Tainted Chapter 11
Tainted
Pairing: Vam
Based in a sort of Fairytale world about a young servant named Bam who was given up to a slave dealer by his parents for money and his journey to find them again.
Prologue:: http://illithrien.livejournal.com/592.html
Chapter 1:: http://illithrien.livejournal.com/958.html
Chapter 2 & 3: http://illithrien.livejournal.com/1131.html
Chapter 4 & 5: http://illithrien.livejournal.com/1528.html
Chapter 6 & 7: http://illithrien.livejournal.com/1691.html
Chapter 8: http://illithrien.livejournal.com/2042.html
Chapter 9: http://illithrien.livejournal.com/2218.html
Chapter 10: http://illithrien.livejournal.com/2455.html
Chapter 11
Brutus grinned at Bam, “All the more fun for me”
Bam shuddered, unable to suppress it, but he mustered all the courage he had to speak, “You don’t scare me Brutus” although to his own ears his voice sounded weak.
Brutus leaned in closer, “Oh? Well now… We’ll have to change that, wont we”
As a hand slid down his naked flesh Bam had to fight back a whimper.
“You know…” Brutus began, “You’re not half bad looking for a servant… and the Budwa’s said me and the boys can do whatever we want with you… I think there's a whole lot of fun we’ve been missing out on”
A hand found its way down past his abdomen, and this time Bam could not fight the terrified whimper that escaped his bruised lips.
Ville waited until the next night before trying to rescue Bam again. This time however, he was unable to even look at him. A large, burly guard was posted at the door, blocking Ville’s entrance. From where he was, not far away, he could hear faint screams in the dungeon, along with begging and pleading for the torture to stop. This however, would always be greeted with laughter, and Ville suspected they increased the torture they were inflicting.
Tears welled up in his eyes as the morning approached and he still hadn’t gotten his chance to enter. All night he had listened to Bam’s pain, and he had not one chance to help him. It was then he furrowed his brow and returned to his horse, riding across the land to return to his castle. He was part of the monarchy and he was going to punish those who went against him. It seemed quite illogical now why he had not thought of this in the first place. If Brutus would not listen to him then he would talk to him in the only way barbarians understand - with the brute force of an army.
Ville sat tall in his seat upon his horse, his face grim and determined. A handful of heavily armed guards trailed on horseback behind him. He was almost to the gate when he heard his mother calling after him.
He glanced over his shoulder only to find his mother staring crossly at him from the palace steps. Ville gave a sigh and halted the guards, returning to where his mother waited for him.
“Where do you think you’re going?” she asked irritably.
Ville flashed his most charming smile at his mother, “Mother dear…”
“Don’t try and flatter me child, there will be no more running about for you; you are at an eligible age and we have quite the eligible lady for you whom you should set your mind to accepting-”
Ville couldn’t help rolling his eyes, “It is my duty to the throne, I know”
“Then why aren’t you wooing the maiden?”
“Because, mother, marriage is at the bottom of my list right now, I have something important that I must attend to that cannot wait”
His mother raised her thin eyebrows, “And what, pray tell, is that?”
“I have to rescue Brendan”
“From who?” His mother cried in distress.
Ville looked away from her and sighed, “I fear I have not been completely honest with you mother”
The queen folded her arms and waited.
“You see I did indeed rescue Bam - or Brendan, whichever you prefer - when I met him, only it wasn’t after he was attacked by robbers… it was after he ran away from the household he works for”
The queen’s eyes held a fierce look, “Works for?”
“He is a servant”
Those four words seemed to pierce the queen’s heart like an arrow for she placed her hand dramatically upon her breast and wailed, “A servant? I housed a servant? Oh Ville! How could you do this to me?”
“Forget that he is a servant mother, please. He is being tortured for running away, I must save him!”
Those eyes took on the fierce look again, “No. No you will most certainly not. You will stay here, you will woo and accept Jonne’s hand in marriage and you will forget this… Bam” the queen spat his name out like it was gutter talk.
Ville ignored her, setting his eyes on the gate again and ordering the guards to continue on.
The queen, however, backfired with a shrill order for them to return to their previous duties. She eyed Ville with a sense of satisfaction, “They answer to their queen before they listen to their heir”
Ville closed his eyes and tried to calm himself. Without the guards he had no hope of helping Bam. He dismounted his horse, passing the reins to the stable hand before storming into the house and taking refuge in his room. He allowed the tears to fall like the rain. All his pent up anger for not being able to help Bam despite all the screams her had heard the previous night was washed away by the salty tears.
A week passed slowly by. Every minute, even when he was sleeping, Ville spent thinking of Bam. What kind of torture would they be inflicting upon him now? If only that stupid woman hadn’t turned up, if only his mother wasn’t so determined to marry him off. He had to save Bam, but there was only one way to do it…
Ville found his mother in the sewing room, happily stitching some design onto fabric. She gave him a slight smile when she saw him enter before returning to her work.
“Mother,” Ville began, “I have come to bargain with you”
The queen raised her eyebrows, not looking up from her work, “Oh? What is your proposal?”
Ville took a deep breath, “I will accept Jonne’s hand in marriage and I will do all that I can for the throne… But only if you permit me the use of guards to rescue Bam”
The queen looked up from her work and flashed him a devilish smile, “I knew you would come around Ville”
A/N: woot another week, another update. Luckily, im almost finished the stressful weeks filled with assignments at school, so i should be able to post more chapters more frequently... anyway, hope u enjoyed this chapter ^.^ comments are love... tune in next time for *big flashing lights* TAINTED!! woo i watch waaay to much tv... :D