For Her...Anything

"Now get in there! Useless pup!" a girl is thrown like a rag doll into a cold dark cell. Small, frail and shivering, the towering ogre sneered at her. "Make sure you entertain them real GOOD next time, or else I'll have to give you another lesson again, you want that HAH!?" The ugly man was indeed a great giant of an ogre with a blood gaze and horrid teeth. The girl's single knowledge was of receiving pain, and the man's only knowledge was of giving it.
"........" she remained mute and only wrapped her arms around herself to keep her warm. Her blonde hair has been tangled and torn and her once deep blush skin was now sickly pale. In the 13 years she has lived here, she knew that keeping quiet and being as small as possible was the safest way to survive the night. She only spoke when ordered. "....no sir" she said in a hoarse voice that stung from screaming for so long.
"Ch, waste of time and money I tell you" the guard muttered to himself, stomping away and turning out the lights.
She sat in quiet after the door slammed, and gazed up at the lone window towering over her in the cell. She spent her nights staring at this window, wondering of the outside. The only time she spoke was when commanded, usually in front of customers. When with customers, introductions were almost always scripted; and the most talking she would be doing after that would be screaming.
By now she was mortally tired, but she knew that after a full night's sleep, the cycle would repeat all over again. She didn't think much except for the window that hung over her body.


She completely forgot that the stroke of midnight, would be her 18th birthday.


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"......." Where ever she was it was really cold. She slowly sat up in a complete daze, she saw nothing but white space.
"....Are you alright?" there was a tall figure standing over her. He was dressed in a neat suit but she couldn't really have a good look at his face. Especially as she fell over at his voice. The man seemed startled. "Oh my! You're hurt!" He knelt down at her and offered his hands. "No please! Don't be scared...I'm here for you....My Lady..."
"...?!" she looked up at him with great alarm. She wrapped her arms tighter around herself in fear. The girl was certain that he was another customer, who needed her for only one thing. "Nnn...." was all the noise she could make.
"Don't be scared...please....we've been waiting for you...Jessica...."
"....How...?" she finally looked into his face. He was smiling a kind smile, but his eyes sparked like fire. There was something really strong about him, but Jessica didn't know why she wasn't cowering back, or even running. His smooth features were framed with shaggy raven hair that reached his chin. Despite this, she was on guard. She has met good looking customers before, and she knew far too well that they were the same. Trolls or Princes, she knew to trust no one.
"All of us have been waiting so long for you Jessica, My Lady...please come with me..." He offered his hand to her.
"...." the only reason she did take his hand was that she didn't want to be left alone with the white void. "Don't worry My Lady, we'll take care of you" he scooped her up in his arms and stood up. "Feel free to rest your eyes a bit longer, the house is a little away..."
"Yes sir..." Jessica mumbled. The man gave a friendly chuckle.
"Please don't call me sir, I'm not worthy of the title...if it pleases you, you may call me Alpha"
"A-Alpha...." she repeated slowly. She had a past of easily angered customers that would beat her if she mispronounced their names.
"Yes My Lady, would that be alright?"
"...." she was sort of taken aback with the strange way he talked to her. It seemed too formal to be true. "Um...Y-yes"
"Understood, rest well My Lady..."

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"Alpha's back!"

"Hey everyone!"


"He's here!"

Jessica awoke with a start at the sound of a chorus of eager male voices. Alpha stood at a glistening entrance of a glamorous estate. The men, all dressed like Alpha crowded near the gate with eager smiles. They were about 10 of them.
"Calm down everyone" Alpha laughed as the gate was opened. The young men were excited to see Jessica for some reason as they were like children in delight.

"Oh Our Lady has arrived!"

"Hurray!"

"Finally! Finally!"


"She's cute too~"


"Everyone please make way, we must bring her to Sigma so that she can heal, and then to the Twins so she can relax," Alpha said in a chiding voice.
"EEEH!!?" was the loud chorus of youths who seemed disappointed. "But we just met her,"
"You brats, can't you see how injured she is?" Alpha sounded stinging this time, like a teacher scolding school boys.
The men seemed to notice for the first time Jessica's injuries as burns and bruises covered her from head to toe, and she was pale as can be.


"OOOH!!"


"OH DEAR!!"


"LET'S HURRY!"


"Let's see Sigma, he'll know what to do"

The men made way but followed closely as Alpha carried her up to the house. It was like the ones that Jessica saw on TV, the house that every girl dreamed that she would get when she got married. White walls and glistening gardens and a fountain if she was lucky. Except here, the house was a mansion and the fountain was an elaborate statue of a girl pouring water from a fancy urn. As she was being taken inside the house, she failed to notice that the statue was nearly an exact replica of her.


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Jessica's eyes were wide in either amazement or fear, it was hard to tell which. The walls were of royal velvet red with gold linings and decorations. The floor was of marble that echoed with the crowd of footsteps following along. She saw that the portraits that lined the wall were of the same girl. A blonde girl that wore a simple silver dress. They depicted her doing different things, singing to birds, sitting by small streams and walking along snow banks.
All of them were beautiful paintings, but they all had something else in common...
The girl had a look of deep sadness in all of them.
Alpha took a right turn down a few hallways before arriving at a handsome looking door. One of the other men knocked and almost immediately it opened.
"Hello, my Lady...my name is Sigma and I'll be your Doctor and caretaker" answered the tall man. He had silver hair and small spectacles in front of ocean eyes. His smile immediately faded as he saw her condition. "This is worse than I thought...." Sigma shook his head and walked briskly back inside, which was pretty much like a doctor's office. There were a couple of beds for patients on one end of the room (which looked a lot bigger than from the outside) and the other end of the room was a large desk of papers under a huge cabinet. The cabinet had glass doors, so Jessica could see the vast amount of bottles, jars and powder packets. Sigma opened the sliding door and shuffled a bit through the shelf. "I didn't think I'd have to use this on our first meeting My Lady...but don't worry, with this you'll be fine"
"Where do we put her Sigma?" asked Alpha at the door. Jessica's eyes seem to glisten with worry, and Alpha could feel her shivering.
"You guys should take her to the Twins right away actually" answered Sigma taking a pink packet and handing it to one of the others. "But make sure you add this to her bath and she needs ALL of it"
"Yes Sir Sigma" said the other youth. He was a slim lad, with apologetic eyes of purple that seemed to droop. He had neatly combed black hair that matched well with his suit and tie.
"We'll go at once, Thank you Sigma" Alpha said with a slight tilt of his head in a bow.
"Anything for My Lady...I will see you again I'm sure" said Sigma kindly. Jessica didn't even have the voice to tell him thank you, but certainly Sigma understood as he playfully waved while the group headed to their next destination.

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"Hi~~~"

"Welcome My Lady~~"


The next two housekeepers were indeed young, identical twins who had pale blonde hair and doll like blue eyes. If Jessica looked closer she would have seen slight freckles. Rather than the standard suit that all of the men wore, they were dressed in loose robes instead that resembled kimono.
"Nu, Mu, the damage is worse than we feared" said Alpha urgently, his eyes looking down to Jessica's frail body.
"Oh no~~" the Twins cried rushing to her. "Poor baby" they chorused. "Leave it to us, we'll take care of her"
"Please use this powder with your concoction...its from Master Sigma." said the slim lad from before.
"Thank you Gamma" echoed the Twins, one of them scooping Jessica into his arms, and the other holding Sigma's packet.
"Let's do our best Brother"
"Yes, lets"

The brother with the packet, (it was hard to tell which was Mu and which was Nu) went to one of the many wooden shelves that lined the walls. It was filled with bottles, jars and bags, much like Sigma's office. He picked up a large tub and grabbed a number of bottles, one bag of what looked like petals and even some flower shaped powder bars.
The other rested with Jessica at the waters' edge. Jessica's eyes gazed at the bathroom which looked more like an exotic lake. The water was an emerald fancy green and was now filled with petals and scented oils thanks to one of the Twins. She noticed that at one end of the bathroom there a statue much like the one that stood outside. It sat near the waterfall-of-a faucet, and like the works of art, the maiden was sad. At first Jessica's eyes were blank and her body was limp as she was settled on the bath ledge.
"Please excuse me My Lady..." she felt hands about to take off her raggedy shirt and it was here that she sprung into shock. There was a chorus of gasps from the others and Alpha immediately rushed to Jessica.
"OW!!" squeaked one of the Twins as Jessica scratched him across the face with a loud shriek. He stumbled back and held his face in bewilderment as red seemed to spurt from his once flawless features. "My Lady~!?"
"Brother!?" The other Twin has just finished adding Sigma's packet to the bath. He ran over to his brother who seemed to tremble with despair. "My Brother!!"
Meanwhile Alpha was kneeling over Jessica, but as he tried holding her it was here that she couldn't keep quiet any longer.
"NO NO NO!!" she cried, pounding at Alpha's chest as he attempted to comfort her. "I WON'T! I WON'T!! LIAR LIAR!!!"
"What did you do brother?!" asked the Twin who cradled his bleeding sibling. Despite his injuries, the brother didn't seem to care for it that much as the question sounded almost like an accusation.
"Oh brother Mu, I must have offended her greatly..." whimpered the other as tears seemed to gush from his eyes. His own injuries didn't seem to bother him either as he seemed more concerned about Jessica.
"My brother...surely..." said Mu with equally glossy eyes. "Nay brother, if you are to be deleted then I should be deleted with you too!"
"No no, the sin is on my hands, I shan't have your head tainted with mine" said Nu sadly.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!! ALL OF YOU!!" Jessica was in a manic rage now. It was as if the pent up anger, pain and suffering blew up right in front of them. But Alpha was strong and he calmly kept her still on the floor with a grim look of understanding. He didn't even flinch as he turned to look at the Twins.
"On the bright side, I can tell which one of you is which at this point..." chuckled Alpha half humorously. His eyes turned really dark at this point but Jessica stopped her tearing and shrieking when he seemed to glare at the Twins instead. "You know what this means don't you?"
"Y-yes sir Alpha" Nu stood up. "I understand and I shall fully accept my fate"
"Sir..." Jessica turned at the familiar voice that was at the door. It was Sigma standing at the doorway as if he just heard the commotion. He was still dressed with his labcoat over his standard wear. "I have the button right here..." It was indeed a simple device that he held in his hands, with a glaringly large red button. He walked over to Alpha and Jessica on the floor and offered the device to her.
"If it pleases you My Lady...press this red button" said Alpha solemnly. Jessica looked to the crowd at the side and many of them seem to gulp and shiver at the thing. Jessica didn't want to be fooled so easily.
"NO! I won't!!!" Jessica screamed again pounding at Alpha. Alpha smiled calmly.
"Silly me, I forgot to tell you what it does..." Alpha said this with almost no emotion in his voice now. "Simply put, you press the red button and then Nu will be deleted"
"D-deleted?" Jessica stammered. She figured that since this is a dream he would simply disappear in a poof of smoke and that would be the end of it.


Ever so slowly, she pressed the button.