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thorns. Her tattoo embodied her personality.
Pretty, but deadly.
    The door slid open to find the three Hunters
backs blocking her way, barricading. “Boys, get out of my way
before I make you.”
    “ Oliver grew a little too
anxious when the Hunters arrived.” Stephanie couldn’t hide her
smirk and didn’t try. “He tried entering your room, but they cut
him off.” Renee saw through the crack between Stone and Deegen’s
bodies Oliver pacing back and forth like a caged animal glaring at
the three men he stood well above, but wasn’t strong enough to get
past.
    “ Enough with the pissing
contest boys.” Stone and the Hunters knew that tone and moved away.
She strode forward and Oliver stopped, saw she was fine then went
to grab her. Renee smacked his hand away and he looked at it.
Oliver tried again and she smacked his hand away even harder. Added
a shock the third time. “Don’t try grabbing me again like that
Oliver.”
    He tried, but suddenly found himself forced
to the ground by something heavy, but saw nothing. His wild eyes
flew around in fear… until locking his gaze upon green ones lit
with an inner light and her pulled back hair raised as if by wind.
Somehow he knew she was the one doing this. She smiled when he
relaxed, but didn’t expect him to smile and say “Renee different.
Renee no need Oliver to keep Stone Calliko, Steven Metts and Deegen
Castor from hurts. Oliver content Renee in no danger. Renee
strong.”
    “ Quick learner.” Renee’s
eyes dimmed to their natural luster and the pressure holding him
down lifted. He stood up, but learned his lesson. “Oliver, I have
just one rule you need to follow. Do as I say and I won’t kick your
ass.” He didn’t respond as he struggled to understand. Renee didn’t
continue confusing the poor man. “Stephanie, please tell me my
patient stayed still for the exam?”
    “ Yes. When it finished not
ten seconds before the boys showed up. It was tense there for
awhile, but it seems Oliver heard me introduce our Hunters’ full
names when you happened to step out.”
    “ Fine. Boys, go into the
decontamination room and give a blood sample. You know the drill.
When you pass I want you to leave the med bay. No
questions.”
    “ You heard her.” Said Stone
as they went into the room that cleaned them of alien pathogens,
stepped out and placed their palms down on a plate where
micro-needles took samples, found nothing to indicate a compromised
immune system their nanites couldn’t handle and gave a green light.
They filed out of the room under the withering glare of Renee and a
humored Sparky.
    “ So what now?” Stephanie
asked, sitting with the sword and cloth.
    “ Did you give a sample?” The
woman nodded. Renee sat down in her swivel chair and crossed her
legs, hooking one ankle behind the other out of habit. “Then go
wind down. We’ve had a more than interesting day. I’m going to keep
Oliver under observation till morning shift at oh eight hundred. He
needs a lot done and I need to understand the depths of his
condition. I’ll send Papa my recommendation and full analysis as
soon as I unravel this mystery.”
    “ Send me a layman’s copy too
please.” Renee nodded as the woman got up. “Oliver,” He turned and
Stephanie was thrilled he responded to a name given not even forty
minutes ago. “If it is alright with you, may I borrow your
Star-saber and this material? I promise to return it.”
    “ Return? Like Renee leaving
through that?” He pointed to the smooth white door.
    “ Yes, precisely.
These are yours.”
    Renee was lifting a cup of water to her lips
from a drink dispenser as he said “Mine? Like Renee?” The medic
choked and spewed water in a fine mist. Stephanie doubled over
laughing at Renee’s colored cheeks going as red as her hair and
making the freckles disappear.
    “ Now listen here!” Renee was
more embarrassed than mad, but took the frustration out on him.
“I’m a person. Not an object. I do not belong to