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Torment

Chapter Two

The blonde braced herself as the figure closed the distance between them in two strides. She didn't so much as flinch as she glared at the figure now standing in front of her. A hand grabbed her just above the elbow, yanking her to her feet. Cagalli tried to shake her arm free but found the grip like a cast iron shackle, unbudging. Was this really necessary, she could walk on her own she thought as she was pulled forward. She tried once again to free the limb but when didn't work she found herself curling her fist and throwing her entire weight behind it. It collided against the mans jaw, landing a bit higher then what she was aiming for. The man didn't so much as bat an eye or even flinched from the impact.

"I can walk myself" Cagalli hissed with all the venom she could muster. The figure pause for a brief moment as he thought through what was said. Cagalli looked back into the eyes, finding nothing but a void darkness. There was such a lifelessness in them the blonde couldn't help but think how familiar it was. Such darkness sent an icy chill down her spine.

"If you run, I will take off your legs" he said, almost challenging the blonde. She didn't doubt the seriousness in his words, they'd already repaired her after mangling her on the journey here. Although it wasn't her intention in the first place, it would be silly to go out of her way to agitate the kidnappers knowing full well it couldn't possibly make things any better. Her heart beat furiously in her chest, trying desperately to contain the growing fear. As much as she could keep her outward behaviour in check, inside the inability to control the situation was great deal. Any number or things could happen, not particularly leading to her uncertain death but various things could go wrong.

There was a loud smash that snapped the blonde from her thoughts. She looked at figure that was standing in the doorway who had now slammed his fist into the wall beside him. The impact was strong enough to crack the plaster, sending many tiny pieces crackling to the ground. He jerked his head towards the doorway, indicating for her to get moving. His glare clashed with her own for a brief moment as they sized each other up. She recognised the man instantly, recalling the second pilot. Alex Dino. The blonde took a slow step, summing up all the confidence she could. Cagalli followed him down the narrow corridor, everything was so understated it was impossible get any details. The whole place was a mess of sand colored hallways, probably a precaution. If she had to guess this wasn't the first time they'd kidnapped someone.

She looked at the back of the man in front of her, his medium length hair was now pulled back, and the sunglasses abandoned. His hair was dark, almost black with a blue under tone to it. Dark tanned skin was proof they were in a hot climate area. The blonde mindlessly continued too follow, taking in anything little detail she could, which was not much. A flickering light bulb shifted her attention once again, the building she was in was old and run down. She exhaled loudly as they came to a stop in front of a door, just what was behind here. Maybe some of her questions would be answered, but that was wishful thinking.

"In" came another demand as he opened the door. Almost immediately after entering room the door slammed shut behind her. She instantly felt cool air hit her, an instant refresher. She took a glance at the room, it was furnished unlike her room, and it had a box air-conditioning that sat on the sill of window off to the side. Even looking outside the window, everything was still the same tan, sandy colour like the walls. The floor had a large rug placed over them, but it was apparent that they were just there to cover the dirt floors.

"Cagalli Yula Attha" came a deep voice from across the room.

"Correct" she said, choosing her words very carefully. Saying less would probably keep her under the radar, enough to keep her out of trouble she hoped.

"You don't have any questions?" he said as his eye's followed the blonde's every movement. The man in front of her was a platinum blonde, tanned like the blue haired man as well. There was a large and what looked to be recent scar starting from his right eye and extending over to his ear. His expression was not the least bit friendly and it reeked of cockiness and smugness. He sat behind a desk with nothing but a phone and a small laptop.

"I wasn't expecting on having them answered" Cagalli said, almost matching his amount of confidence. There was another pause as they continually sized each other up.

"You will co-operate" he said causally, waiting for an ounce of disagreement. The blonde smirked at the statement. What was she going to do, wage a one man army against however God knew how many of them they had hidden.

"I'm not an idiot" she said, stating the obvious.

"We all know that, your quite the politician. I wouldn't expect nothing anything less of someone studying under Uzumi" he said, still intently watching the blonde. Cagalli felt her eye twitch, it bugged her whenever people addressed her father by his first name.

"So it's about politics" the blonde said, suddenly feeling disinterested in the conversation. When were politics never not involved in anything.

"That is correct" the platinum haired man said curtly. "You don't need to know more then that, you're merely a pawn in it all. Although I'll make some things clear right now. If you try to run, we will bring you back. If you try to meet your demise yourself, Doc out there will drag you back. Do not underestimate us. You will fill your roll in this" Cagalli tilted her head, again with the obvious.

"Is that everything?" the blonde asked boredly. The sudden slam startled the blonde as the man dropped his fist on the desk.

"Yzak" came the voice of the blue haired man, the noise causing him to poke his head in the doorway to make sure everything was okay.

"Out" came the heated retort. Cagalli exhaled loudly as she thought slowly, maybe she'd overstepped her boundaries in purposely aggravating her captures.

"I apologise" she said, hoping she didn't agitate him too much. It was so easy to sink into her regular anti-social behavior.

"Be aware, we'll be shifting bases from this shit hole" he said. "Soon as the air space settles a bit more" the blonde didn't dare say a thing. The amount of information that he'd just let slip was sure to be quite the mistake. They had eye's on military movements, which was quite startling fact. The amount of money required to monitor such things would be grand. Just how big of an organization was this.

"You will not be a problem, you will play your roll and you will do as I say" the platinum said loudly, back to glaring at the blonde. Cagalli didn't say anything, she would simply and abide by what was said for now. "Out" She went back to the door, having it swing open just as she extended an hand to open it herself.

"Halten Sie ein Auge auf ihr" came Yzaks voice from behind her.

"Sie wird nicht ein problem sein" was the response as Alex Dino showed up on the other side of the doorway.

"Für sie, ich hoffe, es wird nicht" The blonde suddenly realized the language, it was German. She watched the blue-haired man immediately frowned at the response before stepping the the side for her to pass. Although it was odd, she couldn't recall any crime organizations that originated from that area. She recalled the twists and turns that would return her to the her box of a room. The blue haired man following closely behind. It would be nice to be able to retreat into the nothingness the room gave her.

Upon the door slamming shut the blonde dropped to the ground, finding herself trembling uncontrollably. She was an ant in a large scale of a mess. Whoever had her, had giant pool of resources and power. The ability to be able monitor airspace was an incredible feet. Most governments couldn't cover an absolute area, merely zones of interest. Even the extreme range of precautions was frighteningly covered well. What would be so bad that would enable someone to suicide it. Just what were they planning.

A large growl from her stomach brought her from her quickly unravelling thoughts. She was helpless, and she had no control over the smallest of detail for herself. It had been so many years since she could remember feeling so useless. Her mind drifted to the distant memory...

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"Kira! be quiet or we're going to get caught" came the hushed critique of the small blonde as she crouched behind the dumpster.

"I don't want to do this" came the immediate whine, as he too joined her in hiding.

"You said you were hungry didn't you" she snapped.

"Can we go home, we can get food there" he said as he grabbed the blonde's arm.

"We have no home, now shhhhh" the blonde said as she jumped forward to catch the door swinging shut. "Now come" They entered the building, the blonde leading the charge.

"Cagalli!" came another whine. There was a loud clang as the brunette toppled over several metal trays.

"Run!" the blonde said, seeing a shadow move a short distance away. The two kids scurried back out the way they came, running full blitz out the back ally. Cagalli continued to run across the street leaving Kira in her dust. As she turned around she saw him hesitate between running through the cars. He made it halfway across when a car veered off and struck him. The sickening thud made the blonde heart's stop as she watched her brother topple over. She ran over to his side immediately noticing the growing crimson pool around him.

"Kira!" she said, trying her best to get the attention. He was unresponsive, sending the blonde further into her frenzy. She didn't know what to do. He was the only thing she had and there wasn't anything she could do for him. She could hardly feed themselves, and now he was dying in her arms. What could she do. They were two kids living off of small steals and whatever shelter they could find. They had no parents and no money. They took care of themselves, it was always better that way. Foster homes never worked out well. The helplessness she found herself in was dizzying. She just wanted to save her little brother.

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The memory sat there for the longest time, dragging back every feeling that occurred at the moment in her life. The independence she always clung to was slowly disappearing. She once again found herself so vulnerable it was sickening. The feelings were truly overwhelming to the point she could puke, empty stomach or not. A loud sigh filled the empty hollows of her room, she was so scared of the uncertainties, the unknown. How she hoped she'd be home soon.

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