Chapter 9 A Stalker & an After Party

..Be the Scorpio…

A couple weeks had gone by and you and Gamzee were still as close as ever. You had been on numerous dates and even went on a double date with Karkat and Nepeta. Things between you and the sexy juggalo couldn't have been better; it felt like nothing could go wrong, but that feeling had slowly started to change. You didn't know if you were being paranoid or what, but it felt like someone was watching you. You shivered every time you thought about it, so you did you best to just ignore the feeling and brush it off like it was nothing…but it was far from nothing, and in the back of your mind you knew that.

"Gam, I have to talk to you" it was 10'oclock at night and you thought now was a good time to tell your lover what had been bugging you. You laid your head on the Capricorn's chest and closed your eyes as he played with your hair. "What is it Vris?" he yawned. "…I think someone has been following me around lately, I just feel like I'm being watched all the time, it's really starting to creep me out" you looked up at the other. The Capricorn stayed quiet, either he didn't know what he was supposed to say or he thought you were crazy.

"I've been feeling it to" he mumbled, you gave a small smile, a bit relieved that you weren't going crazy. "What should we do?" you sat up a bit and watched as Gamzee did the same. "We should keep our motherfucking eyes peeled, there's not really much else we can do" he turned his attention to the window and stared at it. You slowly reached your hand out to touch his face, when your small slender fingers made contact with his beautiful grey skin he jumped a bit. "Damn Gam, you must be really scared about this shit" you gave a small laugh.

"..Not scared for me…but for you motherfucker" he spoke seriously and turned his attention back to you. You sighed and rolled your eyes, "You're freaking me out Makara" you groaned softly before you leaned your forehead against his chest. "Sorry Hun" he nuzzled your head before slowly laying back down and looking up at the ceiling. You laid down as well with your head still on his chest and closed your eyes. "Try and get some sleep okay? The play is tomorrow" you mumbled as you wrapped your arms around the other's waist and slowly drifted off to sleep.

…Be the Capricorn…

Vriska was right, you needed your sleep, but you couldn't help wondering about who was watching you and your girlfriend. You were fine with having a stalker, but now Vriska had one, and that didn't please you at all. The worst part was you didn't even know who this person was, was It some wannabe gangster? Was it some guy at your school? Was it a…murderer? You hugged Vriska tighter at the thought. You would do everything in your power to protect her, but even then…there was only so much you could do.

You slowly closed your eyes and tried your best to shake the thought away and go to sleep, and eventually you did.

In the morning you didn't wake to the sound of you alarm clock like you usually did, but to a small amount of pressure on your lips. Your eyes slowly fluttered open and above you was the girl of your dreams. "Morning" you mumbled against her lips. She smiled and gave you a small Eskimo kiss, "Morning Romeo, hurry up and get dressed, school starts in like twenty minutes" she smiled before jumping up and jumping on the bed. You groaned softly and rolled over onto your stomach, you were still so tired. "Five more minutes?" you laughed softly, "No" Vriska rolled her eyes. "Two more minutes?" "No " "One more minute" "No!" she groaned before shaking you.

You sighed before rolling out of bed and flopping onto the floor. "If you hurry up we'll still have time to go to 7-eleven and buy a pack of cigs" She spoke in a sing-song voice. At that you quickly jumped up and got dressed in record speed, you hadn't had a cigarette in so long, mostly because you promised the Scorpio, but now she was telling you it was okay! And you weren't going to motherfucking argue with that. You pulled Vriska downstairs, grabbed your keys, and zoomed to your car. "Wow Makara, you must really want the cig" she laughed. "You have no motherfucking idea" you started the car and before you knew it you were on your way.

"I felt someone watching me again…" Vriska sighed as she ran her fingers through her raven black hair. "But you were in my motherfucking house the whole time" you looked at her confused. The Scorpio rolled her eyes, "Yea I know dummy, I guess they know where you live?" She looked at you with a small trace of fear in her eyes. "When did you feel like you were being watched" You asked curiously. "When I was in the shower" she spoke bluntly, you almost slammed on the breaks. Whoever this sick motherfucker was, was so going to get their ass kicked when you figured out who the hell this person was. This was just plain motherfucking unacceptable.

Vriska laughed at your expression, she was obviously somewhat amused, you gritted your teeth and growled softly, not finding it funny at all. Vriska was your women, and if any other man so much as looked at her there was going to be a problem. Vriska patted your head before scratching it, you growled again, but soon calmed down and began rubbing your head against her hand. "Good Boy" she cooed. "I'm not a dog. We've discussed this" you whined as you gave a small pout. She smiled before leaning over and licking your cheek. "Go get your cigs" she whispered in your ear before nipping it.

You shivered a bit and began rethinking about whether to get out of the car or not. "Unless you wanna stay here with me and do IT in the back of the car" she grinned. You looked at 7-eleven where your precious cigs were waiting for you, and then looked back at Vriska. You looked at 7-eleven again and then back at Vriska. The Scorpio wiggled her way towards the back of the car and looked at you seductively when she sat down. You gulped, to a normal guy this wouldn't be a hard choice, but your body craved those cigs just like a crack addict craved crack.

"I-I'll BE RIGHT BACK!" you quickly dashed out of the car and made your way into 7-eleven where you grabbed a back of cigs and then waited in line for them.

…Be the Scorpio…

"Unbelievable, he chose the cigs over me" you crossed your arms and glared daggers at the Capricorn through the window. If looks could kill your Romeo would be stone cold dead. "hmph" you huffed before making your way back to the passenger seat. You stopped; you could see something out of the corner of your eye. You turned your head a bit to get a better look, the body type definitely looked like a boy's, though you honestly couldn't be sure, it didn't help at all the stranger was mostly covered by a large hoodie. You couldn't tell what the person was looking at, but you got that feeling again that you were being watched, so you knew it was probably you.

"Oh Gamzee please hurry up" you whispered under your breath. You jumped a bit hearing the car door open. "I'm sorry cutie, but I really motherfucking needed these" the Capricorn quickly pulled out a cigarette and wasted no time lighting it and smoking away. "Gamzee I saw!-" you turned your attention back to the spot where you had seen the hooded figure, but the mysterious person was gone. "Hm? What did you see Vris?" the Capricorn asked curiously. You shook your head and sighed, "…Nothing" you mumbled softly. You slowly leaned over and grabbed Gamzee's cigarette out of his mouth and put it into your own.

You never really smoked, but now was probably a good time to start, you needed something to ease your nerves.

…Be the Capricorn…

You were a bit taken back, Vriska never smoked, in fact, she hated it. You heard her say once that smoking was the most disgusting thing in the world, and here she was smoking away. Something really must have been wrong, "Vris?" you leaned over and ran your thumb across her cheek. "Is everything alright?" you leaned over and kissed her cheek and then her neck. "I'm fine, lets head to school okay?" you stared at her. She looked a bit shaken up, your curiosity was growing, but you figured you would save all your questions for another time. "Alright" you gave a small smile before starting the car and pulling out of the parking lot.

School was a bore as usual, nothing even remotely interesting happened in any of your classes. During lunch you took the time to think about your new stalker, you didn't know how much more you could take of this. You weren't even worried about yourself, but for Vriska. The Scorpio obviously wasn't taking this well and you could see it, no matter what she did to try and mask her emotions. This was killing her, and it was killing you to see her like this. As soon as the lunch bell rang you made your way to your Juliet's locker, where you waited. "Gamzee?" you spun around, your eyes widened, Vriska was…crying?

"I can't take much more of this" she bursted out into tears. You quickly wrapped your arms around her and hugged her tight. "I feel eyes watching me all the time…they're everywhere…" she spoke in a shaky voice in between sobs. You rubbed her back soothingly and sighed. "Maybe it's time we tell someone about this" you whispered. "What's the point?, no one can help us, we don't even know who the hell is doing this, you want us to just interview all the kids in our school, why stop there! We might as well interview everyone in the country!"

"It was just a thought…" you ran your fingers through her hair and nuzzled her before pulling back and wiping her tears away. "I just wish the feeling would go away" she sniffled. "I know, so do I, but we have to stick it out for a little bit longer…I'm going to see if I can figure out who this stalker is…okay motherfucker?" you kissed her nose. "Okay motherfucker…" she sniffled and rubbed at her eyes. "That's my girl" you smiled before kissing her and leading her to class.

It was the end of the day, and you still didn't have any good leads on any of your suspects. It was so fucking irritating, but you wouldn't give up, you were doing this for Vriska, there was no way in hell you were going to let anything happen to her. However, you investigation would have to stop for a few hours, the play was today, and even though Eridan Ampora ended up getting the role as Romeo you still wanted to show up early for Vriska's sake. Vriska hadn't been exactly happy with Ms. Valentine's decision, but no one could change the old Romanian lady's mind. You were a bit bummed of course, but on the other hand, you got to watch your beautiful girlfriend perform.

Before the play started you snuck backstage and wished your Juliet luck, after a few sloppy kisses you made you way back to your seat and waited for the curtains to open and the play to start. Looking around you made note of how many people showed up, there were a lot more people than you had thought would actually come. You were about to stop looking and face the stage, but you stopped. Your eyes landed on a certain eccentric ex of Vriska's. "Eridan?" you mumbled to yourself, why the hell was he in the audience. He was supposed to be playing Romeo for God's sake. The sea dweller didn't seem to notice your stares, for he simply stared up at the stage with a large twisted grin on his face.

"Ladies and Gentleman!, thank you so much for coming, the students have put so much hard work and effort into the making of this play. I hope you enjoy it!, now without further ado I give you Romeo and Juliet!" You turned your attention back to the stage. Something definitely wasn't right here.

…Be the Scorpio…

You could feel them again…those eyes. They were burning holes right through you. You didn't know which direction they were coming from, not that you would look if you did. You tried the best you could to brush the feeling off, but you couldn't help but think about how badly you wanted this play to be over and done with. You glanced at Gamzee a few times who smiled at you reassuringly, which made you feel better. Through the whole entire play you kept your eyes on the Capricorn in the very front row.

You were a bit surprised when Tavros game out in Romeo's costume, but you were somewhat relieved. You would choose kissing Tavros over Eridan any day. Now was the finale, Tavros was already dead, all you had to do was kiss him and then stab yourself. You leaned over Tavros's dead body and kissed him gently on the lips. The Taurus below you shook nervously and even seemed to blush a bit. You scoffed and rolled your eyes before holding up your plastic dagger and plunging it into your chest before falling over onto the Taurus's body who gave a small groan in reply.

As soon as the curtains closed there were applauses and whistles. You smiled, you had done it, it was over, and you were so thankful that it was. "Y-You did really well out there" Tavros spoke softly. You smiled at the nervous looking troll; you leaned close and kissed his cheek gently before flicking his nose. "Yea, you did pretty well to I guess" you winked and watched as the Taurus dashed off to the boy's bathroom gripping his crotch. You shook your head and sighed before going off to find Gamzee. "There she is!" your Capricorn grinned and held out his arms to you, which you quickly jumped into. He spun you around before holding up a bouquet of red roses. "Aww Gamzee" you smiled before taking the bouquet and smelling them, "Hey wait, this one is fake" you tilted your head. "Mmhm, I'll love you until the last rose dies" he nodded to the artificial rose before grinning wildly. "Jesus. Why are you so sweet Makara?" you raised an eyebrow. "Because I have you for a girlfriend" the Capricorn shrugged like it was the most obvious answer in the world. You smiled before pulling him into a passionate kiss.

…Be Gamzee…

You leaned your lover back against the wall and kissed her harder. "Mnn, Gamzee" the Scorpio mumbled against your lips. You pulled back a bit for air before kissing her again. "Ahem!" you turned around and looked at your interrupter. "Oh…Hi Ampora" you sighed. Vriska peeked at the sea dweller from behind you. "Hi….ww-well I just came over because a couple of kids have decided to throw a little rondevu and I couldn't help but wonder if the two of you would be interested in partaking" the Aquarius raised an eyebrow.

You looked back at Vriska who simply shrugged, "Sure, I guess…Where's this shit taking place is?" you crossed your arms. Eridan snorted at your choice of words, "this shit…as you put it just so happens to be taking place at my house…be there or be square…" Ampora stuck his nose up in the air and walked off with his purple cape flowing dramatically behind him. You laughed softly, "I really can't believe you dated that guy" you rubbed your temples. "He was good in bed" Vriska shrugged before walking towards the exit.

"B-But I'm better in bed right?...right?..Honey?..Vriska!" you quickly walked after her.

After making a quick trip to your house and changing clothes you and Vriska headed off to Eridan's so called party. There were a lot of people there for sure, but the music…really? 'Ashley Simpson L.O.V.E' poured from the large speakers around the room. You looked at Vriska with a raised eyebrow who just laughed and pulled you into the house. "Seriously?...He calls this music. We need some skrillex or something up in this bitch" you shook your head. You looked around and made your way to the snack table were your grabbed a bag of Doritos and a soda.

…Be the Scorpio….

To your dismay you actually found yourself swaying to the song. "Ohh! Love is an energy love is a mystery love is meant to be truuuue! Love is a part of me love is the heart of me love is the best thing we do! I'M TALKIN ABOUT LOVE!" you quickly turned around with wide eyes and covered your mouth. Eridan had gotten a hold of a microphone and was making an attempt to sing along with the song while swaying his hips in a sexual manner…or what he thought was a sexual manner.

"Hey look at this dinner and a show" Gamzee chuckled. "Gamzee!" you laughed and playfully hit his chest. "You're not helping" you mumbled, "Jesus, I mean was he like this when you went out?" the Capricorn snickered. "Yessss" you groaned as you rubbed your temples. "Well I guess it's not too late to up and leave…oh wait I was wrong…" the Capricorn quickly walked away. "W-What?, Gamzee!" You whined. "Oh no…he's coming over here..just pretend like you don't see him" you thought to yourself. You quickly looked down at the ground.

"Hey there Vris!" Eridan beamed, "O-Oh! Hi eridan...nice party" you lied. "Thanks, we're just about to play seven minutes in heaven, would you be interested in playing?" the Aquarius grabbed your hand. "Oh uhm, well…Gamzee and I were just getting ready to go" you gave a small smile. "So soon?" Ampora looked disappointed. You nodded, "Yea I'm sorry" you gave a fake pout. "Ww-well at least let me get you a drink first" before you could say another word Eridan dashed off to go get your said drink.

You groaned softly and looked around for Gamzee, "Ugh, where'd he go" you thought to yourself. "Gam-" "here you go" Eridan chided from behind you before you could call out Gamzee's name. You quickly turned around, "Oh thanks" you slowly took the drink and took a small sip. "Like it?" Ampora smiled. "…It certainly has an interesting taste to it" you blinked. God you felt dizzy, "You don't look so good Serket, maybe you should lie down" Eridan grinned. You fell over into the Aquarius's arms. You groaned when you were picked up and carried down what looked like a hallway?...you weren't for sure everything was spinning.

The sound of a door being kicked open rang through your ears, you looked up at Eridan who just looked like a large grey blur. You were dropped onto something soft…a bed. "Eri, my head hurts so bad" you mumbled. "Well my heart hurts Vris…because you broke it" the sea dweller hissed. His voice was no longer sweet but full of seriousness and hate. You could have sworn you heard something unzip, your head was pounding, it was so hard to tell what was going on.

As if in a blink of an eye eridan was hovering above you. "Where's your knight in shining armor when you need him now?" he hissed. You turned your head away to face the door, but it was harshly jerked back so that you were looking into Ampora's dark eyes which seemed to resemble a shark's. They were cold and hungry looking, "Y-Your eyes…" you slurred, you finally found them the eyes that had been watching you, the eyes that made you feel violated and disgusting, and just plain awful.

"I've been watching you Vriska Serket, I've listened to every word that has left that pretty little mouth of yours" he brushed his thumb against your lips before leaning down and kissing them. "I can satisfy you" he whispered against your ear, your eyes widened a bit, everything was now becoming clear. You pushed on Ampora's chest and turned your head away. "Gamzee!" your screamed, Eridan growled before back handing you hard across the face. You cried out and held your face. "You see what you made me do" he pushed your hands away and began stroking your face.

"Eridan please" you sobbed, Eridan smiled softly at you before capturing your lips in a hard kiss that was nothing like Gamzee's. You pushed on his chest again and turned your head away. Eridan sighed, "Vris, I'm really starting to lose my patience" he whispered against your neck before grasping your wrists and holding them above your head. "Gamzee!" you screamed again, if only the music wasn't so loud maybe then he'd hear you. Eridan's eye twitched a bit, he hit you again before getting off of you and pulling you up harshly.

He whisked you away from the bed and shoved you roughly against the wall. You let out a small gasp before going limp, "If you say his name again…." Eridan trailed off. "You know I really thought we were past threats…" he sighed. He leaned his forehead against your shoulder and clicked his tongue in disappointment. More tears streamed down your face, this wasn't the Eridan you knew at all. You couldn't help but think you were partially to blame. You looked around the room trying to find something that could help you out.

A scarf hung from one of the bed posts, you decided you would try and put your plan into action. "Eri…" you whispered softly, Eridan looked up at you. You slowly slipped your arms around his neck and kissed him. The taller troll stumbled backwards a bit, obviously not expecting this. Your eyes stayed open as his slowly closed, you allowed the kiss to get a bit more heated and continued to push the other back until he hit the bed and fell backwards.

You straddled the Aquarius and let out a fake moan as you slowly reached up and grabbed the scarf which you tied around his wrists and then to the headboard. "well this is kinky" Ampora panted a bit as you pulled back, you quickly jumped off of him and raced to the door. You turned the knob, but found it to be locked. "Oh no…" you mumbled to yourself, you banged on the door and began screaming for Gamzee. Eridan growled now enraged. "You little slut!" he roared as he struggled to get the scarf untied.

"Vriska?" there was a voice from the other side of the door. "Gamzee help!" you screamed, "Back away from the door!" your lover ordered. You quickly moved away from the door and covered your head when the door was kicked in. Eridan looked at you with nothing but pure hate now. Gamzee quickly hugged you before turning his attention to Ampora, "I should beat the living shit out of you" your boyfriend spoke venom dripped with every word.

Before the Capricorn could walk over to your tied up ex and slug him a few times you quickly grabbed his arm. "Gamzee no please, I just want to go home" you whispered with watery eyes. Gamzee stared at you for a few minutes, "Please.." you whispered with pleading eyes. Makara nodded slowly before grabbing your hand and leading you to the door. "Hold it!" Ampora yelled, you and Gamzee slowly turned around. Not only was Eridan untied, but now he was holding a gun.

(Chapter 10 will be coming soon! And it will be the last chapter )