(After Ten Minutes)
Stone only blinked after the mountain of information fell onto his head.
"So what you're saying is that this is all basically a novel and you've been chosen to be the female lead. But you don't want to be since you're gay.
Which is one of your biggest dilemmas.
But you plan to solve that, find your lover who has also been reincarnated, deal with your other problems, and crush your enemies with your hyper-intelligence, military experience, supernatural abilities, and homemade high tech system?" Stone finally questioned.
Zoey nodded and said, " Yeah, you got it quicker than I thought."
Stone nodded and a bubble of realization popped inside his head. His lips curled into a vicious smile, " And you kidnapped me because what I did to Zoey in the past is affecting you now."
Zoey nodded.
"So you'll probably torture me until you get the answer." Stone stated and Zoey just shrugged her shoulders in reply.
Stone snorted out a laugh before asking, " *Snort ha* Ok, I understand that. But I do have something else to ask you, why the hell are you telling me all this?"
"Well, there is the fact I could kill you. But even if I decided to let you go you would most likely be seriously maimed.
Even if decided to let you go and not maim you. You could tell anyone you wanted and they would immediately have you committed.
I mean you would claim that the reincarnated superhuman that now resides in the body of a college girl, kidnapped you while you were having 'fun' with a prostitute after you poisoned her while she was young under the order of her stepmother.
Plus the woman you attacked is doing good in the hospital and should wake up sometime soon.
Wanna bet she can describe you to the last detail?" Zoey explained.
Stone nodded along as she talked and shook his head with a grin.
"*hahaha* Got it. But what I meant was why did you even tell me in the first place? You had nothing to gain and no obligation to tell me." Stone chuckled.
Zoey smirked, " While I didn't have any obligation I did have something to gain. Your reaction. I have a theory about you and this is one way to confirm it. Which influences how I'm going to get information out of you." She went on.
" And how do you plan to do that?" Stone asked.
She replied with a smile, " Not telling."
"Fine. But I've gotta say. The fact that we're in a novel is... shocking. But the fact that so many people are going to be used as simple cannon fodder then just thrown away.
It seems so wasteful, they seem like they could be really useful in the long run. They would make good little henchmen, "
Zoey sat up with her eyes wide and mouth slightly agape and Stone went on.
"Then there's the fact that your personality is part of what makes you the female lead. I know tons of women like that who could easily be your replacement but they don't have the whatcha call it, halo, that all-female leads have.
And that girl, Katherine you said her name was. She sounds like a female lead herself and you sound like the male lead. Which I find very interesting."
Zoey's jaw almost dropped to the floor but it was close to it. She stood up from her chair and rubbed her chin as her lips slowly quicker up.
"Cannon fodder?! Replacements?! Another female lead?! Oh, you genius you! I never expected the last thing I would hear from you was a fresh perspective! But it turns out that it was just what I needed!" Zoey exclaimed as she clenched her fists in excitement.
She started to act giddy like a little kid when Stone suddenly spoke again with a load of malice in his voice.
"But that's not all. It's about you and Annie. You love her. But when you described your so-called 'LOVE'. I wanted to scream out in laughter!
You just happened to come across a girl about to kill herself. You blow up at her then save her then help her get revenge on her trashy family. You suddenly feel something towards her barely a few days into knowing her.
Then you just fall on love with her a day later?
*HA* That sounds fake, forced, and just fucking stupid! Then you get blown up by people you should've killed long ago.
You know what I think?
THAT YOU KNOW THAT DEEP INSIDE YOU'RE THE ONE TO BLAME!
YOU SAY THAT YOU'VE HEARTBROKEN BUT FALL IN 'LOVE' IN A DAY!
BUT IF YOU WOULD HAVE JUST LET ANNIE GO SHE WOULDN'T HAVE DIED! SHE WOULD BE OFF LIVING HER YOUNG LIFE! YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE ONE WHO DIED, TO BURN IN A FIRE!
IF YOU ASK ME YOU SHOULD JUST LEAVE HER BE SHE'D BE SO MUCH BETTER OFF THAN BEING WITH YOU!
HELL! YOU CAN'T EVEN BOTHER TO HAVE PROTECTION OVER YOUR LOVED ONES WHEN YOU WANT TO GO AFTER PEOPLE WITH UNLIMITED RESOURCES!
YOU'RE PATHETIC! AGAIN IF YOU ASK ME ANNIE CAUGHT A LUCKY BREAK BECAUSE SHE WON'T HAVE TO SPEND ONE MORE SECOND WITH Y- *URGH*" Stone's cackling tirade was interrupted by Zoey rushing forward to grab his throat.
"*GUH*" Stone could feel foam spill out the corner of his mouth and lifted his head before giving a wide bloody smile.
Zoey's eyes were murky and bloodshot and she had the intention of ripping his head right of his neck.
But that smile made her think twice. She took a breath and retracted her hand. She wanted to feel his blood coating his hands. No! She had to relax.
She then rushed over to the railing, grabbed the metal bars, and gripped the tight.
The creaking sound of the metal echoed through the warehouse along with Stone's coughing.
"He's getting in your head calm down!
But what-. What if he's right? Was it all my fault?
No, it was my fault! Should I give up on looking for her? Or would that be even more selfish?
But Annie doesn't deserve some fake novel romance! She deserves the world and I got her killed! Should I j-just, just-.
No! I can't just leave her without even giving her any closure!
No, I'm not gonna leave her at all! Not at all! I'll find her and give her everything she deserves! I'll give her an actual love that I will build over time!
But if she wants to leave I won't hold her back! Yeah, that's what I'll do!
Holy shit! Yeah! I just solved a deeply personal dilemma and stopped myself from killing a person in just a few minutes! That's gotta be a record.
I'm such a FUCKING MARY SUE! Yes!
Suck on that you bitch ass author! I overcame this shit! *Haha*" Zoey exclaimed in her head.
"*Cough*" Stone's cough reminded Zoey of his existence. Zoey discreetly turned her head to look at him.
He had his head leaned back onto the chair and was huffing and puffing. She quickly turned back around and took a deep breath.
"*Hah hoo* Ok, let's just torture him and end it. *Ugh* But he's pretty smart and in shape he would make a great underling. *Sigh* Too bad he's just some simplistic cannon fodd-, " Zoey felt a lightbulb go off in her head.
"-er, " Zoey felt a huge sneer creep onto her lips as she felt Stone's thought echo throughout her skull, " But, maybe he doesn't have to be."
Zoey stood up straight and let go of the railing leaving finger-sized indentations in the metal. She cracked her neck and relaxed her shoulder.
"Hey, Stone, " Zoey called out.
Stone sat his head up with a slightly dazed expression at the mention of his name.
"Do you know the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath?" Zoey asked.
He cleared his throat, "*Ahem* No, but I'm sure you're gonna tell me."
Zoey walked over to the chair and dragged it a bit closer to Stone. She sat down in it. The right way this time and stared coldly at him.
"You see a sociopath is someone who suffers from Antisocial personality disorder. They are usually products of their environments or living situations.
They are usually filled with extreme abuse and/or neglect. It usually appears at the age of seven. It is usually shown with animal abuse, aggression, and other destructive behavior.
They have little to no empathy, a numbed response to things such as physical and emotional pain, and can also be quite manipulative.
While psychopaths, oh that reminds me Sky give the mechanical needle and substance 0986852." A large very complex looking needle with a small clear container in the middle and a small jar filled green liquid appeared in her hands.
She unscrewed the jar and pushed the needle inside. It took in the liquid automatically with a robotic noise and Zoey put the jar back into her storage.
"*Ah* Sorry bout that. As I was saying, psychopaths are simply born. Their brains are simply not wired the way ours are and they don't produce the same chemicals that cause us to feel the way we feel.
Like sociopaths, they feel no empathy. But they also feel very little fear, embarrassment, or anxiety. But a common misconception is that a 'psycho' is just an absolutely crazy person who likes killing people.
When in reality people, even psychopaths make choices while some can't help but control their homicidal tendencies. Not that it's any excuse.
But not all psychopaths become killers. But they can be dangerous if a situation would occur. In a life or death situation, they would most likely choose their own no question.
Anyway, I'm droning on. But this brings us back to you Stone, " she got up from her chair and walked over to him.
"Oh, how so?" Stone asked in a taught response.
Zoey smacked her lips and continued, " Your parents never hit you but you always ended up in the hospital after behaving recklessly.
Along with that lots of animals went missing through your childhood. All within a few miles of your house. You hardly showed fear when I gave you my deadliest look.
You seemed to get a huge rush of adrenaline and also it seemed like you wanted to mess with me more than you wanted to keep your life.
As you would rather have me regret killing you off because I wouldn't find out what you did to me.
So, " She tugged him back by the hair. "I can conclude that you're most likely a psychopath."
She shoved his head back and held the needle in front of his face, " But I've interrogated a psychopath before by using my own creation. It's basically a drug that activates the parts of your brain that don't function like mine. So you'll break easier." She waved the needle back and forth and smirked.
Stone also snorted a laugh and his face formed a cocky smile.
" But that's not what's in this needle, " Stone's cocky smile faded.
" As you said, it would be a waste to just throw you away. You can have so much use.
The drug in this needle activates other parts in your brain as well and slowly changes you. Into a good dog."
She grabbed his hair again and thrust his head up. She then plunged the needle deep into his neck and the needle released the contents of the plunger into his neck.
Stone groaned and shook his head and clenched his jaw. He tried to move against the ropes but they only cut deep into him. Zoey stared him up and down.
Then, unexpectedly, she also undid the ropes restraining him to the chair.
He looked up at Zoey while rubbing his arms and very perplexed by her behavior. But then...he felt it.
*THA THUMP THA THUMP THA THUMP*
He gasped and fell to the floor as his heart started beating out of his chest. He started to feel like every nerve was firing off a pulse of electricity.
It was painful, but it was good? Was this feeling good? He honestly couldn't tell he had never experienced anything like this before.
He felt his mouth water uncontrollably and his body was constantly spasming as he clenched his jaw and curled his toes and fingers.
He tried his best to lookup at Zoey who stood over him. "W-w-what?" He stuttered.
Zoey squatted down with his arms on her knees and tilted her head as she looked him in his watery eyes. She smirked right at him before she stood up.
She then lifted her foot and pressed her toe into his ribcage. "*AHN!*" Stone moaned in a high-pitched voice.
He gasped to himself, why did he make such a sound?
"Great, it looks like it's still very potent! Well, I've got about two hours until I gotta be to class and it usually takes a day to three for the process to become complete.
So let's try and squeeze in as much as we can, all right?" Zoey beamed.
Making Stone feel a shudder crawl up his spine.
(At A Hospital)