Title: Lullaby Killer
By: Morgan Johnson
Disclaimer: I don't own it (rolls eyes)
A/N: This chapter is only up because of my one reviewer and well I hope that this picks up quickly or I'll finish it but not post it here.
Chapter Two: Silence is Golden
Joey Wheeler looked over to his friend Yugi Mouto with a pale expression on. The killings had so far targeted people that they had known one way or another. Through out their lives they had encountered many strange individuals but none that would go so far as to do those horrendous acts upon others. Horrible thoughts were rounding in Joey's head, some involving an act such like those to befall his younger sister Serenity.
A sudden noise brought Joey out of his thoughts. "Don't worry Joey that can't possibly happen to us, we're perfectly safe. We stay indoors after the curfew, don't go out alone and above all bad things don't happen to good people." Yugi's apparent confidence brought some ease to Joey but not enough to keep him from worrying.
Joey and Yugi had decided to spend the night trying out their new dueling decks since the girls had chosen that night for a sleepover. It had taken a bit of persuading from Mai, but Joey had finally relented in allowing his sister to stay over at Mai's.
The building Mai lived in was more like a fortress in that no one without a pass key could get in and you needed one for each floor; that made it practically impossible for a stranger to get in. But thinking of this only reminded him of Mokuba. 'Poor guy' he thought remembering the look on Kaiba's face the day of the funeral. He had been crushed beyond repair. A salty smell grabbed his attention and he saw that Yugi had just brought a huge bowl of popcorn to go along with their "fun".
Serenity, Mai and Anzu were having the time of their lives. Mai had planned a girl's night in to try and get their minds of the Lullaby Killer. They spent the most part of the evening coming with up stupid names to replace the one that the media had given him. "How about the sandman?" asked Serenity through giggles. "Nah, how about Mother Goose?" asked Anzu.
"Mother goose?" asked Mai confused. "Yeah you know the bedtime stories, riddles and lullabies. That's where he must've gotten his material. I bet he spent years coming up with those sick versions of them." Mai just shook her head sadly at Anzu and went into the kitchen for more snacks.
A scream alerted her to get back to her guests and she saw that Serenity was hiding under her blanket while Anzu was hovering over her with what appeared to be a wooden spoon. "I'm the sandman Serenity. Prepare to sleep forever…hahahaha" At that Mai burst into a fit of laughter and the rest of the night continued more or less the same.
It was after three in the morning when Serenity woke up hungry. She passed by the girls and noticed that they were deep in sleep so she went slowly. She accidentally tripped on a pillow and fell on Anzu. "Sorry, Anzu, I…" Serenity looked in horror at what appeared to be Anzu. A deep crimson puddle came from underneath her sheer blanket. Serenity picked it up and saw that Anzu's body held a huge hole in its mid section. A loud scream woke Mai up.
Domino news:
It seems as though the Lullaby Killer had struck again. An inside source of the Domino P.D. relayed that the young girl was identified as Anzu Mazaki, a local resident of Domino, 19 years of age and an upcoming dancer.
The police arrived at "The Towering Hall" building complex ten minutes after 911 reported an emergency call from a hysteric woman. As far as they could tell the young woman had been murdered while sleeping in the same room as two other females. There was no sign of forced entry and as usual they found a note attached to the victim:
Sleep, doll, sleep
Your dreams belong to me
Your mother cries, your father weeps
And from it all more blood for me
Sleep, doll, sleep
Sleep, doll, sleep
Sleep, doll, sleep
Your bruises and cuts are deep
Do not worry for I was not mean
I did this all after you fell asleep
Sleep, doll, sleep
Sleep, doll, sleep
At the time of the murder, two females identified as Mai Valentine, owner of the apartment in which the victim was murdered and Serenity Wheeler, Ms. Valentine's sister-in-law were present. The two girls were pulled into questioning after the police could not determine how the girls did not wake up during the attack nor did they realize that a murder had taken place until two hours after it had occurred as determined by the medical examiner.
The young girl appeared to have had her internal organs ripped out from her; yet the police could not find them in the apartment or its surroundings. Bruises to her sides indicated that she might have struggled but unfortunately it came as no consolation to her parents who flew in for the identification of her body.
The girls are to be released after questioning, or so it was said as they were taken in. The only thing known as of yet is that no one is safe, indoors or outdoors, the Lullaby Killer will find his victim and do his bidding.
Misery: So like it? Tell me but remember no flames. A bit shorter than the previous one but hey I have class in ten minutes so can't do much about it. I hope that you liked the chapter and know that no character is safe. In each chapter a person will die; who's next and when, if so, will the murderer be caught…