Chapter 16

                                    

                                          
Warnings: Language, Violence
Chapter 16:
402 A.V; Month 10; Day 5

Most of the last ten days had been spent working out and just hanging out in the lab. Storm went about his business as if I wasn't there and no more had been said about the virus or my parents. Staying in the lab was to keep myself out of trouble, whether I started it or not. Storm and I tended to irritate each other and really had nothing in common, so I just sat there. It was as boring as hell, but I would be doing the same thing if I was just sitting in my room. 
My body had gone through the most change. Storm had said the virus was reacting to my thoughts probably, responding to my physical activity and diet in order to get me healthy. No more was I the twig with arms. Most of the time, when I got out of the shower and stood in front of the mirror, I had to question whether or not it was really me standing there. I'd never felt better, or looked better for that matter. My bones were no longer protruding from by body. They were covered with fat and muscle. I had muscle definition that astonished me even though I'd been putting in the hours of work to get myself ready for whatever Priam had planned. 
I had gone from skin and bones to physically fit and filled out. I'd never had breasts or hips in my emaciated state, but I did now. I'd had to find a way to ask for larger bras. I'd asked Storm where new clothes were to be gotten from and he asked me what I needed. The next morning, they'd been sitting on my table in my room. The good thing about Storm was that he wasn't bothered by things other men might've been. I could probably undress right in front of him and he wouldn't even bothered to look up from his work. 
He took things in a black and white manner. All females had breasts, what about them was supposed to be sexy? They had a biological purpose and that was to feed offspring. He took most body parts for their biological purpose. Which, honestly, wasn't a bad thing. Ayal had made his opinions clear. First, he was surprised at how much weight I was gaining and then he began to leer at my ass and tits. My middle finger had leered back. Maxine had been lurking around the edges, but she hadn't said anything or even confronted me. 
I hadn't even realized that the two week deadline had ran out until Storm idly said something after breakfast that morning. He looked at his watch and then at me.
"I would think they should be back today," he said, "I'm sure Priam knows that you've been getting stronger day by day." 
"When do you think they'll be back?" I asked. He shrugged.
"I think Klider is due back any minute. Andon and Sabre might not be back until later this evening." 
"Well, I think I'll go wait in my room then. Klider will look there first and Andon might not be too happy to find me here if he arrives early." Storm nodded and went back to his work without a word. 
I walked back to my room and found myself feeling nervous. My only worry was about what Andon would think. I wasn't worried about Klider and what he thought and I sure as hell wasn't worried about Sabre, but I didn't want Andon to think of me any differently. Soon enough, there was a knock on my door. Klider had been pissed off at me before he'd left, but maybe that had changed. I opened the door a crack and he stood there looking worn and tired. Klider noticed right off the bat that my face had filled out as he scowled a bit. So, I opened the door and let him in.
"Holy shit," he stated after the door was closed and he had looked me over. I put a hand on my hip in irritation and he immediately looked embarrassed. "Sorry...you look...good." He looked away as he said it, rubbing the back of his neck in bashful manner. 
"Thanks," I told him, "I feel good." He looked at me again.
"You'd have to," he said and let out a breath, "Look, I'm sorry for yelling at you about Flint. It was stupid of me and if I had known I would've been gone for two weeks, I wouldn't have said it in the first place because I've been wanting to apologize for my behavior."