Chapter 7
And here I am again, Hein thought bitterly as he stared up at Councilwoman Hee, who was now quietly conferring with Councilman Drake.
Councilwoman Hee straightened, then called order, "We still have the issue of the phantoms. Dr. Sid believes that they did not immune, but somehow were aloud in."
Hein felt his stomach tighten considerably, and he quickly looked over at Aki; she was going to tell the council what he had done, but surprisingly she stayed completely silent, looking somewhat fascinated by the metal surface of the table.
It took a long moment before General Hein realized his hands were hurting, bleeding slightly at the dark burned cracks as he made a tight fist; he still hadn't replaced his trench coat and leather gloves, so instead of looking like some Goth he was wearing a dark gray uniform he wasn't fond of.
"We have no evidence of anyone intentionally letting them through the barrier, but we must be cautious, for few have the authority to power down the barrier." Her gaze wandered over to Hein, and he cringed slightly, almost obviously.
He looked back over at Aki, and she was still staring at the table, but her fascinated gaze was more of a glare now.
The council looked over the people before them, "Does no one have anything to add?" Councilman Drake asked, crossing his arms across his chest.
No one even twitched.
Councilwoman Hee let out a disappointed sigh, "We have nothing to say, the evidence is oblivious to us and no one seems to be keen on referring suspects. If anyone finds any evidence what so ever, you shall come before the council in your own time. This session is dismissed."
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General Hein pulled on his new Trench coat, enjoying the same warmth. He looked meekly at the gloves on the desk and decided to leave them until later on.
"What am I still doing here?" He asked quietly, "Why don't I just go back to Denver?"
Hein sighed, leaning his forehead to the cold metal wall. He was living in a small building the council had cleared so those who escaped the New York Barrier would have a temporary home. He looked at the opened door and almost jumped out of his skin when he saw Aki.
"What are you doing here?" He snapped quickly.
She walked over and quickly grabbed his hand, "Making sure this is healing properly before you go to Denver."
"I didn't know I was going to Denver."
Aki looked up in surprise, "You're not going back there?" She unwrapped the rest of the bandage and pulled out a small packet from her pocket.
"No."
She ripped it opened and pressed the small wet cloth onto his hand, the anti-infection stinging, "What do you have here that you don't have there?"
He smiled almost ironically, "What do I have there that I don't have here?"
"Good point."
He nodded slightly, then looked down at his burnt hands, "Is this ever going to heal without scarring?"
"Does it matter?"
"Why wouldn't it?"
"Because you always wear those gloves."
He chuckled slightly, "Well, will they?"
Aki sighed, turning serious, "They won't heal."
"Good."
Aki looked up in surprise, "Good?"
"I can't learn from my mistakes if I don't have a reminder, can I?" He looked up into her eyes, and instead of the emotionless brown eyes he expected, he saw a twinge of sensitivity in the dark orbs.
"Done." She said as she finished wrapping up his hands.
He nodded, and she left. He sighed, then started off towards his office.
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Hein looked out the window sadly, pressing his now gloved hands against the glass. He remembered once thinking that the view from his window was beautiful, the orange glow of the barrier a constant reminder of why the phantoms deserved to die, and now all the orange glow meant now was failure.
He turned cold green eyes down to the city, to the people walking around, just like in the New York Barrier. He closed his eyes, but the orange glare penetrated through his lids. Damn.
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Aki looked up at Daniel, "What do you want?" Daniel was one of General Hein's former men.
He smiled slightly, "Nothing, really. I was just passing by, and I'm sure General Hein wants me to make sure you're not insane or something. Too bad he's dead." He laughed, but Aki just gave him a glare.
"I don't care about him." Aki snapped.
"I've known him for a long time," He said, "He told me about his family." He gave another laugh, "The whole team was practically fidgeting."
"I don't care."
"He doesn't cry." Daniel said sadly, "Someone who can't cry in very messed up. Too bad I didn't see that before"
Aki looked up in surprise, "How would you know that?"
"I remember him looking at a picture of his wife and child, and sobbing, but he wasn't crying. He didn't know I was there. He doesn't cry. I heard other people say similar things."
Aki frowned slightly, "That's sad."
Daniel nodded.
Aki thought of Daniel as she looked through the doorway, at General Hein. Daniel hadn't been lying; General Hein didn't cry. He stood there, shoulders shaking, sobbing, but no tears were coming from his eyes. Aki backed away from the door, feeling a twinge of pain run through her heart.
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Hein didn't have to turn around to know she was there; he could see her reflection in glass of the window. He slowly, very slowly calmed down; slowly his breathing, but the shaking in his shoulders didn't cease completely.
He took a deep breath, letting it out in a soft hiss, I know you're there.
He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again she had left. He slammed his forehead against the glass roughly.
Damn.
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A/N: Oooh. I just watch Hannibal for the first time in Eight Months. I forgot how good that movie was. I also forgot how much blood it had... heheh. Anyway, I'm just chillin' and I think Hein is passed out on the bed. *Watches him* He twitches in his sleep. Quite amusing.
Anywho, thanks for all the great feedback. We're on Chapter 13 and Raine is being frustrated cause I left Chapter 12 with a cliffhanger and she has to do Chap 13. :p But Hein decided to give her some hints. No fun.
Oh well.
"Though I must confess......... I'm seriously considering, eating your wife"
Disclaimer: Again, I DO NOT OWN THEM!!!! Hein is still mad and has been bugging me into more movie rentals. Thankfully I had enough money leftover to get the movie "Lost in Space" so I could get my share of Gary Oldman. True, he was in Hannibal, but.... it's not like you could recognize him. Hehe. I'm getting off track.
Chapter 7 by Severus editted by Raine blah blah blah
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And here I am again, Hein thought bitterly as he stared up at Councilwoman Hee, who was now quietly conferring with Councilman Drake.
Councilwoman Hee straightened, then called order, "We still have the issue of the phantoms. Dr. Sid believes that they did not immune, but somehow were aloud in."
Hein felt his stomach tighten considerably, and he quickly looked over at Aki; she was going to tell the council what he had done, but surprisingly she stayed completely silent, looking somewhat fascinated by the metal surface of the table.
It took a long moment before General Hein realized his hands were hurting, bleeding slightly at the dark burned cracks as he made a tight fist; he still hadn't replaced his trench coat and leather gloves, so instead of looking like some Goth he was wearing a dark gray uniform he wasn't fond of.
"We have no evidence of anyone intentionally letting them through the barrier, but we must be cautious, for few have the authority to power down the barrier." Her gaze wandered over to Hein, and he cringed slightly, almost obviously.
He looked back over at Aki, and she was still staring at the table, but her fascinated gaze was more of a glare now.
The council looked over the people before them, "Does no one have anything to add?" Councilman Drake asked, crossing his arms across his chest.
No one even twitched.
Councilwoman Hee let out a disappointed sigh, "We have nothing to say, the evidence is oblivious to us and no one seems to be keen on referring suspects. If anyone finds any evidence what so ever, you shall come before the council in your own time. This session is dismissed."
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General Hein pulled on his new Trench coat, enjoying the same warmth. He looked meekly at the gloves on the desk and decided to leave them until later on.
"What am I still doing here?" He asked quietly, "Why don't I just go back to Denver?"
Hein sighed, leaning his forehead to the cold metal wall. He was living in a small building the council had cleared so those who escaped the New York Barrier would have a temporary home. He looked at the opened door and almost jumped out of his skin when he saw Aki.
"What are you doing here?" He snapped quickly.
She walked over and quickly grabbed his hand, "Making sure this is healing properly before you go to Denver."
"I didn't know I was going to Denver."
Aki looked up in surprise, "You're not going back there?" She unwrapped the rest of the bandage and pulled out a small packet from her pocket.
"No."
She ripped it opened and pressed the small wet cloth onto his hand, the anti-infection stinging, "What do you have here that you don't have there?"
He smiled almost ironically, "What do I have there that I don't have here?"
"Good point."
He nodded slightly, then looked down at his burnt hands, "Is this ever going to heal without scarring?"
"Does it matter?"
"Why wouldn't it?"
"Because you always wear those gloves."
He chuckled slightly, "Well, will they?"
Aki sighed, turning serious, "They won't heal."
"Good."
Aki looked up in surprise, "Good?"
"I can't learn from my mistakes if I don't have a reminder, can I?" He looked up into her eyes, and instead of the emotionless brown eyes he expected, he saw a twinge of sensitivity in the dark orbs.
"Done." She said as she finished wrapping up his hands.
He nodded, and she left. He sighed, then started off towards his office.
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Hein looked out the window sadly, pressing his now gloved hands against the glass. He remembered once thinking that the view from his window was beautiful, the orange glow of the barrier a constant reminder of why the phantoms deserved to die, and now all the orange glow meant now was failure.
He turned cold green eyes down to the city, to the people walking around, just like in the New York Barrier. He closed his eyes, but the orange glare penetrated through his lids. Damn.
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Aki looked up at Daniel, "What do you want?" Daniel was one of General Hein's former men.
He smiled slightly, "Nothing, really. I was just passing by, and I'm sure General Hein wants me to make sure you're not insane or something. Too bad he's dead." He laughed, but Aki just gave him a glare.
"I don't care about him." Aki snapped.
"I've known him for a long time," He said, "He told me about his family." He gave another laugh, "The whole team was practically fidgeting."
"I don't care."
"He doesn't cry." Daniel said sadly, "Someone who can't cry in very messed up. Too bad I didn't see that before"
Aki looked up in surprise, "How would you know that?"
"I remember him looking at a picture of his wife and child, and sobbing, but he wasn't crying. He didn't know I was there. He doesn't cry. I heard other people say similar things."
Aki frowned slightly, "That's sad."
Daniel nodded.
Aki thought of Daniel as she looked through the doorway, at General Hein. Daniel hadn't been lying; General Hein didn't cry. He stood there, shoulders shaking, sobbing, but no tears were coming from his eyes. Aki backed away from the door, feeling a twinge of pain run through her heart.
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Hein didn't have to turn around to know she was there; he could see her reflection in glass of the window. He slowly, very slowly calmed down; slowly his breathing, but the shaking in his shoulders didn't cease completely.
He took a deep breath, letting it out in a soft hiss, I know you're there.
He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again she had left. He slammed his forehead against the glass roughly.
Damn.
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A/N: Oooh. I just watch Hannibal for the first time in Eight Months. I forgot how good that movie was. I also forgot how much blood it had... heheh. Anyway, I'm just chillin' and I think Hein is passed out on the bed. *Watches him* He twitches in his sleep. Quite amusing.
Anywho, thanks for all the great feedback. We're on Chapter 13 and Raine is being frustrated cause I left Chapter 12 with a cliffhanger and she has to do Chap 13. :p But Hein decided to give her some hints. No fun.
Oh well.
"Though I must confess......... I'm seriously considering, eating your wife"
Disclaimer: Again, I DO NOT OWN THEM!!!! Hein is still mad and has been bugging me into more movie rentals. Thankfully I had enough money leftover to get the movie "Lost in Space" so I could get my share of Gary Oldman. True, he was in Hannibal, but.... it's not like you could recognize him. Hehe. I'm getting off track.
Chapter 7 by Severus editted by Raine blah blah blah
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