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Jenny tapped her foot, listening to Chumbawamba play on her headphones, wasting time in the usual comic shop.

...and tell him, "Mary is no more a child!" / It's raining stones, it's raining bile / from the luxury of...

It was a decent enough place, as long as the cranky fat man didn't bother you too much. He owned the place, and wasn't shy about telling people to "buy or get out" if he was in that sort of mood. And he usually was. He grudgingly let Jenny stand around, mostly because more boys came around when she was there. They had an Understanding.

It was a slow day. Joey had been in earlier, wandered around for a bit, but when Jenny didn't say much to him, he bought a few comics and left. The Fat Man glared a little at her, but Joey was an annoying kid, anyways.

The door open, the bell rang, and in walked an angel, all blond hair and black leather. She was a little taller than Jenny, older too, maybe as much as 20. Her hair was short cropped, and golden blond except for the tips, which had been dyed pink. She wore a short leather jacket over a teal t-shirt that showed her navel piercing, and her tight low-cut pants accentuated the roll of her hips as she walked over to The Fat Man.

He, of course, couldn't keep his eyes off her. He was never very subtle.

She got to the counter and, leaning over it, indicated the top shelf behind The Fat Man, the one that held the Adult's Only magazines, with their covers strategically obscured to hint enough without revealing anything actual.

"You sell very many of those?" she asked in a melodious voice.

The Fat Man grunted. "Enough. What's it to you?"

"'But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart,' Matthew five, twenty-eight." she recited.

The Fat Man's face turned red. "Christ! Look, Missy, I have a store to run, and if you thin-"

There was a flash of motion, and he cut off suddenly. The Fat Man reactively clasped a hand over his throat, streams of blood dribbling between his fingers. The girl was holding a small knife in her hand, a thin line of blood marking one edge. She stepped back as The Fat Man staggered into the shelves behind him, knocking a few statues off, and he slumped to the ground. His eyes never left her.

She turned, replacing the knife inside her short jacket. On her way to leave she saw Jenny, wide-eyed and clutching her CD player defensively. She bent over to be eye-level with Jenny. The girl's eyes flashed like green fire.

"Jesus loves you," she said. And left.

A single word

Date: 2005-04-03 10:21 pm (UTC)

Date: 2005-04-04 01:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starlight1184.livejournal.com
Umm... yeah. Wow. Don't really know what to say to that...
::shudder::
You're sick.

Date: 2005-04-04 02:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com
"You're sick" isn't exactly what I was hoping to hear, but... You can't have a villain if they aren't villainous.

Date: 2005-04-04 01:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starlight1184.livejournal.com
Hahaha. "You're sick" was meant in the best possible way. It gave me chills... its a well written piece, but it wasn't much like other stuff I've seen from you, so it threw me for a loop. Its a well writte piece though, very nice. Just... ::shudder:: ew.

hmmmmmm

Date: 2005-04-04 04:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xenu.livejournal.com
Chilling. I shall read it again, now.

Date: 2005-04-04 05:36 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] naughtjennifer.livejournal.com
Been reading "Demon: the Fallen", have we? ;)

Date: 2005-04-04 06:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com
-laughs-
Actually, no, but that might not be a bad idea. This is a view of that Chorister I've been toying with for my Novella, after her Descent.

Date: 2005-04-06 02:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shibatim.livejournal.com
I might scare every one here when I say this, but that was really awesome, I loved it. Thats more or less the idea behind Tiemtao, though he detsorys citys rather then just a single person...*shrugs* Its close enough...

Date: 2005-04-06 02:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com
-laughs- More of a Sodom and Gomorrah type, rather than, uhm, Fast Man in a comic shop, eh? Trust me, 'Mary' gets in her lion's share of slayings before it's all through, but I'm fairly certain the similarities end there. She's a villain, and I assume your guy isn't.

Date: 2005-04-06 02:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shibatim.livejournal.com
Hmm...I suppose your right...though, he isn't the kindest of heros...most that would slaughter an entire city and the destroy whats left in a massive fire before opening up the earth under it and watching it fall in, aren't that kind...

Date: 2005-04-07 09:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xiombarg.livejournal.com
Very nice. :)

Date: 2005-04-12 10:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com
Heh, I hadn't even seen you commented here. Glad you liked it.

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