Kidnapped

Joseph sits on a chair beside Alex watching him sleep holding a magazine just paging through as maids and medical staff finish.

They bow on their way out, one of the nurses stop to make conversation flirting with Joseph, "Are you sure you want to stay? He might be a sleep for several more hours."

"Oh...that is fine, thank you!" He says waving, he returns to his seat gazing at Alex.

A few hours later a maid comes into the room, she is shocked that Joseph has stayed the whole time with the new captive, "Master Joseph, you are still here?"

Alex starts to wake, he lays his eyes on Joseph weakly, "Where am I?"

"Did we wake you?" He asks, "Your new home of course..."

"New home? What are you talking about?"

"You are in the House of the Datura!"

"Like the flower?..."

"The rose is over done and ugly, a true flower of the night that represents our soul!" Joseph explains, the maid hands him a vial.

Joseph decidedly uncorks the vial with his fangs, crawling on the bed he slowly clambers toward Alex; he and the maid completely blushing.

She brings her apron up to her face, Joseph drains the vial down gingerly bringing Alex closer dragging his hand behind his head forcing him into a kiss.

Alex retracts pushing Joseph away repulsed wiping his lips, "Why did you do that?"

"I was feeding you...you poor little thing..."

Clang-clang

The clanking of chains bring him back to reality, he pulls them taught; Joseph only smiles in him noticing, "We don't want you getting any ideas..."

He gawks down to notice he has been scrubbed and changed into new clothing pulling on it, "A dress?"

"White robe, be happy you got anything at all."

"How did I even get here?" Alex requests to know panicking, "Where is everyone?"

Joseph puts his finger to his lips, "Now my pet...don't worry about that."

"I am no ones pet! Let me go home please!"

"Those aren't human chains, so good luck trying to break them."

Looking around his small room, it is completely white down to his bed sheets and slippers laying at the foot of the bed, "I am in hell aren't I?"

"It might be eventually for you if you don't listen to what you are told..." Joseph warned, Alex felt an impending sense of dread in his words.

"What do I call you?" Alex asks.

"Master from this point on, you will be severely punished otherwise."

"Yes...master..." Alex answers de-spirited, "What is going to happen to me?"

"Tomorrow Master Edwin wishes to speak to you."

"Master Edwin? Who is that?"

"The Cheshire cat has been reborn and needs the sword that Alice bears."

"Alice is here?"

"Of course, but you are not ready to meet her yet."

"She is my sword, I am her master! I have right to see Alice!"

"Can you fight in that state you are in?"

Alex lays back against the pillow letting his gaze drift away concerned for his clan.

"Don't look so glum, you will be well taken care of here." Joseph replies holding the door open about to depart with the maid.

"Is there nothing I can say to leave here with Alice?"

"If you can pull the sword from Alice we will let you leave Alex..."

Alex says nothing in response, "I got my answer..." Joseph acknowledges shutting the door behind him, Alex can hear the turn the key locking him inside.

Noting in front of him is a large window almost the span of the room itself, getting up he examines the small room, opening the drawers to only find more white robes inside, "Why only white robes...is this how Christian felt?"

He locates a night pot in the corner wondering what they were thinking put this together for long term prisoners, "They want me to draw the sword...but why..."

Automatically shuddering at the kiss from earlier, he observes they cut his nails and the large bow sitting on the robe; he snatches it off tossing it to the floor.

After all this time fighting to be independent he finally is alone, too alone.

Alex goes over to test the door pulling, twisting and yanking till he could no longer, "They really don't want me getting out of here!" He mentions falling to the ground only thinking to himself.

"I don't remember anything..."