Chapter 3: the capture

I had watched the sun come up and set for days after days. Each day became almost the same, with only slightly different routines. I learned new things at every turn and came to see the wildlife surrounding me. I knew all their names, and what they did. I was off one day, running through the forest, as fast as I could go. I love running, the breeze in your hair, and the laughter in your heart. I dipped low under some branches and came to a clearing. I stopped right there for, there were shiny jagged pieces littered in the grass. I took a deep breath and stood up straight, starring at the grass.

"What is glass doing here?" I wonder.

I get down on my hands and knees, picking up the scattered pieces. I dug a hole and buried them. I patted dirt over it and wiped my hands on my dress. However, as I turned to leave I saw something else there. It was a rusted metal plate. It had the number seven etched into it.

"That's odd, what is this doing here? "Its one thing for there to be glass, but metal too?" I sighed and buried it as well. But I couldn't help but think…

"No, it's nothing…"I tell myself.

I continued on, deep into the forest, where the berries are always ripe and the trees are bigger too. I ran by the trees and ducked under more branches. The woods had also become thicker this deep in. I climbed into a tree, like the squirrels do, and went from branch to branch, from tree to tree. The key is you have to jump sometimes and never lose your…..

"AHHHH MOTHER OF TOFU!" I screamingly blurt out.

Fwump!

"Ow…" I whine rubbing my knee where I am injured. A few tears come to my eyes but I wipe them away. Struggling, I get to my feet and limp forward. I realized, I have quite a lot more bruises and scratches then I did on the first day. Sighing, I press on. I eventually came to a bush of berries. I plucked a few and ate. And as usual, I carry on.

The forest just gets denser and denser as I go along when suddenly, parting branches in my way, I come to a wide open field. I roam curiously forward because I've never been anywhere so…flat and treeless. All I can see are what used to be trees, still in the ground but dead and being eaten away. I feel a shiver shoot down my spine.

"What kind of place is this?" I ask myself, just realizing that all I've been thinking are questions, and none of them are solved. This place clearly isn't safe. I just know it. I turn to leave and start to walk forward, back into the forest when I hear, something short of a whistling sound, like the sound of wind in a storm. I all happens so fast. No time to think! Two metal cuffs wring each of my wrists and snap there. Their speed snaps me forward and as I jerk back, I choke. I look down at my wrists and notice the cuffs and the long chains that come from each one. I follow the chain up into the sky with my eyes up to a form that blots out the sun, a looming shadow of capture. I gasp for breath. It has simply been taken away with each quick glance I take. The chains pull violently on my wrists and pull my arms up over my head. Then, the pressure lessens for only seconds before two heavy objects fall from the sky, and I am slammed down on the ground. I have bumped my nose, and it starts to bleed. I cry out at the sight of the blood and start to struggle. It's no use. All I can do is move my head. Apparently, the chains are attached to the heavy things and they are spread apart across the field pinning me down here.

Dark shapes jump down and loom over me. I hear the sound of them speak, but it is muffled and static. "Yes, we have her right here…" he said in his odd voice, back to the static I couldn't understand. As the shapes come closer, the sun lights up their faces, but casts shadows over their mouths. A tear rolls out of my eye. I am too speechless to say anything. I find myself wishing that I were up in the air, over the clouds where no hand can reach me, singing away and painting it across the sky. But reality surfaces and I turn my face away from its brutish appearance.

They have me now. They pick me up and bring me across the field. My eyes are still to the sky, and I'm still praying. Suddenly, they throw me into a dark space and slam the light away from me, with a sound that echoes in the pit of my stomach. I shuffle around in this claustrophobic place. No light, no moon, no stars. I'm shaking all over and panting hard. I'm so scared! What are they going to do? Are they just going to leave me here forever?

"More questions…" I say quietly with a pause. "More unanswered questions…" I bring my legs in close to myself. I just… want to let it out. My tears are still streaking down my face, leaving their wet trail behind them like a never ending road. Was there anything I could have done to stop this? I sigh and sniffle again, turning over as I feel the room rise. Fear shakes me, but my stress it too strong to let it reach me. Out of my throught croaks my first melody with words, and even though my words are shaking, I still sing aloud my thoughts and feelings. The notes comfort me as they pat me on the back. I feel relaxed almost…My eyes close gently, and I'm still singing. I get a little quieter and let out a sigh, falling asleep in the most unlikely place; it would almost make one laugh.

~authors note~

I hope you enjoyed the story so far even though, Teiku seems to be in quite a predicament, and I don't want to just leave her here. But you know what that means… I will write the next chapter very soon! That is, if I can stop being lazy and actually get to it. Also, this story may not sound like a fan fiction, but because she's a mix of Miku, Teto and Mieko, I should think otherwise. On top of that, the other vocaloids are coming into the story soon so hold those horses! I'm sorry if you are confused as to what has happened but it seems to make sense to me.

*shrugs* well, I guess I'll see you in the next chapter then!

~pylime