Lying around in my bed, I pondered if I should get up or not. With a groan I rolled out against by better judgement. Swapping a shirt on and making myself look presentable I slid downstairs. Everyone was just doing their own thing, all distanced from each other. I wandered over to the couch and sat down awkwardly. Ben was playing- believe it or not, Zelda. What a surprise, I thought.
"Whatchta doin?" I asked.
"Fire temple." He replied. The conversation died out as fast as it had started.
"Uh-huh.. Aaand what else?"
"That's pretty much it."
"You're not helping, Ben."
"I know." I saw the shadow of a smile on his face.
"Well fine then, I'll just go find something else to do." I hit him across the head playfully.
"Hey!"
"You asked for it."
I walked across the room and was going to go back to my room but was interrupted by Jeff.
"Hey, Violet." He smiled.
"Oh hey." I turned to face him.
"You aren't doing anything later, are you?" Jeff asked casually.
"Not that I have much choice, why?" I inquired.
"Well, I was wondering if I could maybe, you know... Show you what I do, the ropes.." He sated awkwardly. I stared blankly at him.
"You want to show me how you kill people."
"Yes. Wait, no. But yes at the same time. You have a weapon, right? Wouldn't you think it would be a good idea if someone showed you how to use it?" I paused.
"I don't know.." Sure, I have a weapon. But to kill people? I'm not a killer! Not like everyone here..
"Please? We can come back whenever you want. I won't oblige." Jeff really wanted to take me out. The way he looked at me it was as though he pictured us having a jolly time out of it.
"Um.. Fine. But nothing too graphic, okay?" Jeff looked the happiest I'd ever seen him.
"Deal!" He ran off upstairs. I sighed. Better grab my cleaver then, I thought. Maybe I just need to accept Jeff for how he is. Sure, we've all wanted to kill people in some way shape or form but none of us would ever do it. I guess that's just what's different about Jeff. I smiled a bit. He may not be perfect but I still felt a small 'twang' in my heart when I saw him.
I picked up my cleaver and hesitated.
"Don't worry, Violet. You're ready." Jeff was behind me again. I jumped.
"Gah, you scared me." He walked towards me.
"You heard what I said, right?" I looked at him.
"Of course I did."
"Good" Jeff leaned in and kissed me gently. I gasped. He was so.. So gentle. And for the first time, I kissed him back. We broke apart when we heard footsteps scampering upstairs. Surprisingly, it was LJ. He giggled and said:
"Heard you two were going to go out for a bit." I blinked.
"Yeah we are, and no you can't come." Jeff spoke up.
LJ only grinned.
"Hahaha I wouldn't tag around you two anyways. Slendy just wanted me to come up and give you this." He threw a small ball at us. Jeff caught it and looked at it in his palm.
"Hey- Slender's orb?" He questioned.
LJ was already gone down the hall, laughing hysterically.
"Is that the same thing from last night?" I asked. Jeff sighed.
"Sure is. Why Slendy would give me it, I have no bloody idea." He pocketed it and looked back to me. "So, you ready?" I looked round.
"Uhh.. Yeah." Firming my grip around the handle I smiled nervously.
"Then lets go." Jeff smiled his usual wide smile.
We walked to a nearby town, by the time we got there it was already dark. Jeff pointed to a cute little house a couple houses down.
"Let's try there!" I nodded.
Was it me or did Jeff seem thrilled? This was his expertise, I suppose. We stuck to the edge of the house. Jeff peeked in the window.
"Alright, so your victim is a fairly sized adult, late 30's or something. Shouldn't be too hard." He looked at me excitedly.
I felt my arms shake, as they always do when I was nervous.
"Erm.. You don't need me to demonstrate or-" Jeff started.
"No! No, I got it. Just nervous, really." I interrupted. Jeff have me a once over.
"We don't have to do this if you're too scared." I have him a look.
"I'm not backing out of this now, so sit back and watch the show." He held up his hands in defeat.
"You win."
I crept into the window. Just like Jeff described, it was an adult. On a closer look I could tell it was a she. I gulped, and raised my weapon. Then I felt something. Something that reverberated through my entire body. My vision became a bit blurry, and I swayed a bit. A pounding pain went in my head, I clutched my forehead in agony. The woman shifted in her sleep. I let out a small noise of pain. Her eyes snapped open, falling on me.
"W-who are you?!" She demanded.
I met her gaze and smiled. I couldn't stop myself from smiling, and soon I belt out in a fit of uncontrollable giggles. She only looked more terrified, and tried to get up. I grabbed her by the hair and brought her head close as the woman screamed.
"Sweet Dreams..." I whispered in her ear.
I thrust my blade into her stomach, hearing a gut-wrenching splat of blood. But I wasn't satisfied yet. I ripped the cleaver out and flipped her around. Slicing upwards, I slit the woman in half. Her blood curdling screams screeching through the room right until the very end, when her face was split into two. I stood up and surveyed my work. Blood was still pouring from the disheveled body, staining the rug.
"Not bad, for a rookie." Jeff applauded.
"Shame about the rug, though." He laughed.
"True, now c'mon we gotta go before anybody shows up." I hopped out the window after him.
"Wait for me, jerk!" Jeff faked looking hurt.
"Why, I've never been called something so rude!"
I chuckled.
"Well I for one think you ought to be shown how many names you can call someone." Jeff grinned again, kissing me swiftly again.
"Wha- ?! Hey, you can't just get away with that!" I tackled him.
We both laughed, and trekked back to the mansion.
