It started with a punishment.. ‖PAPERHAT‖

CHAPTER III

Three days have passed since the incident. Flug still did not recover. 5.0.5 was standing besides him ,caring and waiting for him to open his eyes.
Dementia was sent in search of a hero to eliminate. She returned victorious after two days, but her smile went away when she saw that Flug had not awakened yet.

"Hey wake up! What is wrong with you nerd?!" - she yelled in his ear, who was still unconscious. But when nothing changed, she left the room leaving Flug in 5.0.5's care.

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With a headache he opened his eyes and saw 5.0.5 with a sad look, sitting near the bed, and quickly got up:
"Hey what happened-"

He groaned loud as a terrible pain pierced his entire body.

5.0.5 jumped scared and tried to stretch him back.
Flug couldn't find the reason of such pain, then he opened his eyes in terror, when he remembered ... Black Hat.
What.... what was that?

Remembering the pain, he closed his eyes tight, trying to erase the image of the past.

He turned away and saw it was dark outside.

"5.0.5 ... how long did I sleep?"

"Bow .." - he said sadly.

"Three days??" - he asked in astonishment.

But that wasn't so important.

He couldn't believe that of all possible ways to be chastened ... his boss... chosed to rape him.

Tears were running down his cheeks.
5.0.5 hugged his "father" tightly, trying to calm him down.

How to meet Him again ... how could he live with Him in the same house ...

The poor doctor started to tremble with fear thinking that He'll do something again.

"I need... I need to take a cold shower ..."

He got up again, this time slowly.
The pain deepened with each step towards the bathroom, but 5.0.5 was here to help.
He went inside the shower and the cold water began to flow over his weak body, pale skin ... filled with bruises. The skin on his back started to sting so hard that he couldn't hold the cry that came out.
It was hurting so bad inside, he didn't dare to look.

Slowly Flug remembered the whole process he went through ... how he thrusted in, without stopping .. again and again and again.

He closed his eyes shivering, alone under the cold water.

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Black Hat was in His office working on the documents.
Three days have passed since the punishment ,but He still felt it. That feeling in the chest, He couln't even define it.

But it reminds something that humans would describe as ... guilt?

Bullshit.

It's not the first time He've done such things, He tortured people worse than He punished Flug.
But it's the first time He feel that way ... maybe because this human was Flug?

A shiver went through his body.

" He woke up, finally."- with a unpleased expression he got up from the table.

There is no time for "feelings". The business has priority.

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After he recovered, Flug got out of the shower, wiped himself slowly and carefully.
He dressed in his usual clothes, put his paper bag on and headed to the lab, with slow steps.

Entering, he was held tightly in the strong arms of Dementia.
"YOU'RE FINALLY  AWAKE" she said with a wide smile on her face.

"Dementia let me go. I can't ... breathe!"

Once released, the scientist fixed his clothes peevishly. When he looked up he saw the laboratory in great disorder. "Dementia! What did I say about entering my lab, WITHOUT permission !!"

"Hey it's not my fault that you were sleeping for so long. Plus I asked for permission, but you didn't answer, so I considered silence as a "Yes". "

"Dementia! You cannot decide-"
He stopped when the air in the room cooled, the light began to flicker and the atmosphere became bleak.

Cold thrills ran through his strained body. He did not dare to look up.

"Doctor Flug." -said the low and hoarsed voice.
His breath stopped. He shrugged, only his lower lip shivering once.

"I see you woke up... Hmmm...Took you long enough." - said the voice with clear disgust.

"I noted the weapons you will create."

Black Hat put the map with sheets on the table next to him, approaching to Flug's back , almost touching with his chest the weak shoulder blades of the little scientist.

"Take care to do it well, doctor. Are we clear? "- the eldritch whispered in scientist's ear, a clear smile on His face.

"I DON'T HEAR THE ANSWER, FLUG. "

Scared to death, the scientist answered
"Y-yes sir!"

After a second o silence Black Hat disapeared in shadows, leaving behind just silence. Demencia, with a sparkling look runned out the lab ,going to show her love to Black Hat.

He was motionless. Black Hat's voice still ringing in his head.
His body was sweating like a sinner in church.

Terrified.

He was terrified.

After a some minutes of calming down, he took the map and without any hesitation he started to work.

It's ok.

Nothing special.

Everything is back to "normal".

He's evil.

It's normal.

It's normal..

Just ... just ... go back to work.