I woke in a dimly lit room with a nasty, sticky taste in my mouth that nearly made me throw up. "That stuff never did taste good and trust me, you don't want to know what's in it." A female voice said. "Other than that, how are you feeling?" She continued, it took a minute for everything to come back.
"I'm fine. Where am I? Who are you? What is today? What's going on?" I asked her.
"Wait, slow down! Answers will come in time." She replied. My senses were still messed up and I couldn't tell who was talking. I was surprised at who the voice belonged to, but I couldn't figure out why. There was a faint knock on the door and I heard her leave.
I laid back down, closed my eyes, and waited for everything to go back to normal. After a few minutes I realized that my hands and feet were bound together by rope, but I couldn't get out of them like I could normal rope. Someone was faintly saying my name over and over, but I didn't to talk to anyone, I was still kinda ticked at being kidnapped. Shut up! I thought to the voice. And, to my great surprise, it stopped. For a whole minute or so.
Violet? Just then the door opened and I realized that the voice was in my head. That's usually a bad thing, right?
"Looks like she's asleep again. She wasn't fully done with that toxin earlier, it won't be long now thought." It was Kayla speaking, her tone seemed to indicate that I should stay "asleep" for now.
"Then I shall stay here and wait for her to wake." Someone stated.
"Tonya, let her rest, I will get you the moment she is ready." Kayla replied.
Violet? the voice repeated a bit more forcefully.
"What?" I said as a reflex from someone saying my name while I wasn't paying attention. Then it got really quiet. Stupid voice in my head. I sighed and opened my eyes. Pulling myself into a sitting position I took in my surroundings. The room I was in was about the size of my bedroom on Earth, the walls were painted an unusual blue color. I was on a couch pushed up against a wall under a windows, which could easily be seen as something made to withstand a lot of force. There was a counter along the wall across from me. There wasn't anything above it, but there were cabinets below it. The wall to my left was nearly covered with rows and rows of bottles of who-knows-what, and I probably didn't want to know. There was also a door that appeared to lead to a bathroom. There was a couple of chairs that faced the couch. Finally, the wall to my right looked like the wall to my left, except the doorway didn't lead to a bathroom and there were two people standing in it. One of them was Kayla, dressed in all black and not really hiding her weapons at all, she avoided my eyes. The other was an older woman who had a grandmotherly appearance about her.
"Tonya, this is Violet. Violet, this is one of my teachers, Tonya." Kayla said as she vanished through the door
"So you are the one that is making everyone concerned?" Tonya asked.
"Uh, I don't know who all I concern and why." I replied honestly.
"Right, before we get to what I came for, do you have any questions?"
"Yes, actually, may I start with where am I?" I felt myself relax a little bit as the conversation started.
"This is the amazing planet of Rehmenta, or, as you might have learned about it as, Kayla's or Nick's planet."
"Okay, can you tell me a little bit more about it?"
"What have you learned already?"
"Basically that the entire planet is a school of fighters. I know that most of the students are just sent here to train and most leave once their training is complete while others stay to become teachers."
"Yes, that's pretty much it. We do have a leader, but I guess it would probably make more sense to call her the principle of this school."
"Uh, right, what day of the week is it...on Earth?"
"I believe it's Thursday, you were out for roughly three days."
"Great...I guess that just leaves what's going on?"
"Well, I'm not sure about Nick's intentions of bringing you here. It must have been important, otherwise he wouldn't have come, especially not to Kayla. He is currently being detained by Kayla in another room. We, the teachers, were going to come and speak with you anyway, you concern us because, as teachers, we are able to see into other people's minds and also 'teleport' to wherever we can picture. We monitor the minds around our previous students to give them a heads up as needed.
"It didn't take long for me to find that we couldn't access your mind. You are the only one who has ever had that block."
Vi, can you create a portal from wherever you are to your room, but don't take it. Now, why would I do what a small voice in my head told me? Because I would.
"Do you have any idea why that is?" Tonya continued
"Uh, no, but before we continue..." I opened a portal in one of the doors and out came Caleb.
I thought the connection was broken. I thought to him. He had started moving toward us, ignoring Tonya.
"So, there's another one of you. I would suggest you stay there." Tonya spoke to Caleb, who froze immediately, surprised?
It is, but only halfway. You can only hear the thoughts I want you to hear, and I'm guessing that I can't hear all of yours either. "Caleb? How did you..." Kayla stood at the door, Nick was standing next to her. "Yeah, I'll find out later. Tonya can you give us a minute?" She nodded and left.
Nick tensed and moved closer to the wall as she passed. "Well, she hasn't changed."
Kayla came over and simply pulled the rope of as if they had been tissue paper. "It's a special design." She explained to my curious expression. "So, you still don't like her then?"
"Nope." Nick stated shortly, shutting the door. His hands were bound with the same material that had been on me, only his was glowing faintly.
"I'm with you." Caleb added in Nick's direction. He then turned to me, his face went from an 'about to ask a question' look to a very amused, trying not to laugh look. He averted his eyes innocently.
What? "I don't know, I kinda liked her." I put in.
"I thought you might. She's my favorite teacher, but there's a reason she only teaches girls. There has yet to be a boy that doesn't instantly fear her." Kayla explained. She walked over to wall and started looking at various bottles.
Nice dress! Caleb replied in my mind.
I looked down to find myself wearing a, what I would have called, beautiful, ball gown. Normally I would have liked it, but there was one major problem. "It's hot pink!" I yelled, jumping up. If it had been a faded pink, it would have been okay. If it had been a purplish-pink, it would have been fine. I wouldn't have complained if it had been blood red! BUT NO! It had to be hot pink!
I realized that I was pacing and staring down at my dress. I looked up to see two pairs of surprised eyes staring at me, and one pair that was trying not to laugh or look at me. "Why am I wearing pink? Where are
my clothes?"
"It's for your own safety." Nick said, rolling his eyes. "Caleb's family was going to kidnap you, I don't know when, but soon. The reason I brought you here is because you would be protected, but more because I was going to be arrested and brought here anyway. It was only a matter of time from the moment I ran into Kayla."
Caleb? Did you know anything about this? I honestly didn't! He was staring wide eyed at Nick. Kayla had selected a bottle and was pouring the thick moss green liquid into a small glass. she handed it to Nick who made a disgusted face, but drank it anyway.
"Bleh! that's definitely the same stuff." Nick said coughing and gagging. Kayla seemed satisfied with the reaction.
"Not used to it anymore? Well, that taste will be there for at least another hour, once it's gone it has taken effect." Kayla informed him, smiling innocently. "Same old, same old. Right?" He grimaced at her.
"I don't care about the whole being kidnapped problem. Why can't I have my clothes?"
"Because they could have trackers." Nick replied as he and Kayla took a seat in each oh the chairs, Caleb came and sat on the other end of the couch.
"Then who chose the dress?" I asked.
"Uh, it was the only one Tonya had that fit you. All the clothes I have access to are older and too small for either of us. The outfit I'm wearing was Tonya's."
For what it's worth, I think it looks very nice on you. I wouldn't say pink looks particularly bad on you. Caleb thought soothingly.
Thanks. Yeah, thank god I don't blush and he can't hear all my thoughts!
"The taste is gone, Kay." Nick said, bringing me back to the real world.
"No way, it hasn't been an hour." She replied to him.
"I'm not entirely unused to it. It doesn't take normal time."He explained.
"Fine. Vi, Caleb, sorry about this." She walked over and picked up the restraints and tied my hands together and then Caleb's. "You two are technically being held here and therefore I am required to make sure you can't escape. These restraints will keep you from opening any exit. You can open the bathroom door. I have to go question nick elsewhere. We'll be back shortly" And with that, they left.
I wish I had a book. I thought to Caleb after a spell of awkward silence.
It would be better than just sitting here. True, though I'm wishing I had told someone that I had found you, then we might've had a way out.
Why were you all looking?
You were gone for three days! Did you think none of us would have noticed?
Well, for your information, I had been unconscious until I had replied to you. So, no, I didn't think anyone would be looking for me yet.
Oh. Well, I still wish someone would come get us out. Then he gasped and his eyes widened.
I take that back! He was watching the exit door now.
Why? What's going... I stopped mid sentence when the door came open and someone I knew stepped in with a smirk on his face. I knew him, but the last time we had met he had threatened me that he would get revenge, all I did was win a fight.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't my old friend. How are you doing Vi?" He sneered at me, then turned to Caleb. "And Caleb! Your father will be so pleased to see you again. He's been incredibly worried about you." He laughed a short triumphant laugh.
"Jake." Caleb and I said in unison. "What do you want?" I continued.
"Come on you two, come peacefully and you won't be harmed." He stood there, glaring at us, waiting for a reply.
I glanced at Caleb and then looked back at him. Meeting his eyes I said, "Fine."
