The Killers Hope|| Billy Loomis

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Hopes pov
"Hope it appears it is your turn" the teacher says after calling for my attention. I nod and billy grabs my hand making butterflies fill my stomach. But I see the way he looks at Sidney. Sidney is great. They've been getting closer and I'm happy for them. He mutters "you're gonna be just fine okay? Breathe" I nod giving his hand an anxious squeeze. I walk into the office and sheriff Burke is there and I smile his and Dewey's way. "Lollipop?" I ask them anxiously.

Dewey takes one and the sheriff does too and I sit. "Did you know Casey and Steve?" He asks. "We spoke in passing" I tell them. He nods "others students have told us about the issue between you and them" I sigh "it's a lie. The idea that I slept with Steve is crazy" picking at the skin on my fingers making them bleed. "Casey and Steve said otherwise supposedly" he replies. "I only ever slept with one person before and it wasn't Steve. Casey made it up after I refused to help her cheat on an exam. And Steve went along with it" I reply anxiously.

"And did this make you angry?" He questions "stop looking at me as if I killed them sheriff. I didn't. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I did such a thing." I reply my anxiety getting worse. "Hey, relax. We're just asking some questions Hope. Not accusing ya of anything" Dewey says. Noting how anxious I am. The sheriff asks "do you hunt?" "I love animals too much to even consider learning such a thing sheriff." I reply unwrapping a lollipop and sucking on it anxiously.

He asks "where were you last night?" I reply "with billy at his place watching horror movies. And then he dropped me at home after I started to fall asleep" he asks "and where did billy go after he dropped you off?" "He stayed over at my place" I reply. Lying because I don't know. I hate lying. He nods "you're free to go" and I get up and tear out of the office and lean against the lockers breathing heavily "hope?" "Hey hey hey. Look at me" it's Stu. I hug him tightly and the bell rings.

"What? Was the questioning that bad?" He asks and he moves and hands me my inhaler "here" and I puff it. "Sunshine?" Billys voice says and he grabs my hands that are now empty "look at me" I do his brown eyes on my blue ones. "Breathe." I nod and eye the new cuts on my hands that I inflicted and he tilts my head up "don't look at that look at me hope" I do and Stu says "what's um 5 things you can see?" I mutter "hands, billy, you, locker, Sidney" the girl comes over "hey are you alright? Dewey said you're not doing too good" her voice soft and worried. God I hate this. The pity that comes my way from me having anxiety. Billy replies "4 things you can feel" giving her a look to drop it. "You, heartbeat, locker, stares" looking around noting people now staring. Billy glares and takes me to somewhere private. "3 things you can hear" "footsteps, taking, breath" I reply and puff my inhaler that I take out once more. And my breathing calms and I sigh. Sidney asks "what was that?" "Anxiety attack sid." Stu replies.

Billy holds me to him his hand running through my hair gently "what happened?" "Sheriff Burke thinks I did it" I mutter. He stiffens hearing me "what? Sunshine that's crazy. There's no way you could've done it. Not only were you with me, but you couldn't even hurt a fly" I mutter "I have motive because of the rumor Casey and Steve started...does everyone else think I hurt them?" "Look at me" and I do and he wipes my face gently "we all know you didn't kill anyone. To hell with what sheriff Burke thinks. I know you were already anxious going in there. And hearing him basically accuse you made that worse huh?" I nod and he tells me "it's over now okay? Anyone with a brain cell knows you didn't do this. Besides we're here to vouch for you as well."

Billys pov
That sheriff had no right of accusing her of that! I feel terrible because it's my actions that landed her here. Like this. My sweet girl wouldn't hurt a fly never mind dismember someone the way I did to Casey and Steve. Even if someone deserves it she doesn't get angry or lash out. She gets upset and ends up on the verge of a panic attack and comes to me. I used to have anxiety as a kid so I know how to deal with it and so does Stu from dealing with me. I have half the mind to kill that fucking sheriff for upsetting her. But another murder would make her look even more suspicious. I don't want her going down for this.

I killed to let out my anger and to protect her. And I'll continue to be her guardian angel...or devil...depending on how you look at it. Stu adores her so he's on board with it. These assholes get worse and worse with her and she doesn't deserve it. She comes to me upset and tells me what happened after I coax it outta her. She told me about Maureen destroying her family. So no more Maureen. That kill also healed what she broke in me when her being a whore broke my family. So it was for both of us. Cotton weary was easy to frame.

I was urged to murder her father but that fire got to him first. Besides her family healed with therapy and she was happy again. She watched her mom die from a broken heart getting the news and she's been this anxious ball ever since. Though she is woodsboros sunshine. She wasn't like that while grieving. She tried to be her still happy self. But none of us were buying it. Through her pain she still made me lunch every day. She worried about me more than she worried about herself. Her mental health was depleting. She was hardly eating.

I keep an eye on her wanting to keep her safe from those who would hurt her. Including herself. It doesn't help that I'm in love with her...obsessed. If it comes down to killing everyone because they have it out for her, I will and she'll be my final girl. She nods and smiled and I crack one at her too and rid of her tears "want to head to lunch now?" I ask her gently and she nods "yeah. Got yours?" I hold it up wondering what she made for me this time.