Leo and his best friends were free at last. They may have escaped, but they couldn't let their guard down. They ran away from the barren fields that were corrupted by the Lab's daily experiments. They didn't feel tired at all when day turned to dusk and they were miles and miles away from any more of the torture and torment that had scarred them all those years. They collapsed onto the blooming fields, feeling the warm breeze as it seemed to carry away all their troubles.
Hannah was the first to snap out of La La Land. She led Keiko and Leo to a clothing store. What they had on looked like they were inmates (not that far off actually, now that she thought about what conditions they lived in). Since the store was closed and empty, Hannah unlocked the doors and turned on the lights. Leo picked out a nice outfit and went to try it on. Hannah picked an outfit for Keiko and one for herself and guided her into a girls' stall. She helped Keiko get dressed, and they stepped out. When they did, Leo was already waiting for them.
Keiko could almost hear Leo smiling as she and Hannah stepped out.
"You girls look amazing" Leo said.
Keiko felt his eyes linger on her as they left the store.
"Well," said Hannah, "Now that we look awesome, we should go back out of town to find a place to sleep!"
Leo and Keiko nodded and they walked out after covering up any evidence that they were there.
They found a clearing in the forest on the outside of town and laid down by a stream that lulled them to sleep.
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Keiko was laying next to Leo as he fell asleep. As soon as he did, Leo clenched his fists and tensed. Keiko couldn't help but move closer to him and hold his hand until he calmed down and his heart rate slowed down. The nightmare must've been about her.
Keiko made sure that Hannah was still in deep sleep and held onto Leo's arm protectively as she fell asleep.
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Leo was having a horrible nightmare.
They were back in Cadmus and he stood helplessly while the mutant soldiers beat Keiko.
He couldn't move.
He couldn't scream.
He couldn't wake up.
He suddenly felt warmth in his side and he knew Keiko was there, holding his hand in the real world.
He finally realized this was an illusion and calmed down.
He woke up and found Keiko fast asleep next to him.
He gazed at her as she was dreaming about the ocean.
His hand slowly moved her beautiful black hair off her peaceful face.
He chuckled to himself and laid back down, falling asleep by her warmth and the rhythmic sound of her breathing.
It was obvious to him now.
He loved everything about Keiko.
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The Cadmus Chronicles
FantasyHannah is the new arrival at the Cadmus Labs. She was kid napped and brought to the facility. She meets two others who were also captured. And she figures out her and her fellow prisoners have powers and weaknesses. Will they escape this torture cha...
