An Untold Story

IX

Sitting next to him on the couch in the middle of the room Izzy sighs "I'm making it sound like this happened all the time.. it didn't.. we had our good times.. and these weren't just days no these were months of happiness and calmness.." he smiles seeing Stede smile back with relief.

"Izzy I have a fun idea" joining him up ontop of the captain's cabin he smiles "What is it?" suddenly he pulls off his shirt making him blush a faint pink. "You know how to give tattoos right?" Izzy nod's "I learned it from you" he nods with a smile. "Could you.. give me one on my back? it can be anything you think would fit" Izzy nods smiling more "Gladly Ed" he says putting a gentle hand on his arm. Lying on his stomach on the floor Ed rests his head on his arms as Izzy stares down at him "H-How do you want me to-" Ed laughs "Just sit on my ass it'll be easier that way" he laughs "Alright" taking the needle in hand he takes a seat starting.

After he finishes he stands up wiping his brow "That took too fucking long" he says with a small laugh. Standing up Ed groans stretching a bit "What is it?" he smiles "An Octopus" Ed smiles "You know me so well" he pulls him into a loving hug catching him off guard. Hugging back he smiles, blushing a bit as he closes his eyes, resting the side of his face to his bare chest. "Your turn" pulling away a bit feeling his hand's on his waist Izzy laughs "Me? I-I don't think so-" Ed rolls his eyes "Common now, we could match" looking at him confused with a smile, as he shows him a swallow on the underside of his arm. "Sure why not" Ed smiles "I get to choose where it goes" rolling his eyes he laughs "Fine I guess"

Looking down at the floor with a small smile Izzy sighs rubbing the side of his neck where the swallow is. "The more the relationship went on the less he hit me.. but that doesn't mean it stopped completely.."he looks down.

"Ed? Can we talk?" he asks walking into the cabin during the night, turning to him with his shirt off standing in his boxers he nods as he neatly folds his clothing. Shutting the door behind him he walks more into the room sitting at a chair only a few steps away from him "I-I don't know how to say this so I'm going to speak plainly" Ed nods not facing him. "ever since the start of our-" he interrupts "Ah, ah ah don't" Izzy rolls his eyes. "Well ever since the beginning of that,  I feel like we've gotten closer.. " watching him turn around he takes a hard swallow "I-I don't think there's any reason for you to hit me anymore.." he mutters under his breath 'like there was a reason for it anyway..' Ed rolls his eyes. "Like I had said before, we are not dating you're nothing but property to me and as the owner.." he walks up to him, putting his hands on both arms of the chair getting close to his face "I can do what I please with my possession" he says in a deepened tone. Izzy glares "You're a fucking pig-" suddenly he gets held in a choke hold against the back of the chair "You watch your mouth dog" looking at him as he gags he mananges to spit out "there's that fucking word again, I-I am not a dog!!" he shouts through a few tears. 

Suddenly he gets pushed back by his throat, knocking the chair back having him topple out of it, turning to him as he towers over him, his fist clenched in rage. Feeling a knot in his stomach he tries to scatter back but gets cornnered against a shelf "You're a fucking possesion, you're my fucking property do you understand that!?" he says stepping closer to him, banging his hand against the shelf having a few items topple down. Shaking as he stares away from him cowering as tears stream down his face he stays quiet "Look at me" he hears him say not listening "I said look at me!!" he shouts closer to him seeing his eyes flicker to meet his terrified stare.

Shaking again as tears stream down his face like many times before "Talking back to him was one of the worst things I could do.. that's what made him the angriest.." he sniffles a bit. "After he got angry he couldn't be stopped until he was burnt out.. it could last for minutes to hours at a time.." he says with a quiver in his voice.

"Ed I-I'm sorry you're not a pig please!!" he begs trying to crawl away after already being beaten and thrown against a wall or two. "You messed up by calling me that and now you have to pay" getting dragged back and thrown against the desk he looks him dead in the eyes "Please I'm sorry!!" he says shaking more as he gets closer, suddenly his jaw gets grabbed harshly "You are a pathetic person.. begging like a child" he says in disgust letting him go stepping back. Looking at him as he cries out "Do you really care about me?.. Is this why you hit me?.. this isn't right Edward.. why can't we just love each other.."

Growing quiet Izzy stares out once again, trying to hold his shaking hands still forgetting he isn't alone he starts to talk to himself. "If only you knew how deeply I cared for you.. how hard it was for me to hold in my love for you.. I saw through the abuse that you really did care.. you made me feel disgusted at myself at times for loving such a monster.." he breaks down sobbing heavily into his hands.

To Be Continued...