A/N: Okay, so the whole beta thing didn't exactly work out. I have decided no beta! I got many PMs and comments saying that they could beta for me but I just felt that I know my story the best and I should just keep doing what I'm doing. Sorry though and thank you to everyone who asked. Oh, don't get mad at me for this chapter. The next chapters will explain.
I heard the lights flick on and the inside of my eyelids lit up. I moaned out loud then heard a symphony of moans following. I hoped and prayed that when I opened my eyelids that I was at home in my bed with my mom downstairs making pancakes. I knew that that wasn't going to happen but I had to have faith. It was probably the only thing that would keep me sane.
"Get up you lazy rats!" yelled a man down the hall. I heard the metal door slam and the rest of the girls begin to get up.
I opened my eyes to find that I was in my cage still. I had cried myself asleep the night before. It was hard not to cry now, but I don't think I had any more tears in my system. The girl, Alice, stayed close to her fence while I swept. She offered encouraging words from time to time, which was nice, but most of the time she was just there, just to be there. She didn't have to say any words for me to know that she cared. It was funny how quickly we bonded. Sort of like I knew her in some other life. I also met another girl. She was at the cage to the right of me. Her name was Rosalie. She was also supermodel beautiful but full of cuts and bruises. She also stayed close to my cage as I swept.
I sat up in my cot and blinked until all the fuzz in my eyes was gone. Yep, still in this horrific place. With the lights on, I had a better view of all the girls. All the girls were about my age and were obliviously gorgeous. As I remembered, they were all dressed in lingerie and every one of them were either bruised, cut, or gashed. None of them had even attempted a smile. I am pretty sure I know why. They were all dirty, as well. They looked like they hadn't bathed in days, which, was probably true.
"Bella? Don't worry. It's just wash day." said a soft voice to my left. Alice.
"Huh? Wash day?" I asked turning my head so I could see the pixie-like girl.
"Yeah. We get to take showers today. It's Thursday. We get showers once a week." She smiled my way. The only person who has smiled was her, come to think of it.
"Yeah. It's the best day of the week." Said a voice to my right. Rosalie.
"Um…okay. Will you guys stay with me?" I asked fearing what was beyond my cage.
"Of course. We won't leave." Alice giggled.
How could she stay so positive in a situation like this? Though oddly positive as well, I could still feel a sense of depression on Rosalie. With Alice, there was a never-ending light that glowed. I could tell that if I met her in a different situation we would be good friends.
The metal door slammed open and a tall husky man began walking down the hall. He was balled and had one green eye and one blue eye. He was carrying a long chain behind him. I wondered what that was for. I also located a small whip in his back pocket. I am pretty sure of what that is for.
"Bella. Go stand at the front of you cage. Now!" whispered Rosalie and she quickly hurried to the front of her cage. I followed her instructions and rushed to the front of my cage. Uh, I hated thinking "my" cage. I glanced down the hall and saw that all the rest of the girls were lined up in front of their cages just like I was.
The bald man with the strange eyes walked back to the beginning of the hall and turned to the first cage. He opened the cage door and pulled the girl from the inside. He handcuffed one of her hands and cuffed the other cuff to his long chain. Oh, so a line up. It made sense in some sick and utterly twisted way. He continued to do so with the girls in the cages. Making his way closer and closer to my cage. Some girls tried to run at their one chance but he quickly took out his whip and gave them a good hit before they obeyed. It was sick to think that this actually happened in the world. I thought it was just something you read in books or watched on TV. I was more worried for myself, though. I decided I was not going to run. I didn't want a whipping. I saw the faces of those girls and it was just horrifying. I decided that I was going to do what they asked and get out of here as soon as possible. Of course, do what they ask within reason.
He made his way to Rosalie and I felt myself hyperventilating. She made it seem like this line up thing was just normal and obeyed by going to the end of the line and getting cuffed in. He also didn't miss the opportunity to give Rosalie a quick whack on the bottom, though. She hissed at that. He finally made it to me. He smiled at me. It sent chills down my spine. It wasn't a friendly smile.
"Isabella…" he curiously spoke my name.
I didn't respond. I didn't want to get him mad. I just looked into his eyes.
"You're the one who caused all that trouble." His smile was gone. He looked me up and down just like Luke had done.
"Worth the wait, I can tell you that much." He said.
He finally opened my cage door and grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards him
He embraced me in something that was similar to a hug but it felt dirty and I didn't like it at all. He smelled like liquor and BO.
"You're going to stay up front with me. No wash for you today."
What! Wh….wh…where was I going? I just wanted to get out of here. I didn't want to be special or even looked at twice. I wanted to be another number that would get to leave when I was allowed too.
He took the handcuffs that he was supposed to clip to the chain but instead of clipping it to the chain he clipped the other one to his own arm. My heart began to race and I felt my insides melt. I started to sweat, as well.
He finally got to the end of the hallway. All the girls were chained by hand to the long chain and were standing in a line.
He led the line out the door and into another hallway with many door. It looked like somewhere from a scary movie. The lights flickered; the walls were a tint of yellow and had dark spots. He stopped in front of one door labeled "Wash Room". He stepped to the side and yelled.
"Get your lazy bums in there. Don't try to pull anything either. You all know it won't work."
He let go of the chain and the girls hurried inside without saying a word. I was assuming that there were more people inside the "wash room" to help.
He shut the door once the last girl hurried in. He closed it and locked it.
"Come on. We all have been dying to see you."
He guided us down the hall. He stopped at the last door in the hallway. He pulled a key from his pocket and shoved in into the door. He jingled it around for a second then finally pushed the door open.
We walked inside of a room that looked like a mob boss office. It had a desk and chairs. It was dimly lit and smelled horrid. In the chair behind the table was a figure of a man. I looked around to find more men standing around the sides of the room, in the shadows.
"Isabella Marie Swan. We meet again. How lovely." Spoke an utterly (A/N: my word of the day) familiar voice. Luke.
The man who was cuffed to me jerked me more into the room. I stumbled around for a bit until I caught my balance. I was standing in front of the desk now. The man uncuffed himself from me and walked into the side shadows.
"So Bella, I hope you are finding your stay here comfortable?" he said with sarcasm in his voice.
"I'm quite comfortable, thank you." I spat back at him. I crossed my arms and attempted to act confident.
"Ha. Very nice. You are quite the catch aren't you?" He chuckled to himself.
"When do I get to leave?" I challenged him not interested in his sick humor.
"Why Bella! So eager to leave! You haven't even met everyone yet!" he said.
"Marty." He spoke and out from the shadows came the man who cuffed me.
"Jasper." He spoke and out from the shadows came a young guy who was obliviously stunning.
"Emmett." He spoke and out of the shadows came another young guy who was a bit bulkier but obliviously stunning aswell.
"John." He spoke and out of the shadows came a man who looked about thirty and was obliviously not stunning.
"Oh and you already know Edward." He spoke and my heart stopped as out of the shadows came Edward.
The man I loved.
A/N: PLEASE DO NOT GET MAD!! I did this for a reason. It all works out trust me. Sorry about the cliff hanger again. Me and cliff hangers are really getting along. Next chapter will explain EVERYTHING. Why Jasper and Emmett are there. Why Edward is there. Just EVERYTHING. Don't forget to REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW.