Chapter Two: I Bleed Black Blood
What fun the real world, he thought as he strolled through the fog aimlessly. It was late, almost midnight by him calculations. The wind was cold but he enjoyed it. The streets have been empty for a while now. As Beetlejuice walked along the invisible line in the centre of the road he laughed to himself. Looking up on his left he came to a stop at the bottom of a vacant driveway. Beetlejuice remembered the last time he was in that ugly house. He walked up the pavement before pausing as an up stairs light turned on. A little cruise he decided to see what was going on.
Walking a little closer Beetlejuice silently floated up to the window to look inside. The room was warmly lit but still gave off a creepy vibe that he kind of liked. The dark black curtains hid most of the room but he still managed to see two adults covering a sleeping teenage girl under her covers. The two standing by the bed he recognized automatically as the two good for nothing ghosts he had to help those years ago.
Grinding his teeth he forced himself not to zap them into oblivion. It wasn't their time… yet. He turned his attention to the girl and became puzzled. He knew her and at the same time didn't. Her bark hair fell over her pillow giving her a black halo. The clean porcelain skin made her face glow like an angel. She was, he had to admit, beautiful. He watched the Maitlands look sadly down at the girl before leaving the room.
Beetlejuice fazed through the window into the now dark room. He creped up and stood over the girl for a moment before recognizing her fully.
He smiled, "Hello Lydia." the sarcastic tone whispered through the room, echoing off the walls eerily. Beetlejuice lowered himself next to the bed, positioning himself a hair length away from Lydia's ear. "What, no hello for your ex-fiancé?" He chuckled, "Oh well. I'll get more then a simple greeting out of you. You just wait. But until then…sleep well my little sleeping beauty." Laughing again he stood up right. A threatening smile spread across his face as he looked down at Lydia's sleeping form.
"Two came first…" he said aloud looking at the door, "two come second. And you my dear, I'll save for last." His laughter filled the room as he headed for the door.
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"Oh Adam." Barbara said pacing nervously around the dusty attack.
"Just relax." Adam replied wrapping his arms around her, bringing her into a hug. "It'll be fine, she'll be ok." He assured her softly.
"I hope so." Barbara hugged him back tightly.
"Oh me too!" Said a low snarl behind them. Spinning around Barbara gasped grabbing Adam by the arm. "You!" Adam yelled stepped in front of Barbara.
"'Cause really, I was planning on spending alot much more time with her." Beetlejuice continued with a wink.
"Don't you dare touch her!" Barbara yelled at him.
"Oh I'll do much more then that!" He laughed.
"Why you-"
"Barbara!" Adam warned nervously holding her back.
For a moment the two stared at Beetlejuice, he didn't seam to be paying much attention to them. He just lent against the attack door picking the dirt out from under his nails with his teeth.
"I don't know how you got out but we can still send you back!" Adam said harshly. Beetlejuice looked up and smiled.
"Try."
"Beetle-" With a snap of Beetlejuice fingers Adam was encased in solid ice. Barbara looked from Adam to Beetlejuice, pure horror plain as day on her face.
"You wanna to try?" He challenged. Barbara clenched her teeth together in anger.
"Bee-" The word was lost as Beetlejuice flicked at the air and she became silent. Her hands shot up to her face expecting a zipper of a plate but found nothing. Her fingertips ran over skin as she tried to found her mouth but it was no longer there. In it's place, a solid patch of skin.
Beetlejuice pushed himself off the wall, walking forward. Barbara tried to take a back off but her feet would move, she hastily looked down to see them melted to the floor. He came close up to her, leaning in so she could smell his awful breath.
"Don't worry about your little friend down stairs, I'll take good care of her." He hissed menacingly. "And you two, well lets just say, I hope you enjoy oblivion." Barbara's eyes whimpered in fear and Beetlejuice started to laugh like a maniac. He lifted up three fingers on his right hand and snapped…
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Lydia sighed dreamily, slowly waking up from her wonderful sleep. She shifted under her covers before sitting bolt up right when she remembered what had happened. She looked down at her body. Someone had put her in the black silk nightdress that she slept in. Pausing to think she pushed her shoulder length hair behind her ears. Biting her lip she decided to get up. Throwing the heavy blankets off of her, Lydia swung her legs over the side of the bed. The floor was cold under her feet. Slowly and unsurely Lydia made her way out her door and down the hall toward the attic stairs. The wood boards creaked under her weight as she climbed them.
At the top she quietly knocked on the door but no one answered. She tried again a little louder. Still no one answered. Lydia turned the doorknob slowly and pushed the door open enough for her too look in.
"Barbara?" She asked softly. "Adam? …Hello?" The room was empty. Walking in, leaving the door open, she walked across the floor. Lydia sighed and dropped on to the dust couch by the window. She lowered her head staring at her feet.
"Why the long face, eh babes?"
Lydia jumped to her feet looking behind where she was just sitting. Her eyes wide she stared at the sleazy poltergeist sprawled over the back of the sofa. "B-B-B…" She tried to speak but fear stopped her. Beetlejuice took long strides closer to her.
Think fast girl! She yelled at herself mentally. "What? How are you here?" she asked shacking as she backed up.
"Long story short, I have you to thank for it. Even if you didn't marry me, I still got half of what I wanted."
"Then why are you here?"
"Just a bit of fun, most 'cause you're the only one left that knows my name. Ya get me?"
She could send him back? Lydia's eyes shifted over to the door, she could make a run for it. Taking a deep breath she tried. "BEETLEJUICE!" She screamed running for the door.
"Jesus!" He groaned and zapped the door but he was too late, Lydia was down the stairs and headed for the first floor. Lydia looked over her shoulder to see if he was fallowing but saw nothing. THUD! She tripped over something and fell to the flooring hard hitting her chin and elbows. Rolling over she saw Beetlejuice looming over her. Crawling back a cross the floor she managed to use the railing to pull herself back up.
Breathing hard she watched him advance at her. Scared of what he might do Lydia started jumping down the stairs, almost falling twice. She reached the front door but it wouldn't budge. He must have done something to it.
"Leaving so soon?" Beetlejuice said behind her. Lydia turned, watching him descend down the stairs. He was still far enough away that she could run out the back. Or so she thought. With a blink he stood tall in front of her, his chest a millimetre way from hers. "Look girl, I don't have the patients or the restraint for this." Lydia pushed her body against the door, bringing her arms up between her and the ghost.
"Bee, Beetle-" Beetlejuice clamped his hand over her mouth to shut her up. He lowered his head next to hers.
"I don't think so baby doll. And so far, all I've heard come out of your mouth is a danger to your self and me! But don't worry," He hissed against her ear. "I can fix the problem." Lydia heard the snap of his fingers and she jumped. But nothing seamed to have happened.
"There problem fixed." Lydia winced at the putrid smell of his breath. She pushed at his chest, making him get off of her, yelling out 'Get off!' but no sound came out of her mouth. Lydia noticed this instantly and grabbed at her throat. Her voice was gone.
"Speechless eh? What a nice characteristic in a woman these days." He said throwing out his arms in mock enthusiasm. 'Jerk!' Lydia thought. Keeping her eyes on him and her back to the wall she started creeping past him in the direction of the strip of hall towards the kitchen. He shook his head in frustration and spat something under his breath. Looking up he saw her Lydia half way down the hall at a sprint. Beetlejuice growled loudly and disappeared in a blaze of blue flames to a pear again at the kitchen door blocking her way. Lydia gasped not slowing down fast enough and run into him again. This time Beetlejuice wrapped his arms around her slim waist and pulled her close to his body.
Lydia tried to scream and cry but no sound came. She thrashed her arms and legs around forcing Beetlejuice to let her go so he wouldn't get hit. Lydia stumbled over backwards and collided with the counter hitting her back, knocking over some pots and a couple of knives from their wooden holding case. Beetlejuice lunged forward at her pressing his chest against hers, his hands forming fists on the counter behind her back.
"THREE YEARS BABES!" He spat in her face. His toothy grin chilled her to the core. Tears filled Lydia's eyes. Beetlejuice smiled evilly leaning in closer to her. One of his hands left it's resting place and came to smooth up her outer thigh, bring her nightgown up with it.
"But it looks like I still get to kiss the would be bride."
Beetlejuice leaned in against her harder and kissed Lydia's lips firmly. Lydia thought she'd throw up, his bad breath was sick enough but the feeling of his lips on hers discussed her. He ran his long tong over her bottom lip hungrily. It quickly entered her mouth and Lydia groaned in fear but it seamed to excite Beetlejuice even more. His hands started to roam over her back and stomach starting to let three years of pent up lust loose on a small girl who wasn't even legal yet.
Beetlejuice roared out in pain. Lydia had grabbed on of the knives on the countertop and plunged it deep into his back between his shoulder blades. Beetlejuice backed away. Lydia fell to the floor, back to the cupboards. She watched his howl and shake as he crumpled to his knees. She could see the knife in his back as he rocked forward and back. A thick black liquid seeped out of the rip in his coat and soaking into the fabric, blotting his back. It leaked on to the floor around him making small puddles. Beetlejuice glared up at her. Lydia froze wanting to shrink back into the cupboard doors.
"I'll be back toots." He wheezed melting into a waterfall of black ooze. Lydia shrieked scrambling to her feet. She sighed hearing her own voice again. Looking down at the floor at the black ooze she stepped forward and knelt down next to it. Hesitatively she reached out her hand. It was thick and bits dried rather fast on her skin. Lydia gasped shaking her hand out of reflex. Blood. That's what it was, black blood. Standing up Lydia clamed down a bit more as the silence of her house surrounded her.
Ring
Lydia jumped as the phone rang. Uncertainly she picked up in up off its place on the wall and said in a small voice,
"Hello?"
An unformulated female voice answered on the other line, "Is this Lydia Deetz?"
"Yes."
"I'm sorry to inform you dear but your parents are in the hospital."
Lydia almost dropped the phone. "Hospital?"
"Yes, they got into a car crash last night. We've been trying to reach you for hours."
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A/N: smiles so what ya'll think? Ok so as I'm off again I can't take all owner ship for this chapter…well I can 'cause I was the only one writing it but I did get an idea from somewhere else. It any one here has seen the Matrix then you'd know what idea it was. Ya know the part near the beginning when agent Smith takes Neo in for questioning and his skin grows over his mouth. Well that's where I got that one idea. So other then that little bit, what do you think? I'd love to know so please review. And I really like having nothing to do in EPT now because that's the class where I came up with most of my ideas for this chapter. But then again what else can you do in a class with out a teacher? Oh well.
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