Maid for chaos.

Ch.17 Blood in the water.

Small warning: Far more gory and bloody than usual.

Waking up in the middle of the night wasn't as random as it used to be. With a noisy house such as this one, it was bound to happen at some point.

However.. At five in the morning? Even you didn't get up till nine. And Cupid most certainly wasn't awake till seven.

So.. Who could be awake at this hour? Making all that racket? Removing your soft blankets, you swing your legs over the side of the bed to put on your favorite colored slippers.

Unlocking your door you look out into the silent hallway, a few lights left on in case you had to use the restroom.

Was Jasper awake? Did he even sleep at all being a ghost? The hall wasn't cold.. So you didn't think so.

Hallow was usually active at night, but even you could see that his bedroom door was shut. Noticing a few new stickers he must have placed today.

Could it be master Fear? No you thought. It couldn't be. He was far too silent for his own good, even if he was awake now he wouldn't make such a sound as loud as that one.

Gently tip toeing down the hall to take a peek down the stairs, you heard silent giggles and the kitchen sink was on.

You clutch your robe tighter, remembering the night when you found Cupid sleepwalking..

Carefully moving down the stairs, you had gotten closer to the kitchen doorway. On closer inspection, it was the Angel of death himself, Amour.

His back was to you and his blindfold was missing, he was washing something off in the sink with hot water. To your horror, his coat was splashed with blood.

He was giggling to himself, drying the blade and sticking it back into his coat pocket. He looks to the right at the wrapped body on the floor.

You feel your heart stop at the sight of it. He picked it up like nothing and dragged it out the back screen door.

Your body shook in terror, how could he just kill someone like it was a normal errand!? Was he that deranged!?

You knew you should call the police, you knew you should've called out to one of your masters.. Yet.. A soft humming had called you out the door.

The grass under you was wet with dew, soaking your soft slippers as you slowly followed after the short angel.

Amour seemed to struggle a little bit, dragging it up the steps to the swimming pool. Which had been blocked off.

Come to think of it, when had you ever been near the pool? Even with a tour of the place none of your masters showed you the pool.

Maybe it wasn't finished? But that didn't explain why Amour was planning on hiding the corpse in it. It would float and be found the next day.

Hiding behind one of the lawn chairs, you watched as Amour knocked on the pool cover before removing it and giving the corpse one final kick into the murky water.

He took a step back from the pool and watched as his grin widened.

Something had moved under the water, large glowing teal fins splashed water to the sides before the corpse was pulled under the water and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Amour giggles to himself and latches his arms back into his restraints before twirling on his heel and walked back to the house.

You made sure he was out if sight before slowly inching your way to the pool. The water was dark, it seemed.. Far more deeper than any pool you've seen.

The air around it was cold as ice, sending shivers over your body and nerves. The hairs on the back of your neck stood on end.

The water was still, making it seem like no one had touched it, or thrown a body into it. The corpse itself was gone like it vanished out of existence.

However the more you looked into the water, it felt like something was staring back at you in.. Hunger.

The teal glowing grew brighter as it reached the surface of the water, the beast had large thorny fins, laced with toxins. Its mouth full of teeth, sharp enough to tear skin like paper, each of them covered in blood with a piece of flesh hanging off its bottom jaw.

It.. Was grinning at you, bright teal eyes glowing with a sadistic glare. Its scales shined in the light of the moon. Its coat somehow not soaked despite being previously underwater.

"You know, I'm not used to my food being alive.. It sure has been awhile. But.. You'll do just fine." Its voice was slow and melodic, almost... Luring?

Their webbed fingers made a come here motion, causing you to lean over the side of the water, not feeling in control over your own body.

Their grin widens as they run their thumb over your cheek. "Such a shame.. You are rather beautiful.. Almost makes what I'm about to do seem.. Cruel. But do I care? Not at all.~" The chuckle, their voice holding a slight Australian accent.

They quickly grab you by the shoulders and drag you into the water. Their tail tightening around your waist and legs, sinking its poison into you. 

You struggled in their hold, trying to get them to let go of you so you could get away from them and get a breath of air.

They dragged you down below, the surface getting farther and farther away from you, the moons light beginning to disappear.

The beast holding you chuckled to themselves and opened their massive jaws, four rows of teeth greeted you to your own demise.

You let out one final, gurgled scream as water filled your lungs only to silence you, blood tainted the water for a second time.

Your vision began to fade, loosing consciousness from the paralyzing venom. They held onto your tighter, claws digging into your shoulders.

In your foggy vision, you could faintly see something jump into the pool, its fire dying out instantly, yet.. Still burning with rage.

Its body crashing into the large beast, was.. Was that a foot? You couldn't tell and finally, you had lost consciousness.

"Y--... W---ke.... U----pp..!"

Your head hurt badly...you could still feel the freezing water around you, colder than death.

"B--- w-- f--- u--!"

Funny, that voice sounded awfully familiar.. How we're they talking under the icy waves?

A slap to the face and you sat up quickly, coughing up water and blood onto the ground beside you.

"Wake the f**k up!" The person shaking you says, despite cursing, they sounded worried.

Your vision began to clear and you could see Master Lockheart hovering over you worriedly. His ruby eyes checking over you for injuries.

"What the f**k were you thinking coming out to the damn pool!? Do you got a f**king death wish? Dumbass answer me!" He huffs, looking over your pierced legs.

"Aww sh*tty f**k ass! Look at your f**king legs!" He quickly picks you up in his arms, holding you princess style.

You held onto his shoulders, enjoying his warmth, although it wasn't as high or as hot as his usual body heat. Must have been the from the pool.

"Hang on Angel, I've got you." Lockheart mutters, holding you closer in effort to keep you warm.

You rest your head in his shoulder and nuzzle your cheek in the crook of his neck.

He tries to keep you awake with talking, however you begin to doze off once again, missing the large feathered wings that began to wrap around you, warming your dropping body temperature.

"Just hang in there Angel, I'll fix this. Don't you f**king die on me!"