Christina pov.
After leaving the infirmary I returned to my office. I still had work to do. I sat at my desk and sorted through the piles of paperwork. So many papers to look over and sign. An hour must have gone by before someone knocked on my office door again.
"Come in," I said looking up from my work.
Sibella came in with a letter.
"I know you have a lot of work to do but you need to see this Christina " Sibella said as she handed me the letter.
"Thank you, Bella "
…..
To whom it may concern.
My family is in danger while I know this may not be news exactly I've searched for a safe place to send my daughter. A family friend told us about your work and that you protect children. I will arrive with my daughter a week from now. It is my hope that you can help us.
…..
"I don't know if it's legit," Sibella said bringing my attention back to her.
"Oh it's real I recognize the handwriting. Inform Lucy and Miss Grimwood we have a new student coming "
"Okay are you coming out for dinner or should we bring it here?"
"I'll be there for dinner Bella"
"Okay, should I close the door behind me?"
"You can leave it open"
"Okay"
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Christina pov a week later.
"I assure you Winnie will be in good hands "
"Thank you, Christina "
"Are you sure you don't want to stay here as well?"
"I must return home and try to help there"
"I understand shall I see you out?"
"No need. May I send Winnie in after me?"
"Of course good luck," I said as the werewolf left.
A young werewolf came in shortly after. This must've been Winnie.
"Hello Winnie" I greeted as she took the seat across from me.
"Hello," she mumbled.
"I'm Christina "
"My Papa said you'd help me "
"I will"
"How?"
"Come with me I'll show you " I replied standing.
I took Winnie's hand and led her out of the office into the hall. Along the way, we passed many people both monster and human. I noticed that Winnie would avoid looking at the humans we passed most likely from a trauma of some kind. I led Winnie to the children's area. All the younger children ran and played while the older ones read or talked with their friends. Everyone turned their attention to me when I came in.
"Hello Christina "
"Hello everyone this is Winnie can you say hello to her?"
"Hi, Winnie," they said all at once.
"Hi"
"Are you all being good for Lucy and Miss Grimwood?"
"Yes ma'am"
"Good now I'd like one of you to show Winnie around"
"I'll do it Christina," Tannis said stepping forward.
"Thank you Tannis "
I turned to Winnie before I left.
"If you ever need anything just ask me okay Winnie?"
"Okay "
….
Shaggy pov.
I'd spent a week in this room. Thorn would bring me meals but we hardly ever spoke. I was slowly regaining my ability to move. What had they done to me? My legs felt numb still. I stared at the white ceiling in thought when I heard the door open. I turned my head and saw Her walk in. She sat on the chair across from me without a word.
"When can I leave here?" I asked pushing myself to sit up.
"You can leave this room when you're better" she replied.
"No, I want to leave this place "
"That's not possible," she said looking at me with a face of stone.
"So you're keeping me, prisoner?" I challenged.
"You're a werewolf sending you into the outside world would put you and this organization in danger "
"You don't care about humans " I replied.
"If I didn't care you'd be dead right now "
"When do I get to know your name?" I asked.
"When I can trust you "
"You'll never trust me "
"You don't know that "
"I don't believe you "
"About what?"
"What you said last week we don't kill"
"Where do you think I got these scars? Why do you think there's an infirmary?"
I didn't have an answer.
"I'm still numb"
"They tranquilized you it's still wearing off" she stated.
"Why did you come here?"
"To check on your progress"
"Will the numbness wear off soon?"
"It should within the next hour I'll be back then"
Then she left. I didn't like this place. It was so full of monsters and I had no way to communicate with the outside world. I didn't even know where I was. Was my family worried? Were they looking for me? My thoughts kept going back to the cell I'd been in. It was cold and musty smelling. This room screamed hospital. The walls were white and bare save for a few charts. There were curtains separating each bed. I was hooked to a monitor and had an IV line in my arm. Nurses came in from time to time but they didn't speak to me. I was growing bored in this room.
I laid back down and went to sleep.
…
This time I was in a strange metal room. It hurt.
"Where's Shaggy?" Someone asked this time I saw who it was.
"Fred it's me "
"Lies" Fred replied hitting me in the head.
"No I'm telling the truth I swear"
"Listen here beast I won't ask again what did you do with Shaggy?"
"I am Shaggy"
"You're a liar. Send him back to his cell "
…..
I sat up and looked around. I heaved a sigh of relief. I then realized I could move my legs again. I heard the door open and turned towards it to find Her standing in the doorway.
"I assume you can stand again?" She asked.
"Yes"
"Then came with me"
I stood up and followed her out the door. I looked around with curiosity. There were people and monsters all around us but they didn't notice us or didn't seem to at least. She led me to a room which I assume was her office and shut the door.
"What do you want with me?" I asked.
"Well first I want to know where Spectra is"
"I have no idea who you're talking about " I replied calmly.
"Her" she replied pushed a picture across the desk.
I recognized the picture as the ghost I'd caught last week. I looked from the picture to the girl sitting across from me. I studied her. She sat up stiff. She gave off a cold vibe as she watched me waiting for an answer. She was the complete opposite of the version from my dream. It was clear she meant business.
"I caught her last week" that was the only information she was getting from me.
"That was all I needed to know "
"So now what?"
"Come with me" she ordered leading me from the office down another hall.
She stopped at a door and opened it. I looked inside.
A bed was pushed against the wall. A nightstand was next to it. There was something folded on the bed.
"This is your room. There are fresh clothes on the bed. Dinner is in an hour I'll have Thorn bring you to the dining hall "
"Why are you being nice to me?"
"It's my job to protect and care for monster kind you included " she replied plainly.
"I'm not like you "
"Tell that to your reflection. No matter what you think your friends are your enemies now. They won't stop until there are no monsters left"
With those words, she left.
….
Christina pov.
He didn't want to believe me. I could understand why Thorn during one of our talks would tell me about what the outside world believed. There was only one man to blame. The same man that killed my parents years ago. He'd accomplished his goal to make all of humanity hate us but I'd accomplish my goal of proving him wrong. It was a long road but I was starting to see results. I returned to my office where Danny and Molly were now waiting.
"So she's in the prison?"Molly asked.
"Yes I want you two in and out of there be careful "
"Yes ma'am"
"I'll have dinner waiting when you get back now go"
…
After Danny and Molly left I started to clean my office. I organized all the papers and file folders on my desk into a neat stack? After my desk was clean I returned to the children's area where Lucy was rounding up the children to go to dinner. When Lucy noticed me she stood up straight and waited for me to speak.
"Hello Lucy "
"Hello, Christina is there something I can do for you?"
"Well you can relax first and then you can tell me how Winnie's doing, " I said calmly
"Winnie made a friend, " Lucy told me with a smile.
"Tannis?"
"Yes good guess" my friend laughed.
"I'm glad. Now I'll watch the kids and you get cleared up"
"If you say so Christina "
…
When Lucy came back ten minutes later she looked better. Lucy was a human that had been my friend for years. Her blonde hair hung freely around her shoulders and she seemed more relaxed having changed from her long sleeve shirt and dark jeans to a blue dress.
"Were you all good for Christina?" She asked the children.
"Yes miss Lucy "
"Good now let's go it's dinner time "
…..
Shaggy pov.
I sat on the bed waiting. I'd changed my clothes and was waiting for Thorn to come get me from this room. When the door opened again there was Thorn with a bored look on her face.
"It's time for dinner" she informed me as I stood up.
"Well then let's go" I replied following her from my small room.
…..
When we entered the dining hall I stopped. This room was huge. There were long tables from wall to wall. Everyone seemed to have a specific place to sit. Humans and monsters sat and talked with each other. How could they do such a thing? Why would they? Thorn led me through the rows of tables. Occasionally someone would greet her as we passed by but no one seemed to notice me. Thorn stopped at a table in the center of the room. The two vampires that had 'rescued' me were there along with a blonde girl. Thorn sat down and motioned for me to do the same. I did so quietly.
Then a door opened across from us and She walked in. She held a tray in her hands which she passed to a werewolf with pink hair. After whispering something to the werewolf she sat down beside the pink vampire. The room fell silent with all eyes turned to her.
"Well what are you waiting for dig in," she said in an unusually happy voice.
I watched as food was brought from table to table allowing everyone to get what they wanted. Some food choices looked like bizarre lab experiments while others looked normal. When the food was brought to our table I took a sandwich and munched on it quietly. I studied Her again. She took a salad bowl from the tray and thanked the people serving us before telling them to sit down and eat. I had a feeling this was going to be a long dinner.
