*Eva laid there, her eyes wide open as she sighed, turning just her head to the side as she peered at the clock on her tablestand. She closed her eyes and shook her head, returning her head to towards the ceiling. Today was going to be a very interesting day. Lack of sleep and too many hours made Eva a cranky woman. She'd get over it. She absentmindedly whipped the covers off, grabbing a towel as she quietly closed her door and headed towards the shower in the hallway. She locked the door and pulled off her nightgown, turning the water on. She stared into the mirror above the sink, looking at herself and undid the bun on her head. She slipped into the water, letting it trickle down her body as she washed herself. The temperature wasn't really where she had wanted it, turning around and placing a hand on the showerhead as heat spread through her hand, warming it up as the water that emerged was substantially hotter than before. She grinned and finished bathing her hair, running her hands through the wet hair, tightly wrapping it up to remove the excess water. She opened the door and wrapped the towel around herself, turning off the light and going back to her room. She whipped open the door to her closet and peered inside, pulling out a new outfit her caretaker had gotten her. She pulled on a pair of blue boot cut jeans, slipping on a form fitting
white shirt, and then placing a gold shimmery half jacket over it. She turned herself around in the mirror on the closet door, then went to her dresser and quickly lipped on some clear lip gloss, eyeliner and mascara. Looking beautiful wasn't really important to Eva, but sometimes she just liked to dress up for the heck of it. Down inside, it reminded her of all the times with her mother, and how they used to pretend to be beauty queens.
I be the pwitiest pwretty girl be I. She looked at the mirror and smiled, flipping around and knocking the closet door closed with her hand as she grabbed the purse off her bed and the apron and car keys from the desk next to the door. She opened the door across from hers quietly, peeking in as she looked at the elderly woman, nodding her head and taking a quick glance around the room. She shut the door and hurried down the hall into the kitchen. A quick glance at the oven clock reminded her she was going to be late if she didn't hurry up. She opened up a few cabinets and tossed some pop tarts into the toaster, while opening pill bottles as she waited, putting them in different cups on a tray. The pop tarts popped up and she grabbed one, taking a quick bite as she placed the bottles back, grabbing a pen and piece of paper as she wrote down a little note, leaving it with all the pills. She engulfed the rest of her pop tart, grabbed the second one from the toaster and flew out the door.*
"I really need to learn to say no sometimes. Okay...so post office, work, store, cleaners..."
*Eva rambled on with her to do list inside her head, opening the door to her car and sliding into the seat. She put the seat belt on and rolled out of the driveway, peeling off down the street. Now she really needed to get a move on it if she were going to get to work on time. She zoomed into the parking lot for the post office, taking a look around as she cursed under her breath. The damn lot was nearly always full. She pulled back onto the main road and drove down the block and parking on the street. She got out of the car and slightly ran down the sidewalk into the post office. She mailed off her package, throwing strands of her behind her as she fixed the clip in the back. She had just about finished when she saw a group of men walking down the sidewalk towards her, still far off at the light. Living off the street for a long time had gotten Eva used to paying close attention to her surroundings as she peered at a tattoo on one of the man's arms...she'd seen that tattoo before. Atleast one of the men worked for Mystech...he was probably out for her again. She looked at her watch and cursed again...she wasn't going to get to work on time. Her day was just getting worse and worse. They inched closer and she debated what to do when the men noticed her. She locked eye contact with the man she'd been looking at as he grinned at her, folding his arms over his chest, making sure his arm was visible. Eva's expression hardened as she took off down the alley sidestreet, the men running behind her closely. It wasn't until she got down too far into the alley that she noticed it was a dead end, blocked off by a chain link fence with barbed wire at the top. She turned around, her hypnotic eyes looking at each of the men, a snarl slightly building around her lips. Her swirly brown eyes gazed over each of them as they moved in closer. She'd had it...this was getting old. Mystech needed to start sending harder toys after her, she didn't have time to waste on these losers.*
"You know I must object...I really wouldn't come any closer...it might get a little too hot for you to handle."
*The men paused a second, looking at each other as wicked thoughts flew through their minds. They all chuckled and continued coming towards her.
Hot? Oh yeah baby. We won't hurt you. Come to papa. She rolled her eyes at their comments, those pigs. She had been done with men since her father betrayed her, she really had no sympathy for those cretian beings coming towards her. She grinned herself, her eyes beginning to spark as they glew to life in icy metallic blue and white colors. The men now stopped, hesitating a bit. Surely they knew about her powers...she didn't think they'd ever been subjected to seeing them first hand. The ground around them shook violently as lava seeped in from the ground, pouring out onto the cement around them. The men shrieked and screamed, not having known what was coming as they tried to move and get away from the burning pain. The smell of burning flesh evaporated into the air, mixing in with the other deadly toxins from business companies. When they'd had enough she closed her eyes as the lava seemed to fade away and reopened them, looking at the boys squirming on the ground.*
"Don't say I didn't warn you. Tell your bosses they shouldn't send babies to do their job. They're going to lose way too many employees that way."
*She winked at them, then raised her arms up her sides as wind picked up, lifting her into the air and over the fence. She landed and grabbed onto the fench with one hand, leaning into it as she closely watched the men, her face rubbing against the cool metal, a good feeling. This was Mystech in action. These men better get paid very well for what they had to go through. No one should be subjected to the kind of work Mystech had to offer, and if she had any luck, she'd be there to make sure they were stopped and see them fall. She ran off towards her car and climbed in, taking off and speeding over towards the diner. She was late...she was sure she was going to get a good bitch yell for it. She pulled into the parking lot and parked in her spot and jumped out of the car, locking the door. She waltzed into the diner and right into the back room, opening her locker and putting her bag and things from her car inside. She put her black half apron around her waist, tying it securely as she grabbed the nametag from the locker and pinned it on her shirt. She looked straight into the mirror on the door of the locker and rearranged the hair in the clip one final time, sighed and walked out into the diner. Her boss stood behind the counter, drumming her fingertips against the hard surface as she faced the swinging door and looked straight at Eva. Great, just what she needed inspite of helping with the extra hours. She maintained eye contract as she tried not letting her mood get the better of her.*
>>"You're late."
"I know, I'm sorry, I had to make a quick run to the post office to get something mailed out for my grandmother. You know how those lines are."
>>"That's why you go early. Anyway, get to work."
*She looked at Eva up and down and smiled. Her boss wasn't really a mean hardass, she just liked to ride them down every now and then. Eva was lucky she got this spot, a lot of other girls had applied but her boss had seen something else in her that got her the job. Maybe it was her spunk, or her energy to want to work, who knew, but she was grateful she had won. She walked over towards the window and picked up a pencil and leaflet of paper, smiling at her co-workers that passed. She turned around and started making her rounds to the table. The day went by, the sun crawling down the sky as the clouds poured in again, a rumble beginning to serenade the town.*
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"My feet are so damn sore already. This is insane."
*She commented to one of her co-workers as they sat in one of the back booths, giving their legs a rest for the moment as they enjoyed their break with some free food. They were just about finished and wishing they had the power of time manipulation or atleast a screwdiver to do away with the clock in the diner. Eva noticed two very tall and beautiful women walk into the diner, heading towards the back and sitting a few booths ahead of them. Eva continued on with her conversation with her co-worker but kept her ears open.
Still alive. Abducted. Testing. Their conversation was a bit weird, even for her, but something drew her in. Just the subject of their conversation slightly reminded her of her past, the tests, the pain, being locked away from the world. Their boss walked into the room, and Eva and her co-worker immediately stood up quickly, running towards the window as they deposited their plates there and got back to work. They smiled to each other and smirked, watching their boss walk out the door.*
"I'm leaving. Eva you're in charge for the night. Make sure you lock up before you leave."
*She looked at her boss and nodded, looking at the wall as she pointed to the various keys. The two women still interested her as she quietly glanced through the corner of her eyes at the women in the both still talking. She could make out more phrases and words, trying to listen to their conversation.
Mystech. Her head bobbed up at the mention of the word. It didn't take her too long to realize she had been staring at the women. Crap. She hoped they hadn't noticed and blushed, lowering her head at the register as she mentally smacked herself for being such an idiot. She grabbed her pencil and pad and walked over towards their table, hoping to play off the stare as noticing they hadn't been served yet.*
"Hi there. What can I get you?"
*She beamed a smile at them, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear as she waited, pencil poised in hand ready to take their order as she glanced from the menus already on the table to the women sitting there. Her eyes peered out at both of them, the swirls seeming as if to move round and round as she watched them.*
