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Chapter 4 The Science of Our History
Claire returned the smile with a dazzling one of her own, as the portal closed and locked behind her. Her cheeks reddened slightly as she blushed as she approached Myrnin, she noticed his eyes roamed over her body, with a hint of longing and desire before returning his gaze to her eyes. She noticed that Myrnin was wearing a dark green silk shirt and black jeans and everything was buttoned in the right order. What really surprised her was that he was not wearing any of his usual footwear. No bunny slippers, no pirate boots, no not even his flip flops, no instead Myrnin had on military grade jump boots, (the kind used in the U.S. airborne rangers academy and jump school). He was leaning lazily against a lab table with two cups of coffee and box of doughnuts.
Claire walked over and stood close to Myrnin, a few more inches and he probably would not be able to refrain for kissing her. Feeling the warmth coming off her body and seeing her in dress brought so many memories back, and one of them was how he acted around her. So as the gentleman she deserved, Myrnin picked up a coffee and offered it to her as well as the box of doughnuts. Reaching for the coffee Claire graciously thanked Myrnin and looked over the doughnuts, before choosing the glazed twist. Myrnin placed the box on the lab table and picked up his coffee and walked of to his little invention setting on the floor in the middle of the lab.
Claire took a few bites of her doughnut when she thought of something, and turned to the table a looked inside the doughnut box. She was stunned, every doughnut was her favorite, right down to the chocolate creamed filled e-clair. Then looking down at her coffee, she took a few tentative sips, Myrnin had stunned her again, the coffee was exactly the way she liked it. Little coffee and a lot of sugar and french vanilla cream. She turned and looked over at Myrnin, who was looking at a metal box on the floor with cutest pout on his face. Claire had an overwhelming urge to run over and give him a hug, to console him and hold him till he was happy again. So she did what she did best, she put her food down and walked over to him and place a soothing hand on Myrnin's arm. Shane and the hurt that he has caused her were pushed to the back of her mind as she focused on helping a friend with a problem. Trying to look into Myrnin's eyes Claire spoke softly to him.
"What's wrong Myrnin?" As if he had forgotten she was there, slowly he turned his head to gaze into the sympathetic and understanding eyes of the most beautiful young lady that has captured his heart. Speaking with a voice full of hopeless sadness, Myrnin replied.
"I'm sorry my dear, I had everything planned around this device and it doesn't even work?" Slowly looking down at the metal box again and sighing heavily Myrnin seemed truly disappointed. His plan to woo Claire was futile without the aide of the box.
Smiling, Claire was excited that they had a project to work on. Leave it to Myrnin to give her some distraction from her own problems for a while. Reaching out and touching Myrnin's cheek furthest a way from her to pull his attention back to look at her so she could talk to him. She liked it when they spoke to each other rather than at each other.
"Myrnin, it is okay, we are scientist we can work on it and get it running. Come on this is going to be fun. This will be great! Let get started." Myrnin looked into Claire's eyes and seen that hers shined with excitement and enthusiasm. This is all second nature to Claire, the comforting, the willingness to help others and the scientist side as well. He was always in awe of her, she was amazing.
Her enthusiasm was rubbing off onto him and he started smiling his mad genius smile, and in return Claire's smile got even bigger. "Okay let's do this, and when we finish maybe you can tell me more about Robin hood." Claire was bending over to retrieve the box and carried it over to a lab table, so she hadn't seen the devilish smile that appeared and quickly disappeared from Myrnin's face as he watched Claire bend over instead squatting in the dress. The view to say the least still pleasing for him.
Claire placed the box on the table a quickly went to the other end of the lab to get their tools and other things they made need leaving Myrnin to disassemble the box. They worked constantly for a half an hour before, Claire asked,
"What is this box suppose to do anyways?" She kept soldering not stopping to except once to use the toilet. When she realized that Myrnin had not answered her she repeated her question. It only took three more times of asking before Myrnin finally answered her.
"Well, it's like the device that gave Ada and now Frank an image of a body. It is like a projector of sorts. I don't know what you called it but the image is suppose to surround the people like they are actually in the picture." As Myrnin answered Claire he had continued to work like she was doing. He enjoyed the fact that they both shared the passion of science, and could do it in their sleep most likely. They worked hard and continuously throughout the day and into the late night hours before putting in the last piece. Myrnin as vampire seemed a bit winded, and knew if he felt like that than Claire, his sweet, sweet, Claire must be exhausted.
Straightening up, Myrnin turned to see that his lovely assistant had fallen asleep after finishing the last repairs to the final component to the box that should make it work. He gently picked her up and cradled her close to his body as he carried her to the portal that opened in to her bedroom. Myrnin gently pulled the covers back on her bed and softly laid her down he removed her shoes, but that was as far as he as a gentleman was willing to go. He covered her with the blankets and looked at her sleeping face.
Myrnin watched his love sleep, longing for the day she would do that next to him in bed. She is so peaceful and beautiful, even with the black smudge streak across her forehead and the dirt splotches on her cheek and chin she was even more beautiful than any mode or any noble woman, even Amelie. Smiling as he remembered the sight of her as she came into the lab today. She wore a pretty dress that complemented her physique and she looked absolutely breathtaking. He stared down at her for few seconds more before placing a soft kiss to her lips. Standing up and heading back to the lab, Myrnin stopped and looked back at Claire and whispered to her.
"Goodnight and sweet dreams my love." Then he turned to quickly leave, as he stepped through the portal he heard Claire softly and sleepily reply back.
"Goodnight Myrnin, and sweet dreams to you, and keep my heart safe for it is with you" Shock and disbelief for what he heard ran rapid through his hoped that his mind did not play a cruel trick on him, he hoped that what he heard was not a figment of his longing imagination. The words she spoke were the exact words she has told him through out their centuries of love. Deep down he knew that she had spoken those words to him. She may have been asleep, but she did speak them, they were not of his wishful thinking. Knowing that gave him more of a reason that had to get this box working again. He had to try to get her back from that boy as if that was not motivation enough.
Myrnin walked over to the table were Claire had been working a picked up the last component, looking it over throughly, not that he did not trust her but she had been working on this piece for a while. Satisfied that she had done another excellent job he started to turn and take it to the box when he noticed a note attached to some other parts. Snatching up the note he read Claire's words.
"Myrnin, if you find that after trying to turn on the machine that it still does not work try adding these parts to the box I have drawn up a blue print for you if you are not sure where to put them. I think it was a waste of time, because I know you were only testing me to see if I knew what to do, but here you go see you tomorrow. How about seven a.m., I'll make breakfast. Call my cell phone first, okay! Your apprentice, Claire. P.S. You owe me some answers about Robin hood. I think I earned them."
Myrnin was smiling after reading Claire's note, she was so naive. She thought that this was all a test, but he really did need her help. He absentmindedly sniffed the paper that still held Claire's lovely and intoxicating scent. Sighing yet again, Myrnin took all the parts to the machine along with Claire's blue prints and set out finishing the box. He knew Claire would be right, so he added her extra parts before turning it on. Once finished he stood up a stepped back looking at the completed project. He decided to run a few tests actually starting it for the first time without Claire present, just in case something happened.
After the box was running it's program for three hours straight with out any problems Myrnin was satisfied with the outcome, which is so much better than he could imagine. With Claire's modified parts and components everything seem so realistic. He turned off the box and feeling quite ecstatic and happy, Myrnin set out on his next task, cleaning up the lab and himself once again and finding something else nice to wear for Claire. It almost seems like he was getting ready for a...oh what do they call it? Oh yes, a date! He felt so nervous like this is his first one, heck he has been alive for two thousand years, but she is the only one to ever bring the innocent boy out in him. Ever.