Need to feed
The cure works, to a degree. I try to reach for my abilities, one after the other, but they're all gone. All of them, except for my telekinesis. I curse loudly, hitting the wall in the alley with my fist. If it hadn't been for the cheerleader's and Mohinder's blood still rushing in my veins, the skin on my knuckles would have been broken and bleeding from the impact, but it's whole when I check, suggesting what I should do next.
But even if I know, the loss of my other abilities makes me feel unsure. What if I can't get any more, what if that part of me is broken and this is all there is? I have to check. And checking means finding someone special, someone to feed the hunger.
I leave the alley behind, traveling across the city and stopping at crowded places to see what I can find. The park... nothing. Times square... nothing. It's not before I get to the Zoo that I spot someone of interest. One small blond girl, watching the giraffes. It's that fucking bitch, Elle. She tried to stop me from getting the cure and now she's visiting the zoo? I find it odd, shouldn't she be hunting for me or trying to feed pie to some poor bastard?
I lean against the railing next to her, confident that I can silence and stop her before she can even get one bolt off. "Hey Elle. Out looking for me?" She blinks at me, there's no recognition at all in her blue eyes. Curiouser and curiouser.
"That has to be the lamest line ever. And how do you know my name?" How do you not know mine? I smile at her. Maybe she's lost her memory, what the fuck do I care? I know what she can do. I want the ability and she doesn't know me. I shrug. "You look like an Elle, I guess. Might have guessed Helena or Bianca as well, but Elle seemed appropriate. And I guessed right. I should get a reward for that."
She's suspicious, of course she is. Even when I try to be charming I show too many teeth when I smile.
"Right. No reward from me, creeper." She narrows her eyes at me and leaves. I wait until she's almost out of sight and follow her. I'm not losing her, I can feel her.
I catch up with her again close to the area where they keep the snakes. There's not so many people here and I spot a groundskeepers shed hidden off to the side. That will do. I know where to leave her after this, I have it all planned out.
It's a question of grabbing and dragging and I do that, snatching her and pulling her right into the shed. It feels good to do this again, it's good to pin her to the wall, watch her thrash and try to zap me, all for nothing. She's weak and the zaps that do hit is nothing I can't handle. "No use, little princess." I cut her open, exposing her brain completely and eventually she quiets down. I try out her ability and it does work. I was worried for nothing.
God, I love doing this, I love how a new ability settles in and how it sends shivers down my spine to try it out for the first time. It makes the monster inside me quiet down, growling quietly and happily.
After disposing of Elle in the tiger's area, I'm ready for the next hunt. I have to work hard if I want to get back to where I used to be.
Perhaps I'll start by tracking down Claire.
But even if I know, the loss of my other abilities makes me feel unsure. What if I can't get any more, what if that part of me is broken and this is all there is? I have to check. And checking means finding someone special, someone to feed the hunger.
I leave the alley behind, traveling across the city and stopping at crowded places to see what I can find. The park... nothing. Times square... nothing. It's not before I get to the Zoo that I spot someone of interest. One small blond girl, watching the giraffes. It's that fucking bitch, Elle. She tried to stop me from getting the cure and now she's visiting the zoo? I find it odd, shouldn't she be hunting for me or trying to feed pie to some poor bastard?
I lean against the railing next to her, confident that I can silence and stop her before she can even get one bolt off. "Hey Elle. Out looking for me?" She blinks at me, there's no recognition at all in her blue eyes. Curiouser and curiouser.
"That has to be the lamest line ever. And how do you know my name?" How do you not know mine? I smile at her. Maybe she's lost her memory, what the fuck do I care? I know what she can do. I want the ability and she doesn't know me. I shrug. "You look like an Elle, I guess. Might have guessed Helena or Bianca as well, but Elle seemed appropriate. And I guessed right. I should get a reward for that."
She's suspicious, of course she is. Even when I try to be charming I show too many teeth when I smile.
"Right. No reward from me, creeper." She narrows her eyes at me and leaves. I wait until she's almost out of sight and follow her. I'm not losing her, I can feel her.
I catch up with her again close to the area where they keep the snakes. There's not so many people here and I spot a groundskeepers shed hidden off to the side. That will do. I know where to leave her after this, I have it all planned out.
It's a question of grabbing and dragging and I do that, snatching her and pulling her right into the shed. It feels good to do this again, it's good to pin her to the wall, watch her thrash and try to zap me, all for nothing. She's weak and the zaps that do hit is nothing I can't handle. "No use, little princess." I cut her open, exposing her brain completely and eventually she quiets down. I try out her ability and it does work. I was worried for nothing.
God, I love doing this, I love how a new ability settles in and how it sends shivers down my spine to try it out for the first time. It makes the monster inside me quiet down, growling quietly and happily.
After disposing of Elle in the tiger's area, I'm ready for the next hunt. I have to work hard if I want to get back to where I used to be.
Perhaps I'll start by tracking down Claire.