Metamorphosis || Karl Heisenberg

Chapter 5

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"Now that we know you can talk, how about you run for me?"

Zero couldn't stand how casual he spoke to her just after making her stomach do somersaults. She frowned, watching him walk around her to sit in the chair that was previously hers. He walked like he was on top of the world; like no one could lay a finger on him.

Except maybe Mother Miranda.

She thought about his request. No, this was an order, of course. Run for him, though? This felt stupid to do. Though she hadn't exactly run from anything yet, she was sure she would be able to run.

Heisenberg laughed and waved his hand. "Go on. Try to run as fast as you can, now. We don't have all day."

Though this trial was tedious, it was clear it needed to happen; he was testing her abilities, after all. Zero let out a little hum before walking off several feet away from the audacious man, but still in view. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Stretching her arms this morning helped their mobility a lot, so she decided to take a moment to do this with her legs; holding each one out as she did so, then planted them firmly on the ground.

Her eyes opened. Fine. He wanted her to run? Then she would go as fast as she possibly could.

She started off with a light jog. This was just to get her muscles used to the motion. Gradually she picked up speed. The movement made her feel free in some sort of odd way, and she found herself laughing lightly. Laughing with her new voice. Filling up with joy, Zero sped up even faster; the world around her turning into a slight blur. With a quickness, she spun around on her heel as she started running with the same speed back to where she had started. Stopping, she turned to Heisenberg with a grin.

He was standing up now holding his glasses in one hand. His eyes were wide, brows furrowed, and his mouth was agape. There was shock, sure, but it was laced with something else. Something she couldn't quite place.

Zero's face fell. Did she do something wrong? Tentatively, she started walking back towards Heisenberg; holding her own hands as she did so. "I'm... sorry," her words were soft.

He blinked at her a few times before busting out in a sharp laugh. "Ha! Sorry? Why are you sorry when you're fast as fuck," he told her.

She wasn't exactly trying to impress him this much. She was only trying to prove that she would be able to run, but he seemed elated with her abilities. "I...am?" She sounded unsure.

"Hell yeah, you are. You're promising, I'll tell you that," Heisenberg walked to her, giving her shoulder a hearty pat.

Zero looked up at him. The grimace was slowly turning around on her features. "You want... me to run... again?" She asked, once again having the urge to see something from a different point of view; to be able to see how fast she really was.

He waited for her fragmented speech to end rather patiently before he spoke. "Nah, we can move on to something else. I want to see what else you're capable of," his eyes had a new glint to them as he turned to the table. She wished he was looking straight at her so she could see it better.

"Running was just a... short test; something to get your heart really pumping," he said as if he wasn't breathing on her neck right before asking her to run in the first place. Actually, she was sure that moment made her heart beat faster than running did.