Cry Wolf - (A Noblesse Fanfiction/ Frankenstein × M-21)

Chapter Two

   Frankenstein waited patiently for M-21, eyeing the mess that the children left on the table. The children were heading for the door, about to leave and go home. Seira rose gracefully to her feet as they did so.

   "Huh?" Shinwoo paused as he gathered his backpack, glancing at the silver-haired noble. "Seira, you're coming too?"

   She nodded gracefully, a few strands of her long hair sliding over her shoulder. One hand came up to brush it back over her ear. "There is some things I need from the grocery store."

   "Ah, really?" Shinwoo seemed slightly flustered. "Do you want us to go with you? It's dangerous to go by yourself."

   "No." Was all she said.

   "Seira, are you sure?" Yuna asked, concerned.

   "It's not safe." Suyi agreed.

   "Yeah, Seira. It's dangerous at night." Ikhan said, nodding. He and Shinwoo glanced at each other, obviously worried.

   Frankenstein had to turn to hide the amused smile that threatened to overtake him. It was, admittedly, funny, not to mention cute how the children all became like little mother hens in their worry for the Noble girl who, Frankenstein saw with wry amusement, was as coolly collected as ever in the face of their attention.

   Regis, Frankenstein noticed, glanced at them as he paused in cleaning up the trash left by the children. Frankenstein pointedly cleared his throat.

   The young silver haired noble jumped, turning wide eyes his way.

   "Is there something wrong?" Frankenstein asked pleasantly.

   The silver haired noble began to sweat nervously.

   Regis glanced at the departing children, then hurriedly turned away as he continued to clean when he noticed Frankenstein smile at him pleasanly.

   What a good young Noble.

   From his connection to Master, he felt a pulse of warm affectionate amusement. Frankenstein's lips twitched with a small smile in reply.

   As the children left with Seira silently following, he turned his attention towards the two men who were in the kitchen. They grew tense as they felt his gaze. He fought a smirk at their reaction, and calmly said, "I will be in the lab for a while. Come and see me after you are done, M-21."

   He got a stiff nod in reply. Satisfied with that, Frankenstein left after making sure that his Master wished for nothing else. As he headed for the lab, he couldn't help a small smile.

   Well, now. This should be interesting.

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   It was only ten minutes later when M-21 walked into the lab, his face so grim that he looked like he was walking to his own death.

   Frankenstein, feigning being busy, gave a perfunctory nod and waved of an elegant hand towards the operation table. He noticed M-21 frown, but didn't comment on it as he stared down at a clipboard full of paperwork in his hand.

   It was silent for a long while. Frankenstein let the silence grow deliberately, simply waiting. He didn't have to wait long, however, before M-21 began to shift. He ignored the modified human, his glasses slipping down his nose as he perused through the papers, the rustling loud as he turned a couple of pages.

   He heard the other shift again before forcibly stilling himself.

   Frankenstein silently gave it another three minutes.