Rated T for Iris's swearing.
It took a few hours but Iris was now settled in. Lewis had helped her unpack but after an hour he left with much sorrow to leave his youngest daughter behind. Iris didn't say much more after he left she stayed in her room just looking around feeling nothing but nervousness for the next few weeks to come. Just thinking about going to a new school with people she had never met slightly frighten her but also relieved knowing no one knows her. Its rather confusing but she didn't bother much of it.
"Seems like someone is thinking rather hard." A soft said breaking out from her trance. Iris gave a small chuckle.
"Yeah… its just so… odd I guess. Living in a new home that not in a city without my dad and sister… It just feels…" Iris trailed off not knowing what to say to her cousin.
Victor gazed at her, with a small sad smile. "It might be better here. The place is quite, way to quite I might say. Not much has happen since the whole bringing the dead to life and all. Maybe you can change that."
Iris gave a small smirk at thought of bring hell into the quiet town but shook her head.
"Sorry Victor, promise my dad I'll behave while I'm here. Besides I think your neighbor is already suspicious of me."
Victor chuckled, she was right earlier Burgermeister and Elsa had come over to see what all the "ruckus" was all about. They had met Iris who didn't really know how to react to them. Elsa seem pretty nice and all but her uncle… Iris can already tell that he didn't like her.
Victor sat on his cousin bed and gave a small grin at her.
"Yeah, that's the Mayor of the town. He wants to know everything going on to make sure everything is… perfect I guess."
Iris shook her head at this.
"So seeing a china doll with blood red hair going to ruin that certain perfection?" Iris asked with a grin. Victor gave a laugh.
"You? A china doll? If anything you would punch someone for even calling you that."
Iris laughed as well knowing that is true. Leaning against her cousin she still had her grin on pale pink lips. They both sat there in silence, it wasn't awkward or uncomfortable. It felt relaxing.
"Are you excited for school tomorrow?" Victor asked softly.
Iris gave a small shrug.
"I don't know what to feel Victor. I feel happy that no one knows of me but also nervous what people will think of me or just avoid me because… my little hobbies."
"Hey, your hobbies aren't a bother here. People might surprise you, besides there a bunch of us that does a different thing. Heck I brought my dog back to life, so your hobby might not even be a bother to anyone."
Iris looked up at her cousin looking him the eye to see if he was speaking the truth. Seeing he was sincere she smiled.
"Yeah, maybe you're right. I'm just nervous is all. Soooo what are the kids like? Any female dogs or butt heads I should worry about?" Victor just shook his head at his cousins choice of words. Victor knows that his cousin has colorful language that can make even a sailor blush but since she is in a home with an aunt who really hates cursing and an uncle who will hit you with a newspaper for saying such words.
"Well… To be honest I have no clue. The only people who I usually see and hang out are Elsa, Edgar, Toshiaki, Bob, Weird girl and Nassor." Victor listed out the names of kids who joined him bring the dead back to life, well minus Elsa (who was only singing at the time when everything went to hell) and Bob who only made sea monkey be huge and vicious little monsters. Iris just gave a small nod at the name thinking on what to do.
"Who do you mostly hang out with?" Iris asked looking up at her cousin.
"Elsa and Edgar." Victor answered.
Iris looked at her cousin in shock. She may not ask about his friendships with people because they way he spoke of the other names on the phone she simply assumed that they are all friends only to be proven wrong.
"May ask why not hang out with the others?"
"Toshiaski and I can get along at time but he is very competitive and likes to beat me at what he calls "my own game". It just gets annoying to be honest." Victor said sheepishly. Iris merely shrug wanting him to continue.
"Bob… he's a nice you might get along with him. He's agreeable to everything so its hard to keep a conversation in a debate of certain things. He's nice but you know I get when I'm in a conversation so I don't really hang out with him much. But I do help him a lot with his studies so I guess you can say we are good acceptance."
"Soo he's a sweetie that gets mostly B's and C's in class mostly into fun and not really in brainy kinda stuff like you?" Iris asked. Victor chuckled how easily his cousin can pick stuff up.
"Yep that pretty much sums it up. Okay um WeirdGirl."
"Doesn't the poor dear have an actual name Victor? That nickname seems rather rude and impolite."
"Sorry… its been stuck to her for years when she still had…. Mr. Whiskers." Victor shudder at the name of hybrid cat that once almost killed him, Elsa and Sparky. Iris grimaced remembering the story of the poor cat.
"What's her name?" Iris asked trying to bring out of those haunted nightmare.
"It's Anne Chambers. Yeah her name is Anne. I just… I want to be friends with her because I know what it feels like to lose your best friend. But she… she sometimes scares me Iris. Her cat supposedly saw the future from its poo and it almost killed. Anne distance herself from a lot of people because she blames herself there were times she felt so lonely I found her in the park crying being picked on. Edgar, Elsa and I try to help her but she can see Elsa and I still have bad memories of her cat so she ran. I just… I just know what I can for her." Victor spoke all this like it was a confession in church for a priest to hear.
Iris looked at her cousin with slight concern. She thought for a moment and smile. "Maybe I can help her," Iris began turning to her cousin once more, "I know what she is going through if theres another person who's going through it maybe she will bond with me more easily. Besides I don't know her sins thats well so it might be good to meet someone who knows nothing."
"But Iris, you do know. I told you remember?" Victor asked confusingly. Iris rolled her eyes.
"Cuz, you told me what happen. But I wasn't there to see it first hand to feel any experience you went through. So I pretty much don't know how it felt or look like. I only heard it from your side of the story. So I really don't know what happen Victor." Iris pointed out like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Victor just looked at his cousin in surprise. In a surprising way she was right, she wasn't there to experience what happen with the animals coming to life or somehow changing them into mutated monsters. Iris didn't see the horrors that haunted peoples dream for many nights.
"You're right." Victor said in awe looking at his cousin in surprise. Iris gave a smug little look crossing her arms over her chest.
"Just because I'm not a genius like you my beloved cousin doesn't mean I'm smart in my own way."
Victor rolled his eyes and shoved her off the bed making her burst in fits of hysterical giggles. Victor join in the laughter as well and Sparky jumping around barking at the two. After they had calm down Iris laid comfortably on the floor smiling at nothing. They both seem at peace for a bit, Sparky laid his head on Iris' stomach just relaxing like the cousins.
"Sooo what's Nassor guy about?" Iris asked breaking the silence. Victor thought for a moment and gave this very odd look.
"He's… dark. He pretty much doom and gloom in life."
"Victor, that makes no sense dear." Iris voice held much confusion.
"What do you mean?" Victor asked.
"Why does the kid see things like that? Give more explanation hun."
Victor put more thought in Nassor, he never really talk to the kid. Only Toshiaki ever talk to him and at rare time Bob and Edgar that would talk to him.
"I don't know. You will need to ask Edgar or Toshiaki or meet him yourself. The guy just doesn't really get along with people."
"Huh a tough nut?" Iris asked.
"Well, now that I think about it, yes."
Silence met them once again.
"So you like anyone?" Iris asked with much mischief in her tone. Victor gave a small groan, giving a small kick at her foot to shut up her giggles.
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Iris sighed, today was the day for a new school. She is currently two weeks behind on school since no school would let her regester back home thankfully Victor would catch her up on any class work that she would need to do. She gave a small snort hating the idea of being behind on class work.
"Iris breakfast is ready!" Susan Frankenstein yelled out.
"Coming!"
The teen walked down stairs thinking what to bring with her to school.
"Iris you look lovely!" Susan gushed seeing her niece.
Iris looked confuse and looked at her outfit. She wore a winter blue loose top that shows a bit of shoulders. It was neatly tucked into an ash color waist skirt with a strange black texture running around it, at the hem the skirt white lace pattern and around her waist where the belt wrapped around her was another white lace pattern, she also wore black short underneath. She wore stripe soft silver and with a very light wax white color that look more like a yellow tights. Her choice of color clothing was very soft that match ever so well but also strange since her hair is bright red.
"I guess…" Iris said with much doubt. She would usually wore black waist shorts with suspenders but her aunt told her to make a good impression so she took out one of her rare skirts she forgot she had. Iris gave another sigh and sat down eating her aunts homemade waffles. Iris would usually enjoy her aunts cooking but today she just felt nervous about everything.
Susan must have notice because she sat next to her niece gently pushing the red loose hairs behind Iris's ears.
"Don't be nervous sweetie. Victor will be right at your side just smile politely and do your best."
"What if they heard what happen back at home?" Iris asked softly feeling dread at the thought of that.
Susan smiled sadly at her niece. "Sweet heart no one knows about it except your uncle, your cousin and I. If anyone gives you any trouble just go to the teacher and if they don't do anything then come to your uncle, your cousin or I because I promise I will bring hell onto them." Susan said sweetly but with a determin voice. Iris stared at her aunt in shock, she had never heard her aunt Susan curse.
Iris gave a small grin at her aunt and nodded.
"Good now finish up Victor is going to drive you to school."
"Hey where is he anyways?" Iris asked as she began to eat.
"He's in the backyard playing a bit with Sparky. He has been ready for a while just waiting on you dear. Iris don't shovel your food down! You're not going to be late!" Susan scolded when her niece started to panic and began to eat quickly.
"Sorry Aunt Susan. Just freaking out."
"Well I can see that but it doesn't mean you should shovel it down."
Iris just sighed and finished breakfast. After she was finish she went back upstairs and got her wedge shoes on she wore yesterday. After that she went to the bathroom and started to apply some makeup. Most black eyeliner with coral green eye shadow (its pretty much a blue green thats almost a pastel or neon color depending how you see it) and frost blue lipstick. Again it was strange but it somehow fit her perfectly. It wasn't a lot and it wasn't dark so it didn't make her look like a clown. The eyeshadow and eyeliner made her light blue eyes pop.
The blue lipstick… eh she just likes the color.
"Looks like you are bring hell to school in a different way."
Iris looked up to see Victor giving her one of his sleepy like grins. Iris tilted her head in confusion.
"What do you mean?" Iris asked.
Victor chuckled and pointed at her choice of clothing.
"Everyone at schools tries to look professional and try not to show a lot of color. You my dear cousin have a lot of rather interesting colors that clash together in a very interesting way."
Most girls would start freaking out and feeling nervous but Iris looked rather shock and annoyed.
"Wow thats just stupid. Why do they do that?" Iris asked giving this very screwed look just thinking of boring colors.
"To prove they are better than everyone else? I don't know cuz. You, Anne and sometimes Elsa will be the only ones who will be only wearing such bright colors. I just like my black jeans and suspenders so stop giving me that look!"
Iris had given him a pointed look seeing he was wearing black shiny shoes, black jeans with suspenders and a white button up top.
"Fine… But any of those jerks say one god damn word I will personally give them hell." Iris promised. Victor smiled at his cousins threat/promise knowing she will go with it at the end.
When it was time to go Iris had her book back dangling on her back with her big buckley teal headphones that connected to her walkman, thats right she has a freaking A WALKMAN PEOPLE! (AN: if you have no clue what thats is go on google and look it up… god I feel so old knowing this stuff and I turned 18 just like 2 weeks ago!)
When they got outside Iris was surprise to see Victor get in a 1959 blue mercedes (I'm not a car person so I want talk about it so much). She shrugged it off getting in the car.
"You ready?" Victor asked his cousin as he back out in the driveway. Iris gave a unladylike snort.
"Fuck no." Iris smirked making Victor chuckle at his cousin's choice of words.
"Well to bad then. We are off."
Iris gave a small laugh.
When they got at the school Iris was cursing like a sailor under her breath. This is most likely time she would be nervous.
"Iris calm down. If people see you cursing out like no tomorrow they will think you're a delinquent."
"Well fuck! This utter bull shit if you ask me! I mean come they can't just judge me for swearing like a fucking sailor!" Iris whispered.
Victor rolled his eyes but frown seeing his cousin was freaking out. He placed a hand on her head calming brushing her hair out of her face. Iris head whipped to his direction
"Iris, calm down alright? I'll be here for you so no worries. Besides remember what my mom said. She will give anyone hell if they hurt you." Victor said slowly like talking to a five year old.
Iris seemed to calm down and took a shaky breath and said,
"Alright. Lets bring some hell to this school."
AN: A new chapter! Took a little longer but I had finals to do so dory for those who have an interest in the story that it took too long! Oh since I'm not that great at explaining outfits (I need to be there in person to actually explain something) I have a drawing I did and the ling is on my page if you wish to get the visual look.
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