Liars, cheats and other proud Americans.

Chapter 5 ~ A Kind and Benevolent Despot

I woke up with my hands and feet restricted. My mouth and eyes were covered with some sort of mask, I felt so scared. What had happened to Nate? Then I remembered how I probably got here. I remember Mark acting strange towards me and then Nate smashed a chair on his head, then... then I got knocked out. That was probably how I got here.

"Nate, are you there?", I needed him, "Baby?", it was a few seconds before I got a reply. "Hello, princess", I felt so relieved that he was okay, but the tone of his voice sounded strange, "Oh thank god. Why am I tied up? Who did this?", he laughed. It sounded sinister. "Why, I did this, my love" "What the fuck, Nate? Why the-", he stopped me mid-sentence, "It's Natemare now" "Nathan Smith, untie me now." I demanded, "No chance", he chuckled. He took a step forward and it all came back to me now. The purple tears, the black circles around his eyes... he saved me but kidnapped me.

He walked closer to me and I cowered. "Don't be scared, my love", he said while putting his hand on cheek, I tried to bite his hand but he moved it away before I could get it. "Careful, you could of really hurt me", he laughed, "Fuck. You." I growled, "you seem quite angry", Natemare said while raising an eyebrow, "No shit, Sherlock", I said with a sarcastic tone. "I'm going to let you cool off, my dear. I'll come back when you've calmed down", he kissed my forehead and walked back into the darkness. I heard a heavy door close. I started to cry, what had Mark do to him? Why? I know for sure that wasn't the same Mark I saw helping us with the furniture. And that wasn't my Nate, as he recently implied.

"Psst!", I heard someone whisper. "Hey, you!", I looked around but couldn't see anything as the only light around me was the one above my head, the rest of the room was just darkness. "Hello?", I replied, "Hey, I'm guessing he got you too". I recognised his voice, I could tell it was a he from the tone of voice. "Mat? Is that you?", I asked, I thought I noticed the way he spoke. It had to be him. "(Y/N)? Oh my god, I haven't seen you since graduation!" I knew it. Matthew Patrick. "Mat! What the hell are you doing here?!" "I could ask you the same thing". "I asked first", I could hear him laugh and say "alright, alright".

Mat told me the whole story of how Natemare had took him and the "gang" (Mark, Jack and Ethan) on a boys-night-out. It was getting late so everyone decided to go home and everyone got in their cars, when Mat had only came in a taxi so he had to ask one of the boys to take him home. Nate said that he would take Mat home as Nathan had left something at Mat's house after the previous boys-night-out because they all went to Mat's. Once Nate had pulled up in Mat's driveway and they both got out, Nate snuck up behind Mat and covered his mouth and nose which led to Mat being knocked out. So this alter ego had come up in Nate before. But this time with me, it only happened to him when Mark had injected the nightmare blood into him. Mark had done this before? "Mat, can I tell you something?" "Of course", I felt really scared, "Do you know what happened before you were brought here?" I asked in fear, "I don't remember much but I do know that he on the night out he had a tiny hole in his arm-" "the nightmare blood", I interrupted him. "I think it was Mark". I told Mat, "Dark? Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised. The sick bastard" "you know about him as well?" I asked Mat, "Everyone does. He's made no small name for himself", he explained. We both heard the heavy door open again, close and heard footsteps coming down the short, stone stairs. Natemare came into the light, "Have you cooled down now, princess?" I tried to act calm even though he was probably going to kill me, "Yeah, I'm so so so sorry for acting bitchy", I didn't mean it but I didn't want him to hurt me, he ran his fingers through my hair, "That's good, I thought I was going to have to teach you a lesson", he winked and chuckled. I blushed a little bit and he kissed me, I kissed him back. "I knew you would like it", he laughed.

"Did you meet my dear friend, Mat?" He asked me. I decided to tell the truth, "Mat and I have known each other all throughout school. From kindergarten to senior year. We graduated together", I told him and he replied with, "Would you like to see him for the last time?", I pulled a very confused face as he switched all of the lights on. I was absolutely horrified. Mat looked horrible, he had cuts all over his chest, bruised all over his body, his nose was bleeding and there was also blood coming from his mouth, "MAT!" I screamed with heavy tears forming in my eyes. I struggled in my chair, trying to get out but then stopped. Knowing there was no hope.

Natemare covered Mat's mouth with a bit of cloth. Just like the one I had on. "Say goodbye, (Y/N)", Nate laughed as I was crying and Mat was screaming bloody murder. You could see the fear in his eyes. Natemare dragged him into a room with a long, metal table on it. I could hear Mat's muffled "NO! NO!" Which broke my heart. He was my best friend, and now I have to lose him like this. About a minute later, I could hear one final "NO!" As silence filled the basement. Natemare had killed Mat. "FUCK!" I screamed while balling my eyes out. Mat was dead, and I sure as shit would be soon too.

To be continued...