with this, where is Celia?"

I laughed, hoping that I would provoke him. "Well, I don't really know." I nonchalantly shrugged.

There was a look of true terror on his face. "W-what?"

"You see, I told a guard to 'take care of her'. He could've done anything with her. Killed her, tortured her, many possibilities." I grinned.

"Y-you…" His face of fear turned into a face of anger. "BASTARD!" He lunged towards me and punched me in the jaw, kicked me in the stomach, hit me on the head, a lot of things you don't want to see.

I was letting him hit me of course. I was way stronger than he was—I just didn't feel like showing it right now.

After his little fit of rage, he cursed me and ran out of the door—going to look for that girl no doubt.

Little does he know, that's she should be very far away now.

Jack's POV

I ran through the mansion looking for Celia. She had to be somewhere around here, she just had to be. I will refuse to believe she's …dead.

I looked inside of every room I passed by, but it was to no avail. She wasn't anywhere around. But then, I caught sight of a room I haven't went into yet, so I walked in. What I saw, was not what I was expecting.

A blonde haired woman was sitting against the wall, slumped over, unmoving, as if she was…

I remember her from somewhere, but what is it? ………Muffy?

I ran over to her and shook her to see if she was still alive. I heard a light moan and sighed in relief. At least someone didn't die.

"Who is it?" She had of look of real terror on her face and jerked her head up. "V-V-V-Victor? Is that you? Please. PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!" She yelled and then covered her head with her arms.

She looked so pitiful now. When she lived in the Valley, she was the beautiful, charismatic, and cheerful barmaid. But now…

"Don't worry," I mumbled. "It's me, Jack. I won't hurt you, or kill you for that matter."

She slowly lowered her arms to the ground and looked me with a tear-stained face. "J-Jack? It's really you?"

"Yes."

She hugged me. "Oh Jack! I'm glad you're okay!"

"Why would you be worried for my safety? I'm just some country hick." I mumbled.

"Oh, sorry. I was trying to prove to Griffin that I had moved on, so that's why I wrote that—Wait. How did you know I said that?"

"Griffin showed me the letter." I simply replied.

"Oh, but I'm glad you're okay!" She yelled.

"I'll ask again. Why would you care?"

She backed away from me with a scared look on her face. She jerked her head indicating something. I saw a piece of paper on the ground, so I picked it up and read it.

"Oh…" I said.

"Y-Yeah. So he was planning to kill you, me, and Celia from the beginning." Muffy said.

"N-no… Celia! I failed to save her! She might be dead by now!" I buried my face in my hands.

"Celia was a good girl. I can't believe it." Muffy sadly said.

"I wasn't there for her. I was always going to protect her, but I couldn't……"

Muffy gave me a confused look. "Jack…… you sound like you like her or something. Heck, who am I kidding? You could possibly even love her for all we know!"

'Love? There's that word again.'

'Yup. People keep mentioning it because it's the truth.'

'You know what? I… don't want to argue anymore. I feel like… you're right. For once, I might agree with you. If this is love I'm feeling, then I won't deny it anymore. From these conversations with you and this weird feeling I always have around her, I have finally found out…… that… I love Celia.

'I'm not just the one who helped you figure out. The people who mentioned it are the ones to thank. Lumina, Goddess, and ….Muffy. Even if she was joking.'

'Yeah…'

It's all clear to me now. The reason that I worry this much about Celia, feel like the world is just perfect when I'm around her, and can tell her everything so easily, is because I love her. It's been there all along, I was… just too stubborn to acknowledge it.

I looked up at Muffy and smiled. "Yeah. Yeah, I do."

She had yet another look of confusion on that face of hers. "Huh? What are you talking about?"

"I'm… in love with Celia." I slowly replied.

"Y-you… moved on that fast? Wow." She grinned at me.

I lost my balance and almost fell over from shock and surprise. "I-I thought you would be sad or something."

"I'm happy that you're still alive, but… I don't love you like that anymore. Actually, I'm glad you moved on and didn't stay miserable your whole life." She smiled genuinely.

"I have one question Muffy."

"What is it?" She asked.

"Why are you acting all nice after what you've done?"

"I-I… just wanted to make amends…"

Make amends? "Why? After all that's happened? You insulted me and—" I was interrupted by an embrace.

"Jack… I'm so sorry. I have no right to apologize or make amends. A person like me doesn't need to. And now I'm going to die…… I deserve that."

Her voice was muffled because she had her face buried in my shoulder.

"Uh……Muffy?" I said uneasily.

She got off of me. "Oh. Sorry." She rubbed her eyes. "I guess I overreacted, huh?"

"Yeah…"

"It's decided." She sternly said.

"What's decided?" I asked.

She stood up and pumped her fist in the air. "I'll help you find Celia!"

"Y-You will?"

"Yeah! I have nothing against the girl, and I don't want to see anyone get hurt. So why not?"

"But… you might get hurt too…"

"Hah! I've survived Victor this whole time! I can hold my own against him!" She huffed.

She did have a point. "I guess you can come…"

"Yay! Let's go!" After that, she whispered something else I couldn't hear, and she had a solemn expression on her face too. But then, she grabbed my arm and dragged me out of the door. Man, she has too many mood changes.

She stopped. "Um, where are we going?" She asked.

"I have no idea…" I replied.

"Oh well. It's okay because I have you and you have me. We're bound to think of something, right?"

"Um… I don't know about—" But I couldn't finish my sentence, because she continued to drag me down the hall.

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Goddess, Jack is so naïve. At least he discovered his feelings, right?

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