Amnesia

CHAPTER 9 - His Voice

Lotor came home early that day, he looked so nervous and anxious to see me, I had just been home playing with the locket and Blu, trying to remember what the locket was. As the door opened Blu scattered away into my room and hid under the bed, I tucked the locket in my pocket and greeted Lotor as I always do.

"I have something very important for you to do," Lotor sounded really serious.

"Sure, what do you need?"

"So have I ever showed you the basement?" I looked at Lotor in a confusing way, I had been in the basement before, only once.

"Yes, but I found it on my own"
"I need you to stay down there for about an hour or too tonight"

"Why?"

"Because," Lotor played with his fingers, "I have repairmen coming to check up on something and I don't think they want to be be disturbed"
"Okay...?" He was making all of this up, it was too obvious.

"Lance, you have to trust me, I know this sounds weird as hell but, it'll only be for today okay?"

"Okay?" He patted my back and led me down into the basement.

He took me to a small door behind the boiler. Jesus Christ it feels like hell in here! It was really hot and I started sweating as soon as I walked in. There was a small window about the size of my leg, very little light shone through it.

"Could you stay in here? Like I said it'll be for a little bit." His voice was getting all scratchy and tense. I just looked at him and shrugged. The doorbell rang, Lotor quickly kissed my cheek and ran upstairs, locking the door on me. I was really shocked of how he left the door. Rude. I had been left all alone, not even Blu was with me. I could hear muffled talking coming from upstairs, I tried to listen and interpret what they were saying but I could barely make out the words. Repairmen my ass, I heard only one voice having a conversation with Lotor. It's fine, I don't really mind, that was a lie I did mind. Why would he tell me to stay here unless, he was trying to keep me hidden from somebody, but who was he keeping me from?

I heard the basement door open and Lotor was walking down the stairs, he had heavy footsteps so I recognized it quickly, but the other footsteps were light, gentle. Lotor started to speak, and I could hear more clearly.

"You can check as much as you want down here, I promise you there's nothing here." His voice was really rough.

"Alright, I still don't trust you." The other person spoke, my eyes widened, his voice sounded so familiar, my dream, that's the voice from my dream! I remembered my dream, somebody calling out my name LANCE! LANCE! ARE YOU ALRIGHT? No doubt about it, that was the voice. I placed my ear against the door with excitement and listened for him to say something again. I just heard his light footsteps and heavy breathing, I wanted to call out and say something, but Lotor was also there so I would be in trouble. My heart started to rapidly beat and I was so entranced, with what I could hear.

"You play a tough game asshole, I can't find a damn thing..." His voice trailed off with a sad tone. I became sad, because he sounded sad.

"I told you, now are you finished?" Lotor sounded light and somewhat cheerful.

"I guess so, I've checked every part of this fucking house. I'm sorry for accusing you" He sounded so intimidated. Checked every part of the house? What could he be searching for? My heart was racing and I wanted to say something.

Lotor and that voice went back upstairs, I was left in a total daze, that voice stayed in my head, I replayed everything he said over and over in my memory. My heart felt alive and I sighed whole heartedly. The footsteps got loud upstairs, like stomping and running I suddenly heard a loud beeping noise, it took me out of my daze, I heard a loud scream coming from the voice, my heart stopped. I tried to unlock the door to see what was going on, but I couldn't, I was stuck down there. I heard running coming from outside. I quickly looked out the window and saw 2 people running towards the house. I couldn't see their faces, but they had distinct body features that stuck in my mind. I know those guys...At least I think I do? They went inside and it became incredibly loud, there was screaming and it sounded so awful.

Everything went silent, and in the distance I could hear, sirens, this is bad, this is very bad. I looked at the police car that pulled up at the front of the house. I saw Lotor's feet walk out and I saw the 2 people from before and who I think was, him, the voice. I couldn't hear the conversation they were having, but the voice kept screaming and so did the other 2. Suddenly all I saw were Lotor's feet, he had stepped in front of the window, and I couldn't see anything. Lotor must've known I was looking dammit! I pressed my ear on the small glass to listen, and I heard only this;

"If you come around here anymore, and if I even have to SEE YOU again, you will be arrested Mr..." I couldn't hear what his name was, Mr. who? Was he talking to the voice?

I slouched myself against the door and dropped to the floor. I had dug my head into my knees. I'm in serious danger now aren't I? Lotor's not my 'lover' he wants me for some reason, why am I actually here? I needed answers so badly, I started to slowly cry.

"I just want to remember why I'm here..." I whimpered quietly, I dug myself further in my knees and thought about the voice, how soothing it was, it was comforting.

The door unlocked and I shot up, wiping my tears. Lotor was standing there with his arms wide open, was he expecting me to hug him? He was covered in cuts and bruises. I know something's up, he's no friend, lover, or whatever to me. I should just play along to find out the truth somehow. I hugged him, but very lightly.

"I'm sorry for all the racket, I know he threw a fit and things went out of hand." Lotor couldn't hide that lie from me, but I'll just 'believe' him.

"It's alright, I really didn't hear much of anything!" I heard a hell of a lot. Lotor took me upstairs and we were quiet, neither of us said a word.