[IC] The dark heart +18 mature/viloence/language

[Airalin]

I had never expected such a dramatic change in Amanda's personality.

"That woman is insane," I whispered to Vivian as walked to breakfast. "She just slapped Frank's brats for what happened yesterday! I didn't think she had that kind of behavior in her." That kind of behavior was bound to work against her in court; a woman who assaulted others was hardly fit to be granted guardianship of anyone.

"What do you think we should do?" I asked my niece. Frank was going to be a problem, one we needed to address. if I could regain my old necklace, I was certain I could have him killed. However, Vivian was probably far too afraid of the necklace to want to use that plan...

[Markofkri]

"Fix her a drink." Vivian replied with a smile. "Lets get some breakfast. Where are you going to go? The door to the room opened and they gave you a mean look and left. Both faces had dark pink marks. Vivian flipped them off behind there backs. "I think you should stay there is too munch to text you on a daily basis. Also I need you if the thing ever comes back."

[Airalin]

I frowned, weighing my options. "If I stay here, I'll have to keep putting up with all the bullies who visit. Unless I gain full control of the house, that is. Perhaps it's time to hire an elite team of my own lawyers and have them argue in favor of letting me take control of my own household." I knew it was possible of course; minors could be emancipated if they presented a strong enough argument, and I certainly had more than enough money to be self sufficient.

"What do you think?" I asked, running my fingers through my hair. Since I had just awoken and hadn't had the time to fix it before Amanda had pulled me away, it was still a total mess. "I need to fix myself up before breakfast," I added.

[Markofkri]

"You should get dressed and have breakfast with me. Then we can go see Amanda and see what she thinks. Personally I vote sticking together as there is strength in numbers. Together we can strategize and kick them out. I am tired of running. I want to stay." She has her arms crossed in front of her and a stern look on her face.

So after returning to your room, getting dressed for the day you meet Vivian for breakfast the two of you eat and give the nieces a hard time about being slapped. Then head off to Amanda's room. You knock before hearing some intimate sounds. "O-one second." There is a fewminutes pause and Amanda opens the door covered in a sheet. "Give me," She looks back into the room. "Give me an hour and I'll be right there."

"Vivian gives you possible ideas for you to consider in that hour. The best three are the ones listed on the pad you wrote them on.
1. We get a lawyer to serve the free loaders eviction papers. Set up a gate and intercom system to stop people before they reach the house.

2. We sell them the family house and use the money to buy a place closer to civilization. Say Italy?

3. We Frame Frank for a murder and sell the nieces like in hostel.

During this time the Franks wife knocks on Vivian's door. And asks if you want to go out with her to be ready in about ten minutes. In true to form she doesn't wait for an answer as she walks down the hall.

[Airalin]

There was no way I was going to go out with anyone stupid enough to have married Frank. After that obnoxious woman left, I just exchanged a glance with Vivian and shrugged. I felt no need to go deliver my answer to that annoying bitch.

"I think our gate idea is best," I said to Vivian, "I would like us to have this place to ourselves as soon as possible. Perhaps the judge involved will even be susceptible to... persuasion. After all, many of them are old, and a little stipend to make way for a very comfortable retirement would be very appealing to those! I gave Vivian a playful little wink. It was high time I started using my money to make things better for myself!

As appealing as it seemed to frame Frank for murder, it would be best to avoid deaths in the house as much as possible. Far too many strange things had happened here recently - the police were bound to be getting suspicious, and the last thing I needed was to have cops trying to bust me. Who knew how large a bribe they would require before going away?

[Markofkri]

An hour passed and Amanda knocked on the door announcing she was coming in. "So did we decide on anything? A gate huh? Sure why not. It will take them a while. Maybe a week. I'll get the lawyers to evict the Manson family. I know this month was difficult. If you just wait a little I will help in any way I can. I'll need Vivian to take a trip and run some errands to the lawyers and then family that what to nest here. I'm sorry but if you trust her Eva then so do I."

[Airalin]

I frowned when Amanda mentioned that she needed Vivian to run some errands. My niece had been attacked only a few days ago; I didn't want to risk anything bad happening to her. "If Vivian needs to leave the house to run this errands, make sure one of the guards accompanies her," I said, "Frank's spawn might decide to take revenge against her. We must be careful to prevent that from happening." I placed my hand on top of Vivian's, giving her a reassuring smile. I was not going to let anyone hurt her!

[Markofkri]

"That's a, great idea. I will inform them right now Vivian please pack for a weeks travel. Its just going to be us Eva ok? Ill call the lawyer and tell him about this." Amanda walked towards the pool house.

Vivian looked at you with a sad face. "I-" "You take care and only do things half crazy." She pats you on the head and forces a smile. "When I get back I want to see you so happy you laugh. Maybe even get a hair cut." She sticks out her tongue. Vivian gets up and starts to pack for the trip. She asks your opinion on different outfits and packs the ones you pick.

[Airalin]

"You better be careful, too!" I said to Vivian, helping her choose a few outfits. "And I'm not cutting my hair. I like it nice and long, the way it is now!" Of course, Vivian was unlikely to find a smile on my face when she returned unless something drastic happened, such as Frank dying in a freak accident on the road. I didn't say that, though - there was no need to dampen Vivian's mood right before she went on a trip, and I was still quite worried about her.

"If anything seems dangerous to you - anything at all - come back home," I said, "I couldn't stand it if anything happened to you, and I'm becoming more paranoid by the day, to be honest..."

[Markofkri]

Vivian looked at you and smiled. "It will be alright. I'll call to let you know how things are, and you can call to let me know if things get too weird. With the guard you should be able to even GPs us on your laptop. before we leave I'm sure Amanda will let you know the contact info. Just don't kill anyone, until I get back."

"Now that the necklace is gone things should be easier. Get out more and buy stuff you don't need to piss off Frank. you got all that money and nothing to show for it. Find stuff that makes you happy. Harass that cook of your to make some amazing food. Do some creepy stuff to those stuck ups. Buy some attack dogs or attack dogs with lasers on their heads. See how munch starry night is going for and get it. Buy a plane and fly just to do it."

It was hard to watch Vivian go. She rolled down the window and waved. Amanda gave you a phone preprogramed with three numbers. Home, Vivian, and guard. It was GPS sat phone so there was no camera or internet connection. It did have a screen for a twelve digit grid co ordinates that can be used with your laptop google earth to find where Vivian was within four feet. It was bulky black and water resistant. the thick rubber antenna was over four inches and non collapsible. Amanda gave you a wall charger.

Amanda true to her word got a contractor to begin construction on a three stage barrier system. Spikes, pylons, and a metal gate able to stop a semi truck. They were also installing metal wires to stop bikes and smaller vehicles from freely getting onto the property. Soon this place was going to become what fort Knox wished it was. The one item left that was in motion was the legal red tape to get Frank off the property. It was becoming dusk.

[Airalin]

Vivian's idea had been a good one.

Time to go on a spending spree!

I booted up my computer, ready to order a wide array of items for myself. It didn't take me long to find a website that sold lots of expensive clothing. By the time I had finished with that website, I had purchased over $4000 in dresses, shoes, jewelry, and all sorts of other accessories - the works! But this was only the beginning for me - there was so much more I was going to buy!

Pokemon had been a craze when I was a child, but my kidnapping had cut the fun short for me. It was time to rectify that! Before I knew it, I had bought a full set of the oldest, most valuable cards in existence. One of them cost $9001 - but who cared? I was rich!

eBay was my next stop. I found a haunted painting selling for a few thousand dollars - couldn't be any worse than that necklace! besides, it would make a great gift for the brats; with luck, maybe the haunting was real. Within the minute, it was mine. After spending a few hours buying even more extravagant and utterly pointless merchandise, I decided I had finally had enough. When Frank realized what I had done, he was going to go nuts!

[Markofkri]

The day rolled on as you searched the web. You received a message from Vivian. "At airport. The guards name is Sam." There was no knock at the door as it opened. The three nieces came in your room and shut the door. "No one to save you now bitch." Michelle snapped. "You may be rich but if you don't give us some money in eight figures right now we're going to make your life hell for the next hour."

"Your Aunt isn't here to save you now. So go ahead and cry. I'm going to get you for that slap." Kathy held a lighter. " Maybe I'll just burn off all your damn hair. No one likes you. Freak. You should just kill your self."

Jamie stood by the door and looked at you. Not menacing or angry she just looked at you. Her hands were behind her. The other two descended on you. You were tough and fought back scratching one of them. The struggle brought it all back and the tears rolled down your face. They eventually overpowered you. Then just as Kathy held out the lighter with the small flame, you heard the giggle. The room got dark but only you seemed to notice. "Tehehehe." The darkness grew. The final sound of the light bulbs in the room breaking gave the girls the sound to stop and look at the now dark room. Only the lighter gave any light to see. The light from outside was gone as was the window. The door to the bathroom was gone. Swallowed by the walls of the room. As the last image arose from the dark revealed a ceiling covered in black tentacles. The flame of the lighter went out.

You heard screams and the tossing of bodies. You heard the cries and begging of Kathy mixed with the muffled cries of Michelle. Something was slammed into the floor hard and not once but a few times. Slaps to many to count all around you. The tearing of something could be heard with more muffled cries. Then a slam into a wall and the breaking of glass. The sound of some one choking followed by odd sounds. More slapping and thuds to the floor. As in the left corner you heard laughing, mad laughing. You remained on the bed untouched, and unable to see. The sound got quieter like they were being dragged off, all of them dragged off. The laughing was the last sound to go. The room returned the doors and the window gave light back to the room. The furniture and everything in it remained just as it was. The only thing missing was the three girls. There was a knock at the door. 'Eva its Amanda do you want to come to dinner?"

[Airalin]

"Um, one moment," I said, my voice shaking. "Just let me get dressed."

It was the necklace. it had to be. What I had just seen was no nightmare, no delusion - it has really happened. The girls were dead, all three of them. The only question was where their bodies would be found. It was imperative that I do nothing suspicious; if I did, I would be blamed for certain. That meant going to dinner whether I felt like it or not.

They had tried to burn me, so they got what they deserved. I didn't care how much pain they had gone through; I hated them, all three of them. This was for the best. Perhaps now Frank would see, understand that it wasn't safe for him here. As long as he left, I really didn't care whether he got to survive or not. All I wanted was some semblance of peace to return to my life.

By the time I arrived at dinner, I had gained some weak control over the shaking of my body. I sat down, took a few sluggish bites of the food that was laid before me, not bothering to greet anyone at the table. I didn't trust my voice to work properly even if I tried to communicate. I needed to get in touch with Vivian, but I couldn't leave any trace of the conversation in case the police came looking for the girls.

I couldn't let these deaths continue, but... they had saved me from something far worse. Would they save me from the police, too, if they tried to arrest me?

[Markofkri]

At the table was Frank. "Still here huh?" He takes a bite of the steak. "You should think about the future and moving to a warmer climate." "That's enough Frank you should think about the future and shut your mouth." Amanda gave him the family smile. "Maybe you should pack while your at it."

"Amanda you are deluded if you think anything short of an active nuclear strike will remove me from this estate. You cant sleep your way to the top of this situation. I don't care how many guys your bed holds you will lose."
"Screw you Frank. You and the whore you rode in on. If you had any conscience you would realize this is Eva's house. A person who lost both her parents. You would show some respect and shut your mouth." She looked at him while folding her arms.

"My dear I could care less. This is a idiocy I will tolerate as long as I have to. The only reason she is still here is that damn..." He looked at your neck and chest. Then he stood up. "Where is the necklace?" He laughed. "No member of the family would part with that. Please tell me you lost it." He laughs some more. "So, you don't have the first damn clue? Hahahaha. Oh this just got interesting." He tosses his napkin on the table. "I have a few calls to make." He walks out of the room.

Amanda has a clueless look on her face. "What the hell is all this about a necklace?" Just then a guard came in through the kitchen. "We got a problem. You need to follow me."
"Stay here I'll go see what's going on and tell you after. Two on her now, inside." Amanda follows Nathan out of the house.

[Airalin]

What was going on?

Amanda told me to stay back, and after what I had just seen, I was in no mood to disobey her. I moved to the back of the room, the farthest point from any of its doors, trembling. Could this be related to what Frank had just said, his mention of the necklace? Or had his daughters' corpses been found? Whatever it was, I wanted nothing to do with it. Perhaps I shouldn't have gotten rid of that necklace in the first place. I needed to get it back, before Frank could find it! Whatever he was planning, it couldn't be good - but how could I get to it?

I already knew that the police in the area of the pawn shop had gotten hold of it. I needed to call them, make arrangements before Frank could. My knowledge was my only advantage!

I pulled out my phone, and after a quick search, I had the telephone number of the police station. I dialed it, desperately hopping for an answer.

[Markofkri]

"Hello 911 what is the emergency?"

The two guards in the room watched you just as munch as the doors. They kept their distance. You saw one of them put a hand to his ear and look at you. They nervously asked, "We need you in your room for safety reasons." The guards didn't touch you, and in fact they stated at least fifteen feet away.

[Airalin]

I allowed my guards to guide me back to my room; I was too focused on my phone call to do anything else.

"You found a necklace a little while back," I said, speaking quickly. "One that had been stolen from a pawn shop - right? Well, it's mine. Someone stole it from my house during a break-in, and apparently they decided to sell it to the shop. It's a precious family heirloom, so I implore you, return it to me. I will pay you more than enough to compensate for the auction you were going to have, so please - I need it!"

I arrived in my room, sat on my bed. If these people couldn't help me, I didn't know what I was going to do!

[Markofkri]

"I'm sorry miss this number is for emergencies only. If you want to get an object returned after a police seizure then you need to call the department directly not 911." She hangs up on you. With some internet searching you find the correct number and dial. It rings, "Please wait for the first available detective, if you know your case number please have it ready." Elevator music begins.

A man answers the call, "Edmund police station detective Spencer speaking." Yes we had items from that case they went on auction this morning. I don't have the information to which items were sold to whom but I know the entire lot was sold. When an item is seized owners have a grace period of 48 hours to contact us before auction. Since I'm guessing this is the first call you made, the items have new private owners." He hangs up on you.

Down the hall to the right of your door you hear giggling. Peering outside your door you see them. The three nieces alive, but all beat to hell. All three of them had to be carried. The giggling coming from Jamie. She was broken. Your guess was she wasn't coming back to the real world any time soon. Amanda was making sure they each got to their room. She was calling 911.

"Hello yes I need two ambulances. The address is ...... "

Frank and his wife came out of their room. "What the hell is all... Mother of god what happened?"
The wife went into drama mode. "Ahhh! My girls! Don't worry mother is here I will look out for you!" Her phone rings. "Hello? Denice? Darling how are you? Oh I'm fine. Yes I'm still stuck in hillbilly hell. Oh he did what?" She walked into her room and shut the door.

[Airalin]

So the bitches were alive.

That was probably for the best. At least this way there would be no need for the police to become involved. If i was lucky, the three of them would need to spend a nice, long, time in the hospital, and hopefully Jamie wasn't the only one who would need mental treatment.

But my necklace had been sold. I needed to do something about that - but what?

My idea was a ridiculous one, but I decided to try it all the same.

I went into the nearest bathroom and closed the door. I wasn't brave enough to try my plan in the dark, so I turned on the light before standing in front of the mirror.

"I don't know if you can hear me," I whispered, "But if you're in there, please... bring my necklace back to me!"

If anyone caught me doing this, I would be headed to a mental ward, too.

[Markofkri]

The ambulances took all three of your nieces. Their parents told the paramedics that they would follow. True to the family reputation they lied. Frank went into his room and Tiffany (finally thought of a name which you over hear her give to the paramedics) Returned to the pool with a drink in one hand and her phone in the other. "Oh, I've just had the most god awful day. Those girls are going to drive me crazy."

In the bathroom with the lights on you see nothing odd your reflection looks at you and mimics you completely. you wait five then ten minutes and nothing. You dare to get closer to your reflection only to jump as your phone alerts you. Vivian. The message reads, "Hey you I'm here in New York and we're going to see the lawyers in the morning. Stupid nine to fivers. How are you holding up?"