Chapter 5: Event Horizon.
A/N: I had hoped to finish writing this and posting it sooner but work is kicking me while I'm down. Here it is and thank you to all the people who have either saved it in your favorites or are following my story it makes me want to keep writing more and more of it if you guys like it.
"Who are you really Icarrus Sebastian?" She said as I turned to face her fully.
"What do you mean Pyrrha? Icarrus is ju-" Weiss was cut off.
"NOT YOU WEISS. Now you. Who. Are. You?" I looked directly into her eyes and saw the intensity in them.
"I am s-s-subject 7. I was born and then sold to a dust test facility. I escaped just recently with the help of one of the doctors. I decided I wanted to start a new life and be normal." I was breathless after spewing that all out quickly. Weiss was speechless and the girl that had gripped my arm slowly released it.
"I am sorry your life has been rough but I now know what I wanted to and I hope we can be friends." She extended her hand out. "My name is Pyrrha Nikos."
"I um I'm Subject 7 or now actually I'm Icarrus Sebastian." I grabbed her hand uneasily and shook it.
"Sorry for shouting at you Weiss I hope you'll forgive me." And with that she turned and walked away.
"Uh Weiss who was that girl?" I turned to look at a still shocked Weiss. I waved my hand in front of her face until she reacted. "Are you OK?"
"I'm fine but why did you tell her all that?" She looked concerned.
"Well I guess I could just see the fire in her eyes and my will caved. Wait was that my first experience with a bully? No I think Cardin was. Maybe-" I started to ramble when a punch to the shoulder interrupted me. "OW."
"Well that's what you get for talking nonsense." I looked at Ruby as she shook her hand. "Pyrrha is the farthest thing from a bully."
"How did you know what I was talking about?" I asked unaware.
"I was like 3 feet that way when the whole thing went down Icarrus." She said as she pointed behind her. "I think Pyrrha was just curious. I mean after watching your fighting style with your weapons I was, well still am for that matter."
"What are you curious about?" I rubbed my shoulder half nervous and half because it kind of stung.
"Everything about them but for now let's eat." Ruby pulled my arm and Weiss grabbed the other and the both lead me down the hall.
We ended up in the cafeteria by the looks of it. I would, on occasion, be allowed to eat lunch with some of the other test subjects but since I was a special case I was usually separated.
"ICARRUS!" I heard a shout in one ear.
"Huh what?" I said as I rubbed my ear.
"What. Do. You. Want. For the fifth time already." Weiss looked semi-irritated.
I looked down at the food. Grilled chicken and mashed potatoes or hamburgers and French fries, I went with the hamburgers and fries.
"So Icarrus spill the beans. Did you make your own weapon or did they make it for you?" Ruby asked as she sat down at a table. I took a seat across from her and Weiss sat next to her.
"Well they laid materials on a large table and I picked what I wanted and then they gave me several different styles of weapons from guns to war hammers to large swords. I picked what I thought I would feel most comfortable with. Something that would force me into close range combat and could also deal a lot of damage as well as protect me if necessary."
I took a bit of my hamburger and ate some fries before Ruby spoke again.
"Were you involved in the actual process of making them?" She asked as she leaned in.
I thought for a moment and sighed. "Well no, but they did teach me how to recalibrate and repair them. I can also change what their sheathed forms are but I am limited to specifics." I picked up a fry and pointed it at Ruby.
"Like? Come on Icarrus I want details." She looked like she was about to drool.
"Well my Anima (gauntlet) can change into a belt buckle or a large pendant. Both of which I have no use for and as or the Mortem (blade) it can become a bracelet or a belt buckle as well and considering I like the weight of the bracelet centered on my right wrist and the weight of the knife spread evenly on my left hand I don't like changing them."
Ruby had a pouting face on and Weiss snickered at that.
"What I'm just kind of disappointed that they can't change into something else." Ruby said as if defending herself.
"You mean cooler right?" I asked causing her to blush. "It's OK I didn't choose their sheathed forms for looks I did it because I like the feel of them."
"It's all about compatibility and how usable they are Ruby you of all people should know that with your Crescent Rose." Weiss gave Ruby a small nudge.
"I haven't seen any of your weapons yet actually." I said with a mouthful of fries.
"Oh yeah you haven't yet!" Ruby practically shouted.
"Oh great. Ruby we'll have to wait until after school you know that right?" Weiss said as she shook her head.
"Yeah yeah yeah whatever. OK Icarrus my Crescent Rose is my pride and joy I made it all by myself and my uncle Crow taught me how to wield it." Ruby looked as if she would float up at any moment.
"Great we can show you all our weapons after school." I heard Yang say as she came up from behind me. I looked at Blake and a pale faced Sun who groaned and Blake sat him in the chair next to me.
"I'll go get him some food so he can start to replenish lost fluids." She said with a wink. Yang stretched and sat on the other side or Ruby.
"You would think that he would stop doing these kinds of things that get him in trouble. Blake changed the punishment and I think that will prevent him from doing anything stupid again." Yang said as she reached across the table and snagged a couple fries off of my plate. Ruby sniffed the air and pushed Yang.
"Eeewwww you guys didn't even shower did you?" She plugged her nose and Weiss did the same. I sniffed at the air and smelt a strange new smell.
"I don't think I have ever smelt that before what is it?" I asked taking another breath. "It doesn't smell bad though."
"Oh come on Icarrus you can't think that that smells anything but bad can you?" Ruby grimaced.
"Look at poor Sun he is so drained he can't even smell himself." Weiss said as she scooted her chair back. I looked at Sun and he had a glazed looked in his eyes and a half smile forming at the right side of his mouth.
"Are you OK Sun?" I asked as I turned to him. "What kind of punishment do they do?"
"Oh now I'm doing just fine. It's actually pretty simple, they just deprive me from being able to gain relief while at the same time forcing me to need it more and more until I break and I basically do anything they tell me too. 75% of it is excruciating and the last 25% is heaven." He said softly before Blake came back to the table.
"That sounds very similar to the kind of punishment I received except I was in antagonizing pain roughly 99.9% of the time and the last .1% they gave me morphine to numb me. I guess you could call that salvation from pain heaven." I said as I skewed my head to the side. Sun looked saddened.
"Hey man no my punishments are nothing like that at all. All they do is tease me a lot and wait until the last second to finish it. What you went through must still affect you right?" He looked like he was starting to regain the color in his face and his eyes went back to normal.
"Well not really I mean I could always tell when they were going to start a test because someone would put a hand on my head and ruffle my hair." I scratched my neck and sighed.
"Did you say you wanted someone to ruffle your hair?" Yang said as she placed a hand on my head. Instantly my body tensed up and my pupils shrunk. I flew out of my seat and curled into a ball and slid under the table as I shivered. I started crying hoping reliving the pain and suffering I was put through. I shut my eyes as the memories flooded back.
"No please I didn't do anything wrong this time. I'm sorry I killed him. He was suffering and you weren't going to do anything to save him just like all the others. You made me fight and I won, I beat them, broke them and not once did you help them. You left them that way until they died from their wounds. I did him a favor and you're punishing me for it." I spoke in whispered words replaying the event in my mind.
I felt pressure on my face followed by more pressure on my shoulders. I slowly started to regain my mental stability and began hearing voices. They were very faint at first but got louder as I tried focusing on them.
"Icarrus. Icarrus!" I opened my eyes and looked into the pale blue eyes I stared into before.
"Hey Weiss what's going on? My head hurts and my mind feels all fuzzy." I asked not knowing what I had just been doing.
"You had a flashback and freaked out. Let's hurry and get you out of here everyone is looking at us and I can already hear the rumors start to spread." She said as she helped me to my feet. Yang, Blake and Ruby started to clear us a path out as Sun threw one of my arms over his shoulders and helped me walk out.
"Sun did something happen?" I said as I held my head. He looked down and gulped.
"Yeah something did happen."