Chapter eight

I had lost track of all time. Day and night. Still locked down on the table I had to many tubes sticking out of various places. My arms, wrists, ankles, neck and even my temples. How I was still alive I'll never know. I had built a well tolerance to pain last time but the agony I was going through now shattered any way I tried to block out the pain.

"It's not much longer Alari. I know it hurts." Rem had said many times over. And once again. I couldn't speak for if I opened my mouth I might scream. The pain came in waves. One moment I could breathe and the next I was wishing for death. Mera had come in only a few times and same with Rem. other then that I was alone. Just as Rem stood by my table now Meras face came into view.

"Well everything's going well. Your body is not rejecting it just as I assumed. You are the perfect candidate." He cooed. I couldn't answer him. All I could do was keep my teeth clamped tight. I watched as he pulled a small needle from the chest pocket of his lab coat and inject it into one of the tubes.

When I woke all the tubes were gone and I was no longer attached to the table. I was in a different room in a single bed that had a small table with a lamp that was on beside the bed. There was a desk across the room and a wardrobe just off to left of it and a vanity at the end of my bed. As I struggled to sit up the door opened and in walked Stormy.

"Oh! Your awake!" She said coming over to stand in front of me. It had been years since I'd last seen her. Counting up the total in my head she would roughly 16 now. She'd filled out nicely with lean muscles.

"Your taller then me now. And your hair!" I mumbled. Her hair was a brilliant blue and tinges of purple and black it was also cut into a pixy cut. Stormy I had actually liked. We both shared the same hate for Mera and both could never understand Rem.

"Yea. Do you like it!"

"It really suits you." I struggled to stand and she bent putting an arm over my shoulder to help. I looked down at my clothes to find I was wearing long black pants that were tight against my legs, black lace up boots that came just below my knees. A black tank with a dark blue vest and black tail coat. She helped me over to the vanity and sat me down. I picked up a brush and began to brush my scruffy hair. I noticed it was longer.

"How... How long was I out?"

"Umm lets see." She began to count off her fingers.

"Well I remember Mera bringing you in late spring and the experiment took longer then expected."

"Stormy!"

"It's November."

"I was out for more then three months."

"It's November 25" she added.

I heard the door open and in came Rem. I slowly stood from the vanity and turned to face him.

"Stormy a moment." Rem said.

"Ok." She scurried out of the room.

"Why couldn't you just have left me alone?" I asked.

"As I said before Mera still had plans for you."

"Why me. If he wanted to test on someone why me?"

"We tried with Takara, Mei, Abeo, Stormy and even Beyond. Takara, Abeo and Stormy's bodies rejected the treatment. Beyond was compatible so it worked and Mera wanted to take it one step further and try it with you." He said with a soft voice.

"And what's with you! You couldn't stand to be around me then."

"Well that was then and this is now." He tilted his head and crossed his arms over his chest with a smirk.

"Oh shut up."

"Your appearance has changed but your personality is still sharp." He said taking a step toward me. I hissed.

"Come near me and I'll blind you." I snarled.

"Ah but your forgetting I'm stronger than I used to be. You are to but have no knowledge of how to use that power." He grinned.

"Leave me alone."

"Sorry cant do. Your under strict super vision. Come on. Dinners ready." He said pushing me slightly a head of him out of the bedroom. The smell was the same from when I'd first woken up here letting me know we were still in England. Where though I had no idea. Once in the dimly lit hall Rem moved in front of me.

"What I originally wanted to tell you when I got to your room was from now on you will be closely watched. Your room will be locked at night and starting tonight you will be mentored by me."

"What!"

"I can use 100% of my brain and so can you. But you have no clue how to use the power. So I will train you." He said stopping at the end of the hall to where it opened up to a stair case that went down. Half way down the stairs the stair case spilt into a landing. There were stairs now in the right and left side. Once at the bottom I turned to see under the landing was large double doors.

"That" he said pointing to the doors " is the ball room. But once in that room there's a door hidden behind a painting that leads down to the experiments."

"So where in a mansion then."

"Very good."

"But why would - what's this dump called?" I asked. I had been with it so long and never knew the name.

"Well Meras been searching for quite a while trying to find you. And he figured moving from the main land would be a better start. So a year ago he moved the entire organization here to England. London actually. It's now called Mercy Manor. It's way out of the way from people so were not easy to find."

"But why would it need a ball room then?" I asked stupidly.

"Well one it came with the mansion. And two we portray as a school for the gifted so we occasionally hold parties."

"Gah" I hissed as we continued through the hall on the right side of the mansion. It reminded me of the Phantomhive manor in a way. The lay out I guess. I followed Rem all the way to what I assumed was the dining room. When he opened the door I found a large long table that could seat probably 15. At the table was Stormy who on her right was Beyond, he had white hair that was thick and spiky and bright ice blue eyes with tinges of red. Across from them was Mei who was beside a girl with long white hair and acid green eyes. But the key thing I noticed were the white dog like ears. When I met eyes with her she smiled. I looked to the boy sitting beside her. He had dark grey hair that flopped out in every direction. His eyes were dark to match. I then looked to the head of the table to see Mera. My ears flattened and I hissed.

"Now now my dear. Come sit." He patted the spot next to him.

"In your dreams creep." I snarled and went to sit by Stormy. I watched Rem walk over and take a seat next to Mera. The two engaged in a quiet conversation. I leaned over to Stormy and whispered in her ear.

"The day I sit by him with be the day when demons become angels." She smirked.

"Oh I should probably introduce you to our two newest. That there is Alaska. She's half animal like you. But she's a wolf. The brain treatment didn't work on her. She actually nearly died. And that one over there is Ash. He can control the blood in the body. So it's ideal not to screw with him or he'll kill you"

"Pleasant" I said sarcastically and Ash smirked.

"So Alari it's been awhile." Beyond said sticking his head around Stormy.

"Um yea." I liked Beyond but he had a tendency to make one uncomfortable around him. I guess it's the eyes. He grinned and then winked.

"Hello Alari." Mei said across the table in a small voice. Before I could reply Mera cut in.

"Alari dear you remember the protocol don't you. So any miss behaving or not listening comes with a punishment."

"Oh yes I'm fully aware." I sneered picking up my fork and beginning to eat what Stormy had been scooping onto me plate.

"Spaghetti" she said although it was no where near as good as the food at the manor or even the circus. I wrinkled my nose as I ate. Only getting through half the plate I pushed it away.

"Gah."

"I fully agree with you." Beyond smirked and picked up a noodle from his plate before flinging it straight up and watching it stick to the chandelier. I smirked. Stormy who was in between the two of us whipped him upside the head with her napkin.

"Enough!" Mera snapped.

After dinner I was immediately escorted back to my room by Rem.

"I know it sucks." He said once I was in the door.

"Oh go suck a fuck!" I snapped as he closed the door locking it with the key on my side. I heard him laugh as he walked away.

"Bastard." I said sitting down on the bed. The room was a fair size but I knew right away the only way in and out was the door. And I had nothing to pick the lock. Damn it. I sat in the silence for a long time pondering until the door clicked and opened revealing Beyond. He walked in and the door shut and locked once more.

"What are you doing here?"

"I talked to Mera and I got him to agree on my training you not Rem"

"OHMYGOD ! Really. Thank you! I would much rather be mentored by you than him".