I'm posting this chapter early because I'm reaching that point in my folders that I'm caught up with what all I wrote. I just finished this one, and the next one will probably be posted late (hence why this one is early), simply because I start school next week and I've been having fun writing on paper lately. I don't know why, I just have.

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[xXx]

A week had passed since Elvira's mother had been admitted into the hospital. During that week, Elvira had not gone to school, choosing to stay at home with her psychopathic friend (boyfriend? The two of them had not really discussed it before so she wasn't really sure if they were dating or if they were just overly friendly friends), going over to the hospital every single day to visit her comatose mother. The girl still felt guilty, but she knew that her mother would never blame her for what happened, so she tried to bury those feelings deep inside of her. Her mother would want her to be safe and happy, she knew, so she really tried. Over the weekend, Elvira even told Jeff that she was going to go back to school on Monday so she wouldn't be missing too much. Of course, in the middle of their conversation, there came a knock on the door.

Elvira felt all of the color drain out of her face as she quickly looked at Jeff. He took off and quickly hid in the cabnet under the sink. The blond hurried to the door and opened it, surprised to see a group of people from school, all of them led by Ivy. The popular girl offered a sheepish smile, the tiniest blush on her tanned cheeks. "Hey," she greeted the stunned blond softly. "Can we come in?"

"O-oh!" started Elvira, the shock being forced back. "Y-yeah! Of course! C-come in..." She stepped aside and the group of people entered, offering greetings and carrying gifts. The moment Elvira blinked, though, she thought she saw them all on the floor, their gifts scattered and their bodies lifeless and mangled, trapped in pools of their own blood. She stiffened, but when she blinked again, the people were sitting upright on the clean floor, gifts in their laps and smiles on their faces, all aimed at her. Closing the door, she swallowed and gave them all a shaky smile. "Wh-what's going on, guys? It's not my birthday or anything..."

"You've been missing school, and we've heard that your mom was comatose in the hospital..." Ivy said, noticing how Elvira inhaled sharply and tensed considerably. She placed a tender hand on her shoulder. "So we came over to give you our support." She smiled and pulled off the messanger bag that the blond didn't even notice she had on her. The brunette opened it and showed her some text books along with lots of papers were inside. "I got all of the classwork that you've been missing, and I've also got copies of notes in there so you know what to do... And you can keep the bag, too. I got it for you since your arm is still busted..."

Elvira was shocked by the girl's actions and felt a familiar burning in the back of her eyes. She quickly wiped her eyes to keep the tears from falling. "Thank you, Ivy," she said happily, her green eyes teary and happy. "Really, I mean it... Can you set it in my room on my bed?"

Ivy beamed brightly, closing the bag. "Of course!" she chirped, dashing off to do that. The other guests came up to Elvira one by one, presenting gifts and apologizing about her mother. They wished her good health with smiles so kind that it made the blond's heart swell. Each gift was something to help the girl through her grief; there were fruit baskets, gift cards to local grocery stores, some handwritten letters, and so on. Elvira took each gift happily, even going as far as reading the letters (with some help of course, given the state of the arm Jeff had twisted out of socket). Each letter choked her to tears, forming a smile pile on the coffee table after she finished reading each one. She thanked each and every person for everything before she noticed something...

Ivy had yet to leave her bedroom.

"I'll be right back, everyone," Elvira promised, standing. She quickly wiped her eyes and went to her room. When she looked inside, she saw Ivy staring at something in disbelief. Frowning, she slipped inside to see what the brunette was staring at. What she saw made her features go dark.

It was Jeff's hoodie, clean and fresh, along with his knife in the pocket, sticking just enough to catch the light and thus, Ivy's attention.

Ivy saw Elvira and physically jumped, putting as much distance as she could between the two of them. "W-w-w-what is going on, E-Elvira...?!" she stammered out, the backs of her knees hitting the edge of the blond girl's bed. She fell back on top of it. "Th-that hoodie and knife... Th-they belong to that guy who stabbed you!"

Elvira looked back at the items before smiling a rueful smile. "Yeah... It would certainly seem that way," she said calmly. Too calmly... She looked back at Ivy and blinked. She saw Ivy's body, limp on her red stained bed, her eyes lifeless and face forever contorted in horror. Her throat was slit and her body contained many stab wounds... And there was blood splattered all over the wall behind her. Another blink showed the girl to be well enough alive, panicking and freaking out. "But I think you're seriously overreacting. I just bought the hoodie to keep me warm, and the knife is to protect myself. I've been alone in my house for almost a whole week now, remember?" It seemed reasonable enough...

"H-he's here, isn't he? That guy?" swallowed Ivy, clutching the bed sheets. "He's here, and you're trying to cover for him! I-I'm right, aren't I?"

Elvira felt her mind shut down, her entire body now becoming mechanical. She knelt down and picked up the knife from Jeff's hoodie, her eyes dull and reflected on the polished blade. She then looked Ivy and the reality of what was to come dawned on them both. Ivy looked horrified and Elvira adopted a sadistic smile that rivaled even Jeff's own, carved one. "You know, you should really learn to just take a lie and accept it as the truth, Ivy... You would have lived so much longer that way..." the blond cooed coyly, not even recognizing the sadistic voice coming out of her own mouth.

"I-I'll scream if you try anything, Elvira!" Ivy warned her. She was met with a maniacal laugh.

"Oh, scream all you want, Ivy! Let Jeff hear me murder you and take out everyone in the living room!" grinned Elvira, her eyes twinkling with the thought. She got on top of Ivy, straddling her waist. There was no need to try and pin her down. The brunette was paralyzed in fear, staring at the blond on top of her in horror. Elvira placed the tip of the blade on the underside of Ivy's chin and tilted her head up some, leaning in so close that they were mere inches apart. "Or, you can be a good girl and die quietly and everyone in the living room will go on living... It's your choice..."

Ivy trembled under Elvira and swallowed. This was not the blond who had been terrified of being alone at home. This was not the blond she had hated then befriended. This was not the blond she had been standing up for... No. This blond girl on top of her was sadistic and cruel, and she was able to take her life for putting it all together.

Elvira cackled, her eyes narrowing some and her grin wavering only slightly. She lifted the knife and plunged it into Ivy's torso, once, twice... She lost track, and she couldn't hear Ivy screaming over the sound of her life being ripped away from her. Over and over, the knife plunged in and out of the tan girl, Elvira's body being sprayed with the blood that came out of her. "Yes, yes, yes!" the blond cheered in delight as Ivy struggled under her weakly. Her life was fading fast... Elvira saw that and instantly looked disgusted. "I didn't give you permission to die yet, Ivy." Her demented grin returned. "But if you expose your throat to me like a good girl, I'll consider give you release from your pain~."

Ivy obeyed weakly, not wanting to be in pain anymore. She had lost too much blood to be saved, even if an ambulance were to show up in the nick of time. It was just easier to get it over with. She closed her eyes tightly, feeling tears roll out of the corners.

"Open your eyes!" scowled Elvira. She heard the door open and straightened up, seeing some of her classmates standing there. They looked at her in horror and screamed. Before they had the chance to run, though, they witnessed as Elvira sliced through Ivy's throat, spraying more blood against her clothes and skin. Her grin had returned as she stood from the bed, Ivy's body going limp on the bed as her life faded out of existence. "You guys weren't supposed to see that~. Oh, well, more fun for me~!"

They screamed and took off down the hall. Elvira was right behind them, cackling. They struggled with the front door, trying to get it open. Had Elvira locked it behind them? She didn't remember doing that, but it made what was going to happen all the more easier and delightful. "Didn't anyone tell you it's rude to run away from the host~? I guess I'll have to teach you all manners!"

"Elvira!" shouted the voice of Jeff as he came out of hiding from under the sink. He grabbed a knife as more people screamed and rushed them, killing them effectively. Together, the two murdered all of the guests, all of the ones Jeff killed being marked with slit mouths while all the ones Elvira killed were marked with slit throats. They both heaved, the gifts scattered around as pool pooled around them at their feet.

The visions Elvira had came to life before her, and that alone was enough to send her into a hysterical fit, her hand dropping the knife as she laughed. She felt arms wrap around her and her body went still then limp. She turned her head some, her eyes peering out through her fallen bangs, a grin still etched into her lips. Jeff looked crazed and excited, but also worried. Their murders had been messy and uncoordinated.

"We killed them, Jeff..." she whispered, her head lifting some. "We killed them nice and dead, didn't we?"

[xXx]

I'm fairly certain that there is some dark side to my brain that really shouldn't base everything it invisions on manga and anime... and horror movies... among other things...

Point is, that side of my brain doesn't need to be running around and having fun like this, but I'm letting it for now. XD

Read and review, please~!

~Elvira