Chapter 2: A spoonful of sugar makes the poison go down
Armin sat up in bed and yawned. Today was his birthday today and he had just turned sixteen. He wasn't just pretty anymore, he was gorgeous! Just as beautiful as his mother now. Stepping out of his giant king sized bed, he stretched and picked up Snowball, kissing the rabbit on the cheek. "Good morning Snowball" Armin greeted. Snowball just twitched his nose in response and snuggled into the teen's chest. "Let's go see what mother is doing" walking out of his room barefoot in his silky white night gown and white lace ribbon tied around his neck, he headed downstairs.
"Mother?" Armin called out looking for Caroline. "Happy birthday Armin!" Caroline and Rose said popping out of the kitchen. Caroline was holding a pretty white birthday cake with sixteen candles on it while Rose held a giant white stuffed teddy bear. Armin's eyes lit up at this and he smiled. "Thank you so much mother!" Armin said happily. "You're welcome sweet pea" she cooed. "Thank you too Rose!" He said taking the teddy bear and kissing the redhead on the cheek. Rose blushed at this action and mumbled out a small "thank you master" her hair wasn't chin length anymore, but it had now stopped below her waist in luscious corkscrew like curls.
"Now make a wish and blow out the candles my beautiful boy!" Caroline smiled. Armin nodded and blew out the candles. " guess what dearie? Mommy has a present for you!" She smiled. "You do?" Armin asked raising his eyebrows. Was it a book? He loved reading books! Especially ones about the ocean. "What is it?" He asked curiously. "You'll see soon enough" Caroline replied. "Now come on and eat, I made some special tea to go with your cake" she said.
Armin nodded and sat down at the kitchen table. The cake was delicious and so was the tea! But the more Armin looked at his mother, the more he felt like something was very off about her. Something about the way that she would occasionally glance at him made him feel a little uneasy."M-mother? Is something wrong?" He asked. "Is there something on my face?" Caroline only shook her head and smiled. "No dear, nothing at all" she said. He didn't speak anymore on it but the more Armin drank his tea, the more strange he started to feel.
His eyelids felt heavy, his breathing became more shallow, and he felt extremely cold all of a sudden. "M-mother!.." Armin whimpered shaking. "I don't feel..I-I think something's wrong with me" his skin slowly turned a deathly pale as Caroline watched the frightened boy. "Mother? What's happening to me?!" Armin choked out. "Don't worry my boy, you'll be all better soon" she said smiling a sickly sweet smile. Within moments Armin stopped trembling and blacked out. His pulse stopped, his body went limp, and he fell out of his chair, dropping dead on the kitchen floor.
"What should I do with him now Mistress?" Rose asked walking over to Caroline. "Take him upstairs to my workshop" Caroline replied." We'll begin immediately " Rose nodded and picked up the pretty corpse bridal style, taking him to the attic. Once she got there she set Armin down on the polished work table. "Don't worry my beautiful boy" Caroline cooed stroking the dead boy's hair. "You'll have your birthday present soon enough" she said. "You'll be so beautiful" she sighed. "So much more than what you already are now, mommy will make sure of it".
(A/N:well that's it for chapter two folks! Short chapter I know but there shall be more to come soon! see you all again in chapter three!)