"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." - George Orwell
I watched his shuffle around the room. He was tending to Kikyo - which I was quite grateful for. But I still didn't trust him so I kept an eye on him. He stepped back and glanced at me.
I pursed my lips, why did he save me?
"Thanks." I muttered and he froze, but continued shuffling things around on his desk. I resisted a snort, he was so egoistic it was annoying. But I settled for an eye roll and he seemed as irritated as I was.
"Do not think I chose to save you for a reason." The room immediately dropped a few degrees and I bristled. But then why did he? My lip twisted into a scowl, something wasn't right here.
"Everything in this life comes at a cost." I quirked a brow but leaned back anyway. What was I supposed to say? He had saved Kikyo, even though he didn't have to and tended to her as well.
"What is it."
I knew he was smirking, and that irked me but I knew that I was still fearful, hell, I was anxious when he had first put his hands on Kikyo.
"You will consent and obey my tests." He began and immediately I felt myself shudder. "Why? I mean you already force me in here in the dead of night. What's stopping you?" Oh, where did this courage come from.
He turned to me, his lips tugged downwards and he took a step towards me. I shrunk back into my chair, my hands gripping the sides of the chair.
"And if I refuse?" My voice came out clearer then I thought it would and his eyes narrowed irritably. "You won't." He replied haughtily, I snorted at his response but leaned back.
"I want something in return." He raised a brow - something very uncharacteristic of him. But he sat down and gathered his hands in his lap. I smirked, he was interested - after all he was listening.
I gulped, "I want you to tell me who I am, my name, and how I got here." He seemed as impassive as ever, while I was over here combusting into flames in excitement. If this actually worked, I could remember everything.
He was quiet for a long time, much so that it made me quiver and my hands began to sweat. I felt like he would deny me at any moment, or even worse - hurt Kikyo. I don't think I could handle the disappointment. I know I wasn't going to get anywhere anytime soon with all that priestess training, and we needed to leave here fast. That whole spectacle in the cafeteria just confirmed this.
"Hn." He rose from his chair and pressed a button. Almost immediately the woman with ruby eyes and dark hair arrived. I felt a little relief, from the times I met her she seemed pretty nice, she glanced at Kikyo and frowned.
"That damned Naraku, the others are just as bad." She growled and she reached over to Kikyo and gently raised her up and cradled her in her arms. "I'll transport her to a special wing, no one will bother her - not even a demon." Kagura assured and I nodded to her before she exited the room.
He opened a case and I could hear liquid swishing inside. My mouth parted and I took in a ragged breath, here goes nothing.
I sat up with a startled grunt. My muscles were still quivering and the lingering feeling of cold water was still evident on my skin. That was the worst one yet. I shivered, but the good thing was that I escaped.
He began tapping onto his glass, looking at my arm I saw a needle in my skin, along with a machine beeping at me. I groaned, my head pulsed and I rested back down. He was beginning to prepare another vile.
I didn't want to take it, I couldn't take another one. "Stop." My voice quaked and he froze, his face remained impassive but his brisk movements made it clear as day that he was upset. He pressed a button on his tablet and my restraints relaxed.
I groaned and tried to sit up once more, but my body felt so heavy - I couldn't even lift up my head. I cursed and tried again, only to fail horribly. He turned to me, a look of amusement flashed across his eyes and I frowned.
For a few moments he just stood here on his tablet, moving things around and I watched him while I recovered. I was intrigued by the way his fingers brushed against the screen and different colored lights would flicker across his face before returning to its pale color once more.
"What is that thing?" I asked and he turned to me, he seemed surprised that I said anything at all, but once again he paid full attention to me.
He rolled his eyes, "It's a tablet, the doctors use it to record information as well as reference to information." I looked at the glass in awe, it was clear and too thin. I almost doubted him but then again, he doesn't seem like the type to waste his time on a fib.
"May I...see it?" I was pushing it, I really was. After all we barely even talked. I pouted, but he was conducting experiments on me and injecting substances that I practically didn't know what it was.
"No." Was his way of ending the conversation. I sighed and lay myself back on the cold table, I shivered before closing my eyes and praying that the room would stop spinning.
White Noise
I growled and stood up, the wisps that floated above me dispersed from their uniformity, while Kikyo just peered up at me with a frown plastered on her face. "I'm not getting anywhere!" I snapped, "This isn't working, we have to try something other than sitting here and waiting for me to remember!"
Kikyo let out an exasperated sigh and shook her head in disapproval. "It takes time, A. It isn't something that happens overnight." She chastised and I huffed.
She has no room to talk, she isn't the one being called a messiah. Hell, my future was practically laid out in front of me. If I didn't do everything quick enough I was failing to following my duty, but if I was going too fast I wasn't training my power well enough.
"Whatever Kikyo, I'm going to take a walk." I got up and stomped off, I needed to cool down. I'm not going anywhere and I need to hurry, I can't let everyone die because of me. These little visits were enough to put everyone in danger.
I stopped walking and looked around me. I was surrounded by a lush forest teeming with life. The yellow orbs waltzed around me, elegantly swimming the air. There was no sound of life, but I knew souls surrounded me.
How come they can do as they please? I let out another groan and pushed past the wisps and continued in another direction. After a while there was a small stream and I sat down, since I arrived barefoot I stuck my toes in the chilly water and ravished in the feeling.
For once, I felt carefree. I didn't have to watch my back to check if I was going to be attacked, nor choose my actions carefully to evade a demon's scorn. I could be me, and that's what made me happy.
But you don't even know your name. My mind taunted and I frowned once more. No matter how much I denied it, I knew it was true. I was just another clueless girl in the facility. I shivered and whipped to look behind me.
I just felt hands on my shoulders. My hands gripped my shoulders and I stood up. How long have I been here!? I panicked and began racing away in the direction I think I came through. My surroundings darkened immensely and swirled around me.
My breathing became ragged and I broke out into a full out sprint. Where am I!? Suddenly my foot hit a rock, I cried out when my body slammed onto the ground. I felt myself tumble down a hill and grunted out when one hit my neck.
"A!"
I finally hit ground and I moaned, I could feel cuts sting all over my body and my head began spin. My world was quickly fading and every attempt I made to get up just ended up in more pain. I panicked, I spent too long in this world - and it was probably morning in the real world.
I could hear something faint, a whisper. It sounded urgent and determined to speak to me, I closed my eyes and hoped that I would be back with Kikyo. The world crumbled around me and I felt like I was plummeting down, the farther I went the more feeling I got back in my body. I opened my eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.
I was back at the wing.
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