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What I'm going to do/have done! (Section)
Okay, BIG WARNING
This chapter has heaaavyy shit. I mean like the rap victim gets a description of her getting raped and mocked for it. (And that's possibly not even the worst thing here.)
So if your sensitive to that, or have a weak stomach uh...maybe don't read this. Seriously, its vile in some parts.
(Also after writing all this out I kinda reason that like...its a bit too dark for Watermelon shit posts maybe lol.)
Things I wrote just for you (And the others here as well!...Section.)
♪ Horrors await in this dark place, ♪
♪ Though I'm sure it's all in my head. ♪
♪ And if I'm to be a musician then I must be an explorer as well, to wander upon lands never touched by any hand. ♪
♪ Even so, I can't shake off this feeling, that the wood is moving. ♪
♪ That the darkness is too...solid. ♪
♪ Woah, what is that? Laughter? So dainty yet cruel, are the stories truly true? Will this be the end of me and you? ♪
♪ No. I must be mistaken and taken by the fears of the old, there is simply no way the stories could be true as they were told. ♪
♪ My grip tightens on your hand, we give smiles full of lies and move deeper into the horrors that await. ♪
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...?
♪ It can't be, I'm sure it's all in my head. ♪
♪ But why does this trunk look like a child's head? ♪
♪ I take a blink, and it's gone from my view. Not even the roots remain, and I look back at you. You don't seem phased. ♪
♪ If...if this is all in my head, then the doctor's appointment is where I'm heading next. ♪
♪ I take a step, and I feel it. The dirt sticking onto my shoe like it was glued. ♪
♪ I'm pretty sure that dirt doesn't do that!!! ♪
♪ J: "Just take a breath, it's just a bit wet. That's probably all. No need to panic, no reason to scream, you'll be fine-" ♪
R: "w-What the hell are you doing?"
J: " Uh uhm...singing calms my nerves."
R: "...c-Can I join in?"
A duet...how sensible!
J: "s-Sure."
♪ Your grip tightens upon my hand, and your distracting lips part for a Soprano that lifts both of our spirits to the sky. ♪
♪ So with music around us, we move deeper into the horrors that awaits. ♪
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♪ J: "Did that tree just move?" ♪
♪ R: "Trees can't move." ♪
♪ J: "But the soil definitely is." ♪
R: "That's not logical."
♪ J: "Well neither is our flashlight flickering off and on, yet here we are." ♪
♪ R: "And somewhere not too far, I hear muffling cries." ♪
♪ J: "Maybe we should turn back." ♪
♪ R: "But we're not even halfway done yet..." ♪
♪ J: "...This is less fun than I thought. I'm starting to wonder if we're really gonna die." ♪
♪ R: "Oh don't be like that! It's all in our heads! We'll be fine in the end, be brave my comrade!"♪
J: "Are you a communist?"
R: "I...I don't know. I just thought it sounded good."
J: "Hm, well anything sounds good when you have a voice like that behind it."
R: "Pff, flattery won't get you anywhere with me. I know I'm no musician."
J: "Sure could be."
R: "s-Seriously, my voice isn't that good. And I'd hate the job anyway. Too many eyes watching. I'd rather do something more private...like...cooking."
J: "Ooh, I love cooking!"
R: "Really?"
J: "Yeah, eating is aweso-ouch! Hey! Lay off the play punches! I'm too busy being manly and brave to brace for them."
R: "Yet you still have enough time to tease me?"
J: "Well...uh...I do aim to impress!"
R: "Hmm, that you do."
Wait I do?
J: "Yup. And now, it's time for our final act. A duet to finish this horrific tale with a bright and-"
R: "u-Uuuh t-t-tree children!"
I rolled my eyes, Rachel was no doubt a great actor. Her face was as pale as a sheet of paper, and her legs wobbled like all the muscle in them had been sucked out.
But come on! She'd pulled this prank on me not even an hour ago. Even I, the self-proclaimed dumbass isn't dumb enough to fall for this twice. I wasn't gonna turn away from her and look behind me just to get laughed at agai-
R: "JEFFERSON!"
J: "c-Come on Rachel, I'm not falling for it. Let go of m-"
R: "n-NO! You stop FUCKING with me. y-You carved that out, right? i-It's not real! PLEASE TELL ME-"
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Goodness, crying and screaming? That's a bit too far, even my jokes at Dicker aren't this extreme.
...
Shit, I'm a real softy, aren't I? Knowing I'm gonna get clowned on like a loser but still looking anyway. But fuck it, I hate seeing folk cry. Even if it's all bullshit.
So fine, you win Rachel. Have your laugh as the stupid idio-
...
I squinted, then rubbed my eyes, then-
???: "Oh I hate when people do that. Like, what thing in your eye would even make you see this?"
Ah, the tree with the shape of a little girl's head just talked to me. I think its wooden mouth moved a bit also. That's new.
...
w-w-WAIT WHAT THE FUCK!?
J: "HOLY SHIT!"
R: "HOW THE FUCK DID YOU DO THAT?"
J: "ME? DO YOU THINK I'M A MAGICIAN? HOW COULD THIS-"
Tree-child?: "Oh shut it!"
We immediately did the only sensible thing, which was to shut the fuck up.
Tree-child?: "I've had quite enough of your shitty romcom and even worse musical. And honestly? This is a BIG day for me. And I wanna make my dad proud. You want that to, right Jefferson? Make your ol man not hate your guts like he hates everyone else's?"
How the fuck did this thing know my name?
Tree-child?: "And you, Rachel! My, your life is already so full of big things! Rape, rape cases, trauma. I mean, you get the stress of needing to deal with aaaall that shit, don't you?"
Rachel slowly nodded.
???: "Yeah yeah, see we get each other! Demons and humans, we can relate despite all our differences. So like, answer me this,-"
I-
J/R: "AHHHHH!"
Demon?: "WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU IMBECILES HERE!?"
f-Fuck! FUCK! Its vines were pulling so FUCKING HARD! On my arms and legs and head and-
Demon?: "Forcing me to deal with you! Forcing me to waste my FUCKING time! Come on RACHEL, ANSWER ME. Weren't YOU forced to get BENT OVER AND FUCKED LIKE A LITTLE BITCH? DON'T YOU GET HOW MISERABLE IT FEELS TO BE FORCED?"
Ah...ugh...the...the vines?
Demon?: "Yeah thickhead, I'm loosening them. Because personally? I think I deserve an APOLOGY from the source. Come on Rai Rai, wakey wakey."
I looked at Rachel. Her mouth was open, ready to speak. Yet nothing came. It just hung wide, as if she'd been stopped in time.
Demon?: "Come on Rai Rai, I'm losing my patience. If you aren't willing to give me the satisfaction I need...well, I'm just gonna do it the old fashion way. Y'know, how your mum did it when she was banging into your hips with that oversized dildo."
Rachel's mouth clamped shut, and then, without another word, she began to sob. At first, it was quiet, but soon my head was filled with her low cries and high shrieks.
Demon?: "O-o-OH!? d-d-Did I just SPOIL the surprise? Well, now you know how I feel Rai Rai. Y'know, despite all this, I think I'm a real feminist. And if there is one thing I support MOST about the movement is that the voices of little girls like you can be heard and known. Your voices should NOT be silenced. So-"
THUD.
Rachel managed to get up to her knees before shuddering and vomiting on the floor. The vines prodded at her clothes, gently tugging her dress lower and lo-
Jefferson: "l-Let her go! You-"
A vine wrapped around my mouth, and I could do little more than scream and struggle.
Demon?: "Go my little Rai Rai. Like a fallen angel scream to the high heavens all the dirty little secrets you've stored in that heart of yours. Or you can go back home I suppose. Let the fantasy crumble and crush you. Either way, I'm sure you'll end up with a noose and-"
LEAVE HER ALONE!
I tried to scream, but the vines muffled my words into nonsense.
I tried to reach out for her, but the vines kept my arms stuck in place.
I cried and prayed and wished upon every star for us to be spared...but all that did was widen the smile on the tree child's face.
Demon?: "Aww, a real knight in shining armor. I mean, look at you Jeffy! Strong, handsome, ooh, and with such dexterous fingers also! The ladies must be ALL over you. o-Oh-"
The demon looked back to Rachel, who was now partially naked and as still as a stone. Her hands cupped around her mouth as a bit of tears and vomit slid down her arm.
...Damn it! Move! Move you STUPID VINES!
Demon?: "Well, this one would be...Y'know...If you didn't get her killed."
I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!
Jefferson: "URUHGUGHGHGUH!"
Demon?: "Oooh, big shot over here tugging those vines REAAL hard! Well, I LOVE a good heroic comeback! Come on buddy, break your limits! Do it. I believe in-"
FUCK OFF!
Jefferson: "UUGHUGH."
I'LL STOP YOU! I'LL-
Jefferson: "UUAGKHUAUU!"
FIX THIS! AND KILL YOU. KILL YOU! KILL-
Jefferson: "AAAAAAAAAAAA-"
Rachel: "STOP IT! I'LL DO IT! I'LL-"
THUD.
I...I did it! I broke free! I-
FUCK!
m-My arm? Why is it throbbing so hard? Shit, it hurts. Is it broken? Can I even play music? Ca-
n-NO! Grit your teeth damn it, you need to get Rachel out of this. I need to! I need to! I need to! I need to! I need to! I need to! I-
Rachel?: "s-Stop it. Stop moving. It's over, let it be!"
...Rachel?
It was hard to tell with my face flat on the floor, but who else could it be?
But... there was something else. The...softest giggle I'd ever heard.
Demon?: "Ha ha ha ha. Goodness, you're so STUPID!"
Jefferson: "w...wha-"
Demon?: "w-w-What? Did little Jeffy really think almost snapping his arms off would save the day? Hahaha! Goodness, you're so easy! No wonder daddy gave up on you. But maybe you'll only get it in music? ♪Oooh, thoughtless and worthless maggot Jeffy thinks he-♪"
Rachel: "i-I said stop it! I...I won't comply if you don't leave him alone!"
NO! DON'T-
Jefferson "AUgckAHH"
The soil tasted like sand with tiny bits of glass. I managed to raise my head and mouth enough to wipe it off an-
Jefferson: "GHH-f-FOR FUCKS SAKE! UUH...uuhh...come on..."
I tried not to cry as the pain shot up my arm and spread across the entirety of my back. After all, I could still feel Rachel's hands gently holding me up. So I couldn't break, not yet, not yet, not-
Demon?: "Oh, right. That. Well-"
What I saw next left me so speechless that the pain faded to the back of my mind, so afraid that I could barely feel Rachel's hand on my back.
The tree...arms were protruding out of it. I could see its birch face turn more skin-like.
SsssscreeeEE!
A...a little girl with shining blue eyes just as beautiful as Rachel's strolled towards us. In fact, everything about her face reminded me of Rachel. Other than her hair, which was as black and smooth as ink...kinda like mine.
I was almost sure of who it was...but for Rachel's sake, I kept it to myself.
Demon?: "All that feminist shit?"
She stopped only a feet away from us.
Demon?: "I don't really give a fuck. I just wanted to mess with you two."
Bastard.
Rachel: "B-but I didn't...we'd leave. If you asked us. We wouldn't get in your way! I promise! We-"
Demon?: "Oooh, I love seeing kind-hearted humans like you two crack."
The demonic child smiled.
Demon?: "Y'know it's a pride thing, Rachel. I could've let both of you go. After all my current job is way bigger than that. But like...think about the one thing that's consistent of ALL the stories about my little forest?"
Rachel looked down, gulping and remembering who knows what horrid stories I'd told.
I'd told her.
FUCK! I'm such an idiot! I need to get focus off her, maybe...maybe she can find a way out then?
Jefferson: "...Tragedy. No one returns, or if they do...they die soon after."
The demon finger-gunned at me...I wonder if I taug-wait NO! Stay focused!
Demon?: "Bingo for resident dumbass! And this is over multiple centuries! Y'know how rare that killing streak is? My REP in hell is craaaazy! And uh, don't mention this to the little demons, but it helps me pull few a strings. Ya know, make things extra impossible for anyone who comes here."
The demon raised its hand.
Demon?: "Honestly, I love your type. So fun to mess with. But I can't play around forever. Big job ya know? So we're gonna need to CUT things off here."
Its hand morphed into a grass blade. Of course.
I looked at Rachel...she didn't even seem aware of what the demon was about to do.
...So... it's over...huh?
...And it's all my fault.
...
With the little strength I had left, I hugged Rachel. I hoped with all my heart that it at least granted her a bit of warmth before both of us went to sleep...forever.
Demon?: "Awww, come on! That's so cute! You're really making this hard on me. I mean...ugh maybe I can fit in torturing you enou-"
BANG!
The final section! (Section.)
Hopefully next chapter will end on a brighter note...but this one...eh.