They spent a good 30 minutes asking her question about how she lives, what she eats, did she dream, and the list went on and on ever wondering if it would ever end. Then Alfred pulls out a tape measurement and gave it to Ivan.
"Here measure her nail and teeth."
Ivan took the tape and held up his gloved hand asking for her hand. Maria really didn't like the idea that Ivan would be touching her or being very close, but it had to be done so she swallowed her pride and gave him her hand while letting her nails grow.
"it's 3 inches"
"Describe them"
While Ivan was examining her hand, she studies his face. He wasn't bad looking, in fact, he was quite handsome but at the same time cute. Which seemed odd since how can someone who has very manly feature and a body that is thick cute? Maybe it was his hair that framed his face or that smile. 'smile, wait a minute' Maria thought of something. If he's really a vampire why doesn't he look like one? He is pale, but not sickly or dead looking and no pointed ears. She studies his mouth and watches when he was talking to see if he had fangs. She couldn't get a good look at them because he didn't open his mouth wide enough. Ivan must of notice that she was looking at him and stop what he was doing and stared straight into her eyes and smile.
"Я рад, что ваша невредимым моя любовь -ACK" it started off sweetly but was cut off when Maria grab his cheeks and pulled at them then she forces the mouth to open. There were no fangs, everything looks normal so how could he be a vampire?
"Oh, my fucking god, are … are you trying to see our… fang?" Alfred was laughing so hard that his words were broken.
Ivan took Maria hand off his face causing his face to smile showing his teeth. Then a row of sharp teeth that was above his normal ones jet out. they were long and like they could tear flesh apart with ease but there were two on both sides that were the longest above the canine. She looks at Alfred and he had the same thing as Ivan but his were not as thick.
"You're not the only one who can hide their form from humans to" his teeth retracted into his gums "now let's see your"
She looked away and bite down on her bottom lip. She hated how her teeth look. Ture, they did see them when she was killing of that fat mob men but that was only the front row.
"trust me we seen some weird shit, there nothing to be embarrassed about"
'of course, you can say that you're not the one with ugly teeth' but she swallows her pride and opens her mouth. Her teeth started to grow and form sharp edges and a row behind them. Both top and bottoms had two row of teeth that look like it could easily snap a bone in half.
He started to look at my teeth and started to write down more stuff. Final he put the tablet down and stood up "see it wasn't that bad. ok we need your wings out"
She also stood up and started to unbutton her shirt then she retracts her arms into the sleeves while turning the shirt backward. She pulled her arms through the sleeve and look around to see she would not break anything. Then she pulled her wings out. they were huge in size and the wing span was double her own height and even when folded the tips were still a foot above her head.
"Woah, jeez how can you walk around with those huge things?" Alfred slowly and carefully went around them while Ivan went close to the right wing. He looked at the white feathers that seem like they were taken good care of since they didn't have any damage to them and laid atop of each other with a healthy soft look to them. He removed a glove from his hand and slowly reach out. Maria didn't look like she would rip his hand off when he got near them but look uncomfortable when he lay his hand on the upper shoulder of the wing. They flinch when she felt his hand on them so it indicates that she had nerve connections on them. They felt warm and thick and strong the muscle is which seems weird. Like it was part of her body, but people who could summon wings were high-class magic user and did it by charms or some spell writing on their back. He wanted to see how they were summoned, so he ducks under the wing to get behind her. Her long hair covers up her back so he asks her to move her hair.
Ivan lived a long life since he turned and thought that he saw everything but He was wrong. Those wings were part of her, they were coming out of her shoulder blade and there were muscles that connect to the base of them and runs down her spine. The bra that she had on was custom so that it didn't pinch her wings and the feathers. the feathers on her back that retract down to her lower back but were much smaller in size but longer to where they were connected. he never saw anything like this. Alfred was curious to why Ivan was just standing there frozen until he looks at her back.
"Jesus fucking Christ" as a combination of confusing and fear came to his voice as well as his face and that made him drop the tablet. "no, no no no this can't… there has to be a charm? A marking?"
"there nothing there"
"No,no there HAS to be something there.' He started to push the feather away to see if there was a mark on them. But there was nothing and started to frantically search more causing Maria to hiss from discomfort. He started to move his hand to her side which bothers Ivan and was about to yank his hand away when he did it himself and back away with a look of horror. he went around the wing to face her "Maria lift up your shirt".
she gave him a disgusted look and growl
"not all the way, just below your chest because you…. Ummm…err just have this… thing… Just just lift it up so I can show Ivan" he motions to Ivan who walks under the wings while Maria was pulling up her shirt.
He could see why Alfred was freaking out there were these muscles that went under her chest and all the way to her back that connected to her wings. Alfred started to move one of them and they watch how the muscle flex. The went to the back and did the same thing and watch how her back muscles tighten and release base on the movement of the wings. They stare in disbelief in till Alfred went around to be in front of her. He put his hands on her shoulders and lean down a little bit to be eye level and for the first time she heard Alfred talk in a serious tone "did he make you take anything?"
"If she was forced to swallow something, wing would be coming out of stomach not back"
"Well…. did…did he put something in your back, like under your skin or in your bones?"
Maria didn't understand why they were freaking out and asking her these questions. How was she supposed to know what he made her take and what he did to her? She did remember the things he did to her and how painful they were. As the two were talking to each other Maria mind started to drift off to some unpleasant memories
The room was completely dark that made the machine around her glow in eerie feeling. The only main light source was the overhead lamp that was causing its bright light on her back as she was a strap on her stomach to a cold metal table. Her mouth was gagged while her hospital gown was wide open in the back, and her wing are out and pinned down to the bottom of the table in an uncomfortable angle. Above her was Jake cutting open her skin. She felt the pain of the cold scapula cutting into her flesh. She was thrashing around in till he stabs the scapula into the muscle that connected her wings to her back. The pain was so sharp she tries to scream and claw her way out but the gag cover her mouth and the straps could not be cut but instead digs into her wrist causing it to bleed.
"Now now we must be still Vögelchen" the way he said it was supposed to be soft and calming but the feeling of the worlds was dripping with sadism as she could feel the scapula being twisted in her back
"trust is the main key to survival, and to have it you must earn-it!" when he said the last word a needle was a jab into her muscle close to her spin and then another one. They were both hooked up to this weird machine with a giant monitor that were showing numbers. She wanted to scream and cry from the pain but she holds it in not giving into his sadism fetish of seeing her in pain.
"see you haven't trusted me ever since I found you, which is the key to your survival. So, the only way is to make sure you feel IT!" Another needle was a stab in which she couldn't hold it in anymore and let out a blood chilling scream. She started to cry, she hated how now she is giving what he wanted, but the pain was too much. He moved in front of her a kneeled down to grab her face to make her look at her. She opens her eye that was blazing red with hatred and pain to jakes eyes that were now nothing but dark holes with a yellow ring where his iris should have been starting back at her.
"Pain is the only way that people learn from it. You think that an old man is wise because he is smart? He learns to be wise from the pain that he experiences through his life." She Jerks her head away from his Hand, causing him to stare at her for a few minutes before he punches her on the side of her face causing her nose to bleed and her eye to swollen up. Her vision was a blur but she could see red spots on the floor in till Jake grab her face hard and force her to look at him, which she could only see his blurry face but those yellow glowing were the only things she saw clearly.
"Apparently, you don't fully grapes the idea of trust, that's ok we have all day to learn" he leans in and licks the blood that was dripping down from her mouth.
Maria was staring off not noticing Alfred calling her name but when he put his hand on her shoulder she hisses that cause her teeth to sharpen, eyes glow red, and her wings jump causing one of them to wing slap Alfred in the face. The slap didn't really hurt but shock him causing his glasses to become crooked and him to back away. She hated when those horrible memories bombarded her mind and making her forget where she was. Sighing she pick up the tablet that was on the floor and handed it to Alfred. "I'm guessing this is your way to say I'm sorry?".
She gave him an unimpressed look while he fixes his glasses and Ivan snickering could be heard in the background. "well this is …umm…Just…wow, Maria, I don't think you understand how amazing this is." He said while gesturing to her wings. "the only people who can summon wings are powerful magic user's and they use charm's or writing to do so. You don't have either. It's a part of you and I never seen anything like it. I don't even know if anyone has"
"It's true" Ivan walk next to her "I've never seen some like this"
This surprised her. Yes, she didn't see anyone with wings before, but at the same time, she didn't really associate with the supernatural that much. So, she thought that what she had was a command thing among the supernatural world.
"Oh!" Alfred said out load that causes her to flinch from it "How do you hide them?" his face shown curiously while his eyes sparkle with enthusiasm.
She turns around so her back is facing them and pulled her wings back in. they were pull through these two slits that were on her shoulder blades and at the same time, the feather on her back was also being pull back. once they were in, she moves them around under her skin in till they were lying flat showing no evidence of her having wings, just the two slits that look like scar.
Alfred enthusiasm seem to explode. Never ending question and curiosity bombarded Maria. Plus, now Ivan was curious with himself and started to touch her back to feel them under her skin. With an agitated sign, she push them away and walk to the round table and sat down. Soon Alfred and Ivan fallow her. It felt like hours passed by and she knew that they would have question about her, but being stuck between a hyperactive guy that keep fiddling with that damn tablet and a creepy man didn't make her feel any better. With her slouching over and her chin that was resting on the table she was waiting for the results to come in.
Finally, there was a notification that shows the result were in Alfred look and in a voice that was scared said "you're a Harpy"