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"Speech"
'thoughts'
(Edit: Now in 'easy to read' format!)
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Eike wanted to bang his head against the wall. So, Mr. Eckart had been blackmailed. That didn't help him any. Thank goodness Margaret's comb had soothed the poor man. The blonde frowned, there was something strange about Margaret.
Everyone in that family had had Blonde hair and blue eye except for her. That in itself wouldn't have been enough for him to think twice on it, yet, he looked more like Dr. Wagner, or Hugo, then he did Margaret. For some reason, she reminded him of the museum's, Library's, he corrected himself, curator.
As he turned away from the moonlit window a painting caught his eye. It was simple, like a charcoal sketch, no color but the blood red of a stone Eike knew only to well . . . Suddenly it hit him.
So obvious, the baby and Eckart's wife! The shooting had been an accident, Homunculus had known! The shock to his knees as he hit the floor barely registered.
Christ it was so intricate! Taking the baby, ensuring that Eike would be there, Dr. Wagner's experiment, so many possibilities, the feeling he had gotten outside Margeret's house came crashing down on him full force.
He was only . . . a tool.
All the choices he had made and their consequences became blurred, so many paradoxes. . . so many paths. It was time to face fate. The blonde stood and brushed himself off, it was time for the pawn to rebel against the king.
His cell phone rang and it didn't surprise him, he felt it should have somehow.
"Hello?" He continued walking as the familiar voice poured over him, he heard himself responding and he would have laughed if he could have. He sounded like one of those dopey heroes from an early morning kid's show. He hung up and looked at the square from the door of the fortune tellers shop.
"You've been a lot of help lady, but, I figure it's time I stood on my own."
You have come far young man, do not fear now. Eike's head snapped up, but his searching eyes found only a plain wall, no shop, no sign that she had even been there in the first place. A ghost of a smile flitted across the blonde's lips as he walked forward to face Hugo, and destiny.
Homunculus leaned against the tree and slid down, not noticing the cold of the snow. His breath came in pants, turning into mist in the winter air. The police had left a few minutes ago, thank goodness. That shooter had been serendipitous; better her dead then living knowing her baby wasn't hers anymore. At least that's what he tried to tell himself, but there was a churning in his stomach. Damn the man for infecting him with his "morals"! A tug of power made him lift his head, Speak of the devil . . .
"Homunculus. We need to talk." Even smirking was to great an effort.
"Oh? What about? Though I'm afraid I won't be much for conversation, this body is so weak after all. I sat down for a quick rest and the next thing I knew the place was swarming with police. Annoying creatures those people." The man made devil scrutinized the blonde carefully.
"What's on your mind?"
"Homunculus . . . Is Margaret Mr. Eckart's daughter?"
"Yes."
"Why!" The black haired soul stealer blinked.
"Pardon?" Eike looked like he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
"Why Her? Why me? Why Anything!" Homunculus spoke softly,
"I've seen other timelines and of them this one obtained the best result." Blue locked with crimson.
"Why?"
"Because of you." The American bowed his head and a tear made its way down his face.
"Because I played your pawn? Of course, I am only a tool after all." The digipad was out before the creation of the philosopher's stone could do more then blink. The green light engulfed the blonde and homunculus felt power swirl and follow the taller man. Then Eike's words registered.
"No Eike . . . you are more . . ."
AN: Eek, the next chapter is the last one, I swear! Please don't hurt me. I'm sorry for not updating sooner but my computer keeps dying. I want a new one. TT
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