On strange trails

Chapter 7: Eddie

"Other guests?", Cora asked after the knocking on the door continued. "No actually we don't expect anyone else", Frank said. "Riff Raff. Would you please open the door.", Frank said in a more friendly way than usual.

Columbia and Magenta immediately looked at each other. "You see now? This Cora has a strange affect on him.", Columbia whispered into Magenta's ear.

Magenta had a theory. But it was to crazy to be true.

In the meantime Riff Raff had opened the door and led two soaking wet people inside. A man and a woman. The man was clearly taller than the woman and was holding her protectively.

"Uhm hello everybody. I'm Brad Majors and this here is my fiancé Janet Vice.", the man said. "Weiss", the woman corrected him. Frank was a little confused but set on a friendly smile. "It's a pleasure to meet you both. My name is Frank Furter.", he said and shook their hands.

"We really don't want to interrupt anything or bother you but our car broke down and we were wondering if we could use your phone.", Brad asked.

The way he was speaking for them both and the woman staying quite. Cora had seen this before. Basically her entire life. She already was disgusted by the couple.

The evening continued with the strange couple agreeing to stay for the night and Riff Raff and Magenta showing them to separate rooms. Cora was wondering why but she didn't question it.

While the servants were gone, Cora noticed that Frank had gone. She went up to the lab but he wasn't there. Than she looked out of the window and saw Frank standing outside. "Idiot! He'll freeze to death!", she said and quickly grabbed a jacked.

"Frank what are you doing out here? It's bloody cold and you're not even wearing a jacket", Cora said as she finally found Frank standing outside the castle, leaned against the wall, smoking a cigarette. He chuckled. "It's not bothering me at all", he said and ginned at her.

"If you say so.", Cora said and leaned against the wall next to him. "What do you think about our dear Janet and Brad?", Frank suddenly asked out of nowhere. "Extremely annoying and uptight. Kinda remind me of my parents though.", Cora said and smiled.

Frank laughed at her comment. "Yeah I know what you mean.", he said. Suddenly they heard a loud thunder coming from the sky and it started to rain. Cora was just about to say something when she noticed that Frank had closed his eyes and was inhaling the scent of fresh fallen rain.

His makeup started to run off his face as he continued standing in the rain. Cora could now see tiny bits of his actual face. She was very curious to see him without makeup on but she was freezing a lot so she said: "Shall we go inside again?".

"Oh now? I was staring to enjoy the cold, wet rain running down my spine so I need to shiver.", he said with a cheeky grin. "You sarcastic bastard", Cora laughed which caused Frank to chuckle. She opened the door for them and they went inside.

Cora felt something strange inside her chest. Her heart skipped a beat when Frank touched her shoulder comforting after he saw her shiver. "We better get ourselves some dry clothes", he meant and led her upstairs.

Cora was confused. Not by his actions but by the feeling it gave her. She always had a deep understanding for Frank but this was different. She wanted to be close to him somehow. Little did she know that this feeling towards him would be their savior.

When they arrived at Frank's bedroom, he opened the door. "Come in. I'm sure I have some stuff that could fit you.", he softly spoke. Cora followed him. His bedroom was quite nice. Only lightened by candles. He stood in front of his closet and quickly pulled out some dry clothes for himself.

He than started to remove his corset and fishnets which didn't bother Cora at all but  when he also pulled off his panties she quickly covered her eyes and turned around. Modesty must have been a foreign word for him. When Frank had changed he turned around to Cora and saw her standing like that. He started to chuckle.

"Don't like what you see, darling?", he asked in a seductive tune. Cora turned around again. "I just didn't want to disturb your privacy", Cora meant. Frank smiled at her and chuckled again. "Humans are so hooked up on good behavior".

"Is Transylvanian society so different from ours?", Cora asked. "Well we don't have a problem with showing what we got.", he answered and looked her up and down. "While humans often are very....protective over their very certain body parts being covered up.", he said and left the room. "Feel free to wear anything you like", he still added.

He left Cora speechless. "Are we really so inhibited...?", she thought. Just that thought made her a little angry. She would show those Transylvanians how much of a confident person she could be. So she went to Frank's closet and picked out a outfit that if she'd worn it at home, her parents would have killed her for. It was a short, red dress with white lace at the breast and small fringes at the end of it. She also took on some black gloves, fishnets and black heels.

She looked at her self in the mirror and actually felt really comfortable. She walked out of Frank's room and heard Magenta yelling from the lab: "Dinner is prepared!". Than she saw Frank, Rocky and the couple walking into the dining room. Followed by a man in a wheelchair she hadn't see before.

She followed them and when she walked into the dining room, she got all the reactions she wanted. Magenta gasped when she looked at her and smiled widely like a proud momma. Even Riff Raff had an accepting look on his face. Columbia stood up and hugged her friend. "Finally took my advice, didn't ya?", she giggled and sat down again.

Than Cora looked over to the one she really wanted to impress. Frank hadn't said a word he was just staring at her. Magenta quickly tapped on his shoulder to remind him that there were people in the room. He looked over to her and nodded. When he looked at Cora again he had an admiring look on his face. "Well Cora. You look wonderful, dear!", he said and showed her to take a seat.

She set down next to Rocky and Frank stood up. "To absent friends", he said as he raised his glass. "To absent friends", all of them answered and took a sip. Cora was still confused by the man in the wheelchair but she didn't ask.

They started to eat and suddenly the man in the wheelchair started to speak. "We came here to discuss Eddie". Cora stopped eating and quickly tried to get the thought of his horrible death out of her head. She looked at Columbia who had stopped eating as well.

"That's rather a tender subject", Frank said as he saw Columbia's tears. She stood up. "Excuse me please", she said and ran out of the room crying. Cora wanted to follow her put Frank send her a 'please wait' look.

Suddenly Frank started to smile wickedly. "If you came her to find Eddie I unfortunately have to disappoint you. You won't find him here. Well not in the form you want him to.", he said and looked at the meat they were all eating. Everyone understood and stopped eating immediately. Except of Rocky.

Cora wanted to puke. This was to much. Cannibalism really? Frank stood up and pulled the tablecloth off the table. Under the cloth was Eddie's dead body and parts of his flesh were removed. Janet screamed loudly and rant out of the room. So did Brad and the man in the wheelchair.

Magenta and Riff Raff were laughing hysterically. Also Frank was laughing his heart out. Cora didn't know what to do. Her whole world fell into pieces. Incredible fear was the only thing she felt. "Oh Cora dear I'm so sorry for not telling you", Frank said as he noticed Cora's fear.

He went to her and tried to hug her but Cora jumped away. "What the fuck Frank?", she asked shaking. "You don't have to be afraid!. It's only a doll!", he said. "And the meat?".

"chicken. Tastes nice, doesn't it?", he said and pulled Cora into a comforting hug. Suddenly Cora started to laugh. "Oh you dick!", she said. "For a moment I thought-", Cora didn't finish her sentence. Frank also laughed again.

This kind of dark humor. Scaring people like that. It was hilarious. This was the moment where Cora was suddenly sure about everything. She was sure that this was her and she was sure that she was madly in love with Frank.