Under the Crimson Star

~When I Met Her~

It was a cool, dark night in September and I was heading out for my next kill. Everything seemed so normal in this neighborhood. Every light was off as each citizen was sleeping or going to bed. Silence was all I heard.

I paced around the streets looking to see if anything interesting popped up; and there I spotted it. A light was on and I could see the silhouette of a girl; but something was off about this. The figure was grasping a sharp object, which seemed like a knife. I thought that killing the girl might be fun, so I went to the house and entered through the back.

In there, I went to the room I thought she was. 'Score. She won't know what hit her,' I chuckle lowly at that thought and the girl turns to me. 'What the hell? She's bloody...' I studied her figure, only to be blinded by her. I can't lie, she looked beautiful as hell. Her aqua blue eyes seemed to shimmer in the moonlight that was seeping in from a crack in the curtains.

The girl smiled widely, her eyes in a craze. "Jeff," it looked like she knew me and was glad to see me. "Is it really you?" My heart raced a bit for some odd reason... I don't know what came through me. I felt like I've been caught off guard. In fact, I even lost focus and forgot what she asked, but I still slowly nodded.

"I'm so happy you're finally here, my prince!," she chirped and I snapped out of my daze.

"Huh? How come you know who I am?," I ask, confused.

"Well, you're the most famous serial killer, silly! Of course I know you! I have looked up to you for quite some time now," she smiled. "I honestly cannot believe you are here right now!"

I felt my cheeks burn up slightly. 'This chick knows me... She knows who I am somehow...' She hugs me and that's when I notice it. There is a pool of blood right in front of us. "Is that an actual dead body, or just some shitty prop?," I point at it and she stands back, looking at me.

"Oh... Well, yes, it is a real dead body. I actually killed my little brother. He just looked so... tired," she giggled. I stare at the boy's corpse. He was pretty young and had a couple of stab wounds. But these weren't ordinary stab wounds, oh no. These were filled with rage. Curious, I looked up to her. "What is your name and why did you do that?," I smile at her, feeling that maybe I'm not the only insane one here.

She told me her name was Nina Hopkins and that she is a huge fan of mine. I thought it was weird for someone to admire a psychopath, but I guess I appreciate it. Nina proceeded to explain her story to me. "I've always been into the dark and creepy things. Because of that, I would often get bullied, but that wouldn't matter much to me. Until one day, we moved and people would bully me and my little brother. Again, I didn't mind them being jerks to me; on the other hand, I got furious by them doing so to my prince."

She lifted her head to me and our eyes met. Her eyes were tearing up. "We were really close. It was like you and your brother Liu..." We stood for a moment in silence. I didn't know what to say... I haven't thought about Liu in a while. And never would I have thought that someone else had to live the same life as I.

I pick her up and put my face closer to hers. Her blue eyes filled with surprise and her pale cheeks -almost as pale as mine, I should say- had some red in them. I touched her bleeding eyelids carefully. "Did... Did you stitch your eyes open?," I said. She gulped and nodded to reply.

"Jeff... Make me beautiful like you, please..."

My cheeks burned up more than before. I felt like my heart was beating too hard. All I could see was her face and my knife. So, I held my knife up to her face. My hand shook a bit, but I was confident that I was going to do it well.

"I'll make you look beautiful, my dear," I said with certain amusement.

I put my knife closer to her face and began the process of giving her true beauty. Little by little, her skin was pierced and blood started to come out. This made Nina flinch and her eyes water. But, that didn't make me stop. When I was done, I stood back to see the results. I carved a permanent smile that reached her cheeks on her face, just like mine. She smiled in appreciation, even though her breath appeared to be pretty shaky. She was no longer Nina Hopkins; she is Nina the killer.

I cleaned my knife using my finger and put my finger up to my mouth. I stuck out my tongue and licked the blood off of my finger. Her blood had the taste of dark cherries. It was deliciously sweet and innocent. My favorite. I then put my knife into the pocket of my hoodie.

I approached Nina and grabbed her chin. I stared at her new self. She unmistakably looked gorgeous now. Her new smile matched with her red bow and red and black stockings. Nina also wore a purple hoodie, a pair of sneakers, and a black skirt. I gotta admit, her style's one I can dig.

Nina hugged me and thanked me for giving her a makeover. I shrugged it off, deep down wanting to do something more. Wanting to do something more than just staring at her in awe. But, without any reason, I couldn't bring myself to do it. Hell, I don't even fucking know why I didn't kill her in the first place. I just... Couldn't.

I didn't understand why I was acting so weird. Nevertheless, I decided to think what I should do next.

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End of chapter 1

Yay, I'm finally done with the first one! XD I had so much fun. Anyway, I hope you guys like it. I enjoy this ship a lot. Hell, it makes much more sense than Jeff x Jane (they're sworn enemies!) and EJ x Nina (wouldn't he eat her kidneys?). :P Please don't hate me for saying that (it's just my opinion). Those things aside, I won't judge you if you ship those. So yeah, stay tuned if you liked this story. Remember to comment, vote, and all that fun stuff; more chapters will be on the way!

What will Jeff do? Will there be another encounter with someone? Find out next time!
Ali L, out!