Experiment Number 7218

Chapter 15: Originals

Chapter 15: Originals

Brittany's POV:

Ashton looks at me in surprise.

I growl in irritation when he doesn't answer and I look at the other guy, "Your friends, two blondes and one brunette?"

"How do you know that?" He snaps.

"Because I got an up close look. Like, really up close," I turn back to Ashton, "And d*** it Ashton answer me!"

I'm getting angry. Sure, I just got to see him, but this is not something I should be figuring out. He should not be associating with these people.

"No, Britt, I'm not!" He reply's.

"Then what's this?!" I point to his mark.

"It's.. It's a Reaper's mark, yes, but-" I interrupt him, "Really?!"

I know I'm not handling this situation like I should be, but this is not something I can exactly swallow whole.

"See this slash? We were disbanded from the group! We're against them!" He yells at me. I slowly start to calm down and he snaps at his friend, "Lower that thing, would you? And you too." He glares at Keith.

"What do you mean disbanded?" I ask, taking a breath.

"When I first got here, they kidnapped me. That's where I met Cain," He points to the man who once held a bow out at us, "They marked us and forced us to join, but of course we had to gain their trust. Long story short, almost half of the Reapers who were not Originals took off and never came back. I was one of them, and that's what the slash represents. If I'm correct I think even one or two Originals took off."

"So, a rebel group?" Keith asks.

"Basically, yes. Originals are the one's who were put here and not forced to join, their the one's who created it." He elaborates.

"What do you know about them?" Sawyer asks.

"Enough to know I want no part of it." Ashton reply's.

A silence rolls over us and I interrupt it, "We can talk about it later. We should just find somewhere to stay the night for now. Ashton, this is Keith, Sawyer, and Marcus. Guys, this is my brother, Ashton. And that's Cain?" I ask.

He nods his head at the guys and he reply's, "Yeah."

"Where are the other three guys?" Cain asks.

"Uh," I reply, "They tried to kill me. And.. I returned the favor." I take the blame off of the guys, knowing Ashton would be more forgiving of me than he would them.

Ashton's jaw tenses but he doesn't say anything, his partner however, looks pi**ed.

"Have you seen Mom?" I ask Ashton, trying to change the subject. He rolls his jaw, something he does when he's either mad or upset, and shakes his head.

Suddenly another man, Talon to be exact, steps through the back door and he see's me. His eyes widen but he quickly covers his shock.

"Who's this?" He asks, his voice hard and tense. That's when I notice his mark is sliced through as well, freshly.

"Talon," Ashton starts, "This is my sister Britt, and this is Keith, uh.. Sawyer and Marcus. Guys this is Talon."

Talon gives me one of his signature smiles and I just barely smile back. The last thing I need is Keith breathing down my neck. I can see out of the corner of my eye that he is glaring at Talon.

"What happened to your back?" Ashton asks.

"Savage." I reply.

"And your arm?" He asks. Talon glances at my arm in curiosity, just now noticing. During all of the Savage commotion he must have never caught sight of the red light.