Disclaimer: so annoying… anything copyrighted doesn't belong to me. now repeat that 100x.
Author's note: it's gonna be a series… there will be lemon(s) later on… gotta thank Astraea for her inspirational stories and Ennui for emailing back and reviewing the non-NC-17 parts lol… anyways, I tried writing in past tense but my present tense habit kicks in, so don't flame me over tenses. Yeah and mean thoughts.
"Horrid little beast." A voice whispers. You pretend to be normal, but I know you are not.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Another voice asks.
"Shh. It might hear you Lorenzo."
"For Hyne's sake, what are you talking about Maxwell?" Has he gone mad?
The man named Maxwell grunts. "Don't let it hear names, fool." The idiocy of Lorenzo!
"Maxwell, what's going on? It's just a monster. It won't understand human language."
"Shut up." The succinct words end with quiet. I can finally hear myself think.
Maxwell shuffles around, scribbling on a clipboard. "Fascinating," he mutters to himself. "Absolutely mesmerizing."
Lorenzo peers over Maxwell's shoulder, his drooping chin jutting out sharply. "Something's happening," he tells himself. "Maxwell is acting strange, suspicious." He looks into the cage and then shrugs. "Good Hyne, what is it doing?!" Is it doing what I think it's doing?
Excited, Maxwell presses his face against the metal bars and yanks it back five seconds later, yelling in pain. Lorenzo pulls him toward him and begins to scream from shock. Maxwell's eyeballs are lying against his sallow cheeks, the connecting tissue tiny threads suspended from the eye sockets.
Maxwell yells over and over, clutching at his now loose eyeballs, blood everywhere. "The pain!" He says it repeatedly, jerking his head back and forth.
Sickened, Lorenzo turns around and places his fingers in his ears, shuddering. "Calm yourself Maxwell!" He says over his colleague's yelling.
"Kill it! Lorenzo, kill it!" Maxwell screeches as he rolls on the floor. Hurry, you fool, kill the damn thing!
"Why? It's acting strangely and we need it alive to study it!" Lorenzo protests, surprised. What's wrong with him?
Maxwell howls like a wolf. "Kill the beast! I regret ever seeing it! Damn the Blitz, damn! Lorenzo- what are you waiting for? Kill it!" He pounds the floor. "I can't see anymore, cast Death on it, you rigid fool!" Damn you, Lorenzo, kill the fucking thing!
Fumbling, Lorenzo hurries over to the cage and tries to cast, to find out he's been silenced. "Good Hyne! I've been silenced Maxwell! What the hell is going on?" He then lets out a shrill scream when he sees the dark figure of Death and its blade hovering in front of him. "Maxwe-" His scream is cut off as a blade whisks in the air and then red splashes forth. The tiny room becomes silent except for the occasional whimpering of a blinded man.
***
"A scientist was found murdered and another blabbering gibberish in Esthar? And the local authorities have not placed him under surveillance in a hospital? They left him alone in the building?" Quistis asks, skeptically. Of all places, Esthar? That high-and-mighty city, a mystery still unsolved? This whole thing is suspicious.
Cid nervously clears his throat. "Yes. We believe dark forces are involved and have decided to send a group of elite SeeDs to examine the scene. Squall, Zell, Irvine and Selphie have already gone off on a mission in Dollet. We have decided to send them in as Team Beta, if it will be needed. You will be the leader of Team Alpha, with Rinoa. Debrief events each night with Xu. She will later provide you with the necessaries."
Rinoa smiles at her teammate. "I guess we're going to have to check out the place. Don't you think it's gonna be hard to talk to a crazy guy?" What if he tries to attack us?
Quistis nods calmly, pretending. "Maybe he's seen something strange."
"I was hoping you would," Cid answers unprofessionally. Please?
"Sure. I'd love to show Squall how I can handle a mission," Rinoa answers happily while playing with her black hair.
Shrugging, Quistis nods. "This 'mad' scientist, is he still in there?"
"He refuses to move. Seeing as this may be a growing threat to the world, I've personally decided to send in SeeD." Cid responds tensely.
"Alright then. When do we leave?" the blonde-haired woman asks.
"Tomorrow at 0900 hours. There will be a vehicle to take you and Rinoa to the outskirts of Esthar. Lonely place, but the monsters are rare. I take it you both fully understand your mission's requirements?" Cid asks.
Both Quistis and Rinoa nod.
"Excellent, you two are dismissed."
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