Sin Sector

Chapter One

I woke with a start as someone knocked (really fucking loudly mind you) on my bedroom door and woke me.

I groaned and rolled over, burying my head in the pillow, even knowing that there was no way I'd be allowed to go back to sleep, not if it was who I thought it was at my door.

After a few seconds of suspicious silence I peeked up from my pillow, and sitting up in my bed, peered through the red gloom (which, sadly, was an ever constant down here in The Sin Sectors) as my best friend busted through the wooden door.

"Jesus fucking Christ Lolita, you can't just barge in here!" She stood there with her hands lain on the slopes of her hips and, with crooked dimples, gave me her trademark impish smile which quickly turned into an outright mischievous and devilish grin.

I threw my pillow at her smirking face and heard a soft thud as I fell back onto my scratchy (too pink) bed sheets.

She soon came and sat down beside me on the bed, dropping my pillow beside me. After just half a second (a new record for her) she said, "You know what day it is? Right? The Choosing starts in like-" she quickly glanced down at her watch, "Seven minutes and you're not even out of bed yet.."

I mumbled some form of reply as I pulled the blankets over my head, wishing that she'd just quietly leave me in peace and let me get some much needed beauty sleep.

Well, oddly enough, that didn't happen. Instead, I felt her tear the covers off of me and shove me out of bed as she sang, "Come on, you still have to put on all your makeup."

I groaned again as I lay on the hardwood floor and grudgingly took the hand she offered to help me up. As I walked to the bathroom I could hear her falling on my bed. That bitch.

My hazel grey eyes flicked up towards the mirror, taking in my distorted reflection. My curls were in a messy disarray, blooming out from my skull in golden ringlets that framed my still slightly rounded face. I grabbed my makeup bag and quickly drew a charcoal black line across the lids of both my eyelids before adding a quick brush of mascara. I sighed and frowned, there was nothing I could do to fix the eternally rosy colour that spread across my cheekbones no matter the situation.

I took one last glance at the skewed reality of the mirror, praying I could disappear to the other side but, prayer holds no weight here. I turned and walked back into my room, quickly pulling on a pair of ripped, well worn skinny jeans and the mandatory pink shirt that identified me as a part of my Sin Sector then followed as Lolita rushed out the door.

I walked slightly behind her, taking my time and not really caring about being late. She soon called back at me, "Koi! Hurry the Hell up! We're gonna get in trouble."

Rolling my eyes I increased my pace, just a bit, until we reached the large red oak double doors that led to The Officials Room where the so called 'important' events were held. Lolita and I walked into the large room and soon merged into the formless crowd of pink.

After a few minutes The Eldest of our Sin Sector, a tall hourglass woman of about thirty six took the stage. She cleared her throat in a demure yet demanding way and the symphony of sound that had been playing throughout the crowd slowly settled. She grasped the microphone with a strong and firm, long nailed grip then she looked out across the quieted crowd with slightly hooded amber eyes. She smiled, the corners lifting slightly before she licked her red coated lips and called out in a soft-gravel voice, "Hello lovelies. As I'm sure everyone is aware of, today is a very important day. Today is a day where the six most gifted and talented members of our Sin Sector are Chosen to take place as Competitors in The Deadly. Upon hearing your name, take your place up here beside me."

I looked over at the rest of the crowd, their gazes locked upon The Eldest, completely hypnotized by the erotic melody her voice weaved. The crowd hung upon the echo of her words as she paused and licked her overly lipsticked lips before continuing, "This years Chosen are Zax Ellswood, Leena Rave, Sasha Hemming, Braysen Hemp, Lolita French."

Startled, I looked over beside me at Lolita and watched as a little 'o' of surprise played upon her lips. She turned to look over at me hesitantly before walking through the crowd with swinging hips to join the other four kids standing on stage.

I watched as she went, my mind zoning out, only focused on the fact that my best friend would either be granted the luxurious life of The Noble Society and given immortality or, would become an Ardia; a worker in The Noble Society, that is, if she didn't die during The Deadly. Either way, I would never see her again.

Lost completely in the chaos of my thoughts it took me quite a while to realize that every single person in the room had turned towards me, staring expectantly as if waiting for a response. I looked up towards the stage to see Lolita biting her bottom lip harshly, a clear sign of her apprehension.

I glanced over at The Eldest as she repeated words that became muddled in my ears and took me some time to comprehend. She spoke again, slower this time, "Koi Kitsu, you are the last Chosen for the Sin Sector of Lust."