This Love, This Hate

Chapter 10: A Bitter Taste

Chapter 10: A Bitter Taste

I dropped my phone, and it hit the floor. But it was in slow motion. Like time was moving very slowly. My heart was beating, the phone hit the floor and I stared at her. Claire stared at me. Green eyes on Silver. "You didn't tell me your last name." I said, my eyes watching her every move. She sighed. "And you didn't tell me you were THE Shadow Felix." My eyes twitched. How many Shadow Felix's are there? Not many, at least that's what I thought. "So daddy's little girl, come to clean up shapeshifters?" She scoffed. "Theirs only two of you. So it won't be that hard." My blood pressured raised. "I didn't know daddy, had sex with a under being." I sniffed her. She was half human and half nine tail fox. Under beings were creatures unlike natural society. (Yes that's racist, and I'm sorry). She gritted her teeth, and curled her fists. "Ooh, scary." I mocked. She stared at my chest. I looked down, my pendant. "Aren't you gunna try and kill me?" I said. "No." She said. "Why not? Why won't you appease your father?" I asked. This is was likely to catch me off my guard undoubtedly.

She rolled her eyes. She had me fooled, she must of recognized me... "He's the one who left me here. Just,. Like your hot brother..." My hand twitched. "In fact when I got off the phone with him just now, he's closing in, on your brother, as we speak." This girl was a real bitch. Without thinking, I grabbed her throat and held her against the wall. Choking her. My eyes were glowing, and anger had risen in me. She was struggling against my strength. Without paying attention, she grabbed a vase next to her, and slammed it into my head. I stuttered backward. She growled at me. Venus in my head commented. 'Ooh! Mortal Kombat! FIGHT!'

Claire had gotten into a fighting position, I put my fists up. She started to attack me, throwing her fists to my face, but it was reckless. She needed practice. I caught her arm, pulling into a lock hold. I twisted it til I heard the snap of the bone. A cry of pain exited her mouth. "Help!!!" She cried out. I slammed her down on the floor, holding her against the floor, my shoe on her neck. I resisted temptation to snap her neck. To make Daniel Kliffer understand my pain of losing a loved one. A couple guards entered the room, with electric sticks. I dodged a few, but eventually I succumbed. I remember seeing Claire's smirk. I didn't pass out, but it definitely weakened me. They put electric hand cuffs on me. "Take this one into solitary." Great! Just fucking, FANTASTIC! I muttered curse words under my breath as they hauled me to a different part of the rehab center. A completely different part.. It looked nice on the outside. I was transferred to a part of where people misbehave. These guys were hauling me, instead of amazon women. If only I were a succubus/siren. But I was sadly not. "So.. Solitary, huh?" The guy in uniform grunted. "People like you, who can't follow guidelines." "It's my first day." I said. "Zero-tolerance." He said. I grunted this time. "What about the Claire?" "She can't help it, it's part of her being an under being." I tried to breathe calmly. We didn't go straight to my isolated cell. I stared as I saw various different species, ones "who couldn't control themselves". Segregation. This was racist. They should know they can't handle me. Being a "uncontrollable creature." We went to what looked like a infirmary. I remember, being sedated with something.. I looked up and saw a woman, with short white hair, blue gray eyes. "Venus?..." I asked. I knew what she looked like out of my head.. But.. It didn't feel right.. "Oh, hello, honey.." I didn't understand and I can remember looking up and seeing double of lights... "Am.. I drunk?.." I asked. "Quickly, another dosage." The needle.. I saw it. I swiped at it, and grabbed it and stabbed whoever was nearest of me. I needed to get out of here... The girl screamed. I frisked her, looking for a key. "Hello there.." I said and trying not to confuse myself, unlocked it.

I think I was hallucinating. I couldn't tell, because I felt drunk.. I opened my eyes wide.. I felt myself against the wall.. I saw the blurry sign of "EXIT" in big red letters. "Almost there..." I was just about to exit when, I got punched. It instantly knocked me out, I saw a blurry version of the lady with white hair.

I remember when I woke up, I was in a padded room. I tried to move my arms, as my eyes adjusted to the white light and room. I was in a straight jacket. Solitary.. Confinement.. If this doesn't make me crazy, I don't know what will..

But it's not like I haven't been in this kind of position before.. But that was a very long time ago. My head was still affected by the drug they gave me. I stared at the padded wall.

What if Venus is outside my head? In the real world? Was that her in the infirmary? Where is Leo? What do you mean Daniel is close to closing in to Leo? To kill him?... Of course.. She

Wanted me to attack her, so I wouldn't be in the way. However she underestimated me, underestimated a shape shifter. I looked down at the straight jacket. This was going to hurt.

I dislocated my arm and wrists, twisting the straight jacket and then after a few more painful bone cracking, I had gotten my arm out. I unzipped/unlocked the straight jacket. I carefully inhaled and exhaled as I put everything right in its socket. I breathed, bruises formed on my left arm. I would heal eventually. Now I had to get out of here, to save my brother. I felt against the wall, feeling for gaps for the door. I looked at the hidden camera and tore it from its socket. They would know soon enough. They were no gaps on the walls. Slowly I looked up. Really?! They just dropped me in here??! I reached for the vent door, and grabbed it. I hope this supports my weight. I shapeshifted into a little girl, crawling through the vent. I looked scanning through the visible lines, people walking up and down. I'm guessing it was around bedtime. When it was clear I dropped from the vent. I shapeshifted to a nurse. I slowly walked to the exit, whistling a tune.

I opened the door, and was outside. I needed to get to a secure phone. I walked to the rehab center, I went around the side where Mr. Wellington's outside office was. I tried to side door. It was unlocked, good. I entered awkwardly. I went to his desk and grabbed his phone. I dialed Leo's phone number for emergencies. "Come on, come on..." It ringed. "Answer, Leo!" I was getting worried. "It's Leo...-"Oh thank god you answered-" "-leave a message." My stomach dropped. "Listen Leo, you need to get me out of here. That girl Claire, it's Daniel Kliffer's daughter, he's after you! Please call me back, come and get me brother." I said, trying to keep my voice low.

"Hello? Anyone in there?" A voice said. "Shit" I hanged up and hid under the desk, pulling the chair in. The door hinge rattled and the it clicked open, and heavy footsteps with a flashlight. Please.. Go away. I looked at the slide door, it was open. I forgot to close it! The person went over to it, and looked outside quickly and then closed it. "987: What's your position?" Radio. "This is 987, Arthur Wellington's office. All clear, the door was open." "Alright, report to HQ". The footsteps left. A sigh of relief escaped my mouth. I went through his files again and grabbed, my file and a map of the area. I needed to get to my room. Without anyone seeing me.

I waited for a few minutes for the guy to leave, and then I left his office. Behind enemy lines. I went to mess hall, into the cafeteria and grabbed a sliver knife. I grabbed a map, and stared at the map, my eyes adjusting to the dark. Stairs. I went through offices til I got to a corner, I opened a side door. And there the stairs. I went up the stairs looking for my dorm. I hesitated to take a peek in the boys dorms, but I got my head on track. I went through the girls. On the door. Claire K., and Shadow F. I opened the door slowly, she slightly stirred in her sleep. I closed the door very softly behind me. I locked it. I got on top of Claire's sleeping body, the moonlight from outside glistening in eyes, and reflecting off the sliver knife. Heavy sleeper. I held the knife to her throat, I forcefully stuffed a sock in her mouth. Her eyes opened, slowly and then she jerked. She tried to scream, but I punched her in her stomach.

"Shush.." I said. "Don't want to wake the neighbors..." I said, the knife slicing a little bit of her neck.