Taken

Breaking point

Jade stood in front of the door, staring at the food tray that was slid beneath her door once again. She doesn't remember the last time she slept or ate. The room was a mess, she had clawed off the blackout screen that Roman had placed on the windows, she ripped the curtains off the wall and she shattered so many valuables of his.

Every so often Roman would come by the door and state one thing; beg. Recently, it's almost been times where she did. So it's been weeks...maybe a month? Since the last time the two seen each other. The sun was especially bright so she stood in the middle of the messy room, holding a broken lamp pole that she snapped in half. Jade rolled her neck in a circle as she stood inches away from the door. Her eyes were dark, as she stood tall with her feet sliding forward.

Her icy stare went to the henges of the door, the yellow in her magic faded awhile ago. Now all she saw was green when she used it. The green aura sounded the nails when they hit the ground. There were parts fighting against her to stop and stay put, others were screaming at her to run finally, but one particular part screamed at her to find him.

As the final nail hit the ground, she stared at the solid grey door.

What are you gonna do?

Are you gonna run?

Are you gonna fight?

Are you gonna see him?

...kill him?

Jade's finger pressed the grey door and it fell forward. She began making her way out to the hallway, despite the aggravating alarm sounding off through the compound. Her footsteps seemed heavy as she finally reached the top of the steps. But at that point, their were becoming crowded with its residences. She looked at them with tired eyes, yet nearly most gave her a look of pity.

"What?" She finally uttered with a raspy voice. "He has y'all that controlled that you can't speak?" She felt herself turning into her brother, hell with her father's no kill rule. She could kill them all here and now with a simple stare. "I'm not going to speak again." The lights began to shut off one by one, the only ones were the ones surrounding the staircase. "Move."

"Jade, we can talk this over. Let's just go back to the room, I won't let Roman shut you out like that" Quinn took a step ahead of everyone else, her eyes squinted on the red head. All the audacity of her, to fall over and take orders from a man who is nothing. She held the poles close to her as Quinn started her rise up the steps. "Let's get you cleaned up, you're bleeding" She slowly pointed at Jade's feet, they were covered in nothing but cuts and blood.

She couldn't even feel it if she was being truthful. Her gaze didn't falter as she clashed the poles against each other. "Move. Or be moved."

"Oh little Miss Wayne feels a little spicy!" Mickey mocked, his fist gripping the rope that he had prepared. "I'm taking you down this time, pretty princess. I missed the fight last time" Jade stared at him harshly, the last and final light in the compound, officially snuffed out.

And once the lights came back on, she was at the bottom of the staircase. Her eyes with a hollow tired look as she slugged herself forward with everyone tied up and pinned down behind her. Her footsteps were slow as she found herself stumbling in front of the red release button. Her hand hovered over it briefly, this was it. Why was she hesitating?

She felt something creep up on her, her body getting chills as he gently ran a hand up her spine "What are you doing?" His voice was barely above a whisper as his body practically engulfed her frame. "How did you get out? You're just filled with surprises" He slowly grabbed her shoulders and turned her away gently. While she was tension, she couldn't help but let him touch her. To let him guide her essentially. "Your hair is a mess. When's the last time you washed it?" Her eyes gazed up at him, watching the man her bushy curls back.

Yet she stared at the man, that well put together man. He sat clean, while she looked nothing but filthy in his arms. She glanced back at the red button behind her then at Roman's hands on her face. "Can I get you cleaned up?" Wordlessly, she nodded. She could feel her knees buckle, finally trying to give up but he kept her up. Finally, a broken sob came out of her mouth as she leaned into his chest. Her nails gripped his white shirt while it was becoming wet with her tears.

"What's wrong?" He mumbled, stroking her hair gently. "The exit is right there. Don't you want to go?" Jade only looked at him, her eyes swelling with tears. "I'm...I'm sorry..." She whispered, her grip didn't slip from him once. "Sorry?" He softly chuckled, he wasted no time picking her up. "And what are you sorry for?" He had slight amusement in his voice, his heart was pounding. The closest she'd ever been to him, within his arms, holding herself onto his chest. "I'm...I'm sorry" She repeated once more.

Roman had step past his workers to take the girl back to the room. "I'm gonna take your clothes off and sit you in the tub while the water runs, okay?" Jade mindlessly nodded as Roman sat her in the bathroom. She couldn't help but look at him as ran the water for her. Even when she was being stripped of her clothes her focus remained on his face. "Can you get in?" Jade nodded and shifted herself to the bath tub.

For a moment they sat in silence, simply both staring at each other as the warm water consumed her body. "..I gotta go.." Roman stood up to leave, he couldn't stay and look at her in such a way. He didn't want to do anything he would regret. Yet she lurched forward, grabbing his pant leg. Water spilled from the tub and yet all she did was look at him with begging eyes. "Please...Please come back" She sobbed, her body fell forward on the side of the tub. She was so tired, her body was exhausted.

Roman licked his lips watching her prepare to utter such words.

"Please don't leave me again"