ᏟᎪᏞᏞ ᎷᎬ! | Scream | [PART THREE IS UP]

23. Here, In My Arms

Veronica rolled her eyes and began to dry off. Once she finished she got dressed.

She realized her bra was dirty and had blood on it. She groaned and stomped her foot on the tiled floor.

"Fuck it..." She sighed and put on Billy's shirt, followed by Stu's sweater.

She put on her underwear and Billy jeans. She dug through the drawer by the sink and found a comb. She used it to quickly comb her hair to make sure it wouldn't get all tangled.

Then she opened the bathroom door to see Stu and Billy cleaning up a spilled Coca Cola bottle.

She snickered to herself and went back into her room, she tossed her dirty clothes in the laundry basket that had been provided for her.

She then went back into the bathroom and re-bandaged her wound.

When she exited the bathroom the mess on the floor was gone. "So um... guys?"

"What's up babez?" Stu asked.

"Do you think... maybe I could get some clothes of my own...? I mean... I can't really wear you guys' clothes forever..."

Stu looked over at Billy, who shook his head.

Veronica sighed, "Please Billy..." She looked at him a certain way, a way that made his heart ache for her...

His expression softened and he sighed, "Fine... but you will only leave this house once a month, I don't want to risk it all..."

Veronica's face lit up and she smiled.

"But..." Billy began, "We can't go out looking like this."

Veronica knew what he meant, they would get caught. She didn't want them to get caught, which made her sick to her stomach. They had killed people... but they were her friends...

"You guys got bleach?" She asked.

Stu looked at her confused, "Yeah... why...?"

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"I can't believe you're doing this..." Stu muttered.

"Shut up, stop being such a big baby about it." She scolded and continued to massage the bleach into his hair.

Billy watched with a grin, "You look so fucking stupid right now."

"Shut up, Billy! He looks very handsome." Veronica laughed.

"Y- You think...?" Stu stuttered.

Veronica grinned and nodded. Billy scowled and went into his room.

"Okay, done. Now we've gotta let it sit for a bit, so you stay here. I'll go deal with Billy." Veronica instructed.

Veronica walked over to Billy's door and knocked softly, "Billy... Can I come in...?"

The door opened almost immediately. His face looked upset, almost pissed off.

Veronica raised an eyebrow, "You okay...?"

"Yeah, whatever..." He replied.

His room was mainly dark except for the lamp that was partially covered with a sweatshirt.

He sat down on his bed, Veronica sat beside him.

They said nothing for a few minutes, they just sat there, awkwardly.

"So um... You got taller..." Veronica said, softly.

Billy looked over to her, "Yeah..."

"Your hair grew out a lot, too... Maybe I can just style it differently...?"

He shrugged, "Yeah, sure..."

Veronica got up and stood in front of him. She looked around before running her fingers through his hair.

He shivered slightly as she did this and swallowed thickly. She noticed this and smirked slightly.

She did it again and got the same reaction. She chuckled softly.

"What...?" He said, nervously.

"Nothin... Your hair is just really greasy." She giggled.

He let out a breathy laugh, "Yeah... sorry..."

"No, no! I kinda like it..." She smiled. Billy looked up and locked eyes with her.

She leaned in closer towards him and pulled a hair tie off her wrist.

"Oh no, no, no..." He shook his head and softly grabbed ahold of her hands.

"Billy! Come on, please...? You'll look cute..." Veronica pouted.

He glanced at her, then looked away and sighed, "Fine..."

She hopped onto the bed and crawled behind him, gently pulling his hair back into a short ponytail.

Veronica crawled back around and looked at him. "You look great..." She smiled.

Billy avoided eye contact with her, til she grabbed his chin and turned his face up to hers.

"Seriously, you look good..." She grinned. Billy cleared his throat nervously and stood up, "Thanks, doll..."

Veronica followed him out of his room and went back to check on Stu.

"OH!" Veronica exclaimed.

"Oh shit, what...?" Stu looked at her with panic.

"YOUR HAIR IS STEAMING!" She shrieked.

"WHAT?!" Stu screamed.

Billy cackled from the hallway. Veronica quickly rinsed his hair out with the water for a few minutes. "Okay... I think we're all good..." She said, at last.

Veronica grabbed a towel, "Here, sit on the toilet seat and I'll dry it off."

Stu obliged and sat on top of the covered toilet, looking up at her.

She placed the towel over his head and ruffled his hair, drying it.

He pulled the towel off and softly grabbed onto her wrist, "You okay?" Veronica asked, confused.

He locked eyes with her and they both just grinned at each other. Their faces got closer to one another, so close Veronica felt his breath against her nose.

Something moved out of the corner of her eye. The two turned and looked at the doorway to see Billy. His eyes were glued on Stu, shooting daggers his way. Billy exhaled heavily and stormed off.

"Fuck..." Stu muttered, breathily.

Veronica stumbled back and walked out of the bathroom. She knew how it looked to him. She went into her room and took a deep breath. Shit...

A/N: I actually can't believe people are reading this and liking it 😭 It's like a dream come true guys 😭😭😭

Feel free to put suggestions for future chapters, I'm almost all caught up to where I am currently writing! Again, tysm!