Burning Skies » larry

Chapter 28

Harry had been staring at a water bottle for what felt like hours now.

An unfamiliar mutant walked into his room earlier, dropping a sandwich in a plastic bag and a water bottle into the bed before walking right back out without another word. Harry had merely forced himself to swallow the food and drink a few sips of water, because he couldn't function well with the thoughts in his head.

One of Reid's men could storm in at any moment and drag him out there where he had to undo something he wasn't even aware how he'd done in the first place. He'd only ever frozen a heart once, and that heart belonged to Reid. Right now, Reid claimed to have recovered enough from it to go about his day normally, but not enough to be at his fullest potential.

The curse Harry had put on him served somewhat like a leash, keeping him in place and forcing him not to strain himself too much lest it made his situation worse. While Harry actually failed in killing him, he'd manage to tame the merciless man. Reid was practically powerless right now. If only Harry could get him alone, without any of his men lurking around, Harry might just stand a chance.

It seemed like his only chance right now. Harry couldn't unfreeze anything for the life of him. Perhaps Louis could've taught him, but they never got to that part. All Louis had taught him were self-defense techniques, as well as having better control of his power. Perhaps, all of that had been in vain as well, because Harry was powerless as long as this modulator was around his neck. The thought of Louis made him hug Louis' jacket closer to him. He breathed it in, taking small comfort in the smell of Louis' cologne.

Eventually, he dropped the jacket on his lap and uncapped the water bottle to take a sip, trying to calm his racing heart. He hadn't slept at all.

When the door slammed open, Harry startled and spilled water down his neck and chest. It was Ted and Tyler, of course.

"Enough of that," Tyler said, grabbing the bottle from his hand and unnecessarily tossing it across the room.

Ted undid his handcuffs and brought his hands behind his back to cuff his wrists together. Tyler then pulled him off the bed and dragged him out of the room.

"Boss is excited for today. He says you're going to do your magic," Tyler said as he pushed him forward, making Harry stumble.

He kept his lips pressed together to keep himself from saying anything snarky. His bruises from yesterday were still healing. Harry carefully observed his surroundings again, noticing that they were walking past the room with the furnace that they'd been in yesterday. They took a couple more turns until they arrived at a courtyard. Trees and bushes surrounded the open space. Over the cluster of trees, Harry could see an ocean. He squinted at the sunlight. There was a pair of outdoor chairs and a table at the center, where Reid was already seated.

Harry sat down while Tyler and Ted stood at his side. 

"It's a fine day, isn't it." Reid mused, having yet to look at him. He was looking at one of the trees. Harry looked past the trees, wondering how many yards of grass he'd have to run through to if he decided to escape right now.

Reid turned to him and pushed the plate of cookies towards him. He was wearing a deep red suit today, which was an interesting combination with his silver hair and eyes.

"I thought you'll need energy for today's activity, so I asked Martha to bake some homemade cookies." Reid said.

Harry stared blankly at him.

"Very well," Reid sighed, grabbing a cookie for himself and taking a bite.

When the silence dragged on, Harry said, "How do you expect me to do what you want if I have this thing on me?" Harry said, baring his neck to reveal the modulator.