Chapter 7: Sandy

Reiner walked into the mall but for a more sinister purpose than most would guess. He was hunting for his next victim. He scanned the mall for the ideal victim, preferably someone small and naive. He went to the book store; Reiner wasn't one for stereo types but people who liked books tended to be nerds, at least from what he saw. He considered one female he saw, her petite structure and somewhat shy demeanor was inviting. She was also very pretty, she would fetch a nice price. However the tall brunette beside her made him have to think twice. She would be trouble with her confident demeanor and looked like she had some muscle on her. Reiner could most likely take her down, but there was a risk of her getting away, and he couldn't have that.

Next Reiner wondered over to various other stores but none of them really seemed like the one, but it wasn't about him, it was about the costumer. He looked around, there, sitting down at a café was a brunette. She seemed small and had no one with her, so it should be an easy snatch. Reiner got up and put on a friendly smile as he began to walk over when he accidentally bumped into someone.

"Oh, sorry!" They said. Reiner looked down, she looked exactly like the blonde girl from earlier only taller and with shorter hair. "Oh, it's fine" he said. He studied "her" more closely. She was about average height, blonde hair to her chin, had fair skin without a single blemish, and...was a boy. Reiner wasn't too surprised but never liked to be wrong about something, but it was okay, better then making a mistake on something more. A mistake can cost him his life. "It's fine" he said and the other blond went on their way while Reiner went back to the task at hand, however he did make a mental note that blond boy was an ideal victim if this one didn't work out.

Armin didn't know why, but his gut told him something was wrong. He checked to see if he had all his possessions, they were there. Maybe something happened to a friend? Armin brushed it off, or at least tried to. After all, your gut made mistakes too, but part of him couldn't help but think otherwise. He walked a little faster.

The brunette who's name was Sandy giggled as Reiner flashed her another smile. From what he had learned she was sixteen, lived by herself, and that plenty of teens did that in this town. The last bit of information was defiantly a huge score in Reiner's opinion. "So Sandy, would you like to go on a walk outside with me? The sun will set soon and I'm sure it'll be nice to watch." Reiner asked. "Sure" Sandy said as she followed him to the exit.

They walked around the mall and ended up chatting about whatever. Reiner's hand found its way into his pocket where a needle lay waiting to be used. He would've brought the chloroform but didn't want to risk it in such a public place. He looked around, there were too many people for comfort for him to make his move, he'd have to wait. They turned the corner and were at the back of the mall, which had no one to protect Sandy with just their presence from Reiner. He pulled out the needle. "I think the Matrix was a good movie-...Reiner?" She asked as he hid the needle from her view. "Yes?" He asked. "For a second you seemed zoned out" she said.

Sandy began to list the reasons why she liked the Matrix and Reiner decided now was his chance. He stuck the needle in her bare arm. "Ow!" She said as she began to feel a bit off. "Reiner?" Sandy asked, her voice now filled with fear. Reiner pulled out a smirk as he took a step toward her. Sandy wobbled and began to groggily make her way back to the side of the mall where people would be. "Help!" She cried, but Reiner wouldn't have any of that. He put a hand over the girl's mouth; he wasn't meet with resistance due to the girl being out cold. He picked her up bridal style and figured he could just convince people they were a couple or something.

Reiner threw her in the passenger seat to avoid suspicion and got in the van. Once out of the plaza and into a less crowded area he stopped the car. He pulled out Sandy and got to work. He removed her phone, wallet, and clothes and re dressed her in a white tank top and boxer shorts before firmly cuffing her to the floor of the van. He took her other belongings into the woods as well as a shovel and buried them not to deep below surface, but deep enough so it would not be an issue. He went back to the van and drove off in a good mood, the kids in this town were going to be easy pickings.

"Did you hear? Sandy went missing!" Connie said as he reached for his sandwich to find Sasha had helped herself to half. "Sasha" he groaned, meanwhile Armin fidgeted, he saw Sandy at the mall a few hours before she went missing. "If only I'd known maybe I could've helped her." Armin thought with a twinge of guilt. Armin shook his head, there was no way he could've known, besides, who knows, maybe it was just a rumor and Sandy was out sick. "Yeah, I herd that too" Marco said.
"Maybe it's just a rumor" Mikasa said. Annie nodded in agreement. "I don't think so, I heard her parents and close friends were forming a search party" Marco said. "Or she could've been murdered, and the killer might stick around and try to kill more of us like in a horror movie" Eren said with his usual excitement. "You watch to much TV" Armin said, knowing Eren wasn't going to ever listen to his advice and continue to rot his brain with television.

"Delay? What happened?" Reiner asked in a not so calm tone. The client was unable to make it at the appointed day so he'd have to hang on to the merchandise for a while longer. Reiner didn't like holding on to merchandise for long because there was a larger risk of being caught. Also, he ran on a tight schedule which meant he'd have more work than normal to do since he already had another client wanting to make a purchase. Oh well, he'd manage. He hung up the phone and stared at the sleeping brunette as he planned out his next moves.