Shinigami-cat: So this is the part where I say stuff... Well I got nothing to say... I OWN NOTHING!

Welcome to paranoia PART 2

It had been a long day and Francis just wanted to sit around the house all day and do nothing. It was just one of those days you know? But it was the afternoon and he was hungry. So he went to the kitchen and frowned. There was nothing in the pantry or the fridge at all. "Strange... Father should have gone shopping yesterday..." He said. "I guess I'll have to go out and get something." He walked over to the money tin and opened it. His jaw dropped.

There was there was no more than twenty dollars in the tin. 'How can this be? Last month there was at least three hundred dollars in here! How the heck did this happen?' Suddenly it hit him. His father had bought Elizaveta a fancy necklace last week. 'That isn't the only thing he's given her... He bought her a whole bunch of fancy things as well...'

He growled and slammed the tin back down. "Damn it... I bet she's using him for his money... Stupid gold digging bitch..." He sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "No I'm over thinking things... She couldn't possibly know Father was spending all our money on her... No... I'll talk to her later..."

Elizaveta couldn't have known that she was doing that right? She couldn't have. If she did know what she was doing... Francis didn't know what he would do. He shook his head and grabbed five dollars out of the tin. He was going to go get something cheap from the small café from up the road.

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Francis sighed as he sat down in the small café. The decor was simple and modest. The walls were sea foam green and the posts were a kind of salmon colour. There were tables dotted around the café and several booths at the back. Francis was sitting in a booth and was humming to himself as he looked over the menu, trying to decide what to order.

Suddenly he heard someone in the booth next to him growl. "What do you mean you can't make the payment?"

"I'm sorry Roderich!" Said a panicked voice. "I can pay it back later!"

"No way!" Hissed Roderich. "My girlfriend lent you a lot of money and we expected you to pay it back today!"

"Calm down Roderich." Said a familiar female voice. "I'm sure he can pay it back."

Roderich sighed. "Okay Elizaveta... I'm sure you can do something... I'll be back in a second." Roderich got up and walked past where Francis was. Roderich was a tall man, had brown hair, glasses, wore sophisticated clothes but had a dangerous air about him.

Francis's eyes went wide. 'Elizaveta? What? Why? Huh?'

"Hey here." Said Elizaveta. "This is payment plan... It might not be much, and the first three payments are really high but it is the best deal I can give you. I don't want anyone to get hurt. My boyfriend can be a little... animalistic if he doesn't get what he's promised... Please sign the paper."

Francis could hear the frantic sound of scribbling as Roderich walked back. "So did you all reach an agreement?"

"Yes Roderich." Said the man as he quickly ran off.

Roderich laughed and helped Elizaveta to her feet. "How's that guy you're scamming?"

Elizaveta laughed. "I got him wrapped around my finger. He's a total cash cow... but the money's starting to dry up. We'll have to go to the second phase really soon."

Francis hid behind the menu as they walked past. He peaked over the top just in time to see them walk past Ludwig and Julius (Grandpa Beilschmidt ... I couldn't think of a better name...). Roderich and Elizaveta nodded at Julius before quickly running off. Julius and Ludwig sat next near Francis. Julius sighed. "This can't be good... I feel sorry for the poor sucker that caught up with those two..."

Francis quickly jumped up and ran over to them. "Hello Ludwig, Mr Beilschmidt. Could you please tell me who that man was?"

Julius sighed. "I don't think you need to know about-"

"Who was that man?" Cried Francis.

"Opa..." Sighed Ludwig. "I think you better tell him. He wouldn't ask unless it was important."

Julius sighed. "Fine... That was Roderich Edelstine. He's a very dangerous con man. He and his girlfriend Elizaveta have been pulling scams up and down the East coast for years."

"Like what?" Asked Francis.

Julius frowned. "They specialize in a scam known at the badger."

"I think I know that one..." Said Ludwig. "Isn't that where a con girl and a rich man fall in love but then the girl's boyfriend shows up and threatens the man that he will kill him unless he pays a large sum of money?"

Julius nodded. "Indeed... And if those two are here I feel sorry for whoever got caught in their trap."

Francis gritted his teeth. He felt like he was going to be sick. He bid fair well to them and ran off. Elizaveta was going to con his father out of all his money... He had to do something now.

"Are you okay Francis?" Asked Ludwig. "You look a little ill..."

Francis laughed and smiled. "I'm fine Ludwig. Why would you ask? Well I'd better be off... I'll see you around." Francis waved goodbye to them as he walked out the door.

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Francis walked back down to the tip. He needed time to think things over. He had to figure out what he was going to do about Elizaveta. He was just going to have to talk to her and hope she would leave.

"Oh Francis!" Called a sickly sweet voice. Francis turned to see Elizaveta walking towards him. "Can I talk to you?" Francis quickly picked up the pace and hurried towards the tip. When he got there he quickly began to move towards the combi van. Elizaveta was close behind. "Wait up Francis!"

Francis bit his lip and turned around. "Sorry Liz... But I have stuff to do. I'll talk to you later okay?" Hopefully that would make her leave. But still she followed him all the way to the combi van.

"So is this your secret place? Asked Elizaveta. "It's so isolated."

Francis smiled and nodded. "Yes it is. Not even Gilbert and Antonio have seen this place. I like it because it's so quiet... Even if you scream... no one will be able to hear you..."

Elizaveta nodded and looked around. "Well now I feel so honoured. I mean not even your friends have been here... So anyway I wanted to talk to you."

Francis bit his lips and looked away. "What about?"

Elizaveta twirled her hair around her fingers. "Well... You know how your father and I have been dating... Well we decided to get ma-"

"You will not marry my father." Said Francis darkly.

Elizaveta frowned and pouted. "What? And I thought we were getting along just fine."

Francis glared at her. "I don't care if you keep dating him. But if you do attempt to marry him I will do everything in my power to stop you."

Elizaveta shook her head and smirked. "Well I think your father should have a say in this matter..." She walked over to Francis and whispered in his ear. "After all I'm pregnant with his child."

Francis's eyes went wide and his whole body began to tremble. "You're lying." He hissed as he pushed her away.

Elizaveta gulped and shook her head. "No I actually am. I-"

"YOU'RE LYING!" Screamed Francis. "I know all about the scam you're running with your other boyfriend. Break it off with my father right now or I'll tell him everything." Elizaveta's eyes went wide. She couldn't believe what Francis just said but she quickly got over her shock and frowned.

"So... you know everything..." She suddenly shot her hand out and bitch slapped Francis. Francis gasped in shock and before he could even move Elizaveta grabbed his hair and kneed him in the stomach. Francis gasped and fell to the ground. Elizaveta swiftly straddled him and began to choke him.

"Sorry kid." She said. "I wasn't planning on killing you but I'm not going to get another sucker like your dad."

Francis gasped and clawed at Elizaveta's hands. He couldn't get free, he couldn't breathe. One of his hands quickly fell to his side and began to grope around for something to make Elizaveta let him go. He grabbed something hard and triangular. He quickly swung his arm around and stabbed Elizaveta in the side.

Elizaveta gasped and clutched her side. Francis quickly pushed her off and gasped for breath. "YOU LITTLE SHIT!" Screamed Elizaveta. "WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?"

Francis opened his eyes and looked down, there right in front of him was a lead pipe. He glanced over at Elizaveta and his heart began to race. 'She's going to kill me... She's going to kill me... I... I... It's kill or be killed...' He grabbed the pipe and stood up. He walked over to Elizaveta and raised the pipe high above his head.

Elizaveta looked up at him and gasped. "Stop! That... That's not funny!"

Francis grunted as he brought the pipe down hard on Elizaveta's head. "Die..." He hissed. "Die... Die... Die... Die... Die... DIE... DIE... DIE! HURRY UP AND DIE!" Again and again he brought down the pipe, even after Elizaveta was dead.

Francis finally stopped and dropped the pipe and looked down at Elizaveta. Her face was mashed in so badly that she was unrecognisable, her jaw was snapped, her brain was showing through her skull and one of her eyes were dangling out of her eye socket.

Francis took in a few deep breaths and gulped. He quickly looked around for a place to hide the body. When he found it he grabbed Elizaveta's legs and dragged her body over to the dump sight. A small fridge. He shoved her body inside and closed the door.

When she was safely tucked away Francis began to panic. "I... I just killed someone... I'll... I'll go to jail! I'll never see my friends again! My father..." Francis's eyes went wide. "Father... that man will come after him soon... I have to help him..." He looked back at the fridge and bit his lip. "I've already gone this far..."

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Francis walked home as quickly as possible, it was now night time and very dark. When he got home he could feel rage building up. Roderich was standing over his father. "And I want my money in one week officer or I'll kill you. I have connections. I'll make it look like suicide." He swiftly kicked Francis's father in the side before walking off. Francis bit his lip and hid behind a tree. He had to save his father...

He walked out of his hiding spot and smiled sweetly at Roderich. "You're Roderich right?" He asked.

Roderich frowned. "Yes? And who might you be?"

Francis laughed. "Oh I'm Francis. Elizaveta told me to come and get you. She said she had something really important to tell you."

Roderich raised an eyebrow. "Really? Elizaveta sent you? Where is she?"

Francis beamed and gestured Roderich to follow him. "If you would like to follow me I'll take you to her." It took no more than a few minutes before they reached the tip. Francis had a torch and was leading Roderich to the combi van.

"Why the heck did she want to meet out here?" Asked Roderich.

Francis shrugged. "She said it was really important. It must also be very secret... this is a great place for secrets..." Suddenly the torch blinked out. It was now pitch black. "Oh dear... Wait here I'll find some more batteries."

Roderich sighed and pulled a lighter out of his pocket. "Don't worry about it I got a lighter." The flame came on but Francis was gone. Roderich frowned. "Where the hell did he-" Roderich's sentence was cut short as Francis brought the axe down through Roderich's head.

Francis breathed heavily as he looked down at Roderich's corps; blood was flowing out of his skull, nose and mouth. Francis gulped and dragged Roderich's body over to another fridge and shover Roderich's body inside. He sighed and slumped down. "What am I going to do? What if someone finds out?" His eyes went wide. "I have to hide them... But where? I can't just leave them here... I have to cut them up... and I'll hide them in the Lake... No one will ever find them there... no one..."

TBC

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