KoB - Kiss of Blood - Chapter 7
#8 of KoB
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The next day I woke up with Jade holding a knife to my throat. When I moved away so he wouldn't cut me, he pressed it in deeper, piercing my skin. I stopped and held my hands up, staring at him, my eyes adjusting to the sunlight. "Jade, what the hell?"
"It happened, it really happened, didn't it?" He was shaky, so the knife wasn't steady against my skin, cutting and ripping, blood trickling down and there was nothing I could do, or he'd slash at me. "Look in the yard, there's your proof."
He sighed and composed himself for a moment, then took his distance, keeping the knife aimed at me before he moved outside. I then saw him stumble back and put his sleeve over his nose through the window, he dropped the knife as he was crying.
I left him there for a moment, taking a few minutes to clean the house, taking my still dirty mattress outside, then pulling a shovel from the shed. "We need to take care of this before mom and dad get home..."
"You're sick, you psychopath... How could you do this, how could you say that!?" He was crying hysterically now. He was holding her, trying to fix her, he couldn't believe she was dead. To him it was still a vivid dream, that's how he coped with things.
"Why didn't you kill me instead, she didn't deserve this!" I got down on my knees and hugged him forcefully, pulling him away from the body. He struggled heavily, I took his knife and threw it away before he could slash.
"No, don't touch me you sick fuck! I'll never forgive you! I'll kill you for this!" He couldn't get out of my grasp. He fought and pushed with all his rage but he wasn't strong enough, so I waited until he gave up and involuntarily let me hold him. I then somewhat released my grip, so it was comfy. "Come on brother, we have to fix this now, you can kill me later, I promise... Just, they can't find this, ever. So we have to dig, unless you got a better plan."
"True..." He sobbed some more, he was out of himself, on autopilot, not thinking. He was trying to come up with a plan, but obviously too distracted. "Jade, that one friend you have? That owes you? You know who I'm talking about right? We could go to him and let him fix this. Come, help me load her in the trunk, we'll give him a visit."
He nodded, taking her legs as I took her upper body. We were wary for people in the neighborhood, even though it was too early for that. I opened the trunk and we laid her inside. It was just a block away, luckily the blood was already old so it didn't stain my car too much.
We parked behind the building where it was deserted and we both dragged her to the backdoor. I rang the bell, it didn't take long for him to respond. "Who is it?" He asked.
"It's us, mate, we need your help, you owe me still man! Please open the door!" Jade said, panicky. I looked at him that he had to keep himself calm, he nodded frantically. "Oh, it's you Jade, you sound terrible, what h--" He opened the door and the sight made him stumble backwards. He rubbed his eyes to be sure he was seeing us carry a dead body to his shop.
"Damn, guys, I can't help you with that!" He tried to close the door but I held my foot out. "You fucking will help us with this, you cunt!" I pushed myself with Jade and the body into the shop, so he couldn't keep us out anymore. "You either make yourself even with Jade or I'll make you regret it."
"He's right dude," Said Jade, "Don't think he won't, it's best if you help us for the sake of us all." The dude, called Mouse ironically, was staring at us still like he couldn't believe what just happened. "How in the fuck do you think I can help you!? I only do animals, not people!"
"Same thing." Jade said, laying Daisy down and so did I. I eyed Mouse before I spoke. "If you don't help us, I will eat you and your parents. You will make her perfect and just like new. If you fail, I will torture and strangle you until your body collapses into itself."
"Fuck damn, Jade, your brother is messed up." Mouse said, but he hurried to get his gear, the threatening worked like it should. Mouse turned to us. "I'll have it done by tonight, don't worry. You can go back home or stay here, whatever you want. Please just don't eat my parents."
Jade pulled me with him, out of the shop and into the car. He was worried I'd scare Mouse more, and he was about to break down.
"Nick, I can't do this anymore, she's gone, we're monsters. We can't do this to her." He started sobbing. I tried to comfort him but he pushed me away. I started the car, we were going home for now. "It's okay, she'd want this. It isn't her time yet to be put in the ground. And this way you'll still have her. I'm taking you into consideration too, little brother. At least like this she won't be gone. Instead she will be with you forever."
"I guess, but I can't... I just can't." I tapped his shoulder gently, he let me. "Yes you can, be strong, for her. She would hate to see you like this. Everything will be just fine, you will have her again. I promise."
"Thanks, I guess." He said as he looked at me, I couldn't read him, he was too unstable. I think he genuinely thanked me. "Everything for you." I gave him a soft smile.
I pulled up into the driveway, parking the car in the exact same spot as it was before we left. "Now we have to clean up everything, Jade. I'll take care of all the gore while you clean my bed and handle the rest, sounds fair?"
"Yes, kind of." And so we did until everything was tidied up and there was no trace of what had happened. Jade insisted on putting a white rock from his collection in the yard between the flowers, as a tiny gravestone. I let him, hoping that'd help him cope with his grief.
We stayed in the house until Mouse gave us a call. It was quiet until then, no one spoke and we left the TV off. Our brother-brother relationship was severed and decayed, not to be repaired again.
Not soon after Mouse called, our parents called to tell us they'd be home tomorrow instead of in a week. Fuck. We're so screwed. We still have to check if everything is absolutely clean, and we have to fix Daisy still.
We drove to Mouse's shop and he let us in. He looked at me while he held his scalpel tightly, he was watching me, I didn't comment on it.
"Where is she?" Jade said. Mouse gestured to him kindly, putting an arm on his shoulder for comfort. "Come with me, I did my best, I hope you like it."
Mouse took him to the basement of the store, I followed soon after. There I saw Daisy's body, prepped perfectly into a classy red dress. Her skin was a still healthy shade of pale, like she'd been touched by an ivory ray. Her lips were crimson red and her face was made to have a soft soothing smile.
There was no sign of stitching, no imperfections. She was fully dressed and had been giving a makeover, it was her at best.
Jade's jaw dropped, he reached out to touch her hand, he fondled her clothes and examined her. "Mouse, she's beautiful." Jade said, and Mouse gave a nod.
"Take her home, I gave her some extra features too, you'll see. We're even now." Mouse said as he helped carrying Daisy into the car. Extra features?
We drove back home again, Jade was finally smiling, he couldn't take his eyes off the new Daisy anymore. I think something broke inside him, he wasn't himself, but it'll have to do for now.
"Where do we put her?" He asked while I drove into the parking space. I thought for a good spot, but the only thing that was never used in the house was the basement. "I think we should put her in the basement."
"Oh, yeah, alright." He looked down for a moment. "I wish we could give her a better spot." I nodded to him, and answered. "Jade, we'll just clean a spot in the basement for her, she'll be just fine there."
"You're right, thanks Nick." He stepped out of the car and so did I. We moved Daisy into the house and down into the basement. It was an absolute mess, but luckily there was a spot in the back where no one ever went. It was perfect. "We'll put her here."
Jade was still gazing at her. "What did he mean with extra features?" I blinked in return, thinking. "Well uh, the only thing I can think of."
I lifted her dress, and there it was. Mouse had prepped even her genitals into perfection. My eyes went wide. "Have fun with that, Jade."
He smiled blankly. "I just might."
I left the basement at that point, closing the door behind me so I didn't have to hear anything. I watched TV for hours, until I finally almost fell asleep, then I went to bed, Jade was nowhere to be seen. He was probably just spending time with his girlfriend. That's okay I guess.
I laid in my newly made, clean bed, still smelling the faint scent of sex in the air. It was difficult to notice, yet hard to shake off. I snoozed into wet dreams and raunchy nightmares, Jade still not in his bed.
Things would be back to normal tomorrow, I hope. Our parents will be back. Everything will be just fine.