i'm back, baby

episode 18; the monster

I am who I am because of you. And I hate you for making me the person I despise most.

"You know it's a real shame, Benny," Stephani started, "I was going to take you under my wing and train you to be just as good of a witch as me."

Benny's eyes lit up in the slightest. "Really?" Maybe he doubted her too quickly. Maybe she won't kill him!

"No." She laughed. "No one could ever be as good as me."

Well, that hope was short-lived.

Madison rolled her eyes. She was just observing now. She had been for the last 10 minutes. Stephani was just going on and on about herself and her past and it was all so miserably boring.

Meanwhile this gave a chance for another dumb blonde to become aware of the situation. It was almost as if everyone was onboard and was aware of the circumstances and the plan at hand. Well Benny, Sarah, and Ethan all had no clue about the conspirators next to them. Stephani decided not to leave them alone and the possibility- no the legitimacy that they would make a plan. But they already had one, made up by the two entirely vampire girls. Rory had been watching their eyes and Madison's words she mouthed.

After a while of silence amongst the conspirators, and Benny, Sarah, and Ethan talking to Stephani, Rory turned away from the witch and whispered, "I'm going to distract her." Erica didn't know he had said anything, but Madison did. Rory really pieced together that she could still hear him whisper. Madison smirked and gave a small nod. Suddenly Rory moaned out of nowhere. The girls got flustered, to their surprise.

It was clear he hadn't intended it to come out like that since he seemed quite embarrassed for a moment before realizing that he should stick to the plan, so he covered it with a quick groan of pain. Even better.

"What. Why are you bitching?" Stephani asked in a rude tone. "My stomach," he cried, "it hurts."

"You want it to hurt? Oh, I'll make it hurt." Rory panicked. Fuck fuck fuck what do I do, Think, Rory, Think!

"Wow, you really are gorgeous."

Stephani stopped in her tracks on her way over to him with a knife. "Excuse me?" Rory stuttered a bit. "I mean, I never really took a moment to look at you and just- wow mamas, you fine as hell!" Stephani tried to hide her smile but burst into a fit of girlish giggles. "You think so?" Rory nodded with a smirk. "If you think I'm cute now, wait till you see me with the other half of my neck." She sat down by Rory and they started chatting. The others couldn't believe it. She fell for it? HAH. What a loser.

Sometimes they forget she is still a young girl, not just a disgustingly violent witch. But Rory was a year under age so that was a bit weird, but asides from that-

Erica looked to Madison, prepared to take advantage of the condition and the brunette nodded weakly, as strong of a smile as she could muster, her black hair frayed in a disorder and her makeup smeared. If her body wasn't drenched in blood you might think she just came back from a one night stand. Despite the gothic clothing.

Erica swiveled her hand into the hole she had managed to situate behind her body to relieve any suspicion.

Was it really going to be this easy? There's no way.

And unfortunately, she grabbed the knife, accidentally grabbing the blade instead of the handle, a cut immediately spawning on her palm. Of course, nothing could be easy.

"Ow!" she muttered. Stephani's eyes shot towards her, the veins in her throat still pulsing. "What is it blondie?"

"N-nothing I just- nevermind, sorry." Erica was stuttering like crazy. Her whole body was shaking and the witch could tell. "I said what is it," she said sternly. Erica swallowed and responded, "My neck hurts, since Mads threw me into the fucking wall earlier." She laughed lightly and nervously, trying to play it off as best she could. She was able to swivel her hand to the handle and she tightened her grip.