The Clown's Jester

IX

Once I catch my breath, I say, "H-how did you...? What did you...?" He chuckles, smirking, "I mainly just spelled my name with my tongue." I feel something poke into me, "Is that you?" He nervously laughs, smirking, "Yeah, but don't you worry about that. You're not ready for it yet~. You could barely handle my tongue~."

I hold the sides of his face, "Yeah...well...I-I've just...never done anything like that before." He smirks, "Yeah, I know." It's quiet for a few minutes before there's a knock at the door. Mister Jack growls, standing up and walking to the door, "Who is it, and what do you want?" I sit up, crossing my legs because they're still slightly trembling.

A very stuttery voice speaks from the other side of the door, "H-He...wa-wants t-t-to...t-ta-alk to y-you." Mister Jack lets out an irritated sigh, "Alright, but," he pauses, opening the door, "what about her?" He motions to me, and a boy with brown hair, goggles, a brown hoodie, a lower face mask, and two things hanging from a belt looks at me, "T-take her w-w-wi-ith you, I'd gues-ss."

I shyly wave at him, "Hi...I'm Magnolia." He lays a hand on one of the things on his belt, holding up his other hand, "I-I'm Toby." I tilt my head, "What are those on your belt?" He picks one up, "Th-they're h-h-h...hatchets. I u-u-use them t-to...to ki-kill people." My eyes widen, and I feel fear creep in as I begin to tremble, "M-m-mister Jack...W-what does he mean...?"

Mister Jack looks at mister Toby, saying something before walking over to me, "Hey, it's okay," he kneels down, holding the side of my face with one hand, "he's not going to hurt you. He's much friendlier than Jeff." I look at him, grasping the trim of my dress, "Promise...?" He kisses my forehead, "Promise." He lays one of his hands on mine, "I don't think you're ready to see the guy I'm about to meet. Why don't I have Toby show you to Sally's room?"

I shake my head and he reassuringly kisses my forehead before standing, "Alright, let's go, Toby." I watch them leave, closing the door behind them, and I lay down, sliding my legs out from under me, "I wonder what papa's up to." I feel my throat begin to feel dry, and I contemplate going out there alone.

After a few minutes, I sit up, "I'll just be really quick, and really quiet." I slide off of the edge of the bed, standing and walking to the door. I take a deep breath before opening it and stepping out, I close the door as I rack my brain to remember the turns we took, finally making it to the stairs. I go down them, making my way to a big doorway with no doors.

I hear clattering and then a crash, like glass hitting the floor, and I hurry there. There's a man in a yellow jacket standing in the kitchen, he has a mask pulled up to just above his mouth. It's a creepy mask, but what's underneath doesn't seem too far from human. He has a slight beard and sideburns.

I bring myself to speak, "Are you okay?" He looks at me as if he hadn't noticed me walk in, "Yeah, Just dropped my bottle, and I have this raging headache...Wait a minute. I haven't seen you before." He stands up and I realize he has something lit in his hand, "What's that?"

I point at his hand and he looks down, then back up with a confused look on his face, "My cigarette?" I nod my head and he raises it to his lips, making it light up more before he sets his hand on the counter, "It's something I smoke to destress." He lifts his hand with the cigarette in it towards me, "Wanna try it?" I shake my head and he walks over to me, "C'mon, it's not like you have to obey someone or keep up an appearance. Just once."

I hear a familiar laugh from behind me, "And why don't you give the kid alcohol, too, Masky?" I look behind me to see mister Jeff standing there, fear runs through me and I do the first thing I can think of, I run behind the man mister Jeff called Maksy. He sounds confused as he says, "What the hell? Why is she hiding from you, and why did you call her a kid?"

Mister Jeff says, "Because a: she knows she's a broken doll if I get my hands on her, and b: she's Jason's little brat." He looks back at me, "Damn, I didn't even notice. So, why's she here if she's his 'pride and joy'?" Mister Jeff pulls out a knife from inside his hoodie pocket, it has something on it, it looks like blood.

"Because Jason's doing something with a guy, and he asked Jack to watch her. And if there's any confusion, yes, it is the clown, not the eyeless guy." He walks closer to us and I clutch to the man's arm, "Please don't let him hurt me...I didn't mean to be bad, I just didn't like how he was talking about mister Jack..." The man looks at me, then at mister Jeff, "What did she even do that's got you so pissed?"

"I-I told him he had something on his shirt...and then hit him in the nose with my finger..." The man begins laughing and mister Jeff gets an annoyed look on his face, "Oh, haha, Masky. Sure, laugh it up. We all know you're more hot-headed than me. Plus, I just wanna scare her, and maybe make her run for her life a bit." He lunges towards me and I gasp, just barely dodging him.

He picks himself up and looks at me, "You might wanna start running, I'll give you a 3 second head-start. One..." I turn and start running towards the only place I know. I can still hear him counting, "Two..." As I make it to the stairs he says, "Three!" and I see him running towards me, I pick up my speed as much as I can, and almost trip going up the stairs.

He's right behind me as I make the turns towards mister Jack's room. I'm almost there, I can see the door when I feel something hit my knee joint, causing me to trip. Before I can get up, I feel weight on top of me, and I feel sad, I'm going to die, miles away from papa. As I feel his hand slide around my throat, I remember what mister Jack said and with every ounce of energy I have left I yell, "MISTER JACK-!!!"

Mister Jeff puts his hand over my mouth, and I hear him chuckle, "He's not going to help you. You know why? Because he kills children like you, disobedient little shits." I feel him stab the ground next to my head, and I jump a little, causing him to laugh. Through his laughter I hear music, and then silence. Mister Jeff is thrown from on top of me and I hear mister Jack's voice, "Don't you dare touch even a hair on her head ever again."

He gently picks me up, flipping me over and cradling me in his arms, "Are you okay?" I slowly nod, not being able to look at him out of shame. He begins walking back to the bedroom and says, "Hey, what's wrong, kiddo?" I still can't bring myself to look at him as I respond, "I...I'm sorry...I just wanted a drink...I thought it would be okay if I was quiet and fast..."

~~~~~~~~~~~~chapter End~~~~~~~~~~~~

Jeff: Why the hell are you of all people protecting her?
Laughing Jack: What does it matter to you, smiley?
Magnolia: Please don't fight...
Masky: What the fuck have I walked into?
Me: Oh-kay, here I am to cut this short, I'm sorry for the long chapter but I hope you like it, loves<3