To Choose Between Matters
CH.8 part 2
*Most characters in this story belong to the band Steam powered giraffe and neckreductionsurge-ry
It only took Hare a couple days to figure out The Skull had brought Brianna to the manor. One The Skull was sneaking food from the kitchen and two he seemed slightly off kilter. Usually by now The Skull would have noticed Hare spying on him.
The hardest part was finding where he had hid her. Most doors blinded in with the walls and if you didn't stay close to the person you where following they could disappear into one of the hidden rooms.
Hare found his prize on the forth try of following his brother to some of the older and hardly used rooms in the manor.
He stood behind a corner and waited for The Skull to leave before making his move.
Brianna sulked as she sat at a small table The Skull brought in so they could eat together well he would watch her eat. Her head jolted upright as a light rapping sound echoed off the door. She stared at it and waited.
Another rapping nose was made.
She scurried over to the door and whispers " hello, is anyone out there?"
Hare grinned as he hears her "bulls eye" he thinks. "It's me Hare, The Skull asked me to move you to another room while he was busy with other matters."
Hare's finger tip flips to the side and a lock pick pops out. He fiddles with the lock before a click is heard announcing it was unlocked.
He opens the door and looks down at Brianna who was still in her matter stained clothes.
"We'll don't cha look interesting."Hare looks over her and all the faded blue and green on her.
Brianna instantly started to cry and Hare jumps back " umm there...there he leans over and pats her shoulder.
Brianna rushes and wrapped her arms around hares' waist and presses her face against his stomach. Sniffling and smearing her tears on him "he..he's dead Hare... The Skull killed him."
Hare raised an eyebrow as he pulled her along to start walking away from the room." Who's dead Brianna?"
The sniffles and looks up at him slightly her face still mostly hidden "The Spine...The..Sk..Skull told me that they couldn't h..help him."
Hare put on a sympathetic expression and rubs Brianna's shoulder "aww darlin we all lose a loved one, I'm just sorry you lost yours so soon."He looks away and talks to himself "I wish mine would be gone sooner."
They had ascended a couple floors and Brianna had become quiet as she eyes all the rooms and weird inventions they pass.
Brianna screams as she feels a tug at her arm and both her and Hare look over to see Jack bent low with his arms wrapped around hers.
"Hi hi pretty girl." Jack giggles and smiles at her.
Jack stands up straight "so where ya off to Hare?"
"I'm moving her to the room upstairs Jack, so she can be more comfortable."
"But isn't that... Gyuedueffaofwg" Jack mumbles as Hare quickly covers his mouth.
Hare sighs eyeing back and forth between the two " no he moved to another room."
Brianna cocked her head to the side "who?"
"My father." Hare says truthfully other than the part that he moved out of the room.
Brianna shivered, she has heard horrid things about Mr. Becile and now she was going to be staying in his old room.
They started to head to the room again, Brianna feeling more open now that Jack seemed to lighten the mood as he was playing with her hair and dress.
They pass a few of the other inhabitants of the manor and once passed they people would peak and watch after them so surprised to see a member of the Walter family here.
They get to the hall in the top floor "wait here for a sec Bri, I wanna make sure the room it ready for you." Hare walks down the hall the door at the end of it.
Brianna watches him disappear behind the door and she turns to Jack who was sucking on a Cherry bolt, one of many he must of gotten from Miss. Petite.
Moments later Hare comes out with a large smile on his face and walks to her "your room is ready for you." He pulls her along and opens the door for her.
"After you."
She smiles "why thank you..." She walks in and jumps a little when the door closes behind her.
She turns to the door and no knob could be found " I'm locked in again" she huffs and puts her hands on her hips.
A husky voice from behind her sends shivers down her spine.
"Well I'd never, a Walter girl in my home, and snuck in here by one of my own bots." The voice seemed to be right behind her.
She slowly turns around to see a large man sitting in a rolling chair across the room by a desk covered with hundreds maybe thousands of lab notes. Thaddeus Becile was staring right at her or quite frankly through her.
.…...
Me. Becile stands from his chair and stalks towards her without a moment's hesitation Brianna backs up till she is leaned against the door and he is standing very close to her. He looks down his nose at her.
"Why are you here girl?" He was very serious and his tone was spiteful.
She looked away from him and stared at a picture hanging on the wall of the previous head of the Becile household.
She licks her lips a bit "The Skull took me." She says quickly not wanting to anger him.
Her eyes close and her body tenses up as his fingers light touch one side of her chin and turns her face towards his.
"Now, now don't be afraid of me. Open your eyes and look at me I'm not a scary man." He tone more friendly now seeing it might get her to talk more.
She blinks and looks up at him with her big eyes that glisten under the dim lights in the room.
He smiles "good now why did my boy take you?"
He lets go of her chin and walks over to a globe that opens to be a small bar.
She fiddles with the edge of her dress and bites at her bottom lip "Him and The Spine had a row over me... sir."
Thaddeus lets out a hardy laugh as he pores some whiskey in a shot glass. "So he has feelings for you does he... that's new.."
Thaddeus thinks for a second and comes to a realization and turns on his heel and wags his pointer finger at her with his free hand.
"So you're the reason he has been messin up lately and being late." He laughs again just thinking about it.
He pulls out a chair at a table "come, come sit down and relax."
Brianna walks across the room and sits down as he pushes her chair in for her. He sits down across from her and looks at her.
...
It had been an hour now that The Skull was running all over the manor trying to find Brianna, but first he felt like he needed to find his brothers first.
Both Hare and The Skull turn a corner on opposite ends of a hall and stopped when their eyes meet.
"Where is she Hare!"
Hares" eyes widened " I don't know who you are talking about!" He turned quickly on his heels and started running as The Skull started after him.
"Grrrrrrrraaaaaahhh Hare!" The Skull yelled after him but his brother was much faster than he was that's why he was manly the muscle of the group.
Hare dashed around twists and turns to keep away from his brother.
Time flew by before The Skull outwitted Hare and caught him by his shirt collar as he slipped to go another way. The floor shakes as hare it pinned against the wall.
The Skull growled and his gears grounded together "where is she ?!"
Hare pulled and struggled to get out if his brothers grasp "she's with the boss!" He gurgled under the pressure his brother was applying to his throat.
The Skull drops his brother in disdain knowing he couldn't do anything now that she was with HIM.
...
It had been two days now since The Skull had seen Brianna but had been scolded by Thaddeus about what he had done only to be praised afterwards until he was asked a certain person.
"Is The Spine really dead The Skull?" He grinned at him
"No sir, but he is unconscious at the time and what I've been told from our spy is they are having a hard time fixing him. Sir" The Skull explains
Thaddeus rubs his chin "good enough we will keep that little detail from Miss. Brianna" he smiles to himself.
"I'll be out for a few hours to go see that half sister of yours to give her; her eyes back since I am unable use them now. Take Jack to my room to keep our little misses entertained before you go pick up the order's that have arrived from the station." Thaddeus pats The Skulls shoulder as he walks by and walks out of the room they where presently in.
A slow stream of smoke leaves The Skulls mouth before he goes to get Jack.
