Misery Rose

Chapter Two - New Daughter

(Credit for drawing of Sally to Nasuki100 on deviantart)

I groaned, stirring, as I slowly woke up. I felt pressure on my...stomach? I hazily opened my eyes, and my surroundings were unfamiliar. I thought back over the past few days. 'I killed, I went home...and then the memories came back. ...OH!! Right...now I have to get out of this place.' "Antidotesarerandomthingsthathelpwithissues. (Translation: Holy fucking hell, how did I fucking forget that I was taken to some random-ass place?!)", I muttered hurriedly under my breath.

I still felt the same weight and looked towards the weight. ...There was a young girl, and...she seemed to be around the age of...eight, nine? I softly tried to move the little girl, and make it to where she at least would appear to be more comfortable. As I shifted her to where I was holding her as if holding an infant, she seemed to stir. I froze. 'Did I do something wrong?' Her eyes seemed to slowly open, as if she was waking from a peaceful slumber.

I stared at her for a moment. Her eyes...they were a bright emerald green. It was like looking into a maze filled with deep, lush, green forests. Her eyes were beautiful. I sighed, thinking for a moment. 'I suppose I'll adopt her as my daughter. She's just too cute. ...I don't want her getting hurt, either...' Y'see, I...I won't really admit it, but I have quite a soft spot for kids. "You're awake!!" I hadn't noticed that she had fully acknowledged that I was there. That...was a mistake. "Yes...I suppose I am." She seemed to find her way easily out of my hold. As I looked at her, not being entranced by her eyes, I noticed that there was what seemed to be fresh blood running down her face. 'I want to say that makes her creepy, but to me...she's so cuuutte!' "Do you wanna play with me?" She looked up at me hopefully. I paused, and thought for a moment, before giving in. "I can't put my foot down with that look...so yes, I guess that I shall."

She pulled me up to follow her, and I regrettingly stood up, following her numbly. As we apparently had exited the room without myself having noticed, we seemed to step in front of a bright-ass pink door within moments. I blinked, wary of what I would see within her room. As she opened the door, I had to stop myself from moving around the furniture. It was...there was a lot...and I mean a lot, of pink. It was almost like stepping into a piece of blown-up bubble gum, except with furniture. She sat down near what seemed to be a "kiddie" table, and had an assortment of dressed around the area. "C'mon, let's play dress-up!", she giggled playfully, and sorted through all of the clothing, until she pulled out a rather...uncomfortable-looking dress.

I looked at the dress, gritting my teeth. "Can't I...just stay in the clothing that I am-" I looked at her, as she was pouting at me. "No! You have to wear the dress!" Her bottom lip was trembling, as if she was about to start crying. "Fine...but I'm not removing my...my mask." My voice had trembled at the end...why? I shake my head...stopping myself from crying. "Where do I go to get changed, then?" She just pointed towards a seemingly smaller door than the one that I had entered through. I nodded at her, and carefully grabbed the dress, and heading through the door.

I needed some time to calm down as it is, so here's my chance. I sighed, and changed into the dress. It was too...revealing, at least, in my perspective. How did this child have all of these dresses, anyways? I lifted my mask so I could get that I could try to acknowledge that in this moment, I was safe. 'You're safe, as far as you know, this is a child that...might be able to help you.' As I realized that I...I really was safe, at least, with this child, I began to fix my mask perfectly, until I heard the door creak open. I hurriedly fixed it the best that I could and walked over to the main room, once again. There she was, smiling at me. "You look so pretty!" I blinked at that. 'That was...new.' "So, uh....you, uh, you never told me your name." She giggled at what I said. "My name's Sally, silly!" I nod, thinking for a moment. "If anyone ever messes with you, let me know, okay, Sally?" "Sure!" 'Now that that's settled...' "So...you mentioned playing dress-up. How...how do we play that?" She looked at me like I was an alien. "Well..."