Hi! I'd like to thank Maroon Cross for being my first reviewer on any story ever. It makes me happy to have gotten a positive review. I've always seen fanfic writers obsessing over reviews and never realized how encouraging and often helpful it can be until now. Thank you :) Here's chapter three. It's much shorter than the others. Chapter spacing is just based on good ending points. Sorry if the lengths are really weird… Disclaimer: I still do not own Vocaloid.
After what felt like years the red haired woman came to our cells one at a time and took us out. First she opened the door to Rin's enclosure. I jumped up and ran to the glass. The small girl's eyes widened.
"Help me..." she mouthed. My gag, which had fallen loose over the hours, finally slipped down around my neck. I coughed and slammed into the glass with my shoulder, panicking. I had promised her I'd be there for her. The farther she got from Len the weaker she was and the more she needed me.
"LET ME OUT!" I screamed.
Luka tapped the glass and gave me a look. I nodded, embarrassed. I wasn't doing any good. The more I acted like an idiot the farther Rin was slipping from our grasp.
The same woman returned next, and whoever had been across from Rin was led out. I saw a flash of purple hair. Gakupo.
I was next. The door slid open, and the woman walked in and grabbed me by the handcuffs. She dragged me down a ramp and into the sunlight. I looked around.
We were standing outside what looked like a large prison. A variety of vehicles were parked outside. The woman scanned her hand at the door, then took mine out of the handcuff and pressed it to a different scanner. A robotic voice stated,
"17 year old female of the artificial life form known as Vocaloid."
My hands were shoved back into the metal ring and she used my gag to blindfold me, then led me inside.
It was terrifying, being blind. I was dragged this way and that, tripping constantly. It was dark and my arms and legs ached. I wanted so badly to go home.
She eventually let go of me and shoved me forward. I fell blindly, until strong arms caught me and a metal door slammed shut. I heard about three locks click.
"Miku, it's me, Gakupo. I'm sorry you can't see. They put my arms in front of me, but I don't think I can get your blindfold off."
I nodded. "Where are we?"
"I don't know. Rin and I are both blindfolded. You're lucky I managed to catch you."
"At least we're together."
"Miku?" Rin asked from somewhere on the ground. "I feel sick."
"Yes, it's me. Don't worry, Len will be there soon."
Next Meiko came in. As soon as the door locked, she shouted,
"WOOHOO!"
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Gakupo asked.
"She forgot to put my handcuffs back on."
"That's amazing! Can you get our blindfolds off?" I asked.
"Yes!" She pulled the cloths off of our eyes. We were on a soft floor with metal walls all around us. It wasn't dirty and there was a restroom door in one wall. That was odd.
"And guess what else I have-"
Suddenly she shut up and put her hands behind her back as the door opened and Luka was thrown in. Meiko took off her blindfold.
"You were saying?" Gakupo asked.
Meiko wouldn't tell us what it was until everyone was inside and we didn't see a risk of someone coming. Then she held up a metal stick.
"What's that?" Len asked.
"The handcuff key!"
We gasped. She hurriedly unlocked everyone's wrists. I wiggled my hands to loosen them up then gave everyone a hug.
"Finally..." I breathed.
"So, what the hell are we doing now?" asked Gumi.
Before anyone could answer, the door opened and a tall man with brown hair stepped into the room. We all shoved our hands behind our backs quickly. He laughed. It wasn't a nice laugh.
"I was going to let you out of those things anyway. May I ask how you got out?" His accent wasn't Japanese, though he was speaking it.
We stayed silent. He walked around us in a circle, then tapped Meiko with his foot. "You, stand up."
She obeyed, acting like it was her choice. He pried her fingers open and took the key.
"Smart, you are," he murmured. "Very resourceful. Strong, too." he bent the fingers on her hand back and forth. "So human, these bones are...but so very not." he knocked on her arm with his fist. "Metal, aren't they?"
"Yeah. Comes in handy when you wanna punch someone."
"You're a fierce one." He laughed again, then put the key in his coat pocket. "You won't be needing this."
"Where are we?" Gakupo asked.
"That doesn't concern you. We're just going to run a few tests, that's all. You, with the cute little pigtails. Come with me."
"Don't take her," Kaito demanded.
"Oh, is this your boyfriend? Or no-perhaps not," he noted.
"Kaito, I can fend for myself," I said, standing. "Thanks, but I am completely over you."
With that, not to mention a sense of terror, I followed the man out of the room.
Sorry, I couldn't resist that ending XD How was it? Am I improving at all?