Part One; Taken
Asami
It was an ear piercing scream that startled her from her sleep. First she thought it had been a dream, but then she heard something break, and someone running up the stairs. She grabbed her worn teddy; the one she's had for as long as she can remember, the one she got from ga'ma, the one that had always been by her side to keep her safe when her parents were fast asleep down the hall.
Then she heard it again, screaming, but this time, it was different. It was more like someone was yelling at someone else, then screaming out of fear. There was the sound of shattering glass, more yelling, a bang that she nearly missed before she heard,"Yasu!" and then silence. 'Yasu' that is what her mama calls her mommy. She pulled her red and black blanket to the side and slowly slid down to the floor. As her small bare feet met the cold wooden boards a chill shot through her spine, making her shiver.
The legs on her green pj pants bunched up as she slid down the side of her thick mattress, before slipping down again when she stood up. This was her favorite pair of pj's, the top and bottom didn't match though. The top was the same iceberg blue as her mama's eyes, with tiny white cherry blossoms, while the bottom was the same emerald green as mommy's.
With her teddy clutched to her chest, she started to tiptoe to her door. But before she had a chance to open it, the door swung open. A man, at least she thought it was a man, wearing a green and red suit with a weird looking mask walked in. He was followed by two others, both of whom she thought were women, they were dressed the same.
"Atsuo is dead, now grab the girl so we can leave," she heard one of the women say right before the man grabbed her with a vice-like grip and threw her over his shoulder. She started screaming for her mama and mommy and kicking the man's chest and hitting his back. One of the women walked up to her and placed a damp cloth over her mouth and nose, she smelled something sickly sweet and started feeling drowsy before everything went black.
