Tell Me I'm Pretty

Time To Rise

~Raven~

She laid on the bed of the apartment, waiting patiently for her lover to return from the convenient store. It was only a mile away. She ran her fingers through her long black hair, took her ages to grow. She had added brown and blond streaks too it. She was dressed in tight shorts that covered only half her thigh. She sported a black wire bra with lace decorating the cups. She had tried tanning, but it didn't work. It never did.

She stretched out across the bed and sighed. Going into hiding was hard work. And boring. At least there was two wicked things that came out of. She's not in jail, thanks to her lover's intimidating glare. And-

"Mommy!"

She sat up and smiled down at the beautiful little girl with her large blue eyes and short blond locks. Freckles were scattered over the bridge of her nose and she was missing like ten of her baby teeth, but she still had the best smile.

"Penelope! What ya up too little one."

"I was playing with Ms. Ford next door," she answered with a giggle.

"And why is that so funny?" Raven asked with a raised eyebrow.

Penelope giggled harder.

"Because she played so much she got really sleepy. So I let her go sleepy."

Raven laughed and slide her fingers through her daughter's hair.

"I bet she had a good time."

"Who did?"

Raven looked over her shoulder into mesmerizing blue eyes.

"Mom!" Penelope shouted and ran to her.

Vye smiled and sat the bags down to scoop the little girl into her arms. They looked just like each other. They shared the same blond hair, except Vye's was in the style of a mohawk, and flowing down her back. It wasn't much an effort for her to grow her hair out. Raven had been jealous.

Vye sat Penelope down and kissed her forehead.

"Go get ready for dinner, then you can tell me all about your day."

Penelope giggled and ran into the bathroom.

Raven walked over to Vye and hugged her. Vye kissed her passionately and hugged her tightly before looking into her eyes.

"Hello beautiful," she said.

Raven smiled.

"Is it time?" she asked excitedly.

Vye chuckled and nodded.

"Yes! I was getting cramped in this little shit hole."

She helped Vye with the bags, taking them into the tiny kitchen.

"What are we going to do about Penny?" Vye asked softly.

Raven shrugged, "teach her the ways of the family."

She heard the water running. Hearing it made her smile.

Five years they had been in hiding. Even pregnant with the child, she had continued her favorite game of Pretty Hunting. Getting a frozen seed was just a present from Vye, and also apart of their cover as a family. Besides, every day was pretty season. She knew the police will go crazy trying to figure out why the killings hadn't stopped. Laura had been executed and Kim committed suicide. So, why were woman still being terminated?

Wasn't it obvious...

"Go help Penny with her bath, I'm going to see if she was well behaved at Ms. Ford's."

Vye nodded and disappeared into the bathroom filled with laughter and water splashing.

She put the last can of food away and left out. She walked down the hallway and knocked on Ms. Ford's door. The door opened on the second knock. There was no one there.

"Uh, Ms. Ford? You home?"

She walked inside. The apartment seemed empty, though there was soft music coming from the kitchen, and something was smelling good, in a nasty way. She walked into the kitchen and froze.

A smile spread across her face. A body was sprawled out on the floor. A huge knife was sticking out the side of her head. As she stepped closer, she saw she legs had been cut up badly and her back too.

"Well I be damned," was all she could say.

Looks like she didn't have to teach her anything.

Their daughter was a natural.