Thank you to Rain12 for Doyle's new screen name. I like this one better. Chapter Five: Maria starts to get stranger.
Maria's POV
As the finishing touch I pulled the white gloves on. Turning I looked in the mirror, I smiled, it was perfect. I looked almost exactly like Roy Mustang. Okay,
so maybe I sometimes took my fangirl thing a bit too far, but I always had so much fun cosplaying. I was a female version of Roy Mustang, I was going to
have so much fun with this. Tomorrow I was definatly going to be Edward Elric, that would be even more fun. I swayed to the music, I needed something
that I could really dance to. Switching the song to hips don't lie, I started to dance. Flopping down on my bed, I grabbed my laptop, I needed someone to
talk to.
LovelyKitsune: Good morning!
Blackwell'sNightmare: Ugh....What time is it?
LovelyKitsune: Eight thirty. Does Sarah have a computer?
Blackwell'sNightmare: Yes. Why?
LovelyKitsune: 'Cause you're obviously not awake, so if you give me her IM, I'll talk to her.
Blackwell'sNightmare: I'll talk to you, but her IM is Mustang'
LovelyKitsune: Then I'll talk to both of you. I'll IM her now and invite her into this chatroom.
5 minutes later
Mustang'sGirl: Morning Doyle. And I'm gonna guess that LovelyKitsune is Maria.
LovelyKitsune: That would be correct. Your screen name, is it Mustang as in Roy Mustang?
Mustang'sGirl: Yes. Why?
LovelyKitsune: Because I love that show.
Blackwell'sNightmare: What show?
Mustang'sGirl: It's called Fullmetal Alchemist. It's an anime show.
LovelyKitsune: Ya' know Doyle you knida remind me of Roy Mustang. I mean you have a very similar personality to him.
Blackwell'sNightmare: How so?
Mustang'sGirl: You're a pervert like he is.
Blackwell'sNightmare: What?!
LovelyKitsune: Sarah, I'm gonna send you a picture of me. Tell me what you think.
Mustang'sGirl: Oh. My. God. You're dressed as Roy Mustang. I love you.
LovelyKitsune: Oh my god.
Blackwell'sNightmare: What?
LovelyKitsune: I'm loved. Okay Sarah, go on youtube and type in Roy Mustang is dead sexy. Vic Mignogna said it (The voice of Edward Elric).
Mustang'sGirl: Oh my god. That is sooo funny. I just pictured Roy Mustang in a mini skirt and that's the funny part.
Sarah's POV
Someone knocked on my door, so I got up to answer it. "Morning Sarah." "Morning Zak." "So what's up?" "At the moment epic boredom and I'm talking to Doyle and Maria on IM." "Tell her I said hi." Zak said, sitting on Sarah's bed.
Mustang'sGirl: Maria, Zak says hi. There I've delivered the message.
LovelyKitsune: Zak's in there?
Mustang'sGirl: Yes.
LovelyKitsune: Chuuuuuu.......
Blackwell'sNightmare: What the hell?
LovelyKitsune: I'm sorry, but this is what happens when I don't take my medicine.
Mustang'sGirl: And why haven't you taken your medicine Maria?
LovelyKitsune: Because I want to see if Van Rook is brave enough to mess with me after a couple days of not taking my medicine.
Blackwell'sNightmare: And what happens when you don't take your medicine?
LovelyKitsune: Sudden mood swings and unpredictable changes in my personality. I can go through three different personalities in less than a minute.
Mustang'sGirl: Zak wants to know which one of your personalities you are right now.
LovelyKitsune: I'm Artemis.
Blackwell'sNightmare: So how does this medicine work?
LovelyKitsune: Basically, whatever personality I am when I take it is the one I am for the day. The medicine supresses the other five.
Blackwell'sNightmare: Oh, I bet Van Rook is just gonna love you.
LovelyKitsune: Oh I'm sure, but I can't help but think that I'm going to regret this later.
Mustang'sGirl: Zak and I have to go now, Drew's calling us. Bye.
Blackwell'sNightmare: I should probably go too. Bye Maria.
LovelyKitsune: Bye.
Maria's POV
"I'm so bored." -We should go bother Van Rook.- "If he's even up yet Celeste." -Eh...I say we should stay here and watch anime.
- "I like that idea Millie." -Thank you, thank you. I'm a genious, I know.- "You will never change will you Millie?" -Nope. Come on I
want to watch something bloody.- "Elfin Lied?" -Yes. Elfin Lied will be perfect.- I closed out the IM page, not remembering what my
background was. "Nosebleed." -Sooooooo hot.- "Yes I know." -What is it you two?- "It's Roy and Edward yaoi, Selene." -Oh.
You're right. Nosebleed.- "Maybe some Loveless instead Millie." -Yes Loveless is good, Loveless is very good.- As I prepared to go
into a Loveless induced haze, someone knocked on my door. "No one's home." I called, hoping whoever it was would go away. "If
your answering me back Maria, then obviously someone is home." "Oh," I said opening the door, "I thought it was Van Rook. Hello
Argost." "Yes well I have something that I need you and Van Rook to do." "Nope. Not working with him." "He's not giving either of
us a choice Maria. And believe me, I'm sure he'll have no problem threatning you into it too." Van Rook growled. "Let him threaten me.
Because you know what, I haven't taken my medicine and I'll gladly beat someone's ass. So try me."
Two Hours Later
Sarah's POV
"Zak I'm bored. You told me there would be iguanas and chameleons and I haven't seen any yet." "There's one right there Sarah."
I turned, picked it up, and placed it on Zak's head, "And now there's one on your head. Hey I hear someone yelling, sounds like Maria.
Let's go check it out." Komodo growled at me, "I know Drew and Doc said to stay here, but we'll be back before they get back. Come
on Zak, you know you want to." "Alright, alright," he said, "but we have to be back before they are or we'll be in sooo much trouble."
"Yes!"
We soon found the source of the screaming, Maria was apparently yelling every curse she could think of in several different languages.
Finally Van Rook turned to her, "Will you shut up Maria?!" She blinked, "No. I won't." I began to climb up the tree Zak and I were
hiding behind to get a better look. "What are you doing Sarah?" I motioned for Zak to be quiet. Suddenly, I fell. "Well, looks like we
have some company Maria," Van Rook said grabbing me by the collar of my shirt. "Zak run!" I shouted, "Get help!"
Maria's POV
Van Rook knocked her out and then aimed at Zak to stop him. "No!" I shouted, jumping at Van Rook and making him miss. "What do you think you're doing Maria?" "I will never let you hurt a child." I hissed trying to punch him. He caught my fist and wrapped a hand around my neck. "Really now Maria?" He threw me backwards into a tree. I saw stars, knkowing that I probably had a concusion. I heard Van Rook walk over to me, he pulled his mask off to stare me strait in the eye. "Now, now Maria. Am I going to have to teach you what happens when you don't do as you're told?" "No..." I whimpered. "I think I need to Maria, I really do. Now I don't like having to punish you, but you make me."
Zak's POV
I ran, ignoring the shot that fired behind me. I kept running, and ran right into my uncle. "Zak? What are you doing here? Where's Sarah? What were you running from?" My mom said, popping off several more questions before she let me answer. "Sarah and I were looking for iguanas by the airship like you told us to when we heard someone yelling. We thought we should go and check it out, so we did and it turned out to be Van Rook and Maria. Van Rook heard her because she tried to climb up a tree to get a better look and fell, then Van Rook caught her and she told me to run and get help." "Why were you looking for iguanas?" Doyle said. "Because apparently Sarah likes lizards. And she put one on my head, a very large iguana, but that's not the point, we need to go save her."
Sarah's POV
When I woke up my hands and feet were tied. I looked around me and saw Maria curled beneath a tree. I twitched an ear in her direction, she was crying. Why was she crying? I was so confused. I began to look around, I was sitting in the middle of a very large clearing and Van Rook was no where to be found. Scratch that, cause here he comes. "Get up Maria. Because if this one's here then the Saturdays must be close." She slowly rose to her feet, but her movements were wrong. They seemed almost lifeless, like a puppet and her eyes seemed to be very dialated. "You look like the living undead," I said, almost laughing. She looked at me, "I feel like the living undead." "I don't know which one of you I want to shoot more." Van Rook growled. I stuck my toung out at him, not realizing how pissed he was. He aimed his wrist laser at me, "You then." I heard someone whistle from the treetops above me. I looked up in time to throw my hands above my head. The Claw wrapped around my wrists, "Sorry my ride's here." Zak pulled me up into the tree with him and cut the ropes around my hands and feet.
Maria's POV
Drew threw a punch at me and I dodged it. Catching her wrist I threw her into Doc. Something hit me in the shoulder, I turned
around, Doyle was standing there. "So we meet again, eh Maria?" "Indeed." I kicked at him and missed, damn this concussion was
messing with my aim. He punched me in the face and knocked me down. I got up and put a hand to my forehead. Stumbling back, I
almost fell. Van Rook looked at me, "What the hell is wrong with you Maria?" "I think....I have a....concussion...." I fell backwards.
The last thing I remeber seeing was Van Rook picking me up.
I woke up, it must have been several hours later. "What happened?" "Well Maria between me throwing you into a tree and Doyle
punching you in the face, you have a concussion." "Van Rook! What are you doing in my room?!" "Did you forget about your punishment?"
"No..."I whimpered. "Good. Because I'm not happy with the what you did today Maria." I jumped up and tried to run out, but when
leaving a room it helps if the person that you're trying to run from isn't standing in front of the door. Van Rook caught my wrist and
pulled me back to him. Holding me to his chest I heard the sound of his mask hitting the floor after he took it off. "Now now Maria,"
he wispered, "You aren't really trying to run away are you? Because if you are then I'll just have to punish you more." His breath was
warm against my neck, I tried to pull away from him, but stopped when he pressed a knife to my cheek. "Answer me Maria. Were you
trying to run away?" I kept my mouth shut. Pissed because I wouldn't answer him, Van Rook stabbed me in the shoulder, I screamed.
"Were you trying to run away Maria?" "N-no..." I sobbed. "Good. Now are you going to do as you're told or will I have to reinforce
this lesson?" "Y-yes..." I whimpered. "Yes you'll do as you're told or yes I have to hurt you again?" "I'll do anything you tell me to do."
I cried. "Good," he said pulling the knife out of my shoulder. He pulled me over to the bed and I closed my eyes not wanting to see
anything at all.
When Van Rook finally let go of me I curled into a ball. I felt his hand on my back, "I think I know how I'm going to punish you
Maria. I won't touch you at all." My eyes snapped open, "Wh-what do you mean?" "Simple Maria. Your body has gotten used to the
attention it gets, if I ignore you for about a week, you'll go mad enough to do anything that I say." And with that he left.
Nine Days Later
True to what Van Rook had said, I was going mad. He acted as if I didn't exist. He was torturing me and he knew it. But he was
going to wait until I snapped, I knew he would. I smoothed my skirt down and pulled on the bottom of my jacket. I grabbed my laptop,
I needed a distraction.
LovelyKitsune: Hey Doyle.
Blackwell'sNightmare: Hi. What's up?
LovelyKitsune: I'm going mad.
Blackwell'sNightmare: Why?
LovelyKitsune: You know what Van Rook has done to me.
Blackwell'sNightmare: Yeah. Is that why?
LovelyKitsune: Not exactly. Is there someplace we can meet? It'd be better to explain it to you in person.
Blackwell'sNightmare: Yeah. Where are you? I'll try to meet you someplace local.
LovelyKitsune: Now that's a stupid question.
Blackwell'sNightmare: Right. Ummmmm.....How about the park?
LovelyKitsune: The park? Alright no one should be there but us, it's 10 at night. See you there.
I sat on the ground waiting for Doyle to show up. "God Maria." "What?!" I shouted, jumping up. "You look sexy." "Don't remind
me." "Okay, so what's going on?" I explained to him what Van Rook had told me. "That's pretty heavy." "I know and that's why I'm
going absolutly mad. I'd love nothing more than to kill him." "Hey Maria, what's on your hand?" "Oh this?" "Yeah. What is it?" "It's
a tattoo. See?" He took my hand, "A spiderweb, very cool." "I've got a dragon on my wrist. And one on my shoulder." I pulled my
jacket off to show him. "I did the dragon and the spiderweb myself." "No way, I don't believe you." "I did! Why would I lie?!" "I
don't know. Geez, what do you think I am? Psychic?" "I like you Doyle Blackwell." "And why is that?" "Cause you make me laugh."
I said with a giggle, "I guess I should go now. Thank you Doyle." I left him standing there, trying to figure out why he was being thanked.
I heard the footsteps all too late, Van Rook grabbed me and pinned me against the wall. "Where were you Maria?" "Out for a walk."
"Well, I think you been punished enough, don't you?" "Let go." I hissed, not wanting to give. Wanting to prove that I was strong, that
I wasn't the pathetic child he thought I was. He leaned in close to my ear, "Really Maria?" His breath was hot on my neck. I slammed
my foot down on his, and ran. I heard him yell something along the lines of "You damn little bitch" in Russian. He somehow caught
up to me and very forcefully slammed my head into the wall. "Zopha."(This is Russian for ass.) I hissed, earning myself a slap. "So,
this is the way it's going to be." "What you letting me go?" He slapped me again. Pinning my hands over my head with one hand, he
lowered his mouth to my neck. I inhaled sharply. Gasping as he grabbed my chest, I tried to get away, but to no avail. Several minutes
passed this way. "So Maria are you ready for your punishmment to be over?" "No." I growled. "Really?" he said, slipping a hand up
my skirt and leaving it to rest between my thighs, "I'll ask again Maria. Are you ready for your punishment to be over. "Y-yes," I
managed to squeek. "I thought that's what you would say." he said, easily scopping me off my feet.
I lay in bed later on, thinking to myself. Why couldn't I stop him? Why?! I grabbed a knife and allowed it to slice across my wrist.
Several minutes later I still lay there, my right hand hanging off the edge of the bed, allowing the blood to drip down onto the floor. There
was already a small puddle begining to gather there. I vaugely remebered throwing something at the wall and then laughing hysterically
when it shattered. I think it was a glass. I hate being here, it makes me sad. Being here makes me remember happier times. I drifted to
sleep.
"Momma, momma! Look what me and sissy found!" "What did you find my little Maria?" "A frog! A great big, green frog!" "Oh!
That is a big frog Millie." "What did they find Sylvia?" "A frog Charles, a very big frog." "See daddy!" both girls exclaimed.
"Are you girls ready to go?" "Yeah! Come on let's go! We wanna go swimming! Come on!" "You two run ahead, Mommy and I
will be there in a few minutes." "Yay!" "Race you there Maria." "You're on!"
"Sissy? Mommy? Daddy? No! Don't leave me! Let me go!" "Maria, they're gone." "No! Let me go Solomon! No!" She collapsed
into a sobbing heap.
I woke with a start and began to cry. -It's okay sissy, there was nothing you could have done to save me to save any of us. Just
think, Mommy and Daddy are happy now, they aren't in any pain and they're always watching over you. Don't cry please.- I raised my
head, Van Rook may think he's won, but not yet. He's a long way from winning. He has to go through me.