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Getting Out

Wiseman's laugh filled the room again and I felt my feet sliding along the floor. "She's right here Darien, safe and sound." I struggled to fight the force pushing me towards Darien and found myself unable to. Colliding with his hard body, I felt Darien's arms immediately encircle me, hugging me tightly.

"We're okay… why are you soaked?" He asked tenderly then paused. "Where's your shirt?" I gulped and realized that Diamond had ripped my shirt off. "What did they do to you?"

"Nothing…" I whispered sadly and felt a tear roll down my cheek. "Darien… please don't do this." I sounded pathetic, I'll just say that now. I really did sound pathetic. I felt him grow tense then a low growl erupted from his throat. "I don't want this." I repeated and waited for him to say something.

"I have no idea what you're talking about but we're getting out of here." He said sternly and he stepped away from me briefly. I heard a rustling of clothing and then a shirt was being draped over my shoulders. "Here, put this on… now… let's find a way out." He took my hand and began walking. I wondered if he had any idea where he was going and decided against it. How could he know where he was going? You couldn't see anything.

"Where are you going?" I asked carefully and began buttoning the too large shirt. I was certainly thankful for the shirt, for one it was still warm from him wearing it and secondly it smelt like him. His scent invaded my nose and comforted me greatly.

"I don't know, something's telling me to go this way." He said blankly and shrugged. That was as good an answer as any I suppose. I wasn't too thrilled about the whole walking through a black void thing but… I could handle it.

We walked on in silence, the whole time I kept feeling Diamond close by, as if he were following us. Darien seemed to sense it too because every now and then he would pause and listen for any noises. "Darien… I'm scared and I just want to get out of here… I just want all of this to be over."

"I can arrange for that." Wiseman said sternly from behind us. We spun around and I felt Darien tense as if to fight. "Serena, if you want out of here, all you have to do is promise me you'll stay where I want you to." I shook my head. "How about you Darien? You want this to be over?"

"Yes." Darien drawled slowly and held onto me tightly. "What do you want from her? Why bother her?" Wiseman laughed amusedly and a light suddenly appeared. It came from a crystal ball in his hands. In the crystal ball I could see a flickering image of a little girl with pink hair.

"I want this child. Serena is the only one who can lead me to her." I looked up at Darien as he stared into the crystal ball then at Wiseman. The look on his face was one of annoyance.

"Go find the kid yourself. How's she supposed to know where to find her?" Darien growled. "I've never seen her before so Serena surely doesn't know her." I saw Diamond smile from behind Wiseman and tilt his head to the side.

"Not yet she doesn't." I could hear the grin in Wiseman's tone and then a flash of annoyance. "You have two choices, I can teleport you out of here, you two can live happily together, or, I keep you here and you both have unfortunate experiences." Darien looked down at me then removed his arms from around me.

"Am I really so terrible that you're unwilling to just be around me? Is that what this is about?" He sounded so sad, I could only shake my head from side to side. That wasn't it at all and I felt terrible at the current moment. "Then why can't we just leave?"

"I won't let him get his way." I whispered and then realized the error I had made. Darien twitched and, his face suddenly hardened. His eyes fixed on me, unmoving, unblinking… they were so very intense. "Darien…" I moved away from him, his eyes were fixed on me.

"Last chance honey, I've got a hold of him now… either you agree to leave here and live your life normally, with him, or…" Wiseman's voice dropped off as the light began to dwindle. I felt my heart begin to race. All I had to do was say yes, then I could go back home and just escape. I could run away. "That won't work. I have a power binding on you missy and you won't be able to escape me. What's it going to be?"

"Leave me alone." I continued to move away from them, the darkness beginning to envelope me but Darien's eyes remained fixed. "Please leave me alone." I cried. Wiseman shook his head and let the light completely die. The minute it did I heard movement, fast movement.

I turned and ran, zig zagging as I went, like a rabbit. I could hear someone chasing me and I knew who it was and what that person wanted. I ran, and ran, then ran some more, each time I turned I felt Darien reach for me and miss.

The tears were freely running down my face now but all the while I remembered that the future wasn't at all certain. If it was Wiseman would be there already. "Get back here!" I heard Darien tell at me. He was so close, his speed and agility scaring me.

That's when it all went downhill. My legs smacked into the water basin and down I went, landing in the water harshly. I cried out in pain, my legs felt as if they had been smashed with a sledgehammer. In a flash Darien had a hold of me, his hand tangled in my hair, he pulled me out of the water and onto my feet. I screamed in pain, both from my hair being pulled and the sharp stabbing that went through my legs. "Darien… please… don't." I cried and tried to resist him and he pulled me against his body.

"God I want you…" He whispered then chuckled softly. "I would have never guessed you were one for cat and mouse. Or for anything rough." I felt fear course through me. What had Wiseman done to him? Maybe more importantly, what had Wiseman made him believe? He pulled my lips to his and kissed me hungrily, his tongue forcing it's way into my mouth and his free hand groping me harshly. "Stop fighting me." He hissed and jerked my head back so my back arched into him.

"Darien… stop…" I begged and heard him laugh. His lips touched my neck, his teeth trailing over my skin as an animalistic grunt escaped him. He wasn't going to listen, clearly I could do nothing. I knew his strength, he could snap me like a twig if he wanted to, so my best bet was to not fight too much. "You're hurting me!"

"Just say you'll do what I want you to and it doesn't have to be like this." Wiseman whispered in my ear. I felt like I was selling my soul because I was actually thinking about it. "This will really hurt if you don't." I bit my lip and nodded my head in approval. Clearly I wasn't getting out of this, the only thing I could do was agree and prolong this. "What?"

"Okay Wiseman, I agree, I'll do what you want." Darien immediately released me and began breathing hard. "What do you want?" I asked sadly.

"Just live your life, be happy." He said happily and just like that, Darien and I were standing in his living room. He was on his knees on the ground, his hands in front of him as he gasp for breath.

"Darien?" I asked softly and knelt down to touch him. He looked as if he were in pain of some sort. I hurt all over, looking down at my legs I noticed the black bruises and swelling, my head was throbbing, and everywhere else Darien had grabbed me hurt like hell. At the moment thought I was far more concerned with Darien.

"Get away from me." He snapped suddenly without looking up. I paused as he balled his fists angrily. "GET AWAY FROM ME!" He shouted at me and lifted his head to glare at me. "I… I can't… just stay away from me." Tears started to form in his eyes and I realized something. The person who had just attacked me wasn't Darien. The way his teeth had touched me… that was Diamond. That's why Wiseman had Diamond there.

"Darien… it's okay… really…" I tried to comfort him. I knew how torturous it was to be controlled by Diamond, to have your body disobey you and do what someone else wanted. "It wasn't you…"

"No… It doesn't matter. What I did to you… what this body did to you… I don't want any part of it." He breathed and stared at the hard wood floor then closed his eyes. "I was helpless, I was trapped, listening to you plead, beg me… not to hurt you and he… I can't get his thoughts out of my head." I felt bad for Darien. Really bad.

"It's fine. We're okay now." I smiled and his eyes slowly scanned over me. This was hell, truly, it was. "Look, I'm fine, you on the other hand don't look too well. I think you might have fractured your legs." He stood suddenly and scooped me into his arms. Carrying me to the couch, he lay me down and moved his hands to my legs and closed his eyes. "They're fractured… should I heal them for you?"

Looking into his concerned eyes I knew the only answer he would accept was yes. I nodded and waited for something to happen. He looked hesitant for some reason, I couldn't tell what though. "This… is going to hurt… isn't it?" I asked carefully as he nodded. "Then just… do it." His eyes locked with mine as I felt a snap in my legs followed by an almost unbearable pain. I can't even describe the pain I felt… stabbing… maybe… that's what I'll label it as.

Of course, at the time I didn't have time to think about all that at the time… no. Instead of thinking rationally I threw my head back and began screaming bloody murder. I'm fairly convinced that someone in the apartment building must have heard it and called the police. This lasted for fifteen minutes or so, Darien ever so diligently healed my legs but I'll be damned if I appreciated it.

After it was over, Darien moved so he was kneeling close to my face, his eyes so full of regret and just as teary as mine (I had bawled my eyes out too… yeah… not attractive). "I'm so sorry." He said gently and placed a hand on my cheek to remove the tear stains. "Seems like I'm causing you more pain and suffering than I am comfort."

"Very true." I moaned and squeezed my eyes shut. "And to think… all of this because someone else wants us to sleep together." I could almost feel the smile radiating off of him as I said that. Of course he would smile, a moment ago he didn't want to be near me for fear of hurting me but now he wants to sleep with me… men. Honestly, the simplicity of their minds…

"You know, I was never opposed to the idea, only the conditions that seem to be accompanying it." He then removed his hand and stood, walking into the kitchen. "Nonetheless, I think we need to talk about this. Frankly, I'm surprised they let us go. They're not giving us any sort of choice and… well… I just don't understand. Diamond had me, he could have carried out Wiseman's will… why risk us not sleeping together? Why not just keep us like that and get the job done?" I finally cracked my eyes open and looked at him. He had a point. Why release us when they had us there, captive, like prisoners with puppet strings? I wasn't sure if I wanted to know the answer.

"I don't know." I finally sighed. Maybe Wiseman let us return to have the illusion that we were free. Diamond could appear here at any time, consume Darien's mind… that would make sense. Wiseman wanting me to believe that I was with Darien when maybe… maybe Diamond would take him over and make sure the job was done. "Darien…" I asked gently and he walked around the couch, setting down a glass of water.

"Here, I know you're dehydrated, heeling you takes energy and often dehydrates a person." I smiled at him and took the water eagerly. "Were you going to ask me something Meatball head?"

"Yeah… Darien… how will I know you're you and not Diamond?" His eyes immediately darkened with uncertainty and worry. I knew those eyes, I could tell by his eyes but… what if I didn't notice that in time? I did not want to fall victim to any sick games Wiseman would make Diamond play. "I mean… we can't even create a password because Diamond could find something like that."

"How about the Meatball head thing. Everyone knows I call you that but… Diamond calls you Serena… right? He wouldn't know any different. So… if were having any romantic moments or any resembling it… I'll call you meatball head." He waited for me to agree then seemed thoughtful again. "Um… let's just… pretend for a moment… that… Diamond took control of you… how am I going to know?"

I have to admit, the look on Darien's face in the current moment not only spoke of his disgust in the thought, but it also reflected mine. "Well jerk face, I guess you'll never know." I drawled as he grinned. "So, resorting back to our enemy pet names." I laughed. "It'll work."

"Let's hope so." Darien smiled and leaned forward to kiss me gently. As our lips touched I felt a spark travel the length of my spine and stop in the most… private of areas. In a way, I had to appreciate fate, Darien was certainly the only one who made me feel this way. I wanted him to kiss me, to touch me… to do… so much more. "Okay, that's enough for right now." He suddenly pulled away. "I think we're both a little traumatized by today and this isn't a good interaction… how about we… go out to eat or something… it's seven, so it's past our dinner time."

"You go get something, bring it back please? I don't want to go out. I'm still a little afraid of the government trying to pick me up. I'm still a powerful discovered, level ten you know?" I smiled as he rolled his eyes.

"Right, and as a powerful, level, ten Aberrant… you can change your appearance… I know you can. Just think of looking different and you will be." I thoughtfully mulled the idea around and finally decided on changing my hair to black. It was night and day to my blonde and while I was at it, I imagined green eyes. The result… If I must say so myself, was stunning. I let my hair down and tussled it lightly then looked at Darien. "I prefer you the other way but if we have to hide you, I would much prefer you looking like someone else." He held out his hand and smiled. "Let's go."