Hunted [Chapter 9]
It's night by the time we finish our introduction, or at least Yongbae claims it is because he can smell their upcoming meal. The guy's nose is pretty good. He looks very well build and doesn't wear a shirt... Ever. He tells me he never feels cold since the day he first changed. He also tells me that he's stronger than most of us and that he can bend soft metals as well, which made the guards a bit desperate in the beginning because he kept breaking out. But now, unfortunately, the cell's door is reinforced with some pretty decent and strong material. He's also capable of changing his skin tone a bit to hide better.
I tell him he looks a bit like a bull with the hair and his mussels and he just laughs, telling me that's the first time somebody told him that. Ji had another name for him: Taeyang, since his eyes look like the sun. He tells me it's fine to call him that as well. Seungri interrupts and says Ji calls him Riri... Riri? Ji, seriously? You and your nicknames...
Speaking of Seungri, it seems that the black lines on Seungri's face move faster when he gets excited (from talking). He tells me his 'special power' is the cold and some psychic stuff as well, although the latter still seems to be a dormant power most of the time. The cold thing however is under control, he says. He takes my hands in his and indeed, they feel like ice.
"Hyung's hand feel like ice as well." He says, smiling a little.
"Yeah, I know..." I whisper. I just realise, we've been talking out loud for the past hour and it seems like that's not a big problem. Seungri looks at me.
"So, what are your special powers?"
"Well, I'm faster than the rest, a bit stronger and have an excellent vision during the day as well as during the night..."
"...That's it?" Seungri looks a bit disappointed.
"Um, yeah. I mean, I know that people like us can see fairly well at night, are a bit stronger and faster than normal, but I mean I'm better in comparison to you... And I have a nice pair of fangs and some sharp nails... Oh and I can see all your veins running through your body..." I just state that last part, it sounds like I'm talking about the weather or something. Seungri backs up a bit, looking somewhat scared.
"Jeez, you're a vampire..." Again with the vampire thing.
"Seungri, vampires don't exist..." Yongbae claims behind him.
"Besides, you can walk in the sun right?" he asks, to make sure no doubt.
"Yeah, no problem... And I don't drink blood, believe me, I tried... But then, what am I, what... Are we?" I ask in a tiny voice. Seungri looks at Yongbae but the latter just shakes his head.
"I... don't know..." He answers, eyes cast downwards. Seungri turns his head and looks at me with big puppy eyes.
"Maybe, we're like the x-men." I look at him for a couple of seconds and start to laugh.
"You sound just like Dae..."
"Dae?"
"Daesung, my bo -best friend... He knows about me..." I tell them the entire story, from the 'disaster' in the lavatory to the day I was caught...
"So, you got hit by a car and got shot afterwards?"
"No, I... One of the guards told me he shot me... Look, I don't remember getting shot but when I look at the wound on my leg, It makes sense. The gap the car made is gone, but there's still a hole left..." I put my hand on my leg, trying to stop the pain. It won't heal... Why does it take so long to heal? I guess the guards won't give me anything to make it heal faster. Come to think of it, they don't seem to be as cruel as I thought they would be.
"Hey, do they... The guards, do they ever... Hurt you?" I ask. Yongbae looks at me and shakes his head again.
"They take us away for some tests and research sometimes, but they don't really hurt us, not on purpose anyway."
"Some tests are a little more painful than others, but I can't say they really hurt..." Seungri adds.
"It's not like they torture you or something like that..."
"Yeah, well. They don't really like me..." Speaking of the devil, two guards suddenly enter our hallway. They stop right in front of Seungri and Yongbae's door. One of the guards opens a small hatch on the underside of the door while the other shoves a serving plate inside and they both leave without saying anything. On the plate there's some bread and orange juice. Wait, why bring them food?
It seems I said that last part out loud as they both look at me at the same time. Seungri laughs.
"Yeah, you and I don't need to eat, but apparently hyung needs it to keep his temperature high. Or so the doctor says..."
"Doctor?" I ask.
"Yeah, there's always a doctor when they perform tests on us. She's not like the others, she's nice and kind. Hyung here has a crush on her..." Seugri grins and points at Yongbae.
"I do not! She... she's nice to me, so I'm being nice as well... Like... like society wants me to be..." He blushes and both Seungri and I laugh.
"Yeah, whatever." He turns into a new deep red as Seungri continues to joke.
"Haha, okay but seriously now, you don't change when you eat?" I ask and Yongbae's pout seems to disappear.
"Nope, can't stand liquid though..." I'm about to ask why they gave him the orange juice if that's the case, but Seungri senses my next question, holds his one hand up and takes the orange juice into the other. He picks up the knife on the plate and puts it in the middle of the glass. He closes his eyes in concentration and tells me to keep my eyes on the orange juice. In an instant, the juice freezes. Seungri releases the knife and it stays upright in the glass. He opens his eyes again and looks at me.
"He needs ice to keep himself cool and with my powers..." No need for further explanations. He gives the juice to Yongbae who forces it out of its glass.
"So, you if can change water into ice... Can you make it snow?"
"Well, I would need to touch every single drop of water falling from the sky, but if I could get my psychic powers under control... I guess yes..."
"Then, how did you notice you have psychic powers as well?"
"I could sometimes talk to people without saying anything... Oh, and when we first got here, they kept our door's key on that table in the hallway. After hyung's breakout attempts, I tried to move the key with my mind and it worked. Unfortunately, a guard was standing next to the table at the moment..." I want to ask more questions, but I'm interrupted as a group of guards enter our hallway and stop right in front of my cell.
"Prisoner 113 is needed for some tests, place your hands through the opening of the door." One of the guard practically yells. I can see cuffs in his hands. I don't want to, I'm scared of what they'll do to me. Yongbae takes my hand in his and whispers.
"Do as they say or they'll force you out of your cell. Relax, nothing bad will happen." Yeah, then why do I have such a bad feeling? But I guess I have no choice. I get up, trying not to hurt my leg in the process, and walk over towards the door. They cuff my hands and open the door. Four of them take my by the arm and drag me across the huge building. Maybe, they just want to scare us so we'll cooperate. Maybe they indeed only want to perform some tests on us, to find a cure.
We stop in front of a big, iron door. One of the guards that's not carrying me walks towards in and opens it. When I see what's inside, my previous thoughts disappear and are replaced with fear.
A/N: Boom another cliff-hanger. Sorry it's short, I needed to stop writing because I have no time but I did promise you another chapter as soon as my exams ended so... :) Again, sorry for the mistakes (I know they're in there :p) See you soon...
This is now officially my longest fic ever btw^