Angela's eyes responded in the way you'd expect but the surprise faded in a hot second and she just stepped back and said.
" Alright, you go miss matrix. "
She backed up all the way to the railing of the stairs and leaned against it with her arms crossed.
" Continue. "
Angela just decided to enjoy the show.
" With pleasure. "
Zoey turned back to Angela breaking her dominant facade for a second by giving her a smile before turning back into an icy bitch.
She pushed her heel deep into his head and if her foot didn't bare a hole into his skull. Her iron like gaze would.
" What's this? Did I make an ungrateful mutt? No greeting for me or my friend? How disappointing. "
" *Ahh mmm* "
Stone groaned and moved under Zoey's foot only to get his forehead pressed to the ground.
" That didn't sound like an apology bitch. "
" *Hah Ahn* "
Angela's eyes spread like an eagle's wings at the sudden moan.
Zoey pressed her foot deep into his head. Stone's forehead started to weave itself into the wet floor.
" Bark. "
Zoey commanded.
" *Arf* "
" Louder. "
Zoey ordered again.
" *ARF ARF* "
" Good now-"
Then in a split second Stone was rambling, " *Arf Arf ARF ARF* Thank you! Master! Please punish this filthy mutt! "
Zoey was a little shocked. She expected a tad resistance to being degraded like so.
' Let's see how much this serum really affected you. '
Zoey sneered to herself.
Slowly she took her foot off his skull and settled it back down on the floor.
But despite having the weight off of his cranium, Stone still fused his head to the ground.
Zoey waited to see if he would raise his head.
"...."
"...."
Nope.
' Okay, this is a good sign. '
" Sit up. Stay on your knees with your hands on your thighs."
Zoey coldly spat another direction.
She didn't even blink before he was in the position that she wanted.
When Zoey saw his expression her lips couldn't help but slide upwards into a smirk.
Stone's eyes were glazed over with a gentle mist on his lashes. Steam formed in front of his face as he panted. His mouth While his skin looked like it had lost its battle with the sun with its brand new light red hue.
His overall look was a combination of bleary, lovestruck, and dazed.
' Oh, I am GOOD! '
Zoey's smirk grew to a great length as she admired her work in the form of a broken man.
" This is surprisingly more kinky than I imagined. "
Angela's eyes couldn't get any wider and though she sounded shocked you could pick up a tad bit of amusement in her voice.
Zoey looked at the man before her and began a torrent of commands.
" Bark. Sit. Roll over. Beg. Stand. Howl. Bite your arm. Punch yourself in the face. "
This went for about five minutes. Stone followed every single command.
Slowly his skin filled with bruises the size and pigment of a plum and contusions that were a deeper shade of blue.
His blood painted a tapestry on his skin and finally, Angela had enough.
" MY GOD! The dude is broken! Just stop! If you damage him too much he won't work! "
Zoey tilted her head from side to side with her eyes closed and lips slightly pursed. She also hummed as if she was trying to pick something to eat at a fast-food restaurant.
Angela looked astonished and a tad angry.
" Zoey!!!"
" Ah! Okay! Okay! Why do you hate things?! "
Zoey looked over to Angela and huffed.
" Look, I just don't want to end up with a knife in my back or another explosion or being pushed into a volcano and end up in some other body and have to start all over... AGAIN!"
" I WOULD NEVER-"
Stone tried to object.
" I DID NOT GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO SPEAK! "
But Zoey immediately cut him off. Though he didn't look upset, he bit his lip trying to restrain something but his lips curled up into a smile.
Angela mouthed an exaggerated 'WOW!' Then turned back to Zoey.
" Okay. But look at the man! He's almost jizzing in his pants just by hearing you yell at him! I don't think he has it in him to kill you, but he will kill FOR you. "
" *HAH* All righ. Maybe you're right. But I just need to make sure. "
That's when a shining black handgun appeared in Zoey's hand.
She cocked it, making a loud *click-clack* sound.
" Zoey? "
Zoey gave her wide-eyed friend a cheeky smile.
Then she turned back to Stone and while holding the gun by the muzzle and having the trigger up for grabs.
" Here. "
Zoey chimed.
Stone took the weapon from Zoey's hand.
He looked confused at first, but then it was like someone injected light directly onto his face.
" Is this a gift!? Thank you so much, Master! I will use it to slay down your enemies! I promise I-"
" *Pfft* "
Stone stopped at the sound of Zoey's puff of amusement.
" *Pfft AHA HAHA HAHA* "
When Zoey started to laugh he became confused.
" Oh! That is hilarious! Oh,"
Zoey wiped away the tears that built up in her eyes.
She sniffled a bit and let out another small chuckle before clearing her throat.
" No. No, I don't want you to kill anybody, "
That's when Zoey leaned down and guided the gun in his hand press against her chest.
Still keeping the same smile on her face that did not reach her ice-cold eyes that held a mischievous twinkle.
" Shoot me. "
Stone's heartbeat could've been heard from miles away. His eyes were completely dull. They were just reduced to some sort of colored gradient.
He looked as if he was told that the world was just some computer simulation.
Angela just decided to watch the display without another word.
At first, she had the urge to cast Zoey into a mental hospital. But when she saw that little gleam in her eyes, she just muttered to herself.
' Oh fuck it. '
Then sat cross-legged on the floor wishing she had some damn popcorn.
Stone however looked as if he was literally struck by lightning.
His mind had gone haywire.
He was shaking so much he might as well have been vibrating.
When he spoke it was in a stutter, " P-pardon? "
" Shoot. ME. "
Zoey enunciated.
" N-"
" Surely you aren't planning on disobeying your master? Are you really sure you worship me?"
" I-I can't! "
" Do it! "
" *Whimper* "
He whimpered like a newborn puppy.
He held the gun as steadily as he could in his hand and pressed it firmly against Zoey's chest.
Then his finger approached the trigger.
Slowly.
Moving a millimeter every second.
Finally, his finger made contact.
" Well? What are you waiting for? This stance is starting wreak havoc on my back."
Stone somehow began to tremble even more.
" *Hah hah haaah* "
His quivering breath made the air greasy with anticipation.
" C'mon stop being a pussy. Do it! "
He only trembled more.
" Do it! "
"*Haah HAHH HAAAH*"
" DO IT! "
" No!"
*BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG*
Stone turned the gun toward his heart and began firing like crazy.
" Okey dokey that's enough of that. "
The gun was suddenly taken from his hand.
" Huh? "
Stone blinked as he was confused again.
" *Pfft haha haha* You are honestly too cute! But I really hope none of that serum killed off any brain cells!"
Stone blinked again making the saline in his eyes roll down his face.
" I mean seriously! Didn't you notice that you weren't dead after third shot?"
That's when stone looked down at his stomach to find it unafflicted... with bullet holes that is.
He whipped his head up back to Zoey's wide grin.
She then made a show of waving the gun around and pulling the trigger at least twelve times.
" What? "
" It's fake. Pretty realistic looking right? But it's a toy. It can make noises like a real gun but without the bleeding, or the bullets! "
" Why?"
" I needed to test your limits! There will be some situations in the future in which you might have to kill me! But now you value me more than anything so now you're the perfect lackey! "
Zoey chimed.
She was practically sparkling with positivity.
" *Uuu* "
Stone held his head down and let out a whimper.
Zoey responded with a curious, " Hmm?"
" *Uuu UWWAAA* "
He lifted his head to the ceiling. Tears glided down his face and neck and Zoey felt a cold sweat creep down her face.
But her body quickly reacted in fear at the black fog-like aura coming from behind her.
She turned her neck as if it was a door that wasn't properly oiled. You could hear the creaking it made as she turned.
' Eeek! It's a monster!'
Angela's hair was blown by a mysterious breeze and her eyes had turned into luminescent red dots. Her entire body had been blacked pit as well, so now she looked like a sea monster risen from the ocean after an oil spill.
"Zo~ey. "
" Uh oh. "
( About thirty minutes later)
Zoey sat crossed legged with her arms barricading her chest.
Her cheeks were swollen in an adorable pout and she grumbled, " Why do I have to apologize?"
" Because your people shouldn't just stay with you because of drugs but because you treat them right. You went too far. "
Angela stood in front of her while she comforted the teary Stone who looked as if he was just abandoned.
He sat obediently on his knees while next to the woman who was damn near ready to burst into flames but still patted the man's head.
" I mean from what you described him to be. He looks completely different! And I don't just mean personality-wise! "
She was right.
Before being injected, Stone was a mature man that seemed to be the reason why 'Daddy' became such a dirty word.
But he honestly had a different face.
The slight wrinkles next to his eyes were gone.
His skin had regained shiny and youthful luster and even looked a bit pinchable. With a smooth texture and not one blemish in sight.
His eyes, which were slightly thin from age widened to the point that was just unrealistic but realistic.
Even his hair had grown a tad and laid flat on top of his head.
He looked like a damn teenager again!
" Is might be a slight side effect. I am so awesome."
" Zoey~"
" I'm not apologizing!"
" Zoey! "
" He deserves it! He poisoned me when I was a kid! Just think of it as retribution!"
" Okay that's fair. But he's not that same man anymore, he's a dog. A big puppy if you will. And what are you gonna do if your big puppy has a mental breakdown you-"
" I apologize! "
Stone exclaimed surprising the both of them.
" No need to defend me! I have done terrible things! So the least I can do is help my master improve her health!"
Zoey gave Angela a triumphant smile to which she just rolled her eyes.
" Okay, if you insist."
" I do! "
Stone actually insisted and nodded.
" Then, you mind telling us what you poisoned me with and why?"
He nodded furiously.
" Yes! The reason why I poisoned you before is because someone hired me to do so.
You're stepmother Erica Chang. "
" Bruh, I fucking knew it! Hot damn! "
Zoey clapped as she jumped up onto her feet like she had just placed first in a video game.
" And what did she poison Zoey with? "
Angela chimed in.
" It was a lethal concoction of rare yet slow-acting toxic herbs and other plants that are quite difficult to obtain. Even with your stepmother's resources,"
" Yeah cool it on the 'mother' I already got one and it ain't her. "
" I apologize. But somehow she did and I injected them into you when you came for usual shots. And~"
Stone had to pause.
He felt the guilt bubble up and seep into his brain.
Then the tears came and he looked really pitiful. If only he was born a woman, he'd be a perfect female lead to throw at one of the pests annoying her.
" Alright, it's okay. I forgive you and all the other shit now keep going. "
" *Sniffle* Y-yes.
They would have silently started to work their way through every inch of your body then once they were in every crevice they would gnaw away at everything.
Your life expectancy was probably all the way to age twenty-three. Depending on if you drank alcohol or not. "
" Is that all? "
" Umm, no. I also injected you with hormones to throw your body off. "
" Hormones? What kind? "
" Growth hormones and additional ones that would make you infertile and make you gain weight.
Erica didn't you to be able to have children or get married. So she wanted me to make you less attractive when you grew up. "
" How petty-? Man, that woman has some issues!"
Angela scoffed.
" That's why this body is so tall! "
Meanwhile, Zoey hit her hand with a fist with a look of astonishment on her face.
" Also, what did you tell my family? "
Stone bit his lip and stared at the ground.
" You're body was trying its best to fend off its attackers. So you started to faint, stopped eating, you were sluggish and having nosebleeds.
So I told them you had cancer and... "
" And?"
" I pretended to treat you and diagnose you then I billed them for a lot of money. "
"... So you committed fraud basically? "
He nodded.
" How much?"
" ?"
He looked perplexed.
" How. Much. Did. You. Charge. My. Mother?"
Zoey spoke each word slowly.
" Around... five hundred-"
" Stop! Stop! If I hear anymore, I'll end up digging a grave and you won't be able to help. So after I get better and figure out what the fuck is wrong with me you're going to make it up to my family. "
Stone nodded again.
" *Sigh* Ange, do you think you can find figure what's going on with me based on this?"
Zoey sighed and with her left arm crossed against her chest and her other raised up to massage her head.
" I think so. But we better start investigating you don't happen to have any hardcore medical equipment, do you? "
Zoey smirked.
That was all Angela needed.
" Course you do. "
" Now first, we treat Mr. Puppy then we treat me! "
" Yup. So here's what we need."