Crazy Ex

"Tony, I'm sorry, can you please open the door so we can talk? I brought beers." Kylee called out from the other side of his apartment door.

He sighed heavily and continued lying face down on his bed. For an instant he debated leaving his room, opening the door, then grabbing a few beers from her before shuffling right back in here and locking her out, but before he could do anything at all, he could feel her pressing against the door, just as her voice echoed again.

"Come on, Tony. It's me! Please, just open up. I brought real food too, I know you haven't eaten anything healthy since I left." Kylee pleaded.

Tony laid there silent for what must have been a solid minute before finally admitting to himself that he wasn't going to be able to ignore her. He was angry at her, yes, she had cheated on him with her best friend after all... the guy she always told him was just a friend. Yet he got a photo of them alone at a romantic restaurant, and he could assume the rest. Bringing into question, the night when he had seen them at her house together wasn't just two friends hanging out like she made it seem afterward.

Slowly rolling off his bed, Tony finally dragged himself out of the bedroom and crossed his small living space. Unlocking the door he swung it open, not hiding how depressed he had been for the last few weeks at all, letting his miserable frown do the speaking for him. He had no desire to see her, to reconnect and reminisce on sour memories.

"Here, I'll get the food prepared," Her gaze was filled with concern as she passed him an already-opened beer bottle and made her way to the small kitchen. She quickly turned on some music to help fill the silence of the room as he watched her with suspicion. "I really think we should talk. I... I'm not sure I've been able to properly convey everything to you before this."

Tony groaned but took a sip of the beer. Whatever Kylee planned to say, it was at least a little heartening to him that she seemed upset about what had happened. "Talk about what exactly, Kylee?" Tony asked dryly before taking another long swig of the refreshing beverage.

She was clearly picking her words carefully as she arranged their plates. "About me... and David. You have to let me explain!"

"You can start with 'I slept with David because he is the guy who always gets everything he wants, and so I just decided to spread my legs for him just this once', whomever the fuck that asshole is!" He answered, in even harsher tones than he intended. He regretted that slightly, but knew he was completely justified given the circumstances. He chugged the rest of his drink as he internally cursed even letting her in.

"What? No! Tony, don't talk about it like that! That's horrible, that's not what happened at all!" She insisted. The look in her eyes portrayed the hurt of his accusations.

"Sure it's not." Tony muttered, just loud enough for her to hear. His mouth opened again to retort before she could even try to defend herself from his accusation, but his vision blurred, "What the..." His words began to slur as his head throbbed in pain. Something was horribly wrong, something must have happened. Kylee watched him stumble in confusion as a sinking realization suddenly dawned upon him... he had been drugged.

He turned back to where Kylee was, as the room tilted to a side. All the concern she had faked during their whole meeting was now gone, and replaced with a self-satisfied smirk. "Sleep well Tony... just don't sleep too long." Her cold chuckle echoed in the recesses of his mind. "We will love each other forever. You just need another round of training to remind yourself of that." Those last words resonated in his thoughts, as his world faded into black.

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When Tony awoke he quickly realized his hands were bound. Looking up he saw a familiar girl staring right back at him, with an innocent smile plastered on her lips. A dark look flickered behind her green eyes, however, confirming his suspicions of what had happened.

"Welcome back, sweetie." Kylee greeted Tony warmly as she played with the rope connecting his wrists together.

"You bitch. How much longer do you intend to play these games with me?" He grunted, shifting against the bonds on his limbs.

"Only until you understand Tony." She cooed, almost as if reassuring an ill child.

The memories of everything leading up to him passing out came flooding back like a nightmare, "Understand?! Understand what, Kylee?! That you some psycho bitch?!" Tony shouted in frustration, tugging harshly on the restraints.

She leaned away for a second but seemed unfazed by his anger. Instead she puckered her lower lip into a fake sad face before she whispered, "That I love you. And you still love me too, even with this... just deep down in your heart, you know you will always choose me."

The fact that Kylee had deluded herself into believing what was happening here was acceptable in any way shape or form was more disconcerting than the situation itself. "I want nothing more to do with you, you crazy bitch. You're so fucking deranged you must have slipped something into my drink. Just let me go, let me go and you'll never see me again!"

She giggled at his frustration, "Of course not silly. But you are right about one thing... I did drug you earlier and I will do so again and again and again if it means you'll always be mine. It was the only way."

Despite the carefree tone and wide grin across her face, he could see the insanity boiling underneath her words. He tugged on the ropes again but found them still tied tight around his wrists and ankles, "Kylee, I'm serious. You need help."

She shook her head, the expression on her face turned icy in an instant, "No, I don't. You are just being stubborn, it's fine, I know this will take some getting used to, but you'll be thankful eventually, once it finally sinks in."

Tony frowned, then chuckled in disbelief, "This isn't healthy Kylee, whatever the fuck you think you are doing here! This is a bad joke right, and at any moment you are going to untie me and we can pretend this didn't happen!" His voice grew louder until he was nearly shouting. "Untie me, NOW!"

"Aww Tony, stop yelling at me. I didn't come all the way out to see you just to get yelled at." She frowned in response, turning her head to look off into the distance for a moment. When she looked back at him her emerald eyes sparkled with delight. "You are absolutely adorable when you try to act tough you know... but I have an idea of how we can fix that attitude of yours."

Tony stared at her in stunned silence as she sauntered over to a bag he hadn't noticed until now. She quickly reached in and pulled out a leather collar and a leash.

Panic set in as he tried to jerk his feet free, but the binds wouldn't give. "Fuck you!" He spat, knowing his resistance was futile, but refusing to give in without a fight.

As he fought the restraints she pranced back over to him, "Now, now, sweetie, behave yourself." She cooed, sliding the collar around his neck before attaching the leash. Once done she tightened the straps and locked it in place. The action causing him to cough briefly from the sudden tightness. He scowled at her darkly, and continued to squirm.

Her smirk returned, pleased at his new predicament, "You will learn to stop that defiance of yours, and realize it is for the best. Afterall, you are mine. Mine to love, mine to cherish, mine to control, and mine to discipline." With each word her expression darkened further.

The sheer absurdity of everything that was happening kept him from forming coherent sentences, "You... you... crazy bitch! Fuck you! If you think I'm gonna submit to this shit then you're even more fucked in the head than I originally thought!"

Without any warning, he felt an electrical shock course through his body followed by intense pain and numbness. He cried out before laying limp for a brief moment, breathing heavily. She clicked her tongue, "Did your mommy never teach you any manners? No swearing like that, it is rude."

Through clenched teeth, he spat out, "You think I'm not gonna swear after everything you put me through?! You sick twisted bi-" He was cut off as she shocked him again with the remote held in her hand. "I said no swearing!" She snapped.

"Fuuuuck..." He whimpered as the waves of pain slowly faded.

"Hmmm... nope. I'm afraid that doesn't meet my standards." She grinned, "Let's try again. Repeat after me: Oh mistress, I'm such an unruly pet and I hope you can forgive me for my poor behavior."

"I'd rather choke to death on my own vomit!" Tony growled.

His stomach churned with dread as she began laughing maniacally, "You shouldn't wish such horrible things, honey. We both know that won't happen. We will be spending the rest of our lives together after all. Now, say the phrase. Or I'll send another shockwave through you... and I'll make it a strong one this time."

For several long moments neither spoke, and when Tony failed to respond she sent a wave of electricity through him, sending another sharp jolt of pain throughout his entire body.

"Say it," She ordered coldly, clearly enjoying his torment.

Tony shuddered as he recovered from the shock. Looking up he saw her sadistic grin, and he knew she would never stop. "Oh mistress..." He grunted.

She nodded and leaned forward to rub his head reassuringly. "That's better baby. What comes next?"

He gritted his teeth as he felt himself turn red with shame. "I'm such a stupid, worthless boy. Please punish me mistress." He recited the humiliating line, bile rising in his throat as he did so. Resisting the urge to spit in her face given the close proximity.

Kylee gave him a wide, toothy smile. "See, that wasn't so hard. There's definitely hope for you yet." She praised before setting down the remote control. "You should really thank me for not punishing you for your cursing earlier. Bad boys must be punished to become good ones. I promise it will do you good."

"Yeah, I'm not thanking you for anything, you psychotic freak." Tony glared at her.

Kylee chuckled. "We'll see about that." She returned to her bag and pulled out a pair of silver pliers.

Tony couldn't hide the fear in his eyes as he stared at the implements in her hand. "Pliers? W-what are you using those for?" He asked warily.

"Well," She paused and lifted them closer to his face, admiring their shine, "Your naughtiness today has forced me to take a few extra steps in training you."

Tony swallowed audibly. His gaze darted between her and the pliers as he felt beads of sweat forming on his brow. "W-What are you saying?"

"Oh Tony, I love you so much." She ignored his protests entirely as she brushed back a strand of hair from his forehead. "It hurts me so much to cause you pain, but you leave me no choice. If I don't break you now, how could you possibly ever hope to change for the better?"

Tony's breath quickened and he attempted to scoot away. Kylee raised her hand and pressed the button on the remote. The zap that followed made his body stiffen in response. "I know you will come to realize why I do this to you in the end."

Kylee gripped his jaw tightly and forced his mouth open. She placed one of the pliers near a molar and positioned its jaws around the tooth. Her eyes shook as she hesitated to pull the tool toward her. It took her only a second before she quickly jerked the instrument toward herself, clamping onto the base of the molar.

The crunching of enamel pierced through his ears as she ground the pliers back and forth, pulverizing the tooth. She pushed it into the nearby trashcan and sighed, "It is unfortunate we had to resort to this, but it must be done. Only through punishment will you truly understand how much I mean to you."

Tony screamed out in agony as his nerves pulsed from the pain. His entire body shook as he whimpered quietly. "Shhh. There, there." Kylee wiped away the tears streaming down his face. "You'll feel better soon. I promise."

As she lowered her arms into the bag and began rustling around, Tony swore under his breath. "Don't worry. I'll give you a little while to recover. You really should have taken my advice though, and not made me do this." She finally found what she was looking for and smiled brightly. "Kari gave this to me, told me it made her boyfriends nice and obedient. Hopefully it will work just as nicely on you." In her hand was what looked like a temporary tattoo of her name surrounded by thorn vines.

"What the hell is that supposed to be?!" He cried out in desperation. "You can't be serious about putting that on me!"

Kylee reached into the side pouch on her bag and grabbed some rubbing alcohol wipes and a bottle of water. Before Tony could protest further, she leaned closer and rubbed a section of his neck. "Stop struggling or you might hurt yourself. I know this is all very overwhelming for you sweetheart, but we must keep moving forward. Together."

Despite his best efforts, she managed to remove the paper wrapper from the temporary tattoo. Pressing down, she lined up the outline of her name over the top of Tony's skin. He winced at the contact and struggled harder as he felt the ink press firmly onto his skin.

"There, perfect." Kylee exclaimed. "Let's give that some time to sink in."

"No! Get this disgusting piece of shit off me!" Tony protested. "I swear to God, Kylee, if you think you are going to keep me here forever you are even crazier than I thought!"

"And you'll stop struggling to free yourself, stop lying about not loving me anymore, I know you are completely in love with me."

"Over my dead body." Tony spat.

Kylee huffed at his reply. "Wrong answer. If you continue to struggle, I'll be forced to make this worse. Kari assured me that if you resist, this will make sure you become obedient."

Tony shook his head. "Nothing you can do will change my opinion of you." He snorted.

"You have to give it time," Kylee argued, "but trust me, you will."

Aside from the occasional shift, he was silent for several minutes. "What? Nothing else to say?" Kylee giggled. "Have you finally learned your lesson, Tony?" She asked hopefully.

His face contorted as he felt his thoughts become sluggish, "Wha....what..."

Her expression quickly changed from one of pleasantness to one of excitement. "Oh goodie, looks like they're working! Did you already forget the past half hour?"

He shook his head, unable to form words with his tongue. "Hmm... okay, let's give them another few seconds."

Tony's mouth opened slightly as he struggled to speak. "You... monster... l-let... me..."

Kylee feigned surprise at his weak attempt at an insult, "You are talking back again Tony, didn't we cover this earlier?" She tsk'd. "Look at you trying to form a sentence despite knowing how much trouble it is to do so. And you went on for so long too. It must be really difficult now, especially with me sitting right here looking at you like this. Aww, you poor thing."

Tony glared, but found that it was hard for him to concentrate on anything. His mind started feeling sluggish, making thinking straight next to impossible.

"Oh wow, look at the effects taking hold." Kylee mused, "Kari told me it would work quite quickly. Looks like you are getting disoriented, but not just from the pain and stress from the situation."

"B-bitc..." The word died on his tongue, his vision blurring as he tried to focus his sight on the person taunting him.

"Ah, ah, ah." She reprimanded, wagging her finger before his face. "Bad boy. I've been more than patient with you up to this point. I think I've been quite lenient, don't you?" She crooned, running her fingertips along his jawline.

The sensation caused him to shiver and jerk away as if her touch burned him, "G-get... the ff...uck...off!" He grimaced, finding speaking even harder as the effects took hold.

"You can hardly speak, but you still have so much venom behind those words." She smirked, tracing the shape of his collar before tickling his chin. "I'm sure you must feel it growing inside your mind, your love for me. It will take some time, but the more you fight it the more confused you'll become."

"N-no... I d-don't!" Tony cried out hoarsely, his words breaking as he tried to push down the emotion he refused to accept as true.

Kylee chuckled, leaning close and pressing her lips against his cheek. "Silly boy, your words mean nothing. They are lies and will only confuse you." She kissed him again. "I know you're telling yourself that you don't really want to kiss me, but deep inside, you yearn for it don't you?" She giggled and planted more kisses all over his face.

The feeling of her lips on his skin sent shivers down his spine, but not in a way that Tony would describe as pleasant. "Stop..." he murmured, barely a whisper. "Please stop."

Kylee stopped abruptly at the plea and cupped his cheeks. "Do you really want me to stop? Or is your brain trying to trick you, giving you feelings that you don't really possess?"

Tony's brows knit together, and his breathing grew labored.

"It must be awfully scary to have someone strip you of everything you know about yourself," she cooed. "To have someone tamper with your emotions."

Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes as he squeezed them shut. "I'm n-not..." He trailed off. "I don't..."

Kylee watched curiously as Tony tried desperately to argue otherwise. "You don't feel any different," she teased, tracing the shape of her name on his neck, "do you?"

Tony felt himself grow frustrated at his inability to comprehend his own thoughts. "Of course, you will in time, but it's just going to take some patience. That's okay, I can wait." She cooed.

Tony gasped at her touch, the room spinning slightly as she caressed his skin. Everything felt strange, distant, like he was watching himself from the outside.

Kylee cooed, "How does it feel to know that I've imprinted myself so permanently into your consciousness? Do you hate me?"

Tony wanted to scream at her for what she'd done, but the other voice was growing louder and drowning out his thoughts. "I..." he faltered, unsure of what to say.

"What's the matter dear?" She questioned coyly. "Have you already forgotten that I broke your tooth? You were yelling and swearing and screaming about how I ruined your life. Don't tell me all of that anger has faded into nothing?"

Tony could hear the condescension in her voice, but he couldn't find the strength to react. He was finding it tough to even be angry at her as his mind blanked out. "N-no... I..."

"Your vocabulary seems to have regressed as well. Poor boy." She gave him a pat on the cheek.

"No..." Tony's mind was racing, every nerve ending coming alive as she touched him. A slight whimper escaped his lips as his eyes fluttered closed. The sound caused Kylee to giggle gleefully, "Oh I love you so much. You are adorable!" She grinned excitedly before peppering his face with more kisses.

As Tony's mind began to fog over, he had one fleeting thought that lingered: why couldn't he think properly? Why did he suddenly feel affectionate toward this deranged bitch?

"You know you love me, Tony. Deep down you know it's the truth. We are destined to be together forever."

"No... I... can't... love... you. L-love... you..." Tony mumbled, trying to get control over his tongue, but failing miserably.

"Oh baby, of course you do! I'm your one and only, your soulmate."

"No..." Tony squirmed weakly as he fought against her embrace, his head pounding painfully.

Kylee tutted and rested her head on his shoulder, snuggling against him. "Yes, you do. Denying it won't change the facts." She whispered lovingly before lightly nibbling his earlobe.

"S-stop... s-saying..." Tony felt lightheaded from her attention. His muscles felt like lead weights. He was so exhausted. He just wanted to sleep and wake up from this nightmare.