Nachtfeuer
CHAPTER ONE : MISSING
NOTE : I do not own Azumanga Daioh nor do I intend to. This Fanfiction is and has been written by me and me alone. This Fanfiction does not reflect any personal traits of my being so don't hold it against me if you feel insulted. Thank you for your attention and enjoy the story.
"Oh that was so cool!" Kagura practically yelled into the night sky. Tomo, who was next to the excited athlete, called out, "Yeah, no kiddin'!" It was the night of their second-year mid-term exams. Since they both failed proudly, they decided it was necessary to go out to watch a movie at 9:00 P.M. Since it was now 11:14 P.M., the two felt tired and had began to go home.
"It's too bad miss fatty couldn't come along," Tomo exclaimed, feeling that she knew something that Yomi didn't.
"Yeah…it really is too bad," a strange voice called from behind the two gals. Startled and a little confused, Kagura and Tomo snapped around to see that the voice belonged to a rather tall man (even taller than Sakaki).
"And you are?" Tomo spoke out of impulse. She felt somewhat violated.
"I'm sorry, but would you like to take a walk with me?" the man spoke as though he had known the two girls.
"Um…no. Listen, thanks for the offer, but no thanks. We gotta get goin'," Tomo said nervously. Turning, Tomo came to realize what she had not before…they were surrounded!
"That's too bad, cuz you don't have a choice," the tall man spoke slyly and with mal-content. It was too late. Before Kagura or Tomo could take action, both had been smothered with chloroform pads and within fifteen seconds, went unconscious.
The air felt cool and crisp under the sun's gaze. Spring, which had just began to roll around, appeared without notice. The bobbing pigtails of the prodigy made Sakaki glad to be alive. And with the sun shining down, the world seemed to have a certain kindness it had never shown before.
"Is something wrong Sakaki?" Chiyo's voice called out. It had been then that Sakaki realized she was day-dreaming. Instead of walking with the sun beating down, the reality was a raining catastrophe and an angry language teacher getting ready to snap.
"Oh…sorry," Sakaki corrected herself. Acting more professional and taking out a pencil and paper, Sakaki slowly wrote the notes from the board down, not really caring what they said.
During lunch, the absence of Takino and Kagura came to the surface. Only Yomi had noticed from the start. Osaka was sleeping, Chiyo was worried about Sakaki, and Sakaki was day-dreaming about the spring weather she had hoped for.
"I wonder where they're at," Chiyo said, thinking of the possibilities.
"Dunno," Yomi replied, "but I don't think it's likely that they skipped. Maybe they both coincidentally had a doctor's appointment to go to or something."
"Maybe…oh well, I'm sure that we'll see them tomorrow," Chiyo smiled happily, not knowing the truth.
Yomi felt exhausted after getting home. Her uniform was soaked because she had forgotten her umbrella and uneventfully her day was boring. Placing her book-bag down, Yomi heard the phone ringing fro the living room. Her parents weren't home yet, so she had no choice. Lifting the receiver, Yomi spoke softly and kindly into the phone.
"This is the Mizuhara residence."
"Hello? Is this Yomi I'm speaking to?" the familiar voice of Tomo's mother came over the phone.
"Yes…this is me. How can I help you?" Yomi felt a bit nervous. Tomo's mother never spoke like this…ever.
"Is Tomo over at your place?" Takino asked.
"No…I haven't seen her since yesterday," Yomi asked, perplexed.
"Oh god. She didn't return home yesterday and according to Kagura's mother, Kagura never cam home either," Takino sounded like she was getting ready to cry.
Dropping the phone, Yomi felt scared…even more scared than she had ever been before. Lifting the receiver once more, Yomi said, "I'm sorry, but I don't know where she might be."
"Okay…I'm sorry to bother you," Takino said in sorrow.
"No…it's alright. She'll turn up, I just know it."
Kagura woke, but not peacefully. Her head felt like it was at war with itself. Never before had she ever had this kind of migraine. Attempting to look around, Kagura saw utter darkness. She could hear the sound of a motor beneath her, which told her one thing: she was being taken via a moving truck.
Her hands, bound by what felt like duct tape, moved around behind her to get a feel for where in the truck she was at. According to what she felt, she was in the back, close to the cab of the vehicle.
"Tomo," Kagura whispered, worried that her friend might not be there. Again, Kagura called the name, "Tomo." Only this time it was louder. Greeting her call was a rustling noise to her left. Feeling around, Kagura now knew that somebody was sitting on plastic bags in the corner. Kagura then heard groaning, the sound undoubtedly coming from Tomo.
"Tomo…you alright?" Kagura asked happily. She was just glad to have her friend with her.
"Ka…gura?" Tomo replied, feeling exactly what Kagura felt when she woke up.
"Yes…it's me," Kagura said back, feeling relieved to the point where she was almost laughing.
"Where…are we?" Tomo asked bluntly, sitting up and looking in the direction of Kagura's voice. As both noticed, their clothing (pants and t-shirt) were a bit scraped up…probably from the handling they received when they had been taken.
"I don't know but…hey, the truck is stopping!" Kagura noticed, sitting down for when it actually halted. When the truck did indeed stop, the two girls could hear the voices of people crowding around the truck. However, the people sounded to be dismissed by an authority figure.
"Macht die Tür auf!" the authority figure called out. Kagura and Tomo knew it was German, but had no idea what he said. Suddenly, the door to the moving truck rolled open, the light blinding Kagura and Tomo.
"Stand up!" the authority figure called out. "Do as I say."
Not wanting to cause themselves more trouble, the girls complied. It didn't take long to adjust to the light but when they did, the two found themselves facing several Yakuza members and three Germans.
"My name is Matthias…and from now on, you two are literally my slaves. My good friend Yokuba Hamamoto has given you two for free, which means that I can treat you any way I wish without his consent. I thank you very much Yokuba," the authority figure began.
"From here on out you two will do nothing without asking me. You will dress the way I choose, eat the way I choose, and speak the way I choose. You no longer have free will. Viktor." Matthias finished his little speech before Viktor, a young man about the age of twenty, came up with a Desert Eagle, motioning them to move out of the truck. When they reached the ramp, the two could see a richly-made black Limo.
"Get into the car," Viktor said demandingly. He was obviously Matthias's bodyguard. Scared, the two girls didn't even bother to look back, just walked to the car with their heads down. The back seat opened when they reached the car. Inside, they could see a Yakuza member sitting and counting his money.
While getting in, Kagura couldn't help but feel frightened and worried. She had heard about this kind of stuff happening in movies, but she never thought it would really happen. The car door slammed shut as Tomo and Kagura took stock of their new position. The car (excluding the cab) was empty with the exception of the Yakuza member counting his money. When he was finished, the man eyed the girls with interest. Tomo, who was positioned closer, made eye contact, but then looked away.
"You girls are very lucky. Matthias treats his slaves better than most. If you're lucky, you may never be punished," the man spoke up, a smile appearing on his face.
"Shut up," Tomo replied coldly.
"Oh ho…you may be acting like that now, but I know Matthias well enough to know that he will change your attitude. Good life, ladies," the man spoke with a bit of irritation in his voice. Leaving the car, the man shut the door. Kagura and Tomo were alone once more. Several minutes went by, Matthias still speaking to his cohorts about business, the car being silent as ever.
"Kagura," Tomo broke the silence.
"Yeah?" Kagura said sadly, her eyes welling up with tears.
"I'm sorry. It was because I wanted to see that stupid movie that we got into this," Tomo said through angry sobs. Both were sorry for their supposed idiocy.
"It's fine. I just wished I had lived a better life," Kagura spoke, not wanting to cry but couldn't help it.
Then driver-side door in the cab, opening slowly, revealed a fairly happy Matthias. Then, in the seat opposite to Kagura and Tomo, Viktor came in, sitting down and staring profusely at the sad teens.
"Are we ready?" Matthias asked.
"Yeah," Viktor replied, shutting the door and strapping the girls in. He did the same to himself as the limo was being driven off.
That is it for chapter one. Please review.