WooT! I can finish this soon! Yayness...
After eating...no, wolfing down whatever kind of food Larx had made, I felt completely better. Until we got to talking about the "Kill Kai" thing.
"...so Id have to make it look like I was really, well, going to die?"
"Yeah. No faking." He smiled. "You get the handcuffs and...Kai, are you alright?"
I opened my eyes, which had apparently been closing. "Huh? Yeah. I'm fine..." I shook my head, noticing for the first time how weak I felt. Sickly, even.
"You sure?"
"Yeh." I looked down at my plate, suddenly very hungry again. Not eating had made me more starved than I thought. And, though eating all this solid food was making me ill, I really, really wanted food.
"You...er...have anymore of that...food...stuff?"
"Kai...you've eaten three plates of it already? Are you sure your not sick?"
"Actually...Ill be right back." I stood uneasily, spun on my heels, and walked to the room in my house that served as a bathroom. A large mirror hung on the wall, and looking at it I noticed just how pale I looked. My skin was lighter than a healthy irken shade would be, and my eyes seemed to be glowing. What was wrong with me? I looked down at my interface.
"Run another health check."
This time, there were no spaces in the words that appeared on the screen.
System Virus.
"What?" I felt my pulse race. This thing couldn't have a virus. It controlled everything in my body. A virus...was bad. Very bad. I took a deep breath, trying to relax.
"Corruption level?"
'40'
"A-analyze properties."
"Virus has already taken over Pak circuitry." I choked. That was bad. But what came next almost made me faint.
"Virus is converting to biological. Infected :2"
"How can a computer virus do tha-"
Because I can.
I stopped, hearing the distinctly different voice. Had that been my interface? I looked down at it, and the voice icon was not on. What the hell was-
I'm you. Kind of.
I was not hearing this. This was not a good sign. There was no way a voice could be talking to me-
Actually, I'm the virus you created.
"Whoa. I never made a virus." I winced as everything around me spun. This was not cool.
Yes, you did. And currently, I'm...changing you.
"Corrupting, you mean." I put my fingers on the interface to take it off. It made a warning beep.
Wont work, Kai...
"I'm not listening..." I shook my head, stopping my futile attempts. The interface was not coming off. I was hearing things. I wasn't really being talked to...I was just getting sick. Yeah. That was-
Now, I wouldn't say I was making you sick...thats a bit rash. I'm just changing your cellular makeup.
I hissed, shutting my eyes to the lightly spinning world.
"Shut up."
Now, thats rude. I think I deserve an appolo-
"Shut. Up!" I turned to the mirror, my eyes going wide with horror as my reflection waved at me. This wasn't...couldn't be real. I slammed my palm into the reflective glass, smiling as it shattered to the floor. The voice stopped, and I laughed as the door was swung open. Larx looked down at my palm, now stuck with pieces of glass.
"Kai, what the hell!"
"I...er..." I put my interface behind my back, hiding the acid green script that would give away what was wrong. "...didn't like the mirror anymore."
"You are not okay, and don't lie." He grabbed my hand, and slipped off the glove carefully over the largest shard of glass. I remembered what I had done to the plant. It had withered and died at the touch of my skin
"Larx, don't!" I winced, bracing myself, but as he placed his fingers on mine, nothing happened. I breathed a sigh of relief.
"You big suck. Didn't know a little piece of glass would bother you that much."
"Heh..." I lifted my right arm, looking down at the screen on the interface. Blank. "Run health check."
"100" The normal voice of my interface spoke, and I laughed. I had just been daydreaming. There was no virus...that was not possible anyway. A computer virus over-running an Irken pak...where did I get that idea...
"Are you...okay?"
"Yeah. Just need to relax. The sooner this is over with..."
"Well, when do you want to leave?" I looked up at him as he pulled me out of the bathroom, still fussing over my hand. Where, i noticed, my skin was not as pale as it had been. I was still pale, but not ghoulishly.
"Soon. Now, if possible." I wanted this over with so badly. This might be rushing, but how is it possible for someone to prepare for something like this?
"Kay...these got stabbed in pretty deep..." I winced slightly as he removed the glass, then tugged my glove back on. I hadn't killed the plant, and I was just dreaming that voice. Good. Now all I had to worry about was...lots of things. This was a very vague plan at best, and I was surprised that I was going along with it. I mean, could I really trust him? I wanted to...Now, panic and worry began to make their delayed appearance.
"Larx, are you sure this will work? I mean, you just waltz back in here, tell me your going to kill me...then bring me back? How do you know that the toxin even works? How am I going to use it? Can I even trust you? Surely, they'll check, find it, and then bang! Everythings over, and I actually get k-" I was cut off as he leaned forward, pressing his lips against mine. I went to pull away, but thought against it as all the waves of panic in my mind disappeared. Calm washed over me, and by the time he let me go I was out of breath. I blinked at him, and he blushed, turning away.
"Im sorry. I shouldn't have-"
"No. Its alright." I sighed, getting up and walking to the living room. Cypher was lying on the floor, glaring at me with crimson eyes. She twitched, but it didn't seem like she could move.
"Paralyzing her is what you call explaining to her?" I hissed under my breath, then knelt beside her, reactivating her motor skills. She growled at me, then shook her head.
"Ow."
"He'll get his payback. Come on. We have something to do, and you probably overheard what it was."
"I don't like that plan at all." Cypher shook her head again, then walked for the front door. "But...your the boss. Your life."
"Yes. And now, we go. Larx?"
"I'm just cleaning up."
"Don't bother. Lets go." As he walked up behind me and leaned his head against mine, my eyes involuntarily closed. In a brief flash, I caught an image of Larx, but it wasn't anything I remember. It was him, alright, but I wasn't there. He was leaning against a closed door, and I heard whispers from beyond it.
"...assassin."
"Yeah...she'll be surprised..."
I opened my eyes, shaking my head. Larx looked at me with concern in his eyes.
"Kai?"
"I'm fine." I smiled, flicking on my disguise, and stepping out into the night air. "Really." I walked slightly ahead, narrowing my eyes and putting my hand to my head. Where on Irk had that come from? That was wierd...
