MISS MEEEE? Wow I just realised have not updated anything in a really REALLY long time so, as an apology, here is chapter 2 of Cold As You :D hey, that rhymed!

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If I owned pokemon you'd be jealous. but i don't. so..

MISTY POV

I awoke in a large room, sprawled out on a gigantic bed. I rubbed my eyes; that was the best sleep I'd had in a long, long time. But, then again, I bet anything beats sleeping on an old, rotting mattress in a dingy attic. Slowly, I propped myself up onto my elbows, searching my surroundings for some sort of hint as to where I now was. The room was gigantic, to say the least, the walls a soft cream color. The perfectly polished hardwood floor was slightly covered by a huge Victorian-styled rug, centered in front of the king-sized canopy bed where I now lay. Behind the red, velvet curtains, a few rays of sunshine were filtering in, allowing me to see the room's contents in a bit more detail. Every piece of furniture was handmade; carved from a rich, chocolate brown colored wood. Above the center of the room hung an oversized chandelier; the diamonds glittering in the sun's rays and projecting their light around the room. I lay there for a moment, mesmerized by the sight, before snapping out of it.

I searched my memory for what events had occurred last night. All I could remember was the pain of the tiny icicles pelting down on my skin. The rest was a blur.

I heard movement from behind the doors and watched as they swung open. An old lady entered, crossing the room and making her way to the bed. She was dressed in an elegant, lilac-colored dress and covered in various kinds of sparkling jewels.

"Oh, you have finally awaken!" She gave me a warm smile as she perched on the edge of the mattress.

"Uh, yeah," I answered, hoping I would soon find out what was going on. Luckily, the lady seemed to pick up on my confusion.

She placed her wrinkled hand over the sheets where my knee was located, "You must be wondering where you are."

DAWN POV

The new girls; two brunettes, both quite pretty, with absolutely no idea what was in store for them. The first brunette pushed her ash brown locks from her face and bolted to the door. I watched with pity as she took a few steps back, then sprinted at it, ramming into the cold stone with a huge thump. The door stayed shut and she fell to the ground in pain. The girl pulled herself to her feet and was about to try again before I stopped her.

"That's not gonna work."

She stopped in her tracks and turned to face me, "Yeah, what do you know?"

I let out a hollow laugh, "I've been here for over 4 years. You think I haven't tried every way possible to escape?"

"And where exactly is 'here'?" asked the second brunette, anxiously tugging on one of her pigtails.

I turned to face her, staring holes into her eyes to be sure she got the message, "Hell."

She gasped, dropping her pigtail so that it rested by her shoulder, and leant back against the wall. I saw a tear escape from her closed eye and run down her delicate face. Poor girl; I knew exactly what she was going through. And believe me, it was no picnic.

"I'm Dawn, by the way" I said, trying to take her attention from our horrible situation. She glanced up at me, before taking the hand I had offered out and giving it a slight shake.

"I'm May" She replied, pulling her hand back into her lap, "Nice to meet you, I guess."

I moved my gaze over to the other girl, "And you are?"

She halted her examination of the room and turned towards me, "I'm sorry, but is that really the most important matter at the moment? I'm trying to come up with an escape plan."

"You don't get it, do you?" I stood up for effect, "There is no escape! You're stuck here, whether you like it or not, so I suggest that you just get used to it!"

I sat back down and watched as my words sunk in. As I waited for a reply, I began to fiddle with my so called 'uniform'. Just a dull grey dress and a stained white apron. I mean seriously, you'd think that in a mansion overflowing with money, they'd be able to splurge a little to keep their housekeepers presentable. I looked up to see the nameless girl slowly walking over and kneeling down beside me.

"Look, you don't understand. I can't be here, I have to go home. My family needs me. I have to get out of here!" The girl looked desperate, her big blue eyes staring me down.

"It's not that simple" I tried to explain. It wouldn't help though; people believed what they wanted to believe. It was just a matter of time before they were struck with the horrible, yet undeniable truth, "They'll never let you leave".

"Wait" May's head snapped towards me, "What do you mean 'they'?"

"The masters" They both looked at me in confusion; it seemed I would have to elaborate, "The one's that rule the mansion."

"I'm not following," replied the still annoyingly anonymous one, her sapphire eyes giving off a slightly frightened appeal, despite her desperate attempts to conceal it.

"Three guys; no hearts, no compassion," I waited for their reactions. As I'd predicted, they both seemed eager, yet reluctant to hear more. "Brothers who are so utterly cruel, they will do anything to see those below them suffer. That's why you're both here, no? Because you were taken away? Because you were caught up in a situation that the more privileged would find pathetic? Maybe due to money issues, or run-ins with the law? Yeah, it's happened to all of us, and there's no way out. At least not alive, that is." I knew I sounded like a complete bitch, but hey, the truths hurts, and I had to be sure that it hit them. Hard.

At that moment there was a noise from behind the stone door as it was yanked open and yet another body was shoved into the room. Fading laughter could be heard from outside as the guards walked away, obviously finding the pain of others somewhat hilarious. I scoffed at the sound; they were no more than a bunch of assholes.

I turned my attention back to the figure lying on the ground, realizing it was a guy from his outline.

"Hey Dawn" the boy pushed his body off the ground and got to his feet.

I sighed; I should've seen this coming. "Ash" I looked him in the eye, "didn't expect to see you so soon. What are you in for?"

"Made a joke about Gary's hair…" His eyes quickly darted towards the two newbies beside me, "it didn't go down so well. Who are these two?"

I glanced behind me. The first brunette had returned to her hopeless mission of trying to get out, whilst May was looking Ash up and down. I couldn't blame her; his bright, clean attire definitely stood out amongst the dull surroundings.

"These are your new maids, May and…" I trailed off, hoping the girl would finally introduce herself.

"And who are you, exactly?" asked the brunette, completely ignoring me. She had finally given up on finding an exit and turned her attention towards the all of the commotion in the room's center.

I saw him open his mouth, but I cut him off before he could start, "This is Ash, the fourth and most kind of all the masters, not that there's much to compete with."

Ash shot me a cheesy grin. Thank god I had him, otherwise I would have lost my mind a long time ago.

"Hold on a second" May spoke up, staring at the new arrival in disbelief, "If your so high and mighty, why were thrown down here?"

"Oh, yeah, about that," He rubbed the back of his head awkwardly, "Let's just say I'm not exactly on great terms with the rest of the family. It's complicated."

May did not push the matter further, although I could see in her eyes that she was unsatisfied.

There was a loud thump and the room's attention was once again drawn towards the stubborn brunette. She had finally given up on the door and was now walking up and down the room, occasionally pounding her fist into the stone wall.

"What are you doing now?" I asked, growing tired of her stupidity.

The girl shot me an annoyed look, as if I was disrupting her work. Yes, I was the disruptive one.

"Not that it's any of your business," She answered, placing her hand on her hip and tilting her head, "But I was looking for a secret passage."

"A secret passage!" I let out a hollow laugh in disbelief, "Do you hear yourself right now? Do you realize how ridiculous that sounds? I've been in this room for a lot longer than your horrific half hour, and let me tell you, there is no way out, especially not one that obvious!"

"Well, with the amount of brain cells you've lost scrubbing floors, I wouldn't be surprised if the obvious had slipped your mind," The girl, satisfied with her blow, offered me one last cocky smirk before spinning back around to the wall.

"Hey, listen you arogan-"

"Woah, let's just settle down everyone!" Ash decided to step in before anything got too ugly. Typical Ash.

I raised my eyebrows at him, expressing my need to respond to the irritating girl's remarks. I could tell from Ash's eyes that he understood my feelings, however he was slowly shaking his head. I couldn't blame him though. After all, with all the arguments that went on upstairs with his family, it was only natural for him to want some peace in his place of refuge.

There was a slight jingle of keys outside the door, before it slammed wide open and in barged two of the mansions guards, well known around the place for being horrifyingly cruel when the right moment emerged.

As the second guard came through the threshold, I noticed he was carrying a bundle of dirty, scrunched up sheets.

The first guard made eye-contact with the new girls.

"Put these on," he ordered, "These will serve as your uniform and your only attire. You are to get dressed immediately with no complaints, and then report to the main hall to begin your duties."

The second guard casually dropped the repulsive clothes to the ground, as though he spent the majority of his life treating others with no respect. Who was I kidding, he probably did just that.

I watched as May slowly reached out from her spot across from me and grabbed her dress. I observed as she cringed slightly at the uniform's vulgar appearance. Yep, it certainly was not pleasant.

I remembered we were currently in the presence of a self-absorbed brunette, and so turned my head in her direction. Unsurprisingly, the girl was standing against the wall, arms folded and staring off into the distance. I could not believe she was going to pull something so stupid at a time like this. Unfortunately for her, the stubborn behavior was eventually realized by the powerful men, who were far from happy at her uncooperativeness.

"Hey you, that was an order!" one of them shouted at her, anger and shock clouding his tone.

"I don't follow orders, especially when they're being screamed at me by a couple of ugly bastards!" She yelled back, copying his tone perfectly. I had to admit, this girl had guts.

"Why you little –" The first guard had placed his left hand on the end of his sword's casing. He had been about to pull it out as he charged at the disobedient fool, but was stopped in his tracks by the words of his partner.

"Stop! Don't you remember what we were told? All punishments go directly through one of the Masters!"

The now stationary guard dropped his hand back by his side as he realized his almost-mistake.

"Yes, that's right. Were low enough on maids as it is; we can't afford to lose any, no matter how much of an ungrateful bitch they are." The guard strode up to the brunette and grabbed her arm, yanking her out the door and away from us. She kicked out and struggled against his grip, but it was no use; he was not letting go. The remaining guard shot us all one last warning glare to show who was in charge, before slamming the large rock door behind himself.

I sighed to myself. That girl had it coming.

LEAF POV

The brute's callused hands clamped onto my forearm as he dragged me up the rocky steps, out of the maid's chamber and into a much larger room.

"The little brat refuses to wear her uniform, Master," The guard addressed a figure in front of him as he threw me to his feet.

"May I ask why you chose to bother me with this pathetic excuse for a girl during my relaxation time?" The figure responded, his voice cold enough to freeze the deepest ocean.

"Uh… s-sorry Master Drew, I just thought that-" the guard's rambling was cut short.

I slowly raised my head and squinted through my disheveled hair. A young man sat before me in a throne-like chair, his bright green hair standing out amongst his dreary attire. His left hand had been raised to silence the blabbering man before his and he had turned is attention down to my sprawled out body.

"Do you really dare to disobey an order?" His voice possessed a cruel humor, as though he would enjoy what was to come next.

I would not grovel. I was a proud girl and would stand up for myself, no matter what was done to me. Rather than taking this opportunity to plead my case and beg for freedom, I shriveled into defense mode.

"Yes, I really do. And that's not all, if you expect to see me on the ground with a bucket and sponge, you've got another thing coming."

My response was met by a jolting pain in my stomach as the guards boot shot out from behind me.

"You little skank, how dare you talk that way to your master!" Master Drew pulled me up to his face by my collar, "Now you will behave and stay down with the dirt where you belo-"

His angry rampage was met with a mouthful of saliva as I spit at his words. The almighty lord was speechless, blinking numerously to try and calculate what exactly had just happened. After a few seconds, he slowly wiped the liquid from his eye and raised his hand, connecting it sharply with my cheek. The unexpected contact had hurt, but I would not show weakness, not now. Master Drew got his grip back on my collar and swiftly pulled my ear to his tightly pursed lips.

"Count yourself lucky we're running low on maids, bitch" He whispered menacingly before shoving me to the cold stone floor.

He nodded to the guard behind me, who had not moved since my physical discipline, and strode out of the room. I was then grabbed roughly by my hair and dragged down to the dungeon. The pressure on my scalp caused me to scream out in pain. I had tried to hold it in, but it was just too much. With no care for my safety, the man dragged me down a flight of jarring stone steps and threw me into a dark, vile cell. I lay on the wet ground and listened to the sound of the cell door slam, accompanied by the faint trudging as the guard's footsteps drifted away from my prison. Once I was certain of my solitude, I carefully wrapped my arms around my legs, dug my head into my knees, and sobbed myself to sleep.

Well..? Love it? Hate it? Wanna Date it? Sorry, just needed it to rhyme..

Anyway, I know there wasn't much on Misty and the rest of the guys haven't come in yet and stuffs a bit messed up right now, but just go with the flow and itll all come together.

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