Misaki was talking quietly, but happily with Tsukiko when the van stopped suddenly. She flung forward, falling into another person. Before she could apologize, the doors swung open, light filling the once dark place. Immediately, she squinted, the newly found light hurting her eyes. She felt someone grab her and get her out of the van rather roughly. Now while usually she would fight back, it wasn't the best idea to do so when tied up.
Misaki fell to the ground, the small pebbles digging into her arms. Her glasses fell off her face, landing a few inches away from her. Another one of the kidnappers grabbed her by the shirt and pulled her up, before slicing the rope that bound her arms and legs. The first thing she did was grab her glasses and put them where they belonged: on her face. As she stood up and brushed the dirt off of her, she heard a small child crying. Misaki looked at him sympathetically, it wasn't fair that a child that young had to deal with this. A kidnapper grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and shook him roughly.
"Shut up, ya brat!"
A girl, who seemed her age, yelled out, "What the hell, man?! He's a seven-year old! He's scared enough as it is, stop messin' with him!" before kneeing him in the stomach.
"Whaddaya think yer doin', woman?!" He grabbed her shoulder and clenched his fist around her collarbone. Misaki watched in silence, hoping the girl would be ok as she struggled to get out the iron grip, the kidnapper backhanded her across the cheek.
A woman, looking like she was in charge, came over to the two and yelled, "Hey, be careful with the 'goods'!"
After everyone was out of the van and untied, they were led to a room and thrown in. The room reminded Misaki a bit of a prison. The room was dark, the only things in it being a lightbulb and a small window, high enough that no one could reach it. She sat down by Tsukiko, since the blonde was really the only person she knew at the moment. As soon as the door closed, the girl who had stood up for the young boy yelled out, "Hey everyone! Calm down and listen up! Does anyone know what's going on?!" "
"We're just as clueless as you are," another girl replied replied, "But, I'm assuming that they're up to something, and I feel like it's not good, really not good."
"I don't think they're after money, though," the first girl noted.
Girl #2 shouted loudly, "Money or whatever, I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!"
"What's going on here?"
One of the kidnappers, Misaki really wasn't sure which one, came into the room, far from pleased at the outburst. She resisted the urge to face palm while the others glared at the loud girl.
There was a moment of silence as no one gave the kidnapper an answer. "Well?" he continued.
Another beat of silence. Since Misaki saw that no one was going to answer, she took it upon herself to. She calmly replied, "She merely saw a spider. Spiders can be quite scary after all."
The kidnapper looked at her suspiciously, probably not believing her, but left it be. As soon as he left, everyone let out a sigh of relief.
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