Chapter Ten

            "What should we do this Friday?" Death asked.

"What do you mean?"Roku asked.

"This Friday is Halloween, DUH!" Death replied with a funny face. Pain and Roku laughed. That stuff, That tiny little stuff, ALWAYS made them laugh no matter what mood they were in.

"Oh yeah." Roku laughed. "I knew that..."

"No you didn’t... Don’t lie." Pain replied, Trying to keep a smile. He looked at the two as Roku spoke up.

"Why don’t we throw a party or something? A gothic party."

"Yeah... Yeah! That’s a GREAT idea!" Death shouted nodding her head as Pain agreed happily and looked back at the two.

"I’ve gotta go to the bathroom. I’ll be back soon." he said walking away.

"What’s bee up with him today?" Roku asked.

"Beats me." Death replied.

"Ah well. Ask ‘em later. We have to figure this party thing out..."

"Yeah. You have a point."

"I know. I always have one."

"Yeah... Why? I have no idea."

 

Pain looked in mirror and washed his face. He dried it off with paper towels and sighed as his poor reflection stared back at himself and poured into his soul. He shook his head and pushed his fallen hair out of his face. Roku looked around and at Death, Made a face and then smiled. She smiled back and walked over to her locker and set her bag down, Started taking out things she didn’t need out placed them in her locker. Then she took two notebooks and three folders and stuffed them into her messenger bag.

"We have to decorate Rennas locker here in a few days." Death spoke up, Clearing her throat in the middle.

"Why?"

"Her birthday, Jackass!"

"Oh yeah. Duh! October 30, Right?"

"N-No! It’s not!" Death said sarcastically.

"What day Is it on then? Huh?"

"It is! I was bein’ sarcastic! Man you’re slow!"

"Well sorry!"

"Don’t sorry me! Sorry her when you see her!"

"Well... I dunno when we’ll see her."

"After school today or tomorrow at school."

"Oh yeah."

"You are being SO slow today! What is up with you? Huh?"

"I dunno." Roku looked up towards the ceiling in thought.

"Never mind. Let’s go. We have to go get Pain."

"I ain’t goin’ in!"

"Oh yes you are! I can’t! I’m a chick!"

"You never acted like one before!"

"Point?"

"SHUT UP!"

 

"You! YOU’RE a guy! YOU go in there!"

"Psch... No."

"Fine." she sighed walking over to the door. She walked in and walked to Pain. "Hey. You okay?"

"Yeah. I’m fine." he replied.

"Oh my God a girl! In the boys bathroom!" a random guy shouted.

"Shut up and get over yourself! You’re acting like a chick. I’ve seen what you’ve got and more!" she shouted and turned back to Pain.

"S-Sorry." the boy apologized.

"It’s fine. Just calm yourself." Death soothed him.

"Okay..." he turned around and ran out the door, Screaming like a little girl.

"Oh my... Whatever..."Death rolled her eyes. "So what’s wrong?"

"Nothing." Pain replied.

"You lie. You’re my lil’ bro. I KNOW something’s wrong."

"Fine. My cat ran away last night, Okay? And it’s kind of upsetting because I’ve had him for so long!" he quickly lied.

"Oh. I’m sorry. I hope he comes back soon."

"So do I." he replied as Death hugged him and then walked out.

"So what’s wrong with him?" Roku laughed.

"His cat ran away."

"Awww..."

"What’s up with you?"

"Some guy ran out screaming like a girl, Tripped over some girl, Rolled into lockers and the girls food spilled ALL over him!"

"Ah. I see. Well, I’m gonna go get Rennas homework. Be back laters. If not, You know where to meet me after school."

"Okay. See ya. And good luck with it!" Death walked off as she gazed out the window towards Rennas house.

 

Renna got up slowly and walked into the kitchen. She wiped her eyes and moved a few things around, Grabbed a towel and rubbed down the counter. She gasped for a moment, Looking up and out the window. The young girl felt a presence rush through the kitchen right behind her and turned around quickly and looked around frantically, Only seeing her own kitchen. Cautiously, Renna walked out into the dining room and looked around. Nothing. She walked up the stairs and searched thoroughly in and out of her room and closets and such. After, She skipped past steps, Rushing with silent steps into the living room after sneaking past the hallway. She stalked around the room, Walked back out and locked the door and went and sat in a chair, Covering her head with her hands and watched out the window as something popped up out of nowhere, Making her scream in fright. The next moment, There was a knock at the door and she screamed again and began to cry. The knock happened a repeated time as she exclaimed the same action.

 

She slowly stood up and walked out to the hallway and to the door and opened it, Stuttering in cries, Reluctant to do so. Crimson stood there with her clothes ripped and tattered, Her face was dirty, Scratched and wet from tears.

"Oh... Oh my God..." Renna spoke for the first time all day. "A-Are you okay."

"He-He’s after me..." Crimson replied.

"Who i-is?"

"I don’t know... This creature thing in the woods."

"Oh... Oh no... PROMISE ME YOU’LL NEVER GO IN THERE EVER AGAIN!" Renna gasped, Tearing up more and hugging Crimson without letting go. Crimson did the same back to Renna as she pulled her inside. They sat down in the hallway and Renna crossed her legs a bit after locking the door once again.

"Listen to me. There is a monster... A creature, Out there, Who won’t stop hunting for you until he kills you. If you leave the woods alive, He will find you. He won’t stop until you’re dead..." she got cut off as they heard foot steps up on the second level. Both of them grew deathly silent as did everything else in the house.

 

All of a sudden, The footsteps faded away and fell quiet.

"We’re not out of it just yet..." Renna said as Crimson nodded and ran, Hiding in the closet. "CRIMSON! NO!" Renna shouted a bit above a whisper. Renna saw the footsteps creep down the flight of stairs and hid, Quickly, Under the kitchen table and behind the chairs. He looked around the whole house as Crimson sat in the closet whimpering with frightened tears. He heard the shattered loss from the girl and walked slowly across the wooden floor, His footsteps echoing. Then he stopped, His shadow lying under the gap between the door and the floor. Crimson looked up in fear as the doorknob forcefully turned and opened. He stood right above her as she looked up and screamed bloody murder upon his coming. The creature sliced her across the troat and stabbed her in her beating heart and walked off as she fell limp against the wall, Blood in every inch of the small roomed closet. Renna heard her scream and covered her ears, Not knowing what else to do. She slammed her eyes shut, Sitting as still as she could possibly be as her fear flatted up into the air as a hot tear rolled down her shaking face.

 

The creature sniffed the oxygen that hung in the air that soon became thick of blood with deep breaths and looked around. He walked into the kitchen and went through all the cabinets, Tossing out pots and pans, Emptying each one. Renna gasped due to the sound and he looked over and went through a different cabinet. He grumbled and walked out to the living room, Passing through the hall as Renna slowly and quietly got up and fled into the kitchen, Missing all the fallen equipment and hid in an empty space finding a flashlight and clasped it in her small hands. She breathed light quick breaths to keep her composure. The creature rummaged through closets and cabinets until he saw and open window and growled, Walking to it and turned walking back into the kitchen. He searched on of the cupboards and found nothing. He looked in the next one. Nothing. Walking down a line, Searching for the missing person, He still found nothing until he came upon the last one which Renna was in and started laughing. She shook in intense fear and sweat emensivly as he opened the door. He looked inside as she turned on the flashlight.