Hotaru woke with a start as the demons were yelling for them all to get up. Struggling through her grogginess she managed to get up and find Nina.
"What's going on?" Nina asked, scared slightly as the demons put chains through the hole in their shackles.
Hotaru was unable to answer as they were being forced to walk, whips cracking over their heads. They were led into a dark tunnel; the only light came from the end, which appeared to be no more than a speck to Hotaru.
"Hotaru I'm scared," Nina said as her eyes filled with tears. Hotaru grabbed her hand and squeezed it like she had on their long journey to this hell hole. She was just as scared, but allowing herself to panic in this kind of situation was out of the question. She needed to stay strong for her and for Nina's sakes.
They reached the end of the tunnel and what awaited them on the other side was unimaginable. There was a large stage in front of them, steps were there so they would be able to climb up onto it and a large podium stood in the center. All the women were given a number; Hotaru was twelve, while Nina's was twenty. Hotaru could hear a large number of voices talking on the other side of the stage and her stomach was doing flips. She prayed that she was wrong that they weren't taken from their homes only to go from one hell to another as a slave.
A man appeared on the stage a figure following behind him. All voices were silent as the man reached his spot at the podium, the figure sitting on the floor on the side closest to Hotaru.
"Welcome gentlemen to the tenth auction of the Black Black Club. Today we will be featuring some lovely new women for your enjoyment. First up is number one, Yume. Yume is a horse demon and she is…"
Hotaru felt her body go numb, she was right. This was some sick auction for men and their own enjoyment. She felt Nina tense beside her and could hear her starting to cry. Finally they both came to the realization that this would be the last time they would ever see each other.
The auction seemed to last forever as Hotaru waited for her number to be called. She could feel her own eyes swelling up with her own tears. She didn't want to be sold into some sick form of slavery; she didn't want Nina who was still a child to have to suffer as well. She didn't want her friends and family to be taken from her forever, but it was happening and there was nothing she could do about it.
"And now we have number eleven," came the auctioneer's voice.
One more number, she thought, one more number and this will all be over. Her mind was beginning to become hazy as her mind began to shut down
"Hotaru," Nina said dragging her back from the dark corners of her mind. Hotaru's head shot up just as her number was called. Demons shoved her onto the stage and she was forced to look at the hundreds of men, humans and demons, all looking at her hungrily.
"Number twelve is Hotaru, a fire demon…"
Hotaru tried to look somewhere other than what was before her. She looked over at the man running the horrible event and then looked down at the figure, her mouth almost dropping. There was a girl; she couldn't have been any older than Nina. She had long black hair and cerulean eyes, her body was battered and bruised, dried blood clung to her body. The girl looked up and over at Hotaru, her eyes seemed almost empty, but there was still something there. The girl smiled at her as if to say, "I'm sorry you have to suffer too."
"SOLD! To Yuki the water demon!"
Hotaru barley felt the demons carrying her off the stage to her new master, her eyes transfixed on the girl next to the man at the podium.
I wish, Hotaru thought to herself, we could've met under different circumstances. And as if response the girl nodded her head in agreement.
A/N: I'm sorry about the long over due update, but im going to try updating weekly! But as an apology i give you three chapters all within one week. Please forgive and review!