#evangeline gates

[mimi--cry]

Guilty.

Mimi stepped through the remnants of the portal as her energy fizzled out.

She was back. After all these years, she finally decided to come back.

Reverting back to her mirror shape form, Mimi hovered just above the ground. Images of cold red liquid and chills filled her senses as she recalled the events in this house from so long ago. She even remembered seeing her horrified face in the reflection of the pools of blood that collected at her feet.

“I’m home, Evangeline.” Mimi whispered to the air. A part of her still wondered if Evan would have been happier without ever knowing Mimi. Without ever having to experience this.

Deciding she could no longer look at the death scene that so vividly played out in her head, Mimi retreated to the living room. Sitting there in her thoughts, eyes closed, she let the silence take over.

She should have returned to her warm and loving home. Her energy reserves there were better suited for her recovery. But what was there to fix when all she felt was dead, something she wished happened to her than to Evangeline.

“Forgive me, Evan...” The crippled demon broke down into quiet sobs once more.

There was nothing left for her. Not anywhere.

Maybe there was never anything to begin with.

[mimi--cry]

Flashback

Mimi’s body froze, not wanting to open the door. But in her mind–there was a disconnect.

A disconnect.

Why hadn’t Mimi noticed it sooner? Is…is the disconnection why she hadn’t been in tuned to Evan the last few days Mimi had been gone?

Oh no.

With a surge of panic, she twisted the knob and the door flew open in haste. It was dark and there was an odd scent to Evan’s house that Mimi didn’t find familiar.

Not until she walked into the kitchen and turned on the light did she realize what that smell was.

There at her feet were pools of blood. Human blood. And in the center of it all…laid a messy body all torn to pieces and shreds–maimed and mutilated.

But that hair, those clothes…those eyes. Those pain-stricken eyes...They were all the unmistakable traits of Mimi Cry’s human, Evangeline Gates.

Not a heart beat sooner did Mimi’s screams of absolute horror fill her late human’s entire home.

[mimi--cry]

flashback

“I left a few days ago. I really shouldn’t have. But I can’t believe Evan would just accuse me of not caring for her. I’ve only done what I could as her guardian and I love her like a daughter, like a best friend. And she…she got upset with me right out of the blue!” Mimi muttered to herself, exasperated.

She was approaching her human’s home, about to re-enter when a heavy weight set on her shoulders as she grasped the doorknob.

Something wasn’t right.

[mimi--cry]

Mimi? Oh dear, are you alright?! I hope Scott is taking care of you!! D':

“Anon, yes, you must be referring to The Restoration from when I was in Chief Scott’s office….Yes, I am fine.” She smiled softly, still in slight pain from the turn of events following The Restoration. “He is taking care of me. Though I think he worries a little too much sometimes.” She lightly chuckled, doing a good job of hiding the blush that would have otherwise risen to her cheeks. Thinking about the badge demon made her heart throb more than it should. 

But she needed to wait, and focus on Evan’s killer before anything else. “But again, I promise you, dear Anon, I am doing better than had I tried to force myself home.” She nervously giggled, slightly embarrassed by her own stubbornness sometimes.