Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Word of advice; don't get grounded… You have no idea how hard it was to post this with my mom watching me the entire time! But I did it yea! So… on with the chapter!

TrixyJax: Chapter 3 is outttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!

Mai: Weren't you supposed to be working on your essay?

TrixyJax: …

Mai: You are so lazy!

TrixyJax: Am not!

Mai: Are too!

TrixyJax: Am no-

Naru: Would you two idiots shut up?!

TrixyJax: Jeez, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Grumpy much?

Naru: I. .

TrixyJax: Wha- what?

Chapter 3

Captivity Part 1

Recap:

They guided me and Matsuzaki-sensei out of the classroom and we exited the school, where there was a van waiting for us. What was going to happen now?

End Recap

"Get your hands off of me you filthy bastards!" Matsuzaki-sensei continued to shout as they forced us into van.

"Shut up! You stupid bitch! If you say another word, I'll make you wish you were dead!" the leader shouted.

"I already wish I was dead!" Matsuzaki-sensei shouted definitely.

Suddenly he was towering over Matsuzaki-sensei and I could see the regret in her eyes as he came closer and raised his fist.

"I could grant that wish," he whispered with a deadly tone as he grabbed her hands and wrapped rope around her wrists, tightening tell they were red.

"Takigawa!" the leader barked.

"Yes Sir?" the young-looking man asked.

"I want you to watch these two, make sure they don't try anything!" the leader ordered.

"Yes Sir, of course Sir," he replied seeming frightened by his superior's temper.

The leader stomped out, slammed the doors, and locked the van's doors shut, leaving us in a barely lit confinement. The van jolted to a start and began to drive; sending me flying into a metal wall…this day just keeps getting better and better… I suddenly heard chuckling and turned to see our guard hugging his sides trying to muffle his laughter.

"What's so funny?" Matsuzaki-sensei inquired rather harshly.

He smirked,

"Just how you can get under his skin like that… I swear I've never met someone as stupid enough as you to piss him off like that…"

"Excuse me?!" Matsuzaki-sensei shouted clearly enraged.

This only seemed to amuse him more because he started laughing even louder. I smiled, he may be one of our captors, but he seemed nice enough.

"Why you," Matsuzaki-sensei hissed.

"Yes?" Takigawa (was it?) inquired with a huge grin.

"Uhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Matsuzaki-sensei grunted angrily, pulling her wrists apart trying to loosen the rope around them.

"Here, let me help you with that," Takigawa said standing up and walking toward her.

"I don't need your help!" Matsuzaki-sensei spat, backing away from him.

"Oh really?" He asked, his amusement clearly written on his face.

"YES really!" she emphasized.

She continued to back up until she hit a wall and was cornered. Takigawa crouched down to her level and looked her in the eyes.

His face looked so serious, that is… until he spoke,

"You look really hot tied up…"

"EXCUSE ME?!!!!!!!!"

I covered my ears at her shriek, God Matsuzaki-sensei sure can scream…

"Hush, not so loud," Takigawa said placing a hand over her mouth, "Do you want to die?"

I saw Matsuzaki-sensei blush at the gesture, did she like him? No, anyone would blush at the kind of action, wouldn't they? Still…

"Do you mind?" Matsuzaki-sensei seethed under Takigawa's hand, muffling her acrid tone.

He smirked,

"You're not going to bite me again are you?"

I could literally see her turn red with fury as a vein popped out of her forehead. I had only seen Matsuzaki-sensei like this once and that was when one of the students had tried to cheat on the final exams and let me tell you this, if he hadn't passed out of fear, she would have most certainly, beaten him into unconsciousness.

I saw Takigawa untie her wrists and could distinctly see the red marks left from the ropes, damn they must really hurt.

She rubbed her wrists and mumbled,

"Thanks…"

He smirked,

"No problem."

Matsuzaki-sensei sent him a cold glare but said nothing, leaving us in silence. I could hear the van driving over gravel as the wheels crunched over it and could barely make out voices in the front of the truck.

"What's your name?" Takigawa suddenly asked, breaking the quiet.

Matsuzaki-sensei gave a 'humph' in reply.

"If you don't tell me, then I'm going to have to make one up…" he said.

She didn't respond and I heard him sigh,

"Alright, then how 'bout… migurushii?" (A/N ugly in Japanese :D)

"Excuse me?!"

"You need to get some new lines…" Takigawa stated.

"Excu- … whatever…" Matsuzaki-sensei grumbled.

"Oh, oh I got one, obaa-chan!" he said enthusiastically.

"Like hell!" Matsuzaki-sensei shouted standing up and glaring at Takigawa.

Suddenly, the car rushed over a bump and sent Matsuzaki-sensei flying into Takigawa. Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately) he acted quickly and wrapped his arms around her and fell to the ground as the van made a sharp turn to the left (I think…) and rolled on top of her.

"Matsuzaki-sensei, daijoubu anata wa?!" (A/N Japanese for are you okay?)

"Hmm, Matsuzaki-sensei eh? That has I nice ring to it," Takigawa teased.

I heard Matsuzaki-sensei make a noise in disgust,

"Uh, don't say that it really does make me sound old! And get off of me!"

"Not until you tell me your name," he said stubbornly.

"Ugh! Just get off!"

"No!"

"Get off!"

"Not happening!"

"Fuck You!"

"Is that an offer?"

"Ugh, fine it's Ayako! There, you happy?!"

"Yep!" he said smiling. (A/N his face is something along the lines of this ^_^)

"Now get off!" Matsuzaki said pushing his chest up.

"Don't wanna," he smirked.

"But you said-"

Takigawa interrupted her,

"Yeah, but I'm just too comfortable."

Matsuzaki-sensei smirked back, uh-oh, that can't be good…

"I'll show you comfortable…"

I saw her rise her leg up once, then lower it, and bring it up twice as fast giving his hmm a good whack! Takigawa made the oddest noise I've ever heard, sort of like the sound of someone falling off a building in a movie or maybe a pterodactyl… I'm not sure, some kind of screech.

"Jesus Christ woman, what is wrong with you?!" he yelped holding his ouchy spot.

"That ought to teach you to respect a woman's wishes, you pig!" Matsuzaki-sensei declared proudly.

I just stood there, not sure what to do, that's when I decided to speak up, these two were starting to make me feel a little too awkward,

"Ah hmm, Matsu-"

"Call me Ayako," she interrupted.

"Are, you s-sure?" I asked a little timid.

"Well if this idiot can call me by my first name, I see no reason why you can't either," she explained while glaring at Takigawa.

"Oh, okay…" I said looking down at my shoes, my thoughts becoming preoccupied by the voices in the front of the van. It was so hard trying to make out anything but I managed to catch a few things and some of it was even Japanese!

"Wadjet… does… have…" one voice said.

"… not…." was all I could make out of the second voice.

I decided to scoot closer, seeing as Takigawa was preoccupied with Matsu- Ayako.

"How…get… it… she doesn't… give…" said the second voice mumbled.

But the next conversation I heard clearly,

"If she doesn't then we'll use her as leverage, her father wouldn't let anything happen to his precious daughter, he'd gladly give Wadjet to us…"

"But what if they don't have it?"

"Then we'll just have to kill them."

I gasped and jumped back, kill us? But I don't have the eye with me! Shit and my dad doesn't know about it! And if I don't have it and if my dad doesn't have it, then that means,

"We're dead…"

"Huh?" I heard both of them question.

"They're going to kill us…" I whispered, fearful they might over hear.

"Mai, what are you talking about?" Ayako asked concerned, kneeling down to my face.

"We have to get out of here now!" I shouted and stood up looking for anything to unbolt the back doors or if necessary, break the glass to the front.

"No can do!" Takigawa said stepping in my way, "In case you forgot I'm here to make sure you don't escape, so next time you declare something along the lines of freedom, make sure it's not in hearing range of your captors."

I looked up at him showing my panic-stricken eyes and tear covered face, which seemed to shock him because he backed up a little.

"Takigawa-san, please! If we don't escape, they'll kill us!" I pleaded.

"Mai, what's going on, you were calm a few minutes ago?" Ayako questioned.

"T-they s-said i-if I d-d-don't h-have it t-t-then t-the-ey'll k-k-kill us," I stuttered between sobs.

"Calm down Mai, now tell me, what do they want?" Ayako asked soothingly.

"T-they w-want t-t-the e-eye," I continued to stutter.

"Eye?" Ayako asked in disgust, "What eye?"

I saw Takigawa stiffen as he spoke,

"She's talking about the Eye of Ra."

"What's that?" Ayako questioned still hugging me.

He paused seeming to contemplate whether or not to go on,

"Well, it's what's going to make us all rich…"

"What's that suppose to mean?" Ayako and I both questioned.

"Never mind, I've said too much as it is, Ayako, I need to tie you up again, we're almost there," he said apathetically, he seemed to shut down, not giving us anything more than cold, hard eyes.

Ayako stayed silent as the rope was once again wrapped around her wrists (less tightened of course) and looked toward me confused. I looked away, I couldn't give her any answers, I myself didn't know half this story… (A/N me neither Mai, me neither )

Then suddenly a spark of hope surged through me, Masako! Masako knew about the eye! Surely she could help!

My thoughts were interrupted with the squeaking of the doors opening and harsh light flooding into the truck.

"Time, to go ladies," the leader sneered.

"Come on! Move faster!" one of them shouted shoving me with the end of their gun.

If it wasn't for how angry I was; I would be on the floor sniveling, being held hostage and blindfolded is anything but fun.

"Where are you taking us?!" I heard Ayako demand.

"Shut up!" a harsh voice shouted when I heard a whack and a cry of pain; they must have struck Ayako.

"Get up!" the callous voice commanded.

I heard Ayako whimper but evidently she complied because there was no more commotion until we reached our destination.

"Take them off," I heard someone order, most likely the boss in charge.

Suddenly the white blindfolds were snatched off and my eyes adjusted to the bleak, dim room. The walls were a murky brown and the stench was pungent, almost unbearable.

"Now let's get down to business," a man shrouded in the shadows spoke, sitting down at the desk in front of me.

He looked at me and then to Ayako before speaking again,

"Why are there two women? I thought you were only bringing in one hostage," he said threateningly.

"A-ah, Sir, the older one was causing trouble so we thought it best to take her with us…" the 'leader' explained.

I smiled, not so tough now, are you, you bastard?!

"Did I say something amusing?" a voice inquired.

I looked up to see the dark man glaring at me with his hands folded under his chin.

I swallowed before answering,

"N-no."

His eyes bore into me for what seemed like hours before he withdrew his gaze and glared at his companions.

"Satsuki!" he shouted.

"Yes, Sir?" the leader (or kiss up) asked standing up straighter.

"Take out your gun," the shrouded man commanded.

He did as he was told but while he was bringing the gun out I noticed his hand shaking, to make someone such as him to tremble, he must be truly frightening.

"Now I want you to shoot the extra package, she'll only take up space!" the shadow ordered.

I gasped and I saw Ayako go cold, he was going to kill Ayako? No way in hell will I let that happen! Not after all she's risked for me!

I stood in front of her and outstretched my hands defiantly, if Ayako was going down then so was I!

"I won't allow you to shoot my teacher without killing me first!" I shouted at the man sitting in the desk chair.

"Is that so?" he inquired. "Hmm then I suppose we'll have to restrain you," he said motioning to his guards to apprehend me.

They came up to me and one grabbed me. I bit him and he screeched in pain as blood rushed out of his fresh wound. Another caught me by surprise and held me from behind, putting his arms under mine and lifting my shoulders up so I was unable to fight back.

"LET GO!" I screeched kicking at the guards in front of me frantically. I accidentally gave one a bloody nose… ha in your face! ... Literally…

Suddenly there was an earsplitting bang that echoed throughout the room, making my head hurt. I looked toward a movement and saw the hidden man holding a pistol with smoke radiating off of the end.

"Enough!" he growled, "Take them to the interrogation rooms! I wish to speak with each of them individually!"

"Yes Sir!" they all shouted.

I, however, refused to give up, continuing to kick at anyone who tried to touch me. My arms may be restrained but that didn't mean I couldn't fight back.

I felt the man holding my shoulders tighten his grip and whisper in my ear,

"Stop."

"No!" I screamed kicking even more desperately at the order.

"Stop or you'll get hurt," the man said again.

I continued to ignore him and kicked again and again until my legs became heavy and my breathing quickened. When my heart rate went down and my breathing slowed I began to struggle again, refusing to yield.

"Impudent brat!" one screeched as he hit me with the butt of his gun, hard.

I arched my back at the impact and began to cough violently, blood spurting out in droplets on the concrete. I dropped to the floor gasping for air and shook severely as I threw up more blood. I felt like the whole room was spinning and could barely see anything anymore; I was losing consciousness. I fought hard against the fuzziness in my head and my eyesight returned, now being able to see me hacking up more blood. My throat burned as I continued to cough and my thoughts became blurry again. I collapsed on the ground, lying in my own blood when I heard another gunshot and saw a body fall next to me; it was the man who struck me. I lost consciousness after that.

"Mai…" someone spoke, "Mai, open your eyes."

"Unnn," was all I could muster.

"Mai…" the voice said again more urgently this time, "please."

I pushed my heavy eyelids open and looked into a harsh light, forcing me to shut them tightly. I peeked through my right eye, slightly squinted, and looked up at the last person I expected to see.

"Naru!" I exclaimed, sitting up.

He just smiled in response. Wait Naru smiled? Does that even make sense?

"What are you doing here? How did you get here? What's going on?" I asked all at once.

He chuckled and motioned for me to calm down,

"One at a time Mai, don't strain yourself."

I looked around and saw a never ending realm of white extending out to the peak of my eyesight.

"Where are we?" I asked looking back at Naru.

He didn't respond at first, seeming to think of how to answer,

"We… aren't in Kansas anymore…"

I gave him a blank stare before turning my lips down,

"Now's not the time for jokes Naru."

He laughed (whatever Naru's smoking, it must really be working),

"I wasn't making fun of you, it's just hard to explain is all…"

I raised an eyebrow and he smiled in response, that's it! There is no way this is reality, so that makes this a dream right? Yeah, it's just a dream…

"Mai," Naru began, "You need to wake up."

So this is a dream…

"How?" I asked.

He smiled,

"Close your eyes and break away."

"What's that suppose to mean?" I asked but did as I was told.

Slowly, I began to feel myself fade from my dream world and started to hear voices near me.

"How is she doctor?" a woman's voice asked.

"I managed to stop the internal bleeding, however when she was struck she lost a lot of blood so she might be weak for awhile and perhaps a little confused," the doctor (I presume) explained.

"What do you mean by that?" the woman asked again.

"There is a chance she might have temporary amnesia once she awakens, the brain tends to shut down after something horrifying or shocking happens because the stress may be too much for the person to bare," the doctor clarified.

"I see…" the woman said warily, "I don't suppose you want to tell the boss she might not remember where it is, do you?"

The doctor gave a forced, cold laugh, "You are correct, if it's alright with you, I wish to live a little longer than nineteen."

The woman laughed as well, "Yeah but what makes you think I want to die at age twenty-seven?"

"May God be with you," the doctor said as I heard a door squeak open.

"Thanks, I'm going to need it," the woman responded as the door shut closed.

I felt a hand press to my forehead and heard a long sigh.

"At least her fever's down…" I heard him mumble, "What was I thinking signing up for this?"

I groaned, irritated that I was unable to move and scratch my arm, where I felt something poking my skin in between the joints of my left arm.

"Whoa! Miss, calm down you'll pull out the IV if you do that!" I heard the doctor shout as he pushed me back down on the bed. I groaned again, but this time it was because my head hurt and the room was spinning. I felt the urge to throw up, but I fought it back down and focused on the voice of the doctor.

"Calm down and take a deep breath Ms. Taniyama, don't push yourself," he ordered desperately.

Taniyama? Who's that? And why does that name sound so familiar? Perhaps I know someone with that name…

"Where am I?" I croaked.

My eyesight finally focused and I saw the doctor sit down on a roll-a-way chair, slump down and sigh.

"You're in a hospital room," he said looking at me intently.

"A hospital? Why, what happened?" I asked confused, I couldn't remember anything, at least not clearly, everything seemed fuzzy. I couldn't grasp a single thing that I was trying to remember.

I shifted my left arm because of the soreness and felt a tug; I looked down to see that an IV was stuck into it. I followed the wire and saw it attacked to a pouch… a pouch filled with a maroon liquid; blood.

I suddenly heard a fast mechanical beeping echo through the room as the doctor stood up and began to shout,

"Mai! Mai, calm down! If your heart rate keeps increasing like that, you'll go into cardiac arrest!"

Mai? Why did he call me Mai? Is that my name? Ugh! Why can't I remember anything?

The beeping eventually decreased and the doctor seemed to calm slightly.

"Mai, what is the last thing you remember?" he asked.

I thought for a moment,

"I was talking to Naru, he told me I needed to wake up…"

Wow, now I sounded like a mental, but who knows maybe I am, I am in a hospital after all. And who's Naru? Dammit I can't remember!

I saw the doctor remove his glasses and pinch the bridge of his nose before speaking again,

"We are so screwed…"

TrixyJax: Wow…

Ayako: What?

TrixyJax: That was unexpected…

Masako: What are you talking about Trixy? You are the author aren't you?

TrixyJax: Yes, but this story is taking on a mind of its own. This chapter ended completely different than I had originally planned.

Naru: So what you are saying is that you have no idea what's going to happen next?

TrixyJax: Exactamundo!

John: Then how do you plan to proceed?

TrixyJax: How the #&% am I suppose to know?! I had no idea about these turn of events, hell I was just as surprised about Mai losing her memories as you guys!

Mai: Do you have any idea of what will become of me then?

TrixyJax: What do you take me for? An idiot?

Yasu: Yes! :D

TrixyJax: *Glare* You best be lucky you're my favorite character!

Yasu: Hun, I'm everyone's favorite character

Monk: Ha! Keep dreaming

TrixyJax: Anywho, yes Mai, I do have a basic idea about what's going to happen in the next chapter, but the hard part is putting it on paper…

Masako: Well then hop to it!

TrixyJax: Nah, I tired… I think I'm going to take a nap *yawn*

Masako: Now wait just a second!

TrixyJax: *Snore*

Ayako: Uh hello?

TrixyJax: ZZZZZZZZ

Lin: Just leave her be… for what it's worth; please R&R