A/N: There are not enough schiff fan fictions and certainly not enough MosesxKarman stories, which will be a subtle note throughout the story, so if you don't like boyxboy relationships turn back now, I won't accept flames.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except unrecognizable characters (so like in the first few chapters, everyone but the original 10 schiff and the head professor dude)
Warnings: spoilers later on though probably by the time I'm done with this the entire anime will probably have been shown.
Note: any and all dialogue, name spelling and such, are from the subtitled original version.
A story of mistakes: chapter 1
The awakening
Restraints.
That was the first thing I can remember. Restraints on my wrists and ankles, needles stuck in my skin, and people. They'd walk around me talking to each other as if I wasn't there, checking readings and recording information.
My first instinct was to run, run from this unfamiliar place. Then they started pulling the needles out and unhooking me from the machines. The thought that maybe they'd remove the restraints and then I'd be able to make an escape crossed my mind, but they got rid of everything but those. Then a man in a lab coat came in and all but the armed guards and two assistants left. This man circled me, looking at me as a cat might look at a mouse.
With that one look I knew I hated this man. Not only was he ugly, with his fat figure, beady eyes and thinning hair, but he also had this aura about him that glowed with false kindness and bad intentions. The man signaled to his assistants who hesitantly stepped forward and slowly undid the straps holding my wrists and ankles.
Slowly I sat up, apprehensive, and looked around. The only light came from the bulbs in the ceiling, there wasn't a window in sight. I heard a chuckle beside me and turned to face the man in the lab coat.
"Curious?"
His voice was deep and unpleasant to hear, like two stones ground against each other. His expression had changed into one that a man might give his pet after he just brought it home.
"I'm not surprised you just woke up, Moses."
Moses? Was that my name, was that who I was? I started as I suddenly realized that I didn't know anything about myself other then the basics, I was male, young, and short. It was just something that was there in my mind, like a fact. There were a lot of seemingly random facts in my head like what certain objects in the room where how to talk and form sentences and what stuff was and why it was, except humans. They were like the one thing missing other then facts about myself. Was I human? The man decided to creep me out some more by breaking my ponderings again.
"Yes Moses is your name. You are a schiff. Don't ask what a schiff is, for that is not important. All you need to know is that there are 13 others just like you. You will live together, learn together, and fight together."
Fight?
"Here why don't you take a look at yourself, this will be the last mirror you see for awhile."
He held up a plain mirror, and staring back at me was a stranger. I was decently built with long lean limbs. I had bright emerald eyes that were even more defined by the black hair hanging over my right eye. I was wearing a black collar, probably some type of restraint, and a long grey shirt with two sets of sleeves accompanied by black pants.
I looked at the man who seemed to think me some kind of pet.
"Who are you?"
My voice seemed lighter then I expected but then what did I think it was going to be?
The man's smile quivered like he wasn't expecting me to ask questions.
"You don't need to know that, all you will need to learn will be taught to you. Now I think it's about time you headed to your room."
"Why can't I remember anything? Where am I? What do you mean fight? Who are these 'others'? What-"
"DO NOT ASK QUESTIONS!!" The man was red in the face and it was obvious he was using all his self control to stop himself from hitting me.
It didn't matter; I wasn't scared of this man who thought he owned me. I wasn't somebody's pet and I wasn't about to let him think he had me on a leash.
"Why won't you answer my questions?!"
I think he ran out of self control. I felt a pang on my cheek as his hand came across it.
"I will NOT tolerate insubordination!"
The guards came over and each grabbed my shoulders, and they led my out of the room and into the grey hallway.
Despite the pain in my cheek, I was glad of the fact that I had broken through that stupid kindness mask.
Finally we stopped at in front of a big black door, guarded on either side by men no different then the ones leading me.
These men grabbed the handle to the door and pulled. At first the room seemed empty but when I walked in I saw a group of people, roughly 13, looking at me with curiosity and alertness that I knew I had in my own eyes. They stared at me while the guards closed the door behind me.
I noticed they all had the same emerald/teal eyes I had. I wasn't sure what to say until a young girl with long double pony-tailed hair came up to me.
Hi my name is Lou Lou."
A/N: That was fun. I have the second chapter started, just have to type it, but a review or two would be very helpful. -
