As the Devil Reject's

A House of 1000 Corpses/Devil's Rejects fanfiction

By: Butterfly Wolf

Disclaimer: I only own Shax, Claudia, Reaper, and Fluffy. Everything else is owned by Rob Zombie and the film producers unless stated otherwise. I make absolutely no money.
Authors Note: Please review.

Dido-

"And when we meet, which I'm sure we will. All that was there, will be there still."

Claudia ran to her room minutes later, going to get everything Shax had ever given her from the secret chest he had made for her that she kept under her bed. Inside, was a silver metal chain, two rings, and school photo of him. Holding the chain up, she let a tear fall down her face.

Flashback:

"Alright, we gotta work on this." Said Shax, tossing a silver chain to her, which she barely caught out of the air before it hit her in the face. They were out in the side field, the one they usually played in. Momma Firefly said they could only play in that one, Shax said because the other field had a dangerous well in it that wasn't very stable, and the other one had a bunch of ditches cause Grampa was gonna try and build another barn out there to put equipment in closer to the crops, but screwed up the foundation, so there was ditches and stuff out there they could fall in and not be able to get back out of.

Shax had been trying to teach her how to fight for the last couple of days, because whenever he stayed home 'sick' that kid named Miles always tried to pick on her, and Shax said he couldn't have that. Well, of course Shax came back the next day and shoved the kid's head so far in the dirt he coughed up gravel for a week, but Shax still didn't like her being harassed. So he decided to teach her how to fight, yesterday they had been interrupted by Otis saying it was time for Claudia to 'go the fuck home'. It happened occasionally, so she didn't question.

"What's this for?" asked Claudia, looking the chain over. It was really beautiful, the link's all weave together and polished. It was Shax's personal favorite chain that he liked to wear around his neck, even though his middle demon name meant he turned things into gold. When she had asked why it was silver and not gold he had said "I aint that skilled yet. I could piss on it if you'd like but that's about as close as I can get." To which, she replied by telling him he was disgusting.
"It's for you to hold in your fist while you punch me. Because…well…lets face it, you hit like a girl." He said, giving her an amused look.

Claudia scowled at him.

"I am a girl."

"Which is the point we're trying to move past. Miles is not a girl, and he is not afraid of girls. We have to make him afraid, and since I cant send you to school with my knife…"

"My mother would shit bricks." Claudia immediately interrupted, giving Shax a look.

"So we have to get you to beat him up. Now I know Miles admitted to being beat up by a seven year old when he was twelve but I HIGHTLY doubt he'll admit to being beat up by a nine year old GIRL when Fourteen, but that is putting an awful lot of faith in him." Said Shax, giving a contemplate look.

"Maybe too much faith because if I get sent to the principle, you might as well just call me a hearse cause she WILL kill me." Said Claudia, still giving Shax a look, although he wasn't noticing.

Smirking at the grass beneath him, Shax's eyes slowly met Claudia's.

"Kill is a very strong word."

End of Flashback:

She remembered him saying that. And now it made since. Choking on a sob, she took the chain and headed over to her mirror, trying to stop the tears as her shaky hands tried to get the clasp. This may be all she had left of her little Demon Knight, and she was going to wear it like a maiden did when her knight went to war.

Swallowing, she walked over to the radio that was in her room and tuned in a station.

"The leader of this group, a local celebrity, goes by the name of Captain Spaulding. Along with two other suspects known as Otis Driftwood and Baby Fire-" Without a second thought she angrily threw the radio against the wall, the top shattering off as her mother yelled up the stairs.

"What in the world was that noise!?"

But she didn't answer. Instead she slid down the wall, put her head in her hands, and cried.

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Shax Firefly woke briefly in the back of a police car, the sound of the radio going bringing him out of his unnaturally induced sleep. His eyes blurred when he opened them, his head heavy and aching as it lolled to the side. He recognized the voice over the police radio, it was the voice of the asshole cop who had lead the invasion. The voice of the man who had spoken through the megamic.

"Take'em to the mental ward, if we put him in jail I'll have the child services up my ass and out my throat."

Shax's head fall back against the seat as he lost consciousness again.

Flashback:

"Come on now, no need to shit yerself." Grunted Otis as he walked the screaming girl down the stairs, tossing her in the cage without a second thought. Shax skipped behind him, putting his hands on the wire as he peered in at the cheerleaders they had picked up before Halloween.

"Why are you doing this?!" asked the crying new girl, obviously so far uneducated. Shax didn't know, he had been outside with Claudia when Otis had brought her home.

Making an annoyed face, Shax leaned closer to the wired cage.

"And just what are we doing? There aint no reason to cry yet, princess, I'd hold in all my tears for when he gets the shackles. Then your in deep." Said Shax, nodding to himself, something he had picked up from Claudia. He realized it was just a movement for emphasis.

Otis smirked down at him and ruffled his hair before turning back to the new woman, having a bipolar moment as he was suddenly red faced angry again, thankfully not at Shax.

"DON'T MAKE A FUCKING PEEP!"

And with that, Otis put his arm around Shax and led him upstairs, saying Momma had boiled last nights victims and dinner was ready.

End of Flashback: