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Chapter 1:
Beauty comes in many different forms but it's what's on the inside that counts.
Her steps echoed across the fog engulfed street as her breath frosted hastily. Quivered breathing ensued as she fumbled with her jacket zipper. The wind chilled her flesh stimulating goose bumps to arise upon her limbs,she shivered intensely, jaws clicking together. Her black hair caught in a harsh breeze she clutched herself tightly for warmth. Squinting her green eyes so the dusty debri wouldn't bother her. Paranoia crawled into her crisp mind as a false warning, she swirled on heel to look over her shoulder, nothing. She continued her common morning walk in the frozen fall, as usual sleep could not seize her that night.
"Damn cold, it shouldn't be this bad yet. Why don't you wait for winter?!" She called to the shadowed sky with a shaking fist.
Sighing she continued her walk sluggishly as her legs began to stiffen from little heat.
"What's wrong with me? Shitty insomnia, stupid nightmares." She scoffed at her comment.
She growled to herself rounding the corner, clenching up she noticed a bright color on the ground. Looking more closely it was a beautiful golden rose. flipping her head to look both directions she looked at the rose hesitantly.
"It's so beautiful, but is anyone around who could have dropped it?"
She looked around for anyone, but the streets were empty.
"Looks frosted over a little bit, has to have been here a while."
She bent down and picked up the flower gingerly, it was crusted with small ice crystals. It looked so beautiful and barely browned at all. Recoiling her grasp she let the flower drop, a large thorn had punctured her thumb, as crimson trickled falling to the ground; She began to lap some of the blood away until….
"Didn't you like it?" A deep charming voice whispered.
The voice made her skin crawl, she felt warm breath pelting her shoulder. Her body stiffened, she felt like she couldn't breath, that her space was constricted.
"Well? I'm waiting for an answer, that's all I want." The man said.
"Who are you? You know it's called a stalker when you follow someone around in the dark." She said.
There was a long silent pause between the two.
" I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say that. I don't even…" She stopped ,when she was turned around by the man.
"I leave you with a gift and you judge me? For a woman you aren't too polite or behaved for that matter." He hissed.
In no less than a second their surroundings changed. They were now in a clearing concealed in woodland. His arms clung to her waist, she was too frightened to move. Her eyes scanned the mans face only to find two rows of sharp teeth smirking at her, of which face contained no eyes or nose to accompany the dangerous smile. He wore a lengthy trench coat that was pitch black and tattered. A brimmed hat shadowed to where his other facial features should have fingers dug into her hips causing her to wince as he pulled her closer.
"What are you?!Stop that hurts, you freak!Leave me alone!"
"What did you call me?"
She shook her head in denial.
"Nothing, huh? Look who's the liar." He chuckled. "Tell me Princess, what's your name. I always like to know who has the honor to be my little pet for the next couple of days."
"Fuck you, you narcissistic coward!" She yelled.
"With pleasure." He said as his tongue caressed his teeth and white tendrils emerged from his back.
"Vira! My name is Vira!" She squirmed.
"That's a good girl, keep behaving and you may be rewarded."
His tendrils guided along her body as his coat slowly began to drift off his shoulders. His chiseled, masculine chest was exposed. He took her hand and pressed it against his warm, pale skin. Making her caress each muscular fold and milk white hair covering his naked torso.
"I can already see you blushing and smell your hormones going wild. You're excited by this aren't you? You know we are alone here. No one will know if you might have done something…. naughty."
"No!" Vira yelled, pulling away her hand, though her hips were still clung onto by the man's talons."You're not human, you're not even supposed to be real! You're a monster!"
"You closed minded, no hearted, whore! That's your reason?! I'm not human enough?! You know how fucking hard I try?! I've been trying to fit in since my birth and you have the audacity to say that to me!"
"Please...I….I'm sorry I….Didn't mean to be so…."
He chuckled darkly."I was pulling your leg you really think I give two shits about what you think of me? I'm just going to keep doing what I want to mindless little girls like you. You know why? Because you're just too easy. It's like taking candy from a baby. Your will is too fucking weak and all you have to show for a spine shatters at my touch. The only thing you women can do against me is quiver and plead. It's too funny to stop. You're just so pathetic. Rather you like me or not doesn't even register for the pure fact that, you don't have a say in the matter. You will submit to me. I will listen to your musical screams and enjoy exploring your so called temple of a body. All you are, is a plaything for me. My personal treasure."
He began to lean towards the struggling girl. Towards her face, extended his slithering black tongue and licked her pulsing neck causing her knees to weaken and slowly buckle beneath her. Her breathing became shallow and quick as her limbs relaxed as if she were falling under a spell.
"That's right, you little slut. Just allow me to do as I please. All you need to worry about is fulfilling my needs."
Suddenly the sound of small bells rung in the air. Within the next moment Vira was in another's arms. Looking at him, his eye sockets were dark pits with intense red mouth was torn open and a void of blackness occupied most of his jaw area, teeth interlaying the inside. He wore a top hat and a colorful polka dotted tendrils with swaying bells hung from his back. His chest was heaving with anger. She felt awoken though never asleep, it seemed the horrid spell was broken for now.
"Don't you touch her, Offender." He growled.
"She took the rose, that means she's mine now, Pipsqueek." Offender rationalized.
"Just try and touch her, I'll make sure you never harm another woman again!"
Offender looked at his brother hatefully. "Splendor you'll bring her back like every other human and end up slaughtering her like you did with the others. You do it every time when you try and protect them too much, then you lose control. At least she has a chance of living, being with me. Though not like I give a shit, but why not just let me have this one and save yourself the trouble of getting her blood on your hands."
Vira's heart was beating so loudly and rapidly Splendor could hear it. She was petrified. He looked down at her with pity as his red eyes receded into the blackness of his sockets and a crescent shaped mouth remained ,the teeth disappearing. He no longer looked terrifying.
"I'll learn to control it I won't harm her I swear. Brother I don't want to hurt her." Splendor held tightly to Vira.
"You're talking to the wrong one for help. Learn to embrace what the hell you are." He paused lighting a cigarette. "Either you can "accidentally" kill her or you can just put her down and walk away like this didn't happen."
Vira clung to Splendor, starting to cry. Pleading he wouldn't let go.
"Brothers," A voice called in the distance. "stop this fighting, over…." He paused as if surprised. "You..."
"What's the matter Slender?" Offender commented.
Slender was a tall skeletal looking being. Slightly taller than either of the two she had met. His face was bare of any facial features leaving it a white canvas. Though no mouth was presented he proceeded to talk telepathically. Vira instantly felt sick to her stomach upon his arrival.
"That girl."Slender spoke in bewilderment. "But I lost her a couple years back…Offender?"
"Yeah?"
"You weren't trying to capture this girl were you?"
"Yeah, until Splendor got her. Now he's gonna "save" her." Sarcasm layered Offenders words.
A dark cold chuckle began to envelope the air as Slenders body shook from the laughter.
"Mine…."
"What?" Offender was confused.
"Mine! You're mine now! I found you once again!"Slender bellowed teleporting in front of Splendor. "You smell the same as the day I saw you.I can already taste you!"
He then ripped Vira from Splendors hands and held her in the air above his head. She dangled from her wrist as Slenders non-existant face opened, ripping the skin. Tendrils covered with sharp thorns emerged from the void.
"No! Don't do it brother!" Splendor yelled trying to aid Vira.
-flashback-10 years ago
"Mommy! Mommy!" Vira yelled from her bed.
Footfalls could be heard fumbling in the hallway,Vira's mother stumbled into the room.
"What is it sweetie are you alright?!" She asked caressing the six year olds hair.
"I saw an angel was so friendly, he gave this." Vira held out a worn teddy bear.
"Sweetie...Where did you get this?"
"I told you the angel gave it to me."
"The angel?"
"Yeah, but…"
"What is it sweetie?"
"He said I'm going to have to live with him soon."
"Why is that?"
"He….He says you and Daddy are going to die soon and that he'll have to take care of me."
"Why would you say something like that, Vira?"
"I told you he said it." Vira pouted and lifted her hand pointing behind her mother.
She slowly turned around.
-End of flashback-
Vira screamed at the top of her lungs from the memory.
"No! No!Not you!Please!"
Slender let go of Vira's wrist letting her Slender was tackled by Splendor, being pushed out of Vira's way just in to fall into Offenders arms.
"Let's let them sort this out while me and you go for a trip." Offender said and before Vira could respond he teleported away from the fighting brothers.
They arrived in a greatly dense part of the forest, foliage blanketed the ground ,shattering with each step.
"Let me go!" Vira yelled.
"Certainly."Offender smiled evilly.
One of his tendrils wrapped around her ankle and curled upon itself, with a powerful flick Vira was thrown into the air, like a ragdoll, crashing into a tree. A sharp snap sounded and a piercing pain radiated harshly from her chest. She lied on the ground, her ribs shaking, pleading to breath without pain. Coughing horsley, blood erupted from her breath filled the breeze in the chilled air.
" H-help." She could barely speak,each word sounded graveled and moist from the blood strangling her throat.
Offender chuckled."Look what you've gone and done. You got yourself hurt. Although you're no louder than a mouse, this I will enjoy."
Offender walked over in stride to Vira. He bent down beside her about to confirm his claim of her,but however he was overcome by an amazing smell, taking notice of the blood on her cheek,he allowed his long black tongue to sample a flavor.
"No wonder Slender couldn't resist this….So delicious…." Almost in a hypnotic state he crawled on top of Vira's chest as she flinched in pain.
He bent across her and forced his tongue through her teeth, gorging on the blood practically flooding from her fingers clutched the inside of her bottom jaw, pulling it open more tears formed in her eyes, her jaw muscles were straining at the pain in her jaw was worse now, she didn't know how much more it could take.
"More." Offender hissed greedily.
A scraping pop emerged from her jaw. Offender had removed it from socket. An attempted shriek sounded, but only blood came up along with it.
"Awe, did I hurt little Vira?Let me help with that, Princess." Offender said menacingly.
Taking his hand he slammed her jaw back in place. Tears fell from her eyes. She let out another quiet scream.
"Feels good doesn't it? That reminds me though, I know what would feel better."
A tendril began to glide up her leg, soon fiddling with the button on her pants. After that, a zip was heard as they lowered. Vira helplessly failed at pulling them back up. She could only lay there, feeling the chill of the air slowly begin to caress her stomach and partially uncovered loins. Offender chuckled with excitement as he couldn't wait to explore his new toy. A heated blush filled Vira's cheeks as she tensed her legs, trying her best at stopping him from continuing further.
"Stop, right now!" Slender appeared next to Offender and Vira. With a sore,upset Splendor.
Slender stood there for a moment noticing the blood. Shaking his head he continued.
"She's hurt ,did you do this to her?"
"Poor thing ran into a tree, trying to get away." Offender lied.
In fear of what Offender would do, Vira nodded her head.
"Liar, you did this to her." Splendor spoke up.
Slender arched his head over his shoulder peering at Splendor, making him quiet down.
"Offender….She's my belonging. In fact, she was the only one who got away from me. She's the one I never caught." Slender shuddered at the thought.
"Hey Slendy!" A blur of black and white landed on Slenders shoulders, he hunched over at the weight."Got back from my job. Hey who's the lady?She's not smiling, can I make her have one? Hey lady! Smile!" Pausing he stared at her. "Well I can see some one was having fun."
Slender recognized that voice anywhere. "Jeff,if you wish to live, get off of me."
"Geez, calm down Gramps."
Vira took a long look at Jeff. He looked so odd to say the least. He was wearing a blood spattered, white hoodie and black black hair reached his shoulders and his skin was a piercing white and the worst part was, his eyelids were gone. They looked cut off. Then his smile, it was carved into his cheeks.
Jeff walked over to Vira holding up a knife.
"Hey girly, want me to make you look pretty?"
Vira exhausted and terrified of Jeff,unconsciously held onto Offender and hid behind him as much as she a chuckle rise from Offender, she and immediately let over ,she began to try her best to crawl away.
"No you don't, Sweetie." Offender snarled pinning her down.
Regaining some of her voice and ignoring the pain Vira yelled."Don't you dare call me that! You fucking call me that again and I'll…." Vira was cut off.
"You'll what?! Can't you see your position ,Princess?You try anything and you're dead."
"Don't you see your position? You're ready to kill each other over me for one reason or another."
Offender grabbed around Vira's neck. Suffocating her at his best attempt. Suddenly a hard kick smashed into Offender's side causing him to fall off of Vira clutching his ribs.
"She has a point." Slender said bluntly. "we're practically tearing ourselves apart. Something needs to be done."
"I-I have an idea." Splendor spoke."How about we let her stay. She could be part of the family."
"I'm not going to be in a family, with him."Vira pointed to Slender."He sent my mother to an asylum because she saw him. I can barely stand to look at him."
"You'll learn to deal with it or we could just kill you now."Slender implied.
Vira sighed in defeat.
Offender stood upright "You can't be serious."
"Do I need to repeat myself? She'll learn to be like us. Even if we have to make her."
"But that means I can't have her."
"Neither can I. Believe me I'm not happy about it. You could try something if you like ,however it won't end well."
"How's she gonna be like us? How will we teach her?"
"You know it yourself. Everyone hates it in the beginning. But once you get started it's nearly impossible to stop."
"Goody I always wanted a little sister." Jeff implied.