It was early in the morning when I walked into the store. They were having a sale and I needed a new tie since my old one was starting to fade. My ash blond hair hung like a curtain around my head and draped over my shoulders. I didn't bother to put it up in my regular pigtails since I got up earlier than usual. My combat boots clicked against the tile as I walked to where the ties were.
I reached the rack and my hand shuffled through the many colors of fabric. I found a cool looking black one but it didn't fit my style so I put it back. I made a small disapproving noise when I couldn't find any I liked.
Behind me I heard someone clear their throat. "Can I help you with something ma'am?" I turn to see a man with the store logo on his shirt. He smiled and slightly cocked his head waiting for an answer.
"Oh um no I am just looking at the ties but there's not any I like."
"No worries! We have more in the back. I can take you there and let you see if you like any of the newer ones." I shrug and give him a 'why not' before following him to the back of the store. He opened a door that said Employees Only and gestures for me to go in. I walk inside and wait for him to go to where the ties are hung up. They are in a slightly dark corner full of boxes of ties. I bend down and shuffle through the boxes smiling when I pick three out.
I stand and thank the man. "Thanks for bringing me here I found some that I liked." I smile but it fades when he doesn't smile back.
"I am glad you found something you liked. However..." He rushes forwards and throws a hand over my mouth. The man hold my arms behind my back with one hand, the other keeping me from screaming. He was way stronger than I was no matter how hard I struggled. He drags me to a small door in the very back of the room. He opens the door with quickly and throws me inside, locking the door when he comes in after me.
"Why are you doing this?" I nearly scream at him.
"Teenagers are destroying this world. They hurt people and break things. They must be punished." He said in a monotone voice. His eyes were wide with bloodlust and they never moved from me.
"I never did those things! I am a straight A student and I never hurt anyone!"
"You came in the store a few times before. I saw you hitting your father with a book almost every time."
"True but-" He cut me off by running up with the same speed as before. He picked me up by my hair and started the chant something. A keypad started to come up from one of the tiles in the floor and he punched a few buttons in it. It vanished and a wide hole was left behind where it was.
"Enjoy your new ties ma'am." He then threw me into the hole, tossing the ties after me.
-X-
Ow my head. Where am I? I peel open my eyes to see a very white room with people bustling around me. At first I thought I was in the hospital but the 'doctors' weren't wearing a lab coat. Instead they had on something like a marching band uniform but without the hat. It was black with the collar and sleeves of the jacket a dark navy blue. What the..?
One of them notices me and stops what they are doing. The person points to me and they all stop. "Where am I?" I croak out. The person with a clipboard makes a disgusted face and jots down something. Umm... Okay...
"Maka Albarn, number 564, you are hereby appointed to the DWMA wing." One said. What's that DWMA wing? Two of them came and picked me up from the bed I was in. Holy crap I was naked. As in nothing on. Two more where holding these overalls and they put my legs through the holes. They put the black straps over my arms and tightened them so it wouldn't slip.
Weird... It fit perfectly... like it was made for me. Then they brought the marching band like jacket out, the same as theirs. They put the dumb thing on backwards but it still fit perfectly. The last thing they had was a really thick ribbon like fabric out. It was bright white with silver lining on it with a big '564' in the middle. It hooked on a button on the shoulder of the jacket and ran down my back.
I now noticed they all had sashes too but they all said STAFF on it. One handed me a grey folded up shirt and pants and then a canteen like water bottle. "You must wear this uniform everywhere except your quarters. Failing to do so will get you severely punished. Talking when not instructed to do so will get you severely punished. Skipping meal times and bathing times will get you severely punished. Not doing your assigned chores will get you severely punished. More rules will be presented to you by your Quarter Master." Geeze how many rules do they have? Where am I anyways?
They led me down a hall where they stopped at one of many giant doors. It opened by moving down into the ground and they pushed me inside. "Justin! We got some fresh meat!" A voice sounded from inside the huge room. Foot steps sounded on the metal floor and two men appeared. They both had a STAFF sash running down their backs.
"What is your number newbie?" A blond haired guy asked. He had headphones in that was blaring music.
"564?" I wasn't sure if that was my number they were talking about.
"Ah Maka Albarn. Come with us, we will show you to your room." They started to walk away and I followed. Soon they stopped in front of another door, smaller than the main one. The blond haired guy turned the knob and held it open for me to enter. I started to walk in but tripped on a stuffed giraffe. What?
"256 and 257! Got you a room mate. Hopefully this one will teach you two some manners!" The other guy had a mask on. It was almost a full circle but stopped suddenly, making points. There were four holes on it, hopefully only two were for seeing out of. (The mask is what the Arachnophobia goons wore) "564, my name is Kisho and this is Justin. Unless you are dying don't call us." They slammed the door shut and cackles instantly started to ring from somewhere in the room.
"Um hi..." The cackles just got louder. "My name is Maka..." I swear one of them snorted.
"So you want to survive in this place huh punk?"
"I guess... I just want to know where I am." I answered the voice. I think they are girls considering their voices but if I am wrong I'm screwed.
"You are in Hell. Kyahaha!" Ooookay... The two stepped out of the shadows, letting me look at them. One was taller with a more golden hue to her hair and the shorter one had more yellowish hair. They both had blue eyes and a scary appearance. "Kyaha what do you think sis? Should we kill her and take our punishments?" I stepped back in fright. These two are psychopaths!
"Nah, I think this ones alright." Oh thank god. "So you said your name was Maka?" I nodded quickly hoping they wouldn't change their minds. "The names Liz. This little bundle of crazy is Patty." Liz jerked her thumb to the shorter one.
"So are you two sisters?" I think Patty said 'sis' when they were busy scaring me.
"Yup. Grew up on the streets until we robbed a store and one guy grabbed a gun. Heh we shoulda run but too stubborn I guess. The guy brought us here where we've been ever since." Liz sat down on one of the beds and stretched.
"Where are we?"
"Dunno. Never allowed to ask." Patty answered helpfully. She hopped over to where there was a lone bed and pointed to it. "Heres your bed!" The room had a bunk bed and a bed in two different corners of the room. In the middle was a small table that had a coloring book and a magazine on it.
"There is a drawer under the bed to put your things." Liz picked up the magazine and laid down on the bottom bunk. I pulled the drawer out from under my bed and put the clothes and water bottle I was holding inside. "This is free time right now to just take a nap or something. Kisho is really loud so he will wake you up no matter how heavy a sleeper you are." I nodded and sat down on the bed ready to do what she told me.
Patty skipped over and pushed my back so I was folded like a lawn chair. "Patty... what... are you... doing?!" I gasped out, not able to breathe.
"Taking off the jacket. You would get in trouble if it got wrinkles in it. Then we would get in trouble for not telling you." She unzipped it and let me sit back up. I slid my arms out and carefully hung it on the rack Patty pulled out from behind the bunk bed. Three jackets were now hung on it and I sat back down on the bed.
"Thanks." I mumbled before falling asleep as soon as my head hit the pillows.