CHAPTER-24: BLACK, BLUE AND BROKEN(PART 1)

Zero groaned slightly as he came too. His head hurt and his vision was blurry and unsettled and was making him feel nauseas. His arms where aching badly and under further inspection he found that his hands where chuffed and chained to the wall above his head. He was shaking slightly from the cold, that penetrated the thin cloths he was wearing.

Looking up as the sound of footsteps approached, Zero glared at the man standing in front of him. Standing strong and in all his glory, was no other than Rido.

"Well its good to have you back Zero. I have so dearly missed my pet." The dark lord cooed, but the blackness in his eyes showed the real maliciousness in his tone. "But you have been a very, very naughty boy. And naughty boys must be punished." Rido sneered and with a silent signal behind him, two guards stepped forward.

"Have fun with him, Boys. But don't beat him too hard, I don't want Kaname to turn up and find him already dead. that's something I want my nephew to be present for." Rido whispered to one of the guards, before turning and leaving the cell.

"Good to have you back, pest!" The first guard sneered.

"Yeah! Me and Victor have missed our little blood pump so, so much!" The second guard continued.

"So Marcus, what tool should we use first?" Victor asked with a smile.

"How about the whip. I want to watch him squirm in pain." Marcus decided.

"Way ahead of you." Victor said as he pulled a bullwhip out of his belt and Zero watched on in horror.

"Don't worry, Zero. We're gonna have lots of fun." Victor taunted the boy, before swinging the whip once around his head and lashing it against the boys chest.

Zero sucked in his breath and clenched his eyes shut, trying to fight off the pain the whip had inflicted on his sensitive skin, he refused to give in to these Bastards and let them see his pain.

Irritated by the boy's reaction, or therefore lack of, Victor crashed the whip down on Zero's frail body again and again. Multiple long, red gashes appeared across Zero's porcelain skin. And as the whipping continued a single tear ran down Zero's face as the bullwhip split his skin and blood began to spill.

The two vampires eyes turned red as they watched the crimson liquid run down the boys chest. Their thirst grew as they felt their throats grow dry. Licking his tongue over his sharp fangs and dry lips, Marcus stepped forward and ran his hand over Zero's bleeding chest, before moving the appendage back to his own mouth and licking off the blood.

"Oh. Zero you taste just as good as I remember." Marcus whispered into the boy's ear, before licking it and running his tongue down to the silverette's neck. "You've been such a bad boy running away from us Zero. You really do need to be punished." The guard continued before biting down into Zero's neck, just about his pulse.

Zero stifled a cry as the sharp fangs painfully pierced his skin, and more tears fell as Victor joined in and bit roughly into Zero's wrist. "Stop! Please let this stop. Let me go. Kaname., where are you? Kaname please help me! I'm scared. Kaname you promised. You promised that you wouldn't let them get me. You promised, Kaname. Why did you lie to me? Kaname, you lied. Why?" Zero sobbed to himself as his blood was drained, he felt weaker and weaker by the second and looking up at the moon through the tiny cell window, a final tear fell from his amethyst eyes before he subcomed to the darkness invading his vision and passed out.

Oh, poor Zero. Well if you feel sorry for him now just wait and see what horrors I've conjured up for the next chapter. Things are going to get much, much worse for Zero and Kaname. Ha, ha, ha! I know I'm evil.

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-Princess Loveless