Limitless

Chapter 10: Truths And Lies

I don't think that this is the best chapter I've produced, but I hope you guys like it.

Kaito was glad to see a splash of colour again in this place. He expected White's office to be...you know...so white to point where Kaito would feel disoriented again. The desk and chairs were made of oak, with a leather computer chair for where White is to sit. The back of a small computer faced Kaito, obscuring the screen completely from his view. Bookshelves were filled to the brim with a variety of books that Kaito didn't even know existed. There was a filing cabinet that was sure to be locked up tight. Certificates from different universities and for different science courses were hung up on the wall proudly. There were only two things that had bothered Kaito. One was that this room made him feel like, he was in his old principal's office, and two was the fact that there wasn't a window in this room, just like everywhere else. How can anybody work without being in contact with the sun, even through a window? It seemed inhumane.

"I apologise for the wait, Momota. Things have been...hepatic to say the least." Dr White suddenly made himself known as he walked into the office. Kaito waited patiently as the man sat down, wiping his brow with a white handkerchief. "And I apologise that you had to see the savagery that Harukawa showed you."

"What's going to happen to Maki?" Kaito asked automatically. He doesn't know why he was asked that, but he let it go.

"She'll be put in Isolation for a while. A month should be enough to calm her down." Dr White explained. A month of being on her own? How Maki has not been driven crazy yet is a wonder in itself to Kaito.

"Sir, if I may, I'd like to speak on Maki's behalf." He spoke up. He didn't want Maki to be in Isolation for that long. She might have less time in there if Kaito explains what really happened.

"Oh? Go on." White urged, looking interested.

"Maki didn't attack the guard because she was angry." Kaito explained, remembering everything that had happened. White looked more interested and gestured for Kaito to continue. "I asked the guard if I could see you, but he denied that. I didn't know how my powers activated, I didn't even know I was off of the ground until he attacked me first. After shocking me, he looked like he was going to bash my head in, but Maki stopped him. She only broke his arm to protect me."

"She protected you?" White exclaimed, his eyebrows shooting up so much that they might as well have touched the ceiling.

"You sound surprised." Kaito said cautiously.

"Well, I am. Harukawa has been here for a few years now, and she's never done that before." White explained, still looking baffled. "Yes, she had used her powers to defend herself in the past. But she's never protected the others before. You must have made a good impression on her or something like that." Kaito felt a little surprised himself at that. He was the first one that Maki had protected? But why would she protect him? Something didn't quite add up to him. Maki didn't look or feel friendly towards him when he tried speaking to her last week. Even after that encounter, she never spoke or even looked at Kaito. Why would she suddenly change her mind and protect him just like that?

"Is there anything else that you need to speak to me about?" White suddenly asked, offering Kaito a smile.

"There is actually. The main reason why I wanted to see you." Kaito said, keeping his voice as stoic as possible, despite his nerves rising all of a sudden. "Why did you lie to me about contacting my grandparents?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." White shrugged, not seeming to understand. He looked convincing, but Kaito didn't buy it.

"You told me that everyone here gets to write letters to their families. But that was a lie, wasn't it? No one here contacts the outside. There aren't even any windows here." Kaito accused. White looked unfazed, as if he were reading off of a script. "Why did you lie to me?"

"I never said such a thing." White once again shrugged.

"Okay then. What about the training? The training where everyone learns how to control their powers?" Kaito kept digging. He might be treading on thin ice, he felt like he was, but he has to make this guy slip up somehow.

"What training?" White asked, trying his best to look confused.

"When does everyone get to leave then?" Kaito kept on going. White again seemed unfazed. It was like he had forgotten his own lies that he had told to Kaito. This was starting to get irritating. Kaito stood up, slamming his hands on the desk so hard that it vibrated a little. "You can't keep everyone in this place forever. No one's snapped now, but what about later?! You gotta let us out at some point! Everyone's got families that are probably worried sick about them. Do even contact the families? Do my grandparents know where I am?" It hurt to think that, but with how things are going right now, Kaito's family more than likely knows nothing about what is happening to him. They must be so worried about him. They've probably got someone looking in on his disappearance. They've probably got the police searching everywhere for him. They've probably been on the news, begging for his safe return or any clues as to his whereabouts. Kaito can't even bare to think what they are going through right now.

"Momota, I suggest that you calm down. You don't want to go back on your anger issues, do you?" White advised, looking all too calm. Kaito was ready to keep shouting, but he didn't want to be reverted back to his old self. That was the last thing that he wanted, especially now. Kaito took a deep breath. He slowly sat back down, staying as calm as he could.

"Fine then. Just let me ask one more question." Kaito sighed heavily. White looked fed up, but gestured for Kaito to continue to ask. "Why is everyone here? Nothing in this place makes any sense." This was the final question that Kaito wanted to ask. This time, he can't let White avoid this one. If there was a point to keep everyone in this prison, he needed to know now.

"I suggest that you stay calm, Momota." White said calmly, but his tone carried a clear warning.

"So, are you gonna answer my questions?" Kaito asked, ignoring the warning.

"I'm afraid that I can't. The information that you're asking for is classified." White sighed, again giving Kaito a clear warning in his voice. A warning for him to back off.

"But-" Kaito started to protest. He can't back down. He needs answers now. At this moment, White was the only one to give him those answers.

"Momota, I honestly can't give you this information." White said, the warning tone in his voice becoming even more evident. "You're asking for too much." Kaito didn't want to back down, but he could tell that he was starting to get into some hot water right now. He was treading on such thin ice that one wrong move, and he'll be in deep trouble. He doesn't want to make a full retreat, especially now, but maybe regrouping with everyone else will help him form a better plan.

"Fine then. But when I speak to everyone, I'm gonna tell them everything that we talked about." Kaito vowed, getting up from his seat. He started to make his way swiftly to the door, ready to fling it open and run back to the others. They need to know everything that was said in this office, even if it's something that they've already figured out.

"Momota." White suddenly said. Out of impulse, Kaito turned around. Something suddenly ran through him. His body fell to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably. He desperately tried to get up, or move his body somehow, but his body betrayed him. He couldn't move it at all. Kaito tried as best he could to see what had happened. The doctor behind him had a now used taser in his hand. He looked extremely nonchalant as he slowly approached Kaito. The teenager tried his best not to pass out, but it was suddenly becoming hard to do so. He barely heard the door being open. He couldn't hear much of the conversation between White and the guard that just came in. Something about it being "his turn"? What? Kaito couldn't think much about it as he suddenly passed out.