The Murderer's Child

School with Foxy

She went straight to her form room with Foxy. As they took their seats, they simultaneously realised Maria was already sat at a desk with her phone.

"Mornin' handsome!" She yelled at Foxy, "Morning Killer."

Just the word sent shivers down Shadow and Foxy's backs.

"Why do you call her that?"

"What did you say, gorgeous?" Maria flirting made Shad feel sick

"I said, Why do you call her that? What sane person would call her a murderer?"

Maria was taken aback by Foxy's response.

"Tell me! Why do you call her a murderer? Why are you so cruel to such an innocent person?" He yelled, beginning to stand.

"Foxy- don't bother with her-"

"Shadow," He looked at her and gave a soft smile with a gentle look in his eyes before he turned around and looked at Maria again, "I said tell me!" He yelled at the person who had upset Shadow so much through the past few months.

"If it really matters that much to you..." Maria began hesitantly, Foxy still staring in her eyes from across the classroom, "She helped her father murder five sweet, innocent little children, and when the police came to take William away, poor little Shadow begged the cops to let him stay...he didn't do anything wrong..." She smirked slightly.

"And whys should I believe that?"

"What?!"

"God, are deaf kid!? I asked you, why should I believe ya?!" Foxy was getting impatient and angry with the girl, his pirate accent once again making an appearance.

"Because its true...why would you believe her?" Mari pointed at Shadow, who now had her back against the wall and her eyes wide with fear.

"Because, I stayed the night at her house Friday while Saturday, and trust me...It was one of the best night of my life. She had friends over and it was obvious it was a whole new experience for her! She was absolutely wonderful though, even paying almost 100 freaking dollars for six of us to have pizza and fries... She taught us to play instruments, then on Saturday, she paid admission fees for us all to go to the theme park! She left school distraught and when I met her at the park afterwards, we ended up in hysterics. Once again, I could tell she had never experienced anything like it. It was amazing! And when we met Claire this morning, she admitted poor Shadow had never had anyone round, and Shadow had never gone outside to see any friends. I know for a fact you always go out at a weekend! I've seen you at the pizzeria..."

Maria stood in silence, her face a perfect example of 'shocked' before she became furious, "Stalker! How do you know I go to the pizzeria!?"

"I work there." He replied, calmly, as though he had been expecting this question. "Now, if you don't mind..." He turned to Shadow and motioned for her to get her sketchbook, "I'm going to be doodling with the not-so-murderous Shadow Afton." He said it all calmly, as if if it had been scripted and planned, much to the shock of Shad.

"Thanks." She blushed at him and opened her sketchbook to a page where she had began a faint outline of a group. She took out her phone and spread out a few pencils on the desk before herself and Foxy. When Shadow opened the booklet, there was a picture of six people. Six very familiar people.

"You're drawing the group?"

Shadow nodded and took Foxy's right hand in hers. "You are right-handed, aren't you?"

"Yep." She took his hand and put a pencil in it, before moving his hand in hers, showing him different techniques to draw. She let go of his hand and picked up another pencil, placing it in her left hand, instead, to help finish the outline.

...

School went by very quickly and every opportunity they got, Foxy and Shad were drawing, and by two o'clock, the end of lunch, the outline was finished.

The group parted ways after school, Shadow explained that her plan was to sleep after school, go to the pizzeria, do her shift and change into her school uniform there, taking a bite to eat with her and go straight to school from the establishment. The other five agreed and reluctantly left her at the house. She went straight to her room and slept after setting her alarm for 11 pm. She sighed as her eyes closed.

"This is going to take some getting used to..." And she fell asleep...