My Love; My Life: Slipping Through My Fingers

The Partner

*This chapter marks when things start to change in the future time from the butterfly effect Hyla & Fernando made during their time in the past as well as reasons yet to be revealed.*
*Fernando: ABBA-Mamma Mia version*
Setting: unknown place; workshop, December 2042-Hyla's just finished finished the time machine...

"All the voices in my head will be quiet once I'm dead-"

"Enough of that stupid, creepy crap," a superior says union entering

"It's finished," she tells them as she seems to go back a stable state

"How's it work?"

"Next time I get put on a project could I possibly get some blue blue print paper to draw on?" She dares to ask

"We'll see, now how's it work?"

"W-"

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!" A man shouts as he comes bursting in

"Huh," one of the superiors sigh out, "this is hardly the time for one of your outbursts agent F."

"I DON'T WANT A PARTNER!" He ignores them

"Doesn't matter if you want one," they tell him, "you're getting one."

"I DON'T NEED ONE!"

"You're shouting like this is exactly why you're getting one."

"I WON'T COOPERATE WITH THEM!"

"You're still getting one."

"And she's likely going to be as stubborn and hothead as you are F."

"SHE?! WHYS IT GOTTA BE A SHE?! AND WHO THE HELL IS SHE?!"

"Huh," one scoffs, "your new partner is standing right before behind you-she's the one you so rudely interrupted."

"WHA-" he starts as he turns around & sees a glaring girl

"We'll come back later & leave you two to get acquainted."

"..." the two silent glare at each other as the superiors leave

     Both of them don't anything at first, her with anger for being interrupted by him & him in frustration out of having a new partner pushed onto him & this girl nonetheless. But flashes things they can recall ever happening between them start to flash in their heads & a blush grows on their faces at flashes of memories they don't recall. As the flashes continue, the looks of anger change to looks of longing as their hearts start skip beats. He unexpectedly holds out his hand as if asking her to dance, like his hand was doing it of its own accord & the same went for her as she takes it with her own hand. They start to dance without any actual music as if it was natural, as if they've don't before & they find themselves entranced by each other from the moment their yes locked & their hands touch.

     The flashes of memories they don't recognize consist of dancing like this, arguing, laughing, gunfire, a church floor & much more that make Hyla's heart jumps into her throat. As for agent F, he soon is the first to snap out of it the moment he realizes that he's felt these feelings before but isn't sure what they are or why he's feeling them. The moment he notices this, he stops their dancing abruptly & pushes her away-turning Hyla's face of longing into one of shock & then both their faces turn back to that of anger. Ignoring the strange feelings brewing in him, he shoves past her-purposely pushing into shoulder with great force as he heads to the work bench where the completed time machine sits. He stares at it for a long moment before turning his face slight to look back at her, her face seems stunned by the shove; then, after an intense stare that seems to pierce her soul-she watches him throw her work across the room.