Forever yours

Chapter 32

Kuroko's Pov

My whole body ached as I lay face down on the mattress my naked body exposed to the cold air. I was too exhausted to move. Bruises and cuts covered my body as well as dried sweat, blood and less pleasant things. The room reeked of musk and blood and I was secretly glad there were no mirrors, I would hate to see how I looked. It had to have been a few days, possibly even a week since I had been captured by Haizaki, but I wasn't sure. Without a window I couldn't even tell if it was day or night. I simply lay on the mattress until Haizaki would come to have his fun or force feed me blood. That was all I was given. The first day I had made myself spit it up but now I simply drank it all since he never gave me food or water. He raped me often and now I lay still and let him have his way with me, there was less pain that way. I had struggled the first few times and was hurt badly for my disobedience, now I did as he asked. I touched a bite mark on my neck and winced with pain. It had stopped bleeding which was good but the mattress was ruined. I hadn't healed from any of my injuries and Haizaki was not a gentle person. I heard the door open and looked up wearily as Haizaki entered. He tossed me a small blue robe and I sat up, looking at it and then up at him who hadn't closed the door yet.

"You need a bath, put that on."

I stood up on unsteady legs and slipped the cloth over my body, wincing as it rubbed against my multiple cuts. He bent down and touched the chain attached to the band around my ankle and it fell away.

"Follow me."

He turned and moved out the door and I shuffled as fast as I could after him, ignoring the pain of the band rubbing my already red raw skin around my ankle. I shielded my eyes and squinted at the sun light as he led me down the hall of a building with windows. I didn't stop but glanced outside, shocked to see a forests around us.

"In here."

I looked up to see Haizaki standing by a door way and I walked past him and into the room to reveal a giant bath tab, almost like a small pool in the centre of the room. I froze as I felt his arm snake around my waist and his lips on the back of my neck. His hands undid the robe and he slid it off my shoulders. I stood still as I waited for him to touch me but someone called his name from outside. I felt a rush of relief wash over me as he moved away from me.

"Get in and get cleaned up, I will be back."

I heard the door close and his fading footsteps as he moved away. I curiously moved towards the door and tried to open it, of course he had locked it. I sighed and decided I might as well do as he asked. I stepped into the warm water and tears of joy sprung to my eyes as the minerals in the water soothed my aching body. I grabbed some soap and a wash cloth as I slowly and carefully cleaned myself down, taking stock of my injuries. From the feel of it my back was covered in scratches and bite marks, my waist, legs and arms were marked by bruises in the form of fingers and my neck still ached from where he had savagely bitten me last time he had played with me. My ankle stung in the water, the skin had been chaffed by the band and it hurt to move it. I felt a light pressure against my mind and frowned. What was that? I felt it again and my heart lurched, someone was looking for me. I looked at the door but I couldn't hear anybody. I climbed out of the bath and wrapped a towel around my waist before sitting down, my legs crossed and my hands resting on my knees palm up. I reached deep inside myself to call up my power to make a small barrier. It was hard to grasp, my power was like a slippery eel and I knew it was because of the mercury touching me. I persisted through it, sweat breaking out on my forehead and called up a barrier and made it pulse twice. I gasped for air and waited, heart in my chest. After what felt like an eternity I felt the pressure again, this time it poked me twice, my message had been received, they had found me. I let a small sob of relief out and pulled my knees up to my chest. The exorcists were coming, Akashi was coming. I heard footsteps and stood up slowly as they stopped at the door.