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In Punk's sleep he was having nightmares again. Not always nightmares but memories of Jade either when she was yelling at him about Serena either catching them or over the phone, but the over the phone turned into face to face of her hitting him as her voice raised. That or memory of when he tried to calm her from her own terrors but they were not working. This is what filled most of his sleep time ever since he told about Jade being attacked. He was weak, he caved, he told, he truly did betray her this time. His mind was punishing him for it now.

A faint sound pierced the sleep that did not belong. A wheel squeaking, it was slowly getting louder. It finally stopped, but so did the twisted dream, his mind now debating if he should open his eyes or not. Something in his head told him it was early. His brain slowly more aware of someone else breathing, at first he thought it was Dillia's, no it was labored. He rolled towards the center of the room opening his eyes. In the dimness he could see someone sitting in a chair that was not there before. It took the fog in his brain a few more moments to begin to make details, female, her head slumped forward showing her short red hair, he then saw the ropes or something holding the person's arms to the chair.

"No…He grabbed someone else…" He pushed himself to stand moving towards them. It was only maybe about three feet that he noticed the same needle in the woman that was in him arm, just opposite sides. "No…please let me be dreaming still." As he looked more. "NO Can't…." He thought he was about to be ill again, but he had to know for sure. He finished moving the few feet a shaky hand when to move her hair & head a groan from the woman as her head fell back in what Punk now realized was a wheel chair. "My god….Jade…Jade, please." Tears pricked his eyes his hand just brushing her face. "Please wake up, Jade." He went to start untying her.

"I wouldn't." Came the distorted voice. "I'll only warn you once." Punk slowly moved his hand way from the cords holding her.
"What do you want from her?"
"Oh her personally…like you, she is just a means to the end. Now you want her awake I can accomplish that." Before Punk could give an answer he saw her body jerk in front of his eyes but then fall limp again. "Hmm must of knocked her out harder then I thought."
"No please…" Punk looked a few moments seeing the rise & fall of her chest. "Please don't hurt her…what do you want to know from her?"
A cold laugh filled the air. "From her nothing yet. It just leads to the ultimate end."
"Please….you have her here, please don't torture her…"

A groan filled Punk's ears Jade's head trying to move the blood making her ears pound. "Jade…please Jade take it easy."
"Ph…Phil? Ca-can't be…no…" A groan passed her lips again more realization slowly crept into her brain. She slowly lifted her head trying to focus on the form near her also her fact she was at least partly immobile. "My god, Phil…" she then saw how his features had changed some. Why was it now with her eyes actually on him, he felt even more shammed. Those eyes were like the eyes of the world on him already judging him for being weak. He started to turn away wanting to hide back in the corner away from her when she spoke again. "What Kane do to you?" He stopped moving, turning his head looking at her.
"Kane?…Kane?"

The cold laugh entered the room again. Jade moved her head looking around more. "Watch it, see him…I turned him into a wretch he always feared, nothing but an addict." She heard the distorted voice.
"No…no…" She looked Towards punk seeing the downcast look to his face & eyes unwilling or unable to look at her. "What ever you got him on, he can get off…It was not his choice…"
"Oh really…you know it was when I STOPPED the drugs, he finally caved in & told me ALL About you." She saw shaking her head. "Oh yes, the abuse you suffered in your hotel room that one night."
Her eyes closed tight wishing she could cover her ears. "No….shut up….no…What the hell you want GleAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" Her body jerked along with the scream.

"IT'S KANE, JUST KANE!"
She swallowed moving her head again, trying to look around. "NO…you are GLE…" She gave another scream lasting even longer before the jolt though her body stopped her body trying to slump forward in the chair despite the arm being held back.
"He is gone, he was weak, he is dead…only I survive, only Kane."
"No…somewh…" her voice weaker her breath labored.
"JADE PLEASE!" Yelled Punk he wasn't even sure where that voice came from anymore. She lifted her head again looking at him. "Please…he will only keep doing it, trust me."
"Fine…Well then Kane. Since you are now known, how about ditching the old voice box?"

"It is actually almost a shame, I liked being the unknown demon in Phil's head. Talking to him from the darkness, being that tiny nagging voice driving him ever slower to the edge." He laughed again. "Oh I was planning one thing when I first took him…then when he finally broke & told me about your assault…oh it made my plan even sweeter."

"What you talking about?" Jade asked.
"You know those photos Beth got?"
"Beth…Beth?" Punk lowered his head again. "What the fuck he do to Beth?"
"I just sent her a few interesting photos of you & my little assistant." Kane seemed to chuckle amused by the whole thing.
"NO…" Punk looked towards Jade who nodded. "Jade it wasn't my fault…someth…something he give…OH NO….NO KANE YOUR NOT GOING TO MAKE ME DO THAT!"
In a tone telling he was boarding chuckling that dark laugh of his. "Did it just hit you Phillip? Did it just hit you exactly how much of my puppet you were made to become."
"NO…I won't…I won't do that…" Punk cringed dropping to his knees as his hands moved to the damned collar around his neck. "I…I don't care…I won't do that to her…."
"Like you will have much of a choice when that one substance begin to flow through you again…and remember Phillip you never know when that one will be coming…or how it will affect her body."

"NO, you are not putting anything in me…no." Jade snapped trying to pull her bindings.
"Looks like you are in no condition to stop me. Besides I might as well tell you…the drug I speak of…is within the food." A brief chuckle "So, the only way to make sure you don't get it is to not eat…you eat & you have to wonder is this a day he did something to it. Go ahead Phillip you can untie her." He walked over carefully untying her.
"You don't need to listen to him Phil."
"This is one command I want to follow please as long as he don't punish you for it…all me Punk…please…" She nodded as he freed the one arm allowing her to move it. He undid the other arm then unwrapping that cord that held her torso she almost slumped against him. "It's ok Jade I have you."

He slowly stood up holding her as she tried to get her footing. "What ever he knocked you out with, Let me lay you down for now. "He picked her up even that was almost a strain to him cursing himself as he made his way to the bed laying her down on it.
"How sweet." Came Kane's almost disgusted voice. "Well I'll let you two get reacquainted, I have dear Randal to get ready for."
"I hope he means soon but I doubt it."
Punk sat on the floor next to the bed his back against it. "I do even want to know…how long has it been?"
"Four months Punk…I'm sorry…we had been looking…trust me we had."
He pulled his knees to his chest wrapping his arms around them resting his head on them. "I believe you Jade…I believe you…I admit I did loose hope. I wanted to fight him, I tried to fight him…"
"You have any clue what he has been giving you?"

"No…no…at least four things from what I can guess…three pushed in my system through that needle…" He sighs. "Still the thought makes my skin crawl over what he lowered me too."
"Punk listen…listen to me now." She tried to roll the spring squeaking under her as she places a hand on his shoulder. "He may have created an addiction in you…but you are not an addict. We get out of here & we will get you the help you need."
"What will it matter? He made me toss me beliefs out the window…who would care about me, straight edge or anything after this?"
"Because deep inside it is still who you are. You did not choose to fall from your beliefs, they were ripped from you on the principal of survival."
"Two I wish I could fight the withdraw of…the last I am ashamed to admit I al…I almost welcome. What ever it is…it knocks me out…allows me to sleep."

Jade lightly rubs his shoulder trying to joke. "Well you have your natural sleep drug now." He gave a weak silent chuckle the faintest of smiles on his lips remembering when he used to joke about her being his drug.
"I won't lie Jade…I am sorry I cheated on you…but just on a friendship, and even cuddling level no one could beat you. I was always so relaxed with you in my arms."
"Want me to move over…"
"Jade?"
"Just to try to sleep…my body still feels heavy, I am surprised & stayed awake this long."
"If you sure…"
"It is just holding Punk…I doubt there is a second bed."
"OK." He slowly stood up & helped her get rolled over to face the wall moving over as far as she could on the small bed allowing him to climb behind her placing one arm over her middle the other cradled under his own head as she tries to get comfortable before drifting to a unnatural sleep. He didn't think he was that sleepy himself, but had to admit he felt calmed with her in his arms again, even if the back of his head had to remind him that she was no longer his. He lost the right to her comfort with his betrayals, for now at least he had it back. Soon after his own eyes closed allowing him to drift to sleep.

(So much for my Muses of this tale letting me focus elsewhere. This is longer then I think any other update so far in the story & it was just one little scene...man voices in Kane's head, Punk's head...now I wish I could just stop the ones in my head LOL.)