July 3, 2006
Eric POV
"Uhmm...Mister, Thank you for saving me and the lady" Ask Rogue
"Ahh...there's no problem, by the way why are you wondering around in the middle of the night?" I questioned Annie who suddenly became Alert
"Uh..well..I-I kinda run away from Orphanage" she replied, seeing her expression I immediately realize it is something serious and something that can threatens her life . because I can see fear in her eyes as if she had seen she herself can't believe...
"Mister? Are you there? You blank out again" I stop what I was thinking and look at Rogue then ask "Yes , did you see something that scared you ?"
Rogue became surprise and then step back and step back a little
"How did you know that?!" Annie shouted
"I didn't but you just confirmed it yourself" I smirk at her in which she paled "well don't worry about it I don't gonna harm you" I added
"Wait you don't? That's means you're not one of them!?" Color returned on Annie face
"Yeah..I really don't know the reason why you're so freaking scared. So I am not gonna ask you and you're not in the condition to tell anything. " I said as I turn around and heard a bunch of sirens going off, I look back to Annie then said "come on the cops are here, I'm sure the cops will give you a hard time if you are found here in the crime scene" I said as I walk father away into the open street then telepathically called Athena "Athena bring in my ride"
Annie became confuse at who I was talking to but that confusion vanish as a pitch black vehicle suddenly appeared out of nowhere and was now speeding towards me
Annie tried to warn me but before she could shout; the vehicle made a 360 drift as I jump into the air landing inside the vehicle taking the wheels and stopping beside a gawking Annie, she muttered a "wow"
"Come on, hop in" I said to a hesitant Annie but after thinking it over she hops in the vehicle and I step on the gas "let's go dark" I said as the vehicle change color into vanta black and completely blend in to the shadows, I speed through the empty streets of New York
The police arrive just as a vehicle speed through them, they followed it and after a while they can only just stand there and gape as they had seen the most badass scene in their entire life
One cop said "Cap. stace! shit that was the most badass thing ever!!" someone then slap his head
"shut it, go arrest those thugs they must be the one the girl said that assaulted her, also see to it that we have a copy of the cctv's on this area" Captain Stacy said as he look at where the car was just a moment ago 'It's really late now, my wife's going to kill' he grimaced
*****
After driving for a while I arrive at my apartment and park the car in the parking lot, we both got off then I said "Athena take her in"
"Yes Father" Athena replied
A mechanism was activated and the vehicle is now being lowered into my underground headquarters(I should really think of a name for it)
Annie and I, got on the elevator to the top floor, all the time Annie was fidgety and was keeping silent as she couldn't believe what just happen to her tonight as she had so many things to ask but can't figure out how to ask them
I turn to look at her and said "don't worry I'm not into younger girls" I smirk at her flush face "I know you have so many question but reserve them till dinner" I added
we got off the elevator into a luxurious apartment and Annie was once again gawking "A-Are you some kind of Billionaire?" Ask Annie, I look at her and grin "Actually I am!" Athena appeared out of knowhere with an Apron look "welcome home Father, would you like some bath, some food or perhaps m-" "Stop! Stop! Athena what are you doing?" I questioned Athena who was currently tilting her head "I was researching a bunch of Idea of welcoming you home and people on the online community suggested that I wear an Apron, some even suggested that I take of everything except for the Apron, why father is it not to your liking?" She said and Annie was now looking at me with a disgusted look while also hugging her own body "fuck I'm not that kind of person!!" I shouted
I spend the entire dinner explaining to Annie that I'm not some kind of pervert
*****
Annie's POV
At first I was afraid and mentally slap my head for just hopping on into a possible psychopath's car, especially after that scene on the entrance but thank god he's not
Eric is the man's name, he explained to me that he was the adopted son of a Billionaire couple in England, after his parents died he left London saying it reminds him of his mom and dad too much so he transfer here in US
"But I got to admit the guy really knows how to spend his money" Getting out of bath, I saw clothes on the edge of the bed, I touch the clothes and it was pretty amazing, it so nice to my hands that it feels like silk, I'm afraid I would damage it if I touch it even further
The clothes were a pair of White Shirt and Black Shorts, it was a bit big but overall it was nice
After a while Athena; the man's AI daughter (I only heard of AI on Sci fi books and I never expected someone had already created it) materialize near the door
"Sorry for the clothes, I just hurriedly created it off without measuring you're sizes although I could do that easily by scanning, Father forbid it, he said it's bad to do so, so I didn't" Athena said
"Oh it's okay, it should be me who should be thankful for you and your father for letting me stay here" I replied to Athena
"Okay and by the way Father calls for you on his study room" Athena said then vanish
"Well, I should get going then" opening the door to my room, a holographic arrow appeared infront of me, Athena's voice echoed through the hallway "just follow the arrows"
I followed the arrow till it stop infront of a well designed wooden door that has some carving on it, the carving was of a display of battles and kinda looks Greek to me except it has zombies on it, I knock on the door and Alex said come in, I entered the room and it was amazing per see, rows of book covered the left side of the room, the center has two couches facing each other with a table in the middle, three paintings covered the right side of the room one is a tired and bloodied Eric who seems to be sitting on a golden throne holding a bloodied sword and wearing a tattered armor of Greek mix with Knight elements, a bunch of dead monsters was on his feet (wow its well made and pretty egoistic at the same time to portray himself as monster slaying king)
The second painting was a child Eric and two other person a handsome man and a beautiful woman(I'm guessing his parents but not gonna lie they look like royalties), the third painting is a painting of grinning Eric wearing a red and black suir and Athena who is wearing a dark blue dress while holding a leather bound book(it was pretty much a picture of a proud father and an awkward and embarrass daughter)
"Oh! The first two painting are Athena's Idea, she said and I qoute "father needs to display more of his superiority" she pretty much force me to and the third painting was my Idea on getting back at her" said Alex beside me, I was pretty startled that I almost jump out "please don't do that!" I said with a flush face
"Do what? You were too focus on the paintings that you didn't even respond when I called you" said Eric who then sit on the couch in the middle of the room, he gestured for me to sit the other side and I pretty much do just that
Eric then started to talk "so what are your plans now? Do you want me to bring you back to your Orphanage?"
"What! No! I don't want to return!" I reailize too late that I snap so I could only mutter a "sorry" as a follow up "me and the people of orphanage really doesn't get along and as you know me gotten into such incident would not earn their ire, so I don't really want to return" I added
Eric just sighed and said to me "if you're not planning on returning home then you can stay here but on one condition"
I tilt my head and ask "what", Eric look at Athena then said "prepare the papers she going to school"
"Whaaat!" I shouted in surprise to only see Eric grinning to me
"Yes my dear Annie, you'll going to school"
'Argh!! Damn you and your charming smile' I groaned as I have no choice, it's either here, the street or worst back to my Aunt
"Sigh...."
*******
Eric POV
As the door to my study close, I finally sighed
"I'm tired" I said as Athena move her projection forward and seated across from me
I looked at Athena in her holographic eyes and said " Athena, After mob incident when I was talking to Annie I saw from her expression that she was scared of something other than mob she didn't want to talk about, I think that she saw something that she shouldn't have seen want you to collect information on Annie as much as possible . There's something wrong with her that I want to know what , I want you to know about her life in orphanage, life before orphanage and especially of the day she ran from orphanage."
"Ok "