Metamorphosis

Chapter 9

On the side is a picture of Marissa! :D

Also, just wanna say HAPPY HAPPY
BIRTHDAY to a fantastic friend of mine, icecreamlover14!!!! You're finally 18!! :D

The cafeteria of the BSIA was buzzing with hungry and talkative employees, eager to brag to each other about their newest discovery of some sort over a really late dinner. At a medium sized table settled next to the window sat three people: a built and handsome blond, a pretty brunette with a stern expression on her face, and a lean brunet who wore glasses. The brunet handed them—the blond and the brunette were sitting across from them—a manila folder. The brunette took the envelope and opened it, revealing pictures of the group.

"So Erick's found Doreen, huh?" The brunette said as she looked at a picture of Doreen talking to Marissa.

"Yeup." David answered with a pop of his lips. He picked up his chocolate pudding cup and spoon and began to eat it.

"And who are these people?" The blond wondered, picking up a group picture of Doreen, Jazmine, Marissa, Christina, and Melarni. They looked like they were huddled around a box and Doreen was showing them something. David shrugged.

"Friends?" He guessed.

"And?" The brunette added and looked at him with the stare that always unnerved him.

"Gen," David sighed and looked away uneasily, "please don't look at me like that... it scares me."

"Good." Gen said and picked up a picture of Andrew and Israel talking.

"Was there anything Erick said about them?" The blond asked. "Like why they're hanging out with Doreen or something?"

"Hm..." David hummed as he took a spoonful of his pudding cup. He decided to keep the pictures of Doreen's friends using their powers, or even having superpowers, to himself. He wanted to see it for himself. "Nope. That's it."

"Did he say where she's located?" The blond asked again.

"Why don't you ask him yourself, Julian?" David retorted and saw Julian's taken aback expression and quickly apologized. "Sorry, I'm just really tired." Julian nodded and looked at Gen.

"So what do we do about these kids and Doreen?" Gen turned to David.

"What school do these kids go to?"

"The same school as Erick," David answered, "Mayview High School." Gen nodded.

"Good, we'll pay them a visit on Monday. These kids don't know what they're getting themselves into if they keep involving themselves with Doreen."

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It was near midnight on a Sunday, well, 11:46 pm on a Saturday. Jazmine sat on her bed with her laptop on her lap and her headphones on. Since her parents expected her to be asleep by now but she still wanted to watch her Korean Drama, she turned off the lights and watched it in the dark with her headphones on.

The scene she was watching right now was where the two main characters were hugging each other in the pouring rain and the main girl's ex fiance saw them hugging... and then the episode cut itself and the credits rolled for the next episode. The phaser looked at her wall clock. 11:50 pm. Maybe one more episode and then she'll go to sl—

Jazmine heard a thump from somewhere in her room, or was it a crack? She paused the video and looked up, surveying her room for any intruders. The room was empty except for her and it was quiet. She heard that crack/thump sound again and took off her headphones this time. "Huh?" She looked around. Was she hearing things now?