I do not own Johnny The Homocidal Maniac, I don't even come close to portraying a one mister Johnny C. the way Johnen Vazquez can.
AN: Thank you, reviewers. I appreciated the good comments. So much so that they are my sole reason for continuing lol :-D Once again, I thank you.
You're Always A Slave To Something:
Chapter Two: They Day After:
Die-Ary,
I thiNk I've founD that no matTer wherE you gO, where you WorK, or who you're wIth, you're never saFe from the scum of the eArTh. SomEone who I caRed for immenseLy haS been huRt by the VerY saMe scum I speak Of. I can look into her eyeS and know that sHe'll never reallY geT over thIs. W-
Devi, as expected, woke up sore, sharp pangs of pain stinging random parts of her body no matter what position she moved it. She looked around. Nny was nowhere to be found.
"Nny?" she called out in a raspy, strained voice. She swallowed a couple times, and attempted to call out for him again, this time, emitting a stronger, bolder call.
"Yes?" he asked. Once again, he put his writing things away. It was around 8 in the morning. He always pictured her waking up earlier, however, given the circumstances, he didn't really blame her for sleeping this late.
"Where are you?" she asked, getting up, but not without pain, and following his voice.
"Um, hold on. Just stay where you a-" he stopped when he looked up and Devi stood in the doorway to his bedroom. She looked around. The bed was disgusting, bloody, and dusty, the floor was dull, stained, and scratched, the walls were plain, and cracked. Spider webs and cobwebs were strung about the corners of the room. It was messy, the mirror was cracked, dried blood encrusted ever thing in it. Shards of glass were ground into the floor. And in the middle of this mess stood a slightly embarassed Johnny.
"C'mon, Devi." he said, and gently guided her out of the room and quietly closed the door behind him.
".....What are you gonna do?" she asked, and he thought he saw a flash of fear in her eyes.
"Well...I was going to mame you and stick sharp instruments in you, but instead I thought I'd take you to get breakfast and a Brainfreezy." He said, smiling.
She laughed faintly. "Well, I'm gonna need some clothes." she said.
"Um...Well, then, I suppose for today you can be my female prodigy." he said, laughingly, then quickly dove back into the room and out with a mystical ever-changing teeshirt for her, a belt, a pair of jeans, and a pair of boots.
She went into the bathroom and changed, careful not to aggravate her wounds and disturb her bandages. She came out, and he was waiting for her.
"You look different, to say the least." he said, "And now we go."
He began toward the door, Devi lagging slightly behind.
"Whats wrong? I mean, other than the impending light. Which, believe me, I consider to be quite a bother too." he said. He realized she really didn't feel safe out in the open.
"Don't worry. I'm right here. I won't let anything happen." he said.
"I know, Nny, but I feel like he's watching me." she said, hanging her head. Whether it be in shame or fear, Johnny couldn't decide, but it was hanging. She moved closer to his arm, and held his hand for comfort. Yet, again, that same sensation of coming in physical contact with another human tingled through his entire arm.
"C'mon, you can do it. Are you just gonna sit in my house and starve? Theres nothing in there to eat." he said. Which was true. Well, there were skettios. But he doubted that she would want to eat that. And food without perservatives in it would most likely be the best choice for strength for her. She'd need it, and she was probably starving.
Tears streaked down her face. "Johnny...." she whispered, "It keeps playing over and over in my head....The whole thing." she said as the grip on his hand tightened.
"Devi, the more you think about it, the more control he has over you and the more it will eat away at you." he said.
"I can't help it." she said, swallowing.
Nny felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned to see Squee. "Hey, Squeegee!" he said, "Hows it going?" he said, a freakishly enthused smile on his face, like he usually had when he talked to Todd.
"Hi, Nny. Who's this?" he asked. Judging by the bandages on her face, he was assuming this was the 'friend' he used the bactine and such to help.
"This is my friend, Devi." he said, "Devi, I'd like you to meet a good friend of mine. His name is Todd, but I like Squee better."
Squee smiled at her. "Hey. What's up?" he asked.
"...Hi, Squee." she said, "So...Um...Have you guys known each other long?" she asked.
"Long enough." Squee said, jokingly rolling his eyes. He stuck his hands in his pockets. He was slightly taller than Devi. He'd really shot up. He was now 17. He was pathetically thin, but still had the big, round, fearful eyes that took up a large portion of his head.
"Squee, we're going to the 24/7 to get a BrainFreezy, and some breakfast. Wanna come with us?" he asked.
"Uh, sure. Why not?" he asked.
They went to the 24/7, Devi's eyes darting at every living creature in her line of vision.
Nny and Squee talked, Devi clung to the arm of Nny, Nny noticed his hand was cold and he couldn't feel it.
A man walked behind them. He smiled maliciously. "Devi..." he whispered. She completely stopped with a vice grip on Johnny's arm, which caused him to stop, and then Squee stopped as a result of Johnny stopping.
"What? Devi? What is it?" he asked.
"...Someone just said my name." she said. It wasn't a matter of 'Did..?' it was a statement. She was completely convinced someone had said her name. Sweat trickled down her temples as she squeezed Johnny's arm even tighter and began to tremble. She watched the people walk by on the them, shooting dirty looks at her for holding up the traffic on the sidewalk.
Unfortunately for our said hero and maiden in distress, the antagonist ducked into the alleyway to his left.
"Devi," Nny started, "I..." he couldn't quite grasp onto words to tell her. He believed she heard her name. Maybe it was a friend of hers. Who knew. But then again, if this guy knew where she lived, then he could very well be following her.
Squee looked thoroughly confused. "Uh, Nny...?" he asked, eyebrows contorted in question.
"I will explain the entire situation to you later, Squee," he said, "For now, just look for anyone you might consider of questionable morals."
"Other than yourself?" he asked.
"I'm serious, Squee. You're looking for someone so sick, you'll feel him around before you see him. Blonde hair, blue eyes." he said.
"I'll feel him before I see him?" he asked, knowing if Nny considered this guy sick, then he really must be a fucked up dude.
"Really. Like I can feel him right now." Johnny said. He then froze. He gently slipped out of Devi's grip, and from the dark, cloudy, look in his eyes, he'd completely forgotten about the BrainFreezy, and he was glaring death at the alley the man was in.
"Squee." was all he had to say, and Todd was right there, holding onto Devi's hand.
Nny walked into the alleyway. He could feel him. As his eyes adjusted to the darkness, which took only seconds, a form began to come into focus.
"Hello." a smooth, evil voice said.
"Hello." Johnny said back.
"I'm Donovan. You would be?" he asked. His voice came off as arrogant. His very aura was nothing but the most vile of pure evil, perhaps more so than Satan himself.
"Don't worry about who I'd be. If I were you, I would be more concerned about where I would end up." Nny told him.
"Well, my bitch was in your house last night."
"Your bitch? I hope to be wrong by assuming you're referring to Devi as 'your bitch', you sick, sick fucker." Nny said.
"Well she is. I took her with force. I left bit, welting, love bruises all over her bosom. She's my bitch." he said.
"You need to get a grip on reality, Mr. Donovan, as that is not the way the world turns." Johnny spat.
"Well, sir. This is quite the change in attitude as to how the world turns. You are so far dettached from reality that there is no hope for you. The line between whats real and whats not it your world is so blurred, that there IS no line anymore." Donovan said.
Nny was growing more and more concerned. This guy didn't even know his name. How did he know the mental state that was currently occupying him? Something no one else knew?
"Don't ever again just assume you know me, Mr. Donovan," he said, and, realizing how weird 'Mr. Donovan' sounded, said "You know what? Fuck the goddamned formalities. Donny, I'm gonna hurt you." he said, and pulled a tazer out and attempted to jam it into his pectoral muscles. Donovan was too fast for him, and stepped out of the way.
"Y'know, for someone so skinny, sickeningly distracting to look at, and just plain weird, your aim should be a lot better." he said, "You're REALLY funny looking, by the way. You freak." he said, "You, in a sense, are no better than me."
Johnny was taken aback. No better than him?! NO BETTER THAN HIM?!
"I'VE NEVER RAPED ANYONE, YOU SICK FREAK!" Nny screamed.
"Ah, but you look how I should. And yet, I'm handsome, attractive, sexy, and charming. You're just...grotesquely thin, and ugly. And, once again, you're funny looking." he said, snickering.
"What are you laughing at?" Johnny spat.
"You, you fag." Donovan said, knowing this was what ticked this man off.
Johnny had really had enough of this guy. It was time to put this to an end. However, just as Nny pulled out a blade and prepared to slice this guy into cubes, he disappeared.
"FUCKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Nny screamed to the top of his lungs, and fell to his knees. Now this guy was screwing with Devi, (as if that didn't warrant his murder enough) and himself.
Squee and Devi rushed to his sides, helping him up.
"I can't take this. This guy is gonna drive me crazy." Nny said, brushing his clothes off.
"You mean crazier." Squee said, smiling a half smile.
"You know what I mean." he said, play-glaring at Todd.
"Yeah. But...Nny," Squee started, "You were never crazy."
"Unfortunately, not many people share that veiw, dear Squee." he said.
"I know." he said, "Lets get some BrainFreezy's and food." he suggested, trying to shift it.
"It was him, wasn't it Nny." Devi said.
"Yeah. But he knew things about me. He didn't know my name either. And I found out that he apparently has this thing for dominating women. That explains the rape." he said, and they solomnly left the alley.
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