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We're Just As Real As You

The Beast grabbed Justin first, ripping out his throat with his teeth. The blood squirted all over them, and Justin's body crumpled next to Tiffany. He grabbed Abigail next, breaking her neck in one sharp snap. Jesse tried to run towards the open door, but Casey shoved the girl back and she fell into the Beast's arms. "No! Please, don't!!" Jesse screamed. He grabbed her by the throat and lifted her off the ground.

Jesse struggled against his powerful grip, but she was no match. Jesse gave one last gasp of breath before she died. "No!!" Lisa screamed, charging at the Beast. The Beast dropped Jesse's body and swung his fist to meet Lisa's face, knocking out the girl and causing her to fall into Tiffany. The Beast knelt down and grabbed Lisa's face to smash her head into the hard ground. After the fourth time, Casey heard the crunch of Lisa's skull cracking open and her blood started pooling on the floor.

The Beast stood up and moved towards the unconscious Tiffany. He stepped on her throat, killing her instantly. In this time, David froze. He was watching people die left and right and didn't know what to do. When the Beast turned his back to the door, David ran to it. Casey grabbed the door and slammed it close behind her. Casey stood on the other side of the door, watching the Beast and David through the grates.

David turns the Beast, ready to fight. The Beast knows he could kill this boy with a simple twist of his neck, but he won't. He promised a painful death to this boy and that's exactly what will come to him. He bares his bloody teeth and licks his bloody lips. The bloodlust is more than awake in the Beast. Especially towards this boy. He punched Casey. A girl who has suffered so much in her life. A girl who didn't deserve the hand she had been dealt. A girl who had stolen his heart.

"Come on!!" David yells. "What are you waiting for?" He tried to sound brave, but failed. 

The Beast can hear his rapid heartbeat and see the sweat coming down his face. The Beast jumps towards David, causing him to fall back. The Beast hits the grate door, staring at Casey with those blood thirsty eyes. 

"Turn off the lights." He tells her. Casey runs to the end of the hallway and flips the light switch off. There is only a small light coming from the room.

Casey navigates her way back to the room, trying to make out what was happening in front of her. David starts swinging his fist all around him, trying to find his opponent. The Beast watches him from the ceiling, crawling towards the only source of light. David spun around, getting frantic. The Beast broke the last remaining light and jumped to the ground.

Casey couldn't see anything in the room. It was so dark she couldn't even see her own hand in front of her place. She heard heavy breathing, which she knew was David. Something hit the door, scaring Casey and causing her to fall back on the floor. She got up, listening to her surroundings. David's breathing was the only thing she heard. Then a low growl vibrated through the room, getting so loud that Casey had to cover her ears.

"No,no,no,no,no, no,no!!!!!!!" David screamed. And screamed. Casey heard the sound of flesh ripping. Casey could hear David's screams over her cupped ears. The Beast did tell her that David was going to die painfully, but she was not prepared to hear the screams that were coming out from that room. Casey didn't know how long the screams lasted. She wanted to leave, but couldn't find the strength to get up. Casey didn't understand the tears that were building up in the back of her eyes. She chalked her tears up to the painful screams.

But than they stopped. The echo rang through the third floor one last time and then quiet. 

"Casey." The Beast said.

 "Y-yeah?" She said. 

"Turn on the hall lights and go downstairs. Bring the car as close as you can, the keys are in Dennis's room. I'll be down soon." 

Casey stood up, her legs wobbling. Somehow she made her way to end of the hallway and flipped the switch. Casey wanted to turn back to see the disaster that was the room, but she couldn't make herself look back. So she walked out the door and did as he told her.

The first thing she did was breathe in the nice, cold, fresh air. She gulped in the air like she had never before. Being stuck with six impures in a tiny room made her appreciate air like she never had before. The night sky looked so beautiful, bit Casey didn't have enough time to appreciate it. She went to Dennis's room, grabbed the keys, went downstairs, pulled the car around, and popped the trunk. She went up the stairs and back in the third floor.

 "Beast?" Casey asked, peeking her head in.

"Yes?" He asked. 

"Do you need my help or anything?" She took a step into the room, keeping her eyes adverted. 

"We got this. You should go and rest. You'll see what we did soon enough." And with that, Casey left.
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Detective Clark pulled up to the crime scene, taking one last drag of his cigarette. He got out of his car and walked up to the alley. It was a narrow fit with all the cops, crime techs, and corners there, but somehow he made it to the bodies. 

"What the hell is this?" Clark asked, turning to the nearest medical examiner. 

"Six teens, all have different C.O.Ds. Four have been identified as the missing teens." All the teenagers were hung by a noose with their shirts cut off a little after the breast.

"What's with the noose?" The M.E asked Clark. 

"How the hell would I know?" Clark snapped, taking in the scene. In all his years working as a detective​, he's never seen anything like this. On the stomachs of the victims, each of them had one word and they were in an order to form a message. The message read:

We're Just As Real As You