Disclaimer: I do not own Noblesse, if I did, then M-24 would still be alive, since he is so important to M-21. :]
So! Chapter two is out! :D Yay! I hope you like it :] I wanted to thank those who read my story and to those who commented; Mileryn & Tiggipi. Reviews means a lot, and it gives me some insight on how I am doing :D
Anyways! Enjoy!
Click Of A Mouse
Chapter Two :: Discovery
"What did you do to me?"
"I did a little tweaking."
"Tweaking? I'm abnormal! I'm different!"
"I made you better!"
"Better? You call this better?"
"Abilities others would love to have, but yet you don't appreciate them!"
"I'm not other people! I liked being the way I was!"
"Too late for that now, isn't it?"
"I'm telling you that there is something not right." M-21 stated as he paced around the office, where Frankenstein sat behind his desk and Rai was seated on the couch, sipping his sweetened coffee. "Don't tell me you guys don't notice. I'm pretty sure the short brat and the girl has already noticed."
Frankenstein took off his glasses, setting them on his desk as he looked up at the silver haired male with a raise brow. "And how did these assumptions come up all of a sudden M-21?"
"It isn't all of a sudden." Recoiled M-21, shaking his head. "Ever since she moved here however many days ago, there was something odd about her. It's strange, but her scent is not like that of an average twenty-four-year-old woman."
"Her scent?" Frankenstein raised a knowing brow, but M-21 looked away, pushing back the very faint of pink that dusted his cheeks. He didn't mean to make it sound the way he did. He just wanted to point out that she did indeed give off a different scent, but what embarrassed him was that he had admitted in smelling her, and he didn't understand why that would have been important in this situation. "Anyways, what occurrence happened that makes you come to me now, after days of knowing Mi Hi."
"Her healing abilities." M-21 looked at the blond in a serious manner. "Also her blood seems to alter in color."
Rai opened his eyes at the strange information that was bantered between the two males. Though he didn't reveal any emotions with his expression, Frankenstein knew the male was surprised nonetheless. He was surprised as well, it wasn't a common occurrence for ones blood to change in color.
"And by color do you mean black?" Frankenstein raised a brow, "because if you speak with the biology teacher you will find out that blood does indeed turn black when exposed with too much oxygen."
M-21 scowled, feeling as if he was being treated like a child. "No, it was red when she got a paper cut." He assured the male, "but then it turned blue, and when she wiped the blood away, there wasn't even a slight cut on her finger."
"I am not sure what type of answer you are looking for M-21, but I assure you, if you ask Mi Hi yourself, she will be able to answer your questions." Frankenstein said, watching the man growl under his breath before leaving, unsatisfied that he received nothing from the information. "Master?"
"To think they got ahold of that." Rai said, holding out his empty cup. Frankenstein quickly moved to his Master's side, filling up his cup adding sugar and cream for his Master's liking. "So they did live through the times."
"I assure you I haven't heard anything from the Yong clan for centuries." Frankenstein shook his head, "but the last I heard of them, there was only a few of them left."
"Seems like she will be more trouble than I naturally expected." Rai closed his eyes once more as he sipped his drink. "But it also seems that they are more aware of us than we had expected."
"It seems so."
"Frankenstein."
"Yes, my Lord?"
"It's bitter."
"My apologies!"
Mi Hi's brown eyes were glued to the computer screen in front of her. The door to her computer room locked like usual, and the boys somewhere in the house. Her fingers moved along the keys quickly, as series and sequences of codes and computer characters flashed along the screen. Brows furrowed, she attempted to translate the cyber-language into that of english, but the security system was top notch. Firewalls, passwords and other forms of security had blocked her way to getting any form of information.
"What the...?"
She noticed someone else in the system, but unlike her who was trying to get into another system, someone was trying to get into hers. She muttered obscenities under her breath. What information she did get from her countless efforts in gaining information was all on her computer, and if this stranger found a way in, she could be facing some serious consequences.
"So you wanna play?"
Her glasses glinted as she went to work in stopping the stranger from intruding on her computer. Countering the attack, she returned the stranger with a small gift. Not a moment too soon, the other sent something back. Soon her computer screen was flashing in neon yellow and green words, all reading, 'we're hungry'. An irk mark formed on the side of her head.
"IK-HAN! SHINWOO!"
She pushed herself from the desk, annoyance clearly visible on her face as she stormed out of her computer room. She could already hear the scurrying of feet in the basement as the two boys tried to hide themselves. At the bottom step she eyed the rec. room, searching for the boys. On the small coffee table sat Ik-Han's laptop, wide open and on, clearly showing that he was indeed hacking into her computer. She moved her eyes around the room, finally falling on a mop of red hair behind the couch. She also noticed Ik-Han's feet peeking out from under the curtains that covered the small window.
"What have I told you about hacking into my computer Ik-Han!" She threw the curtain to the side, revealing the young boy whose eyes were wide in surprise.
"But your system is too easy to get into Nuna!" He claimed, "if I could get into it easily, who else do you think can get into it."
"It's only too easy for you since we use a similar type of security and because you learned all your little tricks from me." Scoffed the elder Woo sibling, "for anyone else it would be a challenge."
Ik-Han huffed slightly, "I have my own tricks too you know. I don't just copy off of you."
She raised a brow at him.
"Fine, I don't copy some of your tricks."
"Good, now, no more hacking into my computer, alright?"
"Fine."
"So does this mean your going to cook?" Shinwoo peeked over the couch with a grin, which faltered under the annoyed look Mi Hi sent towards him. "Uh, I guess it's okay if you don't cook today. Why don't we eat out?" He laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. "Special order, Principal Lee?"
Mi Hi and Ik-Han looked at one another before smiling, "Principal Lee's it is."
"I have to go over there anyways, so this works out." Mi Hi stated, as they got ready to head over to the blond man's house. "Now you guys better help out with the cleaning, not leave a mess for them to clean up."
"Mhm!"
They both nodded their head, already out of the door and racing down the street, excited for a meal made by Frankenstein and Seira, as well as visiting their friend Rai. Grabbing the folder off the counter, Mi Hi followed closely behind, yelling at them to slow down, which of course they didn't.
"Principal Lee!" Shinwoo yelled into the intercom, "we're here to visit Rai and have dinner!"
There was a moments pause before the buzzer rang to let the three in. Shinwoo and Ik-Han, acting like they lived there, waltzed right in. Mi Hi on the other hand acted a bit more polite, as she entered.
"Yo!" The redhead grinned, making his way towards the couch where Rai and Regis sat. Ik-Han followed right behind him, as they attempted to make conversation with the boys.
"Sorry for the intrusion Principal Lee." Mi Hi smiled, looking up towards the blond.
He gave her a certain look, "are you really sorry?"
"Not in the slightest." She laughed, causing Frankenstein to chuckle. "I have some information for you." Her voice fell to a whisper as she revealed the folder.
He nodded, indicating for her to follow him to somewhere more private to speak, not wanting to be overheard by the children. She followed him down the hallways, and down a flight of stairs. Down there, she gasped in surprise at the large lab that Frankenstein created over the years. She hadn't had the slightest clue that Frankenstein was a scientist.
"So what did you get?" Frankenstein was sitting in a computer chair, crossing one leg over the other.
Mi Hi quickly emptied the folder onto the stainless steel counter, pushing sheets around and organizing them. Putting them into neat piles, she slid one pile over to him.
"I'm sure you know the first bit of the information so I'll skip right into what i found interesting." She stated, watching Frankenstein pick up the stack of papers, reading them. "What I found out is that not only is there countless of experiments being conducted daily, but their are labs all over Korea and Japan, though it is being run by the higher ups from Korea. They made ties with some people from Japan for the use of their technology.
"The people used for these experiments are all criminals in some form. No matter the crime, how little or big, they are being tested on due to their strong sense of hatred. It shows here that they found a hormone in these criminals that allow their percentage for success to rise 2.7%, not a very high percentage, but every percent counts." She pushed up her glasses as she continued on the information she had found. "They need the higher percentage because these are not normal experiments that I assumed they were. They are not just modifying people or genetically alternating their DNA, but they are infusing humans with parts from other beings, such as heart, lungs, bones, blood, eyes and so on."
"And by beings you suggest...?"
"Animals." She slapped another piece of paper down, "such as cats, dogs, rabbits to name a few, but there is also a report I found about someone being fused with a creature that is suppose to be a myth." Another paper covered the first, "a werewolf was stated in being used. So if what you explained to me is true, this means that people today have gained information about you guys."
"I see." Frankenstein skimmed through the papers, "this is rather impressive that you could gather this much information without being caught."
"It took a while, but I'm going to give this my full attention." Mi Hi nodded her head in determination.
"I should inform Master about this soon." Frankenstein put the papers down, lacing his fingers together. "Also I wanted to speak with you. There have been cases where you have been seen using your abilities."
Her brown orbs widened slightly, "how? I'm always checking to make sure I'm not seen."
"M-21 saw you."
She bit her lip slightly. "I'm guessing I should explain something to him, I mean, he is in the same boat as me."
"I have talked to Master and he said if you wish, M-21 may know of you."
"What about Regis and Seira? I mean, aren't they the same as Rai?"
"To a point." Frankenstein nodded, "but they don't know about us yet. They know about M-21 and some, not much, information about the organization."
Mi Hi pondered on what to do. Did she want so many people knowing about her though? It's not like she wanted these abilities, or this life. It just seemed that fate decided to deal her a strange and difficult hand to work with. Making up her mind she looked back at Frankenstein who sat there patiently, awaiting the girl's decision.
"I wanna tell them. I mean, they are going to find out sooner or later, right?" Mi Hi asked as Frankenstein nodded. "Also, I'm getting rather annoyed with M-21 always glaring at me." She huffed, putting the papers back in the folder. "Glaring doesn't suit his face."
Frankenstein laughed lightly, taking the folder from his former student and locking it in one of the drawers. He would look those over again later. "Mi Hi."
"Yes?"
Both were heading back up the stairs, destination the living room where the others were. She paused in mid-step in the middle of the stairs, turning her head to look at the man behind her in question. Pushing of her glasses she waited for what he was going to ask or say.
"Be careful while your gathering information. They could end up tracking you easily if you make a mistake."
"I know, don't worry." She smiled back at him, "if anything does happen, I know you have my back." She turned back around and left the lab and Frankenstein, who shook his head, muttering things about how Mi Hi hasn't changed since High School.
"I see you have concluded something Regis." The tall girl; Seira claimed as they walked down the street.
"I have, but my evidence isn't fool proof just yet."
"Does it have to do with her?"
"Of course. That poor excuse of once was a human thinks so too, so something must be up." Regis claimed, looking up at the taller. "You have noticed it too, right?"
"Its rather hard not to." Seira replied, closing her red eyes. "But I don't think its the same as you think it is. It's not fully modified."
Regis frowned, saying nothing about the matter as they entered the school grounds. They were greeted by the three humans, the fourth; Suyi no where in sight.
"Here!" Shinwoo grinned, shoving two fish shaped cakes in their hands. "Nuna made these for us and some extra for you guys! Enjoy! Nuna makes the best Bungeoppang ever!"
"They are really good." Ik-Han claimed, "she also made lunches for us as well."
"Why would she make ours?" Regis questioned, biting into the snack. "It's not like we are under her care."
"It's because if Rai had it his way all you guys would eat is nothing but Ramen." Mi Hi laughed as she walked towards the group. "For breakfast, lunch and dinner. What kind of healthy diet is that?"
"That is very kind of you." Seira claimed as Mi Hi waved her off.
"Don't worry about it. Anyways I came to ask you two where Rai is. I have some notes for him to use for class." She showed them a stack of papers that were rolled in her hands.
"He came earlier with the principal." Regis muttered.
"That so? I guess I should have looked there first. Well I'll be off." She smiled, "make sure you all come see me during lunch so I can give you your lunches. No if, ands, or buts. Oh and would you bring Ajussi while your at it?"
"Of course Nuna." The three humans students claimed with a grin, as Regis and Seira nodded their heads. "See you in class!"
Mi Hi waved at them as she made her way back to the school. The five students then headed towards their classroom. Shinwoo was chatting about how amazing his treat was, since he practically begged Mi Hi to make them. He had a grin on his face, as they laughed and talked to one another.
"Don't say it Seira." Regis claimed, noticing the girl looking at him. He took another bite from his fish shaped treat, ignoring the small smile she gave him. "I will not be swayed by cheap treats."
"Regis do you want another one?" Yuna asked, holding out another cake-like treat, which he took a little too eagerly. He scowled lowly at the expressions he got, but nibbled on the treat none the less.
Note:
Thanks for reading chapter two! Chapter three is underway in being edited and revised, so it should be out within the nest few days or so!
~BreathlessLover