Fic: Down the Rabbit Hole (49/?)
Title: Down the Rabbit Hole
Author: slayerkitty
Genre: Romance, Angst, AU
Warnings: Implied rape, Implied incest (I'm not sure I need this one, but Zoe and Luke are technically related)
Rating: R to NC-17
Spoilers: None
Characters: Luke/Reid, Past Luke/Noah, Other Misc characters
Disclaimer: As the World Turns and it's characters are not mine, no matter how much I enjoy playing with them. :)
Summary: What if Zoe succeeded in her plans to have Luke's baby?
Author's Notes: This story picks up right after Luke has promised Reid that his foundation will donate money to the new wing. Flashbacks are, once again, in italics.
I had a realization today. There is mostly likely only a handful of chapters of DtRH left. I fully expect it to be finished by early next week. Having said that.
SEQUEL. :)
Previous Chapters: Prologue/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 13/ 14/ 15/ 16/ 17/ 18/ 19/ 20/ 21/ 22/ 23/ 24/ 25/ 26/ 27/ 28/ 29/ 30/ 31/ 32/ 33/ 34/ 35/ 36/ 37/ 38/ 39/ 40/ 41/ 42/ 43/ 44/ 45/ 46/ 47/ 48
“Drop the gun.” Damian ordered. Zac let it fall to the floor and Noah hurried to pick it up. “Now walk forward, very slowly.” Zac moved, both hands now cradling Rose, who was still crying. The boys backed up, letting Zac walk. Damian followed him inside.
“Damian, give me the gun.” Luke said softly, looking at his father.
“He needs to pay for what he did to you, Rose and Noah.”
“I agree, but you can’t kill him.”
“Luke.” Reid spoke up, his voice holding a warning. Damian was clearly making him nervous.
“You’ve killed enough people, don’t you think?” Luke told Damian. Damian let that sink in, and then slowly handed the gun to Luke. He moved away from Zac, standing off to the side.
Luke kept it aimed at Zac, reaching into his pocket for his cell phone. “Reid, get Rose.” He handed the phone to Noah as he talked. “Call Margo, let her know we found them.” Reid moved forward and pulled a squalling Rose from Zac’s hands. She immediately quieted down as Reid held her close, murmuring in her ear.
Zac’s eyes hardened, his expression turning cold.
“She actually did it.” He said, laughing a little hysterically.
“Who did what?” Luke asked, regretting it as soon as the words left his mouth.
“Made a man out of you.” His smirked. Luke’s grip tightened on the gun.
“Shut up.” Luke snapped. Zac smiled.
“Have I hit a nerve, Luciano?” He asked. “She wasn’t the best you’ve ever had?” Zac paused. “No offense, Monster.” He laughed. “You either, Doc.”
Do you really think you can force me into having sex with you?!”
“Don’t be so worried, Luciano. It’s not going to hurt, and you might actually enjoy it.”
Luke could hear Zoe’s voice like it yesterday, could still see it in his head. He could still feel her.
He couldn’t…
“Zoe, Zoe...No.”
“Shh! Just close your eyes, Luciano. Pretend I’m Noah. It’ll all be over in a few minutes.”
Zac was laughing. A tear slipped from the corner of Luke’s eye.
“Aww. Maybe she didn’t make you into a man after all.”
Luke cocked the gun before he knew what he was doing.
“Luke!” Noah exclaimed. Luke didn’t take his eyes off of Zac, who had suddenly stopped laughing.
“Do it, Luciano.” Zac urged, his bravado gone, his voice cracking. “I don’t want to live with out her.”
“Luke, don’t.” Noah said, moving to grab for the gun. Luke jerked back.
“Stay out of this, Noah.” Luke said, his tone emotionless.
“Luke, put the gun down.” Reid this time.
“Reid, I…” Luke trailed off. “I have to finish this. I have to know that he’s never coming back.” A sob threatened to break loose, but Luke held it back. He had to end it.
Zac had to die.
“Luke, please.” The tone of Reid’s voice got his attention. He’d never heard him sound that way before. “Rose and I need you. Don’t do this.” Reid pleaded.
Vulnerable. Needy. Scared.
Words Luke had never associated with Reid, even when he was face to face with the Texas review board.
“Listen to him, Luke.” Damian spoke up. “Dr. Oliver is right. You don’t want to do this.”
“Once again, Damian, you don’t get a say.” Luke was crying now, unable to hold them back any longer.
“Come on, Luciano!” Zac held his arms out wide, giving Luke the perfect shot. “What are you waiting for?”
“Damn it, Luke.” Reid snapped. “Think about Rose. She needs you.” Luke’s eyes flickered towards Reid, Rose in his arms. “You can’t leave me alone with her. Not yet. Not ever.”
“Fuck.” Luke sobbed out, started to lower his arm. He pushed the hammer back into place. The gun clattered to the floor.
Three things happened at once. Reid took a step towards Luke, looking relieved. Zac, seizing the opportunity, grabbed the gun from the ground, knocking Luke over in the process. Waves of pain radiated through him, from his head to his toes. He heard a gun shot, heard Rose crying and then a body hit the floor.
For the second time that day, Luke slipped into unconsciousness.
Author: slayerkitty
Genre: Romance, Angst, AU
Warnings: Implied rape, Implied incest (I'm not sure I need this one, but Zoe and Luke are technically related)
Rating: R to NC-17
Spoilers: None
Characters: Luke/Reid, Past Luke/Noah, Other Misc characters
Disclaimer: As the World Turns and it's characters are not mine, no matter how much I enjoy playing with them. :)
Summary: What if Zoe succeeded in her plans to have Luke's baby?
Author's Notes: This story picks up right after Luke has promised Reid that his foundation will donate money to the new wing. Flashbacks are, once again, in italics.
I had a realization today. There is mostly likely only a handful of chapters of DtRH left. I fully expect it to be finished by early next week. Having said that.
SEQUEL. :)
Previous Chapters: Prologue/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 13/ 14/ 15/ 16/ 17/ 18/ 19/ 20/ 21/ 22/ 23/ 24/ 25/ 26/ 27/ 28/ 29/ 30/ 31/ 32/ 33/ 34/ 35/ 36/ 37/ 38/ 39/ 40/ 41/ 42/ 43/ 44/ 45/ 46/ 47/ 48
“Drop the gun.” Damian ordered. Zac let it fall to the floor and Noah hurried to pick it up. “Now walk forward, very slowly.” Zac moved, both hands now cradling Rose, who was still crying. The boys backed up, letting Zac walk. Damian followed him inside.
“Damian, give me the gun.” Luke said softly, looking at his father.
“He needs to pay for what he did to you, Rose and Noah.”
“I agree, but you can’t kill him.”
“Luke.” Reid spoke up, his voice holding a warning. Damian was clearly making him nervous.
“You’ve killed enough people, don’t you think?” Luke told Damian. Damian let that sink in, and then slowly handed the gun to Luke. He moved away from Zac, standing off to the side.
Luke kept it aimed at Zac, reaching into his pocket for his cell phone. “Reid, get Rose.” He handed the phone to Noah as he talked. “Call Margo, let her know we found them.” Reid moved forward and pulled a squalling Rose from Zac’s hands. She immediately quieted down as Reid held her close, murmuring in her ear.
Zac’s eyes hardened, his expression turning cold.
“She actually did it.” He said, laughing a little hysterically.
“Who did what?” Luke asked, regretting it as soon as the words left his mouth.
“Made a man out of you.” His smirked. Luke’s grip tightened on the gun.
“Shut up.” Luke snapped. Zac smiled.
“Have I hit a nerve, Luciano?” He asked. “She wasn’t the best you’ve ever had?” Zac paused. “No offense, Monster.” He laughed. “You either, Doc.”
Do you really think you can force me into having sex with you?!”
“Don’t be so worried, Luciano. It’s not going to hurt, and you might actually enjoy it.”
Luke could hear Zoe’s voice like it yesterday, could still see it in his head. He could still feel her.
He couldn’t…
“Zoe, Zoe...No.”
“Shh! Just close your eyes, Luciano. Pretend I’m Noah. It’ll all be over in a few minutes.”
Zac was laughing. A tear slipped from the corner of Luke’s eye.
“Aww. Maybe she didn’t make you into a man after all.”
Luke cocked the gun before he knew what he was doing.
“Luke!” Noah exclaimed. Luke didn’t take his eyes off of Zac, who had suddenly stopped laughing.
“Do it, Luciano.” Zac urged, his bravado gone, his voice cracking. “I don’t want to live with out her.”
“Luke, don’t.” Noah said, moving to grab for the gun. Luke jerked back.
“Stay out of this, Noah.” Luke said, his tone emotionless.
“Luke, put the gun down.” Reid this time.
“Reid, I…” Luke trailed off. “I have to finish this. I have to know that he’s never coming back.” A sob threatened to break loose, but Luke held it back. He had to end it.
Zac had to die.
“Luke, please.” The tone of Reid’s voice got his attention. He’d never heard him sound that way before. “Rose and I need you. Don’t do this.” Reid pleaded.
Vulnerable. Needy. Scared.
Words Luke had never associated with Reid, even when he was face to face with the Texas review board.
“Listen to him, Luke.” Damian spoke up. “Dr. Oliver is right. You don’t want to do this.”
“Once again, Damian, you don’t get a say.” Luke was crying now, unable to hold them back any longer.
“Come on, Luciano!” Zac held his arms out wide, giving Luke the perfect shot. “What are you waiting for?”
“Damn it, Luke.” Reid snapped. “Think about Rose. She needs you.” Luke’s eyes flickered towards Reid, Rose in his arms. “You can’t leave me alone with her. Not yet. Not ever.”
“Fuck.” Luke sobbed out, started to lower his arm. He pushed the hammer back into place. The gun clattered to the floor.
Three things happened at once. Reid took a step towards Luke, looking relieved. Zac, seizing the opportunity, grabbed the gun from the ground, knocking Luke over in the process. Waves of pain radiated through him, from his head to his toes. He heard a gun shot, heard Rose crying and then a body hit the floor.
For the second time that day, Luke slipped into unconsciousness.