Not the only one (Pennywise)

|14| The new form

The two of you walked onto the pavement hand in hand. You had a constant smile plastered on your cheeks and so did Penny. You made your way into the town. Playgrounds, shops, grocery stores passed by and you soon saw a school approach in the distance. You squeezed the clowns hand, wanting to show him, as you were suddenly reminded at how embarrassing this was. You looked up at him and he he smiled down at you and petted the top of your head. You wanted to sink into the ground and disappear on the spot. You pointed to the school, and a frown grew on his face. You didn't know what this meant so you asked him. "Penny..? What is it?" You looked back at the building and saw a few kids riding their bikes down the street towards you. You were a bit confused as to why he was staring at them like that. The kids seemed to be around 13 or 14. You tugged at his jacket to get his attention and he looked at you, his stern expression changing into a soft one."Penny, are you ok?" You asked him once again, this time he listened. He was about to answer as the kids rode past you and he stiffened up. Now you grew worried. His body was tensed and his jaw was grinding hard. He seemed very annoyed at them for some reason. You sighed and grabbed his arm, dragging him to a near park and sitting down on one of the benches."Pennywise, tell me already!" You whined at him and he sighed."Sorry...It's just, these kids are a living hell." He growled in a deeper voice and you frowned. How could a group of kids annoy him this much? "Hey, it's fine. Will you tell me what happened?" You asked him and looked deep into his eyes. He looked in the distance with a deep frown and started. "They call them selves the Loser's Club.." He spit out the name of their group as if it was venom. "Weeks ago, days before we met I ate a little boy named Gorgie. One of the boys on the bike was his brother." He began telling the story and you listened carefully. You were surprised at how his tricks didn't seem to work on them. "So I don't know what to do anymore. I tried seasoning them properly, but nothing seems to work. Each time that Billy boy seems to help make their fear go away!" He was almost shouting by now. By seasoning he was referring to scaring them, to make them taste better. You nodded thoughtfully. Could you even hep him out in this kind of situation? You thought for a while before speaking up. "You know what? I'll help you! Got nothing to loose anyways." You said, smiling brightly at him to cheer him up a bit. You jumped up to your feet and held out your hand to him. "Wanna stalk them and find out their secrets?" You asked him in the same manner he had back at the sewers. He nodded and with a smile grabbed onto your hand, not letting go. You started walking in the direction of the kids. Penny knew where Bill was living, so it was easier to look for them. After a while you found them. They were all in Bill's garage, talking about something in hushed voices. Both of you hid and listened in to their conversation. They were talking about theories of how the clown moved around the town. And after a while they came to a conclusion. "Everywhere IT happens it's-it's all connected by the sewers and they all meet up at the-the well-house!" Bill suddenly pointed out. "You mean the house on Neibolt Street?" " You mean the creepy-ass house where all the junkies and hobos like to sleep?" "I hate that place!" Everyone added their cents to the matter. You looked to the side and saw Penny had disappeared from your side. Suddenly the projector started to flicker and showed videos of family members. Everyone started shouting. "What the hell! Put the map back!" " What happened?" They stared at the screen, then back to Bill. " What's going on?"  "I don't know, look!" They started to panick.  "Guys..." One of the guys said just as a woman appeared in the frame. Her face was cover by her hair which was blown in her face by the wind. But after a while her face changed into the clown's. "WHAT THE FUCK!" "It's IT." The Kids started shouting, not knowing what to do. "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?" "I DON'T FUCKING KNOW!" "Turn it off!" "Yes, Turn it off!" One of them tried to turn it off as Penny got closer and closer to the screen. You looked around the room, trying to help him and spotted the garage door. It wasn't completely shut. You grinned as you sneaked over to it and slammed it shut, earning shrieks from the boys. It made you laugh in a distorted way, scaring them even more. Penny had crawled out of the screen completely and was attacking one of the boys. You grinned to yourself. You were in a rush, kerning for their flesh. This wasn't what you had in mind when you told him to stalk them, but you enjoyed how the situation had turned out. You disappeared into the shadows of the garage, and scratched along the metal to send shivers down their spine. The girl of the group then ran to the door and tried to open it, but to no avail. "Why is it not opening?!" She shouted in dispair. You chuckled, and looked at Penny's doings. He had just ripped off a head and attacked the boy next to the headless body. You smirked. You wanted to get involved in the action. You closed your eyes and concentrated hard. You had never done this before, so it was quite hard to do. But you soon felt your body shifting. It was a new, weird feeling, unknown to you. You had never shifted your whole body before. It tingle, but a warmth also radiated from the parts that were changing. As you opened your eyes again, Penny had almost killed all, but the boy he had called Bill, and the red haired girl. You stepped out of the shadows, everyone's gaze turning towards you. You enjoyed the different reactions you got. Penny looked at you in wonder, with a proud look, while the two kids stared at you with tears in their eyes.