WHEN THE RAIN STOPS- Scrutinized [TANNER x LUNA] 2 IN 1

Disgust

|LUNA|

It was hour after hour of me waiting for Tanner to come back. I was crying on the bed, just thinking about how I failed Will and how I was going to be stuck with Tanner for a while. I hugged a pillow as I heard music playing from outside. I sing along with the lyrics since it was really all I could do. It was now 3 hours since Tanner left, would he come back? Or did he just leave me here? I felt more lonely as time went on. And more hungry. I grabbed the pillow and sat down on the windowsill to get a better look at the outside. It was dark and near pubs and bars. Neon signs lit up the streets as the music still played. The pillow was between my legs as I leaned on it and played with my hair. Tanner really had a thing for silk. Probably because it stays clean most of the time.   I didn't want to go to sleep since he wasn't home yet but it was late and my tears made me even more tired.

I was back home when my eyes opened. I was drinking in my kitchen when I got a call "hello?" I asked groggily "Luna? What are you doing?" I looked at the bottle "Drinking. What else? There's nothing to care for anymore.." I said while taking another swig. The person on the other end groaned annoyed "I thought you stopped. Think about how Sarah would feel if she knew you were doing this." I chuckled "I'll ask her myself." Another drink went down the hatch "I can't deal with you right now. Bye." "Oh don't be like tha-." He hung up. As I looked at the name on the number I realized it was my boyfriend, Daniel. I exhaled and walked out of the house with only an oversized shirt on and keys. I started walking to his house with my keys dangling in my hand. I played with them when I bumped into a man. "Oh, I'm sorry..I don't really know where I'm going." I giggled clearly drunk. "Are you ok? You seem drunk." I got the hiccups while I talked. "Yeaaa Im fine." I continued walking in the cold as the man stopped me again. "It's late and you're barefoot. I think you need to go home." He held my arm as he started leading me back. I took away my arm. "Sorry sir but I have a boyfriend and I'm trying to go see him." He walked along side of me, clearly worried "and he's ok with you just walking in the street alone in the cold with weirdos lurking around?" I shook my head "he doesn't know. But aye! It's a surprise!" In my drunken haze I talked more upbeat. The man was handsome with his brown hair and brown eyes and a doctor suit? "Are you a doctor or something?.." he shook his head "I'm just some weirdo." He smiled at me.

"But didn't you just say for me to watch out for weirdos?" He chuckled "yea but don't worry, you're not the one I'm after." "Oh? Then who?" He lifted me up bridal style while my keys laid in my stomach "ok that's enough questions. Why are you drunk?" I sighed and laid my head on his shoulder. "Oh ya know, my cousin died and now I don't really have the Will to live. So why not drink?" My tone didn't change from light. What could I say when you're drunk the words that come out of your mouth don't always come out right. "It isn't every good for your health you know." I nodded "I don't careee though." I swayed back in his hold while his hands tightened around my waist and knee. I got back and poked his face "you're Realllllyyyyy pretty. What do you use?! Ointment?" He didn't answer and just looked down at my keys. Then he started walking back. "Where are you taking meeee?? His house I that way!!"
"You need to go home." He readjusted me as I spoke "but I don't want to-..." I felt sleepy all of a sudden and I fell back into the blackness.

When I actually woke up I was still on the windowsill, but it was morning. I stood up and walked to the door to still find it to be locked. I was getting frustrated and without thinking I slammed myself into the door. It hurt my arm pretty bad but I was so angry that I didn't care. After a while I stopped. The door was invincible. I hurt my arm pretty bad and my thumb was in so much pain. I needed a doctor but I couldn't leave. Did he leave me here? What if he never comes back? I cried out loud at thought. "TANNER! TANNER! COME BACK!" I cried into my arms as I once again got sleepy. I fell asleep on the floor. But when I woke up I was in the bed. Covered with the silk sheets and hugging a pillow, trapping it with my legs over it. And then.. I saw Tanner. Changing right I front of me. He had a sweatpants on and was in the middle of putting on a shirt when I came up behind him and hugged him "Aw did you miss me?" I nodded on his back when he turned around I saw he had a drop of blood on his cheek. I gasped and went to slap him. He stopped it "What's with the change of mood moonshine?" "You really did it?!" He nodded "what else would I have been doing?" He brought me closer into an imitation distance. "And I made sure he was dead this time."

I stepped back and fell to the ground with my back on the side of the bed. "No..he, he-." "He what? Can't be dead? That he magically survived getting his eye balls skewered out? Well tough luck hot cakes cause." He threw a bag to me "he didn't." I opened the bag to find 2 eye balls along with nails, teeth, hair and skin." I threw the bag back over to him and got up "YOURE SICK!" He caught the bag and with a smile started walking towards me. "Please don't be like that. You know what I do for a living." He came closer with opened arms. "Get back!" I said walking back to the wall. "You know you love me so what's the issue? I mean you do love me right?" I stayed silent as I went for the door. It was locked again. He trapped me in between himself and the door as he asked in a more strict tone. "You do love me..Right?" He was behind me as I fiddled with the knob. He stopped my hands on the knob and held them "Answer the question." My eyes went wide as I took a deep breath and swallowed my pride "Yes.." "then say it." "I.." "to my face darling."

I turned around and looked him in the eye while holding his face "I love y-you.." my lip quivered as I heard a clink and the door unlocked with the key he had. "Good." He kissed my forehead before taking me to the kitchen. He placed the bag in the fridge while I sat down in a bar stool next to the island. I didn't know what to do, he was a monster and here I was saying I love you to him. I decided I would find a way to leave after he gave me food. I was starving since he didn't give me any food for a whole day. Before he started cooking  he grabbed rope from a cabinet. It was weird but I realized it was for that I wouldn't escape. He wrapped it around my waist and around the stool. Leaving my arms out. Then when I was secure he took out some flour and eggs and started making pancakes for us. It smelt so good that it made my mouth water. He served some on a plate as he got out another pan and started placing down what looked like bacon strips. I didn't like bacon since I didn't eat that much meat so I guess that was for him. "Here you go honey." He placed down a neat looking plate of pancakes in front of me with syrup on top. Along with a glass of milk. I dug in, tasting the sweet and savory flavor of the pancake. The syrup made it so much more enjoyable since it balanced out. The milk helped wash it all down. Hunger makes people go crazy sometimes. Making them think harsher thoughts than reality. So now that I was eating I finally got most of my senses back. He sat down next to me and dug in too. I looked at the bacon on his plate and noticed it seemed..off. "Please don't tell me that's Will.." "what else did you expect?" I felt sick all of a sudden. I held in my throw up as it flew back down my throat. "I know it makes you a little uneasy to see someone eating another persons flesh so I started off small today." "How much do you usually eat?" I asked him cautiously. "Around.. an arm maybe a hand each day." I was now petrified about what he had planned for me. What if he's just readying his food? He noticed my discomfort and caressed my cheek. "You're fine. In plus I wouldn't eat you since you have a purpose to me." He licked his lips as I stupidly asked "which is?.." he got closer and moved my hair away from my ear "my personal...fuck-toy." He then licked my ear bridge as I squirmed in place. "You're disgusting!" He came back out and held my chin up to look at him. "But you like it.. don't you?"