"Rogue, you-you saved me." Ashe rushed into my arms and we fell to our knees, wrapped in a tight embrace. She cried into my coat as I stroked her light blonde hair. After some time she pulled away and smiled. "Thank you so much."
"Don't thank me, I'd do anything to keep you safe." Her bright eyes shined in the dark room as she nuzzled her cheek into my hand. She leaned in and our heads were rested on one other.
"There's something I've been meaning to tell you now for a while." She placed her hand on my cheek and moved our faces apart once more. "I- I gotta go." I stared at her confused as she now sat straight up with her eyes forward, not meeting mine. "Come on Rogue, we gotta go."
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I was jolted awake by Sting's loud voice in my ear. "What the hell was the for?" I rubbed my head as I stood to join the rest.
"We're getting ready." Sting had suggested we stay a few miles away from the building that night so we could rest, now it's 3 in the morning and we were on are way to make sure it's safe for us to get Ashe and Lexi out. We went back to our original spot and watched the entrance for about an hour.
"This is going nowhere, we should just go in and-"
"Shh." Rufus cut Orga off, "Someone's coming." We ducked down behind some bushes and listened carefully as two guys came out.
"That bitch better start talking if she knows what's good for her." One of the thugs said as they sat outside.
"Yeh, she better tell the master what he wants to know before he snaps." They shared a small laugh and lit their cigarettes.
"Well, boss said that if she ain't talking by tonight, than we gets to have our fun wit her." After that they talked mostly about their latest 'scores'. Right before they were supposed to leave, Sting and I jumped out behind them and dragged them behind the bushes. I recognized one as the guy who had hit me with the pipe, so grabbed a small object and hit him on the head, knocking him out. We grabbed some of the rope we packed with us and tied them up so when they do wake up they can't come after us. We shared a nod and headed inside.
Just as before, the main room was empty, the chairs from before were moved elsewhere though. When the door opened, I cloaked us with a shadow, thankful that they hadn't activated the blocker, and moved within the room unnoticed. Illiana quietly opened the hatch and we made our way inside.
"These first three room are all bunks so we need to be really quiet. They'll have a few guards, but nothing we couldn't handle." We followed her down the dark hallway, only lit by a few lanterns. We heard footsteps coming from behind us and we cloaked ourselves once again, this time it only lasted a few seconds as the blocker was now in use.
"Bravo, I never would've expected you guys to make it so far, however this is as far as you go." The same tall man from before stood before us and chuckled. "Oh it was quite cute how you thought you could save her though. I'll let you all live for giving me a good laugh." He turned around and dropped a small glass out of his pocket. He walked away and was gone in a hurry.
"What's that smell?"I covered my nose and Frosch grabbed ahold of my leg. Everyone was starting to get fuzzy as I toppled towards the wall. When my back was against the concrete I slid down, trying keep my consciousness. Everyone around me was out, I tried to stay awake but the fragrance was too much and I was engulfed by the darkness.
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"Get up." I was forced out of my sleep by a hard kick to stomach. I went to punch the guy, but my wrists were chained behind me. I pulled on my chains, hoping to get them loose, but they didn't seem to be budging. "Stop struggling." With another kick I bent over, giving up on trying to loosen them with him around. I looked around the cell and saw everyone else just like me, however I don't think they got beaten awake.
"Where's Frosch and Lector?" Sting and I looked around frantically when we noticed our little companions missing.
"They're with the child, calm down." And with that he slammed the door shut. We all sighed, knowing we'd need a lot of help to get out of here.
"How'd we get ourselves into this mess?" Yukino looked worried as she looked around the room.
"I'm sorry, I wanted to save Ashe so bad that I jumped into action too quick without thinking. I should've planned more." I looked down at the ground, clenching my chained fists knowing it was my fault.
"Don't beat yourself up Rogue. It's only because you love her. How else were you supposed to act?" I looked up at Sting and everyone else looked at me. "I mean don't you think I'd act like that if the same thing happened to Yuk-" he cut himself and slightly blushed. Ignoring his almost outburst, I thanked him.
"I guess you're right Sting, thanks."
"Wait, he finally confessed?" Orga stared with wide eyes at me and a very excited smile on his face. "No way, I don't believe it." He was acting like a school girl, I was getting second hand embarrassed.
"Well it is about time." Rufus joined in and Yukino let out a tiny squeal.
"Oh this is so exciting!"
"Will you guys stop?! I haven't confessed anything." I shook my head and got plenty of disapproving groans. "And is this really the time to be talking about this?"
"You're right Rogue." Rufus nodded his head and looked at Sting seriously. "So Sting, whose the lucky lady you'd go all crazy for?" Stings cheeks turned a dark shade of red as they continued to tease him.
"Yeah, I wanna know. She must be pretty." Yukino gave him a small smile and he sank into the wall, the blush continuing to grow.
"Guys!" Everyone stopped and looked at me,"We need to think of a way out of here." They nodded in agreement and started talking over some options we had, which unfortunately wasn't much. "So what we have is-" The door opened quickly, silencing me and everyone else.
"Cheney." The guy stared at me before walking over and undoing my wrists. "Come with me." He dragged me out by the new shackles he placed on my wrist to a new, darker room. He pushed me in and chained my arms up above my head so I was lifted off the floor a bit. He then shackled my ankles and made it so I could hardly bend my foot.
"What do you want with me?" He didn't answer, just stood there, almost like he was waiting for something. I sighed and turned my head, hating this situation. I felt so useless without magic. Without so much as a sound, he punched me hard in the gut. I gasped and glared the man who stood there with an emotionless face. He threw another punch to my jaw, kneed me in the stomach, you name it, he did it. The last blow was once again to the gut, this time much harder than the others.
I hung there a few seconds more before he dropped me to ground and dragged me back to my original cell. With the old chains back on, he left the room and everyone stared at the beaten man before them.
"Oh my, Rogue?" Yukino's voice was a mixture of sadness and fear. I didn't hear anyone else as I closed my eyes again and fell into a dreamless sleep.
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Alone No More (Rogue Cheney)
Fiksi Penggemar"I-I just hate being alone." I watched as she cried, dying at the sound of her whimpers. "Who said you were alone?" I asked. The tears slowed and she looked at me with those eyes I loved. "You have me." I hugged her tight as she cried onto my robe...
