The Beautiful Monsters

The frilly hell..

                                                                       Chapter 7
The girl just..disappeared! Just like that! How? I don't have time for these questions. I walk down the rows of chairs after the bell rings. I approach the dean. "Yes Ma'am?" I speak, quietly. This woman is scary. She takes off her glasses and sets them on the desk. "Ms. Hollis. I've heard much about you." She has? What? "Uh..is that a good thing?" She laughs, like I've told a joke. "Yes, dear. It is. Your studies are amazing and your grades are phenomenal." Hell yeah! "But..I've heard that you've had trouble with the new campus house." Hell no. She couldn't have heard that! I didn't tell anyone! "How did you hear, Dean Morgan?" She cocks a thin eyebrow like a gun. I feel like she's staring into my soul, like a monster waiting to attack. "A little birdy told me." She said coldly. I take a deep breath. "Nothing has been happening." Why am I lying? What do I fear? My father always said to trust my instincts, but why should I lie to the dean of students? So many questions running through my mind. She smirks, like she knows something I don't. "Alright. But if anything does I want you to tell me directly." I nod.

What is happening?

When I get back home I try to brush away what happened. I need to get ready for my date with Danny. Its not a date, she just wants to hang out. I remind myself. Perry and Lafontaine will be there. I check the backyard, the hole is still there. Alright, not crazy yet. I grab a yellow sweater with a white shirt under it, and red pants. I grab my black long P coat, and put it on. I make sure I have my ID and that my hair is neat. Boom. Ready. I'm out the door. Danny, as I suspected, is already waiting for me. Her copper hair shines in the fading sunlight, and her blue eyes sparkle like a clear pond. "Ready, Hollis?" She asks, smiling. I nod, and take her outstretched arm.

A few hours later

Well, that was shit. The date sucked. Danny got SMASHED halfway through and I'm pretty sure Laf and Per are still helping her to her dorm. I'm walking back. It's dark out, and the moon is full again. Odd, that seems to be every night here. The stars, however, are almost never seen. I think about it for a moment before I hear heavy steps behind me. Alright, don't panic Hollis. I turn around and..Okay, start panicking. Huge guy, carrying something in his pocket. Not good. I start walking faster, and so does he. A sidestreet, dark, is ahead. Do I risk it? No, that would be stupid. Stupid is apparently my middle name. I duck into it, and its an alley. Dead end. Shiiit. He chuckles and looks at me. He starts walking near me. Every horror story I've heard is about to come true. But then a flash of fire, and a puff of smoke, and shes there. Black hair, pale. She tackles him and he falls as if he were paper. Soon he's bloody and shes..drinking his blood?? What?! She stands up and I cant help but stare. She smirks. "Hey there, cupcake. I guess you have questions and well. I have nothing better to do." I keep staring. I finally, FINALLY, stutter "Who the frilly hell are you?"