Authors Notes: So I chose the name Toby for the assistant. Random name, random life.
We're Not Your Lab Rats!
Cold. All over he felt cold. His head felt all fuzzy and light, and as he slowly opened his eyes, everything was bright and blurry, and the smell... it was worse than vegetables, the smell of disinfectant, like a hospital, the brightness and cleanness of the room also made him think it was a hospital he was in. But why? What happened for him to be in the hospital? A huge pain shot through his head as he tried to open his eyes wider to see more of the room he was in. Groaning he reached his fingers up to rub his forehead. Then something shifted, a blur of white and black came closer toward him. A voice whispered softly, though with a slight echo, calling his name. The voice familiar, causing him to start growling, and his vision unblurring, showing him who the voice belonged to. "Hello Rhydian." She said as he woke fully, and his vision returned completely. He sat up quickly not realising the metal cage that surrounded him until it hit his head. "Careful." Whitewood teased.
"Why am I here? Why am I in a cage?" he asked furious, he looked at what he was wearing, a shirt matching his P.E shirt and black tracksuit bottoms, slightly confused on how she managed to change him out of his school uniform he backed away from her as much as the cage would allow him to. "How the bloody hell did I get into these?" he asked looking at his attire.
Whitewood snickered slightly, before her assistant walked in looking slightly embarrassed, "My assistant here, Toby, got you the right clothes for the test and changed you into them, since you were completely unconcious." She explained, though Rhydian couldn't help but notice the slight embarrassment and regret in his features, though what did he regret? Whitewood too had noticed his embarassment and rolled her eyes, "Honestly Toby, stop being so awkward and go help the hunter, and whilst your down there pay him too." Whitewood demanded.
Rhydian was piecing everything together in his head, why would 'Toby' need to help 'the hunter' if he was already in here? As much as he hated admitting it, he was eager and curious to find out what she'd meant. Whitewood turned back to him and smiled, before walking off.
Sod her, he didn't need her to find out, he just needed to listen to what was being said outside. He listened as much as he could, hearing the parts of the conversation outside between Toby and 'the hunter'. "D-dr. Whitew-wood says thank y-you. She also asked me t-to help you and p-pay you." Obviously Toby, his stuttering was better than it was with anyone else, it was strange, but wasn't important. Rhydian heard a rustling... possibly 'the hunter' counting his money.
"Is this it?" he asked, the voice seemed vaguely familiar, though yet again not in a good way. Rustling was heard again, but more forcefully and much quicker, "Keep the darn money! Keep your darn thanks! And keep the darn wolf! But until your Dr. Whitewood pays the right amount this will not be the end of this!" The voice snapped, then a car door slammed and Toby's grunts were heard.
Not long after did Toby come crashing into the lab with a brown wolf. The scent invaded Rhydians nose, and it was horribly familiar, his eyes widened as he realised who the wolf was, the scent itself was wonderful for him to smell again, but not here. Not in the lab with Dr. Whitewood. Thats the reason she left in the first place, because her and her parents were chased out of town by her, and now... she's here. Rhydian groaned, "Maddy."
Then she entered with an excited smile on her face, "Finally, my other experiment is here. Toby!" se called and the lanky man came running back into the room, "What did the hunter say?" she asked, Toby went in closer to her and whispered what had been said.
But Rhydian didn't bother to listen, his eyes were locked on Maddy's still wolf, the only sign that she was alive, was the slight rise of her belly proving she was only asleep, but for how long?
"What?!" Whitewood shouted, snapping Rhydian out of his daydream, she mumbled something, cursing the hunter before turning back round to look at Maddy's wolf, "Nevermind. At least I still have both her..." she said her eyes wide as she looked at Maddy, then spun round to look at Rhydian with a crazy looking smile on her face before she added, "And him. Soon I'll be able to prove properly to you Toby, that these young people are not like you and me... but werewolves." She says with a happy sigh after her speech.
Rhydian rolls his eyes, a bump begins to form on his head from where he hit it earlier. Then Maddy's wolf begins to wake, and six eyes turn their attention fully on her. Rhydian looks at Toby and Whitewood out the corner of his eye and whispers, "Don't transform Mads, Whitewood is watching you like a hawk, don't transform!" he whispers so only she hears.
She turns her head in alarm, her eyes examining everyone around her, and she growls.
"Oh, give it up Madeline, its best you transform now, since if you did it at night, there would be camera's watching you, as there will be every night." Whitewood sneers, wolf Maddy hangs her head before slowly beginning to transform back to her human.
Rhydian too hangs his head in defeat. She's won. Or so she thinks.
Authors Notes: I know I know, Maddy and Rhydian wouldn't give up that easily, but its a build up, I need to make it seem like they have so I can twist it slightly. See I do sometimes use my brain.