The Reaper in Red

I don't know if I'm already dead or not, but I started to open my eyes slowly. As I did, I realized I'm not in heaven, but in a small, dark room that only shows a low glow from a candle. I can hear opera music from a record player close by.

Where am I?

I looked around in the room, even though it's dark, I can see a vanity and 2 dressers, one long mirror, and a table. The number one thing that scared me the most, was that they're layered with knives, scalpels, and many things only a doctor, or a psychotic murderer can use on a person or a subject.

Oh God! I got to get out of here!

I tried getting up, but I can't because I noticed my hands, legs, and my mouth's tied up, so there's no hope for running nor screaming.

Oh Makiyo, I'm doomed! I'm dead! So very, very, dead!

I heard footsteps coming, that made me quail. I want to move, but I froze in place. I couldn't see his face, but I heard him sigh, unwrapping the ribbon from my mouth, and spoke, "I knew you will wake up, Madison..."

How did he know my name?

Why is his voice so familiar?

"..Who ar-"

"Shhhh..."

He leaned with a finger close to his lips then I noticed more candles were lighting up, glowing to see who that man is.

My eyes widen when I saw a long, brown, pony-tail tied with a red ribbon, mustard colored eyes, and glasses. I recognize that look in school! But this time, he wore a red coat.

"Y-You!"

"Hush, now, dear child..." The sub spoke as he pick up the lipstick that I found from him, "And hold still.."

I have no clue why, yet I did what he said. I noticed he started putting lipstick on me. All I can think is, What is going on?

As he finished, I started asking, "What is going on? How did you know where I lived? Why did you bring me here? Why did you kill that per-" "Be quiet and don't move!" he scolded as he pick up some fake eyelashes.

After he put them on me, he smiled, "Awww! You look perfect in red!" My eyes widen in confusion and shock, "Red?!"

He pushed the chair to the long mirror and I gasped at my reflection.

My hair's died to a crimson color with blood-colored make-up and what shocked me the most is that he changed my god-dang clothes!

I was in a white shirt with a reddish-brown vest and a candy stripped bow that's wrapped around my neck, I also wore black pants and red heels. I stared at my reflection with my mouth dropped open, then I yelled as I shake my head as I thought it was a nightmare, "Wake me up! Wake me up! I can't be here! I'm dreaming! Wake me up please!"

He chuckled, "Silly girl, you're not dreaming!"

"Then who are you?!" I yelled. "Well, I'm a Su-" he spoke, but I interrupted, "Your real name! There's no way you're a substitute! You can act all you want, even better like that, but it won't worked out!"

He lowered his head and muttered slowly, "...You...think so...?"

I heard him chuckle and he raise his head, smiling at me with very sharp teeth, like a shark.

Sharp Teeth! Ku...

I gasped as I saw them. "How Kind~," He grinned as he took the ribbon off of him, "What a sweet girl you are..." He then took off his old glasses, putting fake eyelashes on him, "After all, I am an Actress, and a good one at that..." He switched his white gloves to his black ones and open his new pyrite green eyes, "But I am not acting that I captured you here for a reason..." He finally use a comb that change color...and sadly to myself, from brown to deep, crimson, red, looking like his hair was in lava...

just like in the fate,

Meaning that the Crazy old man in the parlor was right!

He spoke once more as he put on red teacher glasses with skulls, "So then, Here we are, Madison...No, you're too cute for that name, I'll call you Madsy! Allow me to introduce myself, I am Grell Sutcliff, you're honorary reaper, and don't judge with the way I look!" He made a pose with his hand looking like a phone or a rock-star version of love with a tongue sticking out and a wink of his eye.

I am SO doomed...

"But why changing me, including my outfit?" I asked quietly. "Why, to make you beautiful, of course," Grell spoke, swaying his red hair back, "Red is my favorite color, Darling Madsy. It's perfect for hair, for lipstick, and for clothes too. That's why, on every girl I meet, I painted them with pretty red blood. If you remember the story, Jack the Ripper, that's me."

My eyes widen, but I asked again, "But why on girls like me, the ones with dark brown hair and eyes?" "It's the only way to keep all of our kinds safe, sweety." He replied.

"Wait, there's more? And they're going extinct?" I tilted my head. "Yes and No," Grell replied again, "There are many more of us, including some around you. You just didn't see them, do you think us reapers are just simple skeletons? ." "Eh?" I gotten nervous and confused, "But why keeping it safe?" He sigh, "Last question, ok? It's what my fate told me. I must make you red so you won't be killed, no one will suspect a girl like you with red hair."

My eyes widen, So He's not actually a killer, just a kidnapper!?

"And Now, the last thing, but I need you to keep your eyes open, you got it?" Grell spoke. "Eh? Sorry, but why?" I asked. "Why...I'm gonna take your eyes out and replace them with red ones!"

I gasped, "MAKIYO!"

I started to struggle and squirm, trying to be free and ran out of the place forever. I saw Grell grabbing a scalpal and tweezers and I squirm more, I even screamed, "Help! Help! Somebody! Help! Get Away from me! Someone Help!" "Scream all you want, Madsy, but no one can hear you." Grell spoke as he got it close to my eye.

I couldn't take it anymore! I don't want my eyes switched or end up like Ellen/Viola's eyes in Witch's House! Without realizing, I kicked his hand that made him throw the objects out of his hands! I could tell I did that when I heard two clangs on the ground.

I opened my eyes and saw Grell getting angry and growls, "Don't want a new eye color? Well...how about I paint you red with your own blood?!"

I gasped and I saw him picked up something with a sound of a metal roar. I gotten confused until I saw him pulling out a chain saw!

I gasped once more, but I realized that he's a reaper, "B-But Reapers-" "Have scythes? Madsy, the legends get that kind of scythe, but some like me, these are customized as garden tools, now to scatter you like rose petals...

Farewell, Madsy!"

He ran towards me with his chainsaw ready. All I want to do is to scream, so I did. As I screamed, my eyes were closed.

I couldn't tell who is to blame for all of this, is it the murder scene? Undertaker's fate told to me? Or my scared, curious, mind?

Oh Makiyo, HELP!

Cliff hanger, huh? What will happen next?