I had completed the process in the instruction manual on the blood bag. I was trying to get some sleep. So I requested the nurse move me to a different ward since the people in mine were pretending they were a bunch of chainsaws. The snoring was too much. The nurse took pity on me and moved me elsewhere. I fell asleep so easily. Mom woke me up with breakfast and I asked her if she was ok. She looked tired. I told her to eat with me and lie down next to me for a bit. She laid down and slept like a baby. I watched her sleep and thankfully no one disturbed us till she woke up. The reason was Batou. He was outside listening to us talking. I gave him thumbs up. He gave me a wink and sat down to have coffee. Mom took a bathroom break and sat down to have coffee. Her boss walked in and asked mom why she didn't show up for work. He saw the tubes sticking out my body and froze. He asked mom if I was ok. She said I was in recovery. I sniffed around and I could smell his cologne. It was old spice. I was able to sit straight without assistance. He asked mom if she wanted the day off. She promised to go to work once the doctors have a look at me.
The nurse walked in and mentioned uncle J was putting me on gene therapy. He believes it will eliminate my pain. The experimental drug will be here in an hour. I will be drowsy for a while but I will recover slowly. I didn't tell mom that I already started a new treatment. She stepped out for a bit and I opened the fridge and took out the vials. I put both of them back and then I went back to sleep. I woke up and waited till mom came back with lunch. I told her the vials have arrived. They are in the fridge. I need to inject both for my treatment to work. She walked out and came with two syringes. She pulled out the vials and loaded them. The chief was scared as he watched her inject both vials into my body. I felt a chill course through my body. I waited ten minutes and ate my sandwich and juice. Batou promised to help fix the washing machine so mom has nothing to worry about. He was grinning like a fool. I told him to give a rest. He and mom laughed merrily. The chief didn't ask why. He waited ten minutes and walked out to answer his phone. The three of them left and I happily sat down to play video games. The doctor checked my blood pressure and temperature before he left to check how everyone else was.
I waited an hour and slept again. The alarm went off and I saw people running. A mad man with a knife was stabbing any and all within arm's length. I quietly removed all tubes before sneaking out of the room. I stayed behind him as I slowly walked to the supply closet. There were people inside who held on to the knob so as much as I tried I couldn't open the door. I had no choice but go straight to the nurse's station. I called mom and she didn't pick up. I saw the line has been severed. I found a phone but had no clue how to unlock it. So I crawled on all four and stayed out of his radar. I saw the ponytail man and realised he has come for the box. I used it so it will be empty. I waved him over and he came without question. I told him about the mad man and he thanked me. I told him the nurse talked about a box with the universal cure. So mom used it on me. He stood perfectly still before he noticed. My skin was yellow but it was slowly turning pink. My hair was rough but it was slowly turning soft. I thanked him for the cure that saved me from an impending death sentence. He told me to be extra careful before he left. He was glad I was getting better.
I stayed hidden till my legs felt less limp. I got up and walked towards my room. I saw he was stabbing a nurse and he was surrounded by corpses. I was very quiet. I wished that I could stay out of his radar. I quietly laid down next to one of the corpses after I cut a blood bag over myself. I got a good look at his face. He looked for more people to stab and he found none. So he left the hospital. The police arrived and mom was terrified. I got up and explained everything and had to talk to a sketch artist. The man's face was all over the news. My identity was hidden. So he never found out. He was caught and questioned vigorously. He explained that there are non-human entities living amongst us. They have regenerative abilities which he wishes to acquire. All the people he stabbed died and he is frustrated. He really wants to find a way to escape death. He wants to know who saw his face that survived. The officer mentioned the identity is kept hidden to ensure he can't do it again. The report never mentioned me or described me. The security footage shows me cutting a blood bag so no one believed his story.
I came home and mom was surprised I didn't need crutches. I walked slowly and carefully. Batou was grinning too. I sat down on the couch and fell asleep. I saw a woman massaging my leg. Then some newbie walks in and asked her to let a professional handle it. After he was done massaging my leg started to hurt and I woke up with the same leg aching. The karate masseuse was going to get a knuckle sandwich if he had been real. Mom asked me why I was angry. I told her and Batou laughed. We had dinner. Batou and mom left for work. I went upstairs and cleaned my room. I heard the lock click and assumed it was Shaw. He had probably come after hanging out with his buddies talking about how awesome it is to be a legalized killer. I was by the desk clearing stuff up when the door opened. A woman stuck her head in and mentioned it was empty and someone had switched off the lights. She was told not to switch it on since it could attract people. I stood still as I realised I had night vision. I called mom from the bedroom landline and she promised to be there in ten minutes. I told her to be quiet and she better be quick these people might be working with the stabber.
I stayed in my room and a few minutes later I heard gunfire and yelling. Mom walked in and switched on the lights. She took me to Batou's place. I was given homework and told not to answer the door to strangers. Police was placed all over the place. Especially outside the building. I sat quietly and finished my homework. Afterwards I decided to check my night vision capability. I switched off the lights and walked all over without tripping. I did back flips and all sorts of acrobatics. Then I heard the door knob so I jumped up and held on to the wall. As the person got in I climbed up. I somehow made it to the ceiling and quietly crawled till I reached my bedroom door. I got in and pretended to sleep. I waited for the right moment to jump up. It was mom. I gave her a hug and she tucked me in bed. I tried to sleep but I kept seeing things. A woman who was trapped in a silver sarcophagus. A man whipped and beaten before being thrown into the river. The moon shining between the clouds and the sensation of changing into something else. Feeling less human and more predator.
I woke up and tried to sleep but for some reason I couldn't. Sleep has decided to take a vacation. Ok I will try and figure out a way to spend the time. The lights were switched off so I looked around and I remembered climbing the wall. I never that was possible but I tried it. I pressed my fingertips on the wall and pushed myself off. Surprisingly my fingers held and I was off the ground. I climbed the wall like a spider and stayed on the ceiling. I was enjoying myself when I heard a knock. The person on the other side humbly requested to see me. She believes that I am not my mother's baby. Mom was furious. Mom and Batou spent a few minutes yelling at her. Mom was kind enough to show the security footage and she apologised. She assumed I was an immortal. She was hoping to find a way to take a sample and inject it into her body to avoid death. Mom asked her if she was on any meds. Because I was raised from birth with a rare genetic disorder. I am getting gene therapy to get better. So she needs to restart her meds before she attacks an innocent person. She wasn't convinced so mom showed her the meds. Which she Googled to prove a point. She discovered they were actually meds for said disorder so she apologised before leaving.
I watched her get in a car and explained I was actually sick. He made a wrong choice. He argued that people will make stuff up to cover their tracks. She used the internet to prove I was not immortal. He argued that AI can be used to make fake pictures. He is going after me to get what he wants. She warned him that the police are everywhere. He will be shot dead before he gets me. He was very optimistic but she refused to tell him which floor I was in. He will have to start knocking on doors. The creep got out and she walked away without informing the cops. I was annoyed that she did that. I sensed him as he walked up and asked the guard if anyone had walked in here with a teenage girl. The man stared at him for a second and told him that no one came with a teenage girl. He only saw a woman bring an elderly man who vomited all over the floor. He tried to get in but the guard wouldn't let him in. He had mentioned a person who lived here. The man finally got angry and stabbed him in the abdomen. He checked the mailbox and there was no names. He checked the elevator. It won't go up without a fob. The stairs was blocked by an iron gate. He didn't have the combination to get up.
He walked back to the guard hoping to find a key but he couldn't find one. He checked the drawers but there wasn't one. He wasn't going to give up just yet. So he tried to find the back door. It was a locked. He tried the garage but the doors required a fob which he didn't have. So he went back to find her missing. He kicked the car and tried to get out. The police noticed the injured guard as he crawled towards them. The ambulance arrived as the man left to find her. Mom and Batou was informed and they checked CCTV footage. The police put out a Be On the Look Out notice. He was found in under an hour. Once the guard was stable he confirmed it was him. The man was yelling that he is sick and he wants to get better. His insurance policy has expired and he is looking for a new lease on life. He believes that he can find the path to immortality. I am amongst those who have been chosen. He will get me and fulfill his destiny. The doctor said he was fine. He was just saying nonsense to avoid going to jail for murder. I was finally allowed to go home. Mom was apprehensive so I was sent to stay at my uncle J's penthouse. It was amazing.
Three days later I was watching the stars on the telescope when I saw the moon. I fell to the floor. My body began ache as though someone was pulling it from all four sides. I felt something dripping on my lips. I was having a nose bleed. My body felt like it was on fire. Then I started to have a seizure upon seizure. In between each seizure I actually saw my fingers elongate and my skin turned into a different color. It was a mix of dark gray, silver and turquoise. My nails grew till they resembled claws. I had another seizure and then paused for a moment I felt my face push forward till it felt it was satisfied. Then suddenly my face decided that it like it the way it originally was so it started to shove itself back into its original position. When the seizures and the searing pain stopped. I felt like ice was traveling through my veins. My skin color got a little lighter. My claw like nails receded a little. All four of my canine teeth popped out with the roots and I felt like my jaw was going to break. Then the pain stopped and I realized that I somehow ended up on the floor. I got up and saw my reflection on the window. I still looked like me but my skin looked two toned. It was blueish gray with a few black flecks here and there. I saw that my skin looked like it was re-enforced. I saw that my canines were elongated and there were fangs infront of and behind the canine. Like one wasn't enough. It was the same above and below. I looked at the reflection and focused very hard to remember what my healthy looking body was. I saw with surprise that my body changed back.
I went back inside and stayed there till mom came to take me home. I was very optimistic that the guy in question will be gunned down by the end of the week. My throat burned and I learned that I carved blood after a parkour artist scraped his arm. I took the bloodied cloth and licked it. I snuck into uncle J's place and snatched a few blood bags. I saw the memories of the donors. I was able to learn from them. Mom called and I came home. Batou was angry he explained with great disappointment that he had escaped. I was placed in protective custody. Mom and Batou refused to let me out of their sight. I locked myself in the room and stared at the mirror wondering how I could hid if he showed up. I focused on invisibility. And I slowly vanished. I stayed that way till Mom knocked on the door. I made myself visible and opened it. We were having lunch when the door blew off the hinges. I was stunned only for a second. I quickly recovered and ran to the bedroom. I hid in the closet as mom and Batou had a Texas style shootout. I made myself invisible and snuck into the bathroom. I climbed the wall and stayed there.
Mom and Batou ran out of bullets and he used a concussion grenade to distract mom as he snuck in. He went into the bedroom. He searched the closet and he came to the bathroom. He couldn't find me. He opened the window and checked the ledge. He found nothing. He got angry and went to search a different room. I quietly got out and made myself visible as I reached mom. The three of us snuck out and got to the elevator. It was damaged so we used the stairs. He came out and started banging on doors. No one answered so he chose to use the stairs to find me. Mom used the walkie talkie and brought re-enforcements. SWAT team arrived by helicopter and they found him on the fifth floor. They fought him till he was finally defeated. He was dying as I was escorted to the roof. I made sure no one was looking as I looked at the creep. I changed my eyes to total black and back to normal before going up on the good elevator. He tried to laugh but managed to cough badly. He called out, "I was right. I was right. I hope the next person does a better job than me." I asked the SWAT officer nearest to me, "Excuse me! Mr. Ninja. What is he saying?" He took off his helmet and lowered his face covering. He was in his forties. A tall African American with a deep resonating voice. He grinned, "Ninja! I like that. He is a delusional. He didn't take his meds so he is actually hallucinating. But don't worry. He won't hurt you anymore" I heard his gurgled laughter as he died. I was taken home.