Hey everyone! I wanted to thank the people that reviewed and apologize for not updating as often as I would like. I'm still in school for driver's ed and that takes up most my time. But, don't worry, I blew off my homework just to update. J Please read and review! I hope you enjoy the story so far!
Chapter 11
Lee's POV
You know those mornings when you wake up and you feel like you didn't even sleep at all and you're even more exhausted then you were the night before? That's how I slept that night and woke up the next morning. I groaned and rolled onto my stomach. I heard someone chuckle.
"Ok, time to wake up." I heard Scott say and pull the blankets off of me. I groaned.
"I'm so tired." I muttered. I felt him pat my head.
"But, we gotta get up. We can't stay for long. Sally and Paul might've followed us and brought reinforcements." Scott said. Just as he finished his sentence, the window to our room blast in and glass rained everywhere. I let out a yelp and jumped up. But, I guess I was more tired than I thought because right when my feet hit the floor, I nearly collapsed. Scott caught me and knelled down so I could sit. He had his arms wrapped around me and we looked up at the window. People in SWAT uniform were jumping into the window, guns drawn and pointing at us. Scott growled at them. I glared. I guess I really am getting weaker without Billi. I thought quietly. They surrounded us and I heard a laugh. A very familiar laugh.
"Wow, you really are helpless without that little brat by your side. Well, don't worry about her anymore. She's probably dead by now." Sally said, coming in from the window, followed by Paul. Paul looked down at us. I yawned and felt my eyes go heavy. Scott looked down at me and tried shaking me.
"I'm sorry. I don't feel too good without Billi. Just go. You can probably get away, just leave me here. They don't want you. I'm sorry I dragged you into this." I told him. He shook his head.
"If you're going down, they I might as well too." He said and smiled at me. I smiled weakly back.
"Enough of this love fest! Take them away!" Paul shouted, suddenly very angry. The SWAT suddenly was grabbing us. Scott yelled and held on tighter to me. I wrapped my arms around his waist tightly. But, soon, the SWAT became too much and they finally tore his arms off of me and held his arms back. It didn't take them too long to pry my arms away from him. As soon as they took hold of my arms, I was pulled back and one of them tossed me over his shoulder. Scott was screaming now and thrashing around, trying to get away.
"No." I yelled weakly and bit into the guys shoulder. He let out a scream, grabbed my hair and pulled me off. I screamed and grabbed his hands, trying to minimize the pain.
"Lee!" I heard Scott yell. I couldn't see him though; the guy was blocking me from seeing him. Another guy came up and grabbed me from behind and punched me in the face. I saw stars. I felt someone toss me over their shoulder and heard Scott scream my name.
"Let me do it!" I heard Sally say. After a moment, something hard and heavy hit my head and I passed out.
I slowly opened my eyes. I was lying on my back, in a dark cell. There was nothing in here except for a cot and a toilet and sink. I groaned. They didn't even put me on the cot! I thought to myself as I slowly got up. I walked up to the door and peeked out the small window that was on it. The bars blocked most of my vision but I could see some things. I saw a long hallway with other doors like mine. This must be the prison. I thought to myself.
"Scott?" I softly called out. I waited for a few minutes. Nothing. I sighed and headed back in. I sat on my cot, not sure what to do now. I sat there for a few minutes, until I heard a door opening. I looked up as I listened to the footsteps come closer towards my door. After a moment, my door opened and Paul stepped in. I stared at him, still too exhausted to even glare at him. I sighed and rested my head in my hands.
"What do you want?" I muttered, not even looking up. I heard him walk towards me and sit down.
"I'm not sure anymore." I heard him mumble. I sighed again.
"There obviously must've been a reason that you came in here." I said. I felt the bed shift.
"I'm not sure what I expected. I mean, Ryu seemed like a tough guy. I thought he would've brought you back here within a month, tops. But, the days turned into weeks and the weeks turned into months and before I knew it, a year had passed. One year turned into two and two turned into three. Sally became impatient and, in all honesty, I did a little bit too. So, we decided to track you down. And, I guess I can understand why it took Ryu so long. It was hard finding you. At least Ryu got part of the mission done, I guess. God knows that he needs to to stay alive. Anyways, like I said, I didn't know what to expect. Maybe a part of me hoped you would be as happy as I was to see you. The other part knew better but I still couldn't help but to hope. And then we found you." He paused in his speech. I glanced up at him. He was smiling sadly and staring off into space. "We found you. In the rain and in the forest, with that Scott kid. And, I don't know…I guess I just assumed that maybe…I don't know. Like I said, part of me hoped that you would be happy. And, then you looked at me…And, I guess I just realized that I really had lost you. That you would've preferred it if I wasn't even alive. I could tell just by having you look at me." During his speech, I looked up and was looking over at him. He looked over at me. He leaned back and leaned on his hands. He looked at me again, staring into my eyes.
"You don't have that look anymore though. Why?" He asked, curious. I shrugged.
"It's so hard. Billi's been gone only for a few days. But I feel so weak. I can't even glare at you. That should tell you how weak I really am." I told him. I wasn't sure why I was telling him this. I guess not having to focus on the hatred made it feel like the old times. I yawned. He gave a half-smile.
"Tell me, do you still like to stare up at the stars at night? And do you find anytime to play games?" He asked me quietly. I laughed quietly.
"I always look up at the night sky. But, I don't have time to really play games. If you were being chased after by an assassin, would you have any time at all?" I retorted. He chuckled darkly.
"No, I don't suppose I would." He said quietly. We sat there for a few minutes in silence. I sighed and rested my head in my hands.
"You're going to kill us, aren't you?" I asked softly. He didn't reply for a few seconds. Finally, he sighed sadly.
"I don't know." He said. I laughed darkly.
"Oh, please. You're one of the most important people in this place. Don't tell me that you don't know." I said. He sighed.
"Alright. You got me. They want to brainwash you, basically. If that doesn't work, dispose of the broken ones and create new ones." He told me. I sighed.
"Great. Why are you doing this?" I asked him. He shrugged.
"Would you believe me if I said world domination?" He asked. I sighed.
"After all of this shit, anything is possible." I muttered. Just then I heard someone shouting quietly. I forced myself to get up and walked towards the door. I leaned against it and looked out the window.
"Scott?" I called softly.
"Lee! Are you alright?" He called back. I smiled to myself.
"Still feeling pretty weak, but I'm alright. What about you?" I asked him.
"I'm ok. A few bruises, but hey. Nothing can keep me down." He tried to joke. I laughed weakly.
"What's up with you guys?" Paul quietly asked me. I turned my head to look at him. He was standing beside me. I shrugged.
"Friends I guess. Why do you want to know?" I shot back. He gave me a half smile.
"Why do you think?" He said softly. I frowned.
"Don't pretend that you love me still. You don't have to act anymore." I told him. He sighed.
"I wasn't acting." He protested weakly. I scoffed.
"If it was love, then you wouldn't have done this to me." I said.
"I didn't have a choice." He replied back.
"Lee? Is someone in there with you?" Scott called to me.
"Yeah. It's Paul." I told him. He was silent for a moment. Suddenly, there was a loud bang and Scott started yelling.
"You stupid bastard! Get away from her!" He shouted and started banging on the door. I jumped in surprise. I looked over at Paul. He didn't look too happy.
"Shut up! You're the prisoner here so you don't have any say on who gets to see who!" Paul shouted back at him. There was a pause and Scott started banging on his door harder.
"You don't deserve to be in the same room as her after what you did! Just wait until I get out of here!" He shouted. I looked over at Paul, who had fire in his eyes.
"You don't know a damn thing about what happened between us! So, keep your damn nose out of our business!" Paul yelled. Scott pounded on the door even harder, if that was even possible.
"I'll kill you myself you stupid piece of dog crap!" Scott screamed out. Paul hissed.
"I've had enough of this! I'm leaving!" He yelled out at him. He turned towards me and got that sad smile on his face.
"I'll come back to serve you dinner. I'll bring an extra helping so you can get some strength back." He told me. I nodded, not saying anything. He opened the door and left. I watched him walk down the hallway. As he walked past one of the doors, I heard Scott growl something from behind it. Paul scoffed and muttered something back. After he left, there was silence once again.
"What was he doing in your cell?" Scott broke the silence.
"I really don't know." I said and leaned my head against the door.
"Well, are you alright? I know how that guy rattles you up." He asked me. I smiled.
"I'm ok. Thanks." I said the last part quietly. I heard him chuckle.
"Go to sleep. You're probably not feeling a hundred percent better. Don't worry. I'll think of something." Scott told me. I nodded.
"Ok. Night." I said to him.
"Night, sweet dreams." He said. I smiled and walked towards my cot and laid down. It only took a few seconds for me to fall asleep.