A Twisted Contradiction {Private/Sell}

[Faye]

It was the dead of the night. The moon was out in the middle of the sky, casting a dull light over the island as it slowly moved across the sky, passing behind dark clouds that looked heavy with rain, ready to spill over the island. A gentle, chilling breeze floated through a crack in an open window, the breeze gently brushed against the furniture, avoiding the shadowed figure that sat in the corner, laughing maniacally to itself.

The moon's light shone through the open window, the curtains hung next to the window, they were the only open curtains in the whole apartment. The shadowed figure continued to laugh quietly, talking to itself in riddles and ranting on about certain things in between slight gasps of self inflicted pain.

Blood trickled off pale white skin, making a pool on the floor which the carpet slowly begun to soak into itself, leaving a stain if it was left there. A blade glistened in the faint moon's light as it slid across the pale complexion, another letter to the collection. "It's just all a conspiracy.. Hehehe, yeah it is, it all is, they're all out to get me..." Said the shadowed figure, their voice shaky, full of maniac laughter.

Usually there would be a doll sitting on the figure's shoulder, acting like their conscience, the happiness that flowed through them came from that doll and sometimes that god forsaken cat in the next room but at the moment, the figure was by themselves, laughing to themselves and slowly carving a word into their arm.

The word was conspiracy.

"It is, isn't it Queen? I should have used my compulsion! Ahahaha... it would have been different... I'd have both my eyes.." They continued, as they sliced their arm more, the blood dripping off the sharp edge of the blade, the pool was getting bigger and spreading through the newly laid down carpet.

"I'll get it back though... I'll get what's mine back... It'll be quick and painless... they won't feel a thing. Eheheheh..!"

[Nicolette]

He had passed out earlier from exhaustion not to long after her arrived at Seth's apartment that Friday afternoon. He had simply been too worn out to do much but sleep. Cats needed a lot of sleep, and he was no exception to the rule.

However, something deep inside of him was bubbling up and he woke up with a jolt, hearing the wind whistling outside the window. His single eye stared up at the ceiling as cold sweat coated his pale skin. He only wore a pair of loose pants he'd gotten from Seth earlier, his shirt thrown carelessly off in some random direction. He took in deep breaths as he tried to calm his beating heart.

Insanity...

The word echoed in his mind over and over again, threatening to split his skull open and scream it to the entire universe. He shook as he forced himself off the bed. Looking to his side, he noticed that Seth wasn't there, which he found odd... Maybe the man was unable to sleep. But what was even more odd was the fact that Emilie was asleep in her little bed on the nightstand.

Seth NEVER left without Emilie.

He moved swiftly to the door of the bedroom and slipped out of it as he gazed around the cold apartment. His footsteps were silent as he pattered down the hall and moved into the main living room area. His eyes widened at a sudden stench that stung his nose, and he brought a hand up to cover his sensitive nose.

Blood.

His ears caught small prattling of insanity. All color drained from his face as he moved slowly into the living room and spotted Seth sitting in the corner of the room, only lighted by the occasional burst of moonlight when the clouds would part. His eyes could see the man perfectly, being a cat and all, but it was times like these that he couldn't see with that single eye...

The eye that was not his.

"Seth..." William's voice was cold and serious, but at the same time horrified and worried.

[Faye]

The word was half completed, as much as he enjoyed writing things onto his arm, it did hurt him sometimes but the word had to be on there, it reflected his every thought so perfectly. "They won't even know what hit them.. especially that old hag, eheh..." He prattled on, laughing lightly to himself as his body shivered a little as the wind blew through the open window, it whistling softly. The moon's light lit the room gently and Seth's eyes snapped up as he heard someone coming.

It was Will and he knew it, Emilie couldn't walk and she was sound asleep in her little bed on the night stand. He heard Will breathe his name and he couldn't help but laugh as he finished the Y on the end of the word he was carving into his arm. The knife was gripped into his hand, his fingers curled around the handle. Blood dripped off it, making a new pool on the carpet. "Will~ so nice of you to join me...~" He said, his voice high pitched in some areas of his speech.

He used the wall for support as he stood up, the moon revealing more of his body so he wasn't so shadowed over. His left sleeve was rolled up and blood was dripping from the ends of his finger tips, "It'll make things easier.."

[Nicolette]

William was cautious as he saw Seth rise from the floor. The blood caused his nose to twitch and he kept his hand firmly over his nose to try and dillute the strong scent. He took a slight step back, his eyes narrowing in Seth's direction.

The man was known for his spouts of insanity, which William had witnessed before. However, it had been quite some time since Seth had lost control like this. William knew he had to be very careful with what he said or did... But at this point, it might not matter. The look in Seth's eyes read that he had found his target.

"Calm down, Seth." William said, his voice strong and careful.

Why should he, though...? Seth had every right to slice William's pale skin until his very last breath. William had Seth's eye... It was all William's fault that Seth only had one eye. Had he not been such a bother to Seth, none of this would have ever happened.

[Faye]

Calm down? CALM DOWN? Hahaha! That was funny! Seth laughed hysterically as he gripped the knife a little more. The wind blew through the window again and caught the wounds on his arm, causing him to wince a little from the air contact but he ignored it as best he could, they would definitely scar and he wanted them to. He brought his left hand up to place is palm over his eye, "Why should I?"

Seth was very known for his insane moments but these were probably the more worse ones being that it had been awhile since he had had one. The last one was back in Wonderland not long after the Queen had taken his eye out and given it to Will.

With a blink of an eye, Seth was right in front of Will, their bodies nearly touching, his emerald eye stared into his other eye which was within William's eye socket. He brought his left hand up to cup William's jaw, blood staining the soft skin of the cat, "Eheheh..." He breathed, his breath gently blowing into William's face, he brought the hand that gripped the knife up, the tip of the blade just touching underneath his eye, "I hate you... everything about you... but.." His voice was quiet and strange.

[Nicolette]

William's heart beat hard in his chest and a shiver ran down his spine, not from the cold of the wind, but from the fear of what might happen next. Would Seth kill him? Would William even try to stop him if he did? He watched Seth's hand move over the empty socket in his head and William flinched. The two both usually wore bandages over the empty sockets, but he had a cold feeling in the pit of his stomach that told him that Seth had taken his off for a reason.

Seth was so close to him and his eyes widened as he tried to move, but found he couldn't. His body refused to move, despite knowing it was in fatal danger. He swallowed hard, gazing up helplessly into the eyes of the man he was sure would be his killer. He tensed at feeling Seth's bloody hand gently touching his cheek, but he didn't even so much as blink as Seth brought the tip of the blade to William's eye...

No... Seth's eye.

The words that came next stung hard in his chest and William was convinced there wasn't anything to live for. Sure, Seth had told him that he was a pain in the ass sometimes, and that he was a stupid little cat who needed to get lost... But never before had he openly told William that he hated him.Tears forced themselves to the eye, though William didn't want them to. He knew this would probably only encourage the mad hatter.

"You have every reason to hate me..." He whispered, his voice shaking. "And you have every right to have this eye back..." His voice broke with a choked sob. "Just do it, already... You've waited this long, so just fucking do it already!! A world where you hate me is a world not worth seeing!!!" His voice rose into a scream, shaking with his choked sobs.

[Faye]

The tip of the blade slid down his cheek gently, leaving a small, insignificant scratch on his face, Seth hadn't put much pressure on it yet as he was contemplating a way for him to cut the eye out. His moments of insanity usually made it near impossible for him to think straight and he normally did stupid, regrettable things... Like he was going to now.

Before Seth could finish his sentence, Will had begun speaking, his voice starting off as a whisper and Seth could see the tears in his eye as the moon's light glistened on the water. Now Will's voice was near a scream and his words pierced through Seth's heart. A world where he hated him wasn't worth seeing... Seth's hand loosened and the knife dropped to the ground, his eye wide and his body trembled. His moment was being broken and he was beginning to realise what he was doing. Out of impulse he brought William closer to him, into an embrace.

"As... as much as I hate you... I.. I think..." His eye was still wide as he held William close to him, "I.. I think I love you more.." He was contradicting himself but it was true. The more he realised what he was doing, the more pain he felt in his arm, the cuts on his arm were throbbing as the air hit them.

[Nicolette]

William barely flinched at the feeling of the knife gently cutting the skin on his cheek. He felt a small drop of blood slide down his cheek, but he just didn't care. He wouldn't care if Seth stabbed him right in the chest... If the man hated him, then what was the point in staying in such a world?

William hardly knew what was going on as he was pulled into an embrace, the knife falling harmlessly by their feet. He leaned into Seth's hold gladly, shaking as he brought his arms around the man's middle and clinging to him for dear life.

At those words, William's heart stopped... And then suddenly lightened. Those words, whether they were true or not, were the only ones he ever wanted to hear out of Seth's mouth, especially if they were directed towards him.

He moved quickly, unable to control himself. He slammed his mouth against Seth's, moving his lips desperately against those of the younger man. He just needed to taste the man... Even if he was shoved away, it would be completely worth it.

Sure, William had kissed Seth before. On the hand, on the cheek, the forehead, and other various places... But Seth's lips had been untouched by the cat... Until now.

Tears continued to slip down William's cheeks and he let out a light hiss against Seth's mouth as a tear mixed with the blood of his cut.

[Faye]

Seth was caught way off guard as he felt William's lips slam against his in a rough kiss, for a moment, he nearly pushed William away but the feeling that surged through him at their intimate touch caused him to relax and slowly begin to kiss him back, tasting the cat's mouth. This was the one place which had been untouched by William's lips, throughout their entire time of knowing each other, William had kissed him in various other places but he never kissed him here...

And Seth liked it. A lot. How could he shun the poor cat..? He stopped their kiss for a moment as he caught his breath, his emerald eye locked with his own eye that was in William's socket. "I'm so sorry.." He apologised, his voice quiet and sincere, he didn't mean to hurt William, or put him in such a corner but he had lost control of himself, all the words he wished to say had been bottled up until now. He pulled William closer to his body, not wanting him to go.

[Nicolette]

William's heart felt like it was about to burst as he felt Seth kissing him back. It was the most wonderful, amazing feeling and it was definitely something he would enjoy doing more often... But only if Seth would allow him.

Their kiss broke and William was pulled into Seth's hold again. He let out a content sigh and snuggled close to him before he felt warm liquid against his back. His eyes widened when he remembered that the man was still bleeding. He drew himself away quickly and grabbed the part of Seth's arm that wasn't bleeding. He looked at the smeared word and winced, looking away from it as he silently led the man in the direction of the bathroom.

He turned on the cold water. "This will hurt, but it's only to stop the bleeding as best I can..." William said softly. He leaned to gently kiss Seth's lips to distract him while he thrust Seth's arm under the cold water.

[Faye]

Seth winced as William grabbed his arm, even though it wasn't where he was bleeding, the feeling of anything touching his arm made him feel even more pain and he was now regretting even trying to carve a word into his own skin. Why couldn't he have just done it to the wall? Or even the couch? Why his own skin? Why was he so stupid sometimes?

He felt those questions disappear as he was led into the bathroom where William kissed him some more, he kissed lightly back, their kiss wasn't so rough this time and he liked it. Though the pain of the cold water was too much and he jerked his arm but kept it under there for as long as he could, it may as well be clean.

The water had cleared all the blood that was smeared over his arm, the word was shown clearly now as if it was already a scar. He broke their kiss again,"Gah.. I'm so stupid..." He muttered to himself as he brought his arm back out from under the water..

[Nicolette]

William could clearly see the words now and he kept himself from flinching as he moved to open the cabinet underneath the sink. He pulled out a small medical kit and set it on the counter. He noted that Seth's arm was already looking like it was healing. It was a benefit of being inhabitants of Wonderland.

He took a set of bandages and unrolled them lightly in order to start wrapping them around Seth's arm, trying to be gentle as to not hurt him.

[Faye]

The wound was beginning to heal quickly but it would take quite a bit of time for the pain to go away and he was glad when William brought out a small medical kit. Blood was beginning to surface and it needed to be stopped before he had to endure more of that stupid water as much as it was a help to him.

A bandage was withdrawn from the kit and Will began to wrap it around his wound gently, a light smile came to his lips. He brought his free hand up to gently place it onto the Cheshire cats shoulder, he felt awkward about their new found affection but it also felt nice. He wanted to say thank you but he was at a loss for words..

[Nicolette]

William wrapped the man's arm carefully, keeping his eye on the arm rather than looking up at Seth for the moment being. He didn't want to mess up and cause the man any pain...

However, at feeling Seth's hand on his shoulder, he looked up, his single eye curious. However, as his eye widened at the sight of the smile on the man's lips. He finished wrapping Seth's arm before he took a step forward, bringing his hand up to gently touch the man's cheek.

"You're...smiling..." He said, his voice soft.

[Faye]

Seth watched the cat wrap his arm to stop it from bleeding and so it could heal peacefully without any contact with air to disrupt it. Even as careful as Will was being, he couldn't help but wince slightly whenever he made a full turn around his arm, it was just painful to have anything touch them at the moment but the soft padding would soon be his best friend.

The Mad Hatter blinked, "Hm? Do you not like it?" He asked playfully as William questioned his smiling, he felt a shiver run down his body when he felt William's hand on his cheek.