Chapter One: Guygalos Mental Institution
By: SenlanPairings (For this chapter): Van/Fiona, one-sided Thomas/Fiona & Prozen/Hiltz.
Warning: This story includes Shonen-Ai (meaning male/male or homosexual relationship) and if you are a homophobic or something along the line, please direct your mouse to the green arrow button that says 'Back' on the upper left hand of your browser and click on it now. Or if you can't accept or stand the pairings stated, please follow the above instructions also. Read at your own risk, do not review or e-mail me saying I shouldn't be writing this because you don't like the idea of Shonen-Ai or any one of the pairings; you have been warned.
Disclaimer: The day you see Raven and Riece stuck inside a Mental Institution on TV, is the day I own Zoids.
Rating: PG-13
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Looking in the mirror, her pale fingers lightly brushed across the silver surface. She's accustomed to do this every morning now, staring at her own reflection, trying to work out why she's here...or more precisely, how she got in here.
Guygalos Mental Institution.
The bluenette has been living here for the past two years of her life, before that, it wasn't anything interesting, nothing worth mentioning. According to her psychiatrist (not like she needs her) Dr. Camford, she's in this asylum mainly due to mild depression and her sadistic views of life, she has her own thoughts, but can never seem to find a solution to problems that doesn't include other people's suffering.
She's quite well known in this place, they call her the Blue Devil, mainly because of the fact she prefers everything in her favourite colour. Also for the fact she enjoys giving people nightmares, or freaking them out by re-showing them their 'sad and miserable' memories.
Riece isn't exactly normal; sure, she's normal for a Zoidian, but not normal for humans. People knows she can read, control or even mutilate minds at her own free will, but none of them actually know how that's done, none of them except Raven, Hiltz and Prozen.
No last names.
Speaking of Raven, he's the closest thing to a friend she'll ever get, he's a Level Five Case, just one level above Riece, what she doesn't get is why people say they're mentally instable when they are clearly fine. Dr. Camford tries, but she's still a psychiatrist, and a human, she has no idea what's going on inside Riece's head half the time. She doesn't mind her though; at least she didn't get Dr. Alyssi-Lynette. As for Hiltz and Prozen, sometimes, she just doesn't want to admit she knows the two Severe Cases.
Anyway, her power mainly comes from her ability of being able to control blue mechanical bugs and her organoid partner, Specular. People here are afraid of her (save a few...different individuals), which just adds to her amusement as she toy with their minds. A lot of patients are getting worse due to her extra 'kindness', but no one could do anything about it.
She eavesdropped- she didn't just use that word did she? Oops, bad Riece, she meant to use overheard- Hermann, the Board Director talking to his secretary O'Connell a few days ago, they were discussing if they should transfer her from a Level Four Case to a Severe Case, but they decided not to in the end, not like it would make any difference, which is very true indeed.
Riece turned around then gestured Specular to follow, she walked out the door just as the breakfast bell went off.
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If there's one thing good about Guygalos Mental Institution, it's the food.
The ebony hair teen took his tray without a word, and walk over to sit down at a free table in the corner. Chunky mechanical sounds followed him, black metal glistening-his organoid Shadow trailed behind. Sipping his coffee, Raven took a quick glance at the long line and the kitchen.
He can see the chef-he vaguely remembers her name being Moonbay- and one of the security guards Irvine chatting along as she fills his plate with food. Shifting his glances, he saw Van Flyheit, another security guard, deeply engrossed in a conversation with one of the female psychiatrists, Fiona Alyssi-Lynette-at least he thinks that's what her name is anyway.
He doesn't like this place, in fact, he hates it, the only reason he ended up being here was because of his 'foster father' Prozen. At first he got dragged along by him when they informed the man that he is possibly mentally instable, which was all fine and dandy, until they announced they needed to check up on Raven too, just in case he was influenced by his 'foster father'. That's when all Hell broke loose.
They shoved him in to rooms with various and strange equipments, it was so pathetic, it got worse when they declared he is also in need of counselling (at which he jest), so now he's stuck in this place. He still remembers what Riece whispered in to his head with the raspy voice when he first met the bluenette with creepy green eyes as he walked through the doors.
Hello and welcome to Guygalos Mental Institution, you are officially imprisoned darling, probably for all eternity.
It wasn't after his psychiatrist; Leon Toros talked to him during their first 'counselling' session-that he found out why she was so surprised when he just gave her a death glare instead of freaking out. At first he didn't like her (well, he doesn't like anyone at first anyway) she's always annoying him on purpose-which unfortunately, did work-she even managed to slashed part of his coat with a dagger, the closest anyone has gotten near him.
Her 'sort-of-step-brother' Hiltz (as she put it) befriended Prozen faster than imaginable, and quickly developed a more than just platonic relationship; Raven found this out the hard way. He remembered that he was told to ask his 'foster father' to sign some stupid piece of paper at the time, and walked in to the room given a full-on view of them lip-locked, Prozen on top, with hands roaming around where they shouldn't be. But at least he didn't scream like a little girl, which to this day he was still grateful of.
Now, back to Riece. Because of Prozen and Hiltz's interesting relationship, which the whole institution soon know in less than a month, they often end up together in the same room during group therapy sessions. At first, they didn't even communicate at all (not including Riece's voice in his head), until when the psychiatrist (they get different ones each time for group therapy sessions, they're always from outside of the institution) asked them about what they thought of the two Severe Case's relationship.
So, what do you think Riece?
Look, Hiltz can be Prozen's little fuck toy for all I care, as long as it doesn't interfere with my life then I'm all right with it. Happy?
And Raven?
It's none of your business.
Now, now, please be corporative Raven...
Fine, if it'll shut you up. Prozen can love or fuck anyone and I won't give a damn, as if it'd make any difference, not like I have to live in the same room and listen to them make-out all night, no big deal. So are we done yet or have you got more pathetic questions to ask?
Their answer was identical, they exchanged a quick glance after the questions, and in that split second-they seem to have developed a mutual understanding. They started to have more verbal contact, nothing too dramatic, they don't mind having each other around. Riece became the only person who Raven would even consider to call a friend-but not the rainbows and kisses kind-just two people who can stand each other and don't mind sharing a little about things.
"BIT CLOUD!! GET BACK HERE WITH MY COOKIE!!" A shrill voice disrupted his thought like a single sharp bullet; he didn't even need to look up to see who it is. It's Leena Toros, his personal psychiatrist's younger sister. She's a Level One Case, just something about anger management, temper and stuff; Level One Cases are pretty easy to deal with for psychiatrists, but Level Two and above are big problems. They range from suicidal, split personality to depression and twists of minds, Raven have heard of a few rapists and necrophiles (who, in his opinion, are really sad people), Guygalos Mental Institution even have a few serial killers.
So to be honest, this place isn't exactly the safest, but he deals with it-he's not exactly a push over; Riece is never worried, her psychic abilities are already enough to scare their pants off, not to mention going near her.
"COME AT CATCH ME!!" In answer to the pink hair girl's scream, Bit Cloud shouted over his shoulder. Those two always gets in to arguments or fights, their bickering is ones shared between siblings, entertaining for many who enjoy a good laugh, but Raven finds them immature. Growls and chairs tumbling over can be heard, as Leena continues to chase Bit for her cookie, which he had probably already finished.
Why-good morning Raven.
The throaty voice echoed in his mind, if Raven didn't know better, or was someone like Alyssi-Lynette, he'd be screaming at the top of his lunges by now. But he knew better, and he wasn't Alyssi-Lynette, after all, it's only Riece.
"Hn." Raven didn't reply, instead, took a sip of his coffee. She set her tray down and sat opposite him.
"Mine, mine, aren't they the sweet couple." She said, her sight directed to the blonde psychiatrist and the dark-haired security guard across the cafeteria. "I heard they're engaged, planning to get married in four months time."
"Riece, don't tell me you want to take Alyssi-Lynette's place." He mocked sarcastically, taking another sip.
"Why? Are you jealous of Flyheit?" She retaliated with a smirk, adding sugar and milk in to the brown liquid.
"You wish Riece, you wish."
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Thomas Richard Schubaltz gawked, doing a perfect impression of a dead fish, as he relived inside his head the scenario that occurred just a few minutes ago.
Thomas...I want to ask you something...
Yes Miss Fiona?
Would you...would you...
Anything for you Miss Fiona!!
Would you be the best man for my wedding?
WEDDING!?!
Van and I would really appreciate it!! I'm getting married to Van in four months, and we both thought you'd be perfect, Irvine has already agreed.
If a wind blows through the room right now, Thomas would have doubled over, it seems like he has fossilized somehow, except session rooms don't have windows, in case the patient decides to jump out of it.
FIONA'S GETTING MARRIED!?!
"Thomas? Are you okay Thomas?" Fiona's concerned voice snapped him back to reality.
"Uh...sure Miss Fiona..."Thomas's smile was stiff, sweat drops started to form. "I...uh...better...go... now...Uh...because...Um... Karl's coming to visit in half an hour...YEAH!! Ha ha...ha...you know how important my brother's visits are to me... Uh...yeah...so....urn...BYE!!" He rushed off, and stormed in to his room.
"That was weird...?" Fiona was left standing there in a cloud of smoke, staring at a toppled over chair.
Inside his room, Thomas slumped down on to his bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
FIONA'S GETTING MARRIED TO VAN...FIONA'S GETTING MARRIED TO VAN...
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He tapped his pen impatiently on the diary he's meant to be writing in. According to his psychiatrist, expressing his depression and emotions in words are supposed to be another way of therapy. HA!! As if!! Life isn't that easy, and Vega knows that.
Vega Obscura is only thirteen years old, but amazingly calm and mature for his age, mostly because of the way he was brought up. His foster mother Sarah is also in this institution, she's a Level Four Case, and he's a Level Two Case. Apparently, she has had a bad influence on Vega, which he highly doubts, Sarah may be a little unstable, but Vega can tell by himself the difference between right and wrong.
Most patients in the Guygalos Mental Institution are pretty anti-social; he's one of them. There are only two other boys that he'd even consider to communicate with; one of them is Rudolph, a kid who witness his grandfather's death, and Jamie, a Level Three Case suffering from split personality. It's no surprise they are a little closer to each other than the rest, their age is quite close, and you really don't find many kids inside a mental institution. Jamie's fifteen while Rudolph is twelve.
They always have group therapy sessions together, even though they are on different levels, but their age difference is so minor, the institution has decided it'd be best if they have therapy sessions together. Theoretically speaking, therapy sessions should help, but Vega don't think it's working. He doesn't seem to be getting any better, neither are Rudolph and Jamie. As for his own foster mother Sarah, it's only gotten worse, she went from a Level Three to Level Four.
Frustrated, he wrote a simple line on to the white paper in black ink: 'nothing much has happened; maybe I should go see Sarah. –Vega'
Of course, he wasn't really going to see Sarah, or should he say, technically, the institution doesn't allow Vega to see Sarah, something about bad influences, again. It's no big deal, Vega still manage to meet her, like on Thursdays, they'd both accidentally arrive at the cafeteria an hour early, and on Sundays, Vega would coincidentally be sitting out in the gardens while Sarah comes out on her weekly free walk for an hour. They didn't arrange it; it's just an unconsciousness thing and a habit now.
But right now, he's bored. Rudolph is in therapy with his foster mother Viola (no, no, don't get it wrong, Viola's one of the female psychiatrist employed by the institution) and Jamie is talking to his dad in the visitor's lounge for an hour. So that leaves Vega nothing to do except go and find something to do.
Sighing, he threw the pen down on the table and head towards the door.
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Authoress's Note:
Okay, how's that for the first chapter? I hope you liked it. More pairings (I mean a lot more pairings) coming up later in the story, I'll state them at the start of each chapter. Please leave a review 'cause I practically worship them!! Be it flames or whatever, I don't really care.
Until next time!!
Senlan
P.S. I edited it a little bit...so may be a little different.