Augh…It's….so….HOT…

Tyler:…I'm…too…tired…to…screw…around…

105 degrees… is NOT OKAY.

Angie: Umm…Arcana, you seem to be forgetting one thing.

W-…What's that?

Angie: You have a built in pool in your backyard.

…WE'RE SAVED!

Tyler:-already off into the pool-

WOO! DISCLAIMER~! All characters except my original characters are owned by Atlus sadly! *jumps in*

(Quick little 2 cents: Stay cool, drink plenty of water, and remember to have fun in the sun this summer!)

"…And over here is the Director's office.", Derek concluded, finishing his little tour.

After Tyler had calmed down from his outburst, Derek insisted that he and everyone else should show Yayaoi around to get her used to her surroundings. After all, she was going to be staying here for a year, that was the deal her and Sidney made.

"Wow, I feel like a mouse in a scientist's maze…"

"Don't worry, given a week's time you'll know this place like the back of your hand!"

Yayaoi smiled wide, "Thanks! If I hadn't bumped into your friend I would've still been running around!",

Derek smiled back, "There's no problem at all! I'm actually glad I got to know you before Victor got a hold of you…"

"Derek, don't scare her off. She hasn't even met the man!", Angie intruded, lightly slapping Derek on top of the head before facing Yayaoi, "Just don't be an idiot like Tyler and you'll be fine!"

"Harsh, Angie!", Tyler whined, "And even if she didn't act like an idiot, Victor would still scorch her!"

"Now I think we're all exaggerating it a bit guys…", Leslie said, her voice a defensive yet sympathetic tone. Tyler scoffed at his girlfriend.

"Okay that's like, because you haven't felt the WRATH that is Victor!", Tyler retorted back, "It feels like your trapped under his gaze and you just can't look away from those steely eyes and they're penetrating your soul and you want to RUN but he's pinning your legs down with his hateful energy!"

"If I didn't know any better, that sounded like a hidden confession of love to me.", Derek murmured mockingly, eliciting a round of amused laughs from Angie, "That almost sounded more poetic than the time you told me you had feelings for Leslie and that…'her eyes are always so gorgeous and beautiful to stare in and her hair is as lush and green as-'"

"DEREK IF YOU SAY ONE MORE WORD…!", Tyler screamed, charging after his friend down the hallway as he began yelling out more of his 'poetic' confession.

"Are they always like this?", Yayaoi questioned, her gaze trailed at Leslie who had a furious shade of red on her face.

"If Tyler doesn't get Derek then I will…", Leslie growled under her breath as she began to trail after the duo.

Angie sighed.

It was only her and Yayaoi now.

She slowly turned around to face Yayaoi once again. The girl's expression was surprised, to say the least. She suppressed the urge to giggle as watched she watched she continue to watch the trio run off.

Yet after all that was said and done an uncomfortable silence came between the two, making Angie shift side to side as if to catch Yayaoi's attention.

"W-Well…Shall I escort you to the lab?," Angie finally questioned after minutes of silence, startling Yayaoi out of her trance before she gave a grateful smile and a quick nod, "Alrighty, then! Follow me."

Knock Knock.

Victor stopped, grumbling under his breath as he retracted his hand that was inches away from a currently burning Bunsen burner. He was working on a small side-project that he had wanted to try and was now finishing the final procedure of this experiment. He used all of his free time(which we can all guess is not a lot) so he was determined not to mess up this one up (Tyler messed up the first one), oh no, he needed full and complete concentration in order to finish this experiment. Inside the test tube he was holding was a highly concentrated mixture of acidic liquids that could melt his skin away in a matter of seconds. He wasn't going to let some idiot (or idiots) interrupt him and his anxiousness to congratulate himself on his fleeting achievement. Taking in a generous amount of air and then releasing it, he composed himself once more, slowly inching the small tube closer and closer…

KNOCK KNOCK.

Now Victor was getting angry. His head jerked over to the door, his eyes now down to angry slits as he momentarily wished he had the power to incinerate anything that annoyed him. Then again, Earth's population would go down to 1 in a second if that ever happened, so for now the world was just happy that he just glared at the door before jerking his head back to his precious experiment. Taking a moment to calm himself by counting up to 10, he moved the tube more quickly this time to the Bunsen burner…slowly…slowly…

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.

Alright, whoever was knocking that damn door was now raising hell back from its slumbery depths and was going to personally pay for now awakening the demon inside its chambers. As Victor angrily (and ungracefully) got up from his worn-out swivel chair, a womanly sigh could be heard. He froze.

"Victor! I know you're in there…Just open the door!"

Victor smirked, or was he? Him, being the genius he was, thought up a cunning plan to ward off his little pursuers. A genius, yet simple plan. And that plan was simply to do nothing. He turned back around to his darling lab bench before promptly sitting back into his hard swivel chair, spinning in a crooked circle as he waited.

"…Victor?"

He suppressed the urge to laugh. Was this actually working?

"…"

"…Hn...I guess he really isn't here… We can wait in the break room till he comes back."

Fading pitter patter of footsteps were heard…

Victor was tempted to pump his fist in the air. Such an ideological simple plan worked! Though of course it turned genius when Victor thought it up, so no, he did not think of an idiot's plan, but a genius one. He swirled back to face the burning Bunsen burner, grabbing once again the small tube and, with full focus, began to inch it closer and closer…he slowly bit his lip in anticipation as the bottom of the glass tube was just about to be acquainted with the burning flame…

BANG.

"GAH!"

He wasn't expecting that one.

In one graceful move, Victor had one, almost spilt the liquids inside the tube, two, snapped the left arm rest in half, and three, land face first onto the floor. Through his groans he could hear a familiar voice chuckling with a taunting tone.

"You there NOW, Victor?"

Victor was seething. He lifted himself off the ground before raging over to the door, swiping his card and opening it as fast as his hands would let him, ready to scream and shout at however was ruining his experiment…

Until he realized it was Cybil and Angie…

And another person behind them.

He must've looked pretty funny right now. Mouth agape (with a scream caught in his throat), hair riled from the fall, and shirt ruffled and stained from the coffee. He cleared out his throat, his face turning back into a bored expression as he crossed his arms.

"Well don't you look spectacular!", Cybil taunted, "I guess the next time someone knocks, you better answer, hm?"

"…What do you want?", was Victor's great comeback.

Cybil smirked, "I'm here to drop off something."

"I never remembered asking you to get me anything…"

"That's because you didn't.", Angie butted in, a grin as big as Cybil's was planted on her face.

Victor raised his brow quizzically, Cybil's grin just widened.

"U-Um!", Yayaoi blurted out, scooting her way in between Angie and Cybil to try and fully acquaint herself, "…Hello.."

Crap... Cold feet...

Yayaoi was never the one to back down, you could ask anyone who knew her and they'd tell you the same thing (she would thank her mom for that in years to come). Then again, she's never been in a predicament quite like this, and right now all she was thinking of was how to introduce herself. Well first, look directly into the other person's eyes to let them know that all your attention is on them and on them only… Yet Yayaoi was never expecting Victor to be 3 inches taller than her. Second, have a nice, loud, strong voice to let them know that you are professional and that you came here to work and not play…but right now her voice was somewhere in the Philippines, taking a break. Well…there was always the third method! Always have a smile!

So, with her head leveled to his chest, voice off vacationing, palms sweating, and lips trembling, she squeaked out,

"I-I'm Yayaoi Delahoussya Abe… and I'll be your assistant from now on it'sapleasuretomeetyou!", she rushed the last part out, quickly shoving her trembling hand out to shake Victor's. In truth she was more scared than excited. Her stomach was in twists and knots ever since she asked Sidney of her proposal, but nevertheless she was thrilled when he had actually agreed to letting her work here.

Victor stared down at the girl.

This was his assistant?

This person? This...thing? THIS is what Sidney gave him to use to his disposal for a whole year? Oh god…

This was going to be more fun than he thought!

A small warning 'ahem' from Cybil retracted Victor from his musing as he slowly extended his hand out of it's crossed position before he gently shook hands with Yayaoi's trembling one.

"The feelings…mutual."

Yayaoi's eyes brightened up at his response. Relief seemed to wash over his senses; she was getting on good terms with him! Oh, now if she could only see that lab…

Forgetting to ask permission, she easily skimmed passed him, stepping into the cool air-conditioned room. Her eyes turned to the size of dinner plates.

Victor, being the head of R&D, naturally had the biggest lab area among anyone, so it was quite a treat to see just how colossal it was. Containers of numerous sizes were neatly put in two cupboards that had see-through glass panels covering them, making it relatively easy to see that all of them were in order. In the other cupboards were liquids arranging from colors of white, black, red, yellow (Yayaoi hoped that the liquid wasn't what she was thinking), pink, blue, and even more. They were all contained in test tubes that were held in rows of racks that were stacked on top of each other. Yayaoi smiled fadded as she now looked down. Even though the highland of the lab was spick and span, the countertops and everything else, however, probably saw better days. Paperwork and formulas were scattered mercilessly on the floor, while chewed pencils and capped pens where shoved into a big slim mug. Liquids were spilt here and there, and containers that were still moist from use laid upside down on a white towel next to a silver sink. There were two Bunsen burners(one currently on) and some other tools that were in a small pile on top of what seemed to be… was that a microwave? And wait…next to it…was that a mini-fridge?

Yayaoi came to the conclusion that Victor must stay here…a lot. She grimaced in realization that if he stayed here a lot, she'd be staying here even longer. Repressing a sigh, she surveyed the area one more time, wanting to make sure that she didn't look over anything important. She smiled in approval, sure that she had seen everything, before swinging back around to face Cybil, Angie, and Victor.

"Wow..! This place…it's…it's huge!", Yayaoi managed to breath out, her eyes still wandering around.

"Well, look at that, Victor! She's already made herself at home!", Cybil sneered, enjoying every moment of his demise. Angie chuckled in a sympathetic tone.

Ever since the events of last Sunday where Cybil's shirt had been ripped off and Victor sadly being the innocent culprit, she has never missed the chance to pay small revenge packages to the poor man.

"Well…At least's she's enthusiastic about it!", Angie piped in.

"Not for long…", Victor mumbled under his breath, Angie gave him a bewildered look.

For just a slight second, she could've sworn she saw him smile as if the devil himself possessed him. She groaned.

Must be drinking too much caffeine.

"Well we better let you two get to work," Cybil began, turning to Angie, "And besides, didn't you say you and Derek had an operation around 2:00, Angie? It's almost 1:30, you should probably go find him."

Angie gasped, "Omigosh! With everything going on, I almost forgot about it!", she quickly excused herself before dashing down the hall, determined to find where Tyler had chased off Derek.

"Guess I'll be taking my leave now.", Cybil said, turning to Yayaoi, "Good luck, girl. You're going to need it!"

"Oh hardy har har har…", Victor mumbled as he shut the door behind himself, his eyes now looking down at the girl he would be stuck with for 365 days.

He groaned.

This was going to be the beginning of a very long nightmare…

Yayaoi squirmed under Victor's glare. It was very intimidating, to tell the truth, Yayaoi just couldn't help but to look down, afraid of looking into the black voids that were Victor's eyes.

Again, Victor suppressed the urge to chuckle. She seemed so…timid. It was practically attacking his funny bone how this big strong looking woman could look like a child that had broken an expensive vase and was now begrudgingly being scolded.

Victor shrugged off his musings, better get this going.

"Alright, listen up Yayaoi. For starters, you can clean up the desks and begin stacking those papers. I want them in neat rows, got it?", Victor began, making Yayaoi look up, "Next, I have some paperwork that I need to finish, but I don't have enough time to do them. It's simple really, for someone of your status, and you can just sign them under my name. I want them all in alphabetical order, got it?"

"Yes..!…Umm…", Yayaoi trailed off, her mind going into turmoil… Great. Not even one minute passed by and she had just forgotten his name. What was it again…? She knew it started with a 'V'…Vixen..? No… Vincent?

"Victor.", Victor stated angrily, "Victor Niguel."

"Ah! Yes, Doctor Niguel!", Yayaoi yelped out, mentally slapping herself. One of the most common names she knows, and she forgets it. 'Wonderful day to loose your brain, Yayaoi…'. "I'll get working right away!"

True to her word, she began to do her small 'chores'. Grabbing a small washcloth near the sink before rinsing it out with warm water she began wiping the nearest counter in small circular motions, adding a small dab of sanitizer that she had in her small pouch in her skirt for the finishing touch.

Victor sighed, at least he had her occupied and out of his hair. Sitting back down in his broken swivel chair, he decided he would once again pick up on his side experiment when he had more time and continue on with signing off documents that needed his approval to be sent out. Really he would rather be working with retarded chimpanzees that threw crap everywhere than doing these documents, but he's been holding these ones off for five days and they must get done before Sidney raises the finger. And to make matters worse, today seemed to be one of those 'slow days' where time stops everywhere except for here. Monday, for some reason, seem to be the day that everything seemed right in the world, no crazy accidents, no emergencies, and little to no patients. It was if the world was giving them time to rest, but perhaps he was just taking this a little too far. In the corner of his eye, he slowly watched Yayaoi. It seems she was done wiping the countertops and was now in a crouching position, gently scooping up the scattered papers that were around her while quietly humming a tune. He smirked.

Sidney wasn't just about to get the best of him. He had been overly skeptical about the girl being a 'good listener', but from his experience of just fifteen minutes, she hasn't said a word except from that ridiculous greeting. Oh, but she will talk. Oh yes, she will. Just wait till she gets comfortable around him, then she'll be talking his ear off, just like everyone else he knew. But he would make sure she wouldn't have the energy or will to speak, because as of tomorrow, Yayaoi will officially be Victor's personal slave.

"?"

"Hmm..?"

"…I'm a little afraid to ask but…

why do you have a tank with a turtle under your desk?"

~Week after beginning the rough draft~

…*slams head*

Auggghh….MY GOD. You would NOT believe how many times I've rewritten this thing! I've rewritten it like…over…

Vegeta: OVER 9000!

…

…Get him the hell out of here.

~…A few awkward security moments later…~

Whew, that was quite the write!

Cybil: I'll say…

Hopefully I'll be able to keep this up long enough for the real exciting fun parts to begin!

Cybil: And those fun parts are…?

OH WHAT FUN WOULD THEY BE IF I TOLD YOU? : D

Cybil: …Meh, I tried.

*swoon* Ah Cybil~ Your so amazingly cool~* O*

Cybil: But…I didn't do anything…?

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