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Revenge, Pain and Regret

Disclaimer: The song 'Bang Bang' is mentioned from the movie 'Kill Bill'. I don't own either of these things. Thank you. And I didn't post the lyrics!

Chapter 5: After School Conversations

(After School)

Students poured out excitedly out of the school and the usual chatter and plain happiness of getting out of school floated everywhere. But not everyone shared in this excitement, and those included most of the students in Billy and Mandy's class who walked out almost fearfully whispering in small groups among themselves about what had happened to Sperg earlier the same day.

But silence fell among these children when the three girls exited the school and entered the throng. The students whispering looked fearfully at them, but especially at the once seemingly only frank, beautiful and sarcastic but also now very dangerous Janet who was now wearing an overcoat over her clothes and stood between her other two sisters.

"Girls!" a female voice suddenly cried happily as a woman in a red corvette sped up the walkway to the school stairs, "Kara, Janet, Penny!" she shouted disregarding shocked students and anyone else who had to jump out of the way of her car, "Aunt Finesse is here!" she cried to them as she lounged in the car if she had parked it in the right place.

"Skid Marks!" someone cried angrily a good distance from the car, "I'm not cleaning this!" he cried and Aunt Finesse turned around and lifted her expensive and stylish sunglasses to see a middle-aged janitor, "you better know how to use a mop and bucket young lady!" he shouted pointing at her.

"Are you sure of that?" Aunt Finesse snapped, "I kind of saw you cleaning it," she hisses and her brown eyes took on an ethereal glow not seeable to human eyes, "with your tongue," she added and right at that moment the janitor started to lick the dirt covered tire marks with his tongue.

"Is it snowing in your brain?" Janet demanded being the first to reach the car by hurrying off and leaving her sisters behind, "we've been known for enough negative and weird acts," she told her aunt.

"Like you and Sperg?" Aunt Finesse asked with a giggle and Janet's eyes widened for a moment but then grew small and serious.

"Are you spying on us?" Janet asked almost incredulously, "you may be one us of but..."

"You could've waited for us," Kara mumbled as she went to the passenger seat but jumped over the door and sat instead of opening the door, "instead of running off to complain because Finesse embarrassed some worthless Janitor," she said. "this is only a two-seater," she said suddenly about the car, "why didn't you let the chauffer bring the Benz?" she directed at her aunt.

"I felt adventurous," Aunt Finesse said frankly, "where's Penny?" she asked then noticed the last girl pass by without saying a word, "where are you going?" she demanded and Penny turned around looking annoyed.

"I have ballet remember?" Penny reminded her, "besides," she continued, "the car's a two-seater," she pointed out and walked off without saying goodbye.

"Guess she'll get there on her own then," Janet stated, "I'm staying behind too," she told the two in the car.

"To do what?" Kara asked and she sounded suspicious.

"Enjoy the afternoon," Janet responded simply, "we're new here and I want to look around on my own," she said.

"Suit yourself," Aunt Finesse said simply, "Goodbye Janet," she said then proceeded to reverse and soon left the school at top speed with Kara.

Janet quickly waved after them then proceeded towards the playground and sat at the only available swing.


(Twenty minutes Later)

"Where's the blasted bus?" Mandy demanded in annoyance as she looked at her watch again, "nearly seventeen minutes late," she observed, "and I need to talk to Grim," she added her voice hinted urgency.

"I forgot my lunchbox!" Billy cried suddenly, "I need to get it!" he cried and hurried back to his school before Mandy could stop him.


(On the School Compound)

"Where is it?" Billy asked as he ran around looking for it, "wonder if it's here?" he asked himself and checked under a piece of tissue paper, "nope!"

Just then he heard humming and looked up to see Janet sitting on the swings in the unusually deserted playground. She had removed the overcoat, hat, scarf and gloves, which had covered the attire that she had entered with this morning.

She was now in her sleeveless red blouse, brown cargo pants and red flip fops with flowers on them.

Billy was about to run off when he heard her spring into a melancholy song that he decided to listen to it. It was the song 'Bang Bang (My Baby Shot me down)' (From the 'Kill Bill' Movie).

Billy continued to watch her even after the song was over. She was swinging herself higher and higher without assistance and her face now looked nothing like the Janet he saw earlier today. She looked sad and forlorn and Billy pitied her.

"Aren't you going to get your lunchbox and go home?" Janet asked suddenly without turning around, "it's over there under that pile of sand that you and Irwin were using to build sand castles in the sandbox," she said and pointed with her finger at the location.

"Uhhh Thanks," Billy said slowly and hurried to dig up his lunchbox, "did Sperg's parents talk to you?" he asked curiously as he dug for his lunchbox.

"No one dared to rat me out, remember," Janet responded coldly, "one of those persons being yourself," she pointed out.

"You're mean!" Billy cried suddenly after finding his lunchbox, "you didn't have to hurt Sperg," he told her.

"Oh," Janet responded, "and I bet Mandy would've taken what he said?" she demanded.

"No Mandy would've kicked his butt?" Billy admitted, "but he's unconscious thanks to you," he reminded her, "and no one can know why because no one will tell."

"Then why don't you tell?" Janet asked coldly, "you seem to be an upstanding student," she sneered, "do you get straight A's in all your classes?" she teased, "oh sorry, you're Billy," she pointed out with feigned sweetness, "you must at least get C's for being handicapped and polite."

"I'm not handicapped!" Billy retorted and hurried towards her, "and I still want to know how you knew my name this morning."

"I know everything," Janet told him as he stopped beside her, "even about your friend Grim," she added and grinned when Billy jumped back surprised.

"H...H...How do you know about Grim?" Billy stuttered.

"I'd like to know that as well," a voice said formally from behind them.

"Grim!" Billy cried and turned to see his skeletal friend, "what are you doing here?" he asked in confusion.

"I decided to come here after I heard about the school bus breaking down on the highway," Grim told Billy, "now how about answering Billy's question," he said coldly turning his attention to Janet.

"You're very popular Grim baby," Janet responded, "being the great Grim Reaper and all," she told him.

"Well I am..." Grim started to say and blushed, "wait a second!" he cried angrily, "you're trying to change the subject," he realized, "who are you?" he demanded.

"Just a smart little girl," Janet answered simply.

"A powerful smart little girl," Mandy added as she neared them, "what took you so long Billy?" she demanded angrily, "and what are doing here Grim?" she said now looking and standing beside the Grim Reaper.

"Short story," Grim muttered, "well little girl," he said seriously to Janet, "who are you?"

"That is honestly none of your business," Janet responded, "and I am NOT a LITTLE GIRL!" she cried suddenly and angrily and also was now facing Grim fully and still on the swing.

Everyone else's eyes widened. But Billy's own bugged out as he jumped back and shrieked.

"How the HECK did you spin around while still on the swing!" Billy demanded, "I didn't even SEE you do it!"

Grim and Mandy's eyes grew wider. They didn't see her shift herself from her original position either. They had no idea how she was able to turn herself fully in their direction without them seeing or the swing even moving. In fact the swing had been still since Grim's arrival.

"How did you do that?" Mandy asked her automatically and still looked shocked.

"You are so not normal man," Grim stated, "even I couldn't see you do it!" he cried incredulously.

"I am not abnormal," Janet snapped, "I am just not limited like humans," she told them, "I'm certain that you wouldn't like to be called abnormal just because you're a skeleton," she pointed out to Grim.

"There is no need to get prejudiced," Grim said formally but the tone in his voice showed that he was offended.

"Of course not," Janet said in a teasing squeaky sweet voice, "No one has reason to be prejudiced against you," she coldly and sarcastically and her tone insinuated blatantly that she felt that there was a reason.

"What did I ever do to?" Grim demanded incredulously.

"Nothing," Janet snarled and her eyes seemed to pierce into his very being and they were filled with hatred, "nothing at all," she muttered to herself, "I'm leaving," she declared and got off the swing.

"Wait," Grim said firmly and grabbed her shoulder, "AHHHHHHHHHHH!" he shrieked the next second as excruciating pain ran through his body the moment his hand made contact with her.

Janet flung his hand off her shoulder, grabbed her near by school bag and fled.

"Wait!" Mandy cried but Janet had already run out of the school gate and fled the scene.

"Grim!" Billy shouted and sobbed as he watched Grim flail across the playground screaming.

Mandy watched him for a moment in silence. Then she walked off.

"Mandy?" Billy asked softly and sniffled, "Mandy?" he asked again when she didn't turn around but went behind the school building, "Mandy!" he cried and stated to sob again.

Mandy soon returned dragging a concrete block along with her.

"What are you going to do with that?" Billy asked as she stopped beside the screaming Grim, "isn't that a bit hard for a pillow?" he asked suddenly.

"I'm not using it as a pillow," Mandy said coldly and then dropped it on Grim's face as Billy screamed, "believe me," she said in monotone, "he's better off unconscious," she said then picked up her bag and sat on the swing as she waited for Grim to regain consciousness.

Done.

Death's Soulmate: I had Writer's Block. Review and tell me what you think of what Mandy did to Grim and of Janet on whole.