The Test Subject (Jurassic World Fanfiction)

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There was something different about him. This Owen Grady.

He wasn't like the others, the scientists in the white coats or the men dressed in black and armed with rifles.

He gave a damn what happened to the people around him.

And that included me.

It was clear as day as he took the first step toward the newly hatched baby velociraptors. He put himself before me, his hand carefully extending toward the babies. I watched as he carefully handled the tiny dinosaur. There was warmth and awe in his brown eyes. Not disgust.

I stared to the point he turned toward me. A small smile displaying on the corner of his lips.

I was caught staring at him, maybe a bit too fixedly. I blinked and forced my attention to the baby velociraptor slowly crying out in his hand.

Owen lifted a hand to the baby's throat. My eyes didn't shift from his reaction. To the others in the room with us, it appeared to them he was comforting the little dinosaur. But he was showing signs of an alpha.

My mouth opened, and I fought the urge to snarl at him. I didn't like the gesture because I would never let anyone dominate me. My DNA was encoded to be a highly prided, independent creature.

"These are the fourth batch of velociraptors," Dr. Wu said in the sidelines.

"She's beautiful," Owen whispered. My mouth closed. I heard many times Dr. Wu called his species, or what he thought were his just because he helped to create them using DNA strands from old dinosaurs and modern animals, beautiful. But the way Owen said the word, there was pure honesty in his tone.

And his word caused me to still. I studied him again. He was incredible, standing in front of everyone so casual, composed. Intelligent. He was knowledgeable and confident in his actions.

"Blue."

I exhaled a breath. "Blue?"

"Her name."

He was naming her, the little velociraptor. He was giving her an identity.

I smiled. "I like her name."

"Perfect, you're both getting along so well. I hadn't mention it before. I was waiting for the right moment and that's now. Lana, Owen, you're both going to be working together," Dr. Wu said, interrupting our moment.

I blinked and looked at the doctor who ruined my life but at the same time he was granting me a little freedom. I bit my lip and forced a smile. The thought of working with Owen, had my lashes drifting downward and my cheeks heating. What the heck? I never reacted like this toward someone. I was bitter. I distrusted and I stared at everyone with the intent to kill. Well, all, excluding my mother.

Yet this Owen Grady, I could not find the emotion in me to kill him. Instead, there was curiosity.

"Any objections?"

"No," I heard Owen responded. There was no hint of hesitation in his voice.

I didn't answer with words. I simply nodded my head. Dr. Wu then stared at me with interest, probably inquiring my sudden agreement. I would soon regret my decision, however, there was something intriguing about Owen and the only way I could find out why I didn't hate him was to work with him.

"I will leave the both of you to get to know each other. After all, you will be a team."

"I look forward to it," Owen said, looking away from the crying baby in his hand to the mad scientist.

Again, I said nothing.

Dr. Wu left the room with the other scientists, closing the door to the laboratory firmly.