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Chapter Five: Riddle
Sorry I got lazy and decided not to rewrite the whole conversation again so here it is after max logs off.
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-Fangs point of view-
Max is dead. There is no question about that; butterfly said "She doesn't exist anymore." I slammed the lap top shut and threw it across my bed. I set my head in my hands fighting back hot tears. There is no reason in trying anymore… I need to move on… forget max all together.
I shut my bedroom door; I walked over to the full wall windows. I stepped over to the lcd screen and pressed the button to shut the blinds. I walked past the the black leather couch and past the king size bed. I walked over to the bathroom/closet. I turned on the walk in shower, I put my I pod on shuffle and connected it to the I- home. I took a quick shower, when I got out my phone was ringing. I grabbed it quickly and answered.
"Hello, this is Virgil with Riddle Art." I grabbed the clothes I wanted out of the closet. I slid on my dark washed jeans.
"Virg, I know who you are." I noticed the voice immediately; it is my best friend from work, Roger. "How fast can you get down to Broadway?" Unlike many New Yorkers I actually live in the city not in the Broncs or Queens.
"I can be there in an half an hour. I don't live far from there. Why does this matter?" I waited for Rogers answer as I slid a white t shirt on.
"You have been hired to paint a back drop for one of the shows, and all the paintings used throughout the show." I grabbed a dark blue polo out of a drawer and slid it on.
"Sounds easy, I'm almost ready so I can go over soon."
"Good, meet outside in fifteen, I'll be there in a taxi waiting for you." He hung up and I put my phone down. I rubbed some gel through my short cut hair I styled it to flip out a little in front but nothing major. I know I used to have long hair but it gets really annoying I like it short a lot better. I slid on a pair of black pumas and a dark gray leather jacket. I walked down the stairs and out the door. I rushed past the kitchen when I heard noises coming from it. I rushed out to the taxi.
-Max's point of view three months later-
I sat at my desk a little giddy. I had been inseparable from Ryan for the last three months. He is a good friend, and that's it, we're not a thing or anything. I picked up my ringing cell phone. It is a recorded message.
"Ms. Thomas, your are to report to VH today at two o'clock. Be there or serious consequences." The machine shut off. I looked up at the clock. It read 1:30 pm. I grabbed my coat off the chair and shut down my computer I walked quickly over to my boss's office.
"James, I'm sorry I just got a call from the Uniden headquarters. I am to report in a half hour. Do I have permission to leave?" He turned and looked at me in shock. Wondering why they had called me. Nobody I have ever known has been called down to the headquarters.
"Of course, did they tell you why?" I shook my head no and he granted me leave. I rushed out of the building and caught a taxi. I rushed up the steps of building VH. I was greeted by a man in his late thirties and two body guards.
"Please fallow me Ms. Thomas." I fallowed him cautiously. He led me up a hall and into a doctor's office.
"Please wait in here Ms. Thomas." I walked in and I could hear the door being locked behind me. I heard a clatter behind me; I turned around to find Ryan sitting on a metal table. He moved enough so his power no longer took effect. I didn't tell you yet that he is part chameleon, like I am part bird.
"Anna, are you alright?" Ryan stood up quickly and glided over to me. He wrapped his arms around me and held me close to him.
"Yes, I'm fine but what are we doing here?" He shook his head and pulled my close to him. I inhaled and smelled his sweet rich scent. At the same time the door flew open and in walked a doctor.
"Names and ages?" The doctor appeared to be in his late twenties, blonde hair blue eyes.
"My name is Anna Thomas I am 19." He scribbled something down as Ryan began to speak.
"Ryan Phillips, 20." He smiled at me and we took a seat on the table.
"Well Ryan, Anna. We need to run a series of test on you." I clenched as he said that. Ryan lightly grabbed my hand and tried to comfort me. "We will need you to both change into these; a doctor will be back in ten to start the test." The doctor handed us a set of hospital gowns, thank goodness they have backs on them.
"May I go change in the bathroom?" I stared at the doctor waiting for a response.
"No, you will need to get used to each other. You might be together for a long time." He then left the room.
"We probably need to change." Ryan nodded his head and turned around to face the wall." I'll give you some privacy.
"Don't look ok?" I sounded like a two year old. He didn't look as I stripped off all my clothes and set them in a nice pile in the corner. I tied the gown up and turned around. "You can look now." He turned around and grabbed his gown off the table. I turned to the wall as he changed. When he was finished I turned back around and sat back on the table.
"What do you think he meant when he said we would be together for a long time?" I looked down as I asked Ryan this.
"I don't know. I really don't want to find out." The next thing I know we were ushered to different sides of the room. After we gave blood and urine sampled. They took measurements and about an hour later they had us come sit back down and wait for another doctor to come. This doctor was about thirty two he walked in and sat down on a chair in front of us. He pulled the clip boards off the wall.
"Males sperm and Females eggs are both healthy. Male's genetics, chameleon, Females is bird. They will fertilize well together. 9.5 rating." I don't know if I'm over reacting but it sounds like we are being breaded.
"Excuse me, Doctor Baker, but what are you talking about?" He looked up briefly from his clip board.
"This may be hard for you to understand, Anna, but you and Ryan are perfect matches. You have been chosen to help… repopulate your kind." The doctor chose his words carefully, almost like he was trying to keep us calm. I didn't need to be told what it meant; they were going to use me to breed a new kind of mutant. It was all experimental.
"That is unorthodox to push to people together and make them breed!" Ryan had jumped off the table and was now yelling at the doctor.
"You can't do this; it was never supposed to happen! You are supposed to be protecting us!" I jumped off the table and grabbed my clothes as I walked to the door.
"Stop now Miss Thomas." I felt doctor baker holding the gun to the back of my head. I was being smashed to the door. "I swear to god I will blow your head off right now if you do not cooperate."
"Blow it off will be better then this!" I almost shrieked as he pushed my face flat against the door. I felt the crunch of bone against the steel door. I could feel the warm blood stream down my face.
"I don't think you want that Miss Thomas. Your little friend on the internet won't be very happy about you disappearing." I shuddered as I thought of Fang.
"Fine I'll go along with it." I was wondering why Ryan hadn't tried anything to save me. When I turned around I found that he was pinned on the floor by a security person. His mouth is taped over.
"Good now sit down, and I will give you instructions." I did as he said the body guard put Ryan on the table next to me. I pulled the tape off of Ryan's mouth. The bodyguard stood in front of the door. "This is your story. Ryan and you have been engaged for a month you are both getting married next week. Invite friends or whatever. This is your new apartment address; you two will live together like a normal couple. Make it as believable as possible. Anna you have one month to get pregnant, or you, Ryan, and your little internet friend will be killed." Ryan and I were handed a folder. The doctor left the room leaving us with one last word.
"Oh and if you tell anyone about this little plan you all will be killed immediately. Be happy it's not the end of the world. It's the beginning." I laid my head on Ryan's lap and started crying.
"Anna, it's going to be fine, everything is going to be alright." He got up and pulled something's out of a cupboard I felt the sting as he bandaged my head wound. "There all better. Ryan leaned down and kissed my head. I sat up and opened the envelope. I slid everything out of the envelope. I heard a clink as a diamond ring fell onto the table. Ryan took the ring and knelt down on one knee.
"I know you don't want to Anna, but will you marry me?" I smiled through all the tears. Ryan always tries to make everything better.
"I don't think I have a choice." He slid the ring onto my hand. I stood up awkwardly as he towered over me. "This might not be so bad." Ryan let out a smile and leaned down.
"Nice to know I'm not an awful person to marry." Ryan lifted me up a bit and kissed me gently. Our first kiss is one I will never forget.
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