Murdoc, 2D, and the Boogieman (c) Damon and Jamie

Rei (c) me

Chapter 25: Encounter

It took Araiya about a month to complete the video. To cut the time, she'd stay up late some nights working on it. After getting it the way she wanted, she called Murdoc and 2D to the study so she could show it.

"I finally finished it."

"Your video?" 2D sat in a theater chair.

"Yup." Araiya smiled as she put the DVD in the player and went over to the controller and pressed the up button so the movie screen could come down.

"Why is faceache here then?"

"I want him to see it too. I'm proud of my work. Plus he did help."

"What kind of help did he do?" The bassist's lip slightly curled.

"He helped me with timing the music."

"Uh-huh...well I wanna see this so fire it up woman."

Araiya chuckled and turned out the lights then pressed play on the remote. Murdoc grinned like a Cheshire cat expecting to see a skin flick that his woman made just for him. He actually didn't care if the singer saw. It was kind of a turn on that the dullard found Rei hot. He thought back to the threesome that they had and snickered.

As the numbers counted down the visual began. The room was so dark, 2D and Araiya didn't see Murdoc's face fall. Instead of seeing what he wanted to see, he saw the two lager's he was looking for last month go down a sink drain. When he saw the bottles appear at the end, his jaw dropped. After the video ended, Rei turned the lights back on and looked at the bassist.

"Mudz, what did you think?" She saw the look on his face. "That's where your beer went to. I replaced them though."

"Why, would you? I don't get it." He gestured to the screen.

"2D and I were talking about music videos and visuals for the album. Just incase we ever go on tour for it, we can have videos and visuals to show to the fans. So your beer is something for the better good."

Murdoc sat up and looked at the two members. "What good is that?"

"Money and wiv money yew can buy more booze." 2D looked at the green man.

"And it was my idea love."

Murdoc stood up. "If it's for money and your idea then I guess I can't get mad."

"Plus you have crates of rum stored up in the lighthouse."

"True."

"Send it to Jamie and see what he thinks of it. Meanwhile, I'm going to go and get some bottles from the light house seeing as I'm running low in the fridge." Murdoc went called the lift and stepped into it when the door opened.

2D and Araiya watched him leave.

"That went well."

"It did. I wos expectin' him ta blow a gasket."

"Let's just be glad he didn't even get upset."

A few days later, Araiya was standing on the sun deck lookes out at the ocean. It was a bit windy and the sun was trying to break through the clouds. She was wearing a blue winter coat, tan fur boots, and a multi-colored hat.

"Thought I'd meet you face to face."

Rei furrowed her brow at the voice and turned around. She gasped when she saw the Boogieman standing a few feet away from her. "It's...you..."

"So you know who I am then." Boogieman's cloak blew in the wind.

"Yeah."

"And you know your lover owes me right?"

"I don't know the exact details, but I've read what he's written on the internet."

"I see, well I'm not here for him. I'm here for you."

"Me? Why?"

"To talk. I want to know where you stand in all of this."

"I think you know."

"I think I don't tell me."

Rei folded her arms across her chest and narrowed her eyes. "You do know where I stand, so stop lying. I don't know much about you but I know you're evil. I can just tell it by looking at you."

"I'm evil. I won't lie" He walked closer to her. "Interesting you are."

"How's that?" She stood her ground.

"You stand by Murdoc even when he's completely backed himself into a corner that he won't get out of."

"If he goes down, then I go down. I'll help him send you back to Hell or where ever you came from. I'm not scared of you."

Boogieman chuckled. "Such foolish bravery. You're willing to sacrifice your life for him."

"That's what a person does when they're in love."

"You both love each other that's for sure. I've seen it in this present time and the future." He smirked under his mask.

Then out of the blue, a baby's cry pierced the air. Araiya frowned and the masked man put his arms into a holding position and looked down into them.

"He looks just like his father. To bad he'll never make it into this world."

Rei looked at him. "What are you talking about? Why are you picking on babies?"

"I'm not picking on babies. I'm talking about you and Murdoc's son."

"I'm nowhere near pregnant."

"I know and you'll never will be because you'll die with Niccals, but you can see him if you like."

All of a sudden, Rei found herself holding a newborn in her arms. He was wrapped up in a blue blanket, had jet black hair just like Murdoc, a dark olive complexion with a slight green tint to it, her nose, his mouth and ears. She reached her left hand forward and lightly touched his face. When the baby scrunched his nose a little, she smiled.

"Feels good to hold him doesn't it? But like I said this child will never be conceived." Boogieman made the baby disappear from her arms. He then stood inches away from her. "When the time comes, I'm going to have Murdoc watch you die. After I kill you, he'll be begging for death."

Araiya glared at him. "I'd like to see you try you red-eyed freak. Get away from me."

Boogieman lifted his hand and put a finger to her forehead. Rei tried to remove it, but he held her steady with his power. He said something in what sounded like Latin, and the keyboardist saw her vision blur, then she blacked out.

"Araiya? Rei?!"

The artist heard her name being called, but it was coming in as a mumble. She slowly opened her eyes and saw a blur of blue over her then a green hand put something warm on her forehead.

"I fink she's wakin' up Murdoc."

Rei groaned. "Nngh...what happened?" her vision slowly cleared up.

"Ya passed out lil' love." 2D looked down at her with worry.

"Where am I?"

"In our bedroom love." Murdoc's gruff voiced answered her.

Araiya turned her head towards him. "How long have I been out of it?"

"A hour. Faceache found you and Cyborg Noodle carried you back inside to here."

"Yew were freezing when we got yew back inside."

"What happened?" the bassist put an extra blanket on his bed to keep her warm.

"Boogieman."

Murdoc and 2D looked at each other, faces paling a little.

"What did he do to you? What did he say?"

"He said about how I was a fool to stand by you and that he'd make you watch me die. After that I blacked out." Rei chose not to tell him about the baby because she was scared.

"Dammit! He's messin' with me," the bassist growled.

Rei took a hand from under the covers and put it on top of his. "He's just playing mind games, just try not to fall for them."

They looked at each other for a few seconds.

"Rest and get your strength back." Murdoc stood up and headed towards the bedroom door. "I'll make you some soup or something when you get hungy. Cyborg, watch her." At that, he grabbed 2D by the arm and both men exited the room and entered the lift. He pressed the button for the kitchen.

"He's goin' after people you care for. Ya need ta be careful Murdoc."

"I know that dullard, you don't have to tell me."

"Wot are ya gonna do?" the singer looked at him.

"Protect her the best way I can." Murdoc looked right back with a mixture of determination and anger on his face. The lift doors opened and both men stepped out.

"How are ya gonna do tha'?"

"A spell and have Cyborg Noodle obey her commands as well."

More to come.