Author's Rant:
Chapter two, ya'll! ~^,^~ Hopefully this one's longer than the first. Special thanks to those special 14 reviews!! *Cackles* You love me! You really lo-*Gets shot in the head by angry, impatient reviewers* ^,^'' Ehehe, here's chapter two… *Goes off to find Megumi-dono*
-- You Get What You Pay For --
-- Chapter Two --
-- Captured --
Kagome's eyes opened slowly. Her head was pounding slightly and she was lying on a bed not her own. Forgetting what had happened last, she looked at the room (if you could call it that). It wasn't even close to what her room looked like. (For starters, her walls weren't made of stone.) The "room" only had a bed, sink, a mirror and a toilet. It was more like a cell.
Then she remembered.
"Mr. Creeper!" Kagome stood up from the bed only to fall back down again, envisioning little birds dancing the Macarena. Just what had happened to her? Oh yeah, he'd kidnapped her! (Duh!) Anger made her blood boil and she glared at the metal door that seemed to be the only entrance. Stupid door.
Slower this time, Kagome stood and walked to the hunk of metal that blocked her from the outside world. She tried the handle, only to find it locked. Kagome sighed. Go figure, she thought, checking out the other things in the cell. Just what does he want with me anyway? Some random ideas popped into her head and Kagome began to panic. No, no, no!!! I'm too young for that; this can't be happening! She sunk to the cold stone floor by the bed. It's just like on the TV shows. Some freak kidnaps a young, beautiful girl,
and kills her for some twisted sacrifice!
Kagome felt tears pricking at the corners of her eyes and sniffed. I'm never gonna see mom or grandpa or Sota ever again! I'll never be a famous singer or TV star and I'll never fall in love and get married! As the last thought ran through her head, Kagome broke out into loud (slightly comical) sobs that could have, more than likely, woken the dead.
Unbeknown to the "siren", the door handle clicked and wiggled a bit as some one tried to unlock it. A man with long black hair held up in a high ponytail entered the room.
"Hey!"
Kagome's head snapped towards the now open door to find a man with narrowed light blue eyes standing there with his arms crossed. He looked about twenty and was wearing brown shorts with a matching shirt that showed off his well-toned muscles.
"Keep quiet! You're really loud and annoying, ya know that?"
Kagome blinked at him.
"Good girl." he said smirking with the satisfaction of shutting her up. He turned to leave.
"Wait!" Kagome called out just as he was closing the door. He popped his
head back in and raised an eyebrow in question. "Where am I?" she asked.
He opened his mouth to answer, but a harsh female voice cut in through the high tech looking speakers that hung on either side of the door. "Kouga!" The man, obviously Kouga, cringed. "Your not allowed to reveal any information to the prisoner. Get
back here now!" Sighing, Kouga turned to leave, but not before giving Kagome
a wink. "Ja!" he said.
Kagome blinked and ploped back on the bed, placing her head on her knees that she had curled up to her chest. "I'm so confused right now, its not even remotely funny."
-- -- Reow -- --
Days passed and Kagome didn't see hide nor here of Kouga. In fact, she never saw any
other living thing either. The only sign she got that told her, "Hey, we're fully aware we have some random, innocent girl locked up for no reason at all!", was the meals served each day.
Kagome was bored. There are only so many times to check for a way out, so many different ways to think of to kill/mutilate/maul the people who did this to her. (She had gotten up to thirty and decided to give up, less she made herself sick.)
The teenager had lost track of time. There were no windows to allow sunlight or moonlight in, and no helpful clock either. I'm getting a watch after I get outta here. The girl thought dryly. Kagome was fully convinced she was slowly, but surely, snapping; like a piece of pocky in a small child's mouth. (Whee! Figurative writing, fun!)
The door handle wiggled and turned 90 degrees before the door itself was pushed open. Kagome sat up and looked expectantly, slightly hoping it was Kouga. (Just so she might have a chance at betting out of this ... white place. )
Her spirits fell ever so slightly when a lady with black hair that went to her neck line, but was pulled back in a tight, short ponytail entered. Her posture was straight and rigged, like military official. The girl winced inwardly. Great, another fruit on the branch. The lady's cold glare fell on her. "Come with me." The lady stated simply, taking a step back as an invitation for Kagome to follow her order. She got up and walked out the door behind the woman.
Maybe if I cooperate, I can get out of here quicker. The girl thought as she trailed behind Ms. Army-Woman. The walls were bare white stone and there were other cells with numbers on the metal doors, nothing more. Geese, some one needs to hire an interior decorator. Kagome thought dryly. She decided she would never work in a place unless it had at least a good paint job.
They took the elevator that was stationed at the end of the hallway. There were no floor numbers, just names. Ms. Army-woman pressed the button that had the label of "Labs".
That's never a good sign.
Kagome felt queasy; and the woman's silence wasn't helping. The girl glanced briefly at the woman, who was staring off into space. She wore a white lab coat and smart looking shoes. Her name tag was no where in sight. Maybe this is a small time company or something. The girl excused.
A few moments later, the elevator slowed to a stop and the doors opened with a ding to another hallway that looked exactly like the one before. As they walked down, Kagome noticed that there was one difference in the two hallways: The doors.
The cell doors were metal and brandished big locks, these doors looked more like the doors they had at her school with the little windows. As they passed one, Kagome saw animals stuck in cages with different words that she couldn't pronounce above them. More thoughts entered Kagome's mind and her stomach flipped.
Also, these doors had brief descriptions that served as names. The one with the animals had the words "Toxic Chemical Testing" printed on it. They stopped at one that read "Surface Testing", and entered once Ms Army-Woman unlocked it. The room looked similar to a science lab; with the same black-top tables and white floors.
"Sit." The woman said, indicating to the table. Kagome did as she was told, fear making her quick about it. She watched the woman go over to the cabinet and pull out a box. She closed the cabinet and walked back over to the table, setting the box down on it. Without speaking a word, Ms. Army-Woman opened the box and pulled out a syringe and box of cotton balls.
"W-what are you going to do?" Kagome squeaked at the sight of the needle. The woman looked at her with a kind of hard look.
"Taking blood samples." She stated simply.
Dare she push her luck? "Why?"
The woman gave her a cold stare and twisted her arm to find a vein and wipe it with one of the cotton balls. After she took blood, Ms. Army-Woman yanked up Kagome's sleeve and wiped a spot on her upper arm. She took another needle from the box, full of liquid, and flicked it a couple of times to clear it of air.
Kagome paled. She had no idea what was in that tube, and she didn't want to know. "Umm," she started, but the woman paid no attention to her and grabbed her arm again to keep it still. The girl squirmed, trying to free her arm from the woman's grip and get away. The girl managed to succeed in escaping from Ms. Army-Woman's clutches, and ran to the door.
Too bad the poor girl didn't see the small waste basket. That may of prevented her from tripping over it and hitting her head on a counter and knocking herself out.
-- -- Reow -- --
There's nothing like waking up with a pounding headache; unless you do it twice in a row, then it stinks. Kagome cursed fate when she came to, blaming it for everything and asking why couldn't she just have worried about her math grades.
A look around told her she was in the back of a van. Too bad the thing didn't have windows, it would have been easier to escape. Great, she thought, now they're gonna take me somewhere and kill me off so they won't have to worry about me when my clone appears and takes over the world.
The van was off, meaning so was the air conditioner. Man, it was hot. Maybe they planned to kill her by heat exhaustion? Kagome fumbled around and tried the doors. Locked, of course. She looked around, but she was the only object, living or not, in the back.
"Fudge!" She yelled out and kicked the back doors in frustration.
Slowly, they creaked open, allowing sunlight to pour in.
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Author's Rant:
2nd chapter!!! *Cheers* Cliffhanger! *Dodges random objects* ^,^;;; I was gonna end it where she got knocked out, but I felt like making it up to you. I promise, the 3rd will be out S.O.O.N!