"Damn it Haruhi why do you have to be so stubborn it times like this" an angry voice echoed in the room piercing through my head with it's sharp edge.
"I an not being stubborn I am just doing what I think is best for her Yoruichi." wait what was mom doing here. She was furious too. I felt guilty thinking about how I disappeared on her without an explanation. Was she mad at me ?
"What is best for her? Don't make me laugh, the only thing that concerns you is your pittyfull self. RELEASE THE BARRIERS AT ONCE !" Yoruich was having an all out outrage. Rare to say the least. Her voice still held absolute power as if the one to disobey would be murdered on the spot .
As I tried to actually remember who she was I was interrupted by unbelievable sharp pain on my head. I didn't make a sound, drowning down the scream of pain that threatened to escape my lips. The last thing I recalled was desperately trying to reach the candy, I was injured pretty bad and my mind was a mess of images I didn't quite understand nor knew where to place. Could I have blacked out before reaching my destination?
"I won't let you or anyone order me around. I won't release the barriers I am looking out for her no matter what I can't let her be hurt." she must be crazy objecting such ferocious command.
"You are afraid of loosing her aren't you. You know once she gets her memories back she would want to fight. You are terrified in the mere thought of her rejecting you. I am not letting you use her to satisfy your little charade of a family." Yoruichi's voice now turned into a threatening hiss.
"You don't know what are you talking about." there was an edge of craziness in her voice that made me shudder. I wasn't familiar with that side of hers.
" Now move aside so I can fix the fractures on the barrier and make another one to make sure something like that doesn't happen again." she went on with the same tone only this time with the hint of determination.
" If you value your life you will not dare to take another step." Yoruich straight up threatened her in a manner that made it clear that she would not hesitate to make her words reality in the least.
I heard a small clicking sound and made an efford to open my eyes to identify it's source I was lying on a futton the room was foreign yet somehow familiar. In front of my lying form stood a dark skinned woman with a slender body, her hair was long purple and reached her lower back. I couldn't see her face since she had her back turned to me in a fighting stance like she was shielding from something. Across the room stood another figure, this one was darker and had a dagger- like knife in her hands. Haruhi stood holding on to the small bade firmly in her hands refusing to let go .
"Now now calm down both of you." A male voice this time said as a blond man entered the room.
"Kisuke" she noded in acknowledgement not relaxing in the least bit, in fact quite the opposite. Why was mom threatening them. Throughout my life my mother was a great example of kindness and rational thinking, then why would she...?"
Without giving the two females the time to return to their argument he talked again this time much more serious.
"Yoruich is right though that method of yours is only causing her pain. Her injuries are healing without complications, but her mind is in its breaking point if another barrier is placed her system would reject it causing her to gradually losing her mind in pure agony and eentually die. Honestly it's a wonder she managed to survive this long. Now if you are so kind as to let the patient get some rest and move the conversation to the big room." the last part was said with that cheerful attitude of his.I couldn't call what was happening up until few seconds ago a conversation though.
The two females exited the room involuntarily. Whoever that man was he sure had great influence to the people around him.
Before closing the door behind him his eyes wandered the room and then looked straight at me,like he knew I was conscious this hole time.
A small goofy smile appeared on his face.
" Do your best to stay alive" he eventually whispered before everything went black. I didnt fight the darkness I let it embrace me and swiftly take me with it to a past stained red.
The past
Chains where chackled around my wrists anckles binding me to the wall, it hurt so much. It all hurt in my life, it was unbearable, a life not worth living. Well that woman was mading sure it had turned into a living hell.
"Hello M125. How are you doing today?" she said her strawberry blond hair were covering her eyes. She was crazy, she liked inflicting pain to others, she enjoyed it. Even if I didn't like to admit it she scared me much more than the needles filled with different chemicals she was always caring around with her. I didn't reply to her chosing to stay silent.
"What cat got your tongue?" she said playfull then her expression and tone changed it was nolonger friendly and playfull. She showed her real face, the face of a monster. she leaned closer and put her hand around my thin throat.
"When I talk to you you will answer or I will make sure you won't be able to talk again, understand." she hissed like a wild animal putting more force in her grip suffocating me. When she didn't let go I tried nooding. That seemed to be enough for her because she let go of me and I started panting trying to catch my breath. Her face went back to the friendly facade.
"Good now I have to leave but don't worry I will be coming back so we can play together" she exclaimed. I wasn't worrying, I was petrified. I returened to the corner of my cell as she exited the room.
After a few minutes I heard someone yelling on the from the outside. It was so loud it echoed through the hallway connecting the cells.
"What do you mean I am no longer in charge? " It was her, she never told me her name so I kept calling her the She-devil in my mind, I wasn't that suisidal as to say something like that to her face but it suited her perfectly.
"Yes those were Aizen sama's orders he is kind enough to let you stay here as her subordinate" a monotone voice said.
"No freaking way in hell, I am no ones subordinate I am absolute here." the monster in human flesh spat out. She sounded furious too not a good thing for me since she was coming to " play" afterwards. I winced terrified in the mere thought, that didn't sound like fun.
"Aizen sama seemed to be very intrigued by her. She is very inteligent, her powers are outstanding and from what I heard she shows a lot of promise." That seemed to tick her off even more because her voice got louder.
"No I am his favourite. I am in charge of this pla..." her voice was getting fractic and histerical.
"You will obay her orders and do as she says before lord Aizen realise the waste of space you realy are." he said cuting her off and I heard his footsteps on the stone floor as he walked away.
She let out a scream of frustration walking down the halway stomping her feet to the groud the whole way. Her footsteps stoped and the door to my cell was violently opened wide. I as to terror stricken to even speek. She smiled brightly and got her tools ready, needles, botles filled with unknown to me substances and small pointy knifes.
Her smile widened watching the expression of absolute terror on my face. That smile wasn't normal it had a little insanity to it as her gray eyes glimered with lust.
"Let's play !" she said maliciously.
My eyelips slowly opened, my eyesight was still blury an after effect of the drugs. Observing my surroundings I was glad the she devil wasn't here. My eyes traveled to the cell right across mine, the new boy was not back yet, he has been here for a few weeks now but they take him away quite a lot. But then again it might have been days since I lost consiousness, many people here in the facility said I was special about it. Not lossing consiousness, waking up. Many of the others never did after one encounter with the She-devil, not only have I endured one but multiple, that is my curse that eventualy led in making me her favourite toy.
Light small foot steps caught my attention, after all the time I have spend in this dark room I have lerned to be sensitive to the sound around me to be able to determine my suroundings. They didn't sound familiar, the She-devil walked heavily and as if to anounce her presence her footsteps were loud. The assistants she had here tended to walk fast and were quick on their feet. The sound was soft and slick, definetly female and gracefull. I remembered the way my mother always walked with a straight posture and soft steps apearing out of nowhere catching me red handed in the midle of whatever I was up to.
The memories caused my heart to ache almost missing the light humming of a melody coming from the woman on the hallway. It sounded like a lullaby the lyrics were encouraging a newborn baby girl to fall asleep and dream of the bright future in front of her, they were happy and full of hope. Yet the way she sung it, it was heart breaking. Her voice held so much pain and sadness that was reflected on the melody of the soft humming got a little louder as she walked towards my room and stoped alltogether when she was right infront of my cell.
With a clicking sound the lights turned on. After my eyes adjusted to the brightness I was greeted by a slim figure standing in front of me. She was younger than the she devil and in better shape her golden locks framed a perfectly stractured face that was formed into a small smile that held no happiness . If I didn't know any better I would think she was a fairy coming to grand my wishes, but knew better... There was a time when I believed in fairies. If something like that existed now we would be all free. Now I don't know what to belive anymore. But there is darkness in this world this much I knew. The word light held no meaning which was ironic considering I had even forgoten how it feels to bathed in sunlight.
"What a lovely hair you have" she muttured softly. Her eyes examining me like she had to determine a prise of a product for sale. I hadn't expected her to talk. I took a defencive pose and stared at her with disbelif looking like an idiot. I frowned aknowledging her words, my original hair colour was a rich chocolate brown the same as my mother's.
"From the face you are making I can assume the colour occured due to the experimentations. Am I correct?" her small smile stretched further in response to the annoyed look on my face. Though I had to aknowledge the fact she was much more polite than the she-devil but her attitude was annoying me to no end. Why would even bother with the small talk with me, well it was not like I had anything else to do, a quick glance to the cell opposite to mine told me my new friend was not back there. It was too soon to determine her personality considering it was the first time we met. Not wanting to be completely rude I just nood my head to her.
"It compliments your eyes don't you think?" She waspaying close attention to my face. It took me a few second to realise she was still talking about my hair. Then I froze.
"How should I know" That was the first thing I uttered in front of her. She looked at me with a questioning look.
" I don't remember my eyecolour... exactly" I mustered next. To embarassed to have said that outloud. Having lived here I had no such luxaries and there are many things that lay forgotten. It was really a wonder how I could remember so much about my life before yet nothing about myself.
"Oh, do you want to see them ?" her response shocked me bringing me back to the situation at hand. Why was she being nice with me? I hesitated muting all the warning sighns in my head, desire taking over I nooded again.
She left the room for a brief amout of time and came back with what seemed like a square object. She bent down catiously and placed it in my chackled hands. In the mirror I could see the reflection of a young girl almost in her teens eleven twelve or even younger. A very pale heart shaped face framed by many locks of dark rasbery-red hair falling lightly on her forehead, setting them aside to consentrate on the object of my curiocity, a pair of vibrant leaf-green eyes stared back at me with mild curiocity. Was that really me ? She was somewhat pretty as a small smile spread on her thin lips and a delicate rosy colour decorated her pale cheecks.
I reluctanly looked up at the woman looking down at me with fasination. Honestly I didn't understand what caught her interest that much. But she had somewhat earned some of my respect, that the nicest thing enyone has done for me in a very long while.
"Thank you" my voice was bearely a wisper but she nooded in appreciation. Suddently fury washed over me. Why was I showing graditude to her, she was one of them, wasn't she? The fact that she just stood there the whole time observing me like I was some sort of a zoo exibition agitiated me even more.
"Why?" I growled " Why would you even do something like that. Everyone here is hostile to me they treat me like dirt some even fear me. Why would you even want to do something good for me. Why aren't you trying to run some sort of tests or try a new drug for mesure like they all do ?"
" Well..." She shruged totaly unfazed by my out burst. " I am new here, so I went through all the records of the residents of this experimentation facility and then visited every holding room. Out of all of them you have been here longer and you are within the few ones consious and capable of interaction with your environment. Considering that other two died before I came here and you were out cold, I wanted to check your condition."
'Well' I thought to myself ' the she-devils outrage had casualties. I just hope it was't them.' the mere thought terified me. The atmosphere became ackward as I went on playing with the small mirror.
"What is your name " she tried to keep the conversation alive.
"M125" I answered mechanically without thinking about it.
"Not your code name, your name. Every individual has one, it is the term others use to demand our attention or direct a question to us"
"I know what a name is" I snapped aggresively.
"But you don't have one do you?" she asked with a smirk
"Yea what of it. I don't need one anyway." I pouted.
"Hmmm... Let me think a good one." She laughed and looked skeptical. "I tilt my head on my side and looked at her curiously.
She chuckled lightly at my expresion as her eyes brightened as she came into conclusion.
"Akemi " she loked at me her smile not faltering one bit " that is your name now." I stood there looking up at her stuned.
" Akemi " I tested the word in my mouth. It sounded right, no it was pefect, it was mine. A full blown grin spreed on my mouth and my reflection smiled back at me with just as much warmth radiating off of it.
My attention shifted as I detected a small movement coming from the side of the room she was standing.
" I have to go now but I will be coming to visit you soon, okay?" She winked at me and waved her hand as she turned her back on me and stared to walk away.
" Wait, you never told me your name !" I called after her not really expecting an answer. Surprising me she tured her head towards me before exiting the cell and smiled.
"My name is Haruhi" She said before closing the door behind her leaving the lights on on her way out.