Going in Circles

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Chapter Six: There are no Second Chances

Kagome looked at him with complete shock written clearly on her face. 'I can't believe it. If I wasn't warned about this, then I would have soon become an experiment. What's even worse though is that I can't warn all the people that will become guinea pigs. It's truly awful. But wait…'

:What about Sango? Can I tell her and have her come with me?:

"Absolutely not." He said flatly

:But why? It's only one person. And I couldn't live with myself if I knew about was going to happen and I didn't even save anyone, especially Sango:

"I'm sorry Kagome. It would be highly suspicious if both of you left the college. And besides, Naraku had this place highly guarded. He had cameras everywhere, and even hired people to watch you 24/7. I truly am sorry Kagome, but, the fact is you can't tell anyone, and even if you did keep it quiet, some hired guard would find out anyway, it just isn't possible, it's like suicide to do so. Even right now, Naraku thinks that I'm just talking to a student about her grades in private. So please, for the sake of yourself, please don't tell anyone about what is going to happen. Just keep quiet and flee, that's what I'm doing tonight."

'I… I… I don't know what to do…'

XxX

Kagome made her way back to the campus with grief. Her whole life would be ruined in a day or two and there was absolutely nothing to do about it. Well there was, accept that it would be like suicide as the director said.

Kagome got into her dorm room noticing that Sango was hastily working on a paper that was apparently due the next day.

'It's so hard, she's right there and yet I can't tell her a single word of what I just heard not an hour ago. Sango… I'll miss you terribly.'

Kagome sat down on her bed thinking things through about what was in store for her. She had to pack things, move and find somewhere to go. Oh yeah, and tell Sango that she was leaving for no reason. Tears swelled in her eyes and she stuffed her face in her pillow to stop her from making any noise.

She was like that for almost an hour. After she stopped with tears, she just laid silently on her bed, thinking about nothing, not bothering to do anything, accept feel remorse for what was about to happen.

'I shouldn't have to feel like this, after all, it isn't my fault that I can't tell anyone. But still… It feels like I should. The director said that I shouldn't tell anyone. That doesn't mean that I can't tell anyone.But he did say that it would mean certain death. What should I do? If I don't tell Sango, I'll die of remorse. And if I do, I can almost guarantee that we'll get caught, unless…'

Kagome got up and tapped Sango on her shoulder, if she couldn't tell Sango, then she wouldn't.

:Hey Sango, what're you doing tomorrow after classes, it's Friday and I want to know if you have any plans.:

:No, I'm not doing anything, what did you want to do anyhow?:

:Oh, I just wanted to getaway from school for a weekend, just have some girl-on-girl time with my best friend.:

:Really? Sounds awesome. I'm game. So where are you planning to go?:

:I thought we could go to California, we really aren't that far from it, after all we basically are on the borderline of Nevada and California. What do you say?:

:Really? That is so freaking awesome. I'd love to go there. I can't believe that I've been here for almost a year and I haven't even been to the golden state.:

'It's better than not telling her anything, now all I have to do is get Sango far away enough so that I can tell her everything and we can flee and never return to this retched place.

XxX

Kagome was sitting in the passenger seat as Sango drove her car. Kagome was glad to be getting away. Not just for obvious reasons. She was actually looking forward to some worry-free time with her best friend.

They came to the tollbooth. Sango tried to give some money to the man, but as soon as he got one good look at Sango, he looked at me and called someone on his Phone.

"I found them! They're right here… no I won't…. okay… yes sir." He said quietly, quiet enough for them not to hear him.

"Um… Sir," Sango tried to get the clerk's attention. He gave them the finger. A pissed off Sango got out of the car and gave him the money.

:Would you mind opening the gate?!: she signed furiously. 'oh shit, he probably doesn't even know what sign-language is.

"What?" he asked only to prove that Sango was right. "Never mind, since you guys don't have a proper passport to get to California I'm gonna have to keep you here for attempt in illegally trying to get into another state." He said, trying to make the two friends believe his bullshit.

:What the fuck?!! What the hell are you trying to pull off? I don't need some stupid passport to get into California! You are so full of bullshit that I just want to kill you: she signed even though she knew that he couldn't understand her. She got back into the car and backed up until she was a good few meters away from the tollbooth. Luckily there weren't any cars behind her.

"Hey wait!! What you're doing is illegal! Come back here or I will have you arrested. He shouted after her.

Everything from that point on moved so fast and yet it seemed to move in slow motion too.

Sango put all her force on the petal, she was going to get into California even if what she was doing was illegal. 'I don't think the asshole has the brains to get the license plate. So I should be okay as long as I keep moving no matter what.' Sango thought as she was about to crash into the gate.

Her car hit the gate at 98 miles an hour, too bad it wasn't enough. Her car stopped, only denting the gate into an obtuse angle. Her engine burst in flames as Kagome and Sango rushed to get out.

The scene in front of them was amazing. The fire was eloping the car until it was fully covered. The strange thing was that the car never exploded because of the gas, the car just was there on fire, and it stayed like that. It almost seemed that the car had an aura.

People from all around got out of their cars, either to get closer and watch, or to get farther away out of fear. People in the booths were on phones most likely calling about the "accident" and asking for help. Soon sirens could be heard in the background. People were becoming impatient as they weren't allowed to go anywhere until the mess was cleaned up.

An ambulance and a few cop cars showed up along with a few unidentifiable cars.

Kagome and Sango were being escorted by the rude clerk to one of the unknown truck. After a quick search by the paramedics, they were sent of in the truck. They got into the back of the truck which looked a lot like a mobile jail cell. And of course, as jails cells go, if you're in one you will be locked in also, just as Kagome and Sango were.

:Sango, this is all my fault, so whatever you do, don't blame yourself. I should've told you the truth, if you knew then we wouldn't be in this mess right now.:

:It's okay Kagome, don't blame yourself… so what is it that you want to tell me?:

Kagome looked at Sango with tear-stricken cheeks. 'if only I could have another chance at this, if only I was told earlier without the pressure, if only I thought it through more, if only I would have listened to my gut and told Sango as soon as I could, if only I didn't screw it up!' Kagome though angrily

Sango noticed her clenched fists and her angry expression on her face, she made a move to comfort Kagome, but she just pushed her away.

:You don't understand Sango! I know something that is very upsetting and I couldn't tell you before, but know… but know, it doesn't matter if I tell you. It's too late for us now…:

Kagome paused she wasn't sure if she really wanted to tell Sango now that she had the chance. But she had to. If she didn't Sango would have to find out from someone else, and that wouldn't be for the best.

Kagome took a breath and told Sango everything she knew.

XxX

Sango was almost at tears at the end of Kagome's "tale"

:Is that what is really going to happen? To everyone? To us?:

Kagome nodded solemnly

:It sucks doesn't it? I feel so guilty, but what's even worse, is that I'm scared, I'm so scared Sango: Sango moved to comfort her friend and she pulled her into a hug. She was just as scared as Kagome. But she had to be strong for her friend.

Everything went quiet as the girls listened to the TV in the front of the truck. They could easily hear the CNN news.

"And everyone in the Nevada area is being forcibly removed. We have yet to recover any information on what exactly is going on, but we do know that the state of Nevada is going into a lockdown state, and whoever is head of the operation is only letting a select few stay."

Kagome's eyes widened as did Sango's. Naraku's already started with his plan. And it seems that once he has something or someone he never lets go of it, including Kagome and Sango.

:What's going to happen to us?: Kagome questioned even though already knowing that Sango didn't have the answer.

:I wish I knew, then I wouldn't have to be so afraid:

:But there's got to be something we can do to escape! We can… we can…:

:Oh Kagome, there's nothing we can do. I wish there was. I desperately wish there was something we could do to get out of this hell hole, the truth is, we can't. We can accept it or we can't, and I won't let…: Sango couldn't finish before she burst out crying.

:It'll be okay Sango, we'll find a way out of it. I'm sure we will. We have to.: as soon as Kagome finished her last word, she started to cry with Sango. And neither of them could stop, not if the world depended on it.

XxX

After they stopped crying out of exhaustion, they rode in silence until the truck stopped. Everything stood still for a long while. They heard voices talking low and quiet. After more time passed, they heard the front doors open and two people get out. The back doors open, revealing a rugged man and a very buff woman.

Kagome and Sango were forcibly removed from the truck and were escorted into an unfamiliar building. As they walked into the building they noticed that it looked like a hospital. It almost looked friendly, accept for the fact that you knew what was really going on.

What amazed Kagome the most was how fast Naraku had done things. Within a few hours he had evacuated everyone from the state, had the lab running, and what looked like had transferred everyone from the college to the lab. It just didn't seem possible.

They kept walking until the escorts stopped them at the door of the room.

'Naraku' Kagome thought. They were in front of his office. Kagome wanted to tell Sango something, but was afraid that she would get hurt by her escorts if she did so. 'Sango… Once again I am so sorry for what I did, and I hope that you're not nearly as scared as I am right now.'

The two escorts pulled the door open and pushed the two ladies inside.

Naraku was in his chair, not seen by the women, he was facing the window. As quiet as they were, they were not unheard by their new master.

"Well, well. What do I have here? It seems that I have some escapees. Sigh. I really wish that I didn't have to deal with you in person. But of course, I am the head of the operation. So I'll have to do the punishment in person." He paused to look at both women.

"But first off, I know that you think you know what is going on. Thanks to my "friend" who is the head director, he told you everything that I told him. Unfortunately for him, I got suspicious that he and his favorite student left around the same time. So what did he exactly tell you anyway? I want to correct him," he said coolly

When neither of the girls answered, he got just a tad angry and slammed his fists against his mahogany desk and almost put two dents in it. No one said a word.

"Since neither of you will answer for me, I'll answer for you. he told you that I'm evil and want to experiment and torture you. But if you believe that than he told you wrong. You see, what I'm doing here is for the better of man kind. And I'm not experimenting on humans I'm hiring them, what do you think the college was for? I can't have uneducated people working for me. Okay? I'm not evil, I just like holding onto things that are mine." He said with such evil and fakeness that you knew he was lying his head off.

Kagome scowled. She didn't like him and she would do anything to get away from him, even if it meant a lifetime of torture.

He smiled at them. 'They have no idea what's in store for them,' he thought.

"You will be escorted to you're corridors. Tam Lin!" he called. And a bodyguard came and took the lady's arms and showed them to the rest of their lives.

End

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