Blood Halo: Comic!Miguel O'Hara x OC Imagine

The Bad Thing

   - Good Night... - I say I enter the room.
   - Good Night, Selene..! - Gus says with a big smile, he's well-dressed tonight, formal yet stylized dark suit.
   - Are you going somewhere? - I point to his clothes.
   - Yep, me and Raven are going out on a date, and I have to make sure that I'm handsome enough for her.
   - I see... - seems like I'll work alone tonight.
   - Just be careful on your way - Asiman says from the kitchen.
   - Oh, Asiman, don't be so paranoid, we'll be fine - Gus responds.
   - And text me when you guys get there - Carmilla says from the kitchen.
   - I will - she answers.
   - Love, I'm ready - Raven comes out of Gus' room, she's in a pretty black dress and her makeup is very well-done, and followed by her, Esther.
   - You look so... Amazing... - Gus mumbles with admiration - I still don't know what such woman saw on me...
   - You're handsome, talented, nice and funny, my prince, how couldn't I fall for you? - she comes closer to him and gives him a kiss.
   - You know that I absolutely love you, right? - he whispers as he hugs her.
   - I love you too... - she whispers back, but than she looks at me and smiles slyly - Hey, Selene, good night..!
   - Good Night - I replie - where are you guys going on your date..?
   - To a Italian restaurant and then the Central Park - she says.
   - Hum... Have a great date then - I say.
   - Tio... - Esther pokes Gus' leg, he kneels down, she seems shy to ask for something - can we have a slumber party after you hang out with Raven?
   - Of course, cariño... - he smiles and pets her head, she smiles back.
   - Only if I get to participate - Raven says playfully.
   - Yes..! - Esther responds with a big smile - we can do makeup on Tio..!
   - Sure, cariño... - he chuckles and hugs the child, she hugs him back - we'll be back in a few hours... - he gets up, takes Raven's hand and they walk trowards the door - bye!
   - Bye..! Be safe - Asiman says.
   - Have a great date you two..! - Carmilla says.
   - Bye-bye! - Esther says.
   - Bye - I wave goodbye, they walk upstairs. I hope it's good for both of them.
   Time to go to work.

* * *

   - Hello, this is Dr. Joanne Harker's holographic assistant and secretary Beatrix! How can I help you? - a hologram that looks like a girl with short dark hair and a suit appears in front of me.
   - I'm Miguel O’Hara, geneticist and head of the Research and Development Department at Alchemax... I need to talk to Dr. Harker, preferably right now.
   - Ok, just wait a little bit - she says with a bit of that British accent, I nod, she vanishes and I wait there for a while until another hologram appears in front of me, this time a old lady with dark skin, a hair bun and a long dress sitting by a old table.
   - Hello, Ms. Harker - I say.
   - Hello, Mr. O'Hara - she says with a British accent and a small cute smile. Gosh, I hate when people call me by my last name but I need the info... I can handle this - I would offer you a cup of tea, but since you're on the other side of the ocean... - she chuckles - so what made you want to contact me? An interview?
   - Not an interview, it's about your daughter...
   - Henrietta..? - her eyes wide in shock - did she die?!
   - No, no, she's very alive, she's working at Alchemax, in my department - I think I almost gave her a heart attack.
   - Ah... - she sighs in relief - I didn't knew she moved to the United States...
   - Didn't she tell you that..?
   - No... We haven't talked since... Her father's death...
   - Hum... Look, I need your help to discover some things that have been happening at Alchemax, so could you tell me how was your relationship with your ex-husband? From the beginning to the ending.
   - Well, when I started working at Stark-Fujikawa in Berlin, me and some colleges went to a bar, and one of them presented me to Albrecht, he was still a student in parapsychology at the time, and somehow I fell for him and his bad jokes... We got married after 2 years of dating, and 3 years after we got married, we had Henrietta...
   - And did you know about Albrecht's Lugosi Syndrome?
   - I did, and I was the one who also created that medicine Henrietta uses, you know? - I nod - I tried to help them both, until I found out some... Terrifying things...
   - Did those things involved vampires and phrenology?
   - Yes... - she seems disturbed - the vampire part was completely bullshit, but the phrenology... That pseudoscience is not only completely false, but it was also used to justify all the barbarities committed against people like me, and see, my husband and father of my daughter who is mixed, truly believed in such things was... Terrifying... - she takes a small pause - I don't know what he could do to us based on those ideas... So I divorced him and went to live with Henrietta in London, far away from him and his sick ideas, hoping to give my daughter a great life...
   - And what happend after..?
   - I tried to be the best mother possible for her, I helped her achieve her dreams of studying at a renowned university and have a good job, and she got the job at Euromax, but in Berlin... At the time, she knew why I divorced him and didn't have contact with her father, but when she started working there, she met that man and he poised her with those ideas, he probably used the hole he left on her life when we divorced and filled that up with those ideas... I tried to make her snap out of it and it didn't work, she thought I was trying to make her hate her father and push him away again, and also said she wouldn't be like me, a shadow of me, she would be bigger... The last time she contacted me was to tell that her father died due to his disease, I tried taking to her many times but she never responds...
   - I see... - now everything is connecting...
   - And, Mr. O'Hara, what exactly are you trying to find out..?
   - A scheme in Alchamax, which I think this pseudoscience is being used...
   - Nothing new... I hope I've helped you.
   - I really appreciate your help, Ms. Harker...
   - You're welcome... - she smiles and something rings - oh..! If you excuse me, I have to wake up early tomorrow to work, goodbye, Mr. O'Hara...
   - Bye... - I say as the hologram vanishes and I stay there alone. I feel bad for Joanne, she seems to be so nice and her daughter treats her like that and have an ex-husband who thought such things...
   Everything is making much more sense now, and I'm really close to the bottom of this...
   - Miguel - Lyla appears in front of me, exited - Xina helped me a little and now I have access to all the information this Mamba Negra has..! - she smiles.
   - Great job... - I mumble - show me data.
   - Ok, Miguel - she says. It cannot be that bad.

* * *

   It's a bit harder to work without Gus, physically and emotionally, he always makes sure to bring some life to the environment, even a store has the aesthetic of a cave where a secret grup get together to summon Lucifer in a thriller movie. But I was able to take care of everything, and now the store is more crowded than before, which is great..!
   Then my Gizmo starts ringing, I turn it on and it's a message from Xina. It says:
   - Hey Selene, I hope you're good. I was talking to Gabriel lately and he said you and Miguel were in kinda of a situationship. Is that true?
   Oh shit... She founded out... It must have hurted her feelings...
   - Hey Xina, I'm fine - I replie - and no, we aren't, it was just one night thing. He's just being exaggerated.
   - Oh, I see - she says - And how is your life being? We haven't talked a lot lately.
   - Yeah, mine is good, no great news. And yours?
   - Great, honestly. I've been doing box and I really liked it ＼(^o^)／.
   - Nice. With Rocky Soundtrack on the background?
   - Yes, it's very motivating.
   - Try training with some pop diva song, it's great.
   - Ok (^^)d.
   I turn it off. I hate lying, but it was necessary to not hurt her... I just hope Miguel doesn't find out, even though I really like him... I think I'll drink something and rest a little.
   I go downstairs, to the kitchen, and in the living room are Carmilla and Asiman, they seem to be trying to call someone and very tense... I ask:
   - What's wrong..?
   - Gus and Raven were supposed to be back now... - Carmilla says - and they aren't replying...
   - Maybe they're in a motel or something - I suggest.
   - I don't think so, they aren't that type of couple... - Asiman explains.
   - Ah... Maybe just wait and they'll replie...
   - I hope so... - Carmilla mumbles.
   I enter the kitchen, open the refrigerator, grab a small jar with red liquid and a cup and pour me some. I drink it, it's better than I expected, this is two days old...
   I just hope Gus and Raven come back soon, safe and sound...