The Brutality Of Fate [A Tale Of Life In Mordhaus]

Chapter 20

We made our way into the Rec Room and I watched as the band split up into different sections of the room. Pickles stripped and sank into the hot tub with some kinda cocktail in hand,Murderface went to sit at the large desktop computer in the corner,Skwisgaar sat in one of the spiked armchairs and propped his feet up on the coffee table,starting to practice his guitar silently and Toki wandered over to his video games. Nathan led me to the large couch and picking up his own laptop from the coffee table,settled himself on the end of the couch. He then patted the space next to him for me to sit and smiling happily at him,I went to curl up next to him,laying my head against his hard chest as he tenderly wrapped a large arm around me.

Too shy and scared to do anything beyond Nathan's view however,I merely curled up more into his body and watched as he surfed on the internet. I gently started tracing up his leg again,hearing him growl lowly as I felt his leg quiver at my touch. He returned the gesture,using the arm that was wrapped around me to lightly trace his fingers down my neck,making me whimper low in my throat at his touch. I so badly had to fight down the urge now to straddle his lap and feel his hard arousal against me as he ground me hard against him,knowing that it was a bad idea to do that in front of the rest of the band.But,I was still craving his affections badly and I had no idea why. All I knew was that it hurt a lot when I didn't get it and it left me feeling very empty inside. I still felt content for now with his tender touches though,knowing we couldn't do no more than that in front of the rest of the band. I then laid my hand on his hard chest,rubbing him softly. I heard him growl lower as he discreetly laid a large hand on my hip,rubbing me back softly. I checked a faint moan,loving how his touches felt but faltered, seeing Pickles and even more,Skwisgaar out of the corner of my eye. Pickles was just smiling crookedly at us, knowing we were happy. Skwisgaar though,I noticed,was watching us with that smug sneer on his face,which still frightened me slightly and I stopped touching Nathan, not liking the way Skwisgaar was watching me.

Nathan then looked down at me as I had stopped touching him,then I saw his eyes narrow with malice,knowing he saw my frightened face. He cast a dethglare to Skwisgaar along with a low roar of warning. The Swede just snorted and rolled his eyes,going back to playing his guitar wordlessly. I watched as Nathan continued to send dethglares to Skwisgaar and then held me more closely to him,still growling low under his breath. I then saw Toki walking towards us,looking somewhat wary. He fidgeted slightly as he stood in front of us. Nathan then looked up at Toki,growling softly,"Hey,kid...whatcha want?" Toki then brightened up,"Hei,Nathans! Am wanteds to asks if I cans what shows your goils one ofs mine videos games? Pleases?" Nathan smiled,growling softly,"Sure,kid. I think she'll...ya know...like that and shit." I smiled happily and threw my arms around Nathan,giving him a tight hug,which earned me a very deep rough kiss. He then pulled back and gently unhooked my chain from my slave collar,coiling it around his large fist. He then growled roughly again,"Okay...you both...be fuckin...good...and stay where I can..fuckin..see you,my girl...Got it?" I nodded,"Yes,my lord!" Toki nodded too,"Oh,ja,Nathans! I takes good cares of hers,ja? Tokis will be whats de goods and tingsk! Comes on!" Toki happily led the way to his video games and I shyly followed,casting one last look at Nathan,who smiled warmly in affection at me.


Toki then directed me to his video game that had the large Uzi gun on it and was trying to explain it to me,"Dis games ams whats de funs and shits....whats you ams apposed to dos is shoots de tingsk dere....likes what dis tingsk here dat looks like whats a tanks I tink sos....whatsevers...heres...you cans try its! It ams so funs! Oh! I wants to sees you trys it!" I nodded happily,giggling,"Okay Toki! I'll give it a shot!" I instantly felt comfortable with Toki,seeing him becoming a best friend and someone to share childish moments with. I never had a happy childhood and was always seeking ways to reclaim it,and now it seems I had found a friend whom I could share that with too,knowing Toki also had quite the unhappy childhood as well. I started playing the game,happy to have a chance to play video games again. Toki stood next to me,bouncing excitingly every time I made a successful shot,"Oh,wowee!! You ams so goods ats dis games sos far!!! You ams almost as goods as Tokis!" The game was loading the next level and Toki took this time to look at me again,"Cans I asks whats you names be?" I hesitated,not sure if I should reveal that without Nathan knowing,but I knew what Nathan called me,but never did he ask for my real name yet. I then nodded,"It's Jenessa,Toki...but I tend to go with Jen or Jessa..cause it's easier." I giggled out. Toki then smiled,"Oh! Dat ams whats a prettys names! I's calls you Jessas,cause it ams prettiests! Ja?" I nodded,blushing, "Sure,Toki! Thank you!" He then turned serious,"I ams nots gets you into de troubles wit Nathans,ams I? Does he what knows you names too?" I shook my head,"No,Toki...he doesn't...he just...calls me,'my girl'...but I don't think he'd get mad...I'll tell him if he asks,k?" Toki nodded,"Okays...I likes dat he calls you dat...it ams de sweets and tingsk...um...so yous likes being wit Nathans?" I again nodded happily,"Yeah! I really do,Toki! I'm very happy with him!" Toki smiled back,"So you ams really likes Nathans alots den toos? I cans tells you dos!"

I blushed heavily,murmuring softly,"I think...I really do,Toki...I dunno..." I trailed off,not entirely sure how I felt about Nathan yet. Toki eyed me carefully,"Donts worrys,Jessas! I tink Nathans ams likes you alots too! I knows it! Tokis can sees dis!" I nearly choked at Toki's statement,"Wh..what? You...really think so,Toki??" Toki brightened up again,"Ohs,ja! I haves nevars seen Nathans soo happys afores wit a goil!" I smiled happily,hope finally entering my painful heart,"I hope you're right,Toki...I really do.." Toki nodded sage-like,"Oh,ja..I tinks I ams...haves you had whats de skexes wit hims yets? I means...if I cans what...asks dat questions...." I blushed again,though hesitant to answer,"Um...no...no, we haven't..Toki..not yet..." Toki cocked his head to the side,looking childishly curious,"Cans I asks why nots? I knows you twos likes each others alots....ams you whats de scareds of hims??" I shook my head,not wanting Toki to think I was scared of Nathan but unsure if I should mention that I had been raped,"I'm not scared of him,Toki...it's just...I was...hurt there before the Battle For The Gear....so I can't...do anything like that with him yet...not till I'm better..." Toki looked at me with wide eyes,"Yous were horteds dere?!! Likes....de rapes...or whats?" I hung my head,still hurting from that,"Yeah...Toki...that and got...beaten up...pretty badly too...like I have...a couple of cracked ribs and one actually...got broken..." I mumbled softly,gesturing to my injured ribs.

Toki looked sad,"I ams sorrys,Jessas....I didnts know dat...I knew Nathans whats killsed some guys dat were...ons you..but I didnts knows...how bads you ams were...beatens...or dats...you ams gots...whats de rapes too....I knows...what it ams likes to be...whats de beatens and shits..." Toki then gave me a friendly hug,making me almost want to cry,especially as I heard him murmur out,"I can bes...whats you best friends..if you likes...den you cans what tells Toki anytingsk! I cans be dere..fors you...ifs you needs whats...de...hows you says....consfidantsk? Since you ams Nathans goil...and he asks for me to whats de watches outs for yous...ands I knows...Pickle ams watches ovars you toos...I saws...ats de tables...but..I can sees...dat...Skwisgaar..ams scares you...ja?" I nodded,still unnerved at the way Skwisgaar kept watching me,"Yes..yes he does...Toki...he keeps...looking at me weird..." Toki nodded again,"Ja...it ams cause you...likes Nathans gooders den hims...I tink Skwisgaar ams wants you to bes..likes what ones of his skluts or sometingsk...ams what de jealouses of Nathans." I shuddered at that,"Oh...no,Toki...I don't...want to do that...I just want..to stay with Nathan..." Toki nodded again,looking somewhat angry now,"I knows you do,Jessas...I knows...it ams clear to Tokis now dats you wants to stays wit Nathans...and he ams wants you to stays wit hims too...I nots lets Skwisgaar horts you or takes you aways from Nathans,I wonts lets him!!!" I nodded again,"I believe you,Toki...thank you.." Toki perked up again,"Oh! Ja! You ams welcomes! Now...no mores whats de sads for yous! Tokis prostectsk you...you ams my best friends now! Comes on now! We's plays de videos games now! Watch me dos dis!" We soon turned back to the video game,me feeling more happy and secure with Toki now watching over me as well.

Nathan watched as his girl and Toki seemed to bond instantly,playing video games happily together. He secretly smiled seeing his girl giggling and having fun,knowing that she now found a new friend in the young guitarist. He also knew that they both were probably very close to the same age,give or take a couple of years. He also knew that the hug from the guitarist was meant to be friendly,wondering if she had found someone else to confide in. He didn't know if she had even told her own girlfriends all that happened to her,wondering if she did confide everything to Toki,which would explain the hug. He then thought to himself,'I really like...seeing her soo...happy..she..fuckin..deserves it...I only hope...I make her...that way too..' Lost in his thoughts and in watching his girl,he never noticed that Murderface had just taken a seat next to him.

Starting slightly,he turned to glare at the bassist,growling low with annoyance,"The fuck you want,Murderface??" The bassist smirked,"Geezch,Nathan. A little jumpy,arentcha??" Nathan rolled his eyes,grunting out,"Whatever,man. Fuck you." He watched as Murderface then looked at his girl and Toki playing video games too,muttering out,"Looksch like they're having fun. Scheriously though,dude...you really like her,dontcha? Scheems like it to me." Nathan put his head down,not wanting to face the mocking,grumbling irritably,"Aint your...fuckin...uhh..business,dude...goddamn." He saw as Skwisgaar then sat down next to Murderface as well,still with that smug sneer frozen upon his face,"Comes on,Nathans. You ams likes hers or nots?? I know she ams likes you gooders..pfft,donts knows why...when you ams treats her what likes da beateds slaves and shits." Nathan turned his dethglare back on Skwisgaar,growling dangerously while clutching his girl's chain more tightly around his clenched fist,"Watch what you...fuckin...say,Blondie...or I will seriously shove...my boot...right up your goddamn ass!!!" Skwisgaar snorted again with contempt,"Pffts..whatsevers,Nathans...tells me dat you ats least fucksed her alreadys...if she ams dat happys wit yous..." Murderface then piped in,"Yeah! Come on,dude...ya muscht've banged her already...itsch the only reaschon...sche's so happy with ya,man!"

Nathan checked a growl of outrage,knowing that he couldn't say anything about her being raped,but he also didn't want her to be taken away from him by the Swede,simply because he had not fucked her yet,thinking the Swede meant to claim her. He now wanted so badly to deck both of them out cold all of a sudden,growling angrily at them,"Goddamn it...if ya all...are gonna...fuckin...get in my goddamn face...bout it...then just...leave me the fuck..alone!! Before I beat...both your asses to the...fuckin ground!!! Urgh!!!" He then saw Pickles standing next to him,fully dressed now,looking slightly angered as well,"Doods...I thaught we all agreed ta nat intervene..with each others...yeh know...persenal lives!! So yeh both..back teh feck off!! Let him be,yeh feckers! Gahd! He's riaght anysways...it aint yer feckers business! Sooo...feck off!!!"

Both the bassist and guitarist gaped at Pickles' outburst in shocked anger before Skwisgaar snorted again in slight disdain,"Pffts..I remembars, you dildos! Ams just wantedsk to says dat de ladies will nots waits whats da forsevers for yous,Nathans. Ifs you wonts fucksed her den she ams comes to ones of us insteadsed,I knows dis,Nathans." Murderface smirked again,"Yeah...Schkwisgaar's right,Nathan...for onesch..sche would and probably will leave ya,dude schince you won't fuck her. After all,man..that'sch all chicksch want from guysch...to juscht get fucked.." Skwisgaar then nodded,"Ja,Moidersface ams rights abouts dat...dat's what all dems ladies ams want froms de guyses alls da times...dat's all dey ams goods for...I tinks sos...so,ja..it ams no differenskes wit dis ladies,Nathans, I tinks you knows dat.."

Nathan stopped cold as he heard those words,feeling as though his heart and veins had suddenly turned to ice. He remembered then how satisfied his girl was with him every time he pleasured her,that look from her that said he was the only one in the world that could do that to her,that she only wanted him to bring her pleasure, no one else.That she wanted to cry out his name and his only in her passion for him,her urgent pleading for more of his affections as he brought her more and more pleasure as well. Her adamant statements over and over about how she only wanted to stay with him,that she wanted to be with him forever.Just as how he also intended to keep her forever,no matter what the cost might be. His heart hurt like hell now,seeing in his mind's eye, his girl's shy smiles and happy giggles when he was with her,the way she pressed her soft body close to his in urgency when she craved affection from him,the way she always wanted to touch him somehow now also seeming to crave his touch now as well. He had also noticed now when she had met the rest of the band that she still had eyes for him only,that she only wanted to be near him,to touch only him. He had felt the same damn way too,even he too was coming to slowly crave only her affections now.Suddenly,for once in his testosterone ridden brain,he realized that he was happy and satisfied with her even without having sex so far. Even her bond with Toki was more best friend like than anything even remotely sexual. He felt somewhat breathless now,like he was hyperventilating,which meant he was close to another panic attack,he was a nervous guy after all,but also felt full of murderous rage now too. He gulped hard and looked at Pickles wordlessly for some kinda silent intervention,before he decided to beat both his band-mates senseless. Now wanting to get back to his girl badly and hold her in his arms again,to make sure no one ever took her away from him or try to cock-block him ever again.

Pickles cast his own dethglare at his band-mates,seeing both of them still treating the statements that they had just said to Nathan like it was nothing but a big joke to them. Both of them probably not even realizing that if he had not been there for Nathan,then most likely both his band-mates would've ended up in the goddamn hospital wing,each under a vegetative state. He turned to catch Nathan's eye as he looked at him wordlessly. He saw the singer's deathly pale face and rapid breathing with fists clenched tightly,knowing now that the big man was close to another murderous breakdown. Pickles nodded back and said dismissively,"Come on,Nat'an...let's go look at yer laptap thingy...yeh wanted ta feckin...show me somethin,dood?" Nathan gulped hard and grumbled softly,"Yeah,dude...ya gotta...see this shit,man...come on..." He saw Nathan cast one more dethglare at Murderface and Skwisgaar,who looked pleased with themselves nonetheless as they went back to their own activities. Pickles led Nathan to the far corner of the room,taking Nathan's laptop to look convincing. Then he sat Nathan down on the other couch with him,making sure the others weren't watching,seeing Nathan's girl still happily playing video games with Toki. Who both were the only ones completely oblivious to the dethchaos that had just occurred which almost resulted in a double homicide. Pickles then laid a friendly hand on his band-mate's broad shoulder,hoping for once that the big man would open up to him again.

He finally saw Nathan gulp hard again,growling brokenly,"Hey...thanks,man...fuck...that hurt....so goddamn much...dude...I dunno why...but...it did..." Pickles nodded silently,knowing those statements cut the vocalist deeper than the others could possibly realize. Perhaps it was because of his age and what he knew now about Nathan's relationship with his girl,that he understood Nathan's pain for once. He saw the singer hang his head,putting his head in his hands,"Goddamnit,dude....I just...wanna keep her...okay?? You know..why we can't...fuck,man...but,I couldn't tell em,dude...I just couldn't...my girl...doesn't need to know...that I fuckin...told shit...she...looks so...happy,dude...I can't..do that to her...I want to...fuckin....care for her...not hurt her....why can't...these fuckers...understand this shit? Ugh!!" Pickles nodded again,knowing the singer meant what he said,"Dood...Nat'an...yeh shouldn't...yeh know...take them fecker's...shit ta ehh....heart,yeh know?" Nathan nodded back,but then looked up at him with wide eyes,"Dude....ya don't think...she'll fuckin...leave me? Cause...we can't..do shit...? She almost did...once,man..." Pickles sighed again at the rest of his band-mates' stupidity,seeing his best friend's pain hurt him deeply as well, even if he wouldn't admit to anyone,"Dood...I told yeh...alreiady...even if yeh don't...feck her,man...A'im sure thait...she'll stay with yeh,dood! I kin see how...she..yeh know...feels bout yeh,man. I see it in her eyes too,man..she still feckin..werships teh ground yeh feckin walk on! She only...wants yeh,dood! Only yeh! Gahd...jus' listen ta me...fer once,Nat'an...she's nuthin..but devoted ta yeh,man! She...wants yeh bad,man...only yeh...I mean feck,dood...she didnin even give me a...yeh know..second glaince when I gat in teh hat tub...I mean..wow...thait's gatta be a first too!" He laughed out at that.

Pickles smiled internally again as he saw that his statement had earned him a dark smile and even a rough chuckle from the singer,which was what he wanted of course. Nathan grumbled roughly,still chuckling,"Heh..dude..not even she...wanted to see...your ugly fuckin...ass.." He then put his head back down,fidgeting with his girl's chain between his fingers. Pickles looked again at the dejected singer,"Dood...Na'tan...jus' go on with ..yer shit,man...ignore them feckers...it's yer thing,dood and we know we're nat supposed ta,yeh know,show interest or intervene...with baind-mates' persenal lives..They're jus' bein dicks,man. Feck 'em."

Nathan nodded silently at Pickles,still feeling the pain in his heart. He suddenly wanted to hold his girl in his arms and never let her go. He didn't give a damn anymore now who saw him do that with his girl,considering only 2 of his band-mates were being dicks about it. He knew that he now had Pickles,Toki and even Ofdensen on his side,so he didn't really give a damn anymore. He then remembered what he had said to his girl and decided to heed his own saying,'she's my girl...and I can do..whatever the fuck I want!' That decided,burning with the urge to hold his girl now,he nearly shot out his seat on the couch,making Pickles start slightly,"Dood! Na'tan...whait teh feck?!" He growled lowly down to the drummer,"Fuck you,man....I just wanna...get my girl...come on..." Pickles wordlessly followed Nathan as he made his way to the video game section,knowing the singer was still very angry and freaked out.

I heard the familiar sound of heavy boots,which made my heart jump painfully. I turned away from the video game,smiling happily at my Master's approach. My happiness soon turned to concern though as I saw Nathan's pale face and rapid breathing,but before I could say or do anything,Nathan caught me up bridal style with a low growl. Startled at Nathan's actions,I was then carried to the far couch where Nathan sat down and immediately gathered me into his lap,holding me in a dethgrip,still growling angrily and looking freaked out. I curled close into his chest wordlessly,not daring to protest,not knowing what the hell happened to piss him off so badly. I only saw Nathan shooting what seemed to be dethglares to Murderface and Skwisgaar from across the room as he held me tighter,now burying his face into my hair,seeming hellbent on never letting me go. I then buried my face into Nathan's shirt,feeling very safe and secure now,closing my eyes in bliss.

Toki could only watch with wide eyes as his new best friend was carried off by Nathan,who looked extremely angry and freaked out. Toki then turned to Pickles,head cocked in confusion,"Pickle? What ams wrongs wit Nathans? Why ams he sos angries?" Pickles sighed,running his hand through his dreds,wondering how the hell he was gonna explain this to the young guitarist.He pulled Toki off to the side,knowing that Nathan's chick did not need to hear what happened from his mouth,leaving it up to the singer to decide whether or not to tell her anything. He then mumbled softly to Toki,"Dood...Toki..did Na'tan's chick...tell yeh anythin?" Toki then nodded,"Ja,Pickle..she ams was tellingsk me bout how she ams gotted horts and tings...and dats she ams whats de scareds of Skwisgaar..but I am tolded hers dat...I woulds de watches ovars her,dat Nathans askeds me to dos dat...fors him....I am bes whats her best friends now,Pickle...cause I am wants to dos dat...did...Nathans says sometingsk to yous too? Bouts how hims goil ams gotted horts and tings?" Pickles nodded,"Yeh,Toki...he did. Whait??? I didnin know...she was scaired of Skwisgaar...why,man??" Toki looked off to the side,"She ams whats...de afraids dat...Skwisgaar wills takesed hers aways from Nathans to be whats one ofs his own..perskonals skluts and shits....but..Pickle...she am wants to...stays wit Nathans..I knows...she toldeds me....we cants lets Skwisgaar dos dis to dems! Nathans...ams sooo happys...Toki am nots wants to takes dat aways from hims...Nei...neithers do I's wants de goils to gets takens aways from Nathans eithers,Pickle!! I wonts lets him!!"

Pickles was somewhat shocked at his bandmate's vehement statements,but he also agreed. Nathan deserved a chance to be happy for once and not get cockblocked again,he had learned his own lesson last time he tried to interfere in Nathan's personal life at the Branding Ceremony.He nearly got beaten within an inch of his life and had no intention of repeating the experiance. He looked over at Nathan,who was still seated on the couch with his girl being held tightly in his lap,smiling internally as he saw the two of them with secret smiles on their faces as they each held the other close. Toki then looked over to where Pickles was looking too,"Dey ams...looks so happys,Pickle...donts dey? I tinks...dey ams likes each others...whats de lots...more den I tink Nathans and his goils tells us..." Pickles nodded,"Yeh know,Toki...I think yer riaght,dood...I really think they do,too...heh,Skwisgaar aint lookin too haippy though..." Toki snorted,"I ams not cares what Skwisgaar tinks!! He ams only wants de goil fors de skexes...notingsk mores....and dat ams just nots rights!!! Pickle...she am says...dat she ams happy wit Nathans...and she donts wants to leaves him...she wants to stays wit him,Pickle...and I wonts lets Skwisgaar fucks dat ups for dems!!!" Pickles nodded back,"Yeh,same here,dood...we should jus' leaive em be...yeh know? Skwisgaar is jus' jealous and shit...too baid...he's jus' ganna haive ta deal with it...if he even..tried ta take Na'tan's girl...frem him...well...it aint ganna be pretty,dood...I'll say thait much.."

Toki stifled a giggle,"Nei..it ams be prettys brutals to sees it acktuallys....dat it woulds be...But..Pickle...you nevars did says why Nathans ams so mads for?" Pickles shook his head,"Eh...I guiess Merderface and Skwisgaar were tekkin ta Na'tan bout his girl...and I dunno if he told em thait he hadn't fecked her yet or nat...but they said things like she would...yeh know..leaive him cause he aint fecking her and shit...then Merderface goes and tells Na'tan thait thait's all chicks waint frem a guy and thait she'd..yeh know..leaive him fer one of us ta feck her instead...and thien Skwisgaar said somethin bout how thait's all chicks are good fer...ta...yeh know...jus' there so ya kin feck em...thait's all..." Toki's eyes widened in horror,"Ohs!! Dats was whats de means and shits!!! Nathans goil...ams notingsk likes dat...nots at alls...I knows dat she woulds nevars horts Nathans likes dat..it ams typisckals...dat dey woulds tinks likes dat....buts to tells Nathans tings likes dat...ams sounds likes dey boths has whats de jealouses and tings...cause Nathans ams likes his goils and it whats makes dem mads too..dat Nathans ams happys fors once...and dey isnt...ams likes whats de ladies ons dere periods I tink sos."

Pickles chuckled darkly,"Heh..yeh,kid..yer feckin...riaght about thait...feckin assholes...I mean...if yeh coulda,yeh know..seen how Na'tan was aifter they said thait ta him...I mean...dood..he looked bout ready ta feckin...kill em...but at teh same taime...he...I dunno...if I didnin know better...I'd say...he looked like....he wanted ta feckin...cry or somethin,dood...I thaught he was ganna feckin...pass out on me,man..." Toki nodded,"Ja,Nathans woulds not admits dat...he..got horteds by whats dey ams says....dids he?" Pickles nodded,"Actuially,dood...he told me...thait...it did hurt him...alat...I dunno,kid...I say we need ta jus' keep quiet bout this...yeh know? I know thait you are her best friend now,dood...and she'll yeh know...tell yeh...if she needs ta tekk ta yeh...jus' like Na'tan kin tekk ta me too....but yeh...let's jus' do thait,man...thait's all...we kin do,dood...yeh know?" Toki nodded back,"It ams a goods idea,Pickle...maybes I should whats gives to hers mines Dethphones numbars...tos likes if shes whats needs for mes to talks to her bouts tings...ams sure dat Nathans wouldnts minds dat..." Pickles nodded in agreement as well,"Yeh..thait sounds good...I kin keep yeh know...in touch wit Na'tan too...thait way...they both haive someone they kin tekk ta and shit..." Toki nodded back, about to speak out his agreement as well.

But,before they could do much more,Ofdensen had entered the room,"Gentlemen,we need for you all to get ready for the press conference. Nathan? May I speak with you for a minute?" Nathan's head snapped up from holding his girl and nodded,beckoning silently for Pickles and Toki to come over. Pickles and Toki looked at each other then made thier way over to where Nathan was still seated on the couch,though he had now set his girl aside,who silently watched with wide eyes. Nathan growled roughly,"Dudes...both ya...watch my..fuckin..girl...while I talk to Of...k?" Pickles nodded,"Sure,Nate..we kin do thait.." Toki nodded back,"Ja, Nathans...we ams watches your goils for yous!" Nathan rumbled back softly,"Ya..thanks,dudes..." With that,he gave his girl a soft kiss on the forehead,"Be good for..fuckin...Pickles and Toki....don't move from here...and shit...ya can...ya know...play on my laptop...if ya want,my girl...I'll uhh..be done soon...yeah..." His girl nodded back,"Yes,my lord! As you wish!" He looked at her smiling face one more time before getting up and walking over to Ofdensen.

Nathan stood before his manager,growling low,"Yeah,Of? Whatcha fuckin...want?" Ofdensen sighed,"Nathan,we need to get ready for this press conference...if you need time to,ah,summon your lady's guards,now would be the time to do so.." Nathan paled slightly,growling low,"Oh..right...yeah...hold on for..a fuckin second then..." With that he dug out his Dethphone and dialed the leader of his girl's group,"Hey...uhh...CD...yeah...it's Nathan..look...I need for you...to come down to the..fuckin...Rec Room...on the fuckin...double..understand? Yeah...yeah...bring her guards too...yeah...we gotta get...ready for that shit....got it? Yeah...okay....thanks or...whatever...yeah...later,CD.."

Nathan snapped his Dethphone shut in impatience,turning back to Ofdensen,grunting irritably,"There,ya fuck! They're on thier...fuckin way...happy now??!" Putting his head down again,he thought uncomfortably,'Goddamnit,I don't wanna...leave her...but I can't...fuckin...take her with me...FUCK!!' He knew that he had hardly let his girl out of his sight for the past couple of days,let alone out of his arms for too long,just when he met Pickles for thier talk in the hot tub,even then,she was safely locked up in his room. He wondered then whether he should just do that again,'it's not that I don't fuckin..trust em,' he thought of her friends,'I just wanna...protect her..fuck it..I'll figure this shit out later..'

Ofdensen watched as Nathan put his head down after snapping at him,he gently cleared his throat to try and attempt to reassure the vocalist of his lady's safety,"Nathan...I am quite sure that,ah,#6982 will be in good hands. After all,you chose her guards quite well. In fact,I commend you for showing such responsibilty. Good work." He noted that the singer was not answering him,but was also looking quite angry as well,at least what he could see of the singer's face which was covered by his mass of black hair. He cleared his throat and tried once again to address the large man,"Nathan...ah..is there something..wrong? You look...quite angry.." That statement got him a response as he saw Nathan snap his head back up,"Goddamnit,Of...yeah...but it aint..your fuckin..uhh...business...god." He growled out in anger. Ofdensen sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose,"Alright,Nathan...if you do not wish to tell me,then do not...I was just...somewhat concerned. You seem to be angry with something or someone. Did one of the boys provoke you again? Can you at least,ah,answer me that,Nathan?" He watched as Nathan clenched his fists at his sides,hoping the singer would not blow up on him again. He grumbled lowly,"Just...the usual shit...from the guys,Of...talkin shit...bout my girl...ya know...whatever...fuck em..."

Ofdensen knew that the band would try to interfere in Nathan's personal life again,after what he had witnessed the last time this happened with a girl,but he had blindly hoped that they had learned thier lesson this time. Apparently not as it seems that their actions were more mocking than usual. He sighed again,wondering what they possibly said this time to anger the singer so much. He knew it must've been Murderface and Skwisgaar who engraged Nathan so much,seeing as they were all shooting dethglares at each other,it couldn't have been Pickles or Toki seeing as they were sitting with Nathan's lady. Ofdensen then wondered if they had befriended the young lady too,which was good,at least they were not interfering or anything.He wondered then if he should push the singer for more answers or just leave him be for now.But,before he could gather his thoughts,Nathan grumbled lowly to him."Of...is what...they...what Murderface and Skwisgaar said to me...is that true...? I mean...fuck,Of...I dunno...how to ask ya shit...goddamnit..."

Ofdensen nodded paitently,knowing Nathan was still having a hard time confiding in him as well.But,he knew that sometimes the boys did need him and his job was always to care for his boys first before anything else,to ensure their happiness,if nothing else.He saw Nathan gulp hard and address him again more lowly,"Of...they...they said that...if I don't...ya know...fuck her...she'll...leave me,man...and..I don't want that....you know...what I want,man...fuck...they also said...that...that's all..chicks fuckin want...that...my girl...is no...uhhh...exception...and...that..that fuckin...pissed me off,man....but...it...ya know...kinda...hurt....ya..." Ofdensen sighed again,he thought that those two would throw something like that into the singer's face,their aims seemed to be to either hurt or desensitize Nathan into believing that all girls were the same. He knew better though,he knew that Nathan and his lady both cared about each other very much and he also knew that Nathan's lady did not seem to be the usual groupie,not seeing her flirting with any of the other boys or anything. She seemed to be genuially devoted to only the vocalist.

Ofdensen decided to try one more time to help the big man out,before he commited murder again,"Nathan...ah,I would just not..pay attention to what they say. Not all women are like that,Nathan. Also,this young lady,does not seem to fit the type anyways.If you wish for my,ah,input on this matter,Nathan...is that I think she...is very devoted to you so far.That is all I can say on this matter,Nathan..for I do not know her quite well yet." Nathan shrugged lightly,"I..hope you're fuckin...right,Of...I dunno...fuck,man...get used to her then!!! Cause...she aint leavin...anytime soon,got it??!!" Ofdensen again nodded,"Noted,Nathan..I know you,ah,plan on keeping the young lady...and I myself see no harm in it.The boys will get used to her soon enough as well,Nathan....and then they will have no more reasons to,ah,taunt you or whatnot.I know you boys had agreed to,ah,not interfere in each other's...personal lives,and if I need to remind them of that...then I will,Nathan,if only to keep the peace between all of you. Would that,ah,help you out?"

Nathan nodded,grumbling awkwardly,"Yeah...okay,Of...do your..fuckin thing then....and uhh....thanks,man...yeah." Ofdensen nodded and silently laid a supporting hand on Nathan's broad shoulder,"I will talk to them before the,ah,press conference then,Nathan,as soon as we get your lady secured.It is better that she not witness this,she does not know,does she?" The singer shook his head,mumbling,"She..don't..need to know this shit,Of...." Ofdensen nodded,"Very well then,Nathan. We shall do that then." Nathan just nodded at him in silence again and put his head back down.

I knelt down by the saw shaped coffee table and turned Nathan's laptop towards me,I giggled when I saw his Cannibal Corpse desktop background of one of the album covers. Of course,it was the most gruesome of all the album covers.I wondered how he got that one,for it was one of the uncensored version of the first 3 album covers that were banned or illegal in some states and countries of some dude ripping out his own guts and eating them,off of the album,Eaten Back To Life.I shrugged lightly and started to look at what he had on there,kinda feeling like I was snooping. I then felt Toki kneel down next to me,while Pickles hovered protectively over us both. I beamed at him,"Hi,Toki!" He beamed back,"Hei,Jessas! I sees you ams lookingsk at Nathans computers tingys....ja...I tink he has...whats some kinds of...really brutals videos games on dis...cans I shows it to yous??"

Toki then leaned over and clicked something, up popped a computer game that looked a lot like Doom. I almost facepalmed,of course my Master would like these kinda games. Toki then turned to me again,"Wants to goes first,Jessas? I haves...nevars plays dis games afores...has you? Nathans does not what...shares hims computers tingys...much.." He kinda sulked at that.I giggled and shook my head,"No,Toki...but I think I can figure it out.." Toki then smiled,"Okays! You dos dat! I watches and sees hows you plays it!"

I then turned the laptop so that Toki could watch too. I suddenly saw fuzzy red dreadlocks out of the corner of my eye from my other side however. Toki then exclaimed happily,"Pickle! Ams you goingsk to helps her?? Do yous knows...hows to plays dis games too??" I turned to look at Pickles as he smirked crookedly from where he had knelt down beside me,"Nah,kid...dunno how...yeh know Na'tan nevar shaires his feckin laptap...gahddamn..but...A'im ganna try and help her,dood." I shook my head lightly,wondering how the hell he could help if he never played it before. I positioned the laptop anyway so that all three of us could see the screen and started to attempt to play the game.

Pickles piped up excitingly after a couple of minutes,"Yeh! Shoot em!!! Now..go down this feckin hallway...thingy...ehh...shit...nevarmaind...sahrry...." I had taken Pickles' advice and wound up gettin my character killed.I giggled,"It's okay,Pickles! Thank you for tryin!" Pickles sheepishly ran his hand through his dreds again,"Heh...I guiess I aint thait good...at these feckin games aifter all...I dunno how Na'tan has teh...ehh...cancentraition fer this shit...gahd..." I giggled and feeling more at ease again,restarted the game,Pickles still offering his useless advice while Toki giggled quietly in the background.

Ofdensen once again eyed the vocalist in concern,he was about to try and attempt to snap the big man out of it,when there was a loud knock on the door to the Rec Room. Ofdensen sighed in relief,wondering if this was the young lady's guards as he walked over to the door and opened it. He again saw the tall blond Gear,whom he recognized before as one of Murderface's bass techs,CD. CD then saluted,"Sir! My lord! #724 reporting as per the request of Lord Nathan.I have brought his girl's guards!" Ofdensen nodded while beckoning the singer towards him,"Very well,#724,excellent work." CD nodded back,"Thank you,sir...I must inform you though that we had to make some line up changes as #444 and #6869 have been cited with extra duties and were unable to fit guard duty into thier workload as is due to your concern for extra security around Mordhaus,sir." CD then gestured to the three new guards standing at attention in front of him,whom Ofdensen had noticed were all female.

Ofdensen nodded,"I see,#724...well...I shall have to,ah,change my record of this then. I do believe I know some of these young ladies anyhow." With that, he pulled his Dethphone out of his suit pocket and checked his Gear database registry first,taking the time to assess the new people,ignoring the fact that the singer was peering over his shoulder at his Dethphone in curiousity.He immediately recognized the first young woman,whose nickname was Botty, also listed as Gear #1000. He chuckled darkly,she was his own propaganda artist and head of some of his security detail,again,the irony of it hit him. He wondered how Nathan's lady and #1000 knew each other,but decided that it was good that she was among people she knew. He kept eyeing #1000 however,noting that she had quite alot on her workload as well,but still volunteered to do this. Not only for Nathan's lady but for Nathan's sake as well. He grudgingly admired her sense of responsibility,she was a hard worker,but he still couldn't help but notice that she was somewhat quite attractive as well,which bothered him immensely. He also noted that she forwent the usual standand Gear uniform in favor of being in between the standard female DethArmy uniform and rather tasteful skirt suits. He shook his head slightly from his wayward thoughts and recorded her on his list of #6982's guards. He moved on to the next young lady,whom also worked under him as one of his secretaries and also working the phones,nicknamed Mika,recorded as Gear #1982.This list just keeps getting somewhat weirder and weirder,he thought with dark amusement. He then looked over the last young lady,knowing immediately which department of Mordhaus she worked in simply by taking a glance at her equipment. She carried a large pole with a lethal looking hook on the end of it,meaning she belonged to Corpse Detail,which was part of the Corpse Disposal Unit. Those Gears were expected to answer to the sound of the Dethbell to dispose of all corpses,human and non-human from within the interiors of Mordhaus by means of the corpse chutes that led directly to the acid pits by dragging them with their Corpse Hooks as they were called. His records then showed that this lady was named Sarah,Gear #9055,he had noticed also with concealed amusement that she had a small charm of the bassist attached to her Corpse Hook. He shook his head again and proceeded to update the list that he had recorded on his Dethphone.

Nathan then glanced sharply at the three new guards after looking at Ofdensen's Dethphone,inwardly thankful that they were girls. He cleared his throat roughly,"Soo...ya'all....fuckin...friends of...my girl too??" All three nodded,saluting respectfully,"Yes,my lord!!" Nathan nodded,growling in satisfaction,"Good...that's fuckin awesome!" He continued chatting to them while motioning for Pickles and Toki to bring his girl over,growling softly at the first two girls,"Soo...uhh...you two...work for Of,then?" Botty and Mika nodded,sounding out,"Yes,my lord!" Nathan nodded again,now growling out at the other girl,"Awesome...and you? Uhh...Sarah chick...heh...you do the...fuckin...corpse thing huh?" Sarah nodded,sounding out,"That's right,my lord!" Nathan chuckled darkly,"That's fuckin cool....uhhh...do you all...have fuckin...weapons and shit??" The three then looked at each other and then back at him, showing him their weapons. Botty and Mika were armed with standard issued pistols and Sarah had her Corpse Hook,which could also double as a weapon if need be.Nathan nodded again in satisfaction,sure now that his girl would be well protected. The girls nodded silently back to him while saluting respectfully as well.

I saw as Nathan motioned for Toki and Pickles,who spoke up,"Heh...I guiess Na'tan wants us ta like...come over or somethin...ehh...let's see whait teh fecker waints,k?" Toki nodded,"Ja,Pickle! It mights be of an imsportancesk to hims!" With that,flanked by Toki and Pickles,I made my way to where Nathan was standing with my friends and Ofdensen,noticing also that the other band members were following behind us as well,looking curious. Pickles then exclaimed out,"Hey,chick! I know one of em!" and pointed to my friend,Samhain who we just called Sam. I tilted my head in curiousity,"Really?" He nodded back,giggling manicially,"Heh,yeh...she's laike...yanno..my drug suppliar,Samhain...or whatever...heh...aweseme..." I giggled,not knowing what Sam's dethjob was anyway till now.Toki then piped up in excitement,"Oh,wowee!! I knows dat ladyee!! She ams Angels! Shes what watches mine kitties Loki!!" and pointed to my friend,Angel. I was kinda shocked at that cause one,I didn't know Toki HAD a cat,and two,that Angel worked for Toki somewhat personally. I then heard Murderface mumble to me,sounding somewhat amused,"Heh...I know that...one chick there..." and pointed at Sarah,"I've scheen her around...gettin rid of the dead bodiesch....thatsch pretty fucking cool! And CD fixesch my bassches too!!" I shook my head as I saw Sarah blush slightly at Murderface's statement while CD drew himself up with pride.

Skwisgaar then mumbled out grudgingly,while staring at my friends with interest burning in his eyes,"Ja,I has to says...Nathans chicks...you ams has...de hot friends I tink sos...what ams you tinks,guys?" Toki then murmured shyly to me,"Ja...Jessas...I tinks dat..dat goil over dere ams...whats...beautifuls.." I turned to where he shyly pointed,noting that he pointed at my friend Mika, then I giggled softly.Even Murderface mumbled softly to me again,"I do..think that corpsch chick...sche's...kinda cute too...any chick..that can handle corpsches like that...I like." I almost facepalmed in amusement. Pickles then mumbled to me shyly,"Yanno...chick...I reailly like...yer friend there..." and pointed at my friend Trisha,"She's...yanno...reailly feckin...pretty...yeh..." Then Skwisgaar shocked me more by mumbling softly to me again,"Ja...ams tinks...I likes de Samshain chick....she has...whats de prettys hair...I haves nevar sees a chicks wit dats kinda hairs...ams kinda hots...ja knows?" He was obviously referring to her shocking orange hair decorated with bones. I shook my head again in amusement at the boys acting like 6th graders that just started noticing girls.

Nathan snorted in dark amusement while gathering me gently into his embrace,"Ya'll are fuckin...nuts...that's what ya are...." Skwisgaar rounded on Nathan,"Fucks you,Nathans!! I cans what...talks bout de beautifuls ladyee if I wants to...pfft.." With that,he marched off in a huff with the rest of the band following after him looking confused. Nathan then rolled his eyes,grunting out after Skwisgaar,"Yeah...whatever,man.." before turning back to CD,who was addressing both him and Ofdensen. CD again saluted,"I wanted to add,sir,my lord,that we will be taking Mistress with us to the Gear Dormitories if that meets your approval,my lord?" Nathan hesistated,not wanting his girl to get lost or wander away in the Gear Dormitories,he himself didn't even know where they were at.He shook his head and growled roughly,"No...ya know what? I want you all...in our room,understand?? I do not want...to take the...uhh...risk of her...gettin lost and shit...got it?? The group nodded back as one,wide eyed while CD saluted,"As you request,my lord,it shall be done." Nathan nodded back while turning to Ofdensen with a frown,"Hey,Of...can my girl...have a fuckin...copy of my...our...ya know...the key to the room??? Goddamnit.."

Ofdensen pursed his lips in thought,unsure if he could trust the young lady with that key,but the boys needed to be at that press conference soon.So, Nathan would be unable to escort the group all the way back to his room and then try to make it to the Dethklok Press Room in time for the conference,since he was the one making most of the announcement. He then nodded to the singer while chiding him in a stern voice,"Very well,Nathan. But...ah,remember that under NO circumstances..should that key be misplaced. For your own safety and hers as well,I ask that she,ah,return that key to me after we are done with this,ah,press conference.Unless,Nathan,you believe you have a way to,ah,secure that key with her?" Nathan frowned again,rolling his eyes while growling irritably,"God,Of...it's not like...I let her..outta my fuckin...uhhh..sight for THAT long....um...the only way,Of...that I can think of to like....uhh...secure it...to her...is fuckin...padlocking the damn thing...to her chain....will that...fuckin work????"

Ofdensen blinked slightly at the somewhat unique idea of the singer,seeing it also as very creative as well.If Nathan were the only one with the key to that particular padlock,then no one could get ahold of that key short of kidnapping the young lady.Hoping there was no one within Mordhaus with that kind of ulterior motive on their mind,he nodded his approval,hoping his worries were too far-fetched to be true. He cleared his throat gently,"Very well,Nathan,you may do that then." Nathan growled back at him,"Yeah...thanks,Of...." He then rounded back on my friends while holding me tight, growling low at them."Ok...all ya...pay fuckin attention....now...ya are all...uhhh...expected to...fuckin...stay in our...goddamn room....don't fuckin...mess with my shit....uhh...except...my fuckin....tv,books...and my laptop..I guess...you guys...can fuck around..with it too....AND...keep the door...fuckin...locked...and ya all...keep your goddamn...Dethphones on...is this...understood?!?!"

The group nodded back at him as one again,still wide eyed,except for CD,who saluted respectfully,"Of course,my lord! We shall obey your orders and keep Mistress safe!! You have our word!" Nathan grunted and gathered me close,growling softly to me,"Okay...my girl...be fuckin...good...please...stay in our room...DO NOT...answer the goddamn...door...understand?? I will...call CD...when we are fuckin...done with this shit...got it???" I looked up into his worried green eyes and murmured softly,"Of course,my lord...as you wish...I will stay with my friends and I will be good for you,my lord..and I will obey you...I promise..." Nathan growled lower in affection for me,"Good girl...come here..let me..fuckin...do this..." and leaned down to give me a deep kiss,seeming to not give a damn that he was kissing me in front of everyone. I couldn't seem to muster up the feeling of giving a damn either as I threw my arms around his neck and stood on tiptoes to kiss him deeper,hearing him growl low in approval. I sighed in bliss,not wanting to ever let go of Nathan .But,I knew we had to leave and that left me feeling so empty inside already. I gulped hard as he pulled back,not wanting to worry my master by crying.He just kept looking down at me with a shy smile on his face,it almost looked like he was memorizing my face or something while gently tracing his black tipped fingers through my hair before again whipping around to growl harshly at my friends,"I fuckin...trust you guys...to keep my girl...safe...if something...ANYTHING...happens to her....I might...just fuckin....kill you all...for uhh...failure to watch her...is this...fuckin...UNDERSTOOD???!?!"

The group nodded again as one nervously while CD saluted respectfully again,sounding out,"Understood,my lord! And we would accept your punishment as just!" Nathan nodded again silently and turned back to Ofdensen,growling out,"Okay,Of...give me..the goddamn key...so I can..fuckin..do this shit..." Ofdensen shook his head lightly from watching Nathan kiss his lady,still somewhat shocked at seeing that shy smile on the singer's face again,stating in a calm voice however,"Of course,Nathan...everything seems to be in,ah,order anyways." He dug in his suit pocket for his massive key ring,he always had a copy of every key to every room of Mordhaus in case of emergencies and whatnot.He then flipped keys around until he located the one marked with a black skull sticker,which was code for Nathan's room.He unhooked the key and silently handed it to the vocalist,who silently nodded back to him while reaching into his pocket to pull out two padlocks and a skeleton shaped key. Ofdensen watched as Nathan gently rehooked his lady's chain to her collar with one padlock while using the other to padlock the key onto the chain itself and kissed her softly again,looking like he was murmuring his goodbyes to her while clutching her tightly to him,his own face almost softening as he saw the two of them blushing at each other.

He then saw as Nathan turned his head away with his hair hiding his face as Nathan's lady and her group crossed the room to the door silently,watching as the young lady turned back at the last minute to look at Nathan one more time with sad,tear-filled eyes before following her friends out the door,watching it close behind her. He saw the singer shaking slightly and then wondered if he was crying. Ofdensen looked to see if the rest of the band was watching,but no,they seemed to be watching Toki play their racing game,completely oblivious to everything now. Ofdensen set a calming hand on the singer's shaking shoulder,knowing that Nathan already hated being separated from his lady. Nathan then looked over at him sideways through his hair,his face slightly tear-stained.Ofdensen decided to keep quiet about that,not wanting to exploit the singer's weakness. Ofdensen gently cleared his throat,while discreetly handing him his handkerchief out of his suit pocket,"Here,Nathan...I,ah,believe you need this.." He trailed off and stood in front of the singer as he watched him wipe his face in anger at showing his weakness.Nathan then threw the hankercheif back at him with a soft growl of,"Whatever...uhh...thanks,Of...let's just...fuckin...go get this..shit...over with...goddamn..." Ofdensen nodded while hurriedly stuffing the handkerchief back into his suit pocket and then loudly addressed the rest of the band,"Come along then,gentlemen. We,ah,need to present ourselves early.As I have to,ah,address you all..on a different matter...before we start this press conference." With that,he gently steered the singer out of the room as the band continued to look confused as they silently followed him and Nathan out of the Rec Room down the hallways to the Dethklok Press Room.