Better Understanding

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"Jed I'm scared." Replayed in Danny's head as he washed his face getting ready for the morning. There was something so honest about it. So vulnerable. He loved it. He had really struck a chord with her this time and he knew things were getting closer to his goal. Though, to his surprise she had mentioned him. Ghostface. She didn't reveal much however. Only saying she saw him at the party. The way she talked about him turned him on in all honesty. Her shaky breaths. How she closed her eyes in a weak attempt to calm herself. It felt slightly different to the tough act she put on when she was actually facing him in the full outfit. Even when she broke it was different. It felt more like a trade off. But what she had said that day. It felt more helpless. Like she knew that nothing could be done. Like she was reminded how thin the line between life and death for her was. How closely she was to crossing it.

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     You sighed as you marked the paper in front of you. It had been a couple of days since the whole event and although Jed had suggested you stay home you told him it was better to not let it get to you. Here you were on a Thursday waiting for the day to be over though it had only just begun. Your sleep had been worse lately even Jed had noticed as he had stayed the night after the whole event. You remembered waking up in a cold sweat only to have Jed calm you down before finally getting comfortable enough to go back to sleep. Though the nights he hadn't stayed over had been even worse. You had made sure your windows were closed and locked at all times. Most nights you found yourself falling asleep only after fighting to keep your eyes open for hours. Even when you had fallen asleep it wouldn't last long as your nightmares had become more consistent and you would wake up every night finding it difficult to lay down again. Jed had been calling you everyday when you got home from work to make sure you made it safely. You appreciated how patient he was with you and you had felt bad that lately it had been all that was on your mind. You were sure he could tell but he didn't bring it up much unless you did. Probably figuring it was best to let you decide for your own.
     You looked up and over at his desk where he sat firmly working on the papers before him. He turned back to look at you with a small smirk on his face and you looked down shyly. As you looked back up he pointed to his watch and you understood what he meant. You looked at the clock up on the wall as it read 11:40am. You looked back at him and nodded before he gave you a thumbs up. He was taking you to lunch today again to try to make you feel better and you appreciated the efforts he made.
The time passed by quickly as you headed over to Brad's desk and left him his papers on his desk sighing as he looked up at you.
     "You should really get a better sleep schedule you look terrible lately," he commented and you only showed a small smile in response.
     "Yeah things have been a bit tough," you let out a small chuckle more at how incredulous his statement was than finding it actually funny.
     He simply huffed a response then turned back to his work as you headed back towards your desk. Part of you wanted to break down. Sure, you had gotten used to Brad's asshole comments, though you wouldn't ever get used to the nightmares, the fear, and the loneliness you had been experiencing as of late. You had Jed, but you could only tell him so much. You couldn't put his life at risk. He was someone that actually cared about you and that had been a rare experience in your life.
And after what had happened to Josh that fear only grew. You were terrified. Not for yourself. But for him.
"Hey, everything alright?" Jed asked as you gathered your things from your desk. He had put his hand on your upper arm and his touch brought you back to reality.
"Yeah," you replied meekly before adding, "just more comments from Brad. You know how it is."
"He never knows when to shut up huh?" Jed asked and you laughed a bit before the two of you started heading out of the building. The air outside had gotten chillier the past few days as November rolled around and you smiled at the leaves that hung loosely on the trees in a bright orange.
"It's so pretty out here," you commented as the two of you walked to his car.
"Yeah, autumn is one of the best seasons," Jed added as he opened the car door for you. He always did that without fail and you shook your head playfully.
"We never take my car. You know I can drive you places too... and pay," you added sheepishly. You always felt bad though he never seemed to mind.
"And take that risk? Not worth it," he said shaking his head as he entered the drivers seat and you gasped in response.
"You've never even seen my driving," you said sounding slightly upset. Though that couldn't have been further from the truth. Every moment with Jed was filled with happiness. And anytime you found yourself upset he would always make it better. He knew when to help you out or just distract you.
"No, but I've seen you drive home when I don't take you," he smiled and you squinted your eyes in false anger.
"Well your driving isn't much better," you mocked and he raised a brow. "Ok, maybe it is," you added and he laughed.
"Stubborn," he said as he started the car and began to pull out of the parking lot. You two could go back and forth forever it felt like. He rubbed circles on the back of your hand as he held it firmly while driving.
"So, what did Brad say?" Jed asked as he looked over at you. You simply rolled your eyes before you began talking.
"Just said I should get a better sleeping schedule and I look terrible," you smiled in annoyance.
"He's a fucking asshole," Jed said shaking his head and you nodded. "You look beautiful ok?" Jed said as he lifted your hand and kissed it. You couldn't help the blush that rushed up to your cheeks.
"Thanks," you said shyly before continuing, "my sleeps been terrible lately though."
Jed looked worriedly over at you for a moment before focusing back on the road. His brows furrowed a bit and you knew he was debating whether to ask you about the incident or not.
"Are you sure you don't want me staying over?" He asked and you shook your head.
"I'd feel bad I know you're busy. Especially lately," you said as you thought about the past few days. The news had been nonstop covering it. It was the biggest thing to happen in Roseville in who knows how long. People couldn't stop debating on how he could get away with something like that so easily. There had even been debate on shutting down any future college parties for the rest of the year until this had been solved. If it would ever get solved.
"Well you tell me if you change your mind," he said as the car pulled up in the lot to the diner you had grown all too familiar with by now.
"Will do," you smiled back as the two of you got out of the car. Before he could open the door for you, you scurried over and pulled it wide open giving him a small wink as he walked up next to you.
"Jed, hows it going?" Bill waved almost immediately as the two of you stepped in.
"Fantastic! How's business?" Jed asked as the two of you walked to your usual booth near the corner of the room.
"A bit slower actually. With whats going on and all," Bill said as he walked up to the both with his notebook in hand.
Jed gave a slight frown as he nodded in response.
"So what will the two of ya be havin'?" Bill asked and you pretended to think before settling on your usual.
"Donut and coffee please," you smiled and he nodded.
"My usual coffee and do you happen to have any cinnamon buns left?" Jed asked and Bill nodded as he smiled.
"You're in luck. I still have a few from the batch this morning," Bill responded before heading off.
You couldn't help but notice as the small tv they had on the main counter was playing a bit of the news. You sighed before looking back at Jed who noticed where your gaze was. He set his hand atop yours on the table and you broke under his comfort.
"I don't think they're ever gonna get him," you sighed and he tilted his head slightly.
"What makes you say that?" He asked curiously and you sat in silence trying to think.
    "It just feels like he's been doing this so long and no one even has a fucking clue," you sighed as you covered your face with your hands. You could feel Jed's gaze on you as his hand slowly moved your hands from your face.
    "I know its tough. I can't even imagine what it felt like... seeing him there," he said causing you to flinch a bit but he continued, "but we will get through this. I won't let anything bad happen to you," Jed finished but before you could reply Bill had interrupted the two of you to set down your food.
    "Let me know if the two of you need anything else," he smiled and you nodded in response.
    You picked at the donut in front of you seemingly less hungry than before as Jed spoke up again to break the silence.
    "How's your writing been going?" He asked curiously as he watched you deteriorate the food that laid in front of you.
    "I haven't written lately," you answered honestly. You hadn't even thought about it much. Too focused on everything else going on around you. The realization only further depressed you and Jed could tell.
     "It's ok. Everyone gets rough spots in their life," he said and you smiled weakly.
     "Sorry I'm such a bummer lately," you admitted and he frowned at that.
     "You aren't. I'm here for you. Not just when everything is fine but when you aren't feeling good too," he said with his usual Jed charm that lifted your spirits a bit.
     "If you say so," you said as he smirked at you.
     "It's been a while since we had a good movie night too. Maybe I can bring over some movies this weekend?" He suggested and you pretended to take a while to think before eventually nodding.
    "Sounds good, I need to restock on the popcorn then," you said before looking back up at him and watched as he stuffed his mouth with the cinnamon bun. He gave you a look before putting his hand over his mouth and you couldn't help but break into laughter. "So, you're human just like the rest of us," you giggled causing him to lift a brow in confusion. You finally took a bite from your donut and watched as he finished chewing.
     "What's that mean?" He asked and you took a moment before responding.
     "I don't know. You just seem so... perfect all the time you know?" You replied casually before the look on his face told you that you had said something important. He had this smile on his face that seemed rather confident as he looked directly at you and you couldn't help but feel nervous as his eyes twinkled a bit with the light on them. "What?" You asked slightly confused and he chuckled before reaching over and wiping a crumb off of your cheek.
     "Nothing," he replied simply and you could feel a slight heat in your cheeks.
     The rest of the day had gone by quite smoothly as the lunch with Jed definitely cheered you up and he kept giving you looks at work occasionally making his way over to talk about "work". You had been so distracted by him the rest of the day you had almost forgotten you were even worried. It wasn't until you got into your car to drive home that you had remembered. You rested your head against the steering wheel in a mixture of annoyance and preparation hoping that tonight would be calm. Maybe, you would even try to write again if you could muster up the motivation to do so. The radio played lightly in the background as you finally pulled up to your home. You took a moment before turning the key slightly and pulled it out before grabbing your things to head inside. As the door creaked open you peaked your head through checking out the place before deciding it was probably fine and walking inside. You always checked and it frustrated you to no end that you had to do so with your own home. You did the usual rounds as you locked your door and walked over to every window making sure they were closed and locked as you had left them in the morning. Nothing seemed out of place as you headed back into the kitchen and looked through the fridge deciding on some pasta for dinner.
     After cleaning up your mess from cooking you decided on a shower and relaxed as you felt the warm water hit against your skin. You reached for your shampoo and massaged some into your hair closing your eyes before you finally rinsed it out. Though as you did you froze momentarily. You thought you had heard the door creak open but then it was completely silent. You washed out the rest of it from your hair before opening your eyes. Though you had expected to see him there he wasn't. You sighed in relief as you told yourself it was probably just you being paranoid. The rest of your shower was rushed as you feared being alone. When you had made it to the living room after getting dressed you stopped seeing him on the couch. He was facing away from you though he sat there so casually with his arms up on the back of the couch before he turned to look at you.
     "Miss me?" He asked with that staticky voice he always had.
     You stayed frozen though after what felt like minutes of silence he got up from his spot and walked over to you.
"What's wrong sweets? Thought you'd be happier to see me," he said as he ran the back of his hand against your face.
"You k-killed Josh," was the only thing you managed out. You could feel his glove slowly slide further until it stopped at your neck. He wrapped his hand behind it and pulled you closer and leaned down. His mask touched the side of your face as he spoke.
"Did you forget who I was? Think I'm gonna be all sweet just because I haven't killed you yet?" He said causing a shiver to run down your spine. Yet? "Cute, you caught my wording didn't you. Don't worry I can make things a lot worse before then. After all you misbehaved. That's why I did it" he added.
"You said you wouldn't if I didn't tell anyone," you whimpered feeling defeated.
"No," he said as he pulled back away from you but still held the back of your neck firmly like a doll. "I said I wouldn't kill your friend Sara," he said as he looked down at you disapprovingly. It was the only emotion you could really make out as he hid behind that mask.
"D-Danny you told m-" you began but he stopped you as he shifted his hand to the front of your throat and gripped tightly.
"Listen sweets. I'll do whatever the fuck I want," he said as he gripped tighter. "Your job is to sit here prettily and wait for me. Got that? You don't tell me what the fuck to do. And if you don't want me going after the rest of your fucking friends or your fucking boyfriend Jed you'll do what I say," he growled.
"F-fuck you," you replied feeling anger build up at his mention of Jed.
     It came so fast you didn't expect it. His hand hit your cheek leaving a sting behind that caused a sharp inhale from you. You rose your hand to your cheek instinctively as your eyes started to water. The blackness of the mesh that covered his eyes was all you were met with in return as you looked at him sadly.
     "Fuck you look so cute when you're all hurt," he replied in his deep voice. You had been so confused and angry. Though, mostly at yourself. Part of you wanted to push him back. How could he have done that to you? And part of you wanted him. You wanted to appease him. You didn't like that he was upset. The space between your legs clenched at the thought of him again as you continued to stare at him silently. But you didn't want him to win this time.
    "You're a monster," you spat back at him and though your voice was weak you meant it.
    This had set him off. Before you knew it you had been slammed against a wall causing you to cry out as your head began to throb. He didn't even respond as he continued to press you against the wall before pushing against you. You had closed your eyes at the sudden impact and kept them so. His hand remained firmly pressed against your throat while he moved his left hand to your face and cupped your cheeks. You tried to push him off but he just chuckled at your weak attempts. He moved his leg in between yours and pushed against you harder and you could feel how hard he was as he continued to press against you. A small moan left your lips and he chuckled again. You opened your eyes fearful but calmed as you saw the mask before you.
"And you fucking love it don't you?" he said and before you could respond he pushed two of his fingers into your mouth. "You're gonna behave now aren't you sweets?" He asked and you nodded. "Good. Because fuck- I've missed you," he groaned as he pressed against your thigh again. You whimpered in response and ran your tongue over his fingers as he kept them in your mouth. "You looked so fucking cute in that costume. I wanted to just take you the second I saw you," he said as he pushed his fingers deeper into your mouth. He pulled back suddenly and you stumbled a bit realizing he was the only reason you were still standing upright.
Roughly, he put his hand on top of your head and pushed you down and you obliged as you felt the carpet underneath your knees. You had still been in the living room but it seemed he didn't have the patience to try to make anything more comfortable for you as he quickly started to unzip his pants. You reached up to help him and he moved his hands to your head as he started to push your hair back and hold it in a tight grasp. You pawed lightly at the outline of his cock through his underwear and he pushed against you even more as a deep groan left him.
"You really fucking love to just tease huh?" He said as you continued. You couldn't help the wetness that started forming in your underwear at his voice. Without warning he jerked your head back roughly as he pulled your hair. You let out a small yelp in confusion and he positioned you to look up at him. He towered over you. And the sight sobered you up rather quickly. Part of you could feel yourself go flush with fear and the other part couldn't help but let out another moan at his roughness. "You're such a little freak," he scolded. "Get up," he said and you listened. He pushed you and though you had half expected to be led to your room again he simply threw you onto your couch. "Face me," he said and you stumbled to get your footing a bit as you turned around to see him standing above you again. "You're gonna do exactly what I say ok?" He asked and you nodded feeling unsure of what he was gonna do. "Use your words," he said.
"Yes Danny," you replied and he chuckled.
"Touch yourself for me," he said and you sat a bit confused. He shook his head a bit as he unsheathed his knife and the sight of it left you frozen. He approached you carefully like if he was afraid of scaring you off, but when he was close enough he grabbed your hair roughly again as his other hand held his knife firmly against your throat. He leaned in and you couldn't help but stare at the mesh of his mask hoping to see his eyes. "Sweets, I get you're a bit scared but if you don't do what I ask I can make this a lot worse for you," he said and you stared silently back at him before eventually agreeing.
"Ok," you said and he moved back a bit taking his knife off your neck but sliding it slowly down your chest.
"Then take off your shorts for me yeah?" He asked and you obliged. You slowly moved your hands downward as his knife remained on your chest area and you pulled down your pajama shorts. "Those too," he said pointing his knife at your underwear. "Ah come on don't be shy now its not like I haven't had my dick down your throat before," he said and you couldn't help the blush that spread across your cheeks as you continued. You pulled them down slowly and though you tried to look away he used his free hand to grab your face squeezing your cheeks again and made you look at him. You shivered a bit as the cold air hit your wet pussy and he chuckled a bit as he observed you. "So fucking wet every time," he said in a proud voice before he continued, "touch yourself."
Though you had felt a bit nervous you reached down and carefully you started to use one of your fingers to circle your clit. He kept his hand firmly placed on your face forcing you to look at him as you continued. He used his thumb to touch your bottom lip and slowly dragged it down before pushing it into your mouth. You flattened your tongue under his thumb tasting the fabric as he pushed it further. He moved it a bit to the inside of your cheek and used it as a way to grip your face as his other hand held the knife relaxed next to him. He leaned back a bit while still holding your face to look down at your hand as you continued to slowly move your finger on your clit. You started to move your hand a bit downwards but he squeezed your face harder and looked back up at you.
     "Did I say you could do that sweets?" He asked and you shook your head 'no'. You moved your finger back to your clit and continued to rub it as he looked back down again. At some point he must've sheathed his knife because he brought his other hand down to your entrance as he teased you slowly. He pushed one of his fingers along your slit and dragged it slowly upwards before repeating it again. You couldn't help it as you moaned on his thumb that had still been in your mouth as he held your face tightly. You continued to just rub your clit as he slowly teased your entrance with his finger and dipped it in ever so slightly before taking it out again. He continued teasing you like that for a bit before you grew impatient and let out a whine. He looked back up at you before shaking his head disapprovingly.
"So, eager huh?" He said in a low tone and you nodded hoping he would stop teasing. Though he only seemed to enjoy it more as he let out a slow chuckle before looking back down. He brought another finger to your slit and rubbed it against you before he slowly pushed both of them into your hole and you let out a moan as he did so. Though he didn't push them all the way in. Instead he slowly brought them apart and let out a low whistle as he examined you. "Fuck, your pussy looks so good," he said and you clenched down on his fingers instinctively.
"Danny-" you started to slur as he still held a tight grip on your face though he stopped you before you could continue as he pushed both of his fingers deeper in you. He stared directly at you and began pumping his fingers in and out of you as you stared at the black mesh on his mask. You wanted to see his eyes. Though it was to no avail as you were met with nothing but blackness. Without warning he pushed a third finger into you and you could feel it stretch you as he kept his gaze on you. He worked his fingers faster and you suddenly stopped rubbing your clit and instead held onto his arm as he continued. You could feel the build up in your core and started moaning louder as Danny continued. Eventually he readjusted his hand a bit and his glove rubbed against your clit as he continued fingering you. Without breaking away from looking at his face you let out another loud moan as he pumped his fingers into you again and you could feel your body shudder as you came. He gave you a few last pumps before he pulled his fingers out and you yelped as he squeezed your clit with his fingers.
"So sticky sweets," he said as he held up his fingers that had been covered in your cum. He brought them to your lips and though you tried to close your mouth because his other hand still had a grip on you he moved his hand and forced your mouth open. "Say ah," he said as he shoved his fingers into your mouth. You could taste yourself as he rubbed his fingers on your tongue essentially using it just to clean him off. After he pulled them back out he finally let go with his other hand and you didn't realize how tight of a grip he had on your face that whole time until you felt your cheek grow sore. You gently rubbed your hand on your face trying to ease the pain before he spoke again. "You don't think we're done yet right sweets?" He said before he stood back up. Your eyes darted to his pants that had been left unbuckled. "What you want me to put on a show too?" He asked and though you knew it was rhetorical you kind of liked the idea.
You couldn't help but feel yourself get worked up again as he finally pulled down his underwear and his cock sprung free from its confinement. Instinctively you reached out and wrapped your hand around the base as you slowly started to move up and down it. He let out a groan as he put his arms on either side of your face and rested his head on yours. It didn't take long before he rested one of his hands on yours and stopped you.
"Lay back," was all he said in a huffed tone and you obliged. You readjusted yourself on the couch and he climbed over you. He gave himself a few strokes as he lined up with your entrance and teased you as the head of his cock pushed slightly into you.
"Please-" you cried out and he listened. He pushed into you causing you to cry out as your walls stretched to fit him. "Oh- fuck," was all you could say between heavy breaths.
"You can take it," he said as he fully seated himself in you. Part of you wanted to reach up and touch his mask but you knew that wouldn't be a good idea. Instead you rested your hands on his arms as he slowly started to pump in and out of you. He started off slowly but his pace picked up rather quickly as he pounded into you. You clenched around him tighter as a response and that earned you another satisfied groan from him. He leaned closer to you in a way that made it so he managed to rub against your clit as he fucked you and you felt yourself get close again.
"Don't stop please," you cried out as he continued and you grasped tighter at his arms. He continued and as you orgasmed his hand had been placed on your face again slightly irritating it from before but the pain only intensified the pleasure. When you finally came down from it you tried to relax as Danny continued to fuck you trying to reach his own.
"Ah and I thought you were mad at me," he said as he shifted his arms and placed both his hands around your neck. The pressure was nice but quickly it began to worry you as he held himself up purely from holding you down. His arms were straight as he continued to push you down and fuck you and you couldn't help as you clenched around his cock. "You fucking love this cock don't you?" He said as he continued. You wanted to let out a response but couldn't as his grip tightened.
"I didn't expect you to be this dirty when I first met you. But I fucking love it," he continued his ramblings as he fucked you. You put your hands on his trying to hold onto anything as he fucked you harder. He continued even as your vision started to blur from the lack of airflow and as you started to reach up to him all you could hear were his groans as he got faster and sloppier with his thrusts. You tried to say something but you couldn't and you felt too weak to try to stop him. Instead you grew a bit disoriented and weren't super focused on anything except the feeling of him thrusting into you. It wasn't longer before he let out a loud moan as he filled you and finally as he laid down to rest atop you he let go of his tight grip on your neck and you gasped out to breathe. He slowly got up and tilted his head slightly as he observed you. "Sorry sweets too tight?" He asked and you shook your head gently before replying.
     "Almost killed me," you said almost exaggerating.
     "You act like thats a problem," he replied in a playful tone as he finally pulled out of you. You were too weak to get up and it seemed he understood that. Though without a word after he pulled up his pants he moved over to you and pushed his arms under you before lifting you up and bringing you over to your room. You were pleasantly surprised as he set you down atop your bed. You normally had waited for his command to go clean up but it seemed that he didn't care this time. "See you next time sweets," he said before he began to walk out the room. You just watched as he closed the door behind him and then you fell back on your bed as you stared up at the ceiling wondering where that sudden niceness had come from.

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