Marly P.O.V.
Marly slowly opened his eyes. His head was throbbing. As he looked around, he saw some men in white coats, turned towards a large screen with characters on it that Marly couldn't make out. His eye lids felt so heavy. When he let out a breath, he saw the bubbles rise above his head. Then he realized that he was in a tank. Marly tried his best to see through the thick glass, but he could barely make out anything on the other side. His efforts to stay awake were futile, for a few seconds later, he was out cold.
Even P.O.V.
"Shit. Shit. Shit," Even cursed under his breath as he got closer to the "abandoned building". "I knew I should have followed that idiot."
Just as he approached that black building, Even heard two voices and hid behind the nearest tree.
"You know, Aeleus, I said I'd blame you and I do blame you."
"It wasn't my fault, Dilan; they accepted the sample didn't they? They just didn't think we brought back enough samples," Aeleus said.
"Non-the-less," Dilan persisted, "we are stuck back at guard-duty."
"All I can say is- it wasn't my fault," Aeleus said as he turned forward again.
"Damn," Even whispered. "How am I supposed to get past them? The scientists aren't even supposed to be remotely around this place."
After a few minutes, Even still hadn't figured out how to deal with the guards. Good thing he didn't have to, for the door had opened behind them and out came a man with long black hair in a gray suit with a red scarf around his neck. He looked as though he was going to kill someone (and with the guns in his hands, he actually could).
"B-Braig!" Dilan said as he backed away from the doors and bowed his head. Aeleus did the same.
"Well, because of you two morons, I had to feel the higher-ups' wrath," Braig said.
"Uh…"
"Don't 'uh' me! Because of you two-" Braig held up his guns.
While Aeleus and Dilan were busy begging for their lives, Even took the chance to sneak around the three and through the doors. Just as Even slipped into the building, Braig turned his gun around and (without hesitation) shot at the wall that Even stood behind. That wall, however, was strong enough to stop the bullets from going through him (though it did leave a dent in the wall). Braig then quickly walked over to the doors and looked inside the building, ever so slightly. He saw nothing but darkness.
"Braig? What is it?" Dilan asked as he lifted his head.
"Nothing. I just thought I heard something."
Marly P.O.V.
As Marly opened his still heavy eyelids, he was in the same container and the people in the white coats were still looking at the giant screen. This time, however, Marly could just barely here what they were saying.
"We need to…. the subject or else…. and they won't be happy…."
"What?" Marly thought. "What do they need to do me?"
Then one of the men walked over to the tank.
"Oh good…. you're awake…" said the man.
"Where am I?" Marly tried to say, but it just came out as bubbles.
"It's ok…. safe place… take care of you…"
Marly raised his hand to the tank's glass and pressed against it.
"I want to leave this place," Marly thought.
The man just looked at Marly and then wrote some things down on his clip-board. Just as Marly was about to pass out again, a loud siren went off. Through the thick glass, Marly see a flashing red light in the corner of the large room. The two men started to panic.
"Intruder… premises… authorized personnel….. Repeat….."
Marly looked towards the door to the large room and saw about 10 guards burst through the doors and surround the 2 men. The guards took a stance as if to guard the scientists.
Even P.O.V.
"Damn it," Even cursed under his breath as he ran down the long hallway. He had just gotten away from the 2 guards outside and Braig, to encounter three more guards on the inside of the building. One of the guards had pulled a switch on the wall and the siren sounded. Even ran away as fast as he could and it looked as though he had just lost them. Even stopped at the corner of the hallway and peeked around the corner. There was a large group of guards that seemed to be protecting something, walking down the opposite hallway. Then he heard someone on the inside of the circle shout-
"Wait! Wait! My subject's still inside the laboratory!"
"Sorry, sir, we were ordered to move you and the other researcher to a safe place. After the intruder is dealt with, you can return and continue with your research," said one of the guards.
The scientist must have found this sufficient because he quieted down after that. After the guards had passed, Even quickly went to the laboratory and slipped through the door before it had closed and locked. As Even let the door shut behind him, he looked around the large room. He saw a large tank with the familiar pink hair floating around it. Even hurried over to the computer screen and began to type on the extensive keyboard, and eventually Even broke the code. The tank slowly slides down into the floor, releasing the liquid along with a soaked Marly. Even caught Marly before he hit the floor.
"Even?" Marly croaked.
"Don't talk," Even snapped as he took off his white coat and put it around Marly's shoulders to cover what the small paper dress didn't. After that Even picked Marly up and left the building (all the guards seemed to be outside, so they left through the janitor's backdoor).
As Even walked through the thresh hole of the small apartment, he gently put Marly on the couch. Even left and returned within seconds with clothes in his hands.
"Here," Even said as he handed them to Marly. "They're a bit small for me but they should fit you."
Marly then got up from the couch and went to the bathroom to change. When he came out, he was wearing Even's old light brown, long-sleeve t-shirt and some long jeans. They just barely fit the small boy (if you exclude the small portion of his left shoulder that the shirt didn't cover). The boy just looked down at the floor.
"What's wrong?" Even asked.
"Why?"
"Hm?"
"Why are continuously helping me?" Marly nearly yelled. "I mean, first you help me in the park, then I get a fever and you take care of me for two days, and now you save me from that laboratory! What, do you get some sick satisfaction for helping a kid you barely know, or is this something you do every other week?"
Even stood up from his seat on the couch and walked over to Marly. Marly slowly began to back away but Even kept moving forward. Marly took small steps back until his back was against the wall.
"Why, you ask?" Even said as he put his hand on the wall next to Marly's ear. "I think I finally know why."
Even leaned in closer to Marly.
"He's teasing you, just like last time," Marly thought. "Only teasing."
This time, however, it wasn't just a tease, it was real.
Even had pressed his lips against Marly's.
A kiss.
