Child • Jøshler

chapter twø

Trigger warning: blood, murder

Tyler crawled in mud between the dark trees, not even feeling the night's wind.

Finally finding the forest's edge, he crawled onto the wet asphalt and kept his body low.

He wanted to cross the road and crawl into the tall grass of the large field across the forest, but two bright lights that approached him stopped him.

The loud machine he knew was a car stopped and he saw the driver coming out. He saw there was also a woman inside and a girl his age; he had just turned six.

"Oh my God" the man gasped "C'mere boy, are you okay? Where are your parents?"

Tyler hissed, slowly approaching the man while still in a crawling position.

The man only then noticed Tyler's shining eyes in the dark. They sent shivers down his spine, but he still wanted to help the little boy.

Tyler showed his teeth, knowing the females in the car were watching with their jaws dropped.

The man started to stumble back wards.

Tyler smirked.

He jumped onto the terrified man, knocking him down. The woman screamed in horror, along with her daughter. Tyler sunk his fangs into the man's neck, sucking out blood mercilessly. The man let out many pained sounds as his body was getting drained of blood and his skin became paler.

Tyler didn't kill him, though. He wanted a full meal and he was gonna get that only if he makes sure the rest of dinner doesn't run away. He's been doing this for a year, he knows how to get the job done.

He was biting the woman's neck in a millisecond due to his supernatural velocity. The woman gasped as Tyler's long fangs stung into her neck and she slowly got weaker and weaker.

The little girl couldn't even scream anymore. She just silently shivered and watched the red-eyed boy kill her mother.

Tyler slowly climbed into the back seat and sat next to the girl; blood was all around his mouth, but the girl saw so many horror in the last five minutes, she wasn't even scared.

"Why are you doing this?" she asked in a baby voice.

"I'm hungry" Tyler replied, looking into her eyes "I can't help it"

She rose a tupperware box "I have cookies if you're hungry"

Tyler shook his head "You can keep them, I don't like cookies"

"They have little chocolate sprinkles on them" the girl opened the box "Mommy and I made them. Are you sure you don't want one?"

"Yeah" Tyler nodded "I can't eat that"

"Are you sorry for what you've done to my Mommy and Daddy?" the girl asked, closing the box.

"Not really" Tyler replied quietly.

"Would you do that to your Mommy and Daddy?"

"No" Tyler realized what she meant.

"Are you gonna kill me?" the girl shed a tear.

Now, Tyler really felt bad. This girl actually talked to him. She could be an actual fren. He liked this girl. She was pretty too; her blonde locks looked so soft.

But Tyler already killed her parents. The was gonna be an orphan if Tyler lets her live. Having no family would be a terrible life, Tyler was sure of that. If he kills her, he'll just make everything easier for her.

Then again, he really, really liked this girl. She wasn't scared of him at all. And she was the prettiest human he's ever seen. Her bright blue eyes were the most beautiful contrast his red ones ever got.

Maybe he could take her home.

"Do you want to go home with me?" Tyler offered hesitantly.

"What?" she was confused.

"I-I am sorry about your parents" he spoke softly "Would you be my fren?"

She smiled. She was way too young to know not to befriend a person that just killed her parents in front of her eyes. Also, she liked the bloodied, red-eyed boy.

"Okay" she nodded "I'll be your fren"

Both turned their heads as the heard the girl's parents' heavy breathing. Tyler licked his lips. He looked at her, asking for approval.

Aware of the fact her parents won't survive either way, the girl nodded.

Tyler smiled weakly and jumped onto the mother, deciding to drag her out of the car so his new fren won't have to watch.

He dragged both the man and the woman into the muddy field and the girl lost them in the tall grass.

It started raining again.

Tyler drained the two aduls' bodies of blood fully, doing everything to be fast. The bodies lied lifelessly under him as he panted.

He gulped, clearing his throat and quickly returning to the car.

The girl giggled when Tyler appeared next to her and he chuckled.

"Do it again! Do it again!" she clapped.

He blushed before running out, making a few circles around the car and returning to sit next to his fren in two seconds.

She gasped and clapped, causing him to blush harder.

"What's your name?" she asked.

"Tyler"

"Tyler" she repeated, sounding satisfied "My name's Jenna"

He just smiled, not really knowing what to say.

"Oh, wait" Jenna looked at her trousers as she searched for a tissue in her pocket "You have a little something here"

Tyler laughed softly as she pointed to his entire face.

She began to wipe the blood off his face; it took her a while and two tissues.

"Thank you"

"No problem, Tyler"