A/N: Hey guys! Its been awhile, hasn't it? *Nervous chuckle* Well, I finally have a new chapter for you, so please don't be too upset about the long wait. *Gives everyone "I'm sorry" cookies to make up for it.* Anyway, here's the new chapter. Hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I do not own the comic Johnny The Homicidal Maniac.
Johnny stepped through the doorway, smirk still in place, either ignorant of, or choosing to ignore, the shocked expressions on the faces of the two in the room. In an overly cheerful tone he said, "Why, hello Squeegee! Long time, no see, huh?"
The first thing the surprised doctor noticed about the strange man was the dried blood on his hands. She stifled a scream and closed her eyes, trying to push away the fear building up in her chest. Squee simply blinked, it hadn't yet sunk in that Johnny was standing right in front of him; He was in a dazed state as his mind took some time to process the information.
During this short time, Nny had put down the drinks and was now staring at the stunned boy and terrified woman with a disapproving frown.
"Don't you think you are being a bit rude? At the very least you could give me a proper greeting." He was speaking to the both of them when he said this, but his eyes were fixed on Squee's wide irises.
Finally, Todd snapped out of his stupor. Jumping up from his spot on the floor, he slowly backed away from Johnny, all of his instincts screaming at him to run. He had had many experiences with this man, and very few of them were pleasant. He knew that nothing but bad things happened when Johnny was around, and opted to stay as far away from him as possible.
Jennifer, for her part, was frozen in place. Her eyes stayed fixed on the man, as if something terrible would befall her if she were to look away.
At last, Johnny's patience came to an end. Grabbing a brain freezy, he walked up to Squee and shoved it in his trembling hands. The boy gulped and muttered a weak, 'thank you'. He had also noticed Nny's stained palms, but because he was so used to it, he could easily ignore it.
Then Nny turned to Jennifer, who by this time had her head bowed and was mumbling incoherently under her breath.
Moving towards her he hesitated, before giving her shoulder a light poke. The result was instantaneous. She jumped a mile and quickly scooted backwards, eyeing him warily.
Squee bravely decided to interfere, before further incident could occur. He stood next to the young doctor and smiled nervously at Johnny. Voice shaking slightly, he began to introduce the two strangers.
"Johnny, this is Jennifer, Jennifer this is Johnny, the guy I told you about."
Instead of relaxing her, Todd's 'helpful' introduction only served to upset her more. So, this was the man that had done so many crazy, sinful things to Squee and to other innocent people. This man - he had committed so many wrongs, killing people shamelessly, and getting away with it no less! And he was in a room with her...no one else was here but her charge, who (as far as she could tell) was defenseless against the man. What was she going to do?! Oh, god...what COULD she do?
As Jennifer looked desperately around for some sort of weapon, Nny grinned joyfully at Squee.
"So, Squeegee, you've told her about me, huh? I must say, I'm flattered. You didn't leave out any juicy details, did you?"
The poor boy scratched his head nervously, looking away from Nny while answering, "No, I told her pretty much e-"
He cut himself off as he saw Jennifer cautiously pull out a small handgun from her purse. He held back a startled cry, he didn't want Johnny to notice her and get angry. He knew what Johnny was like when he was mad and he didn't want the poor girl to become subject to his wrath. Still, he had to do something. Now.
He saw Jennifer's finger move to the trigger and the gun point in Johnny's direction. Nny was trying to figure out why the boy had cut himself off so suddenly. With an expression of innocent curiosity, the maniac turned in the direction that Squee was looking. It was in that moment that Jennifer's trembling finger pulled down on the trigger.
Squee didn't think before he acted. As soon as he saw her pull the trigger, he shoved Johnny out of the way and an instant later felt a white hot pain in his shoulder.
The homicidal maniac landed harmlessly on the floor. Todd, for his part, blacked out from the pain and fell on the ground with a light 'thud.'
Jennifer dropped the gun and her hands flew to her face in horror.
The sole thought that resounded in her numb mind was, 'What have I done?'
