Blood Red -Danny Johnson X Reader-

Chapter 34

I woke up the next morning to my phone ringing. At first, I wanted to just hang up and go back to sleep, but I forced myself up anyway.

"D- hello?" I was going to ask if it was Danny calling me but bit my tongue before I could.

"Hey, Y/N." Jed's voice sounded cheerful through the phone. "I was wondering if you could come over. I just wanted to talk and make sure you were alright after... well, you know."

"Sure. I really need to get out of this house anyway." I said into the phone, sitting up on the couch and stretching to wake up.

We said a quick goodbye to each other before hanging up. I got ready quickly to go see Jed. I'm not wasting any time to get out of the house and to my car to quickly drive there. I needed to get out of the house. Only bad things seem to happen to me there.

I kept the radio off, which was new for me. I was just so focused on my thoughts that I couldn't have anything else happening around me. I hope the presence of Jed could change that.

My car pulled up to his house, parking right outside of it. My head hung low as I walked to the door. I couldn't help but think about the recent murder.

"It's all my fault." I said out loud while the voices in my head screamed it at me over and over again.

Everything in my mind went quiet the second the door opened. Jed stood their with his normal attire. His classic long sleeve button-up shirt looked neat and well kept. He was in a much better place mentally than I was.

I instantly pulled him into a hug. Not even thinking about how he might feel about it. I just needed his comfort right now.

"What's wrong?" Jed was quick to hug me back. His arms wrapped tightly around me as he leaned his head forward and rested his chin on my hair. I was completely engulfed in his presence, pushing all of the bad thoughts away.

"The cops think it's me. I'm a God damn suspect." I tried to stay calm, but my stress stayed very evident in my voice.

"They think it's you? But you're innocent." Jed leaned back, holding my shoulders in a comforting way while looking at me.

"Without Ghostface around, they're at a loss." I looked up at him, choosing not to bring up Danny.

Jed sighed, closing his eyes for a second. "Come inside, you can stay with me for a while."

He spoke more like he wanted me around rather than just watching me because of my wounds like he's done before. Jed closed the door and locked it.

I took a step inside his house, looking at the ground while my head was screaming.

"You really don't deserve this, Darling." Jed's voice made me stop moving completely. What did he just call me.

"What was that?" I slowly turned around to face him as my heart beat started to rise.

"You don't deserve this?" Jed had a confused look for a moment.

"What did you call me?" I asked, regretting it instantly. It might have been better to keep it to myself, but I have to know if my suspicions were right.

"Oh." Jed sighed with a smile. He was shaking his head as he looked down to the ground. "I just gave myself away, huh?"

I took a step back as my heartbeat started to rise. My palms got sweaty as I connected the dots.

"Danny...?" My voice was shaking, giving a clear sign of my growing anxiety. I looked behind him at the door, cursing to myself as I remembered him locking it just moments ago.

"Come on darling, it can't be that shocking, right?" Jed - or now Danny took a step closer to me. His movements matching mine, so he stayed the same distance away from me.

"No." I fought back the tears that threatened to spill from my eyes. "It can't be you."

"You never acted so scared when I was in the mask. Why act scared now?" His steps grew wider as he slowly inched closer to me.

"I never thought it was you... I- I kissed you." A mix of shame and regret filled my voice along with a hint of betrayal.

"And I'm sure we're going to do it again." Danny had a menacing laugh, holding his arms out to the side as he approached.

"What does that mean?" My eyebrows tilted up with fear at his comment. Whatever he was planning was about to come to light.

"You know my identity. I trust you, darling, but I can't have my secret get out. This town is finished with my work anyway. We're leaving." Danny got closer, his eyes flickering to my hands. He's going to grab me.

I couldn't speak another word. Instead, my fight or flight kicked in. Pure adrenaline made me run off away from him. I ran away from the approaching man, unable to go out the front door. I instantly sprinted to the back door, trying to pull it open. Of course, it was locked.

"Who the fuck has a lock like this on their back door?" I said out loud out of frustration while looking at the locked up door. I needed a key just to get out. To answer my question; a serial killer would. Obviously, but now isn't the time to think about that. I had to go.

"Come on now, running isn't gonna help you." Danny approached me with confidence. He knew he had the upper hand and that there's probably no way out of his house for me.

My legs kicked back into action, racing down the hallway to a door. I found myself in his bedroom. I didn't look around at first, opting to lock the door behind me. The second I turned back, I gasped at what I could see in his room.

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