Murderville - Audrey Jensen

Chapter 26 - Spooky

(Warning : Swearing, sexual tension and a violent attack

Word Count : 3100

Song : Drifting, On An On)

When the two arrived there were very few people actually there, meaning Vicki very quickly migrated to the snacks table, chatting with Maggie and anyone else she recognised. Soon enough the hall began to fill up, creating a mass of dancing bodies between the girl and her cousin. She soon realised that this was not the best situation to be in, considering what she now knew about Kieran's possible homicidal tendencies and shuffled her way towards Noah, who was bobbing awkwardly to the fast music playing.

It seemed she wasn't the only one heading in his direction, as she spotted a familiar small figure dressed all in black, holding a cup of some weird Halloween themed drink. Her outfit was very Audrey, a lace and leather combination, with a little red and black hat pinned to the back of her head, a black lace veil trailing down her back. It was something that Vicki could picture her wearing, had she been born a few hundred years earlier.

Vicki slid next to her friend just as Noah jumped down to meet them.

"Ah, yes" Noah called as he walked towards the girl's, using his Dracula voice "A, uh, proper Steampunk lady with a soupçon of goth"

"I think he means nice costume" Vicki translated, making Audrey snort.

"And you're a master of ceremonies?" Audrey raised an eyebrow.

"I was gonna be the Babadook, but then my mom made this cape" Noah smiled "I couldn't break her heart"

"That's so cute"

"Yeah, well..." he pointed to Vicki "For someone who wasn't even coming, you sure did make one hell of a costume"

"Meh" The ginger shrugged "I made it work. Besides, you made a few valid points, no one should be alone right now"

Audrey nodded in agreement, glancing towards a couch where Emma was sitting. The girl waved at the trio, all replying with similar but half-hearted actions.

"I should tell Emma about Kieran" Audrey grimaced.

"What? No, but Mr Branson has to be the killer, right?" Noah countered "I mean, I led the cops to their best evidence"

"Kieran was leaving a bar with Nina" She dead-panned "Then Nina got dead. And he saw Rachel filming them"

"It's possible that both of them are killers" Vicki added "There was more than one mask, remember?"

"Yes, but we can't leap to conclusions like this" Noah shook his head "Yeah, Kieran comes across a little mysterious, but he saved my life. He's nice"

"A stranger whose parents died mysteriously-" Audrey began.

"Hey, watch your wording" Vicki glared.

"and who was at a bar with the first victim and who seduced our young ingenue, the killer's obsessed with. You mean that kind of nice?"

Noah stared at his friends with a sad smile, lifting his attention away from them as Kieran walked in.

Speak of the devil...