Not One Of Us (An Elfen Lied Fanfic)

Chapter Three : Promises

I leaned my head even lower, letting my long hair completely cover my face, concealing the tears that come daily.

How long has it been since they came in... A week? A month?

I can't remember.

I looked up at the dark panel through my strands of hair and grimanced.

Another day, spent looking at that panel. Another day, spent questioning my existence.

Why am I here?

Why was I born?

Why do they hate me?

I suppose I'll never get the answer to any of my questions.

I screamed on the inside.

I hate them!

I hate them!

I hate all of them!

I tried to slow my rapid breathing. If they see any sigh of life they'll get curious. They'll experiment on me more often.

In a matter of seconds, my breathing was back to normal. I've learned to control it quite well over time.

Then I remembered my life before these walls.

I remembered the rain falling down out my window. I remembered the smell of cigarette smoke from my uncles cheap tobacco.

I remember a small flower pot by the windowsill in the kitchen, which held one tulip.

I remember my old yarn doll, Mari-chan.

Why are all these memories coming to me now? After I've worked so hard to keep them shut up in a box in my heart, all it took was a mental scream to make them rush out like a flood.

I'm this weak?

No, wait. I'm not weak.

I'm strong. I'm one of the few in here that haven't cracked right?

I still have my mind.

It's the one thing I have left that they haven't taken away from me. And believe me they've tried.

That's right. I have to stay strong.

So, that one day I can escape from here, with Lucy. So I can rip them to shreds.

Then I heard a loud bang.

Hmm. What's that?

One of the others acting up?

Bad decision sister.

Another bang. Even louder.

If they're this defiant, then maybe...

"Hello? " I called out.

"Yona! " I heard Lucy yell.

"Huh? Lucy? Are you the one making all that noise? " I said.

"Break your chains, Yona! "

"Wait, what are you talking about? If I do that they'll punish me. " I said.

"They won't. I promise. They're all dropping like flies at the moment. "

My head jerked upright.

S-She got out?

We're escaping together!

I quickly used my vectors to cut my chains and tried to stand up.

I immediately fell to the ground though.

Ugh. I haven't used my legs in so long...

Then I had an idea.