Part 7

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Phil sighed and gestured us to leave.  I wheeled out and bruce shut the door behind us.  He waved as he left and, I waved back.  Smiling.  I turned to Phil because obviously he has something "very important" to say.
"We finished it."  He said.
"What?"
"The machine."  He told me.
"Phil, what machine!?"
"I'll show you."  He said as he went behind me and pushed my wheelchair forward.  We went down a few hallways, past all the dorms, all the labs (Including Tony's) and eventually went into the area known as "The Restricted Zone." It's basically area 51 only they're allowed to kill you and no one's supposed to say anything.  (it was on the terms and agreement paper everyone signs before they're hired.  What?  It's not S.H.I.E.L.D's fault no one ever reads the terms and agreements for anything.)  He pushed me into a hallway and opened a door and entered a huge room that looked like it was meant to store planes.  In the middle of the room, there was a big cylinder thing, with an outline for a door.  It was completely black. 
"Phil... What is that...?"  He pushed me closer to it.
"We call it the viewer."  I stared at the slick black machine.
"What?"  I asked.
"The viewer. We designed it just for you. You can see Rosaline." 
"What."  I said, my eyes getting wider.
"When you step into that machine, it will turn on, and you can finally see Rosaline." 
"How does that work?"  I asked him. He leaned next to me and spoke in a whisper. 
"If I told you that I'd have to kill you."  I stopped talking.  We went to the front part of the machine.
"I'll wheel you in, but you can't freak out. You have to stay  absolutely still at all times.  It's scanning your brain so it needs you to stay still or it'll end up not working."  Without speaking, he wheeld me into the machine.  "It'll make a lot of strange noises, but you can't move."  I gave him a thumbs up and he looked at me, and shut the door.  It was pitch black. Completely black. I couldn't even see my hand in front of my face. Suddenly I heard a loud bang inside. At first, I thought someone was hitting the viewer with a metal pole, than I heard Phil.
"Ava?  Ava you there?"  I sighed.
"Yep." 
"Alright I'm uh, I'm gonna start up the machine and you need to stay still."  I shook my head.
"Well considering both my legs are broken I don't think that'll be a problem." 
"Alright you ready?" 
"Yep."  I heard the same bang and then, no sound.  It was quiet for a moment until I heard a really loud sound.  I can't really describe the sound, but it was loud. Then, I saw a bright light, and it started spinning and spinning faster and faster and the noise got louder and the light kept flying around the room, the noise was ear piercing loud and the light was filling the whole room, the light and the sound we're at max capacity until suddenly, I saw a black figure. With a toothy smile.  Standing right in front of me.
    "Hm.  I thought you'd be taller..."  She stared at me with the piercing yellow slits in her face for eyes.  She smiled and showed off her pale shiney white fangs.  Her forked black tongue curled.  I shivered.  "Ava..." I spoke without thinking.    
    "How do you know my name."  I asked.  She laughed.  She had a laugh that I've never heard.  It was maniacal, but calm...
    "Oh ava... I've been possessing you ever since you could talk." That scared me.  This thing has been possessing me since I was a toddler?  This was the first time in 4 years since I've felt true fear.  Well other than the time when I broke my legs, but that was more of an adrenaline fear moment.  I couldn't say anything. I only stared at her. And she stared back at me, smiling. Eventually, she plopped too the floor, put her legs in a criss cross and held her ankles to keep her feet from moving.  "Well?  Aren't you gonna say anything?"  She asked. I swallowed.
"What are you?"  She made a face at me, and than spoke with a sigh.
"Not sure honestly. I mean, I was born with this world. Another blip in the cosmos, easy to destroy. But, I'm stronger than other little 'blips'. So I survived. And lived on. Watching this... world... grow."  I kept my eyes wide opened.
"So... are you... dangerous?"  She laughed her laugh.
"Dangerous?  You think I would want to hurt you?"  I shrugged. "Babe, I can't kill you. We are sharing the same body.  I can't kill you. I'm not physically here and I'm never with you."  I thought about that. Duh. Of course she can't kill me. I shook my head. 
"So Your not dangerous?" 
"Of course I am."  She said, answering almost instantly.
"Well that doesn't help."  I answered.  She looked at me questioningly. 
"What do you mean?" She asked.  I scoffed. "Well for one, I have a black..."  I stared at her.  "Devil, inside of me!  And it doesn't help knowing that it's dangerous!"  She stood up and put her hands on her hips.
    "First of all, I may be dangerous, but I am NOT a killer.  And second of all, I am NOT a devil.  I may look like one, but I'm not.  I'm a spirit-"
    "A poltergeist?"  I said interrupting her.
    "I'M NOT A GHOST!" She yelled. She sighed loudly and pinched the top of her nose.  "Listen, you we're shoved in her for a reason.  What is your question?"
    "Um... I uh, I don't really have one."  She gave me that look again.  "I kind of answered all my questions...  How do I get out of here."  She shrugged.
"You aren't the only person here who hasn't done this before."
"But your not a person..."  I said.  She winced.
"Ouch.  That hurt."  I laughed with her smile.  She didn't have an all that scary smile.  She may have had fangs and a snake tongue, but it wasn't that terrifying.  Even if she seriously looked like a demon. 
"Well.  Thanks Rosaline."  She smiled.
"Call me Rose."  The light shut off, and rose disappeared.  I was left in darkness.  But yet, I still wasn't really alone.  Knowing that I had a demon possessing me, I knew I was never really alone.  The door opened, and a beaming eye sizzling light shined in my face.  I squinted my eyes and saw the outline of Phil walk up the ramp. 
"Ava!" 
"What?!"  I yelled back in annoyance of the light. 
"What did she say?"  He asked.
"A little more specific please."  I told him.
"Is she dangerous?  Does she intend to harm anyone?  Does she know where she came from?  Who else has she been in?" 
"Geez Sherlock one at a freaking time!"  I heard him sigh.  He kneeled too my level and looked at me.  "Don't do that.  It makes me feel short."  He ignored me a kept asking me questions.
"Does she intend to cause harm?"  He said sort of quietly.
"What?"  I asked.
"DOES SHE INTEND TO CAUSE HARM."  He said way louder.
"NO SHE DOES NOT INTEND TO CAUSE HARM."  I said sort of mocking him.  Ok, I was mocking him because I thought he has being annoying.  He went around and wheeled me out of the viewer.  My eyes adjusted to the light as he wheeled me too the double doors, and out of the room.  We went out of the restricted area and back into the halls we're all the agents and trainees we're wandering.  And there was Clara. With a frappuccino.  Holding hands.  With Landon.  I looked at straight at there hands and than back at her face, and did it for a little bit. Eventually Landon let go.
"So uh, I'll see you later?"  She smiled brightly.
"Ok!"  He walked out, but not before he looked at me and saw me give him a death glare.  He attempted to smile but quickly looked at the ground and sped walked away.  Phil got my telepathic message and let go of my wheelchair and quickly walked back to the restricted zone.  I stared at Clara. 
"What was that?"  I asked.  She shrugged.
"Landon...?"  She said.  I glared at her. 
"Would've been nice to know about your 'boyfriend' Clara." 
"He isn't my boyfriend."  She said, still smiling.
"Mhm.  Yeah, that hand holding between you too was really convincing."  I said sarcastically.  She rolled her eyes like I was her mom, nagging her about her crushes or boys that she knows.  I shook my head. "Are you on break?"  She nodded and instinctively pushed behind the wheel chair and went too the dorm. When we went inside and talked for about an hour, right before she had to leave, she looked at me from the doorway.
"Thanks for being my friend Ava."  She said, smiling brightly. I smiled back.
"Your welcome."  She slowly started to shut the door and right before it closed she said,
"Also I lied, I'm dating Landon."  She slammed the door, leaving me in silence.
"WHAT?!"

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