I'm in Control

Chapter 2

Theo woke up chained to a pole with a blanket covering his lower half, sitting up on the cold, hard floor of some kind of underground tunnel, that smelt of chemicals  and desperation. He couldn't remember much about what had happened last night, since he had  hit his head so hard when his body landed after being thrown against a tree. Void Stiles appeared, and Theo tried his best to coward away, but found the restraints making it difficult. "Nice to see that you've woken up," Void said, taking a few steps closer to the boy. "I have a slight feeling that you're wondering why you're here, so I'll get right to it. Pain. One word, four letters and many meanings. It's what I feed off of; it's how I survive. Right when I touched you I felt so much pain and agony and bitterness that it almost made me smile, and I never smile."

"Please," Theo barely whispered, tears forming in his eyes. "You- you don't have to do this," he told him. Theo looked Void Stiles in the eyes, and Void smirked again. Void felt powerful, and like he was in control. He liked knowing that he could scare the child that lay chained up in front of him, knowing that he could take so much pain from the kid that he would die, and knowing that he could make the child do anything he wanted him to do. He took a few steps closer to Theo and sat next to him on the cold hard floor, leaning his back up against the tunnel wall.

"I'll bring some clothes for you tomorrow," Void Stiles told him, drawing shapes on the boys chest, it began to form goosebumps and heave. Theo began to shake violently as he sobbed, wishing Scott and the rest of the pack would find him soon. Void Stiles grabbed the side of his face and pulled the boy's ear close to his mouth. "Shhh, don't cry. Trust me, when I take pain it's unbearable, and I honestly don't want to right now, but you're leaving me no choice," he whispered into his ear. Theo shook his head understandably, trying his best to stop crying. Void Stiles then placed a soft kiss on his head, trailing down to his neck, and smelling his fresh scent. "You're a good looking kid," he admitted.

Theo shifted a bit uncomfortably. "Thanks," he said awkwardly, not knowing if the statement was a compliment or not. Void got up and Theo moved yet again so his eyes could follow Void as he moved around  the room. "So, you're the Nogitsune they all talk about? The one who wreaked havoc on Beacon Hills some time ago? Or, is a part of Stiles still in there?" Theo wondered, but didn't really care. He was trying to buy himself time in order to come up with a plan on how to get himself out of this mess. Void Stiles only laughed, turning back around to face his hostage.

"Stiles? Trust me, babe, Stiles is long gone. It's just me, you, and this place I call home," Void answered. He walked over to a table and grabbed a board game. When he got close enough to Theo, he was able to decipher what it was; chess. "Wanna play a game?" He sat across from the restrained Theo and put down the already set up board. Theo jiggled at the cuffs. "If I take them off, you have to promise me you won't try anything stupid. I'd hate to have to kill you already."

"I won't try anything," Theo promised and Void Stiles unlocked the cuffs. Theo's hands fell to his sides and he winced, rubbing his bloody and raw wrists. He knew that all of the bruising and cuts would heal, but for now, he was low on strength and he needed nore time to heal and hatch a plan so he decided to behave. "How do you play?" Theo asked innocently as Void set up the board.

Void Stiles sighed and rolled his eyes, looking up at Theo. "It's never about playing Theo. It's about winning. So, lets make a deal since I'm a fairly generous person. Now, if you win, which you probably won't,  I will let you go without a scratch. If you lose," Void crept closer to Theo and began to whisper, "I get to keep you." Void Stiles proposed. Theo looked at the two tunnels splayed in front of him. His best guess was left was the way out since he could practically smell the freedom. He looked at Void Stiles and nodded, but before Void Stiles could make his first move in the game, Theo had already slammed his fist into his head hard enough to leave him unconscious. Theo got up off the floor and began to run, his legs wobbly and his vision blurry as he hooked onto the tunnel walls. What was happening to him?
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Void woke up, laughing as he usually did. He got up from his resting place on the floor and cracked his neck. "I guess you're more of a checkers kind of person, right, Theo?" His voice echoed through the tunnel, until it reached Theo. He began to walk casually and calmly through the tunnels. "Come on, babe, there's no reason to hide. I wont hurt you... too much," he promised.

Theo continued to stagger through the tunnels, determined to find a way out. He stopped when he felt a door handle along the wall. He turned the handle, opening the door, that belonged to an operating room. He could see the cloudy shape of a metal operating table and shelves that went back like the shelves in the library, only these shelves had organs located in glass jars. "Boo!" Void Stiles appeared in the door frame and screamed, causing Theo to jump. Theo began to try and slam the door shut on Void, with all of his strength. "Theo, you son of a bitch, let me in!" He screamed, but Theo wouldn't let up. When Theo finally got the door closed, he locked it and Void Stiles stood outside patiently waiting. Void Stiles began to tap on the door, "Theo, let me in babe, please. I promise I'll be good and I promise I won't hurt you!" He begged.

Theo rested his head on the door, which was the exact same thing Void was doing. "A- are you hungry?" Theo stuttered and as soon as the question was asked, Void could feel a grumble in his stomach.

"Yes," he whispered the answer.

Theo slowly unlocked the door and turned the handle. Void backed away and watched as Theo exited the room he had locked himself in. Theo held out a hand and when Void charged at it, he pulled away. Theo flinched when he heard Void's low growl. "You have to be a bit more gentle," he swallowed nervously.

Void nodded, slowly reaching for his hand. Void picked it up in his own and began to take some pain. Theo cried out, but that didn't stop the Nogitsune. Void took and took and took until Theo passed out in his arms. He took Theo back to the start of the tunnels, where the exit was located, and decided to give him a chance at escaping, would he take it?