Hokis panted heavily, stopping a few feet away from the shooting gallery. He looked around through the down pour, trying to find his undead best friend. "Umlaut," Hokis called, walking closer to the shooting gallery. "Where are you?"
"Over here, Hokis," Came the Jester's voice from the other side of the shooting gallery. Hokis sighed in relief, walking around to the front of the gallery. Hokis quickly moved out of the way as a couple of Human fly's came buzzing from behind him. It didn't take Hokis long to find the Jester kneeling down on the ground, his hat pressed down against his head from being drenched in rain.
"Umlaut," Hokis began, but was cut off by Umlaut standing up abruptly. Hokis looked more closely in Umlaut's arms only to see a black bundle. The bundle had a clawed hand visible across the front, and a long, strange looking tail that lied lifelessly on the ground.
Before the demon boy could ask, Umlaut was already a few yards ahead of him. Hokis rolled his eyes, running after Umlaut. When he finally reached the shack, he was shivering from head to toe. As he ringed out some of the water from his hoodie, he slowly turned his gaze at Umlaut. The bells on Umlaut's hat jingled slightly as he gently placed the body on his bed.
Eyeclops quickly got out of his seat, heading for the cabinets. "I'll get the first aid kit."
Umlaut nodded, moving aside as Eyeclops came over holding a first aid kit in one hand. Hokis sighed, flopping down on the couch. Curious, he asked. "How bad are her wounds?"
Eyeclops turned his right head to look at Hokis. "Pretty serious." It said, as the other head continued to do his work. "What ever it was that pierced her, managed to get some of her vital organs-"
"Will she be okay," Umlaut interrupted, also taking a seat on the couch next to Hokis. The demon turn to look at his friend, but only saw the Jester look away.
The right head slightly nodded. "It's about a 50, 50 % chance. At this rate, all that blood gone, I'm not sure." Hokis arched an unseen eyebrow when Umlaut winced at Eyeclops answer.
"It would be a lot easier if I could see her face," Eyeclops complained, turning his right head back to finish the work he started.
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After about an hour or so, Eyeclops finally stood up, looking down at his handy work. "There. All done."
Hokis stood up, stretching his arms over his head. "I'm surprised that you actually helped someone. If I remember correctly, doesn't this place kill people? Not help them."
Eyeclops chuckled. "We kill HUMANS, not Non-humans." Eyeclops yawned, walking to the front door. "Well, I need to be going. I need to get back to The Freak Show and settle down everyone. Junior is pretty upset at this storm." Hokis nodded, watching Eyeclops walk through the thresh hold and into the rain. Hokis went to the door, and gently closed it.
Hokis sighed, turning back to Umlaut. "So…what now?"
Umlaut shrugged, walking over to the girl that laid soundlessly on his bed. He then began to stare into the girl's hood, trying to catch a glimpse of her face. "Hokis. You've got to see this! Her face is literally cover by darkness!"
Hokis shook his head, adjusting his mask a bit. "Umlaut, it's rude to stare at people like that."
Umlaut waved away the last comment, turning his head a bit to the right to get a better look. When Hokis cleared his throat loudly, Umlaut looked up at Hokis. "Oh, come on, Hokis! What could possibly happen-"
"Watch out," Hocus shouted as the girls' tail came to life behind the unsuspecting jester and wrapped itself around Umlaut, snaking around his waist and neck.
Hokis ran towards the tail, leaped, ready to take it down. But suddenly, a giant black hand came out of nowhere and snatched Hokis out of the air, and held in next to Umlaut, who was struggling as hard as he could against the tail, but to no avail. Hokis tried to free himself from the force that was shapped into a fist, but he couldn't. His horns began to feel light on his head as black energy flashed in between his horns. What the...?
Hokis, by sudden inpluse, looked down into the girl's hood, only to have bright yellow cat eyes glare back at him. "Who…are…you…" the girl asked, her voice sounding a bit raspy. When none of them answered, she tightened her grip on them. "Answer..."
Finally, Umlaut was the one to speak. "Privet! Ochen rad chto u tebya vsyo khorosho! I'm Umlaut, and this is my friend Hokis Vladmir Pokis." Umlaut nodded, patting her tail gently, making sure not to get the sharp cresent moon blades. "Now that you know our names, we get to know yours!" Hokis stared at his undead friend, giving him credit for being brave. (Translation: Hi / Hello! I am happy you are fine!)
The girl pondered a bit before she sighed heavily, loosening her grip on them a bit. "Serenity."
Umlaut smiled, flashing his razor sharp teeth. "Lovely. Don't you think so too, Hokis?" He elbowed Hokis in the ribs, hard. Hokis flinched, but nodded.
Serenity blinked slowly, but released them both any ways and they both fell to the floor with a loud thump. Umlaut rubbed his neck, getting back onto his feet. Hokis popped his neck, relieved to be out of what ever that hand was. Umlaut held out his hand to Hokis, which Hokis accepted. Umlaut smiled, helping the demon to his feet.
Serenity groaned as she tried to get herself into a sit up position. "Where the hell am I?"
Umlaut chuckled, throwing his hands in the air. "Welcome to CarnEvil!" But, unfortunate for Umlaut, he didn't see the deformed teddy bear that he threw at Hokis a few hours ago behind his right foot. He stepped on it, slipped, landing flat on his face.
Hokis groaned, hiding his masked face in his right hand. It hadn't even been five minutes and he already made a fool of himself. "Idiot." He muttered, shaking his head slowly. He looked up sharply when he heard giggling. Serenity covered her mouth, trying to keep herself from laughing. The sudden sharp pain in her sides made her finally stop. Umlaut sat up, blushing. Hokis blinked, confused on why Umlaut was blushing, and how he could blush!
Serenity groaned, slowly bringing her feet off the bed and onto the cold floor. She was confused when she saw her feet covered in bandages, her right ankle in a brace, and her abdomen covered as well. She looked from Umlaut, to Hokis, then back. "Did… you two… help me...?"
"Kind of," Umlaut said, scratching the back of his head. "Eyeclops was the one who bandaged you, but Hokis and I brought you here!"
Serenity nodded, leaning on her tail. "Thank you two so very much for your... humble generosity, but I need to be going. I can't stay-"
"Why not?!" Umlaut shouted, blushing even worse when Serenity gazed at him. Hokis just stared at Umlaut, not knowing what to do. "I mean," Umlaut muttered, scratching the back of his head sheepishly. "Can't you at least stay until your wounds heal?"
Serenity shook her head. "I'm being hunted..." She glanced at the door. " And...he may find me..."
"He," Hokis repeated. "What exactly do you mean by that...?"
But, before she could answer, Umlaut floated over to her, gently pushing her back onto his bed. "All the more reason to stay!" Hocus sighed, remembering when Umlaut used the same thing on him a long time ago. "I can talk to Tökkentäkker tomorrow, and I'm pretty sure he'll allow you to stay too! He allowed Hokis to stay!"
Serenity glanced over at Hokis. "And I'm guessing...he used this exact same bribing with you...?" Hokis nodded. Serenity rolled her eyes, looking back at Umlaut. "Alright. I'll stay," Umlaut jumped up for joy. "But-" Serenity added, making Umlaut freeze in mid jump. "I'm only staying until...my wounds are healed. Which isn't that long…"
Umlaut frowned a bit, slowly flying back to the ground. "Alright."
Serenity smiled sadly, though (of course) you couldn't tell. "Sorry... It's just that I'm being hunted down. And if they find out that I actually looked at boys-" Serenity trailed off, having said a little too much. "Sorry. I guess I'll go find someplace to sleep-"
"No," Umlaut shouted, a little too quickly. Before either Hokis or Serenity knew it, Umlaut had grabbed Serenity's left hand and began to drag/guide her back to his bed. "You can have my bed."
"What about you," Serenity asked as Umlaut forced her back down onto his bed. "Where will you sleep?"
Umlaut smiled. "Well, Hokis has the couch. So…I guess I'll sleep on the floor! There is a spare mattress under the bed that I could use."
Hokis stared at Umlaut, wondering what in the world had gotten into him. He shook his head, laying his head on the arm of the couch. "Sad…" he muttered, falling asleep right then and there.
Serenity nodded slightly. "Alright." she mumbled, turning onto her side, slowly wrapping her tail around her body. She dozed off into the dream land a few seconds later. Umlaut smiled, walking over to the light switch, turning off the lights, and quietly tip-toeing to the spare mattress. The bells on his jester hat jingled slightly as he drew nearer to his bed. Before he laid down, however, he couldn't help but glance at Serenity once again. He felt bad when he saw her shaking in her sleep.
He looked over to his right, found a blanket that had NO HOLES in it, and gently draped it over Serenity's shaking form. "That should do it." he said, pleased with his handy work. Her cresent moon-bladed tail twitched slightly at the noise, but other than that, she slept just like a baby. Umlaut smiled again, laid down on his mattress, and was out like a light bulb before he even knew it.
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Lol. Yes...I know Russian! And Umlaut will sometimes speak Russian, just to let you all know! :)
I'll put the translations in bold and in ()'s at the end of the paragraph! :)
Feel free to comment or ask questions!
By the way, where Serenity comes from, sleeping and eating is not required (or nessissary), but, she can slepp for up to an hour or so...that's it... Just to let you all know! :)
And another character shall come into view! But who?
Find out next time!
-Motoko
