Death Has Pink Hair

Chapter 5

Chapter 5:

Slenderman was way ahead of his game when I went to ask for dinner, but the food he had started on had set on fire.

"Well..." I said, scratching the back of my neck.

"Well..." Slender sighed, placing the fire extinguisher down.

"Well what?" Death walked in.

"Milord, I apologize profusely, but I've burnt dinner..." Slender said.

"Ugh! Again!" Death sighed loudly,"Why do I let you cook??"

"That's okay, we can make something else, right?" I suggested,"I'll help."

"So will I," Sphyx hopped on the counter,"Well...I'll try at least."

We all looked at Death.

He sighed,"Alright...I think I know a pretty good recipe for cooked salmon and rice."

"Sounds goood to me," Sphyx purred, licking his whiskers.

Time Skip

"Done!" Death said proudly, forking up a piece of salmon from the pan and holding it out to me,"Tell me what you think."

I skeptically popped the piece in my mouth and chewed, savoring the flavors. Oh...wow! The spices were zesty, and blended perfectly with the lemon juice and buttery fish.

"That's actually pretty good," I commented.

"Told you I can make a mean salmon." Death puffed out his chest.

We set the table and all sat down to eat, striking up a good conversion about space, then Death told us some funny stories about Jesus.

"Okay, so, I was vacationing in Jerusalem, right? And these guys, came MARCHING IN, dude probably six feet tall let those guys push him around!" we all laughed at that,"And I told him, I said to Jesus, I said; man why the hell are you dying for these guys? And he was like; well someone's gotta save 'em from dad's wrath! They're stupid enough already!"

I snorted, almost choking on a grain of rice. Slenderman chuckled and Sphyx snickered.

"Oh man that's great..." I giggled.

"And literally the day after he went to Heaven his dad was like; I couldn't stand them either, son. It was hysterical, you guys should've been there." Death pushed his plate away and sighed,"Ah, that was good."

I helped Slenderman clean the kitchen, Sphyx left to search for lost souls, and Death went to bed. But before he did, he popped his head through the kitchen door while me and Slender were washing dishes.

"I'll be waiting for ya, Clauds." he winked, making me shiver in disgust.

When he left, I asked Slender,"...Do I have to sleep in the same bed with him?"

Slender nodded,"Milord is lonely, just trying to keep him company, you might even come to like him."

I shook my head,"That'll be the death of me, which is never."

I headed to bed, and walked in the bedroom just in time to see Death leaning over the vanity with his long, pink hair dangling in his face, without a shirt on. I walked back out before he could see me and took deep, calming breaths.

Calm down Claudia, you can do this. He can't kill you, its not like you'll die of embarrassment.

Convinced, I walked back into the room and saw Death lying down waiting for me,"Welcome~"

I rolled my eyes and headed to my suitcase, pulling out my Batman pajama pants and a white tank top. I got dressed in the bathroom and looked in the mirror, an air piercing scream flying out of my mouth. Death burst in.

"WHAT WHAT HAPPENED?!" he yelled, shaking me by my shoulders.

I furiously pointed to my long hair,"MY HAIR. IS RED. RED. RED."

"Well yeah what the hell did you expect?! That's what happens when you're cursed with immortality! All your fucking blood goes to your hair!" he yelled,"Jesus Joseph and Mary calm down! How do you think I feel about PINK hair?!"

I wasn't listening, I was weakly running my hands through the maroon strands,"My hair...i-is r-red...its red...out of all the colors in the world...it just had to be red..."

"Alright, come on." Death said, picking me up and lying me down on the bed,"You'll get used to it, I can always get you some hair dye. But it won't last long...trust me, I've tried."

"What do you mean it won't last long?" I hissed, narrowing my eyes at him.

"Well, the red is kind of permanent." he explained,"The dye will just melt off your hair, but you can bleach it, and make it pink."

"Are you kidding me? That's WORSE!" I wailed, covering my face with my hands.

Death sighed,"Well, look on the bright side, gold and red look pretty good together."

"I hate you."

"I've noticed."