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She followed him slowly … making sure she was at least three steps behind him. Even though his back was turned to her, she knew that he was quite aware of every move that she made. He brought her to a building … one that she had seen under construction just a few nights before. She walked in looking around, her anger still with her and her arms still crossed.
“What do you want to show me Valek?†She was being as defiant as possible, but it was obvious that curiosity was getting the best of her.
“Just follow me.†He snapped back and continued ahead. She stood there for a second … watching him … but quickly decided to follow him.
He walked to the back of the room and around a corner. Darkness disguised a passage as he disappeared into it.
“Here, you’re going to need this.†He handed her a flashlight. She took it, just starring for a moment and then flipping it on. The darkness quickly gave way to a new light. She stepped into the new rooms, looking around, trying not to look that impressed.
“Do you know where you are?†Valek asked her.
“No, should I?†Still defiance took over her voice.
“This is the new Elysium.†Kiya walked around for a moment, taking in the place and then walked back over to Valek. “You’re one of the first kindred to see it, now … follow me.†He entered yet another dark, stone corridor. This one was much shorter then the last. The hall ended at a dimly lit room with Egyptian paintings hanging across all the walls. Kiya stood there for a moment, looking around, Valek watching her closely. “Yeah so?â€
“This is for you, this proves how much I love you.†Valek honestly believed that this would be enough to prove his love to her. “Valek, you would have made this office for any Dark Muse that was here right now. Don’t try to play it off as you did it for me.â€
“I did.â€
Kiya went into another one of her raging fits. “If you really loved me, you would take this thing off of my forehead.â€
“I told you already … that I’m sorry.â€
“Sorry doesn’t mean shit. It’s your actions Valek. You took too much pleasure in punishing me to actually be sorry about it later. If you were truly sorry, you would remove this thing!â€
“I can’t do that, you have to understand.â€
“Understand?! I need to understand that I should be punished for something that wasn’t even really a big deal?†Her voice was full of rage.
“Rules are rules, you broke them, and you had to be punished. I can’t take that off of you.â€
“Valek, don’t pretend that you care, you don’t. You don’t want me around anymore? That’s not a problem, the second I get out of here I’m gone.†At that she went running through the corridors, entering one upon another, only to find herself in what looked like to be a small study room. Valek was right behind her every step. “Just leave me alone Valek, leave me alone!â€
“Let me tell you something, I have been punished a lot more severely for something less then you have.†He watched her, obviously starting to lose his patients.
“Did you get punished by someone you supposedly love Valek? Did you? Oh wait, love means nothing to you, I mean nothing to you.†She knelt to the floor her head in her hands. Once again, blood tears began to surface. A wraith appeared behind Valek, smirking at the entire situation.
“I do love you Kiya, believe me when I say that. I’m sorry.â€
“Your words mean nothing to me anymore Valek. You’ve proved that I can’t trust you.â€
“I wasn’t brought up like that. Just understand me, I can’t change overnight.†He was doing his best to control his own anger towards her.
“If you want to change, then start with removing this from my forehead.†She pointed to the symbol, her body beginning to shake.
“You know that I can’t do it, just forget about it.â€
“Forget about it?! Forget about it? You try to forget about something like this, when the only thing that you’ve had your entire life was your looks, and you lose that too. I’ve lost everything Valek. I’ve given everything to this city, and I changed my ways, and now, look at what the city did for me!â€
“So I took that away from you too?†Obvious sarcasm overtook his voice.
“Don’t worry about me, don’t EVER worry about me.†Kiya stormed out of there … wondering endlessly around the place. She couldn’t get rid of her anger, so she headed back to Valek, not quite done with what she had to say. Kiya’s rage overtook her. She stood there for a second and then quickly entered the twisting corridors. She sensed Valek’s presence as she walked into the torture room. She looked to her right and saw him lying on the torture table.
“Why don’t you torture me? Get some of your anger out.â€
â€I’m not like you Valek, that wouldn’t make me feel better.†She starred at him. “You should have just killed me, it would have been so much easier, on the both of us.â€
“I couldn’t do that to you Kiya.â€
“I could do that to you, easily.†She starred right at him as the words escaped her mouth. Valek reached over, pulling a cord, the guillotine plummeting to the ground.
He sighed gently, seemingly somewhat distant to the situation. “I’ll remove it for you if you want.â€
“No Valek, I don’t want your pity. I want you to do it because you want to, as a sign that you care. But you obviously don’t.†She burst into tears running out of the room. She made her way back to her office, taking a torch from the wall, bringing it with her and sitting on the plush couch. Valek entered shortly after.
“If you want me to leave you alone I will. I’m sorry Kiya.†He turned and left the room. Kiya took the torch and laid it on the couch next to her. The flames slowly caught the fibers, burning them one by one. The smell was overwhelming as Kiya sat there, watching the flames get closer to her. Valek smelled the smoke, and hurried back to the room. He ran over to Kiya, pulling her off the couch, and stomping the flames out.
“Will you stop with that already?! Kiya, it’s not going to happen.†She grabbed her, pulling her into the other office, and setting her down in the chair. “You want this thing off you, I’ll take it off, now hold still.†He put his hands to her head, mouthing a few words and then stopping. He suddenly changed what he was doing, and Kiya’s body went limp. After a few minutes her eyes began to open, looking around the room.
“Where are I?†She looked at Valek, obviously confused and disoriented.
“You’re in the new Elysium.†He looked at her, actually feeling bad for what he just did.
“How come I don’t remember getting her?†Valek looked at her, glancing quickly at her forehead and then back into her eyes.
“You feel coming down the stairs. I think that you lost some of your memory.†Kiya’s head was pounding. She brought her head into her hands, feeling the mark.
“Damn, I did a good job didn’t I?†She had no clue what was on her forehead.
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