When Violence Ensues: Slenderverse Short Stories.

STORY FIFTEEN: VIRUS

"Bunnyboy! It's been a while." The taller entity purred, standing with a hand on his hip which earned a growl from the vindictive other that stood a little way away from him; leaning against the wall.

"If you call me that again you'll lose your tongue." HABIT retorted as Patrick came into his field of vision after being obscured by the shadows; his ruby red eyes only visible with a soft glow. That same soft glow that held a million secrets; and twice as many lies. A graceful chuckle slid past Patrick's lips as he approached HABIT,

"As you wish! So, what exactly is it that you want?" He questioned, as HABIT shifted, heaving an impatient sigh,

"You'll be surprised to hear, it's not to fuckin' kill you, as fun as that would be." The shorter entity responded quickly, a shrug of his shoulders joining the statement. Patrick raised an eyebrow, but that charismatic grin graced his lips as he ran a hand through his hair,

"Wonderful! Please answer the question, however. I have many important things to attend to!" He stated in a matter-of-fact tone, much to HABIT's distaste. The entity really did not have to do much in order to grate on his nerves, even though he was charismatic and confident.

Until you stripped away the layers; and if you had been around him for as long as HABIT had, you knew it was a farce.

"I'm here to warn you. For the LAST time, Patrick, stay the fuck away from Vin. Clear?" He stated, a deathly edge to his voice as Patrick's captivating smile faltered momentarily. For a brief moment, the well-dressed other seemed confused. He hadn't seen Vincent since after Shaun's death. What could possibly be occurring now, of all times, that would include Vincent?

"HABIT, I'm not sure if you are aware but I have not actually seen or spoken to Vincent since Shaun's passing. Whatever for, now, are you warning me?" He questioned, folding his arms across his chest. Briefly, his eyes flickered around the room they were in- HABIT's domain. A dangerous place, especially for someone on HABIT's dislike list. Briskly taking a step back as HABIT stalked towards him, Patrick began to map out a way to escape; if an escape was needed. However, he wasn't entirely convinced HABIT was stalking toward him to end his life.

A grin rising to HABIT's lips as Patrick shifted back, the male stopped in his tracks, and shrugged yet again, "Vin's went and fucked the plan. Completely. He's now out there, and I'm not going to fuckin' bother with him until I need to, but he's going to be entertaining to watch. He's off to fuckin' Fairmount, thinks he's got answers." HABIT sneered, his tone of voice becoming darker at the end of this statement.

Immediately, Patrick noted that this was obviously a topic that grated on HABIT's nerves. After all, the entity absolutely despised it when his plans did not go according to plan. That was perhaps the most interesting factor about HABIT; for being such a spontaneous entity, he always seemed to have some sort of structure in place. At least a beginning and preferred solution.

Then, it clicked into place in Patrick's mind, and a suggestive smirk pulled at the corner of his lips, "Oh, I see! Are you concerned I'm going to taint your prey? No need to fret, hotshot! I'll steer clear of him, I have no use for that human. It would be such a shame however, if such an intelligent mind was lost so early on in the game." He commented, an eyebrow raised as HABIT scowled and simply glared daggers at him. Patrick knew there would be nothing that would please HABIT more than to see Patrick begging for his life, on his knees and soaked in his own blood. However, the feelings were mutual.

"Just stay the fuck away from him. I'll not tell you again, and if I catch you anywhere fuckin' close-" The ominous being started, but Patrick raised a finger to his lips, gleefully giggling,

"My dear, I swear I shall stay away from him. My objectives do not include your prey!"

Which was probably the wrong thing to say, Patrick noted, as HABIT swung a punch and landed it square on Patrick's nose with a sickening crunch. Yelping, the male jumped backwards, and clutched at his nose, "Fuck! May I ask, why that was necessary?" He questioned, shocked and also in considerate pain, as crimson blood trickled from his nostril and gradually reached the top of his lip- contrasting powerfully with his light skin. HABIT, however, seemed satisfied,

"Red really is your colour. And I don't know, you looked really smug and it irritated the fuck outta me. Deal with it." HABIT spoke, a childish smile plastered onto his lips as he moved back from Patrick and observed how the lanky male stood up straight, and delicately dabbed at the trickle of blood, attempting to not smear it across his face. "That's really all I wanted to say; you're free to go!" He mused, leaning back against the wall and yet again watching as Patrick's expression changed. From one of discomfort to one of suspicion and yet a small dose of hope.

Patrick's red gaze met with dark eyes, and they stayed interlocked for a group of agonisingly silent moments, before the taller man nodded, "Alright. Until we meet again?"

HABIT snorted in response, "Go while you can walk. Or you can crawl?"

The red-eyed entity sighed, and backed off from HABIT, not turning his back. He knew better than to turn his back on a threat until he was out of sight. He walked out of the kitchen, and headed down the hallway, before hearing a whistle and turning on his heel to find HABIT standing at the kitchen doorway, leaning against the frame, "Wrong way, asshat. Door's back this way." He corrected, pointing over his shoulder to the door at the other end of the hallway, that Patrick had not previously seen. A strange sense of embarrassment showed itself on Patrick's cheeks that were now dusted with a very faint tinge of rose,

"Of course." He sighed, before making his way down the hall. HABIT seemed overly amused at Patrick's display of embarrassment, but yet he said nothing. Instead, he opened the door and went to leave before hearing a deep chuckle,

"Until we meet again, moron."

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