Chapter Eleven

    The light bolted across the air and stung the creature in the eyes. He cried out and fell back, Trying to recover. Renna jumped out and dashed up the stairs and reached up and climbed silently into the vent as she followed it into the attic. She laid down and quietly breathed in and out. The creature walked around trying to find the young girl, After his eyes got better and after destroying the flashlight. He looked around more, Finally giving up, Not finding her and walked out the door, Slamming it, Making the house shake. Renna wriggled to the other air vent and cast her vision outside towards the creature as he walked off towards the woods. After she noticed that he was gone, She broke down in tears. Night pressed on and she fell asleep in the vents until she heard a knock on the door. She lifted her head up slowly, Tired from small amounts of sleep and looked out the vent. Death stood below with books in her hands. She looked around and sighed waiting for the door to be answered.

 

Rennas eyes grew and she gasped a little bit and turned around quickly to get out of the vent.

"Where is she?" Death asked, Tapping her foot a bit looking around. Renna slid to the side of the vent and jumped out, Landing on her feet. She stood up and saw Crimson and screamed, Falling to her knees crying. She repeated the same instinct again and covered her face. Death heard the shrilled noise and forced the door open and rushed inside, Dropping the books. She found Renna and saw what she yelled at. She dropped to the ground and gasped.

"Oh my God..." You p-poor thing!" Death said taking Renna and hugging her.

"He’s... He’s out to get me. A-And he won’t s-stop until I’m dead."

"What are you talking about?"

"The creature..."

"What creature?"

"I-I don’t care what you do..." Renna chocked through tears."But-But don’t... DO NOT go in those woods. Death, PLEASE! PLEASE listen to me. Don’t go in the woods."

"Why?"

"He’ll get you..." Renna looked up at Death.

"Who will?"

"The creature. He killed Kylen. He killed Crimson. He’s out for me... Don’t do it, Death. Don’t go in."

"Okay, Okay, I won’t I promise." Death hugged her again. "Come on... We’ve got to get you out of here." Renna nodded looking up at her and stood up slowly, Trying to keep a balance.

 

Death rose up as well and met her as they ran up the stairs to Rennas room. She looked around and grabbed her suitcase. She stuffed a bunch of random little things in her carried box and grabbed her book bag and left after grabbing her stuffed albino bear from Kylen and a few other things.

"You ready?" Death asked.

"Y-Yeah. Let’s go." Renna replied shakily.

"Come on. There’s nothing left for you here. We’ll call the police."

"NO! N-No! Then more innocent people will die! W-We CAN’T t-tell them! They’ll all go and check out the woods and the creature things will come and kill them all! PLEASE don’t!"

"Maa ii deshou. Maa ii deshou. I won’t..."

"Thank you, Death. Arigatou..."

"Now come... Let’s hurry." Death implied. Renna nodded and slid her bag on and grabbed her suitcase and few other items and followed Death out the door after she grabbed her books and left.

 

Renna picked up her keys and cell and jumped in Deaths car. Death walked over, Put the suitcases away and then repeated the same action as Renna. She started the care up and drove off as they both sat in silence the whole way.

"I’m sorry this all happened to you." Death broke the dead silence and glanced over at Renna.

"Y-Yeah..." Renna nodded slowly, Wiping away a few of her tears away. She brushed her hair out of her face and behind her left ear. She grabbed her shirt and wiped her face with, Muffling into it. Death looked over and put a hand on her shoulder and looked back at the road and finally pulled up into her driveway. Death went around back, Grabbing Rennas bags and headed for the front door. Renna got out and aspired for the door, Following Death close behind. After they walked in, Death turned and looked at her.

 

"W-What?" Renna asked.

"Nothing. Just go get a shower. Clean up."

"Okay." she nodded in agreement.

"I’ll take you to your room, First." Renna nodded again and followed. After setting her suitcase down, She grabbed her pajamas and under stuff and walked into the bathroom and shut the door and unzipped her pants, Letting them slide off to the floor. She kicked them off from around her ankles and slipped off her shirt and let her hair fall back in place around her shoulders. After unstrapping her bra and her underwear and socks were off, She stood in the shower letting the steamy water soak into her hair and cool her down. She closed her eyes and ran her fingers through her hair as some dried blood flowed out and into the drain. She shampooed her hair and conditioned it as she watched it all flow into the drain as well as she rinsed it out. She smiled slightly as it quickly faded away and got out wrapping herself in a giant burgundy towel and ran out of the room, Hair dripping wet, Hearing something.

"D-Death?" she called out. No answer. "D-Death?!" she repeated herself and started looking around the house.

 

Nothing but sheer darkness and silence was found and enclosed her. Renna was frightened, Walking around in the black stillness with nothing in but a mere towel. All of a sudden, Deaths cat ran by and made her jump in a slight scream, Covering her mouth and clutching her towel. She let out a few reliving breaths and then kept on walking. She slipped into the kitchen as her bare feet touched the cols tile floor and shivered. She walked over to a cabinet that had a note on it and took it off to read it.

‘Renna, I went to the store. Be back soon. If you need anything then call me. -Death’

Renna regained her composure and walked back into the bathroom. As she opened the door, Steam flew out at her and she dropped her towel and put clean underwear and bra on. She brushed her teeth, Dried her hair, Re did her eyeliner and walked out, Shutting off the lights. She tip toed into her room and pulled her socks on and zipped her pants on. She looked up, Hearing someone or something and stared trudging on her shirt as a shadow stopped, Covering her face.

 

Her breath began to quicken as it left her and the door opened more as she fell backwards a bit, Dropping her shirt. Death walked in and Renna screamed.

"Renna! What?!" Death asked quickly finding Renna on the ground against the bed.

"Oh my God... I am S-SO sorry!" she freaked out.

"It’s okay! No big deal! Are you okay?"

"Y-Yeah. I’m fine. I-I just didn’t know who you were at first. I thought that you might of been the creature or something else."

"Didn’t you get my note?"

"Yeah. I did. But I wasn’t sure. People sneak, Ya know?"

"Yeah. I know. Gomen. Well, Get up, Put a shirt on and get ready for super." she extended a hand out to her. Renna grasped it as she felt free weighted for half a second as she popped back up, Being as tall as Death again. Death smiled, Hugging her.

"Thanks for being here for me." Renna let out.

"You’re welcome. Now put a shirt on! We’re having sushi, Eel and egg, Shrimp, Rice and tea. I knew you liked those so yeah. Oh and we’re having egg rolls. My parent’s’ll be here soon and they know you’re staying here. Said they’d pray for you at dinner." Death replied squeezing her hand, Smiling and walked off. Renna nodded, Smiled and walked over to her bed and grabbed her shirt and slipped it on over her head and started to brush her hair again. She pulled her hair into small pigtails and placed a little red eyeliner on her eyes as well as her black from before.

 

She looked in the mirror and smiled at herself before noticing her cut and skimmed her hand over it with a frown, Sighing and made a star on her temple and put it away and walked downstairs and into the kitchen. She had a burst if wonderful smells fly at her as Death looked over. Renna smiled happily, Smelling the foods as Death laughed and she looked over.

"You like ‘em so far?" Death giggled stirring the egg in the pan and turned and walked to the island in the middle of the kitchen and worked on the sushi.

"Yes!" she smiled and let out a breath.

"Haha! Good! I was hoping that you’d like it!"

"Well, Trust me, I do!"

"I trust you! Promise!"

"Okay!" Renna laughed. "When’ll it be done?"

"Very soon. Can you go set the table?"

"Yeah."

"You know where everything’s at."

"Yeah. Okay, I will." Renna nodded as Death nodded back and Renna grabbed plates, Bowls, Cups and chopsticks and set napkins out as well. She smiled as she seemed pleased with her work and turned around and walked back into the kitchen.

"Hey, Ren. Can you watch this shrimp and the rice? I need to go sill the cups up with tea and I need to finish the sushi." Death said scampering around.

"Okay... Yeah. That’s cool." she replied walking over to the stove. Renna started stirring and put a dash of pepper in it. A noise struck her sense and she swung around, Accidently slamming her hand on the burner.

 

"YAH! Stupid... Baka..." Renna started, Jerking her hand up and wrapping it in a damp cloth. She turned back and starts stirring, The cloth attached. A few minutes later, Death walked back in and grabbed the rice and took it in and filled the plates, Walking back into the kitchen not to long after.

"Why do you have a towel around you hand?"Death asked, Placing the pan in the dishwasher.

"Y-Yeah. Just accidentally burned myself."

"Oh! Let me see!" Death exclaimed taking her hand. Renna gasped, Jumping back a bit.

"Sorry. I-I didn’t mean to. It just-"

"It’s okay. No big deal. It’ll get better. Go in the kitchen and sit down."

"O-Okay." she replied doing as told. She sat down in a chair as Deaths parents walked in.

"Well hello, Renna!" her mom said.

"Konnichiwa."

"How are you?" he dad asked.

"P-Pretty good. Not too bad." she lied through grinded teeth.