1 First Meeting (Edited)

A young girl was once sold to a bunch of science freaks, her name is Eunica Angel Raye.

Her family suffers from poverty ever since according to her parents, her grandfather disowned her father because he chooses to stay in the marriage with her mother.

"True love exists? What a joke," she thought while remembering her parents' grieving face when they sold her to men who are now laughing their asses off from discovering new things, thanks to her.

It's been three years since she was brought in, it's her birthday today but no one knows about it except the celebrant herself. When she arrived here, her name was changed to a code, E.A. #002. Her initials were used and her number as an "experiment" object.

While sitting on her bed inside the white-painted room, she remembered her childhood. This prison-like room is the most decent place she's ever been. It's quite small but there's a division between the comfort room and her bedroom with a small table where she can eat or write.

At least they gave her the privacy she needs in case they enter to call her while she's in the bath, it will give her space from being embarrassed.

Looking back, selling her off will always be better than working on a bar where all she can get are assaults and minimum salary. Here, she can have everything she wants except freedom. Luxurious things are not a big deal, but not being able to use them in public since she can't go out except when she is transferred to another site or have her vacation is the worst.

Well, at least she can send money to her family. Even though she hates her parents, she needs to give money to her siblings to be able to live comfortably.

Strategic Intelligence for National Safety or SINS has secret bases where they create hybrids for military and safety purposes.

It might sound good to the citizens who crave for security and safety, but what they usually do in the laboratories in the bases are unethical.

Combining two living creatures that don't need any permit such as plants are fine; while for the animals, they do have a permit but not every living creature can be used. Even with this common knowledge, SINS decided to use humans to create a sick experiment.

That is the base of SINS, they use human objects and create entities that can be used for the safety of the country. For the past three years, there were at least six hybrids that were made in her base and two were already killed because they are "defective".

Eunica doesn't know if there are other hybrids from other bases since she started working, she's stuck in a single place. The four left, 3 males and 1 female are hybrids from different kinds. #001, an 18-year-old lion and human; #003, a 16-year-old girl who is half rose plant; #005, a 19-year-old half- alligator; and #006 a half ant.

It might seem creepy if you imagine them being half-half but they do have the ability to change fully from human to their other identity or choose which part or characteristics to change. Eunica's favorite is #006, he can combine his human face and ant face with its mandibles. She thinks that it looks awesome especially when it moves while he eats sweets.

While she giggles while remembering the hybrids, someone entered her room. The "White-haired guy" that has naturally white hair because of his genes opened his mouth with his eyes staring down at Eunica, "You need to go to the site Dominiarium," he didn't even wait for her reply, he just took off.

Dominarium, the main base of SINS, is located in a very far location. It only caters exceptional experiment objects which means, she's exceptional. Eunica jumps in excitement, she'll be put somewhere else.

She knows the protocol. Once an order is placed, she has to move and do it. She immediately went down to the parking lot and saw soldiers waiting for her.

She didn't bother to ask and just followed what she's asked to do since whatever is happening will be explained later.

They rode the SINS aircraft and traveled for almost three hours and when they have arrived at the site, fear crept throughout her body. The site was almost erased, only half of its building is still standing.

The Head of the base greeted her with a nod but she can see that he's tired, scared and angry and avoided any chitchats. As they enter the building, the scent of blood, dust, fire, and bullets fills the air.

"Every hybrid escaped, except for one," the Head massages his temples and sighed.

Eunica still lingers around the damaged site when the soldiers arrive while pulling a large iron cage- a cage for hybrids.

She went near to it to see who or what it is.

"This is #008," the Head hit the cage making a loud noise that didn't echo much because of the open space made by the destruction.

He's trying to make the hybrid react but no movement or noise came out.

"He's half-human and half of whatever the scientist used when they're messing around," he looks at the hybrid with disgust and anger.

'So... there's also one from here? And they don't even know what he is,' Eunica thought while staring at the hybrid but it just hides his face using his long tawny hair.

He sits silently like all of his life is nowhere to be found. A strong wind suddenly brushed a part of his hair away of his face revealing his blue cat-like eyes which are looking straight at Eunica.

But instead of chills, she felt the loneliness and sadness.

"You need to make him speak. You can do anything. Physical contact can be done if needed. There's the containment room. We'll take you there," the head went on his way to the containment room while the cage is being pulled by the soldiers.

She was left alone since she's too occupied by the damaged part of the base.

"What happened?" she whispers to herself as she inhales the dust and stench of dried blood.

The information about the cause of damage was not given to her which means, she doesn't need to know. "But how am I gonna do my job if I don't know?"

After taking her good look at the bad place, she followed the soldiers to the containment room.

"Okay, squeeze every info you can get about where his friends are going and what are their plans. Also, why he was left here," the Head said before leaving.

The soldiers made her go inside the massive white-painted room. The other soldiers are watching them through the glass in the observation room.

Now that she's in the containment room with the chained hybrid, she was able to have a closer look at it. She can see signs of abuse. Bruises almost covered his body, he's not clean and his nails are not even trimmed, he's so thin and weak.

'He looks so gross,' she thought while sitting on the only chair in the room. The hybrid is sitting on the floor but cold air slowly fills the room.

"How cruel can they be? He's only wearing a thin shirt and a pajama with tons of holes in it!" She was signaling them to turn off the aircon but there was no change in the temperature and she can see that the hybrid is shivering.

"They must be planning to torture him." If there's one thing that Eunica learned while she's in the SINS is that- a creation that does not work will be terminated, if something is useless it needs to be destroyed and if it's not cooperating- kill it. They don't respect life, not even if it's half-human.

The hybrid was not moving, it just shivers in the same place, in the same position. He's hugging his knees while his head is resting on it.

"I need to help him or else I can't comply with my task and they'll cut my money for the whole month!" She stands up and takes off her jacket, good thing she's wearing a thick long sleeve under or she'll be the one to die off from hypothermia.

Slowly, she walks toward the hybrid, "He's in chains," she keeps on reminding herself to throw off her fear.

"Um, hey there. I don't know if you understand me but here, you need to wear this because they won't heat the place," she hands her jacket to him but he didn't respond, he just shivers. He can't control his muscles due to the cold temperature anymore, seems like he can't regulate his body temperature to adjust.

"Okay, I'll put this on you," Eunica said.

His hair was like a cloth that flows softly down his body, but it's not thick enough to make him feel warm so she puts her jacket to his shoulder and covered his head with her hood.

"Oh, he's unresponsive. He's nice!" That's what she thought but the moment she turned her back, he jumps at her, making him pin her down on the floor.

His hair was all over the place except on her face since they are only an inch away from each other's face. His hair reflects the light and it looks like the sun is setting around her. The warmth from their breath makes her feel at ease, but his eyes are screaming anger.

His eyes look like a cat's, his blue eyes stare at her. Her feeling is mixed up, she can't see what he is thinking. He's so hard to see through, he tries to smell her neck but this only tickles her that made her laugh softly.

The weird sound scared off the hybrid and made him jump back to his place.

"Woah, you jump on top of me and now you're scared of my laugh? That's rude!" she says while composing herself then she stands up.

He looks scared and out of place, "Wait, you never heard a laugh before?" she said.

His face was frowning and he keeps on sniffing off the air.

"Hey, I know you're not rude, unlike the other hybrids." She remembers the first hybrid she met before who touched her on the inappropriate places because he said she never saw someone like her- a girl.

"Hm? Do you like the smell? It's in my jacket, that's my favorite scent- vanilla." Observing that he keeps on sniffing off the air, she pointed at her jacket.

He looked at her before taking the jacket and sniffed it. It's creepy but you can see that he likes it, he looks innocent like a child eating candy.

"Yeah, you can keep it. I'll just introduce myself and we'll continue tomorrow, you look tired so I'll keep this short." She takes her seat and placed it nearer to the hybrid.

"Um, I'm E.A. #002. I'll just ask you questions and you need to answer it. Yeah, so who are you? What's your name?" He sits on the floor while hugging the jacket.

Eunica thought he looks so cute even if he's quite dirty. "Wait, he doesn't smell bad earlier," she thought.

"8," he whispers then covered his face with her jacket like he's shy and it made Eunica's heart fill with cuteness.

"How old are you?" Looking at him, thin and wearing overused clothes, he looks like he's 13 but since he's taller than her, she can't point his age.

"20," he answered, still covering his face.

"Oh, same!" She sits comfortably like she's enjoying the ambiance. She's tired and it's her birthday, but meeting someone her same age makes her happy.

She twirls her hair unconsciously while smiling, it's a sign of flirting for humans but of course, he doesn't know that. It's something that she unconciously did, she just wants to seduce him for some reason.

"You, give the jacket to 8?" He peeks at her, his hair all over his face but it doesn't bother him.

"Give it to you? Yeah, you can have it. You seem cold," she said while smiling.

It's the first time that a hybrid treats her nice and talks to her normally. It's usually hitting, bitting and shouting that she gets while talking to other hybrids.

"Well, can I cut your hair?" She did not realize that his hair bothers her to the point that she wants to cut it, "Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to say that."

He looks at her seriously, he's frowning like he's offended. "Cut? You can cut it?"

She was ready to receive a bad reply but he was just shocked that she can cut it. Ever since he's born, no one cuts it. So he thought that he should just let it grow longer and longer.

"Yeah, I'll do it tomorrow," she answered then a beep suddenly alarmed him, he suddenly felt scared and he holds himself tightly like he tries to defend himself.

"They must've traumatized him," she thought while looking at the door.

Her time's up and she needs to go. They will conduct their questioning to him now, "Hey, 8. I need to go. See you tomorrow." She stands up but she heard the chains move, she looks back looking at 8 who is crawling on his knees while wearing her jacket.

It's an Army Green Military Parka Trench Hooded Coat Jacket so it's not that small for him, but looking at him crawling, he doesn't want her to go. His eyes are begging her to stay.

"Hey, I'll see you tomorrow. Don't worry, I'll watch so they won't hurt you." She bends her knees and patted his head, "See you, 8," then she smiled before walking towards the door.