KK: Hi ppl!!!!! Guess what? I have a totally cool fic you all should read. It's called Prisoners and is written by Dragonflyr. I love it and, if you're a Kurama fan, you'll love it too. Only one thing I should warn you about on it, it's written in the second person. If you don't know what that means, it's where the story goes "You did this," and "You did that." Ok? It basically tells you what you did. No, really?? Lolz. Anyways, read that fic after reading mine and have a good day. R, R, and enjoy plz!
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Chapter 2: In the Zoo
Katie's mother, Mrs. Etsuki Yomomota, awoke with a muffled groan. Her groan was muffled because there was a cloth gag tied around her mouth. It was dark, so dark that Etsuki couldn't see anything at all. She attempted to sit up, but she was already. Trying to pull away from whatever she was leaning against, Etsuki realized that her hands were tied behind it. Something brushed against her hand. Startled, she tried to pull away. When it continued to touch her, she screamed against her gag.
"Shh!" hissed a voice at her ear, "Stop struggling. It's harder to untie you that way."
Etsuki suddenly realized that her bonds were beginning to loosen. But the person who was untying her seemed to be having problems with one of the knots.
"Damn ropes," they grumbled, "Hey, Hitizaki, pass me that lamp."
Light suddenly lit up the place. Etsuki winced against it. At first she though it was very bright, before she realized it came from only a small lantern. A girl who looked no older than her daughter passed the lamp to someone behind Etsuki.
"Excellent," said the voice, "Now let's see if I can actually get this rope undone."
After two minutes of silence, where Etsuki looked around the dimly lit...place, wherever she was, she felt the ropes fall away. She wiggled her wrists and fingers and then turned around to see who had freed her. A woman who looked to be only a year or two younger than Etsuki smiled back.
"Hi!" she said, "I'm Yama."
"Etsuki," Etsuki replied and shook her hand.
Yama turned to the girl that had handed her the lamp, "Here, turn it off."
The people around Etsuki groaned.
"Come on, Yama. Just a little more light," begged one.
"No!" Yama snapped, "We can't risk running out of oil. We've wasted more than enough already."
The girl who now had the lamp blew it out. The world was, once again, plunged into complete darkness.
Yama touched Etsuki's shoulder, "Try and get some sleep."
Etsuki nodded. She lay down, but felt her head hit Yama.
"Sorry," Etsuki said and began to lift her head. Yama pushed her back down.
"Don't worry. We're the only pillows we have."
Etsuki smiled and put her head back down. In a few minutes she was asleep.
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Etsuki was shook awake some time later. She was surprised to see that the sun was high in the sky.
"Etsuki! Etsuki!" it was Yama.
"What?" Etsuki asked and sat up.
Yama pulled her to her feet, "Get up! The guards are coming to check on us. If they see you asleep, they'll beat you senseless."
Etsuki looked around. She, Yama, and about fifteen other women and girls stood at the edge of a giant cement cage. There were glass windows so that they could look out, but she noticed that there was a roof and the high sun was really only an illusion caused by bright lights. It reminded Etsuki of a zoo cage, only she was inside.
Outside, two guards walked past the window. Etsuki nearly screamed. Their skin was blue-green and scaly, and they had long tails with tips like the devil (AN: Think Juri from the Dark Tournament).
"What are they?" Etsuki whispered to Yama.
"Demons," she replied.
Etsuki stared at her in disbelief, "You're joking. Demons aren't real."
Yama shook her head and turned as the door opened, "These are real enough."
The two demons entered the room. Almost all the girls cringed away from them, but Yama stepped forward.
"I see you managed to free your latest friend," sneered the leader.
"Your knots are getting easier to untie," Yama said coolly.
The other demon made a jab at her with his staff, "Back off human. We're here to make sure none of you are missing."
Yama crossed her arms over her chest and didn't move, "All of us are here, I can assure you."
"Even so, Yama," said the leader, "We have our jobs. Business has to keep rolling." He stepped past Yama and began to count. He tapped every single one of the girls on the head. The second demon got to Etsuki first.
He lifted up her chin so that he could get a better look at her face, "So you're the new one, eh? My aren't you the pretty human." He licked his lips. Etsuki recoiled in horror.
The demon leader pushed him aside, "Hands off, Ora. These girls aren't for fun."
Ora hissed but stepped back.
"All right, Yama. You were right, this time."
Yama smirked, "Aren't I always?"
After the demons had gone, all of the girls seemed to ease up slightly and it was time for introductions.
Etsuki met Kowa (who was a girl who went to Tokyo U.), Sume (a lady that owned a store in Kyoto), Anya (her parents were Russian), Akubi, Naska, Urube, Meosuki, Sesame, and many others.
"What do you do here?" Etsuki asked.
"Well," smiled Akubi (at 17, she could still find the heart to be perky), "At around seven we have breakfast, which you slept through. Then the guards come in to check us. Then, at ten, we are taken out to work until twelve. After that, we're put back in here and are looked at by demons for the rest of the day."
"What?" gasped Etsuki.
"That's right. We're in a zoo," grumbled Sume.
Etsuki nearly fainted. Yama grabber her arm to keep her steady.
"It's ok Etsuki. It's not as bad as you think. But -"
Sume snorted, "Not as bad as she thinks? Trust me, Etsuki. It's a lot worse." She stood up and stalked off.
Yama glared at her and then smiled sadly at Etsuki. "Don't mind her. She's just upset about being here."
Etsuki watched Sume go, 'I don't blame her.'
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Chapter 2: In the Zoo
Katie's mother, Mrs. Etsuki Yomomota, awoke with a muffled groan. Her groan was muffled because there was a cloth gag tied around her mouth. It was dark, so dark that Etsuki couldn't see anything at all. She attempted to sit up, but she was already. Trying to pull away from whatever she was leaning against, Etsuki realized that her hands were tied behind it. Something brushed against her hand. Startled, she tried to pull away. When it continued to touch her, she screamed against her gag.
"Shh!" hissed a voice at her ear, "Stop struggling. It's harder to untie you that way."
Etsuki suddenly realized that her bonds were beginning to loosen. But the person who was untying her seemed to be having problems with one of the knots.
"Damn ropes," they grumbled, "Hey, Hitizaki, pass me that lamp."
Light suddenly lit up the place. Etsuki winced against it. At first she though it was very bright, before she realized it came from only a small lantern. A girl who looked no older than her daughter passed the lamp to someone behind Etsuki.
"Excellent," said the voice, "Now let's see if I can actually get this rope undone."
After two minutes of silence, where Etsuki looked around the dimly lit...place, wherever she was, she felt the ropes fall away. She wiggled her wrists and fingers and then turned around to see who had freed her. A woman who looked to be only a year or two younger than Etsuki smiled back.
"Hi!" she said, "I'm Yama."
"Etsuki," Etsuki replied and shook her hand.
Yama turned to the girl that had handed her the lamp, "Here, turn it off."
The people around Etsuki groaned.
"Come on, Yama. Just a little more light," begged one.
"No!" Yama snapped, "We can't risk running out of oil. We've wasted more than enough already."
The girl who now had the lamp blew it out. The world was, once again, plunged into complete darkness.
Yama touched Etsuki's shoulder, "Try and get some sleep."
Etsuki nodded. She lay down, but felt her head hit Yama.
"Sorry," Etsuki said and began to lift her head. Yama pushed her back down.
"Don't worry. We're the only pillows we have."
Etsuki smiled and put her head back down. In a few minutes she was asleep.
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Etsuki was shook awake some time later. She was surprised to see that the sun was high in the sky.
"Etsuki! Etsuki!" it was Yama.
"What?" Etsuki asked and sat up.
Yama pulled her to her feet, "Get up! The guards are coming to check on us. If they see you asleep, they'll beat you senseless."
Etsuki looked around. She, Yama, and about fifteen other women and girls stood at the edge of a giant cement cage. There were glass windows so that they could look out, but she noticed that there was a roof and the high sun was really only an illusion caused by bright lights. It reminded Etsuki of a zoo cage, only she was inside.
Outside, two guards walked past the window. Etsuki nearly screamed. Their skin was blue-green and scaly, and they had long tails with tips like the devil (AN: Think Juri from the Dark Tournament).
"What are they?" Etsuki whispered to Yama.
"Demons," she replied.
Etsuki stared at her in disbelief, "You're joking. Demons aren't real."
Yama shook her head and turned as the door opened, "These are real enough."
The two demons entered the room. Almost all the girls cringed away from them, but Yama stepped forward.
"I see you managed to free your latest friend," sneered the leader.
"Your knots are getting easier to untie," Yama said coolly.
The other demon made a jab at her with his staff, "Back off human. We're here to make sure none of you are missing."
Yama crossed her arms over her chest and didn't move, "All of us are here, I can assure you."
"Even so, Yama," said the leader, "We have our jobs. Business has to keep rolling." He stepped past Yama and began to count. He tapped every single one of the girls on the head. The second demon got to Etsuki first.
He lifted up her chin so that he could get a better look at her face, "So you're the new one, eh? My aren't you the pretty human." He licked his lips. Etsuki recoiled in horror.
The demon leader pushed him aside, "Hands off, Ora. These girls aren't for fun."
Ora hissed but stepped back.
"All right, Yama. You were right, this time."
Yama smirked, "Aren't I always?"
After the demons had gone, all of the girls seemed to ease up slightly and it was time for introductions.
Etsuki met Kowa (who was a girl who went to Tokyo U.), Sume (a lady that owned a store in Kyoto), Anya (her parents were Russian), Akubi, Naska, Urube, Meosuki, Sesame, and many others.
"What do you do here?" Etsuki asked.
"Well," smiled Akubi (at 17, she could still find the heart to be perky), "At around seven we have breakfast, which you slept through. Then the guards come in to check us. Then, at ten, we are taken out to work until twelve. After that, we're put back in here and are looked at by demons for the rest of the day."
"What?" gasped Etsuki.
"That's right. We're in a zoo," grumbled Sume.
Etsuki nearly fainted. Yama grabber her arm to keep her steady.
"It's ok Etsuki. It's not as bad as you think. But -"
Sume snorted, "Not as bad as she thinks? Trust me, Etsuki. It's a lot worse." She stood up and stalked off.
Yama glared at her and then smiled sadly at Etsuki. "Don't mind her. She's just upset about being here."
Etsuki watched Sume go, 'I don't blame her.'
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