Chapter 2
Mackenzie's breath hitched in fear as the weapon that had killed her friends
trailed tauntingly against the flesh of her neck, almost daring her to move so it could
bathe itself in red. On the other side, Horny was filled with both a joyful hate with that
fact that he could finally kill off the last child of his murderer...but he was also confused.
Why the hell did she come back willingly? She clearly knew what he would do if she
came into his domain. Unfortunately, his arrogance and pride got the best of him. Now
he could finally get his revenge and slaughter Mackenzie. Heheh, he could just imagine
the look on her mother's face when she found out he had taken what she loved most.
The clown began to press the cool metal against the brown eyed girl's neck, almost
breaking the skin before she gasped out a word that made him freeze.
"Archie!"
Every muscle stiffened in shock. When was the last time someone addressed him by
his real name…? Well, Mackenzie's bitch of a mother did when she shot him IN THE
MOUTH, but that didn't really matter at the moment. Since he was a kid, the name
'Horny the Clown' had practically been branded onto him as the son of the one and only
Jack Benjamin who had created the -at the time- small fast food chain, Hella-Burger.
Don't get me wrong, he loved his job as the mascot! It's just...when everyone, even your
own father to tease you always refers to you as the persona you are most known for,
you tend to almost forget what your real name is.
Horny pulled back his weapon and spun the girl around violently, moving his
hand roughly to her shoulder to keep her in place. He didn't realize he had been
breathing so heavily until he saw confusion flooding Mackenzie's brown eyes when his
demonic, orange-red eyes met her own. Damn it, he needed to get a grip! With an
angered growl, the clown allowed his violent need for revenge take control once again,
raising the meat cleaver up over his head to bring down on his victim. He saw her eyes
widen in shock and quickly she repeated his name.
"Archie!"
Again, he hesitated. Shit! Frustrated, Horny/Archie pushed the brunette away from him
in a very rough manner, causing her to almost fall over backwards. Luckily for her, she
caught her balance before she could go down and slowly returned her cold gaze to the
vengeful spirit, who regarded her with resentment.
"Why the hell did you come back here? To mock me for /failing/ to make you as HOT as
can be?" He taunted, before a low chuckle escaped him. "Heh. Perhaps you want to
die~"
"No." The 18 year old responded impassively, her expression never faltering. "I came to
end this once and for all." With that said, Mackenzie took a deep breath and
approached the killer, her boots clacking dully against the tiled floor...and stuck her
hand out toward Horny.
"I'm sorry."
What...the….fuuuuuuuu-
The demonic clown blinked. "What?"
"I'm sorry...What my mom and her friends did to you was a really shitty thing, and you
didn't deserve it." Mackenzie frowned and finally averted her gaze away from the
murderous spirit to the floor. "While I can understand your meaning...killing my friends
was not the way to go about this...and I don't know if I can let that pain go just yet...but I
still want you to know that I'm...sorry."
Horny/Archie was speechless. She was...actually apologizing to him for what her
mother did...even after what he did to her? He honestly didn't know how to take this.
Part of him wanted to chop her up into little, bloody bits for her little 'truce' offering, but
the more sane side of him wanted to accept. No one had ever done this to him;
apologized for the torment he experienced. He had never...encountered this kind of
kindness from another human being that wasn't his father…
After endless minutes of hazel and golden eyes locked in silence, Horny gave in with a
begrudged sigh and slowly slipped his gloved hand into the bear, outstretched hand of
the daughter of his worst enemy...and gave it a gentle shake.