A/N: Woohoo! part 5 is done! Get to learn a little about the vilains in this chapter. Enjoy peoples!
Rating: T
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The sickening snapping sound of flesh hitting against flesh filled the room of the tiny apartment. Renee collapsed to the floor whimpering for Collin to stop.
"Y-your fucking drunk Collin, st-stop this! Not in front of the kids."
A 12 year old Nic huddled into the corner, desperately trying to shield his 8 year old sister. Another sharp slap broke through the air of the apartment, strangled sobs escaped Renee's throat. Collin stared bleary-eyed down at his broken wife and cracked his knuckles. The hulking man reached for a near-empty whiskey bottle on the table and drank the last of the liquid in one loud gulp. In a quick, clumsy movement, he broke the bottom end of the bottle on the table's edge turning it into a weapon.
"Y-yaknow Renee, if you wern such a slut, I wouln't haveta punish ya in fron of the kiddies. But…I thin they deserve ta finally see…how much of a whore their ma is."
Renee's pained cries echoed against the walls of the small room, as well as the whimpers of Nic's kid sister as he tried to cover her eyes. Within moments, Renee's wails were cut off by a strangled gasp, and silence overtook the apartment.
Mimic Part 5
Liv paced back and forth on the sidewalk, every moment or so she would glance at her watch, or gently rub her index and middle fingers against her temples. It was getting late out…or early depending on how you look at it, her leather wrist watch read 4:22 a.m.
'Come on Buffy, where are you?'
Liv continued to pace, trying to concentrate on the thunking sound her shoes made on the grey concrete.
A few months earlier…
"Hey Oly!" Floor chimed strolling in the entrance to Eclipse. Olivia shut the demonology book she was reading and looked up to see the younger slayer, looking over her shoulder. "Floor, please stop calling me that." The brunette mumbled shyly. Floor chuckled.
"Alright….but I can't call you Olivia…just too many syllables for my simple little mind…I'll think of something else ta call ya." Olivia shrugged shyly.
Floor grinned again, before taking a seat next to her friend. "So what chapter you on? I kinda got bored at the Charago demon part." The blonde drawled, pointing at her companion's text.
"Um…that's the first chapter, F…" Floor shrugged. "Yeah, well…Like I said, my attention span is about the size of a small rodents. Besides, does Faith really think we'll need to know all that demon shit? Ha!" Olivia giggled and shook her head.
"I don't really know…I think it's kind of interesting. I'm reading about these guys called 'The Suitors' …they are actually kind of tragic." The younger slayer quirked an eyebrow. "Do tell"
Olivia opened the book to a certain page and pointed at a ghostly looking human-like figure, wearing a dark grey cloak, it's eyes were an icy, hollow blue. The demons expression was that of pure emptiness, rid of all emotion.
"Holy shit cakes…what the fuck kinda demon is that guy?" Floor asked in awe. The blonde leaned in closer, suddenly interested in what her sister slayer had to say.
"The funny thing is…these guys didn't start out as demons. They were actually humans before." Floor scoffed in disbelief. "No fucking way his pasty ass was ever a human. Oh shit… sorry I won't interrupt." Olivia giggled.
"Nah it's alright. Anyways, yeah 'Suitors' actually used to be humans. They are actually kind of like shells, if you think about it. They are just…empty on the inside. They were humans whose souls basically grew too tired and eventually withered, and just died." Floor glanced at Olivia, confusion evident in her green eyes. "How does a soul die?"
Olivia shrugged again. "Not a hundred present sure, it says here' traumatic events that discourage one's heart'…so probably losing loved ones, seeing someone die, going through an accident. After a while their soul just eventually has too much baggage and then 'poof'." "A suitor is born?" "Yep, I guess so." Floor nodded, trying to following what the brunette was saying.
"So…if these guys are just ex-humans with depression issues…then what exactly do they try to accomplish as demons?"
Olivia smiled; glad her friend is interested in their conversation. "That's the really interesting part. They are demons who actually 'feed' on the souls of others. But there's a catch." Floor's eyes widened in anticipation. "Which would be?"
"They can't just go around feeding on every soul walking down the street. They can only feed on souls that are troubled or dieing. It's like the ultimate high for them."
Floor's eyebrows knitted together "So….they find people who were in their exact position…and feed off their grieving soul… Wow, hypocrisy at it's best. So if these guys eat dieing souls…then why aren't there Suitors popping up everywhere like vamps?"
The brunette shook her head "Dunno…they could make more if they wanted to. Most the time they just eat the soul, cover the victims eyes over with skin…and kill them, leaving a burn mark into their foreheads….using their eyes." Floor gave Olivia another confused look.
"What's their shtick with the eyes?"
"Eyes are the window into the soul." The brunette answered simply.
The sound of a second pair of feet shook Livy out of her memory. The brunette slayer looked around hoping to see who was coming her way. Off in the distance she heard a familiar voice call out to her.
"Hey! Olivia! You ok?" Floor called, jogging up to the older slayer. The blonde flashed a devilish grin at Liv before peeking down at the corpse on the ground.
"Wow….poor bastard. What do you think snuffed him out?" Floor mumbled, sounding uninterested. Liv just stared at Floor for a minute, surprised, happy, and nervous at the younger slayers sudden arrival. Without thinking, Liv launched herself at the blonde, grabbing Floor into a tight, solid hug.
"You had me so worried. When you didn't come home with Faith, and now the body….I-I was so scared Floor, I thought something happened to you." Livy mumbled into Floor's shoulder, still holding her girlfriend tight. Floor stiffly patted Livy on the back, and chuckled.
"Well Oly, here I am…All in one piece. Peachy keen." Floor gave an uncomfortable laugh and pushed Liv away.
"What made you think I was in trouble anyways?" The blonde asked, almost in an accusing tone. Livy, who was still confused at Floor calling her 'Oly' again, shrugged.
"I just…had a bad feeling, I guess." Livy looked up at Floor, and found herself uncomfortable under her companions gaze. Floor's eyes weren't the warm, loving emeralds she was used to looking at. The blonde's eyes looked down at Liv with a cold condescending and almost mocking glare behind them. The lighter then usual green bore into Liv, sending an uncomfortable chill up her spine. Liv cleared her throat and shifted under the intense gaze.
"S-so um….are B-Buffy and Faith on th-their way?" Floor nodded and cracked her neck.
"Yup. Should be here annnyyyy minute now." The blonde slayer slumped down onto the bench, nudging the dead man's arm with a booted foot. Liv slowly made her way over to her girlfriend and sat down beside her. Taking a deep breathe, Livy gathered courage for her next few sentences.
'Just say something...you have to eventually.' Livy shifted so she was more facing her partner.
"So….um…I know th-this is an….an awful time to bring th-this up….but…a-about this morning….I'm sorry if I m-made you uncomfortable……." The blonde turned so she too was facing her companion. A look of amusement graced the younger slayers face.
"If your w-wondering though….I….I meant it Floor…I r-really...do l-love you." Liv dropped her head shyly. Floor smirked at her and snickered. The blonde patted Liv on the back before rising to her feet.
"Uh…listen Ol…..This is just for kicks, alright? We've had a few laughs, knocked a few boots…big deal, right? We don't need to make this a big thing. So lets not, k ?" Floor gave Liv a mocking grin and a wink, before strolling over to a nearby tree to lean on. The brunette's eyes watered, as she fought back a sob. She nodded her head and stood up.
"W-well…y-you're here. I'm just gonna…gonna go. T-tell B-Buffy and F-Faith I said goodnight." Floor feigned a sympathetic smile, giving Liv a little wave as the mousey brunette walked away. As soon as Floor was out of earshot, Livy broke out into painful sobs, allowing tears to fall freely down her face, blotting the sidewalk.
Elsewhere…
Faith pounded away at the chain that connected Floor's shackle to the wall. Her knuckles were aching and sore, still she punched feverishly at the metal.
"Hang in there, punk…almost done….just hang in there." The dark slayer grunted in between hits. The younger slayer still lay there shaking, her breathing becoming more labored with every minute that passed. This only urged Faith to work harder; she didn't think the blonde could hang on for much longer.
With one last powerful strike, one of the chains segemnts broke and fell to the floor, disconnecting the blond slayer from the wall. Faith couldn't help but give a small smile, they were free. The slayer hoisted Floor's unconscious body over her shoulder and ran to the crypts exit, kicking down the door.
Floor didn't have much time, and Buffy was still in the hands of the Dark Slayers look-alike. With seemingly no effort, Faith took off into the night. Not knowing that she is in fact, in more danger then her lover.
A/N: Ok so now we got a bit of the demon's background out there 'The Suitors' some of you may think it's a daft name but 'The gentlemen' was already taken (my reaction: "Well shit!) and i just saw hellboy 2 and my ending was waaayyyy to similar to it so i have to change it ( my reaction: " Well SHIT"...don't worry i didn't just give the movie end away) So anyways hope you enjoyd this chapter, will have the next one up soon and don't worry...my sadistic writing will be short lived. Thanks for reading and I'll see you guys later!