Halloween: isolation

An: this is a passion project, the time & energy put in this show how much I love telling stories. I'd like to thank my good friends on here who have been nothing but supportive, especially my very good friend Phantomess April for her input & kindness. If I've gotten anything wrong with Tommy's age or the things he gets into please know this is artistic license & criticism is welcome but only if it's constructive.

The song in quotes; vermilion pt. 2

She is everything to me

The unrequited dream

A song that no one sings

The unattainable, Shes a myth that I have to believe in

All I need to make it real is one more reason

I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do when she makes me sad.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Halloween/Michael Myers franchise or it's character's but the OC's are mine.

Chapter 1: requiem for the damned

1

He wakes up in a cold sweat, shocked that this is the twelfth week in a row that he has dreamt about the girl who both infuriated & captivated him, Laurie. Their relationship may have been standard for the situation they were in; babysitter & child, but that didn't keep them from becoming close even if they annoyed each other.

The dream he was having was definitely one that kept him up lately; he was out with some friends having a good time at a club, the DJ was playing six underground by the sneaker pimps then he saw HER, she had fair almost pale skin, in the darkness she looked either like a ghost or a very haunting angel. Her strawberry blond hair looked like wavy strands of embers wafting the scent of cinnamon in the air from the lovely musk her pores were making. He was mesmerized, he was unable to make sense of anything especially when she was dancing to the music she was somehow moving in sync with, her movements making the music more hypnotic. It was insane. Crazy even. This wasn't making any sense why was this goddess swaying her hips to him, why was she choosing a two time loser like tommy doyal to be her dance partner of all people!

She was captivated with the dance, moving as gracefully as a dove moves through the air. He knew he had to have her. And to his shock she took his hands & wrapped them around her waist, her back pressed against his chest all the while using her free hand to bring his face to the crook of her neck allowing him to breath in her scent. The moment that always woke him up drenched in sweat & eyes soaked in tears was her whispering in his ear "Tommy I need u to know... I lov" and that's when he awakens.

2

After Myers attack on Laurie & it being revealed that she was his sister, Tommy's parents wouldn't allow him to go any where near her. They were very blunt in reminding him of what happened when Myers came for her the first time, especially when she was going down a road to self-destruction, they saw how she was spiraling out of control with all the drugs she was taking & how thrashed she looked. It got to a point where she became the polar opposite of the girl she was.

His heart broke for her because he saw someone whom he knew all his life tear at the seams, she was someone who spent time with him more often than his parents. He remembers her often getting annoyed with his constant questioning about the boogeyman, always teasing him for his fear of the Myers house, yeah those were the times that really made him sentimental believe it or not. A moment that sticks out the most to him was when she told him the story of the Myers house & Michael Myers the boogeyman of Haddonfield. She loved to scare him but she knew when to back off, even though she was more scared of that house then he was.

The day started like any other, dull & uneventful. But horrific, traumatizing days always start as such, uneventful. Michael watched as his sister & the young boy neared the home, them being unaware of his presence in the dilapidated house. Tommy had warned her not to go near there but she had a promise to keep to her foster father & although she was poking fun at him in hind sight she wished she had headed his warning. The rest of that fateful day may have occurred without incident for them but looking back they should've paid more attention.

While Annie & her boyfriend were getting "busy" then later mauled by Myers he was flustered being near his one & only friend & his secret love. The reason he was so "restless" was because when Annie brought Linsey over, her & Laurie started talking about how Laurie needed a boyfriend while he & Lin were watching tv. As they're conversation continued they became rowdy & before he knew it he saw something no pre-pubescent boy would never forget; Annie held Laurie against the wall dryhumping her with Laurie playfully mock yelling in joy.

While he & Linsey were laughing at them making fools of them selves he was practically drooling at the sight.

After the festivities were over & done with Linsey was getting ready to go home, after they're little argument Laurie leaned near Tommy asking him if he was going to be all right by himself for a few minutes although she did ask in a playfully teasing tone. When they left the house he said in a hushed whisper; "as long your gone I won't be."

Then after that, the nightmare began.

3

Tommy leaves his tiny cramped apartment to go to his secret appointment's seeing Loomis even though his parents wanted him to see other shrinks he felt that Loomis was the only one he felt comfortable talking to. If he were a betting man the odds would be in his favor regarding his ever present feeling of being watched. While Tom got in his small car at the other end of the block a tall intimidating figure was seeing young Tommy enter his car & drive away. Michael knew the boy was as perceptive as his baby sister was. After all he was the only one who notice'd him besides her.

The young man arrived at a small house just outside of town. Loomis felt he had to be close enough to watch out for anything out of the ordinary but far out enough to give the people their space. He bought the small little home with what he now calls "Blood money" that he got from the sales of his book that revealed Laurie was Michael's long lost baby sister. If living alone & having a partially paralyzed leg wasn't enough some of the neighbor's left knowing who he was.

A SELL OUT!

The session was going along quite normal one would say; Tommy would describe the dream in vivid detail & say how much it's making him feel alienated.

When he first had the dreams it was after Laurie's first encounter with the killer. He was to young for anyone to see the dreams as anything to take seriously even though they were legitimate cry's for help. It was hopeless as far as he was concerned. No one understood how much she meant to him, all they saw was what was at the surface. A boy & his babysitter. It was especially aggravatingly painful when know one would let him see her after their first tussle.

Therapy; as helpful as it is it can be rather excruciatingly embarrassing. Having to reveal personal secrets all for the sake mental health even though you trade in something personal to attain such a state of clarity, although you only get a little.

The sessions went along normally, he'd say the usual " I can't get over her" routine while Loomis would say "you knew her most of your life Tommy of course her death would have effected you so deeply but you have to over come your grief in order to move on." Well Tommy never did "get over her." True he might've gone on to say girls were gross & that Laurie smelled wired when he was a young boy but the real truth was, her scent was the sweetest thing to ever hit his senses in his entire life. It may have been a crush to most people but to him it felt like something more. Beyond simple infatuation he was always excited to see her even though he had to hide it from her & everyone else.

Outside the Loomis home stood a dark intimidating figure, wearing a dirty green mechanic's uniform & a black hooded jacket with eyes as black as midnight looking in & listening to the conversation going on inside. Lets just say the monolith's interest was peeked.

"Doc I don't what to think! Every night I keep dreaming about her & every time I get close & feel at ease with what happened I wake up remembering that she died before I had a chance to save her."

The elderly man who sat across the tortured young soul looked on

with solemn, yet understanding eyes.

Tommy was explaining that the first time he saw the shape he was terrified. Helplessness was all he felt when he saw his beloved carried away by Michael.

"I know there was nothing I could do, I see that now! But I felt so GOD DAMN HELPLESS !"

Tommy screams with tears flowing down his cheeks, Loomis looking on with puzzlement & concern not knowing what else to say to the heartbroken young man.

4

After the session ended Tommy went straight home. He cracked open a bottle of whiskey & poured a shot. The liquid fire tasted good after a particularly long & lonely day, but then again they were all lonely. True he might've had a friend hear or there, but he kept mostly to himself. They would ask; "Hey Tom why don't ya wanna hang wit' us?" Or "How come you never go out with any of the girls at the bar?" Well the simple answer was he just wasn't interested. But that's not to say he was a virgin because despite his broken hearted nature he wasn't above the one night stand. And although a man has needs that have to be satisfied he knew nothing could come from those trysts. He knew nothing deeper could come from something so shallow.

As he was sitting there drinking the fire water he was reminiscing a particular fond moment with Laurie;

It was the beginning of fall, & Laurie was watching Tommy. His parents were off doing god knows what ( though rumors persist that his father was having an affair with his best friends wife while his mother was having one with her own gal pal Carol which would be another reason for kids to pick on him) his day with Laurie was turning into quite a wonderful one. She never understood why he was alone so much despite having at least two friends his age, Tommy always seemed the most loneliest kid she knew.

They were watching tv, nothing to interesting just something about Samhain & the festival of the dead.

"Hey Tommy, how come you never hang out with Lindsay?" She asked.

The question caught him so off guard that he almost dropped his soda. Loneliness was such a part of his life that he was used to it at that point. Well the answer was simple; her and Lindsay were all the friends he needed an he wanted to hang out with one friend at a time. He never really felt like he could hang out with to many people, large groups always made him uncomfortable. And deep down he knew she felt the same way.

Of course all this was as much subconscious thinking as it was conscious, he knew he hated large groups but didn't know exactly why she hated them to. All he knew was when you hang out with to many people eventually you run into the wrong people.

When she didn't get an answer she decided to change the subject. So she thought up a way to make him feel like he belonged & put a smile on his face.

She knew how his parents treated him, how couldn't she, she was his babysitter for Christ's sake. His father barely acknowledged he existed & his mother always had a look of contempt when see would barely glance at him. 'Probably because she's a closeted dike.' Laurie thought. It was a sad way to live, having one parent ignore you & having the other not want you. She knew she had to get his spirits up somehow, so she declared he know how to dance.

As he was reliving that sweet & innocent moment a tall dark obelisk, shaped like a man watched young Tommy drink his sorrows away. Tommy though was busy remembering Laurie teaching him some steps. "God I was a horrible dancer. Heh." He laughed to himself.

That night she taught him how to mostly sway nothing to flashy a little slow dancing to give the illusion of talent. Many thoughts crossed his young mind that night. One was of how beautiful she was, how Angels would be jealous of her loveliness. "Ow, your stepping on my toes Tommy!" She said giggling a little. "Sorry" he sheepishly replied.

When the song was finished they looked each other in the eyes, at that moment the urge to kiss her was never so strong as it was there with her in his arms. For her though it became awkward, she was 18 & he was twelve going on thirteen so the looks they were giving each other was very inappropriate. Stepping away she placed a hand on his shoulder telling him as gently as possible; "Your a sweet kid Tommy but your TWELVE! Besides I'm teaching you moves you'll be using with Linsey!" She finished that last statement with a mischievous grin. "Haha like that'll be the day." The look on his face gave nothing away thanks to the sarcasm oozing from his words. But as soon as he turned around, heartbreak painted his features. Fighting with all his might to keep the tears from falling. The memory came to a halt, the empty bottle fell from his hands rolling away discarded. Haunted eyes stared at the hollow space of his apartment.

5

Although emotions such as heartache, sorrow & yearning were beyond him Michael knew torment when he saw it. After all he saw plenty of it in the asylum; patients being brutalized or neglected by the staff, rapes occurring with the female patients being unable to say or do a thing to stop it. Yeah he knew torment when he saw it.

After leaving Tommy to drown in his misery he went to the bar he frequented observing the acquaintances Tom hung around with. There was Rick, a loud mouthed blowhard who knew how to talk big but only when his friends were around. There was Mitch, a guy who was present but far away, he was easygoing enough but sometime's he'd get a little spacey. Then there was Seth, an ordinary fellow who knew Tommy since childhood, just like Linsey. Last but certainly the least was bill a violent drunk who was friendly enough, but say something about his "condition!" & you'll be dealing with someone who'd bash your skull in with a pool que.

Yeah it was a small "crew" but they were cool with Tommy, but the only ones to get rough with him were Rick & bill. One night they were all at the bar throwing back a couple of cold ones until Bill gets more then a little tipsy. Tom & the bartender tried to get him to slow down but he wound up getting thrown in the drunk tank with a couple bruised ribs after making a comment about Laurie being a "Halloween whore". He also received a broken jaw & swollen shut eye.

Yeah Tommy took it very personally. Now as he was staggering out of the bar mumbling about the "lousy bartender" taking away his keys even though his DUI has more to do with him walking home in the stix a mile & a half down the road. The shadow that was following him was unnoticed by the drunkin lout. As he was a quarter of a mile away from the bar Michael fallowed the idiot for a couple of minutes, as he was doing so memories of his mothers boyfriend Ronnie came forth & filled him with renewed hatred. His moment of nostalgia wasn't as sweet or heartwarming as Tommy's because it wasn't nostalgic at all. This particular memory was one that drove Michael to the brink & commit the murders in the first place; he came home from school trying to forget what that bastard Wesley said about his mom being a whore. Well mike came in not wanting to even make eye contact with anyone when he heard the son of bitch call out his name or one of his horrible nickname's for the poor boy. "MICHELLE! You little FAGOT!" Michael automatically reached for his scalpel ready to use on the sorry excuse of a man. Though the memory was well over twenty years old it still ignited the rage in his black soul, a rage that burned as bright as the inferno of HELL itself. Billy though a drunk fool in every sense of the word knew someone was fallowing him. He turned around but fell on his ass. Getting up but stumbling a little, he yelled; "Who THE FUCK IS OUT THERE!" The lack of a response aggravated the dumbass so he mumbled under his alchie breath; "I'd use my gun if I had it with me."

Michael's sense of amusement was picked, because the lout had no clue of the danger he was in. Right as his back was turned Michael already was behind him, knife ready, bloodlust at it's peak. When Bill turned back around it was to late to react, he had Michael's knife buried to the hilt in his stomach. Blood was flowing from his mouth & belly wound like waterfall's. just as he was about to drop Michael lifted him up from the blade still in him & threw his body in a nearby field. Satisfied, he walked in the shadows & disappeared.

6

Billy was never found but life went on as usual, no one never really cared enough to look for a drunk lowlife like him. Tommy came in to work with a nasty hangover, the smell of cleaning products was never so nauseating but the work of a part time janitor was a thankless but necessary job. He wasn't full-time for anything but working odd jobs always gave him a sense of freedom. The hangover was obvious to Seth, although try as he might Tommy could not hide such things from one of his oldest friends.