Disclaimer: I own nothing! And, hey, this is A/U anyway so it's probably not even them. :P
Okay, bunnies this is your red flag moment, this is my version of a bad horror movie so take note:
-There is a lot of cussing and quite a bit of violence.-
(and by violence, I mean VIOLENCE! -you know, "Ew that's gross! How the heck did they get that many gallons of fake blood?" kind of fun. Actually, maybe not quite THAT bad.)
You've been warned.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY!
(sorry it won't all be finished before tomorrow, though. I tried, I really did. It just kept getting longer and I kept getting side tracked. Short attention span and all) :)
there are some things we hide inside ourselves, that are better left unseen.
where darkened thoughts are left to reign, where nightmares go to dream.
The blonde's fingers tapped lightly on her steering wheel, keeping in perfect tune with the current song on the radio, her gestures becoming more and more wild as the drum solo began.
She was well on her way to nowhere, and not exactly in a hurry to get there. In fact, she was told she didn't have to even be there until Friday, and according to her dashboard clock, it was just now slowly making it's way into Thursday morning. Not that she minded being a little early of course, and it wasn't like she was missing anything from the direction from which she came. In all reality, her apartment building should have been condemned years ago, and her social life could probably compete with that of the half eaten turkey sandwich she forgot in the refrigerator.
"Damnit, I wanted that sandwich." she grumbled as she checked her GPS again, sighing when it still showed the town that she passed over an hour ago. "You are completely worthless, do you know that?" she sighed as she tapped the screen a few times, groaning as it suddenly went black. "Well, screw you too ya unhelpful bastard! Maybe one day you'll grow into something more useful, like a hole in my head." she grumbled, grabbing the small device roughly before throwing it over her shoulder, smiling a little to herself as she heard it bounce a couple of times as it make it's way to the floorboard.
"Alright, Josie, that means that you're in charge of the map now." she explained, reaching over and pulling a map from the glove compartment. "I'm pretty sure we're already about halfway to B.F.E. but I have no doubt that with your superior map reading abilities, you'll have us there in no time." she smiled towards the large cage strapped into the passenger side seat. "Hopefully before we run out of gas and are attacked by backwoods dwelling cannibals or something. But, you know, no pressure." she smiled sweetly. Glancing over, she caught the creature's large black eyes staring back at her blankly.
"Yeah, I know, no more scary movies for awhile." she mumbled as she chanced a look outside into the passing darkness. "Wait, do you hear that?" she whispered, tilting her head slightly to one side. "Sounds kinda like we have a low tire. Which is IMPOSSIBLE right? I mean, I know I checked them before we left." she chuckled nervously. "Because, I don't know about you, but I REALLY don't wanna be stuck out here in the middle of the night. No ma'am!" she laughed slightly. "Not that I'm scared or anything..." she clarified, ignoring the knowing gaze of her navigator.
"I'm gonna...just go ahead and change the CD now if you don't mind." she said, pushing the CD eject button quickly. "We can go back to Mr. Zombie later. Now, where's my Reba CD?" she asked in the direction of her companion, who's only answer came in the form of a sneeze. "That's not very helpful, but bless you anyways." she smirked as she rummaged.
"Ah, here we go, number 3. And don't even try and act like you don't LOVE this song, Josie." she smiled as she watched little furry paws snatch the closest part of the folded out map and bring it up to waiting teeth.
"And no, we're not lost! So, stop looking at me like that and stop eating the map." she said, pulling the brightly colored map just out of reach of greedy fingers. "Last time you ate half of Texas and we almost ended up in Mexico." she scowled playfully. "Now, let's see...The last town we passed was this one," she placed her finger on the map and tried her best to read it upside down while still taking periodic breaks to check the dimly lit highway ahead. "So, that means that we're somewhere in this general area." she smiled as her finger made little circular motions. "No wait, that's a lake."
"Gah! Who builds a freakin' 'haven for misused and abused animals' in the middle of NOWHERE? By the time anyone got there, most likely they'd be dead." she made a face before glancing towards her traveling companion. "You didn't hear that. I never said that." she nodded, turning back towards the road. "Possitive thinking, Arizona. Possitive thinking." she mumbled to herself.
"Besides, a job's a job, right? Not that we were doing much back home...This could be just what we needed to get out of our slump, you know? Yes, ma'am, possitive thinking, that's the key. Nothing bad is going to happen to us on this dark, barely lit, highway. Nope, no trolls or chupacabra, no giant knife wielding hitchhikers who want to wear our skin to fancy parties, no way, just you and me and a whole, big, new world of opportunity!" she exclaimed, raising her fist in the air.
"...Well, us and that truck that's been behind us since we last stopped for gas." her brows fused as she adjusted her side mirror. "Oh good, maybe they can tell us how to get to the next town." she smiled overzealously towards her furry friend who was now shifting about almost nervously, her tiny collar jingling with her movements. "Yeah, you're right, they'll probably just want to eat us." she mumbled as she pushed harder on the gas, letting out a little happy noise as she watched the needle rise.
"Yeah baby! We're not going to be anyone's side dishes today!" she cheered, a short lived victory as the noise from her back tire increased with her speed. "Okay, that CAN'T be good." she whispered, fear tickling at the base of her throat, a feeling she happily ignored in favor of anger.
"Oh, COME ON ya worthless piece of...I don't wanna be stew!" she yelled even as she slowly pushed the brake. "I didn't make it half way through college to end up as someone's supper, DO YOU HEAR ME? You damned sorry excuse for a car, you want us to be turned into jerky DON'T YOU?" she said, slamming her hand against the dashboard a few times. "And now...we're pulling off the road." she added dryly as she turned slightly, doing her best not to end up in the ditch. Looking in her rear view mirror, she groaned as the large truck behind her pulled off as well.
"Maybe they're friendly cannibals." she nodded quickly as she reached out and tapped the top of the cage. "Maybe they're full of other people who've had their fill of bad luck and just want to help us get back on our...Yeah, no, we're totally dead." she said as she watched a mountain of a man pull himself out of the drivers side door.
"That is a huge man." she gulped slightly as he made his way forward in the one remaining street light. "And, oh, look, he brought some friends." her eyes widened as two other figures stepped forth from the darkness.
Looking around quickly, she grabbed for any potential weapon she could find in the darkened cab of her explorer, rolling her eyes when all she came up with was a pair of sunglasses, an empty coffee cup and a broken spork.
"Okay, time to worst case scenario this, alright? In all likely hood, they're probably just here to help." she said, her eyes darting back towards the approaching figures. "But, you know, if not, I'm sure I'd make a lovely rump roast and you'd make the cutest hat the world has ever seen." she smirked as everything but a tail disappeared beneath a well worn blanket. "Scaredy cat."
"Hey!" she jumped as someone banged on the mostly closed window beside her head. Turning slowly, she was met with a long, dark beard that partially covered the front of a pair of worn overalls.
"Umm, hi." she smiled nervously. "How can I help you?"
"I think maybe me and the boys should be helping you." the large man said, leaning down to bring his large head into view, his face so close she could see his breath in the cold night air as it fogged up the rest of her window.
"Are you with Triple A prechance?" she asked, undoing her seat belt and scooting a little ways from the door. "'Cause if you are, WOW, you guys are good."
"Why don't you come on out and play." he smiled and he reached for the door handle.
"No, I'm good, thanks." the blonde smiled sweetly as she hit the lock button, giving herself a little mental point as the man's face fell.
"Don't make me come in there, bitch." he said, tapping his giant knuckle against the glass. "We ain't been following you all this time for nothing."
"Now, you see? I knew you looked familiar. You were one of the guys who offered to fill up my tank. Although, I think we both know you didn't mean my car." she smirked slightly as the mountain outside her window shook slightly with laughter. "Does that line work well on women?" she looked thoughtful. "Maybe I should try it."
The man stopped laughing suddenly as his massive head came back into view. "I just knew you were a dyke!" he said, pointing towards her through the window.
"Yes, I must be if I'm turning down all of that goodness right there." she gestured towards him.
"You fucking bitch!" he yelled as he gripped the door handle again. "You better hope we don't get in there!"
"Ha! I'd like to see you try you big...Oh, shit." she said, her eyes growing as the explorer started rocking back and forth violently. "Me and my big mouth." she mumbled as she had to maneuver around the large cage on her way to the passenger side door.
"I don't think so!" a voice laughed as one of the other men appeared behind the glass.
"Shit!" she cried as she fell backwards across the front seat. Leaning over, she quickly grabbed her jacket out of the front floorboard before reaching over to hit the button for the back door. "Okay Josie, Mommy's pissed off some locals and now has to run, but she'll be back for you as soon as possible, okay? Okay. Love you. Be brave!" she called as she rolled herself into the backseat.
As soon as she hit, she climbed over the top of the seats and into the back, landing on top of the few pieces of luggage she owned. Cursing under her breath, she popped her head up briefly to make sure the human tow truck and his friends where still at the front end, before lifting the back hatch quickly and rolling out to her feet.
Looking around offered little in the way of options, so, pulling on her jacket, she turned and high tailed it as fast as she could towards the trees that lined the right side of the road, hoping against hope that no one saw her.
"HEY! THERE SHE IS! HEADED THAT WAY!"
Stopping to look back didn't help her confidence as she saw the group of men slowly making their way towards her, the smallest one in front wielding a flashlight as the other men's large pocket knifes snapped open, their blades gleaming in the street light.
"Wait. I'm not going in there!" she heard one say hurriedly, his voice low and just a little shakey. "That's Webber's woods, Bill!"
"The fuck you're not, move your ass!"
Taking a breath and cursing her luck, the blonde pushed forward into the darkness, praying that whatever was up ahead was better than what was behind her.
And so, she ran. Until her legs ached and her lungs burned. Until the shadows in the distance became a black cloud that surrounded her completely.
She didn't know where she was heading, but she was sure it was better than whatever Bill and the Darryl brothers had in mind.
Anywhere has to be better than a crock pot. she reasoned to herself as she jogged forward through the trees. Or, even worse, a wedding chapel. she added dryly as she made a face. Yeah, that was much worse.
Chancing a glance under her shoulder, she smiled slightly when she couldn't see their lone flashlight behind her, couldn't hear their mocking voices echoing throughout the trees any longer. She didn't know where she was heading, but she was more than pleased to be going there.
Failing to turn back around quickly enough proved to be a painful decision, however, as she suddenly found herself face first in a fresh puddle of mud.
"Please let this shit be mud." she mumbled as she tried her best to free the grit from her mouth.
As she readied herself to return on her journey to somewhere else, she heard something move from the direction she had come from. Please don't let it be one of those assholes. she prayed to any nearby forest deity that would empathize.
"Hey, I think that bitch went this way!"
And the losing streak continues! she mentally grumbled. Alwell, back to running then.
Pushing herself up quickly, she walked on the tips of her feet to make as little noise as possible, cursing to herself as she tripped over a stump. With her arms stretched out in front of her, she walked blindly in the direction not currently occupied by large men who were more then willing to give her things she didn't want. Squinting, she was just able to make out a large boulder up ahead in the moonlight. Sure, it wasn't the ideal spot to hide, but for the moment it would have to do.
This is insane! I'm in the middle of a damned forest being chased by a group of backwoods, inbred, five teeth between the three of them, stupid sons of...
"I found a piece of her jacket!"
Damnit, I like this jacket! she grumbled, glaring over her shoulder in his general direction. Learning her lesson from the time before, she turned back to the task at hand quickly, doing a little inward happy dance as she turned in time to avoid a fallen branch.
Ha! Yay me! Now...to the giant rock! Wait, where the hell's the...
Her eyebrows barely had enough time to form an adequate WTF face before she make full face contact with something solid. Stepping backwards slighty, her eyes widened as large hands grabbed her wrists.
"Hello, cupcake." the giant of a man smiled wickedly as his friend shined his flashlight into her eyes, making her see little stars for a second or two. "Did you miss us?"