THE AWAKENING: BIO-GENETICS-Chapter 136: Conflicted

"You lost an arm... and you say you did it for a friend?" Sumi said, staring at him with furious eyes. Hot anger burned through her as she glared at Shino like he had committed a crime. "That’s bullshit!" She hissed.

Shino turns to her puzzled, pondering like she was getting riled up by his decision. It was strange to see her like this. Almost like she had lost her cool.

Her looks darkened and her teeth clenched. "This world is fucked already, everything is chaos from the start to the beginning, we can’t even set foot outside without looking over our shoulders and worrying about being eaten alive"

She raised her gaze back to him, more angry than ever like she had been the one who lost an arm. "We don’t just give up things for a friend," she said emphasizing the word friend like it was foreign to her.

"This world we live in now", she bit her bottom lip. "It’s a matter of survival, don’t go sacrificing your life like it means nothing" she adds finally staring at him with her dark pink eyes. "It will get you nowhere when you make foolish sacrifices and call yourself a hero"

She folded her arms. "There is no such thing so stop dreaming!"

Shino frowned at her words... there was more to it, he could feel it.

"You’re angry? I lost my arm?" He asked, trying to make sense of why she was here and saying all this to him, the Sumi he knew always mocked everyone for their predicament, it was strange.

Strange to see her getting worked up about a situation that wasn’t hers to begin with. And was she speaking from her heart? The look she had on said so. It was even more shocking for him to see such emotions.

Anger directed hotly at him for no reason at all.

Her teeth clenched as her fist tightened also.

"Sumi" began as he rose to his feet, hoping to get a better understanding, but she suddenly turned away, leaving a more confused Shino.

"Sumi," he said with shaky eyes, his eyes sadden. He knew she meant everything she said and that’s what breaks his heart more.

***

Hiro raised his sleeves, as a needle pierced his skin, Yuki beside him as she watched.

"Is this really necessary?" He asked, puzzled.

"It is Hiro," Touka said as she drew his blood into the tube.

"We need to know if you’re finally on the Sp3 stage permanently" she states as her eyes land on him, she can still remember the stunning event, the color of his hair, the aura around him, it was like it was all a dream because everything was back to normal, his hair color the usual red.

Her mind was still trying to wrap her head around it. This blood sample will help get a better understanding of Hiro’s situation. She had a strong feeling there was more to it.

"My body still aches but not how it normally does," Hiro said.

"It’s like... my wounds are healing, I can’t tell if it’s too slow or fast" he states.

"I see," Touka said, retreating the needle, placing a cotton on the small tiny hole on his arm.

"With results, I will be back and then we will know where to go from there," she assured him with a smile on her lips before rising to her feet.

"You’re also testing the Kaiju’s samples right?" Yuki asked.

Touka nods.

"Everything will be clear in a few hour’s time and then we know what we’re really dealing with," she said hopefully as she turned to leave. Everyone anticipated the results as much as they did and they couldn’t wait for answers. It had been full circle for the past years, this will be a breakthrough and a better understanding of the virus that wrecked their world.

Mosu behind a wall heard everything, his eyes shaky. ’Hiro is still on the Sp2 stage?’ He thought in total bewilderment, with a tightened fist he walked out into another path. ’What does this mean?’ He thought deeply. He mistakenly bumps into Ten.

"Hey! Watch where you’re going you fat ass!" He hissed.

"Who are you calling fat ass!" Ten hissed back with white eyes.

"Tsk" Mosu made an annoyed sound. The fat ass was speaking to him again and not what he needed right now.

"We should focus on gathering ourselves, not throwing words at each other, gimme a break," Ten said murmuring as he walked past Mosu, adjusting his glasses.

"How much do you know about your roommate..." Mosu began, making Ten halt his movements.

"...Ten?" he asks, turning slightly.

Ten sighs out smoke. He was trying to get him, he didn’t want to play along but he was more curious about what he had in store for him.

"What are you getting at dude" he said in a bored tone facing him.

Mosu grinned devilishly, with a dark expression. ’This will be fun’ he thought in beaming amusement. His insides stormed with excitement, this was the release he needed.

"Have you ever wondered why Hiro is so different from us? I mean the thing with his eyes, you know" he said with a shrug. Mentally giggling to himself the moment he saw Ten’s expression.

’Perfect, perfect!’

Ten frowned. ’What’s he getting at?!’ Ten thought sternly, he knew Mosu never liked Hiro ever since he beat the crap out of him, Mosu always had a way of annoying anyone, and it was probably what he was doing right now.

He’s taunting him. And here he thought he cooked up something more than that. With a released sigh, Ten folded his arms and closed his eyes. Shaking his head he began. "Look Mosu I don’t ha-"

"Hiro is only different because he’s not in the Sp3 stage like the rest of us," Mosu said, smirking.

Ten froze as his eyes slowly went wide. ’What?’ He thought, stunned.

Mosu’s devilish smirk broadens more... ’Jackpot... he doesn’t know’.