Mutant Battle Brawlers
- Mutant Academy
Runo felt her head throb. She opened her eyes, massaging her temple every now and then, and shock written all over her face as she looked at the sight in front of her. A mansion loomed all around her. A golden gate surrounding it, a pond filled with koi fish at the right and an enormous garden covered the location. Her mouth was agape as she watched it. The girl tried moving, but her legs were glued to the floor.
The scenery shifted and now she saw a girl standing in front of her. She looked at the infant; she must have been 8 years old at that time. Her big cerulean eyes were filled with such joy as she picked up different kind of flowers at the garden. Her sky blue hair held up in two pigtails and a little yellow dress flowing with her movements. Runo was about to call out to the girl but felt her throat clench. A couple approached the little girl with gentle smiles and praises for her. The girl without hesitation gave them the bouquet of flowers she was making, and the couple only hugged her in affection.
Runo was now in front of a conference room. A dozen of unknown men and women were all around her. She noticed the couple from before with the little girl and focused on them. Fear was beginning to gnaw at her stomach but she suppressed it. A known person made his way towards the family, an evil grin all over his lips. The jet-black haired only clenched her fists as she saw a younger version of Zenoheld Prince talk to the couple. The girl hid behind her mother's leg, her scared gaze shifting from place to place.
It was now replaced with a starry night's sky. The city of New York was being left behind as the gleaming lights engulfed the city. The little girl was now jumping from one plane's seat to the other, while her parents discussed in private. Runo turned and saw the inside of the plane. The family and another two people were the only ones in it. She felt her lips form into a tiny smile as she watched the girl drawing on a little notebook. Her gaze shifted to the adults. They all had frowns and scowls on their faces as they kept discussing something. The jet-black haired curious, approached them and just when she was about to get there a scream brought her out of her trance.
Runo turned and for an instant all she could see was yellow. A bright yellow light engulfing her until her surroundings disappeared. She blinked a couple of times and turned to see her surroundings. She felt her heart drop. The plane had crashed. Pieces of it where all around her, white snow melting away by the fire that had occurred. Her heart was hammering like crazy. She ran towards the fire without a thought, searching for the family of three. She found the two bodies of the other unknown people but she ran and kept on looking; seats thrown all around her, the wings of the plan broken to pieces. She wanted to scream. A wail made her stop and turn.
The little girl was in the middle of the fire. Her whole body was covered with ashes and scratches going up all over her arms. She was wailing at the middle of a ring of fire, seeming unaffected by it. Runo ran towards her and jumped into the ring without a second thought. She was about to scream out the girl's name but a sight made her stop. The girl's hands were completely covered in white scars. They went up all over her arms like snakes. Runo felt her hands tingle at the sight. She looked up and there she saw the couple. They were lying on the ground, a couple of feet away from each other, their faces expressionless. She expected them to move but they didn't, not once. And then a pool of blood was forming around their bodies.
The jet-black haired girl turned to the eight year old but she had disappeared. She tried calling out to her but stopped once she took a look at her hands. They were full of white scars. And blood, so much blood. Runo looked at herself and noticed she was inside the body of the little girl. A wave of emotions crashed over her and she couldn't help the tears starting to stream down her face. The bodies all around her, the plane crash, the pool of blood, the white scars, it was all too much. She clutched her head and fell to the ground as she screamed her lungs out.
Runo snapped her eyes open and the whiteness around her almost blinded her. She was still screaming, her body trashing against a soft surface. Her breathings were short and her heartbeat was faster than ever. Tears were still streaming down her cheeks as she kept on screaming. A loud beeping noise blared on the background but she was too distracted to notice it. What the hell was happening?
Her eyes adjusted to the light and she managed to take a look around. She seemed to be in some sort of nursery. She was lying down on a hospital bed and was surrounded by medic instruments. Her right arm was connected to an IV and a strange liquid seemed to come out of it. She was wearing some sort of light blue pajamas. Her throat was hurting and she stopped screaming, soft whimpers escaping her mouth. The images of what had happened flashed on her mind. The last thing she remembered was being shot by the MSU. She placed a hand over her heart and found a massive amount of bandages all over her right shoulder, covering her organ. She started to look around, panic crawling up over her body. She had been captured by the MSU. She had to get out.
Without thinking, she ripped the IV off her arm. Blood started coming out of her arm as she tossed the instrument far away from her. Her hair was all over the place, but she brushed it away furiously. The girl tried sitting up but her injury was stopping her from doing so. Runo breathed in and out, the sound of an alarm still blaring the background. She had to move fast if she didn't want anyone to find her. Biting down on her lower lip, she braced herself and pushed her upper body with all of her might. She felt a sting over her injury but once she managed sitting up she released a breath of relief.
Footsteps were heard right outside her door, and a shiver went down her spine. She didn't want to be here. She tightly gripped the handles of the bed as she pushed herself to a standing position. Her knuckles turned white from the effort and she couldn't help but to release a scream. Her legs gave out and she crashed right in to the floor. More hurried footsteps were heard and even some talking. Runo tried sitting up but her heart gave another painful sting. She felt tears prickling at her eyes once again. The girl held on to the handle of the bed for support, but her legs weren't responding. She screamed out in frustration and managed to kick another metallic table with multiple hospital instruments. Her arms were aching from the pain and soon gave out. Runo fell to the floor once more.
The girl let out another frustrated scream and turned to look at the fallen metallic instruments. She heard the sound of a door being opened and without thinking grabbed a small scalpel with a sharp edge at the top. The girl turned and held the instrument in front of her, as she held on to the edge of the bed. She must've looked pathetic, that much she knew but if the MSU had really captured her, she wouldn't go down without a fight.
A boy was now standing in front of her. He had a shocked look on his face as he noticed her. He seemed familiar somehow, the girl noticed. The boy looked no older than her, a little bit taller and with a more lean body. He had a mop of brown hair and a pair of reddish eyes. He was wearing casual clothing, a pair of dark blue jeans and black sneakers, a wine red shirt and a black jacket. The girl couldn't help but noticed the shocked look his eyes were having.
Runo didn't move from her position as she held the scalpel in front of her. She was panting from exhaustion but she had a scowl on her face as she looked at the person in front of her. The girl felt her injury start to sting a bit more and she fought the urge of dropping down her arm.
"You're bleeding" Was the first thing that came out of the boy's mouth. The girl quickly looked down to her clothes and found a red circle all around her heart, as it kept spreading. The visions from earlier flooded her mind, but she looked away, glaring at the guy.
"Is she alright?!" A feminine voice asked. The jet-black haired teen turned her eyes to the girl crossing the room in a few strides. She had long wavy orange hair and a pair of warm chocolate eyes. Her eyes widened in shock once she took in Runo's state. The orange head girl looked a little older than her. She was wearing a bright yellow sweater, a green skirt, a pair of brown flats and a white coat on top. Runo tried to push herself away from the redhead but her back collided with the bed frame.
"No you're alright!" The girl approached her carefully, taking a few steps in her direction "You're safe now! You'll be safe with us!" She tried taking another step but Runo pushed herself even further. Her injury started to sting even more "You're going to open up the wound again" The orange haired girl said with worry.
"You're lying" Runo's voice came out weak and raspy and the girl hated herself for it "I'll never be safe in this place" She felt helpless now. Her eyes were starting to water but she held on to the scalpel even tighter. Her hand started to tremble and she had to hold on to the instrument with both hands.
"No, no, no we're not going to hurt you" The girl said in a soothing voice. She knelt down in her place, not moving an inch closer to her. Runo gulped down her nerves but her hands were trembling more than ever "Just give me the scalpel and I'll treat your wound"
"Alice I think you need to sedate her" The boy said quietly but even Runo managed to hear it. She gripped to the scalpel tighter as a series of ideas popped up on her mind. Her eyes widened once she felt a tingle going down to her hands. It had been years since she had felt it, but now…
She bit on her lip as she thought of her options. Even if she did release it, she wouldn't be able to get that far. Her legs weren't responding and if she tried even standing up she knew she would bleed to death thanks to that. So that left her with two options; or get her wound treated and live the rest of her miserable life on an experimentation lab; or taking the easiest way out. Before she had noticed it, the scalpel was now pointing at her left wrist.
"Alice!" The boy shouted with urgency at the red head, but Runo ignored it and trusted the scalpel into her skin. Her eyes closed waiting for the blood to gush out from her wrist. But none of that happened. The jet-black haired girl slowly opened her eyes and found the instrument just a couple of inches away from her body. She tried moving her right hand but it was impossible. Unwillingly her fingers started to loosen up and eventually released the sharp scalpel. But the item didn't even touch the floor. Runo's eyes widened as she watched the scalpel float away from her grasp and land safely on the red head's hand. The girl had a concentrated look on her face, as she kept looking right at her. She released a breath of relief and Runo's right hand dropped to the floor.
"What were you thinking?!" The brunette angrily yelled at the jet-black haired teen. He looked furious, a scowl apparent on his face "That's it?! You just give up on everything-"
"Dan! Stop it!" The girl named Alice stopped him, sending him a glare. The boy only closed his mouth but his eyes were burning with frustration "She needs to rest! You're not going to be of any help if you lecture her!"
"Well what do you want me to do Alice?! She was about to kill herself!" He yelled back at the red head, while pointing at Runo. The jet-black haired girl clenched her fist as she sent the boy a glare.
"So what?! That's none of your business!" Runo shouted back at him. She instantly started coughing, from the amount of effort place on her throat. The girl even felt blood coming out from it. She only brushed it away as she continued to glare at the boy "If you think I'm going to let myself rot in this hell while you people experiment on me, you have another thing coming!"
"And what about your friend huh?! You were going to abandon him?!" The brunette shouted back as the redhead exclaimed him to stop once again. Runo's eyes widened as she remembered the past events. So they had captured Marucho as well? She had hoped that after she had been captured that the boy was at least able to escape, but now…
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?!" She yelled with all the force she could muster. Another coughing fit came and she even felt more blood dripping out from her mouth. She silently cursed as she wiped it away and tried to push herself from the floor.
"Nothing! Your friend is all right! You shouldn't try standing, your injury might open up!" Alice had a frantic look on her face as she approached the girl. She looked worried and if Runo knew her better she'd assumed she looked hopelessly lost. The boy didn't move from his spot a scowl still on his face.
"What did you do to Marucho?!" The girl shouted directly at the boy. He turned to look at her but his mouth kept shut. She was about to ask again when the sound of the door opening made her stop and turn. Her eyes widened once she saw the boy.
Marucho was standing just a few feet away from her. He had a bandage covering his right cheek but other than that he was fine. Well, he was looking more than fine; he was wearing different and more stylish clothing to what she had found him in. He had a pair of black jeans, a light blue shirt and over it a royal blue sweater, and a pair of brown shoes. He had this aura around him of happiness. The boy had a shocked expression on his face as he looked at her. And suddenly his lips broke into a smile.
"RUNO!" He exclaimed and before the girl could even register it, he launched himself at her, wrapping his arms around her body in a tight hug. The girl felt air leaving her body at the impact, but the relief and happiness inside her was overbearing. Marucho was mumbling a couple of 'You're awake' and Runo felt tears prickling at her eyes. She wasn't used to give or much less receive affection, but this boy whom she had just met was giving her exactly that. Without thinking it, the girl wrapped her arms around the boys back and returned the hug. She felt the boy tense for a moment before he relaxed into the embrace.
"I was so scared after you got shot" Marucho started saying in a trembling voice "I thought that you were dead for sure" His head was now resting at her left shoulder and Runo had her head on top of his.
"I will be the only one deciding how I die little man" She mumbled with a tiny smile on her lips. Then she pulled back and so did Marucho. His eyes were shinning with tears but he still had a smile on lips. Runo then gave him a pat on the head "I thought I had told you to run away though"
"I wasn't going to let you get caught!" He exclaimed and the girl only smiled.
"That's sweet but now I have to get us both out here" She turned to give a glare at the other two teenagers at the room. Both of them flinched at the act and a smug smile made her way to her lips.
"But Runo we were rescued by them" Marucho interrupted with a timid voice. Runo then turned to him with a confused face.
"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean" His voice started to falter with nervousness "I don't know if they explained to you already but they're not with the MSU or the experimenting labs" He sent a glance at the teens and then turned back to her with a serious gaze "I mean they healed all of my wounds and yours as well-" He stopped his sentence once he looked at the big red circle around her wound "You're bleeding!"
"No shit Sherlock" Was the only thing that Runo mumbled. She took a look at the wound. The red circle had spread even more and before she noticed the injury started to sting quite badly. She let out a hiss and bit on her lip, this was not the best time to be injured.
"You told me she was fine!" Marucho exclaimed as he turned to the other two teenagers.
"She was but she was moving around and her injury opened up" Alice tried to explain, unsure of what to do. She gave Runo a nervous glance but moved towards her nonetheless "Let me heal you and I will explain everything to you" She knelt down in front of her a serious expression now over her eyes "But you have to trust me and let me do my job"
"Why should I trust you?" The jet-black haired teen asked, as she pressed her right hand at the injury. More blood was coming out and she felt a little bit dazed.
"Because I trust them" Marucho said beside her. Runo turned to him quite surprised at how strong his voice sounded "Trust me they're good people, they helped us not getting captured by MSU and I think that's a lot considering they didn't even know us" The girl turned to look at the red head and the boy standing behind her. The chocolate eyed girl had a hopeful look on her face while the boy was still frowning, completely disagreeing on the idea of helping her.
"Alright then" She muttered in defeat "I'll let you help me but you have to explain what is going on" She gave one final glance at the brunette and frowned as well. She was quite sure he was going to be a handful.
"Yes! Thank you very much!" The red head exclaimed and basically launched herself in front of Runo. The girl almost jumped at the sudden action and now the red head had a serious look on her face.
"Dan I'm going to need you to place her in the bed" She stated without taking her eyes off her wound.
"Huh?! Why me?!" The brunette argued, a deeper frown forming in his face. Runo couldn't help but to do one as well. Suddenly she saw the medical instruments that were thrown on the floor being lifted up. She shot Marucho a nervous glance but the boy only gestured her to look back at the girl in front of her. She did and her mind finally made a click. Her eyes were full of concentration as the instruments moved upwards and were arranged in a neat line.
"You're-" The sentence died down on her throat as she felt a pair of arms encircling around her shoulders and her knees. Startled she turned to the person touching her. The brunette was still frowning but he still gently lifted her up with ease. She felt a sharp pain coming from her injury and she only bit down harder on her lower lip.
"You should've just lied down on the bed, idiot" The boy named Dan commented but avoided eye contact. He turned to look at Alice and once she gave him a nod, he gently placed Runo on the bed. She bit down a yelp of pain once her back hit the soft mattress but she felt a sense of relief flowing through her body.
"Now I'm going to have to open up the bandages to see how much do I need to patch up again, alright?" Alice said with a gentle but firm tone of voice. The jet-black haired girl only nodded and prepared for the worst. She felt a little sting on her right wrist and noticed that the red head had injected the IV once again. Suddenly an instrument was right in front of her. She took in a breath as it started to move her pajamas in order for Alice to get a better look at the injury.
"Seems like a few stitches managed to snap but outside of that you didn't damage the area too much" The girl commented. A sewing kit was now floating in front of her as a thread and a needle floated out of the container. She felt a sting as the needle entered her damaged skin and the thread passed right over it. And the process repeated.
"Okay, now explain" Runo managed to say between breaths. The needle was stinging way too much. It was a miracle she wasn't bleeding anymore as the thread made it's way on her injury. Marucho had made his way next to her bed and had a look of worry all over his face as he looked between her and the redhead.
"Well to put you at ease, you're not in an MSU camp nor are we related to them in any way" The redhead answered, her eyes never leaving the girl's injury "Let's say that you are in a safe place"
"There's no such thing as a safe place" Runo commented bitterly. She bit on her lower lip once again as the thread finished patching up her injury. The girl sighed in relief as the kit flew away from her face and was placed on the metallic table she had pushed.
"Well-" Alice looked uncomfortable as she tried to find the right words to what she was about to say, until the door of the room opened once again. Runo looked up to see an elderly man, entering the room in a wheelchair. He had gray hair all over his head and a pair of glasses over his closed eyes. The man was wearing a brown old suit and over it a lab coat and had a sweet smile on his lips.
"Ah I see our most awaited guest has finally woke up!" He said in happiness. The girl frowned at the man. He looked nice enough but she was still suspicious of his strange nature "Oh you don't need to be suspicious of me" He said with a straight face, making the jet-black haired girl almost jump in surprise "I'm just a simple old man"
"Ah grandfather!" The redhead exclaimed in surprise and she lost her concentration. Some of the instruments that were still floating came down to the floor with a crash. The girl had an apologetic look on her face "We were just about to bring them to you"
"Oh don't worry about it Alice dear" The older man sent her a smile "I suspected something like this would've happened so I decided to go on by myself" He laughed a little before adding "But do try to get a much strong hold on the items dear" The girl nodded eagerly, a blush dusting her cheeks from the embarrassment.
"Dan I thought you were still training with Shun, what happened?" The man turned to the brunette with curiosity. The boy immediately straightened up and erased the frown from his face. He started scratching his hair in a nervous manner.
"I was Professor Gehabic, but then I heard a loud noise coming from the room" The boy named Dan sent Runo a brief glance "So I decided to go and check it out" He looked away, focusing on the older man instead.
"Oh I see" The man said with a wicked grin as he turned his eyes towards Runo and Marucho "Well it seems like you want some explanations as to where you are and such?" The girl only nodded, not trusting her voice to talk.
"Alright then, to put you at ease, like my granddaughter here said, you are not in a MSU facility nor in a government one" He started saying "We are an academy with a goal of educating young users of the virus X on the use of their powers. We are also a group of mutants who are trying to seek peace with the human race" Runo only frowned at the statement "Here, mutants of all ages and places can find shelter and a home" He smiled kindly at them as he continued "We are the Mutant Academy and we help those denominated as 'mutants' by our society. We also rescue mutants in danger of being taken hostages either by scientists or the MSU. We strive towards the goal of peace between races I am Professor Michael Gehabic and I run this academy.".
The girl honestly wanted to laugh at the statement. She had heard rumors about this place in the past but she had never thought it had actually existed. Peace between races? As if. She knew that if any human would come face to face with an infected person they would turn away from them. She sent a look to Marucho. The blond had relief flooding all over his face. He had a small smile on his lips as he listened to the man. Well at least something good had come out of all of this nonsense.
"Are you amused by this Miss Runo?" The man's voice broke through her thoughts. She turned to look at him, quite startled at the question. He still had a gentle smile on his lips but the girl felt as if he was seeing right through her.
"Very much actually" She commented with a straight face and sighed, "So why help us? I mean you don't get anything out of all of this" It was true that she was indeed grateful to them. Hell if they hadn't rescued them Marucho would be in a scientific lab and she in prison most likely.
"Going against the MSU is quite satisfactory Miss Runo" The man said with an amused smile "And maybe we won't get something materialistic in exchange but helping is what we do after all" Runo only stared, quite confused at the man.
"So then, all of you are mutants?" She looked at the redhead and then at the brunette with suspicious eyes. If that were true, then it would explain the red head being able to manipulate objects.
"An academy for mutants run by mutants, quite ironic if I say so myself" The man chuckled and then asked "Now that I answered your questions, may I be able to see your powers, please?" He turned to Marucho with expecting eyes.
The blond did a little jump on his spot. He nodded eagerly and started to look around the room. There was a little glass with water resting at one of the bedsides. He closed his eyes and started moving his hands. Runo watched the water lift up the base and started transforming in different shapes. Suddenly it started to solidify, making it a ball of ice. The girl watched in surprise as the ball of ice started to melt and making turning into vapor. But before it was completed, the ball crashed down to the floor, the ice breaking into tiny pieces.
"Um sorry" He apologized and bowed "I'm still not very good at manipulating water in it's gas form" The blond gave the man a small grin, to which he responded by laughing with joy.
"That was very good Mr. Maruka!" He congratulated the boy, a bright smile on his lips "I'm sure that with practice you can improve your powers!" The boy then started fidgeting with his shirt, his face full of embarrassment. Then the older man turned to Runo. They started at each other for some time, the girl not understanding what the man wanted.
"What?" She voiced out her thoughts. The older man only chuckled a bit before speaking.
"If you're not uncomfortable by it Miss Runo, would you please show me your powers?" He asked with a bit of curiosity. The girl only tightened her grip of the bed sheets as she tried to remember how to breathe.
"I don't have any" She had repeated that sentence over and over again like a broken record. Runo knew the truth to that question but she wasn't about to let out her problems to a couple of unknown people. Marucho turned to look at her, curiosity and even questioning all over his face. She ignored it as she focused on the elderly man.
"Are you sure about that?" The man's voice rang in her head. Her eyes widened as she focused on the professor. He hadn't moved his mouth at all to speak but she was still hearing his voice "Sorry for intruding your thoughts, my powers get a hold of me every once in a while" He still had that peaceful grin on his lips.
"Get out" Runo said to the man with a little bit of force. The man only raised his arms, shrugging before chuckling once again.
"Sorry, like I said my telepathy sometimes gets a hold of me" He only laughed at the statement. The redhead girl only shook her head in a disapproving manner while the brunette smiled at the man's antics. "But you should be more true to yourself Miss Runo, who knows what you will find" He flashed that same grin and the girl couldn't help but to feel a relief flooding her.
She shook her head as if pushing the thought away. Did he know? Had he searched in her mind without her noticing? She bit on her lip as the questions flooded her mind. No one in here knew the truth. The only people who knew about her true nature were already dead, and she certainly didn't want to remember that. She sent the man a glance. He was still smiling peacefully at her. If he knew the truth, he would figure out who she was in a second. She didn't want to risk that.
"I don't have any superpowers" She repeated herself, trying to convince the man in front of her.
"Alright then Miss Runo" The elder only smiled and crossed his arms over his chest. The girl felt that he was still hiding something but she couldn't ask since she was doing the exact same thing. She shut her mouth and continued to stare at the professor.
"Okay so now that that's out of the way, I have an offer to make to you two" The professor had a smug smile on his lips as he stared at them. The red head sent a confused look to the brunette who in turn just shrugged. Runo only opted for a frown as she waited for the man to speak. "How about you two stay and live here?" In an instant the faces of everyone turned to shock and surprise.
"But grandfather-!" Alice said kind of distressed but the professor cut her off with a wave of his hand.
"Oh my dear Alice, having two more people won't hurt us!" He exclaimed and laughed merrily "The more the merrier!" The brunette boy turned to look at Runo, giving her a glare. She only rolled her eyes and focused on the elderly man. He was planning something, that much she knew, but what it was she couldn't tell.
"Oh yes! I would love to stay here!" Marucho had a bright smile on his lips as he kept nodding. The injured girl couldn't help a little grin forming on her face as well. At least the blonde had found a place to stay after all.
"Then its settled Mr. Maruka, you can stay with us as much as you want!" The professor chuckled again. Then he turned his closed eyes towards Runo "How about you Miss Runo, would you like to stay?" There was a tiny bit of hope on his tone of voice, but the girl already knew the answer to the question.
"As tempting as it is, I can't stay here" She spoke with decision as any traces of joy on her face were replaced with seriousness "Although I'm grateful for your help, I can't accept your offer but I do hope you can take good care of my friend here" Marucho was looking at her with sad eyes now.
"Well I thought you would say something like that Miss Runo" Professor Gehabic sighed in a dramatic but a smile still on his lips "But I'm afraid that I can't let you leave, specifically you Miss Runo" It was the girl's turn to scowl, a vein popping on her forehead.
"And why's that, I thought this was an offer?" She grumbled out the question, already making plans on her head as to how escape the Mutant Academy.
"Well for starters the police and MSU are now frantically looking for you after the scene from a few days ago and if anyone finds out you're here we could get in serious trouble" She silently cursed. The girl had been out the police's sight for years now and with the new incident she would be chased everywhere she went. "After all you're a wanted criminal and if the news hear about this, it could be bad reputation for us mutants" He added with a final tone on his voice.
"Well I'll be careful enough not to get caught" The girl suggested "I been out of their watch for more than eight years, I think I can handle it"
"As tempting as it is Miss Runo, I can't risk the lives of my fellow students here" He nodded "So you'll have no choice but to stay here for the time being, until the waters have died down about you" The girl only bit on her lip, completely disagreeing on the choice. The man only laughed at her reaction "Don't worry about it. We'll make you feel welcomed here" She only gave him a forced smile and crossed her arms across her chest, a familiar tingling going down her arms.
"Well that's it for today, you'll be staying in this room for the time being Miss Runo, until your injury is healed completely" The elder man turned his chair around and started moving towards the exit "Alice would you be a dear and accompany Mr. Maruka to his room please, I have matters to discuss right now." He exited the room but before leaving turned to the jet-black haired teen and the blonde "If you need anything please let me know, I'll see you later!" With a brilliant smile the man was gone out of sight.
"Sorry about that um…Runo" The red head added with nervousness on her voice "I show you to your room once your injury is healed, I'll come see you tomorrow to keep a check on it" She gave her a kind smiled and bowed. Then she turned to Marucho, smile still on her lips "Are you ready to go Marucho?"
"Oh! Yes!" The blonde was taken out of his thoughts. He sent Runo a worried look but the girl only ushered him to follow the girl. He gave her one last look as he exited the room, worry and concern still etched on his face.
"Looks like we're stuck with you" A voice with annoyance announced. Runo turned to the brunette boy, scowl on her face. The boy only glared back and scoffed at her "I still can't believe you dragged us all into this"
"Well then you should've left me back there" She said without missing a beat "It could've been easier for you and for me" The boy turned to her, fire burning in his eyes.
"Yeah maybe we should have, not even a thank you we get from you" He rolled his eyes and walked faster towards the exit of the room. Runo only glared at the back of his head, already annoyed with his attitude. He gave her one last look as he exited the room and walked away from her. The girl released a frustrated scream as she threw one of her pillows towards the door. Nothing happened, but she still felt the frustration burning on her body. She had been dragged into something she was sure she didn't want to take a part of, but what could see do now? Her eyes snapped shut as she tried to think of a way to escape the academy without anyone knowing. She would have to explore it before taking her plan in action.
The familiar sensation went over her arms again. In a flash she opened her eyes and looked down at her arms. Her heart started beating faster as she kept looking at it. She hoped what she had been feeling were just plain illusions, her mind playing tricks on her. Why would they appear again now? Suddenly a flash of light danced across her hands. Gasping loudly the girl, slapped her wrist with such force that a red mark had been left behind. Gulping down her nerves, she waited for another light but nothing appeared. Finding it difficult to breathe Runo kicked away the sheets that covered her body.
"This isn't happening" She started whispering to herself "Not again, please" She hugged herself and brought up her knees to her chest, as she tried to calm down her racing heart. The girl was too concentrated on calming down that she didn't even notice another flicker of light dancing across her arms.
If Dan could describe what he was he feeling he would say he was annoyed. No, scratch that, he was frustrated. He was walking through the many halls of the Mutant Academy late at night, messing up his hair even more. He let out a frustrated sigh as he crossed his arms over his chest and continued to walk towards his own dormitory.
Damn that girl.
He had to admit though, when he first saw her fighting against the MSU soldiers with just a plasma gun, he was impressed. The image of her being shot in the heart was still present on his mind. The boy remembered clearly how in that moment him and Alice rushed into action. The blonde had gone into a state of shock, trying to wake up the fallen girl but it was all in vain. The brunette had really believed she was dead after that deadly shot. When the MSU retired Alice confirmed that she in fact was still alive. With no time to waste he picked her up and took both of them to their facility.
He bit on his lower lip. Then seeing her like that, fallen down on the floor with just a scalpel to defend herself. He had been shocked to say the least. But seeing at how early she was about to give up on her life, made his blood boil. Sure who was he to judge on what the girl did with her life, but still he couldn't help but feel frustrated at her attitude. 'Just calm down dude, this isn't helping at all' He chanted in his mind, trying to calm down his burning hands.
And not even a thank you from her. They had just saved her freaking life and she wasn't even thankful for it! And to top it all of, apparently she was a wanted criminal. The kind of people Professor Gehabic let in left him with quite a surprise. The brunette was actually impressed the elder man had insisted and won to let the girl stay. Though he suspected she would try to break out as soon as possible. He ruffled his hair once again, stopped and turned to open the door of his room, until something caught his eye.
"I thought you were already sleeping Shun" He turned to give his best friend a wide grin. A boy a year older than him appeared from the shadows, a small smile gracing his lips. He had short raven hair that reached his shoulders and a pair of golden eyes. He was a head taller than him and with a more toned body.
"I was waiting for you, Professor Gehabic asked me to give you this" The boy said as he gave Dan a big manila folder. With curious eyes he took it in his hands and started to inspect it. It had a big sticker up on front that said 'CLASSIFIED' with red bold letters. Ignoring the warning the brunette opened the folder and skimmed over the pages. There were a bunch of papers and photos of a family of three were clipped at the top of the pages. He noticed that there was a blond man, a woman with long wavy dark blue hair and a kid that seemed to be eight with bright blue hair. Dan's face turned into a frown once he saw the pictures of the family after they were dead. Apparently they had gotten themselves into a plane crash along with two other people. He closed it with a sigh.
"And what exactly does he want me to do with it?" He asked not amused at all. The brunette made a little pout on his lips. He wasn't good at any investigating stuff, fighting and tracking down the bad guys were more of his thing.
"He wants you to take on the case, and somehow I was dragged into this too" The other boy only sighed and crossed his arms over his chest "He says that is it urgent that we take a look on the case" The brunette was already groaning in protest.
"Why do I always get the boring ones?" He whined quietly, his best friend only giving him a dry look "Shouldn't this be taken to the Investigation Team?"
"The professor insisted that we both take a look at it. He doesn't want to drag in a lot of people" Shun shrugged and gave his friend a pat in the back.
"Ugh I hate when he is like this" Dan groaned but still tucked the folder under his arm "Have you investigated anything yet?" The raven-haired boy nodded.
"The couple were senators some years back. They had a daughter of eight years or so. They died in a plane crash just about ten years ago. Apparently they were in favor of the Law of Mutant Rights back then and some say they were murdered because of it. The bodies were properly buried and such, you know the usual drill" He finished explaining with a wave of his hand.
"And what does the professor wants us to do with it?" Dan scratched his hair in a confused manner.
"Well he didn't exactly tell me, but from what I had just searched apparently the girl's body wasn't found after the plane crash" He shrugged his shoulders "I think the professor believes she is still out there"
"But what difference would it make to have her alive or not?" The brunette really hoped he could convince the professor to give the case to someone else.
"We'll have to find out I suppose" Shun yawned and with a wave of his hand, he turned around and left in the direction towards his room. Dan only waved back as he watched his friend go. He frowned in annoyance. It hadn't been his best day at all. With another sigh, the boy opened the folder once again and opened the section dedicated to the eight year old girl. She had a bright smile etched on her lips and her eyes were wide open. He frowned as he inspected the pair of eyes. They had a peculiar color to them but he couldn't quite place his finger on it, but they definitely looked familiar. An image of the injured girl popped up on his mind, and he felt even more frustrated. Her eyes were similar to the kid, but the girl called Runo had a more dull and lifeless aura around them. Dan focused on the name of the eight year old.
'Miku Kisami' was printed on bolded letters next to her photo. A strange name for a strange girl, but nonetheless he couldn't help but to smile back at the picture. He hoped the girl was alive, such innocent person with so full of life. It would be heartbreaking to find that she was buried seven feet down in earth along with her parents. Dan counted the years; if the accident had happened when she was just eight, then if she were alive she would have eighteen years old. The brunette only shook his head and entered his room. He could think about that later during the week. What he needed at the moment was a goodnight's sleep.
LIST OF SUPERPOWERS:
- Alice Gehabic:
Telekinesis
- Michael Gehabic (Professor Gehabic):
Telepathy
Hey guys! I actually found the time to update this story! I'm actually super excited for where the story is going so far, I hope you are as well! And let me just say that for some chapters Dan and Runo will bicker quite a lot since they started off on the wrong foot on this story hehe Also in this one I'll try to use other character's POV so we don't get in Runo's the whole story, and I'll see how that works out for the plot and everything. Poor Runo, the suffering will only get worse from here on out (pray for her haha) and I'm going to leave you with the mystery of the girl but I'm pretty sure you guys will be able to solve it, along with Runo's true nature.
A head's up, I don't know when I'll be able to update the new chapter for this story since school is basically drowning me in work and I'm working on the next chapters of ABHS, but I'll try to do it as fast as I can. So for the meantime, please enjoy this chapter and I hope you are liking the story so far! If you have a question or a comment you can leave a review or PM me whichever you prefer! Have a great week!
Ps. Yes the couple from the pub where actually Dan and Alice (yay!) Also I still haven't revealed Dan or Shun's powers haha let me know your theories of what powers do you think they possess.
