Rye stopped with her feet shoulder width apart, her eyes scanned the man. He was large, confident, intimidating… She couldn’t wait to change all of that. Rye leaned into him, listening carefully to the instructions before pulling back to look at him. Giving a quick peck to his cheek, she walked towards the man without looking back. Oh, how she loved being watched.As she passed a table, she swiftly took a glass of water as the owner of said water was distracted. Approaching the man, she managed to trip by stepping on her dress, ripping it just a bit more so that the top of her thigh was exposed. In the same movement, she managed to spill the water over her front. ❝Oh shit… My dress… I’m soaked…❞ She was certain to allow her leg to poke out from the dress enough while keeping her voice at a level that drew his attention.
As soon as he so graciously offered to help her, Rye winked over her shoulder at Owen, biting her lip as the man led her to the empty hallway to the restrooms where he stopped and pulled out a handkerchief. Classy. ❝Come here often?âťž She smirked as the man moved to dab at her chest with the cloth. Every night, but I’ve never seen anyone like you. He leaned into her and she moved to whisper into his ear. ❝And you never will…❞Rye moved to graze his cheek before allowing her hand to slide beneath his collar, landing on his shoulder. The man looked at Rye, seeing holes where her eyes should be, blood flowing down from the empty spaces until the blood formed into bright red scorpions. He saw them crawling down her face and started screaming as one crawled into her mouth and out of her ear. He moved away, but she managed to grab his arm, holding on tight.Â
The scorpions began a slow and quiet whisper, but their volume and speed rose quickly before they started jumping from Rye onto the mans shoulders and face. He could see Rye’s neck stretch up into an unnatural stated, her skin turned grey and began to rot from her skeleton as a scorpion crawled over his eye. He could hear it whispering his name, telling him he was going to die, he could feel it’s legs scratching across his skin even as he screamed and continued trying to pull from the blonde.The man then reached into his pocket, frantically grabbing a knife which he attempted to use in order to kill the scorpion on his face. Rye watched in delight as the blade slid into his opened eye, slicing the membrane and spewing forth blood over his face and neck. The man’s cries of fear turned into screams of agony and others in the bar began to look in concern at the scene as the man swung his knife at Rye, cutting the skin of her shoulder. Quickly pulling back from him, Rye grabbed the hand wielding the knife, her bright expression quickly turning to one of malice as she caused him to feel as if flames were surrounding him. He dropped the knife, thinking that the hand had grown hot and reached around to pull the fire alarm as Rye looked over to Owen, knowing well that it was likely his turn.
Owen watched from across the bar as she sauntered over to the man. His eyes were glued to her, watching as she managed to rip her dress even more. “Classic.” He mumbled, starting to close the space between them. He stopped at a round table that was a few feet from them, and grabbed an unattended drink. He sipped on it slowly, still watching them. He marveled at the fact that every person that was in the bar had no idea what was happening, or what was about to happen.Â
He saw Rye wink at him, and he gave her a sly grin. That’s my girl, he thought, watching as she led the unsuspecting man down a hallway. Owen followed behind, keeping himself at a distance that he wouldn’t be noticed. He leaned against the wall, pulling his phone out of his pocket pretending to be occupied. No body else was traveling the hall, it was just the three of them. He looked up and watched as Rye began her little show. The man leaned into her, a little to close for his comfort, but soon he noticed things were changing. From an outsiders perspective, Rye looked completely normal, the man, however, was beginning to panic. His screams grew louder, and that’s when Owen saw the knife.Â
Quickly he started towards them, but he didn’t get there fast enough. The man had taken the knife and pierced Rye’s skin. This made his own blood begin to boil. Adrenalin started coursing through his veins, before the man was able to pull the fire alarm Owen had him slammed against the wall. “Wrong move, bub.” He hissed through clenched teeth. The man furrowed his brows, still yelling, and tried to wrap his hands around Owen’s neck.Â
Owen clicked his tongue, shaking his head. “Think again.” Before the man could make another move, Owen had his arm twisted behind his back, forcing him out the back exit. He turned his head, giving Rye a hurry up glance, and disappeared into an ally way. Not a soul was out back as he shoved the man to the ground. He slowly let his blade slide out, the steel slicing through his skin with a loud rip. It didn’t hurt anymore, just sent a discomforting feeling through his body.Â
He pressed the blade into the mans back, smiling as the man began to scream in pain. When he heard the door slam, and saw Rye watching him, he bent over to grab the man’s shoulder. With his blade still pressed firmly into the mans back, Owen lifted him slowly. The screams intensified, and Owen let out a strangled laugh. He then jerked the man back, the blade going completely through his body. Blood shot out of the man’s mouth, staining the brick wall in front of him. Tears were pouring out of his eyes, gasping and screaming and bleeding Owen lifted the blade, cutting right along his spinal cord.Â
When the screaming had stopped, the body now limp against his, Owen placed his foot on the man’s back, giving him a quick kick. Blood pooled around his body as Owen retracted his blade. He smeared the blood that was running down his own hands on his shirt, and walked over to Rye. He wrapped his bloodied arm around her waste, pulling her down the ally. Adrenalin was coursing through his veins, his body humming with excitement. This was the thrill he lived off of, and knowing he had a partner in crime made it all that much sweeter.Â