the inevitable

chapter 3- stuck

"Tsk tsk, dear Elliot Zoldyck, what to do with you." Starling said whilst tapping the edge of her finger against his chests. He stared her down, hatred seeped from his eyes, Starling noticed this, of course, but simply ignored it.

"Oooh, I know," she started to say, but paused to grip his tie and yank him down to her level "I could slit your throat right here and now."

Elliots breath caught in his throat, he was truly stuck. He could reach for his blade hidden in his sock and had no other way to defend himself.

"Hey Chrollo, could you have someone else take care of the prince? I have another fine addition here.." she while she trailed her finger up his throat," "..to add to our collection, but he seems to be needing all of my attention."

Starling was talking into what seemed to be an earpiece, though Elliot couldn't tell due to her hair obstructing his view.

"Mmm perfect! Thanks boss, I'll be back soon."

She turns her attention back to Elliot and starts to take off his ties, once it's off she tosses in around her shoulder and moves to his belt. Elliot starts to squirm suddenly concerned with her intentions.

"Relax El, I'm just gonna use these to tie you up, not in a kinky way." She winked and starts to laugh at her own joke when suddenly a large hand wraps around her throat.

"Don't you ever call me 'El' again." He said forcefully, his jaw was clenched, eyes were wild and a vein was twitching in his neck.

The look in his eyes scared Starling, which rarely ever happens to her. His eyes held a storm of emotions and she knew not to mess with that anymore. She didn't know what it was about him that had her so taken aback.

It took her a second to regain her composure when she remembered her current position. She quickly drew in her knife and slit a thin cut along the arm holding her throat.

Elliot let go of her as she did this but showed no signs of the pain it brought him. Starling tore off a piece of his dress shirt and wrapped it around the cut she gave him, she then used his belt to tie his wrists behind his back and the tie to blindfold him.

They walked out the back door with Starling's knife pressed against his side, She guided them to the car and made their way to the hideout.

Back at the hideout, Chrollo eyed Scarlet who had a man bound and blindfolded in her clutch. "Ahhh and what did you bring to me Star?"

Starling tensed at the use of that nickname for she only liked close friends to call her that and hearing Chrollo use it sounded wrong.

"Starling" She corrected him, "I brought you a Zoldyck, boss."

Her eyes sparkled with pride at that statement.

"Lovely, search him and set him up in the holding cell."

Elliot felt Starling's dainty hands around his arm as she led him away.

"Is the blindfold still necessary?" He said once she heard her close the door behind them.

"I suppose not."

After she took it off his eyes adjusted to the light coming in from a medium sized window. They looked to be in an old building that hadn't been used in years. He scanned his surroundings, trying to think of anything to help him escape. He continued looking about the room until his eyes laid on her as she spoke.

"Sorry about this but I'm going to need to take your clothes off to search you." She fidgeted a bit which was a strange contrast to her previously cocky attitude, she must be nervous.