"Pleased to meet you then, Pip." Squee was still cowering in the bed, his
back pressed tightly against the wall as he stared at Pip and Nny with wide
eyes. Suddenly, there were footsteps heard in the hallway, and a shaky,
somewhat slurred voice was heard outside of his door.
"Hey.kid? You talking to your non-existant f. friends?"
Squee bit his lip. "You guys better go now, my daddy's coming." Nny
shrugged and slid his wiry frame under the bed, peeking out and grinning at
him. "I'll wait."
Pip turned to the window, holding her three-headed rat. "I'm gonna go for
now. Me and Mortimer are hungry." Squee stared at her. "M..Mortimer?"
She motioned to the three-headed rat.
Squee looked down as she climbed out the window. "Goodnight, kid! I'll
visit you later!"
Just then, the door opened and a tall, skinny figure stood there, his hands on his hips as he looked down at Squee. "Keep it down. Your mother and I are trying to. sleep." He glared at the kid. "Okay?" Squee nodded, saying timidly, "Yes, daddy." With that, the man turned and stalked out of the room. As soon as the door creaked shut, Nny got up from under the bed and sat next to Squee, lifting an eyebrow at the terror displayed in his face and position. "You okay, Squeegee? You want me to do anything to make your dad nicer?" Squee brightened, looking up at him, not daring to believe it. "Will. will it hurt him?" Nny grinned. "Only a little bit. I'll numb him so it doesn't hurt -- for the most part." The boy smiled shyly, sitting up and hugging Shmee. "And it'll make him nicer? But he won't get hurt or nothin'?" Nny nodded. "He'll be nicer, yes." Squee thought a moment, then looked at the door. "Okay, but be nice to him and stuff." Nny nodded again, then stood up, walking towards the door, his knife glinting in the dim light. "I'll be just a few moments."
The next few minutes were short. After Nny left his room, a shriek was heard, then a thud, and then a soft plopping noise. There was the cutting noise that a pair of scissors would make, and then the house was silent once again, except for Nny's footsteps that came closer to Squee's door. Squee looked at him, confused. "What did you do? Is he nice?" Nny smiled. "I just. took the mean part of him out, but don't worry, I'm sure it didn't hurt. And yes, something tells me he will be very.very nice from now on." Squee grinned. "Thank you, N..Nny!" Nny just nodded. "You're welcome. Well, I better be going now. I've still got some things to do. 'Night, Squee." He waved as Nny climbed out the window, calling, "Good night, Nny!!" With that, contented as he hadn't been for awhile, Squee laid back down in his bed and fell asleep.
Nny walked back into the boards, wiping off his knife and pocketing it. Well, he hadn't really lied to the little kid; he had taken the "mean" part of his dad out. His memory would never be the same, but once Squee told him he was his son, everything would turn out fine. At least, he hoped so. Kai ran up to him then, grinning. "Hi Nny!!" Eyeing the tissue and brain matter on his shirt, she asked thoughtfully, "Killed anybody?" Nny shook his head. "Not killed." She smirked. "Ooh, fun. Hey c'mon, there's someone I want you to meet." He blinked a few times, but, long since used to it, let her drag him through the crowd, up to a short little blond girl. The girl had big, weird looking eyes, blond hair held back by two skull clips, and was wearing a black dress. At her side was a cat on a leash. The girl looked at him. "Hi." Kai patted the girls' head, making the girl growl and swipe irritably at her hand. Kai smiled. "Nny, this is Lenore. Lenore, this is Nny." He nodded slowly. "Hello, Lenore." He looked at the cat. "Who's your friend there?" Lenore smiled, picking up the kitty. "His name is Mr. Fluffy." She petted him, looking at him dotingly. Nny noticed it didn't move. "Hey, Lenore. what's wrong with Mr. Fluffy? Is he okay?" She nodded, still petting the cat, even though flies were buzzing around its head. "Yup. He's just sleepy." "...Ah. I see." Kai smiled again, her eyes fixed on Lenore. Suddenly, she picked her up, hugging her. "Isn't she the cutest thing??" Nny blinked, watching Lenore's hand lift up through Kai's arms - with a knife. Glaring, Lenore shoved the knife into Kai's back. Kai's eyes widened, and she dropped her, looking shocked. "L-Lenore. ow." She fell onto the ground, wincing. "Dammit, you know I hate it when you do that." Lenore put her hands on her hips, still glaring. "You know I hate it when people hug me!" Kai sighed. "But. you're just so." The other girl hissed, cutting her off. "Don't say it!" She nodded, sitting up painfully. "Fine. I'll talk to you later, Lenore." Lenore nodded, then turned and walked off, dragging the dead cat with her.
Just then, the door opened and a tall, skinny figure stood there, his hands on his hips as he looked down at Squee. "Keep it down. Your mother and I are trying to. sleep." He glared at the kid. "Okay?" Squee nodded, saying timidly, "Yes, daddy." With that, the man turned and stalked out of the room. As soon as the door creaked shut, Nny got up from under the bed and sat next to Squee, lifting an eyebrow at the terror displayed in his face and position. "You okay, Squeegee? You want me to do anything to make your dad nicer?" Squee brightened, looking up at him, not daring to believe it. "Will. will it hurt him?" Nny grinned. "Only a little bit. I'll numb him so it doesn't hurt -- for the most part." The boy smiled shyly, sitting up and hugging Shmee. "And it'll make him nicer? But he won't get hurt or nothin'?" Nny nodded. "He'll be nicer, yes." Squee thought a moment, then looked at the door. "Okay, but be nice to him and stuff." Nny nodded again, then stood up, walking towards the door, his knife glinting in the dim light. "I'll be just a few moments."
The next few minutes were short. After Nny left his room, a shriek was heard, then a thud, and then a soft plopping noise. There was the cutting noise that a pair of scissors would make, and then the house was silent once again, except for Nny's footsteps that came closer to Squee's door. Squee looked at him, confused. "What did you do? Is he nice?" Nny smiled. "I just. took the mean part of him out, but don't worry, I'm sure it didn't hurt. And yes, something tells me he will be very.very nice from now on." Squee grinned. "Thank you, N..Nny!" Nny just nodded. "You're welcome. Well, I better be going now. I've still got some things to do. 'Night, Squee." He waved as Nny climbed out the window, calling, "Good night, Nny!!" With that, contented as he hadn't been for awhile, Squee laid back down in his bed and fell asleep.
Nny walked back into the boards, wiping off his knife and pocketing it. Well, he hadn't really lied to the little kid; he had taken the "mean" part of his dad out. His memory would never be the same, but once Squee told him he was his son, everything would turn out fine. At least, he hoped so. Kai ran up to him then, grinning. "Hi Nny!!" Eyeing the tissue and brain matter on his shirt, she asked thoughtfully, "Killed anybody?" Nny shook his head. "Not killed." She smirked. "Ooh, fun. Hey c'mon, there's someone I want you to meet." He blinked a few times, but, long since used to it, let her drag him through the crowd, up to a short little blond girl. The girl had big, weird looking eyes, blond hair held back by two skull clips, and was wearing a black dress. At her side was a cat on a leash. The girl looked at him. "Hi." Kai patted the girls' head, making the girl growl and swipe irritably at her hand. Kai smiled. "Nny, this is Lenore. Lenore, this is Nny." He nodded slowly. "Hello, Lenore." He looked at the cat. "Who's your friend there?" Lenore smiled, picking up the kitty. "His name is Mr. Fluffy." She petted him, looking at him dotingly. Nny noticed it didn't move. "Hey, Lenore. what's wrong with Mr. Fluffy? Is he okay?" She nodded, still petting the cat, even though flies were buzzing around its head. "Yup. He's just sleepy." "...Ah. I see." Kai smiled again, her eyes fixed on Lenore. Suddenly, she picked her up, hugging her. "Isn't she the cutest thing??" Nny blinked, watching Lenore's hand lift up through Kai's arms - with a knife. Glaring, Lenore shoved the knife into Kai's back. Kai's eyes widened, and she dropped her, looking shocked. "L-Lenore. ow." She fell onto the ground, wincing. "Dammit, you know I hate it when you do that." Lenore put her hands on her hips, still glaring. "You know I hate it when people hug me!" Kai sighed. "But. you're just so." The other girl hissed, cutting her off. "Don't say it!" She nodded, sitting up painfully. "Fine. I'll talk to you later, Lenore." Lenore nodded, then turned and walked off, dragging the dead cat with her.
