Two things: one, this is my first fanfic, and two, I have respect for Lauren, so I'm trying not to make her too evil-sounding. But doccubus is banned from this story, sorry, valkubus only. Anyways, enjoy!
All that was, was the breathing. It was the only thing that was. Breathe was all that she heard. In and out, inhale, exhale, mechanical and in control of her whole body. The breathing sounded raspy and thick, as if labored by sickness. It came in short spans, like a great deal of effort was being expended just to force the simple task. It was all she had. It was her life-force, and she focused on this. She had to keep breathing, it was all she had. She had to keep breathing.
Light shone down on the specimen in front of the doctor. Shadows danced around the room as she moved around the table. Tools and other machinery sat waiting around the dim room, currently unused. But by the time she was done with this specimen, they would all have to be put to use.
The table was cold and metal, and a girl was laying face-up in the center. Heavy, wet breaths came from her open mouth, and her chest heaved up and down.
The doctor was surprised and impressed she had made it through another one of her tests with only a collapsed lung. She showed great progress and resilience and she felt a surge of determination to keep this one alive.
The doctor took a syringe from the tray on a small stool next to the table, and rolled the girl onto her stomach. Her limp body complied, allowing the doctor to see the skin on the back of her neck. She inserted the tip expertly into the girls spinal cord, taking some fluid. She then took a new syringe and turned the girls arm, exposing the already bruised skin from past extractions. She took a small amount of blood, and transferred each fluid into it's own test tube.
With the tubes in hand, the doctor walked over to a desk adjacent to the only door. A microscope and a clipboard full of papers were sitting on the desk, and the doctor prepared two slides for each fluid.
Sliding the first into place, she sat down. She turned on her voice recorder, and started to document her findings.
"Dr. Lauren Lewis, experiment 124, extraction 27. Spinal fluid."
She looked at the cells through the microscope.
"Cells appear to be experiencing no irregular patterns or mutations. Cellular state stable and reproduction rate normal."
She slid the slide out of the microscope, and set the second in place.
"experiment 124, extraction 28. Sanguine fluid," she said as she adjusted the lenses.
Looking down into the scope, she was shocked at what she found.
"Cells experiencing major shift in growth rate, expanding not only number but in size. Heightened mitosis rate to help revive the lung. Extraordinary rate pattern!" She exclaimed excitedly.
Too engulfed in her work, the doctor didn't notice the rising tempo of beeps on the heart monitor, or the noises increased my the girl gasping behind her.
"Hey doc, bet you thought I couldn't make it through that one. But let me tell you, this bitch is resilient."
Lauren jumped then smiled as she turned to see the teen staring intently at her from her position on the table.
"Yes, yes you are. You never seem to cease to amaze me...or to remind me of her." She said the last sentence quietly, causing the girl to raise her eyebrow.
"What was that?"
"Nothing, nothing. Let's get you to sleep," Lauren said quickly, angry her emotions had slipped into her work.
She inserted a clear fluid into the girls arm. Before slipping into unconsciousness, the teen gave her a long, doubting glance before fadin into sleep.
The doctore signaled the guards outside the door to come take the sleeping girl back to her room. She packed away her things from the desk, cursing under her breath at the comment she had made to the girl.
This is a job, Lauren thought, I have no time to get attached to anything. I have responsibilities to tend to, and experiments to conduct. It is my duty.
She tucked away the last paper as-a-matter-of-factly and headed out the door without taking a backwards glance.
This was only a job.
So I hope you enjoyed this, new chapters coming soon. Reviews would be awesome!