Here's another chapter, another short one, but I'll make it up by quicker updates. Hope you enjoy!
Torment
Chapter One
Cagalli came to ever so slowly, blobs of light becoming increasingly more detailed. She could hear her heart began to rattle across her chest as realization of the situation settled in. Her memory vividly flashed back to the few moments before blacking out, the lifeless eyes staring back at her. A sudden rattle brought her to the present as she found herself staring up at tan metallic ceiling. Everything was spinning in her vision as she shook back and fourth, making her sick to her stomach. Another loud thump caused her roll across the floor. She was in a large vehicle that seemed to be barrelling down an off-road judging by the sheer number of bumps. She tried to catch herself from rolling but found herself to unable to, both her hands and legs being securely bounded together. She could hear faint voices over vehicles rumbling. She tried to discern the language but found herself unable to. She closed her eye's to help calm the dizzying feeling, also allowing her to think through her options. Hopefully she'd be able to keep her emotions under control enough to find a way out of the situation.
There was a loud sigh as the blonde tried to wriggle her way out of the bindings. She guessed that she was probably in the back of a jeep, an old one at that judging by the amount of rust. They hit another hard bump and the blonde jerked forward, hitting her head rather hard against the corner of the steel bench. A loud cursing followed as the blonde's head screamed in pain, an instant headache. She heard a loud clack as plastic separation window was slammed open. The blonde cursed again as she saw a blurry figure appear in the small window before quickly disappearing once again. Between the dizziness from rolling around and now the head splitting pain made it near impossible to string together half a thought. She had drawn attention to herself, which couldn't possibly be making things any better either. A warm liquid could be felt dripping from her forehead, blood. Great, and open wound to add to the list, most likely to become infected by the rusted metal. Another bumped rocked the vehicle as the blonde tried her best keep herself anchored. Although that too failed as she felt her pants get caught on a sharp corner, slicing though the thin fabric along with the skin. Searing, burning pain now engulfed her leg as she continue to rock back and fourth in the speeding vehicle.
At this rate she'd be dead on arrival from blood loss from being tossed around like a rag doll. An instant relief fell over her as she felt the vehicle slow down into a complete stop. By now her breathing was heavy and ragged, trying desperately to fill her lungs with the oxygen they needed, never being enough. She heard the two doors slam shut one after another followed by a long pause. A sudden brightness blinded the blonde as the door back of the jeep got wrenched open. She tried to squint through light to make out the figures but found nothing but big undefinable blobs. A giant claw of a hand grabbed her arm and pulled her from the vehicle.
"Walk!" came the course command. Although when her feet hit the ground, her legs immediately crumbled beneath her, unable to find the strength to stand themselves. She hit the ground with a soft thud, hardly managing to hang on to the slim remainders of her senses. Unintelligibly voices where heard above her. It took her everything she had to try to understand what they were saying.
"Alles wie geplant ablaufen wird" she heard one them say. The language was still one she didn't know but the voice did sound familiar, although the language was different from the one she'd heard before. A few moments later she was pulled clear off the ground by her bindings, almost effortlessly as she swayed ever so slightly above the ground. She felt so weak in the hold, unable to move or even attempt to struggle free. The constant swaying made her dizziness almost unbearable when coupled with the shear amount of pain she was in. She once again found her consciousness fading so slowly, a cold numbness encroaching over her body. Her eye's slowly closed until the darkness consumed everything.
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Amber eyes blinked slowly as her senses came too. They were much sharper this time as she looked around at her surroundings. She was in a small hut of a prison, complete with a dirt covered floor and void of any furniture. There was a light glow to the room as parchment paper covered the only window. She pushed herself upright off the floor, surprised that her bindings were now gone. Her hand slowly felt her forehead where she had hit it previously. There were several small bumps of stitches which was rather shocking to her. Whoever had went through the trouble of kidnapping her had needed her alive. As unpleasant as it sounded that could at least grant her some peace of mind at the thought of being spared from death. She sighed as she checked her knee as well, the same being done to it as her forehead. At least she would be safe for now she comforted herself with, so much for making a quick return home. Curiosity dawned on her as she wondered why they'd take her of all people. She didn't have any power, merely an assistant for her father which she could made zero sense of.
The air in the small room was becoming increasingly more stuffy as humidity set in. Wherever she was, it was hot. She leaned back against the wall opposite the door upon hearing distant footsteps, a defensive gesture. She sighed as she heard them retreat, slowly thinking through everything that happened. The blonde tried her best to avoid the questionable fate of her bodyguard, the haunting memory of his lifeless eyes was still so clear in her mind. She felt her world shrinking, both figuratively and literally. She only had a small circle of people she could trust and now she'd lost one. Not only that but she'd been placed in a small eight by eight box of a room, unable to leave. The feeling silently brooded and grew, slowly consuming her as tears built in the corner of her eyes. There was a deep inhale as she tried to squish the feelings. It wouldn't be wise to fall apart now.
Hours passed painfully slow as the blonde found herself with yet another blinding headache. Her body craving for water as the constant heat and humidity was unrelenting. Even now in the darkness of night the air continued to scorch her insides. She found herself with so many unanswered questions. Did anyone realized her disappearance? Just how long many days was it? Where was she? It was incredibly draining just to be in this heat, let alone beginning to worry. Once again she could feel the brewing tiredness as her mind beginning to drift, both physical and mental exhaustion setting in. She wouldn't be able to stay awake much longer. No longer able to fight the tiredness, she allowed herself too slowly dissolve in to darkness.
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The blonde sighed as she looked down at her watch.
"There both late again" Cagalli said as she glanced over at her bodyguard who stood actively by her side.
"You should be happy, we're here to celebrate" he said, gesture to the restaurant around them. Although that was too be expected of the blonde, always impatient and strikingly blunt. She merely rolled her eyes as she folded her arms over she chest, impatiently tapping her foot.
"Cagalli" came a nearby familiar voice. She instantly turned around to see who it was. Quickly getting to her feet so she could great him appropriately, giving a quick hug.
"Hello Kira" she said stepping back to survey him. She hadn't seen him for well over a year after he left enlisted in the military. Aside from the a bit of scruffiness he looked in good health she concluded mentally.
"How're doing sis" he said as he took a seat at the table. Loud chatter played in the background as the many guests left and came.
"Same old" she said, taking a quick sip of water from her glass.
"I heard you started to train under Dad" he said with a smile, watching the blonde humorously.
"Mhn" Cagalli nodded as she looked over her shoulder towards the door, waiting expectantly.
"You know he's probably stuck in a meeting" Kira said as he slouched into his chair.
"Sit up" she snapped noticing the public display of laziness, ignoring his comment. Her brother was always a bit of slacker although it wasn't necessarily a bad trait for him, it just bugged the blonde. Even though they were twins most people would never guess it. Cagalli was a kept to herself, cut throat politician and Kira was the heart on his sleeve, caring militant wanting to help everyone. Even in appearance they were quiet different. She had blonde hair and amber coloured eyes while he was a brunette with plum coloured eyes. The only similarity they shared physically was the slim, well disciplined physique. Aside from that they were otherwise completely unalike. The sudden movement from Cagalli startled the brunette as she stood up.
"Uzumi!" she called as she waved to the approaching man. Kira noticed the growing smile on the blonde's face and couldn't help but mirror it himself. It was nice to see the blonde become more open, he'd never remember seeing her so act outwardly happy in public before.
"Father" he said, standing to extended a hand for a brisk handshake.
"Kira, my boy!" he boomed, yet another bright smile adding to the shared happiness.
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The blonde stared boredly at the ceiling as the short memory played over in her mind. A warm comforting feeling washed over her as she laid on the dust covered ground. In that moment the thirst and hunger disappeared as she recalled the event. It was funny how far it seemed away it seemed now. She'd always enjoyed her own company and now she wished for nothing more then to be back home surrounded by family. The room was now glowing a deep orange, probably sunrise if she had to guess. It was aggravating being locked up in the room. She figured they would have at least made some form of demands by now. A loud growl was heard as her stomach demanded to be satisfied. She looked at the door begrudgingly wishing the damn thing to just combust so she could escape. It startle her when the door busted open making a loud crack as it hit the wall behind it. The blonde glared through the new flood of light as a large silhouette of a man stood in the doorway. Cagalli cursed for making such an silly wish, she would of rather assimilated into nothing to avoid confrontation.
Another fun chapter too write, got done a lot faster then I thought it would be, hence such a quick update. Hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading! Seeya next time!