Feliciana's POV
"Someone, help!" I tripped and fell. The footsteps that followed so closely behind me, stopped. I looked up and over my shoulder at the figure. It's hair was white and had pale skin. I flipped over and stared up at it. The holes glared down at me as the thin, dark line got bigger. "Why so scared? It'll only hurt for a little while." The grin got bigger as the hand brought down a sharp object. I opened my mouth to let out a scream and then it turned black.
I jolted awake and watched some kids run by; guessing they were playing tag. I could still hear the far off scream that escaped my throat. My head tilted back against the building. It was cool against my hot, sweaty skin. I reached up and wiped away some sweat. "I need to get moving..." As I stood up and moved down the street, I saw the kids running back the way they came. It was late morning on the seventh day. "A week, it's only been a week..."
Lovina's POV
"A week... It's only been a week." I laid there with the cold metal strapping me down. "They said a week..." My body was exposed to the air. It was full of pink scars. I couldn't feel them, life had drained from my body. "It couldn't be a week... It couldn't." A loud sound came from the door. I turned my head to see a bright light coming from it. A dark outline stood in the middle of the light. It was like a dark angel...
"This will be the final test." Another outline merged with the other one. They came in and shut the door. I looked back at the ceiling. They hadn't fed me in so long, long enough to start showing my ribs; one had dark hair and a curl with glasses. The other one was one I already recognized. The white haired albino gave a smirk and nodded towards the dark haired one.
"This is one of our newest ones, like Gilbert and Elizabeta, we now have Roderich." I stared at the ceiling, emotionless. He laughed. "That makes it eight regions we have gained, right Roddy?" This time I moved my head to look at the darker one. "Rod...dy?" It was a whisper. No energy, no life.
"Yea." He looked down at me and grew an evil smile. Bastard. He just seemed innocent and he's not. He pulled out a needle and looked over at Gilbert. "May I?" "Be my guest." They nodded and turned their attention towards me. Right before Roderich put the needle in, the door burst open.
They both turned and looked, I, surprisingly, did as well. "What the hell is going on now?" "We have another country!" You could hear the excitement in the voice. "Bring it in!" The outline must've nodded their head because they left and a couple seconds later were back with another table.
They rolled it up beside me; I didn't recognize this person at all. It must be one of the subordinates. He looked at the other two and motioned for them to step out. They left and it was quiet again; I looked over at the other table. Their laid a blonde haired boy. They opened their eyes and looked around, finally they noticed me. He had brown eyes and his hair was chopped.
"Lovina!" I looked at him. Sadly, I couldn't quite place him. "It's me, Tino!" It struck me and I gave a very small smile. You would have to be watching carefully to see it. "Tino, how'd you get caught?" He looked at me and then looked away.
"I was running from Mr. Oxenstierna... and I ran into a man with a white coat. He asked me a bunch of weird questions and as soon as I turned around...he knocked me out." I watched him. "That's awful..." I looked back at the ceiling. My voice was giving out again, but at a good timing. We both wanted silence. Then a thought crossed my mind. I looked back over at Tino. "H-have you seen my sister?" My voice cracked. Good thing that's all I wanted to get out.
His head turned towards me again. He stared at me blankly, "No... Sorry." He turned away again and so did I.
The scientists never came back. So we laid in silence. My life had come and gone again. Knowing that my sister hasn't been seen was a good and bad thing. It was good because then she can't get caught again. Bad thing was, she could be anywhere! "Feliciana, where ever you are... please be safe..." I shut my eyes and drifted to fitful sleep.
I came through again in a different setting. It was cold and dark. I looked around and, from what I could see in what light I had, it was a room very similar to my room at Antonio's house. "Antonio..." I covered my face. "Antonio...Feliciana... Potato Bastard..." I felt something wet on my cheeks. I moved my hand and sat up touching my cheek where the wet spot was. I looked at my hand, and saw no blood. Water? Tears?
"Am I crying?"
The door opened and in came some scientists hauling another body. I watched them put the body on the bed across from mine. I don't remember having two beds in my room.
They turned and walked out leaving the body and had paid no attention to me. After they shut the door, I tried with all my effort to get up, but couldn't.
"Roderich..." His eyes fluttered as if responding to my voice. I watched him and could barely see his eyes moving. "Roderich, are you ok?"
"Where's my tea?" I stared at him blankly and then gave an irritated look. He looked up and over at me.
"I'm glad someone else is in here." He looked up at the ceiling. I stared at him.
"This can't be the Roderich I know, could it?" I thought about this and then shut my eyes. I couldn't barely move without help. My body had become so weak since I had last seen Feliciana. I wonder how she is holding up...
He broke into my thoughts, "how's Feliciana?"
"What?"
His eyes moved over to me and watched me. "How's your sister?"
"Feliciana..." I was at a whisper again.
"Well?"
"Cool it you maldito idiota!"
His face couldn't give a glare, but I could see it in his eyes. He went silent as I gave him an angry look.
I sighed and responded. "I haven't seen her... As far as I know, it's been a week."
"A week? For me, it's been longer."
I looked over at him. His pale face started to be sunken in. You could just barely see his cheek bones. His arms were at that point already. If he moved his arm in the right way, you could see all of his bones in his arms almost as if there was no skin on them. It was sickening.
"How long?" The words hung in the air.
"Over two weeks."
Feliciana's POV
I walked as if I was a zombie. My feet dragged on the dirt road. I had been out of town for half of the day. The sun was beating down on me and the sweat didn't cool me off at all. I grunted and reached up to readjust my hair. It was hot with it pulled back in my normal hairstyle. So I changed it to a higher ponytail and let it be.
I kept my overly heated body moving. It was difficult, but I had to keep moving; for Lovina's sake.
I had stopped at Antonio's to drop off Danny. It was a hard goodbye, but I got through it. I knew Antonio would kill me if he knew I just dropped her off with out talking to him first and telling him what my plan was, but I had to. I couldn't leave Danny with Ludwig and others. I couldn't tell if they had been the real deal or not. And I knew Antonio hadn't been caught. He was overly depressed about Gilbert and Lovina disappearing.
I stopped and looked up at the blue sky. An eagle hovered above, screeching. "I wish I could fall into the blue sky." "Don't we all?" I turned around quickly and looked at a small boy. I watched him carefully. I didn't hear him come up behind me.
"Have you lost your mother?" I asked.
He shook his head. His dark hair was laid flat against his head. He had dark brown eyes and his built was below average. He looked about six.
"I've come looking for you."
I gave a shocked look. Why would he come looking for me? Unless...
"Why are you looking for me?"
He watched me and then looked up to the sky. "You do not have to fly to the blue-vast sky. The blue-vast sky will enter you, if you turn your mind into a silent-home."
I stared at him. It was difficult to tell what he was trying to say. "What- Where did you get that from?"
He looked back at me and smiled. "The place that your sister is at, is three miles from here."
I turned around and looked in the direction I was going and saw a forest. I turned back to the boy to question him further but he was gone. I turned and started to walk again. I felt something inside me flick on. It was a new hope.
"I'll see you soon, Feliciana."
I moved through the brush in the cooling air. The sun was setting and it would soon be dark. "I hate darkness..." I found a trunk from a long ago fallen tree and slowly sat down. Surprisingly it held my weight. I leaned back against the tree it was up against and looked up at the tops of the trees.
There was a small speck of sun coming through that laid on my cheek. I watched the trees move with swiftness. I felt a drop of water fall on my cheek and the sun went away. Great.
I shut my eyes before the rain fell. I sat for a long time before I stood up and started to set up something close to a shelter.
Lovina's POV
I sat with my knees to my chest and head buried in them. My arms where barely hanging on. The door opened and shut. It opened and shut on an hourly basis. I stopped looking up in hope it was Feliciana and I think Roderich did the same.
"Hey, Lovina."
I didn't look up.
"Lovina..."
"Move! Hey stupid bitch! Let's go!"
I felt strong hands on my arms that pulled me up and towards the door. I couldn't move. I had no energy. It was like being with someone different gave me some energy, but not for long.
They pulled me down the a hallway with Roderich behind. It was another twenty steps before we came out into an open space. There were windows to my right. I looked towards them and wasn't surprised at what I saw. I was almost at skin and bone. You could see my bones in my arms and a little bit in my legs. I guess I used them enough to have some muscle or maybe it was fat? down there. My shirt hung almost to my knees. I don't remember when I took off my shorts I was wearing that day, but they came off and I was surprised I still had on underwear.
"Looks like it's raining, ja?" I heard Roderich behind me. I snapped my gaze away from the stick monster reflecting back and looked outside. It was dark but you could see the rain every time lightening flashed. The thunder rattled the windows.
We kept walking and there was suddenly a wall between us and the outside. I looked back down with the hands dragging me.
"Feli... please don't be out there... please..."