House of Blood

Chapter Nine.

He took the brush from me and I let him fix my hair. I felt him making little braids. I smiled and let Vincent watch youtube videos over my shoulder on my phone. After a little while, I got back up on the couch with him, leaning on him a little. He seemed at peace, maybe a little flustered. "Oh. Sorry." I said, noticing the shift in his pants. The tips of his ears turned red. "Michael just texted me.. Wants help with the dishes." Vincent put a pillow over his lap, refusing to look at me. I took a deep breath then flashed my breasts for him, turning and leaving the room. I joined Michael at the sink. He still had his mask off. He was washing the dishes, so I dried and put them away. He tucked his hair behind his ear. Then thought better of it and shook his hair back into his face. I lean over, shift his hair, and kiss his cheek. The visible parts of his face turned red. He flicked water at me. I squeak and continue working. Then I went around the house and picked up. Several men in one house gets messy. I accidentally kicked Chucky twice. "Fuck's sake. Do you want help getting a real body." I ask. He stared. "Was that an offer or are you being a bitch?" He asked. I shrug. I took him out to find a body. "So, what do you want?" I ask. He gave a description, I parked my car at the edge of the woods. It took a while, but finally, I was sitting next to a man with black hair and blue eyes. About 5'10, kinda cute. He wore a black leather jacket. We left for the house and introduced the new body to everyone. Chucky seemed very happy. I went back to the basement to see what the Lost Boys were doing.

Marko and Paul were sitting on the couch, David making drinks,  and Dwayne came back downstairs with a bowl of popcorn. "Ooh, this looks fun. Watching a movie?" I ask. "Yeah. Guys, she got Chucky a new body." Dwayne said, passing me and sitting down. David passed drinks around. I sat in front of the couch, between Dwayne's legs. Paul looked at me, then at Dwayne. 

After the movie, I stood up, stretched, and went upstairs. The sudden light hurt my eyes. Tex raised an eyebrow when I winced at the light. "You alright?" He asked. "Yep. Sitting in a dark basement for a long time makes light hurt your eyes. Is there food up here?" I reply. He nodded and pointed at the fridge. I found something small and ate with Tex. He smiled at me, thought I wouldn't notice. I did, but pretended not to. Billy came downstairs holding the car keys. To the van. Stu followed behind. "Michael wants us to go out. Norman, hurry up!" Billy yelled up the stairs. Norman swore as he tripped. "Don't fucking rush me!" He complained. I smiled and helped him up. "Where are we going? I ask. "A park. Don't worry, no one ever goes there." Stu replied. "I don't think it's very.. safe." Norman said. "Well.. You can stay if you want." Billy told him. "Michael said to keep an eye on you." Billy groaned. "We aren't going to kill Kieran, if that's what he's worried about." "Can't we just walk around the forest?" Norman asked. "Can y'all calm down for a second. Before someone gets hurt. I think we should just go hang out by the abandoned barn next to the lake. I wanna try and fix it up a bit and turn it into a hangout place." I said. Norman nodded. Billy and Stu looked at each other. "Fine." Billy finally agreed, handing me the keys. 

Norman was very helpful while I tried to fix the roof. I got hit in the head only once. Billy was standing around in the loft while Stu leaned against a wall. "Jason would love this place." I noticed, climbing down from the roof. The damage to the barn was fairly minimal, a board missing from the loft that Billy managed to put his leg through. I laughed and helped him out. "Don't laugh at me." He said and punched my shoulder jokingly. Norman showed me a spot in the back that looked like it used to have stables. "What?" I ask. "There's a cat." He said and pointed. I walk over and pet the cat. "Chia..?" I ask. She meows and rubs on my leg. I pick her up and hug her. "This is my cat." I present her to Norman. She sniffed his fingers. "She's covered in dirt." He said. "And shouldn't you put her in the van?" He asked as I put her on the ground. "She'll follow me. Come on Chia.." I call. She meows and trots after me. I saw Norman smile out of the corner of my eye. "Kieran, there's a really big rat behind you." Billy said. "That's my cat, idiot." I reply. Stu stared at Chia. "Are you sure no one's gonna kill it?" He asked.  "Oh. Probably not?" I shrugged and got back into the van. Chia hopped in with me. Billy got in the driver seat, Stu beside him in the front seat. Norman sat beside me. 

"Hey. You're back." David said when I went back down to the basement. "I noticed. I found my cat. If you touch her, I will hurt you." I told him. Chia followed me down the stairs. I tried to give her a bath and she dug her claws into my shoulders, refusing to let go. I groan and remove my shirt, wrapping her in it. She was not happy. She continued to struggle, then I shoved her into the water. She growled at me and I started scrubbing her fur with the shirt wrapped around her. She started struggling again and finally got free of the shirt. "Ow! Chia, no-" I turned as she ran out. Marko came back, holding her at arms length. "Here." He said, placing the cat in the water. "Thank you, love.." I kissed his cheek as he stood. He blushed. managed to wrap Chia in the shirt again and finished washing her. She gave me a look as she sat beside my bed and groomed herself. I went and sat in the living room, on the floor.