Chapter 12: What You Want

(Author's Note: The title of this chapter is inspiration from the song 'What You Want', by Evanescence.)

Blue stared blankly at the delicious servings of fresh lunch food that was beginning to crowd the table they sat at. Steve was taking a bite of a honey slathered biscuit he nabbed from a wicker basket and looked at Blue sympathetically, "We will get your sister back, Blue. I promise we will!"

"It won't be easy but we will." Notch agreed with a nod and took a sip from some coffee he had. Blue taking her fork in hand, thoughtfully twirled her fork around in some spaghetti noodles that she had been dished out by a male servant. Furrowing her brows, she glanced up at them and finally spoke up.

"Will this black magic that has been brought upon my sister… Will it turn her into someone she's not and how fast acting is it?"

"Yes and no to your first question." Notch replied and sighed, "Scarlett cannot be changed so much that she is an entirely different person who is mindless of what is occurring. The dark energies are only highly influencing to her mind, but not so much mind-altering to the point she could be broken down as slave to it. It will alter things like her physical abilities and maybe even some mental aspects, but much of it is unknown to us. What I am sure of is that it will give her power similar to Herobrine. Of course, not anywhere near as potent, but something like possibly controlling the hordes of dark forces that Herobrine does, if she would command them."

"She wouldn't be able to override Herobrine, though. One, her power wouldn't ever be able to compare to his, and two her power is still connected with his because of the ritual."

"I see.." Blue murmured and Notch spoke up again to answer her other question.

"As for how fast acting, we don't know. She's probably now noticing the effects of it. Hero is most likely keeping it under his thumb to only let her have a limited assess to doing only anything he would want her doing."

Blue nodded and frowned, "Just what can I do to help get my sister back? I'm not powerful or trained to do anything like this as your troops are. If anything I'm rather useless…"

"Blue, you have something that nobody else has here. You have a relationship and personal connection with your sister, that could possibly be the only way to be able to pull her from this. Don't worry about defeating Herobrine, we'll do that part. We just need you to deal with your sister. We won't know her mindset when we come across her. If we're lucky she'll still want to go home, if not, it might take some convincing on your part. I'm sure your sister will be able to see through this darkness and know where she truly belongs is with you in your world." Notch said with a smile and reassurance that made Blue feel a little better. She still couldn't help but feel like her sister was in immediate danger, even at this very moment. Where ever Little Red was with that white eyed-devil. Blue hoped more than anything she was safe from harm's way.

The pain wasn't as unbearable as one would imagine death being. Red was afraid to reopen her eyes and once again to be in another location she wasn't familiar with like Heaven or Hell. Yet, hearing the sound of choking and the feeling of something wet splattering all across her face and body, she knew something wasn't right. Slowly, opening her brown eyes, she was face to face with the wide eyes of Ruth right in her face. Red gasped and wanted to back away but couldn't because she was already against a wall.

"RUUUTTHH!" Wolfgang screamed in the background, his shrill voice echoed off of the walls of the hallway.

Ruth's mouth had blood pouring out from the sides, she was shaking but unmoving. The electrified sword she had in her hand had fallen to the ground and clattered against the nether brick ground loudly. Red stared face to face with her. Ruth tried opening her mouth to say something but only more blood oozed out from her mouth and down to the ground. Shaking in terror at being eye length with deathly eyes. Red's own eyes glanced down from her face to examine her lower torso. There a familiar sharp golden sword with fire blazing from it's blade was protruding through her stomach in nothing but a mixture of blood and fire.

Red's mouth fell agape as she stared at her, frozen from literal shock. Ruth took a step forward and stumbled forwards towards Red. Red side-stepped to the right, so the tip of the sword didn't also pierce herself. Ruth fell into the wall and held onto the it with both of her hands, before slowly falling down to her knees while coughing up more blood.

"RUTH! OH MY GOD, RUTH! STAND UP, RUTH! RUTH!" Wolfgang cried and also couldn't move, he stood there also frozen but for much different reasons than Red.

Red watched as Ruth's hands trailed down the walls, leaving a trail of blood in it's wake, before she fell to her side lifelessly. Her eyes were still wide open and the fire was charring the sides of the lethal wound that had been inflicted on her. Wolfgang tried running to his girlfriend but couldn't move an inch, his legs wouldn't let him.

"See what happens when you defy me?" An eerily calm deep voice spoke suddenly from behind Wolfgang. Red's eyes shot over from Ruth and over to Wolfgang and now Herobrine who was standing right behind him. His eyes were the fiercest flaming white that blazed from his eyes wildly. He looked beyond pissed.

Teleporting in front of Wolfgang, he began skulking forwards towards Red, completely ignoring Wolfgang who wasn't moving an inch. Red's focus was entirely on Hero as he gradually advanced over towards her. Standing right in front of her, his fierce eyes stared down right into her own in silence. Red gulped and was starting to think that being killed by Ruth might have been a better option than what she was about to experience.

Slamming his fist into the wall, it slightly cracked and he leered his face towards Red intimidatingly. Red shamefully turned her head away, which only made him even more outraged. "LOOK AT ME." He ordered her. She whimpered and turned her head immediately to look straight into his eyes that were haunting her very soul.

"I-I'm sorry…" Red murmured lowly, which only made him shake his head.

"You're sorry? You think that is sufficient enough of an answer to me? Really?"

"I-I…" He roughly slammed his fist again into the nether wall and made Red cry out in fear. "I-I'm SORRY! I'm so sorry!" She blubbered and began to panic further as he reached out with his free hand and gripped onto the sides of her neck. He was tightly holding on but not enough to choke her.

He continued to glare her hatefully, "What did I tell you?"

"I-I.."

"WHAT. Did I tell you to do, Scarlett!?"

"Y-you told me to stay! I'm sorry! I-I got bored and-" He cut her off as he made a bitter laugh at her absurd statement.

"BORED? That's it? You were bored?" Shaking his head again he laughed dryly, like it was the funniest thing. Red continued to shake and feel nothing but dread and regret for her stupid decisions. Hero stared at her in silence. It was almost just as terrifying as when he yelled at her. Eyeing the scratches, bruises, and fresh blood that covered her from head to toe, he growled under his breath.

"Look at yourself. Tell me that when you don't listen that things turn out for the better. And to think that maybe we we're having a mutual understanding. I can be only so kind to you, Scarlett, but even I have my limits. Now you've gone off and hurt yourself, nearly gotten yourself killed, and blatantly defied me by thinking you could actually get away with these rebels that never had a chance to begin with. Are you stupid?"

"Apparently, I am…" Red muttered and held onto the side of her arm. She felt nothing but shame.

"Indeed… apparently you are." Shaking his head from feeling betrayed, he stared at the small nick that Ruth had made on her neck with her sword. Leaning forward and ever closer towards her, he licked the middle of her neck and the blood away before pulling back. "Do you know how badly I want to kill you right now? And yet, how pitiful it is of me that I never will find the strength inside me to do it." Herobrine whispered harshly to her, making her tremble even more if possible. Turning his eyes from her and over to Ruth, he made a faint mocking smirk.

"The audacity of these pathetic rebels…" He muttered and finally let Red go. She breathed in and out a sigh of relief. She was more than shocked he hadn't just brutally murdered her then and there and got it over with. Herobrine stared at Ruth before turning to look back at Wolfgang finally.

Wolfgang was looking down to the ground, silently crying and mourning for his now deceased lover. "Y-you made me kill her…" He mumbled miserably.

Herobrine smirked arrogantly and teleported in front of him. "She deserved a much more excruciating and torturous death. You are not even capable enough to give her a proper death. She deserved it you know. You should listen to me more often."

"YOU CONTROLLED MY BODY YOU, FUCKING MONSTER! YOU MADE ME KILL MY RUTH!" Wolfgang shouted in Hero's face and Herobrine only laughed back at his suffering.

"Her constant despicable crimes were accountable for death. You don't just get away with terrorizing my Queen and then misleading her on top of it. Being a rebel for Notch alone is deserving of death, but she had the imbecility to attempt and murder my Queen. I don't like when anyone messes with what is mine. You should feel honored for dealing with the affair for me." Herobrine patronized Wolfgang with a smirk that never left his face. Wolfgang wanted so horribly to punch him across the face, stab him, anything… but he couldn't move, he was completely paralyzed, other than his head.

"She didn't deserve to die, you monster! I'll damn well kill you when you let me go from this paralyzing magic! The fucking world would be better off without you! Just wait until Notch and the Rebellion defeat you and then you'll be nothing but a forgotten memory! One that everyone will gladly forget!"

Herobrine rolled his eyes and suddenly turned back to look at Red, "Here is a way to earn back the slightest of trust from me. Kill him."

"W-what!?" Red uttered in shock.

"You heard me. Kill him." He stepped beside Wolfgang and looked from him to her, "Do it now."

Red's mouth fell agape again, her eyes fell to concern. Her hand was being forced here. Wolfgang looked at Red with a glare, "I bet you'll listen to him. Ruth was right. You're not better than him!"

"I-I…" Red clenched her teeth together and looked down with a glare of confusion. She couldn't disobey Herobrine again but Wolfgang was right. If she killed him she was no better than Herobrine.

"I'm not in the mood for patience, Scarlett. Kill him and get this over with." Herobrine warned, obviously being in no mood to play around at the moment. Red looked back up at Wolfgang's silvery blue eyes that held nothing but hatred for her.

"Just do it! My life has already been ruined now that Ruth is gone… You're truly no better than him, you little red bitch." Wolfgang hissed while feeling irritated by the tears that were streaming down his face. In his mind, he truly knew he didn't want to die but he couldn't look weak for Ruth, Notch, or the Rebellion.

"Fuck you, Wolfgang! If you only knew the fucking shit I'm going through right now! Screw you and your whole rebellion! Your girlfriend just tried to murder me when I was doing nothing but trying to help! Am I truly the monster or is it you!" Red yelled at him and picked up Electro Blitz that was still on the ground from where Ruth had dropped it. Herobrine watched with a hard blank stare as Red took the sword and strolled up to Wolfgang's front with the sword in hand.

Wolfgang gulped and glanced down at the sword in her hand, "Some kind of poetic justice isn't it? I kill Ruth with my sword and now I'm being killed with her own." Wolfgang stated lowly as he glared down at the sword. Red glanced down at Electro Blitz and then back at Wolfgang with a deadly stare.

"You don't deserve to live… Hero is right." Red replied quietly. Wolfgang stared hard at her with a frown.

"Do your worst, bitch. Notch and the Rebellion will rise in the end. You will just be another corpse in the battlefield."

"Too bad you won't be there for that battle." Red hissed venomously and then lunged the sword at Wolfgang. Piercing straight through him, Red stared into his eyes from how close their faces were. Wolfgang never looked away from her eyes nor did Red.

"M-monster…" He murmured hoarsely and then closed his eyes as death took over. Red stared unfeeling for the man and backed away as the electricity from the weapon stopped his heart before he could even die from the devastating wound. Red took the sword and yanked it out of his chest. Backing away she watched as Wolfgang fell to his knees and then finally down face forward in a puddle of blood.

"…."

"Very good, Scarlett. I knew you could do it." Herobrine finally spoke calmly as he eyed down at the lifeless corpse of Wolfgang on the ground. Walking through the puddle of fresh and heavily scented coppery blood, Herobrine walked closer to Red. She stood there and couldn't stop staring down at what she had done, she had just murdered someone in cold-blood.

"… Am I really a monster?"

"No… They are the monsters. You only did what you were required to do, Scarlett." Herobrine told her and grabbed onto her shoulders softly. She still had furrowed brows as she looked into Herobrine's white voids that were his eyes. "You did what you must to protect yourself. This rebellion of Notch's will stop at nothing to take our world from us. Notch is nothing but a wolf who hides in sheep's clothing. He is a deceiving dictator who wishes to keep Minecraftia for himself by brain-washing the ignorance to stay enraptured in their false security away from real change. Change that would ultimately affect Minecraftia for the better. Change is not a bad thing, Scarlett. They fear it, so we must do what we must to survive, and one day we will rule this world entirely. No more nuisances like Notch to get in the way from our perfect world. I want the best for you and I, Red. You understand this, correct?" Herobrine questioned while looking intensely into her eyes as he spoke. He seemed to do that a lot, especially when he wanted to get a point across.

"I understand…" She muttered and then dropped the sword and went into tightly hold onto Hero in an embrace. Hero brought his arms around her and let her cry into his chest, until she felt like she could cry no more. Herobrine kissed the top of her head and sighed.

"If you would just listen to me, Scarlett. None of this would have had to happen."

"I-I'm sorry. I should have listened to you. I just don't know who to believe… I've never made choices like this by myself before, I'd always go by my sister's reasoning. She was always the smarter one… I'm so dumb…"

"Nonsense. Foolish decisions do not make you 'dumb'. You are merely misled and confused. From now on… Never listen to anyone of Notch's rebellion. You are on my side, Scarlett. Make yourself understand this. Don't fight back the very side you are on. It's pointless and will only lead you to this. I know what's better for you. So listen to me." Herobrine spoke into her hair and began running his hand through her short red hair soothingly. She didn't want to let go of Hero but she finally stopped crying. She just held onto him and dug her face into his firm chest.

"I'll listen… I promise… Just don't leave me alone again."

Herobrine smiled faintly and went to pull back and grab onto her chin to make her look at him. She looked much less defiant than she did before, she just stared, feeling finally submissive to his intentions.

"I swear, I will never leave you alone, Scarlett. Nor will I ever let anyone harm you again in the way that they did. All I need is for you to obey me for once and it won't happen, I promise." Herobrine leaned in and placed a kiss onto her lips. She closed her eyes and for the first time leaned into the kiss and reciprocated. Though not wanting to be too rough with her considering she was still harmed, Herobrine forced himself to stay composed, not to get too caught away in the kiss he had been wanting so badly of her. Opening her mouth the two explored each other's mouth but made sure to keep it tame. Herobrine kissed her on the mouth, until pulling back and kissing the places she was wounded, especially her neck.

"We must get you fixed up. You're a bloody mess." He commented in a way that was back to his pleasant playful demeanor that he only seemed to reveal to Red. Red smiled lightly and still felt somewhat airy from the kiss they shared. Looking down at herself, she laughed humorlessly.

"Bloody mess is an understatement of the century." She replied and felt somewhat embarrassed for being such a mess in front of him. Herobrine only smirked and affectionately caressed her cheek, whipping away some blood that was probably from Ruth's bloody demise.

"Hold on to me then."

"… Only if you say please."

Herobrine rolled his eyes and grabbed forcefully onto Red, "Already not listening are we? Don't make me punish you." Herobrine said in a warning voice that was defiantly just him teasing. Red smirked a bit as he held onto her but she made no effort to get away.

"You still didn't say please."

Herobrine looked at her like she was crazy for asking such of him, before he had to actually say the dreaded 'p' word, he teleported away with her to another part of the castle.

Appearing back in his room, Red made a questioning expression at him. "I'm starting to get a feeling you are trying to imply something by bringing me here all the time."

Herobrine smirked knowingly at her and chuckled, "I only brought you here once. You're the one to imagine such things." He told her and let go of her reluctantly. Red glared him and blushed.

"What's that supposed to mean!? I'm only kidding!"

"As am I. I know you aren't quite ready for that… yet." Herobrine said and chuckled some more as she glared him even more with a shocked expression. He sauntered over to double doors and opened it to reveal a bathroom, where she could get cleaned up.

"You may use this as you like, as it is also yours. Now go ahead and get yourself cleaned up. I could stay around if you'd like but I get the feeling you are against this." Herobrine said with an amused tone and stepped to the side as he waited for Little Red to walk inside.

"I don't want you around THAT much! I'm still creeped out by those pictures in your side table!" Red accused and snickered at his annoyed expression.

"You went through my things?!" He replied with the slightest of blushes actually forming on his face.

"What yours is mine, right? You just practically said that yourself." Red snorted in laughter as she ran swiftly into the bathroom and slammed the doors closed and locked them, before Hero decided to do something naughty to her for going through his belongings.

"I didn't mean it like that!" Herobrine yelled from outside the doors. Red sniggered to herself as she leaned against the doors and glanced back at them with a wicked smile.

"You shouldn't stick me in a room by myself then if you don't expect me to be nosy." Red retorted and snickered at his loud scoff from the other side.

"At least, I won't need them anymore now that I actually have you here." Herobrine said back before going over to his side table and taking out the pictures. Viewing them fondly for a moment, he then stuffed them into his jean pocket and smiled faintly as he glanced over at the bathroom doors she was behind.

Red didn't know whether to be creeped out or smile in amusement at his words. Without a reply back to him, she began to take off her black and white checkered polo-shirt and khaki shorts inside the bathroom. "No peeking." She decided to add, not knowing whether he was still in the bedroom or not.

"No promises." Was the only answer she got before dead silence. Red blushed furiously and kicked the doors with her foot angrily.

"Pervert!" She hissed and finally began taking off her other under-garments, then going over to take a nice hot shower and rid herself off the dirt and blood she had been exposed to. Herobrine never gave her another reply. Him probably leaving via teleporting or deciding to be even more of a creep and stand around waiting to maybe get a quick glimpse of her in nothing but a towel. Either way sounded likely of him….

Finishing up her shower, she hummed a random song to herself, and dried off with a towel that she put around her waist. The blood was a bit hard to get out of her hair, especially since it was hard to tell what was her hair and what was actually just blood from the color being similar. Unlocking the doors, she didn't even think about Herobrine as she stepped out into the bedroom. Most fortunately for her, he actually was courteous enough to actually leave the room. Walking over to the dresser, she remembered that this was Herobrine's room and she had nothing she could change into… Or so she thought. "I hardly think he keeps a stash of women's clothing around with him, unless he was planning for me or something. Which is even creepier the more I think about it." Red muttered to herself and sighed.

Walking over to peek outside the bedroom, she stopped when her eyes caught a glimpse of something bright red and sparkly on the already red colored bed. It was a different shade though and it glittered a little. Going over to the bed, she saw a sexy long sleek bright rose colored dress, that had a slight shimmer of sparkles. Next to it was a neatly hand written paper and a diamond tiara that glittered very brightly in the light.

"Fit for a Queen." Was all the note read in cursive writing. The 'i' in the word 'fit' even had a heart where the dot should had been. Smiling widely to herself, she grasped onto the dress and held it up to her body. It looked like it would fit her perfectly. Either he was a very good judge in size or he was being a creep again. Though it didn't matter because the gesture was too sweet to matter. Taking off her towel, she got into her under-garments and then put on the red dress that Herobrine had left her. Looking into the mirror, she held her hand up to her mouth as she took the sides of it and twirled it about. "It's beautiful…" Red murmured.

"Not as beautiful as you." A voice purred from behind her. Red being startled, jumped and turned to see Herobrine standing there with a smile on his face as he watched her. Red's face heated up and she eyed him skeptically.

"Just how long have you been in here!?"

He rolled his eyes and went over to place the diamond tiara into her hair from very close behind. "Don't fret. I just entered now…". She could feel him leaning into her and feeling up her sides curves with his large hands. She didn't complain though as she was too busy staring into the mirror with him. "Honestly, Scarlett you are breath-taking in every way."

Noticing some of the faint scratches and bruises she still had managed to earn, she sighed shamefully, "I don't really deserve this though…"

She could see Hero's face soften and he shook his head as he rested his head on hers and wrapped his arms around her waist. "You've been a naughty girl but I forgive you. I can't look at you now and truly say you are not the one I've fallen in love with and can't help but forgive you… You do something to me, Red. I don't know what exactly, but I'm tried of fighting it. I just want you, more than Minecraftia itself. I can't bear it." Burying his face into her hair, he took in her scent that he adored. Red blushed at his words and set her hands onto his own, that were nestled in front of her, from holding onto her from behind. Hero looked back up and softly smiled.

"You are mine now. You do acknowledge this, don't you?"

Red made a hard thoughtful expression as she stared back at Hero through the mirror. Seeing herself and him so perfectly together and looking just right… It was hard to resist. She couldn't stand looking in the mirror anymore and turned to look back at him, he didn't let go as she turned but looked down at her curiously.

Looking up at him she stared into his loving white eyes, that weren't so wildly fierce and blazing, rather they just glowed faintly in the room since he was at ease.

"Well?" He asked anxiously awaiting her answer.

"I-I…" She murmured and couldn't stop staring into his eyes that were almost hypnotizing. Leaning into her face, he was noses apart from her.

"Love me, Scarlett… Just let go." He whispered, making chills go down her whole body. She leaned in towards him, feeling a sudden drawing into him, like a magnet. Herobrine couldn't take the closeness anymore and closed in the distance with a desperate kiss. She kissed back and fought for dominance but he won not seconds later. Kissing from her mouth, to her jaw, and down to her neck. He searched for her soft spots and did everything in his power to find it. Kissing and nibbling, he finally found it as she arched her back and moaned slightly. He smirked and lingered in that area, relishing in every sweet sound he could pull from her. She shuddered and leaned her head back as he sucked on her spot, until she couldn't take it anymore and moaned much more loudly.

"H-Hero…" She mewed his name and trembled under his possessive touches. Leaving more love bites, he wanted to go further and that is exactly what he did. Pushing away the sleeves of her dress down just a bit, he caught a view of her cleavage. Going down he sent gentle kisses on the tops of her breasts that could be seen. Red shuttered and to Hero's annoyance, she pushed him away with a furious blush. He was just so close…

Awkwardly, pushing her sleeves back up, she shook her head and began regaining her wits about her. "I-I don't know what I'm doing. My sister she-"

"Enough about your sister! What do YOU want, Scarlett? This isn't about her anymore!"

"…."

"Do what you want!"

"I-I don't know what I want!"

"Really? Because I think you do." Hero replied and grabbed onto her right arm and looked at her seriously. "You're not a child who needs to be told what she wants."

"I can't want you!" She squeaked and crossed her arms and began backing away with confusion written all over her face.

"And why not!?"

"Hero! We're not even from the same world! I can't just leave my world and my sister and everything I knew behind!" She shouted desperately and felt bad for yelling at him immediately after. Herobrine stiffened and brought his hands back to his sides as he stared at her.

"Who cares? You're here now. I'm not going to let you go, especially now. I'm too far gone."

"Too far gone?"

"I love you…" He muttered and turned away from her suddenly, "I love you so much… I've never loved anything like this before, ever. I don't even understand it. I hate not understanding it!" He said and appeared to almost begin to tremble.

Red stared at his back and forcefully grabbed onto his hand from behind, "Don't you disappear on me! I know that's what you are going to do next!" She ordered him with a loud demanding shout. Herobrine's hand tingled at her touch and he had to turn around to look back at her with wide eyes for her boldness.

"Just… Just stay here. You promised me…." She said and then frowned, "I don't know if I love you. I don't know what it's like to be in love. You've apparently known me much longer than I've known you. So if you would please just give me the time I need. I can't just fall in love with you from expensive gifts and sweet words. I have to love you as a person entirely! I don't think I've had enough time to truly say that. Don't you understand? Can't you?" Red begged with her eyes as he stared at her in silence. Pulling his hand away from her he looked away from her eyes. He was NEVER commanded to do anything… But this was Scarlett Chandler, the woman he loved.

He wanted nothing more than to just teleport away, to disappear and ignore the racing thoughts. He would be a liar if he left her now, so he didn't. Herobrine's eyes intensified as he looked back at her, she stared back with no fear in her eyes.

"You really are fit to be a Queen… you know. No one orders me to do anything or ever speaks to me like that. Yet, you surprise me once again. And as for you needing the time well… You'll have plenty of time here to rethink it. I can't stop myself from loving you. I'm not a patient person but if I must wait for you, I will. I believe you're worth it." He replied lowly and tried not to weakly advert his eyes away from hers. She stared at him with surprise, he didn't just go off the deep end and try forcing her. Instead, he tried to remain calm with her, which didn't seem like him to do with anyone.

"Think about it… I wish I could just command you to love me, but I guess that's something even I can't force upon you. Now, if you would like to give me some time to think for myself. I would appreciate it. I'll let you wander the castle for now, just call my name if you need me… My eyes and ears are everywhere, Scarlett. So don't make me regret my decision." With that said, whether it was cowardly or not, he teleported away and left Scarlett alone.

She didn't complain this time, seeing as Herobrine did honestly seem like he need his time and so did she. Red stared at herself in the mirror at her reflection with a frown, before turning away and departing out of the bedroom to search the castle, but this time not for an exit, like she had before.