***Ghirahim***
I chuckle lowly as I sense her inward struggle. She's a hopeless soul; she will break before long. I am forced to go to these lengths with her, considering that pain doesn't affect her. I inwardly sigh. There are many powers in the art of seduction. I only hope to change her mindset about me. Hopefully if I do that, then she will tell me what she knows. My one fear, however, is that my mindset about her will change. But I suppose that's a risk that I have to take. Though I am not afraid to admit that I find her quite beautiful, as I am undoubtedly telling her through my actions.
I feel her try and flinch away from my touch, failing miserably due to the chains holding her in place.
"What do you have to hide?" I murmur softly, my breath stirring her hair as I come closer.
Her teeth clench as I cup her chin. A shiver overtakes her in reaction to my cold hands. She's mulling something over, trying to decide if it's "safe to say" or not. That much I can tell from her reactions.
"I won't tell you. You know that. So why even try?" She asks, her eyes on my face, filled with trepidation.
I laugh mockingly. "I agree that you won't tell me at this time." I sneer at her. "You will eventually."
Her expression quickly changes to a look of such defiance and arrogance that it very nearly sends me over the edge.
"I'd like to see you try..." She mutters quietly, in a voice meant only for her ears. I hear it anyways, though, due to my heightened senses.
I offer her a sickeningly sweet smile, pretending I hadn't heard. "I'm sorry, what was that?"
She immediately recognizes her mistake. Coughing, she turns her head to the side, averting her gaze. When she speaks, she tries to sound firm, but underneath her ploy a tremor wracks her voice as well as her form. "I-I said that I'd like to g-get by."
I give her a level stare, my eyes revealing nothing to her as she turns her head back to face me. Suddenly, in a violent motion, I backhand her harshly across the face. "Don't you ever lie to me again!" I hiss in a tightly-wound whisper, ready to snap. "I know exactly what you said!" I pause, studying her intently as she turns her face back towards my own. She says nothing as she stares back at me just as much as I am her. I smile slightly, lowering my hand to rest on her thigh. She flinches upon contact. "I must commend you for your efforts, however. That was a brilliant attempt."
She bites her lip, her expression unchanging. I lean forward to whisper in her ear, "The polite thing to do would be to say 'Thank you, Lord Ghirahim.'" My lips lightly brush her ear as I speak. I feel her shudder and I chuckle, my breath washing over her skin.
"Th...Thank you...L-" She says after long moments of hesitation, choking on the last words. She swallows hard and tries again. "Thank you, Lord Ghirahim," she says quietly, but firmly, her voice not shaking like it was before.
My smile broadens a bit as I pull away to look her in the eye. "You are most welcome, my dear Vaati..."