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Captive

Setsuko's POV

I groaned and finally opened my eyes to be welcomed to a dim environment and I raised my head to look around. It was like an underground dungeon, sea green crystal stalactites and stalagmites jetted out of the dark earth. "Wh-where am I?" I then realized my position: my ankles and wrists had chain bands around them to ensure I could not move from the smooth rock face my back was pressed against. My waitress' uniform was tattered and dirty and scratches and dirt covered my skin. Suddenly, another thing caught my attention and I gasped. "Fai . . ." I said quietly, then looked in a panic, "Fai! Where are you?"

A chuckle sounded from below and, with wide, panicky, brown eyes, I looked down to see Seishirou walking from behind a cluster of the crystal formations, his arms folded behind his back and a gleeful smile on his pale face. "He's not here."

"What did you do to Fai?" I demanded, restrained by the chains.

"None of your concern."

"Yes it is!" Tears of anger swelled in my eyes. "You bastard! Tell me!"

"But if I told you, then you'd stop me." His smile grew and his eyes narrowed with disgusting pleasure. "And there'd be no fun in that for me."

He began to walk away and I tried to writhe free, screaming in rage in the process. Finally, I hung my head and cried quietly. Hikaru . . . Kirito . . . Sakura . . . I hope you're still all right. Images of my friends that I have traveled with flashed in my mind, each a new memory of a different world. I promised them that I'd come back. . . That I'd be okay. But, here I am being held captive as was Fai. I don't blame him for this though, he did try his best to protect me. It was then, I reflected on what happened.

~A few hours prior ~

I leapt back next to Fai and cocked the gun before aiming it at our mass of foes. "I'm in the mood for a little game." I smirked and Fai flicked his hand, showing off the darts again.

"As am I, milady." He narrowed his eyes. "But I insist . . . guests first."

Seishirou narrowed his eyes with a smile. "Well, I am much obliged." He and his demons then darted for us.

Fai and I leapt out of the way as one demon struck the bar. We landed on different tables, but ensured we were not too far apart. Fai skillfully hurled darts at the creature making it screech in pain. I figured he must have put a spell on it to ensure it would injure the beast. I heard a cry and saw Mokona being tossed around by the action in the warzone of a café. Thinking fast, I leapt up, scooped it up in my arm, leapt over to the couch and placed it down. "Setsuko!" It said with pure worry and fear. "Be careful!"

I smiled and patted its head. "Don't worry, little one. I will."

Directing my attention back to our enemies, I waved my arms so they'd focus on me and not poor, little, innocent Mokona. "Hey! Over here you big bullies!" I leapt to dodge their attack and landed on a tabletop on the other side of the room where I continued to dodge the demons' attacks, my long blond hair whipping around as I moved. Cocking the gun, I took aim and fired a few bullets as I leapt backwards. A few bullets skimmed the creature, which dodged, and then made a U-turn to wrap its powerful snake-like body around me. I dropped my gun and winced in immense pain as it lifted me up and tightened its hold on me.

"Setsuko!" I heard Fai call and another smash was heard and I pictured him leaping up from the blow. He landed on a table in front of me and narrowed his eyes, skillfully showing off darts in both hands.

"Ah, ah, ah." Seishirou said, standing on another demon next to the one that constricted me. "I'd be careful if I were you." He narrowed his eyes, "I can tell you used magic on those darts. Make one move and I'll make sure she takes the hit." Fai snarled and narrowed his eyes in frustration, then he dropped the darts and raised his hands.

"F-Fai." I struggled to look at him.

"No! What're you doing?" Mokona cried.

Fai moved his arms so that his palms faced Seishirou and his arms made a box-like formation. "Don't worry about me, Mokona! Just stay where you are!"

Our enemy's smile dropped. "Yes, what do you plan on doing, magician?"

"Nothing." Fai said with a smirk and a wind began to stir and a glowing yellow pattern appeared underneath him. "Not like it's anything you should be so concerned about."

"Fai! No!" Mokona cried, "Remember your compensation to Yuko!"

"Don't worry about me, Mokona! I'll be fine!"

"Fool." Seishirou said and the demon tightened around me even more. "Any move you make and I'll have her crushed."

"Sorry." Fai smiled. "I'm afraid I'll have to cancel your little plans."

Then, the pattern under his feet glowed bright and the wind kicked up a little. The demons winced and shrieked at the harsh light and the one holding me let me go. I cried as I fell, but Fai caught me, however, he landed funny on his ankle making him wince. "Fai!"

I noticed Seishirou continued to stare with an indifferent face and a demon charged for him Fai.

"No!" Mokona cried and Fai and I gasped. Fai held me closer and braced himself before we saw blackness as the demon swallowed us whole, Fai's bowtie had fallen to the carpet.

"Fai! Setsuko!" Mokona wailed, but its cries soon faded and I closed my eyes and began to relax against Fai's chest who was fading as well. The last thing I heard was Mokona crying out, but was silenced by something Seishirou had done. Then, a loud explosion blasted around us, but the demons had shielded us.

Fai gave a small huff of contempt. "The spell I casted worked after all."

"Fai. . ." But the two of us passed out before we could register anything else.

~End flashback~

I gasped and lifted my head, quickly, my eyes were wide and sweat had formed on my neck. I remembered everything now . . . How Fai and I got here . . . Seishirou defeated and abducted us. Which left me with one question: where was Fai. Suddenly, a scream from further into the cavern rang and I gasped. "Fai?" There was no mistaking it: that was Fai. "Fai!" I writhed in the chains' grip with tears in my eyes. "Fai!" I was left to torture as I heard his screams and, finally, Seishirou approached me, a sickening smile on his face.

"I see you've awoken."

"Tell me what you're doing to Fai!" I growled, hot tears of rage in my eyes, which narrowed. "Why you really abducted us!"

"It's quite simple, really, and I never did like repeating myself, so I may as well tell you." He adjusted his glasses. "I am using you two as bait to lure the princess and her companions here."

"Sakura would never come here."

"But she'll go wherever her companions go. She does only want to help them after everything they've done for her." I growled at this bastard, but what he had said next really set me off and it made me feel as though a punch had struck me in my gut. He smiled a little more. "And your magician friend's power is providing me with a lovely barrier so nobody can disturb us until your comrades get here."

"You're sick."

Seishirou chuckled started to walk away, his arms behind his back. "Enjoy the show, little girl. It'll be something you won't dare to miss." He turned his head to look back at me, the light reflecting in his eyes. "Then again, it's not like you really have a choice, now is it?" He gave a small chuckle at my distraught face and walked away and I hung my head and cried as I heard Fai's screams echo further in our underground prison.

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