By the time Wren got out of the shower, Drev had a big bowl almost overflowing with popcorn sitting on the couch next to him within easy reach. A glass of Pepsi sat on each end table, one for him, one for her. He had his bare feet stretched out before him, and was slouched on the couch flipping through the channels.
"Devil's Rejects!" he said brightly. As she settled herself on the couch, he flipped to the right channel and got the movie going. These "on-demand" services the cable companies did now were pretty sweet; couple bucks for a movie you can watch over and over, pause, and the like, and you don't have to return anything. Not too shabby, the technological advances of today's age.
"That cool with you?"
Self Pity, Anyone?
Wren sat with her body wedged into the corner of the couch that was serving as her bed. Her heels were tucked so close to her butt that she was almost sitting on them, her right hand held a spoon and her left was curled posessively around a carton of chunky Monkey icecream. She had come straight home, Drev had still been asleep, and taken off her prim skirt and jacket in exchange for yoga pants and a sappy movie marathon on Lifetime.
She sniffled at Renee Zelweiger told Tom Cruise to shut up, when Drev padded softly into the room.
"You're out of ice cream." She sniffled and put a spoon full of chocolate vanilla and banana into her mouth. "I'll buy you more when I go back out." She spoke around her mouthful, her voice watery and sniffled again.
Milazo
18 years ago
Wren
18 years ago
"I don't even know what it is, so I guess so." Wren picked up her glass and sipped, it was Pepsi, but that was fine, cola was cola. She set it back down and a tiny burp escaped her, and she gave a small chuckle. "Excuse me."
She dug her hand in the bowl of popcorn as the movie began on the screen. A loud sudden shoot out made her popcorn fly through the air. She looked up again to catch the opening credits, in between picking up popcorn kernels. "Rob Zombie? Really? If I have nightmares, you are so washing my sheets after I cold sweat all over them and holding my hair as I blow chunks at four A.M."
She dug her hand in the bowl of popcorn as the movie began on the screen. A loud sudden shoot out made her popcorn fly through the air. She looked up again to catch the opening credits, in between picking up popcorn kernels. "Rob Zombie? Really? If I have nightmares, you are so washing my sheets after I cold sweat all over them and holding my hair as I blow chunks at four A.M."
Milazo
18 years ago
Drev laughed at Wren’s reaction. If she reacted like that to the shootout, this was going to be an interesting experience for her. He might get more entertainment out of watching her rather than the movie.
"I don't have a problem throwing your sheets in the wash, but I won't be holding up your hair. You can borrow a string or ribbon or something, but that's about it." He gave her a playful shove as Sherrif Wydel and his troops tossed tear gas into the Firefly house and followed with gas masks and guns at the ready.
"I don't have a problem throwing your sheets in the wash, but I won't be holding up your hair. You can borrow a string or ribbon or something, but that's about it." He gave her a playful shove as Sherrif Wydel and his troops tossed tear gas into the Firefly house and followed with gas masks and guns at the ready.
Wren
18 years ago
"Oh no you don't get off that easily, my friend. You get hair duty at least once." She watched as the family tried to make good it's escape. She wondered if she should be sad that the guy got shot, or the mother arrested, but then again they had probably deserved it. The other guy and girl go out through the basement, thus setting the stage for the rest of the movie. Wren only hopped it wasn't to bloody.
"I should ask you to explain what's happening, but that might ruin the suspense."
"I should ask you to explain what's happening, but that might ruin the suspense."
Milazo
18 years ago
“Not really,” Drev said with a grin. "This movie's actually the sequel to 'House of 1000 Corpses.' But all you really need to know is that they're a family of serial killers. Sherrif Wydell, who was leading that nice little shootout, had a brother who was killed by them in the last movie." Drev munched on some popcorn and took a sip of pepsi.
"The rest I think you can pick up as the movie goes on.
"Though we should really be watching 'House' first," he added as Otis and Baby emerged from the storm sewer. "But that movie would probably
give your nightmares nightmares."
"The rest I think you can pick up as the movie goes on.
"Though we should really be watching 'House' first," he added as Otis and Baby emerged from the storm sewer. "But that movie would probably
give your nightmares nightmares."
Wren
18 years ago
"Ew! The whole family? They don't eat the people they kill or anything do they, cause that would be a little too Manson Family meets Hannibal Lector for me, and I'd have to go find something else to do."
Her fingers brushed his as they both reached into the popcorn bowl. Wren gave his fingers a playful push with her own. Grinning she popped the fluffy goodness into her mouth.
"Um yeah I think we can avoid the house movie, thanks."
Her fingers brushed his as they both reached into the popcorn bowl. Wren gave his fingers a playful push with her own. Grinning she popped the fluffy goodness into her mouth.
"Um yeah I think we can avoid the house movie, thanks."
Milazo
18 years ago
“Nah, there’s no eating of human flesh," he said, watching the movie. When her fingers brushed his, he looked over at her and glared
playfully.
"Are you getting fresh with me?"
playfully.
"Are you getting fresh with me?"
Wren
18 years ago
Wren tore her eyes from the action on the screen and stared wide eyed at him, as though shocked. She put her hand to her chest just below her collar bones, she batted her eyes at him and affected a terrible southern accent.
"Why, Mr. Drev, I would never assume to tarnish your virtue, by placing my hand knowingly upon your's. Please do pardon my intrusion of your personal space."
She plucked a few kernels from the bowl and tossed them at him, hitting him in the chest. Her eyes however swung back to the television and the captain's dream.
"Why, Mr. Drev, I would never assume to tarnish your virtue, by placing my hand knowingly upon your's. Please do pardon my intrusion of your personal space."
She plucked a few kernels from the bowl and tossed them at him, hitting him in the chest. Her eyes however swung back to the television and the captain's dream.
Milazo
18 years ago
“Well that’s too bad,” he said with a half grin before turning back to the movie. He picked up the pieces of popcorn that had ricocheted off his chest and landed on his lap. With very quick and accurate hands, Drev reached over and pulled the neck of Wren's little t-shirt out just
enough to drop the popcorn kernels down her shirt.
enough to drop the popcorn kernels down her shirt.
Wren
18 years ago
She gave a little squeal and slapped at his retreating arm, completely missing. the kernels stuck to her shirt and tickled. She grabbed the hem and pulled it away from her body and began to fan it rapidly. "You butt head!" Most of the pieces fell out and she let her shirt back down only to be scratched and tickled by the tiny pieces still clinging desperately to the cotton.
Reaching a hand down her shirt she brushed at it and managed to get most of it, but there were a few stubborn pieces that she couldn't get and she wasn't about to sit here with her hand down her shirt. She stuck her tongue out at Drev, and turned so that her back was to him.
With a quick motion she tugged off her t-shirt so that it would be inside out and picked the popcorn pieces of of it. She turned it right side out and slipped her shirt back on. She turned back to Drev and punched him in the arm.
"I can't believe you did that!" She punched him again for good measure and turned back to the movie, her arms crossed beneath her breasts as she forced down the laughter bubbling in her chest.
Reaching a hand down her shirt she brushed at it and managed to get most of it, but there were a few stubborn pieces that she couldn't get and she wasn't about to sit here with her hand down her shirt. She stuck her tongue out at Drev, and turned so that her back was to him.
With a quick motion she tugged off her t-shirt so that it would be inside out and picked the popcorn pieces of of it. She turned it right side out and slipped her shirt back on. She turned back to Drev and punched him in the arm.
"I can't believe you did that!" She punched him again for good measure and turned back to the movie, her arms crossed beneath her breasts as she forced down the laughter bubbling in her chest.
Milazo
18 years ago
He watched her remove the shirt from the corner of his eye. He’d tried to keep watching the movie, but when his peripheral vision detected the outer curves of breasts, he couldn’t help but glance over. When he did, he saw three parallel scars on her left shoulder blade. At first glance, they looked like claw marks. But they were too big really, to be a house cat, and a dog’s aren’t really that sharp. Besides, what might cause an animal to scratch her that hard? Plus, they looked a little too... straight? He couldn’t really say why, but they looked more like scars a knife might cause.
Just then, Wren turned back around and socked him in the arm. He couldn't help but laugh.
"Well, you weren't getting fresh with me, so what was I supposed to do?!"
Just then, Wren turned back around and socked him in the arm. He couldn't help but laugh.
"Well, you weren't getting fresh with me, so what was I supposed to do?!"
Wren
18 years ago
She rolled her eyes at him, and turned back to the tv, only to discover she had no idea what was going on. At the moment there was a guy in a clown suit. "What the hell is going on?"
She put her hand in the popcorn bowl, threw another kernel at Drev, then put a few in her mouth. Suppressing her giggle, she tilted her head and stared at the screen.
She put her hand in the popcorn bowl, threw another kernel at Drev, then put a few in her mouth. Suppressing her giggle, she tilted her head and stared at the screen.
Milazo
18 years ago
“Umm... Spaulding’s going to meet Otis and Baby,” Drev explained with a grin still on his lips. He stuffed another handful of popcorn in his mouth and crunched away, settling more comfortably on the couch.
Wren
18 years ago
Wren let herself get caught up in the movie, slowly putting popcorn in her mouth every few minutes. Soon they followed Otis and Baby to a hotel room with hostages. She cringed and jumped as she watched the horrors unfold there. Her body shivered as the maid found the bodies, and she let out a small scream with the maid.
Popcorn forgotten she watched the girl run out into the street. She screamed and jumped from the couch, the bowl of popcorn went flying and Wren found herself huddled in the circle of Drev's arms her head buried in his shoulder. Her body shook and her heart felt like it was going to jump out of her throat. She had no idea getting hit by a truck looked like that.
Popcorn forgotten she watched the girl run out into the street. She screamed and jumped from the couch, the bowl of popcorn went flying and Wren found herself huddled in the circle of Drev's arms her head buried in his shoulder. Her body shook and her heart felt like it was going to jump out of her throat. She had no idea getting hit by a truck looked like that.
Milazo
18 years ago
Drev wasn't too surprised by Wren's reaction; he could see it coming, actually. He enfolded her in his arms, gave her the strength and shelter she needed. He tried not to pay attention to the scent of her hair, or the way she felt against him. He could feel her heart racing, her blood pumping furiously through her, delivering adrenaline to her muscles, and it made his own heartbeat quicken.
"Are you okay?" he asked softly, giving her a squeeze.
"Are you okay?" he asked softly, giving her a squeeze.
Wren
18 years ago
Wren shook her head furiously as fat hot tears leaked from her closed eyes. She hated being surprised like that. She should have asked Drev to warn her of stuff like that, but she couldn't fault him for it. She stayed huddled in his embrace until her heart slowed and her lungs began to draw full breaths. The fine shake in her entire body, however, just wouldn't seem to go away.
"Sorry about that." She looked up into his icy blue eyes and tried for a watery smile.
"Sorry about that." She looked up into his icy blue eyes and tried for a watery smile.
Milazo
18 years ago
"No, I'm sorry," he said, rubbing her shoulder and back. "I should have warned you about that part."
Trying not to let go of the shaken and shaking girl, Drev reached over, found the remote, and stopped the movie. When he looked back at her, the fear he saw in her eyes made him immediately regret choosing that movie. "Will you be okay?" he asked, and pulled the bottom of his shirt up to wipe the tears from her cheeks. He would have gotten a tissue for her, but he didn't want to let go of her just yet.
Trying not to let go of the shaken and shaking girl, Drev reached over, found the remote, and stopped the movie. When he looked back at her, the fear he saw in her eyes made him immediately regret choosing that movie. "Will you be okay?" he asked, and pulled the bottom of his shirt up to wipe the tears from her cheeks. He would have gotten a tissue for her, but he didn't want to let go of her just yet.
Wren
18 years ago
"I...I think so." Why would she feel all melty underneath the white hot fear in her gut, when he wiped at her tears? Maybe it was because no one had wiped her tears away before. Her mother had always handed her a tissue, and her father his handkerchief. Her brothers, well they didn't bear mentioning. She twisted her body until she was more comfortable with in the circle of his arms. 'Anyone want to explain to me why were are snuggling on the couch with the guy that made us scared shitless?'
Wren sighed at that bitchy little voice, why was it the rational voice in her head had to be the bitchy one? Why couldn't it be sweet and firmly controlling, not raving psycho bitch? It was like her inner dialogue was out to piss her off and in order to deny it just for spite, force her to do something she didn't want to do. Man, you gotta love war raging inside your own damned head.
She decided ignoring psycho bitch from hell was the best course of action and settled her head on Drev's shoulder. Her body still shook with the lingering fear and shock but she felt a little bit better.
"How is it that a movie can do that to a person?"
Wren sighed at that bitchy little voice, why was it the rational voice in her head had to be the bitchy one? Why couldn't it be sweet and firmly controlling, not raving psycho bitch? It was like her inner dialogue was out to piss her off and in order to deny it just for spite, force her to do something she didn't want to do. Man, you gotta love war raging inside your own damned head.
She decided ignoring psycho bitch from hell was the best course of action and settled her head on Drev's shoulder. Her body still shook with the lingering fear and shock but she felt a little bit better.
"How is it that a movie can do that to a person?"
Milazo
18 years ago
When he felt Wren relax and settle her head on his shoulder, Drev let himself relax as well. The arm that was draped around her traveled slowly up and down her upper arm.
"Some people just have a morbid obsession with being scared shitless.Others, who maybe aren't scared so easily, feel like they need to find something that will scare them." He gave her another squeeze, and had to force certain thoughts away.
"We can find something else to watch, or... do something else."
"I didn't mean anything by it, I didn't mean anything by it, I didn't meanything by it...."
"Some people just have a morbid obsession with being scared shitless.Others, who maybe aren't scared so easily, feel like they need to find something that will scare them." He gave her another squeeze, and had to force certain thoughts away.
"We can find something else to watch, or... do something else."
"I didn't mean anything by it, I didn't mean anything by it, I didn't meanything by it...."
Wren
18 years ago
Wren sighed softly, she suddenly felt cold, which was probably just her body's reaction to the shock, and the shaking turned into a shiver.
"We should find something sappy like Sixteen Candles or Blind Date." Her teeth chattered between words and she pulled her feet up closer to her body and pressed into the warmth of Drev's. 'Yeah no more scary or horror movies for me...ever.'
"Or we could play a board game or cards or something if you have them. Or I could go put clothes on and we could go see a movie or play video games somewhere something"
She nearly bit her tongue while she spoke, as her teeth didn't want to stop clacking together. And the idea of leaving the house made her want to hide and take back the offer. She wrapped her arms around her stomach, trying to stop her ab muscles from shivering quite so hard.
"We should find something sappy like Sixteen Candles or Blind Date." Her teeth chattered between words and she pulled her feet up closer to her body and pressed into the warmth of Drev's. 'Yeah no more scary or horror movies for me...ever.'
"Or we could play a board game or cards or something if you have them. Or I could go put clothes on and we could go see a movie or play video games somewhere something"
She nearly bit her tongue while she spoke, as her teeth didn't want to stop clacking together. And the idea of leaving the house made her want to hide and take back the offer. She wrapped her arms around her stomach, trying to stop her ab muscles from shivering quite so hard.