Symbiotic |Closed RP|

@ RavenArtist93
Cletus smiled at the finished product. Now, everyone would know just who she belonged to. Her cries rang in his ears like a song. He knew that the poison had to be very painful, but it was doing its job. She was going to be scarred, but she was going to know that. "This is to remind you just who you belong to," he growled, enjoying her screams of agony. "This time I am being a bit lenient, but next time I won't be as much." He reached over and grabbed her phone, taking a picture of what he did. He brought the phone in front of her face for her to see. "Maybe you'll think twice before doing something like that again," he warned. "I would hate to punish you again." He leaned back off of her, giving her something of a break for a second. The tendrils going back into his skin. Cletus smiled down at her, enjoying her beneath him like she was.

"Now, do you understand that you belong to me?" Cletus asked. "Or am I going to have to really dig it in?" He pressed himself into her ass just a bit. "I made you feel good last night, and if you remember to obey me, I can make you feel good. If you disobey me, I can make you feel terrible." He ground into her just a bit, really trying to get his point across to her. "I know that you are sorry, but you gotta prove to me just how sorry you are before I just forgive you, Carmilla," he told her. "I gotta show you why you don't go against my rules." He watched as more blood came out of the wounds. He leaned down and licked her back, tasting her blood. He let out a moan at the taste. That was something that he didn't think he could get enough of. He really did like the taste of her blood. It really drove home just what he loved about her.

***

"Well, to be fair, I always found a shy, quiet guy," Thea admitted. "But I always wanted someone to show me off and be proud of it." She let out a bit of a laugh at his reaction. She was surprised by the way he talked about her. She rubbed his side a little, hoping to calm him. "Hey, don't worry about it. I really don't mind it. I kind of like you being outspoken about this. It shows that you care, and what more can I ask for," she said. She leaned into his side as he pulled her in close to him. Her arm wrapped around him a bit, trying to be as close as she could. She was surprised that in such a short amount of time she felt this close to Eddie. There was just something about him that just hit all the right buttons. She smiled a little hearing his moan. She kissed him back and let out a moan of her own when she felt his tongue in her mouth. She smiled cheekily at his words. "I can say the same about you," she replied.

Thea got up and walked with Eddie over to the ice cream vendor. "How can I say no to that?" she said. She ordered some ice cream and walked away from the vendor with their ice cream. She let out a laugh when he rubbed ice cream on her nose. She was a little surprised to have him lick it off. "Oh, just tasty?" she asked, laughing. "Or is it just the ice cream?" She looked up at him curiously as she licked her ice cream cone, acting completely innocent. "Well, I mean it's good ice cream," she commented. She leaned into him and pressed a kiss to the corner of his mouth. "Thank you for the treat," she said. She licked the ice cream again once she pulled back. She could only guess just how much of couple they looked like, and she wasn't afraid of that thought at all. She was very fine with others thinking that.

@ Theo Rossi;

Carmilla let Cletus' words sink in to her mind. Even if she ran for her life, Cletus would find her. If she got locked up, he would get her...he could make her suffer when he was locked up. There was no way out of this...even though her messed up mind loved him...her connection to him was so strong and intense despite him being abusive and basically an animal of a human being. The woman shook as he grinded against her ass slightly while he spoke to her. Carmilla shook her head "n-no I get it..." she whispered, not wanting anymore pain. Despite how she feared this happening again, Carmilla still promised Thea and Eddie for tomorrow. She feared that would create suspicion if she didn't show up. That will be a discussion later today.

Carmilla forced herself to sit up after he licked her back. She got on her knees and turned to face him, scooting up to bring her shaking hands to the side of his face. "I really am sorry...I don't mean to disobey..." Carmilla said, her eyes completely red and drained from the crying with tears staining her cheeks. Carmilla placed the side of her face on his chest, listening to his racing heartbeat "Please forgive me..." she breathed as her arms wrapped around him "I belong to you...and only you....I'm...your property" she whispered. Carmilla then placed a kiss on his chest that was covered by his shirt and unzipped jacket. She loved how he smelled and tasted, it all just so intoxicating to her no matter how bad he fucked her up now.

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Eddie chuckled at her comments, feeling a purr from Venom as she kissed the side of his mouth. Eddie heard a comment Venom said and rolled his eyes while sitting back on the bench next to Thea "Venom says he wants to give you a sloppy kiss sometime, he's being a freak" he scoffed. 'Venom need love too!' He yelled in his mind as Eddie just cackled at the idea of that happening. The man leaned back against the bench and kept her close to his side with his one arm around her shoulder. The two looked towards the park watching everyone with Eddie being quiet briefly. All in his mind he could think about Cletus Kasady, his enemy that he feared about being lose. He wondered if it was best to know about their history for Thea.

"Remember that psychopath that escaped prison on the TV last night?" Eddie stated, "That animal...has a symbiote too. Happened when I interviewed him back then and he bit me, making a piece of symbiote flow into his blood and create something worse than Venom..." he clenched his jaw "It created Carnage... symbiote is a direct reflection of Cletus Kasady no doubt. Complete killer that thinks only about killing. It makes me wonder if...well I don't want to assume anything" he paused before continuing as he leaned forward in his seat "What if...Carmilla was interviewing Cletus? From what you say she had clearance...but...what if something happened that's making her weird and isolated because of that incident... I'm just brainstorming because when I was watching you two for a bit from my observations, she seemed a little more lively." Eddie was really convinced Carmilla knew about Cletus being out considering the woman's degree interest "I just wish she was around to tell us what is going on...I could help her but then again, this is all a assumption.."

@ RavenArtist93
Cletus looked down and smiled. He looked down at her as he got up just slightly. He could tell something was going through her mind, but he didn't push it. He could guess it was about what she just went through. "You better get it," he said. He looked at her as she sat up, getting on her knees. He was completely shocked when she reached up and touched his face with her trembling hands. "I get it. And thank you for apologizing, but don't ever do it again," he growled, not wanting to let up too much. He was doubling surprised when she pressed herself into him. He didn't quite know what to do. He never really had anyone treat him like this, and he hated to admit he was feeling just a little awkward. He didn't quite know how to react.

"Yes, you do," Cletus agreed, purring a little at her words. "You are my property. You are mine. And you know that no one else will understand you the way that I do. I'm the only one who truly gets you." He felt the kiss on his chest. He gave her a lopsided grin as he looked down at her. "Are you just trying to butter me up for something?" he asked genuinely curious. He liked this worship that she was showing him. It was something that made him feel like a king. This was how he should be treated. Everyone worshipping the ground at his feet and enjoy the carnage that he brought onto each one of them in his own way. He could see himself like that with Carmilla at his side.

***

Thea looked a little surprised but wasn't turned off by that comment. "There's nothing wrong with that. I like it a little freaky," she said, meeting Eddie's eyes. She had been surprised that she had gotten used to Venom so soon, and that she wasn't even a little scared of him. At first, she may have been a little, but it didn't last long. She leaned a little into him as she sat next to him on the bench and rubbed his thigh lightly. She could tell that something was there was something on his mind, and she didn't want him to bottle it it. When she was about to ask him what was wrong, he started talking. So she kept her mouth shut and listened to what he had to say. "Yeah, I do," she said, feeling chills of unease run down her back.

Thea was shocked to hear that there was another symbiote on the loose, and she could only wonder what that would mean. "Are there more out here?" she asked, a little stuck on the fact that there was another symbiote here, and from the way Eddie was talking, it wasn't a good one. Which if it was bonded to a serial killer then why would it be good. "It might have been. She had to get special clearance and approbals for it. I wish that she would talk. I don't want her to be worked up and getting hurt if it was. We can try to get her to talk tomorrow when we see her," she said, looking at Eddie. She was worried for her friend, immediately thinking the worse of what could happen. "Or maybe, I can try to look had see if she wrote anything in her notebook, but I would really like not to snoop through her things. I don't want to invade her privacy, just feels wrong." She squeezed his thigh lightly, trying to work through her concern and wanting to feel grounded to something.

@ Theo Rossi;

Carmilla knew he was amused by the buttering up she was doing. Her mind had to be brought down to his level by accepting that she is his no matter the cost. She signed up for this and nothing was going to shy away on what needed to be done to secure their relationship and his dominance. Carmilla smiled weakly at his words and looked up at him while wiping her tears with one hand. "I could be...after all, my alpha needs to know I'm being serious..." Carmilla said while leaning up to place a kiss on his lips. Slowly she got up from the bed and went over to the bathroom. It was run down but suitable enough. Water was able to run as she turned on the tub. It was like a switch went off in her mind. She learned her lesson and was still terrified but dwelling on the pain and fear was not going to help anything for her or Thea.

Carmilla grabbed one of the old building soaps and dumped it in the bath tub, letting the bubbles grow even though very little was coming up. When the water was filled, Carmilla went up to Cletus and gently dragged him into the bathroom. She slowly got into the tub, giving space for him to come behind her as she crooked her finger towards her. "You can clean me...I can clean you...a good scrub from me" she offered with a soft smile. The scars on her back were still bloody as some of the water was slightly red but she just ignored it, even the stinging. Carmilla watched him undress, admiring at the man she gave basically her blood and soul to. Sure he wasn't bulked up huge but he had the good sized muscle she liked and the intimidating body structure...not to mention the deep piercing blue eyes that pierced in her soul and captured her...the eyes that looked at all his victims being tortured. "Even though I'm your prize and property, you don't want me getting dirty do you?... sure you want me to taste and smell good...though you always smell good to me..." she blushed weakly.

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Eddie watched her eyes and expression as she talked. He could tell that she was truly concerned and knowing the history of Cletus, he could understand the concern for Carmillas safety. Her life could be at stake if something is not done. "Well...I technically have clearance to many things me being a journalist and a professional in snooping" he squeezed his hand over hers that was on his thigh. Eddie looked into her eyes, "Maybe we can go look for clues. Because listen to me Thea" he cupped her face "If this is true then it's her life at stake. It better to clear our conscience than dwell on a possible worse scenario. Let's finish our ice cream and go look...we can chill back at that apartment and see if she shows up. If she doesn't, don't panic...just leave her some text messages wondering where she's at and that you are there for her. She could be out at the doctors who knows...I know how some people want their space when they don't feel good" Eddie slowly nodded, kissing her lips. Slowly he got up and held her hand, finishing up the ice cream as they walked to his motorcycle. Eddie waited for her to get on the bike before taking off to the apartment, feeling an uneasiness in his mind and from Venom.

Once they got there, Eddie walked into Theas and Carmillas apartment where Venom immediately poked his head out and looked around. Venom sniffed the air, growling lowly "Someone else was here..." he licked his teeth as Eddie walked around. When he got to Carmillas door, he noticed it was locked. Eddie cursed to himself and went to the drawer I the kitchen, getting a pin and using his pocket knife to pick the lock. "Come on.." he gritted his teeth as Venom waited impatiently. Soon Eddie opened it up with a short smile. Pushing the door opened, the room looked normal as he looked around. What he wasn't looking at yet was the bloodstain on the side of the mattress where Carmilla got bit...and the journals that were hidden under the mattress. Eventually they were going to find it whether it was Eddie or Thea.

@ RavenArtist93
"That's true. I need to be able to trust you completely," Cletus commented looking at her. He smirked at the kiss that she planted on his lips. He watched her walk away and go to the tub, trying to figure if there was something going on with her. He watched her come over and grab him and pull him into the bathroom with her. He knew that he couldn't just not go if he didn't want to and there was nothing that she could do about that. But he was curious and wanted to know just where this was going. "Oh, I can have you smelling just how I want you to?" he asked curiously. He had to admit he liked the idea. Getting his hands all over her and having her hands all over him just excited him to his very core.

Cletus started stripping down in front of her, not being shy about anything. He could feel her eyes on him as she looked him over. He slowly got into the tub, not wanting to slip. He got himself carefully situated, making sure that they both had room. "You're right. I do like you smelling good and tasting divine," he admitted looking in her eyes. "Oh, you like my smell?" he asked. That made him smile. He did want to impress her, and have her want him in the way that he wanted her. She just had to accept his word was law and that he was the boss in every sense of the word. "I'm glad you like the way I smell. But tell me what else do you like about me?"

***

Thea looked at him and listened to what he was saying. She knew that if it was Cletus, then her best friend could be in a lot of trouble. And Thea was scared for her. "I know you're right," she said. "I'm just not used to snooping around." She walked with him back to the bike. She finished her ice cream and pulled the helmet back on. She climbed back on behind him and held onto him. Her mind was spinning with everything. She was worried about her best friend, and what could happen to her. She was worried thinking that Cletus was back in her apartment right this second and that they were going to find him there. She tried to shake those thoughts out of her head, telling herself that she was just being over-dramatic and jumping to conclusions. Besides that, even if he was there, she had Eddie and Venom with her.

Thea followed him up to her apartment and went in with him, staying close. She was shocked to see that he could pick a lock, but figured it made sense with his profession. "It's gonna be in here somewhere," she said nervously. There was something that told her that she shouldn't be doing this, but she kept pushing. She started with Carmilla's bookshelf, thinking that would be one of the obvious spots. She flipped through numerous books. Most of them were textbooks and true crime novels. There was a few notebooks on the shelf, but they were just notes about her classes. "There's nothing here on this shelf," she stated.

@ Theo Rossi;

She had to admit, having Cletus like this was rather very steamy with no pun intended. Carmilla loved how the hot water just flowed against her body and how his nude body rested against her from behind. He was so warm and wrapped around her perfectly. She actually smiled when she noticed that he enjoyed her compliment about him smelling good. It was only the truth...though she wondered his smell is more potent because of the fact her symbiote was connected to him. Either way, Cletus always gave her goosebumps. Carmilla slowly turned around to face him fully with him straddling his lap as she ran her hands through his hair. Carmilla hummed "Mmm well...I do love your hair...." she responded to feed into his fucked up ego. Her fingers then trailed down to his lips as she stared down at him "I do love how you kiss so that's another thing" she whispered, kissing him lightly before pulling away. The woman's soft fingers traveled lower to his biceps and chest "And I do love your muscle structure...and how protective you are with me. I have never experienced anything like this in my life so it's a plus" she chuckled, kissing his lips again as she helped put his hands on her hips .

"Now I want you to tell me what you love about me" she said with a big smile. Running her hand roughly through his hair "From what I know, you have a very small track record of dates.. most recent that didn't last too long was Shriek...I guess she didn't work out yet she was obsessed with you from what I read" Carmilla asked as she decided to tease him and lean down to kiss his neck very lightly. Part of her wants to rip his throat out for what he did for her back...but the main conscience had to forgive...forgive and move on. Carmilla dragged her teeth along his neck. It didn't take long for her to pull away and look at his eyes for answers.

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Eddie was rummaging around trying to look for answers, Thea finding nothing which made him let out a long breath of air. He noticed she was nervous just going through Carmillas things without permission. He could understand that but this was a case of possible life or death if it was what he was feeling in his gut and mind. Eddie looked around and noticed something about the mattress was catching his eye as he was near it. There was a blood patch seeping through what seemed to be new sheets. Eddie went over to it and lifted the blanket and unraveled the sheets. There he saw a bloody spot on the mattress that seemed very fresh. Eddie could almost tell that something painful seemed to happen here "This could be a accident she had or something...something else..." he clenched his jaw, looking at Thea with some concern.

Lifting up the mattress he noticed one black journal that was hiding deep in there. Carmilla sure knew how to hide her things and he felt like he hit the jackpot. Carefully Eddie grabbed the journal and put the mattress back in place. He went over to Thea and sat on the edge of the bed, noticing someone's familiar writing and some...disturbing connections. "Shit..." he cursed, reading the written words of Carmilla that explained Cletus' psyche through research and mind. There was a page of even his writing that was very...vulgar material. "I was right...Cletus has it out for her...it's not exactly pleasant what he's writing about down here for the woman...it's possessive and disturbing...I could be wrong but I know exactly who wrote this one page and that was that animal" he closed the book, rubbing a hand over his face "Shit...she could be on the hiding staying out of sight for him. There's nothing we can do except text to check on her and be subtle about it, no panicking. We need to keep alert for this guy.." he sighed, going over to Thea and holding her close, kissing the side of her forehead sweetly "We will get this handled...best to stay here and just stay on alert."

@ RavenArtist93
Cletus could feel the smirk on his lips as she leaned against him. He knew that a part of her attraction to him was from her symbiote being connected to him, but he had a feeling it was just a little more than that. He ran his fingers down her arms when she turned around to look at him. He listened to her voice, complimenting what she loved about him. He looked at her through hooded eyes as she leaned in for a kiss. "Oh, I'm very protective," he agreed. "No one's going to touch you ever." He looked at her. His fingers kneaded into her skin on her hips. "Well, let's see. There's your mind. I love the way it works. The thing you think about," he said. He moved one of his hands grabbing hers and started playing with her fingers. "I like that you are an artist. You can draw amazing things." He then looked at her body, taking her in in all her nudity.

"Then there is the way you look. Your body is just perfect," he said. "And the way if feels against me, under me, it sends me on a whole another level." He looked at her his eyes moving slowly over her, memorizing every inch of her skin that was in front of him. He shook his head at the mention of Shriek. He barely even remembered her. "Oh, her. There's records of me with her," he said. "She was an overly clingy bitch that wouldn't take a hint." He remembered that short time at the mention of the name, but he didn't like to dwell on her. She didn't think like he did, didn't do things that he did, and didn't enjoy it to the degree that he did. She was constantly trying to change him in ways that he didn't want. "Are you concerned about my dating history?"

***

Thea looked at the bloodied sheets. She was even more worried. Why would cause her friend to bleed like that if it was from Cletus Kasidy? She looked over at Eddie. She was feeling a little better that she hadn't fought him on looking through her room now. It still didn't make her feel good about it, but at least she could try to figure out what was going on with her best friend. She watched as he lifted the mattress and pulled out a journal. Some optimistic side of her was hoping that it was other prisoner that she interviewed, but she doubted it. That part of her was rarely right, so she knew better than to trust it. She heard him curse, and Thea put a hand to her mouth.

Of all the prisoners to interview it had to be that one, and Thea was scared. "She could be anywhere," she said. "Anything could have happened to her. Or is happening to her." She looked at Eddie panicked. She wrapped her arms around him tightly, not wanting to pull away. She pressed herself against him. She remembered seeing the news and being afraid of running into him, and yet it seems that he had most likely been here in this apartment last night with Carmilla while she was over at Eddie's. "How are we going to help her?" she asked, thinking of all the worst things. "I mean I can send her text asking if she's feeling better or if she went to the doctor's just to see I can get a reply," she said. "But what more can we do?"

@ Theo Rossi;

Carmilla felt goosebumps on her skin when Cletus spoke every word that was so endearing about her body. His touches while he talked sent sparks through the nerves on her skin. Carmilla could only blush when Cletus mentioned about her body, never ever thinking about her body being that sexy to a man considering she was just a fucked up individual. Cletus was like her soul mate made in hell. When she heard that Shriek was nothing to him, it made Carmilla relax a lot more. But wondered of course if she was going to run into a bitch like that who wanted to fight and cause problems. Carmilla looked into his eyes when he mentioned his dating history.

Carmilla shrugged "Eh, sometimes I worry that something or someone will try to start shit with me.. when really now I could kick their ass if I wanted to" she giggled slightly, placing a kiss on Cletus nose as she scooted him out of her way so she could get behind him. She noticed him wondering what she was doing but Carmilla didn't respond. The woman sat behind him this time, resting the back of his head on her chest as she smiled and got some shampoo "Gotta clean your hair..it's kind of greasy no offense..." she said as she dug her hands into his scalp in a massaging way for the shampoo. Carmilla felt around his head as she rubbed it in, placing a kiss on the back of his shoulder as she sat up more "Now you can wash mine...I just wanted to wash yours first..." she smiled, running her hands along his upper legs to tease him and drag her nails on it.

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Eddie looked at Thea with concern when she was panicked. Something told Eddie that by the looks of her personality on that bookshelf and what she wrote in the journal that...Carmilla thought she could connect with him. Eddie didn't know Theas best friend much besides what he first hand observed and learned from Thea. But he knew for one thing that no woman had to put up with the grotesque manipulation of a psychotic serial killer that was partnered with a dangerous symbiote. Carmilla may think she was bonding with the fucked up man but it might be a bigger problem than she think she's signing up for. Eddie held on to Thea, kissing her head as she rubbed her back "Its going to be okay..."

Sure the whole situation wasn't going to be completely okay because there's no telling if Carmilla was willing or kept hostage with Kasady. "You can send her a text that's fine, but be careful on the words. Say something about the doctors and ask if she could give an update. There's no telling if that text us going to be forced out of her or manipulated or sent by him. Cops won't do shit since she's an adult and don't have evidence on being with Cletus. You had them brought to her room, they could fuck up your life. They'll just make the situation worse than what it is" he sighed, gently guiding her to the living room to take it easy. Eddie felt nervous for her and Carmilla...but he was worried for her mentality. It hurt him to see Thea so stressed. Eddie sat her down and sat next to her "It will get figured out. Maybe she will show up at the party and from there we can question her carefully...I hope she goes" he kisses her cheek, rubbing her legs gently "want to prep dinner for tonight and get some alcohol out to relax or something to keep mind busy for the time being while I do more research on my phone?"

@ RavenArtist93
Cletus watched her as he talked. He could tell that she was getting a bit of an ego about it, and he wanted her to look to him for it. But only him. He was the only one who could have her like this. He lifted an eyebrow in question about her words. "You worry about that? You have Banshee, Carnage, and me to back you up. There's nothing to be worried about," he said, looking at her in shock. "That was why I gave you Banshee, so that you can take control of what those outsiders do to you. So that you can live out your fantasies without anyone getting in the way."

Cletus watched her curiously when she scooted behind him. Before he could open his mouth, she explained what she was doing. He let out a soft chuckle, almost surprised that she would go through the trouble, but he wasn't going to stop her. Instead he leaned his head back allowing her more access to his hair. He felt her nails scrap along his scalp, and he was almost putty in her hands for that. He chuckled. "Feels like I'm going to be doing more than washing you," he commented, teasing her just a little. He took the shampoo from her hand and moved her back around to where he could see her. He made sure her hair was wet and then started rubbing the shampoo in to her hair causing it to lather up.

***

Thea held onto Eddie, thinking about what her friend must be going through. "I hope so," she said. She hoped that her friend would show up for the party tomorrow. Hopefully, they would be able to talk to her and convince her to let them help them. Thea didn't want her best friend getting hurt or being manipulated for some reason by that psychopath. She didn't want her to suffer. She looked up at Eddie, finding comfort in him. "I'll just ask her if she is at the doctor's and if she is feeling any better," she said. She pulled out her phone and sent the short message, trusting his advice. She just wanted to have some confirmation that she was alive. Though she wouldn't know if it was just Cletus replying like he was Carmilla.

Thea allowed Eddie to guide her out of Carmilla's room. She sat down on the small couch in the living room. "I really hope that she will show up. I just hope that we can find some way to help her," she said. She touched his cheek rubbing her thumb across his cheekbone. "Is something in particular that you want? Or just whatever I can make?" she asked. She knew that there were a couple things that she could make with what they already had at the house, but it was getting close to time to go grocery shopping. Though she didn't really want to go anywhere on the off chance that Carmilla would come back to their apartment. It wasn't likely to happen but she could hope.

@ Theo Rossi;

Carmilla nodded at his words about having to live out fantasies now that basically she held a lethal predator within her body. As she scrubbed his hair, she could only smile at how much he was enjoying this. Cletus teased her a bit at that comment that honestly made her blush. Her body was shoved along in front of him as he immediately went to scrubbing her hair. As rhe soapy substance went down her back, Carmilla winced at the feeling of the soap stinging her wounds that he put into her skin. She was very on edge still from that...the whole experience rather a bit traumatizing. But ever since her assault back then and trauma that was ignored, Carmilla learned to swallow it up and put it in the back burner. She winced a little more and gritted her teeth from the soap, her body leaning against Cletus a bit for comfort.

After he rinsed it out, Carmilla looked over at him and wondered on her mind "If we ever were to find that bitch and her brother that ruined me physically years ago...would you make them both pay for me? I don't mean a fast death either...I mean a slow death...something so traumatizing...that they feel all the pain they gave me..." Carmilla clenched her jaw "Found out from looking at a flyer around the web that...the bitch is a executive publisher for the newspaper.....and her brother is actually gonna be with her to celebrate the anniversary in support of her success since her parents couldn't make it..." Carmilla clenched her jaw "I want to make them suffer...I want to watch you do rhe same...they will he at that party tomorrow...but they won't recognize me completely. New hair and style and all... I mean...you ever thought about slowly torturing the one other man that forced themselves into me?...making his friends do it to?" She wondered, her fingers trailing along his chest where there was some scars from prison.

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Eddie looked into her eyes as she spoke each word. Venom was not having it with Cletus being out there and honestly, the alien was already protective of Thea. He growled at the thought of the red symbiote laying a finger on Thea and didn't care for her best friend. 'Something was off about that lady' Venom growled in Eddie's mind as he pursed his lips, smiling at Theas touch "We will get it all figured out. Having Venom with me will also be helpful in getting to the thick of it all. Trust me..." he grabbed Theas hands "if he lays a finger on your best friend, I'll make sure Venom fucks him up. I promise." He said seriously, kissing Theas cheek sincerely. Hearing about food made Eddie wonder if really he should even make Thea so stressed on cooking "How about this. Why don't we order pizza or Chinese food and just relax here and sleep here in case she gets back. That way there is no need to get out of the house" he suggested while rubbing her leg.

Venom popped out of Eddie with a wide toothy smile "Pizza? I love pizza. I can give fun. Venom good at bringing some entertainment. I'll tear that psycho a good one to many pieces" Venom growled before looking more closely at Thea "I like you a lot, I'm in love' Venom said out loud with some drool as Eddie made him go back inside of him "Okay okay don't steal my girl back off" he chuckled, as he wrapped his arms around her and ran a hand up her leg as more comfort than anything "Lets just not go to deep conclusions with Carmilla...wait for the messages. She don't come tomorrow, we go search for her. That a deal?" He said with confidence, wanting to keep Thea calm as much as possible without any panic to make the situation worse than it possible already is...if it is worse or it got worse without them knowing.

@ RavenArtist93
Cletus could see her discomfort as the soap went down her back. He smiled at the pain. He knew that she would understand now to not doubt his anger and vengeance. He slowly rubbed her scalp, ignoring the pain he had caused her and allowed her to lean into him now with comfort. He carefully rinsed it out. He thought over her words. He didn't like that someone had attacked her even if it was before him. It just didn't sit right with him. Carmilla wasn't someone to be played with. "We most definitely can," he said. "And there shouldn't be an if about it. It's more a matter of when we find them." He looked at her with complete sincerity and no hesitation. "We can make it as slow as we want. We can drag it on for days if you want. Torture them, make them wish they were dead, and even make them beg for it."

Cletus listened to her talk about her attacker. He thought over her words. "Do you think we could get into that party?" he asked. "Doing it there would be risky for exposure reasons, but we could find them there and follow them back to wherever they are staying." He thought over what they could do as he watched her trace his scars. He never thought about how he got them because it didn't matter to him if he had them or not. "Do you got a plan in mind?" he questioned curiously. "Because following her from the party would be an easy move or wait until they are alone at the party which may prove to be a little more difficult but not impossible."

***

Thea nodded in agreement. "Yeah, we will. And honestly I'm thankful for that," she said and meaning it. Though she had a few other reasons for that. She looked down at their linked hands and back up at his eyes. She was comforted by his words. "Thank you," she muttered quietly. She was a little glad that he suggested to order food instead of her cooking. It wasn't that she couldn't, but her nerves had her on edge. She really wanted to relax and just be with Eddie. "Yeah, pizza sounds great actually," she said. She let out a squeal seeing Venom pop out of Eddie. She was going to have to expect that to happen a lot, she told herself.

Thea felt herself blush from the heat that was on her cheeks. "Well, I'm starting to feel the same for you both," she said, knowing that Eddie was very much a packaged deal. She let out a bit of a chuckle at Eddie's words. "I don't think he's aiming to do that per say," she said. She leaned into him and wrapped her arms around him as she leaned her head on his shoulder. "Okay. We'll just take it a step at a time, and just see what happens for right now," she said. "I just wish that I knew that she was alright. It's the not knowing that's really bothering me, you know?" She looked up at Eddie as she talked.

@ Theo Rossi;

Carmilla thought his words through on how long the torture should last. She didn’t really want to drag the chore of bringing them back to their place they were staying out. She honestly wanted to send a message out there that she was not to be fucked with…and to make people realize what these fuckers did. It wasn’t going to be hard to set it up…she had it all planned out. “I have a plan in mind…but…the deal is, is that we go to the party and I place a piece of Banshee on her that will track her where she’s at. That piece of symbiote will also crawl away to cut the power and from their at their house…we really send a message and expose them through their deaths when they are discovered…” Carmilla said darkly, shaking her head slowly “I want those bastards to pay….I been wanting to do this since they laid a hand on me.”

Carmilla kept thinking over his words “I was thinking…that when we do grab them and bring them to their basement…her and her brother….I was thinking you do something incredibly fucked up to her and that way I make him watch…so he could feel what it is like to be helpless…and then, Im going to castrate him and make him choke on it….while I slowly…slowly rip him out…piece by piece” she said in such an eerie tone that was unlike anything she used before in a very very long time, her tone meaning the law when it came to this plan. What she was worried of was when she ran into Thea and Eddie, Carmilla was going to have to back her ass up real quick with something. Carmilla got out of the water, grabbing a towel and heading to the room to go sit down on the bed, not even bothering with her clothes at the moment.

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Eddie smiled when Thea agreed with taking one step at a time for everything. Surely yeah this was a major problem with needing to find Carmilla…but it has only been not even a complete full day and apparently she is known for disappearing for a day according to what Eddie hears. He didn’t want to jump to conclusions right off the bat and scare the living shit out of Thea. Though he kind of regretted mentioning Cletus Kasady…yet it was for the better because hiding shit like that that connected to Carmilla was going to damage what he had with Thea already. Eddie nodded at her words “Trust me I know, I wish I knew that she was alright…it was something similar to what I felt back then with no knowing what was going to happen…but thats where the shitty fucking game of patience comes in…I promise you that we will find her. See if she shows up at the party and then move on from there,” he kissed her cheek, getting out his phone.

Eddie dialed in and ordered a pizza, making sure to have some soda and breadsticks with the food “Make it a treat-yourself top of night to handle the stress. Here…” he paused as he got around the couch to place his strong hands cautiously on her shoulders, digging into the flesh as he leaned in to kiss around her head slowly “Hoping this will help you relax a bit…” he said, moving his lips to her neck to distract her a bit as he worked those muscles strongly to stop the tension. Eddie then leaned her head back agains the couch so he could lean in and kiss her with a soft groan, loving the taste of her lips against his own that drove him wild. “What movie you want to watch…?” he whispered softly.

@ RavenArtist93
Cletus gave her one of his most devilish smiles. "You have a plan?" he asked, not surprised by any means. In fact, he was a little proud of her. He was glad that she wanted to plan this and prove that she was powerful, stronger than them. "Okay, that would be easy. You just gotta get close to and touch her. Do you think that she will recognize you?" he asked, knowing that may make it just a little harder. "I guarantee you that they will pay for every second that they hurt you. They will not walk away from this, and they will know why they deserve what will happen." He liked where her mind was going with things. He wondered lightly just how much as his influence, but he wasn't going to dwell on that for too long. He was just enjoying her wanting to act out on her revenge, and that he was going to be there to help.

Cletus watched her as she talked, meeting her eyes. "Oh, I can do a lot of fucked up. You don't even know the half of what I am capable of," he assured her. He looked at her. "You can watch me rip her limb from limb and make cuts along her body, dropping poison in the wounds to make them hurt more, and watch as I break her bones," he said, picking his words carefully wanting her to get more excited. He watched her climb out of the bathtub and wrap a towel around her body. He got up and climbed out of the tub as well and grabbed the other towel. He dried off the access water and then wrapped the towel around him and followed her back to the bed. He sat down next to her, ignoring his clothes all together for the time being.

***

Thea was glad that she had Eddie here with her to keep her nerves down to a minimum. She could only imagine the kind of distress that she would be in if she was by herself to think about all the things that could go wrong. She didn't want her friend to be hurt of abused in any way, and she was mostly likely out with Cletus Kasady at this very second. "Patience is the absolute worst. It means that we will be left in the dark, not knowing, but I gotta hope that everything will be okay and that we can get her help," she said. "And I'm glad that I can trust you to keep your promise. It means a lot to me that you are going to be there to help, Eddie."

She listened to him make the order for the pizza. She watched curiously as he got up and walked around to the back of the couch. She felt his large hands land on her shoulders and felt his lips on the top of her head. She relaxed into him, loving the feel of his lips on her. A quiet moan escaped her lips as his hands massaged the muscles, easing the tension she was carrying. She leaned back into the couch as his lips met hers. She brought her hand up and softly grabbed the wrist of one of the hands massaging her. "How something a little light-hearted?" she asked. She didn't want anything too serious or horror filled. She was already a little jumpy with worry. "Maybe Ace Ventura?" she suggested.

@ Theo Rossi;

Carmilla heard him talk on what he was going to do to her…the woman was going to suffer no matter what he chose and it gave Carmilla evil ideas. “Well…you can add one thing…remember when you were stuck in that cell I said I was cutting her hair when I tackled her? Well…what if you cut off her scalp completely to get rid of that hair for good…to finish what I started” she smiled, “Either way, I would love to see you make cuts on her…break her bones, make her scream. I want to see her beg for mercy like she made me go through with her brother watching helplessly as his sister suffers and dies. The plan is perfect…” she nodded slowly, her eyes scanning Cletus as he sat next to her. Carmilla traced her fingers along his back and arms, a part of her wondering how she was able to really fall for this evil man. It made her think how really fucked up in the head she was to get so attached to someone so evil and violent, especially when she was brutally cut up earlier with his name forever carved into her skin. She wasn’t sure how Thea would think of her anymore.

“I’m thinking pizza…” she said softly, “I got some cash in my wallet. I always keep a stash in my room so I brought it with me. I say…we stay in and eat some pizza” she whispered “Don’t worry, I will make sure to be as mysterious as possible when they deliver the pizza so no one will catch us. I just know we need to eat…and eventually let my symbiote eat the leftovers you stored away from earlier when killing all those homeless people” Carmilla smiled as she got up and quickly made a phone call to order a big pizza with some drinks. The order was quick and easy through her cell phone. She just knew she couldn’t make a lot of calls like that in case she was eventually going to be tracked. Carmilla placed her phone down and went over to Cletus, sitting behind him as she wrapped her arms around his body while sitting on her legs. Her soft lips went over the nape of his neck, leaving little bites along the shoulders “Thank you…for wanting to help me get at my attackers…its the best thing anyone could do for me to help me heal…” she whispered, giving a soft kiss to the back of his neck.

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Eddie shouldn’t be so excited hearing that moan from her mouth considering it brought good memories of last night, but his instincts and Venom weren’t helping the cause of keeping it easy. He looked down at her eyes as she touched his wrist and smiled “Of course, I love that movie. A good laugh is what we need right now to keep us in a positive mood…not to sound all Mr. Zen here” he chuckled as he leaned down to kiss her lips from behind. He gently reached over for the remote as he continued to kiss her sweetly in the most passionate way possible to make her feel secured and cared for in this stressful time. Eddie placed the remote on her chest as he pulled away from her lips with a soft smile “Go ahead and pick it out Thea, I’m going to get plates and cups ready for when the guy shows up with our food” he stated as he slowly stood up and went to the kitchen to grab some paper plates and solo cups. He heard the TV go on and her picking the movie while everything was set up. It wasn’t long to when he heard the pizza arrive at the front door, Eddie going over to take his wallet out of his back pants and pay the man before grabbing the food from him to bring in the kitchen.

“Smells fucking good, Im starving” Eddie groaned, placing it all on the countertop and getting the slices ready for both him and her, along with the soda. Eddie came over and sat the food on the coffee table in front of them, the movie starting as Venom purred curiously ‘What the hell is this’ he grumbled at the sight of the movie. “Ace Ventura, its hilarious so ease back big guy” Eddie noted for Venom as he looked at Thea “Sorry he wasn’t listening earlier, off in his own little world I guess when you mentioned the movie” he chuckled taking a slice of pizza and taking a huge bite out of it as he moaned at the taste “This is my favorite place. Once a week…sometimes twice a week I get my food from here and its awesome. Theres also this arcade area next to the food place that I should take you to at some point to play games” he noted, rubbing his hand on her leg as he stared at the TV. Eddie was wondering how the party would go the next day, hoping that her friend showed up so he could try to calmly talk to her. His arch nemesis was hooking on to that woman real heard from what he’s getting a feeling of…he just hoped she’s not so sucked in to his dark world of blood and violence.

@ RavenArtist93
Cletus nodded. "Yeah, I can do just that. I can rip off her scalp as slowly as you want me to," he said. "I can do whatever you want me to do to her. Anything to make the woman suffer." He nodded in agreement the plan sounded perfect. It was just a matter of getting into the party which he could just pretend to be one of the waiters. He looked at her curiously as she traced her fingers along his arms and back. It was a sensation that he had rarely given into others touching him at their leisure, and he didn't mind her doing it at all. If anything, he was kind of enjoying it. "I haven't had pizza in years," he said, almost excited by the mention of it. "I like the way you are thinking." Cletus was a little surprised by her bringing up food, but it sounds good. And they hadn't ate from that morning.

Cletus smiled. "I'm not too worried. I'm sure that you understand the importance that you are to not let anyone know who you are with and to not linger with them," he said. He could go on, but he didn't. He had taught her what it meant to disobey him. "The homeless are a good last resort when it comes to catching live prey. The symbiotes need the proteins," he said, almost joking. He watched her stand up to make the call, listening to her words. He wondered just how often that they would have to go out just for food and hope they weren't being followed. He watched as she came back and sat behind him. He brought his hands up and touched her arms. "Anything for you, my Carmilla," he said as he felt her lips on his skin. "If anyone hurts you, then they deserve whatever you want to do to them."

***

Thea smiled into the kiss as she took the remote from him. She flipped through the guide until she found the movie. She almost whined when he pulled away. She didn't, knowing that he wasn't leaving her. She just liked his closeness that she wasn't liking the semblance of absence from him, but she told herself to keep her head screwed on right. She heard the knock on the front door, and knew that the food was here. She was actually thankful that the food had gotten here pretty quickly. She didn't have to wait long to eat. "It smells amazing," she commented, agreeing completely with him. She brought her legs up on the couch and tucked them underneath her as she watched Eddie sit down on the couch.

"Oh, should I ask where his mind was at?" Thea said, looking over at him curiously. She grabbed a slice for herself and took a bit of the food. She smiled at the sound of him moaning at the taste of the food. "Well, I can see why. It's really good. I don't think I have had a good pizza in a good while," she commented lightly. "Do you think the party is going to be fun or is it going to be boring?" she asked. She didn't know how those parties worked, and she figured that it would be best to ask him before she just assumed anything about it. She didn't want to think about the what if's that were nagging at her. Thea was needing to pull herself out of that.

@ Theo Rossi;

By the next day, Carmilla had it all set up with what she wanted to do into the party. She couldn’t afford to buy a nice dress so she had an idea. She grabbed one of the nightgowns she had that was dark purple and looked in one of the long mirrors of the other rooms. From there, she bargained with Banshee to do her a good favor in transforming her nightgown into a astonishing dress. Banshee growled lowly in approval and let the dark purple flow over her nightgown, extending the material to flow against her ankles into something rather victorian. The symbiote used the black part of its body to make lace designs along the bottom of the dress and trailing down from the snug waist to the flowing fabric. The strands of the nightgown were kept the same but were snugged with some symbiote. Basically her nightgown extended and had beautiful texture and fabric added on to it. Carmilla smiled and worked on her makeup, making her lips a midnight dark purple and eyelids covered nicely with some black eyeshadow. Her hair was put into a bun and luckily she was able to find some black heels in the lost and found bin of this large complex.

Carmilla went over to Cletus with a smile, twirling a bit “Do I look good enough for this party?” she asked with an honest opinion “I already ordered a cab for myself. I think it would be smart for you to drive in your own car, park it somewhere and then snatch one of the waiters to use their clothes and blend in. From there when that bitch leaves, you can pull your car around secretly and we follow. I think that would be a good enough plan wouldn’t it?” she shrugged, grabbing her little purse she brought with her “You can stick by of course or keep in the back. Im going to let you decide on that. But for there, Im going to be on the hunt to be nosey..” and Carmilla knew something was going to be bigger than that. She knew Thea and Eddie were going to be there but it was best kept shut.

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“We can’t be dressing all biker and badass at a fucking company party you idiot” Eddie groaned out towards Venom as Eddie picked out a dress shirt and Venom decided to bring out one of his more casual shirts ‘I like this one! It got skulls like death…i love death’ Venom grumbled as Eddie rolled his eyes, putting the black dress shirt on “Maybe later but right now I gotta impress my boss and my company…and my girl. I gotta show out good” Eddie stated, putting on his watch and grabbing his keys to his motorcycle. Eddie shut off all the lights and headed out of his apartment, locking it up before knocking on the door to Thea’s “Hey Thea Im ready” he said, walking into the apartment to casually sit down on the couch to wait for her.

Eddie’s mind was scrambling with what could happen today. Carmilla could show up and it could go well…or it could go very bad. It depends how hard the woman is under Cletus’ grasp completely. Eddie sighed in the thoughts in his mind, trying to be prepared for any scenario that were to come. As he heard the door open from Thea’s room, Eddie slowly stood up to look at Thea, glancing at her with a big grin “Damn…how can I be so lucky?” he chuckled, walking up to her with a big cheeky smile at the sight of how beautiful she looks “You always look amazing…Day 3 and I can’t get enough of saying that. The hell you doing to me, woman? There will be drinks there by the way and good food so we will be kept entertained and well content" he smiled.

@ RavenArtist93
Cletus had listened to her plan and was ready to act it out. He wanted this to be right for her. He would find a way to sneak into the party to watch her. There was no way that he wasn't going to be there watching everything that was going to happen. Carmilla was his girl, and plus he wanted to see what the chick that hurt his girl looked like. He was going to enjoy inflicting pain on her. Hell, he was picturing more ways to hurt her. Though he made sure that scalping was still involved. He was going to keep that request at the very least. He glanced over at Carmilla and smiled widely. "You look absolutely perfect," he said, walking up to her. He smiled when he noticed that Banshee was acting like her dress. "There will obviously be no accidental flashing or any other wardrobe failures tonight at least. The dress is my favorite thing I have seen you wear."

Carnage and Cletus was comforted by that, looking at her. He knew that he would go crazy if someone saw anything on her that was for his eyes only. Though really he didn't like the thought of anyone seeing any inch of her. He nodded. He could see her point, but he didn't like she was going to get into a car with someone else. But he kept his mouth shut about him driving her. "Alright. But you only tell the cab driver where you are going. No small talk of any kind," he growled lowly. He agreed with snatching the waiters to blend in. He wasn't going to let her go in alone. He was going to be there watching her every move and what she did. There were going to be others there, and he didn't want someone overstepping the bounds with her. "It'll be a great plan," he said. He kept his mouth closed on what he was going to decide. "How about we get this show on the road?"

***

Thea pulled on one of her favorite dresses. It had spaghetti straps that hugged her torso that hung loosely around her hips and flowed down to her ankles. It was deep shade of burgundy. The only thing she was a little concerned about was being on a motorcycle, but she could hitch it up. It wasn't a heavy material and it wasn't really that thick. She was making sure her eyeliner was perfect when she heard the knock on the door and then his voice. "I'll be right out," she called back as she smiled at herself in the mirror. She slipped her feet into her tan sandals and stepped out of her room. She smiled at him as she saw him sitting on the couch.

Thea was worried if she was going to see Carmilla at the party or not. She was afraid that she wasn't going to be, and then they wouldn't know where to start looking for her. She shook the thought off, trying to be positive for right now. Plus, the look on Eddie's face seemed to push the thoughts aside. "I could ask the same thing," she said. She put her hands on his chest as she looked up at him. "Well, I'm not tired of hearing it, so you can keep saying it," she said with a wide smile. "Oh, well, then it's going to be fun then, isn't it?" she said. "And I got to say that you are looking very handsome," she said, running her hands over his shirt feeling the soft fabric. She leaned up and kissed his lips lightly, making sure that she didn't leave lipstick on his lips when she pulled away. She was glad that she just a long stay lipstick.

@ Theo Rossi;

Eddie glanced down at Thea with a big grin when she kissed his lips. He put his hands on her hips for a brief moment before pulling away to lead her out “Lets get a move on then, my lady” he said as he waited for her to lock the apartment behind her before leading out. Eddie made sure Thea was hooked on to the motorcycle and wrapped around him before he sped off cautiously. The party wasn’t far along at this special events room that was taken place at this nice hotel. When they arrived, Eddie parked his bike behind the hotel and locked it up, escorting Thea to the front where ID was to be shown by the two of them. As soon as they were through, Eddie led her to the nice ball room area that had a big wide floor for displays of the history of the Daily Beugle business and then there were a lot of tables and seats in the far back with a buffet of Italian food along the side near the open area. There were a ton of people, talking, and some background music going on.

Eddie went up to Jonah Jameson, shaking his hand and introducing Thea, “This is my new lady in my life, Thea”. Jameson shook her hand firmly “Pleasure to meet you young lady, Eddie is a very talented guy. Please enjoy yourself tonight” he smiled generously as Eddie nodded. Eddie said hi to some of his friends from the newspaper business, helping Thea slowly to a assigned table in the back so they could find their seats that were for them. Immediately Eddie was keeping his eyes around the party area, seeing people laugh and talk amongst themselves. But what he was really looking for with Thea was Carmilla….and it wasn’t long before they didn’t realize she would show up.

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Carmilla showed up in a cab not too long when Eddie and Thea arrived. The cab driver was paid nicely as she stepped out with her very flashy black heels that had jewels along near the toes. Her symbiote dress flowed so beautifully against her figure as she stepped out towards the front door. She showed her ID as a friend to Thea and Eddie Brock and was immediately let in. It was lucky that Eddie mentioned to the front door that her name would arrive possibly. Carmilla noticed some eyes on her, mainly men. Banshee’s dress was teasing the male crowd with some pheromones given off by the dress, catching her glance every so often. Banshee was not only a alien hunter but also a predator to the males in reeling them in for the kill. Carmilla smiled politely, giving the most extravagant walk through the ballroom to impress herself and the others. She looked around, waiting for Elise Silverton to show her face…and it didn’t take long for that.

Carmillas heart dropped when she saw that woman face. Obviously she aged the past many years just a tad bit but it never changed. Same stuck up look and her brother was next to her. The two have always been close…too weirdly close. When Carmilla saw that mans face, she felt her PTSD take a hold of her for a brief moment. Her heart pounding in her ears like a train engine as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She was about to head towards them when she suddenly ran into someone familiar…Eddie. Eddie got off from the table where Thea was at and approached her through the crowd, looking at her with concern and firmness to his facial features. “Carmilla whats going on…where have you been?” Eddie whispered to her enough for only her to hear as Carmilla looked at him with bewilderment. “I been…sick and wanted to show up…” Carmilla said out of her ass. Eddie clenched his jaw “Thea has been worried sick…I know who has been with you…please, come back to talk to Thea.” Carmilla clenched her jaw, worried about being spotted “Eddie now is not the time…”

@ RavenArtist93
Thea quickly locked the door and followed him down the stairs. She climbed onto the back of the motorcycle, and made sure that her dress was tucked in around her and she wrapped her arms around him tightly. She won’t ever get tired of holding onto him and riding on his motorcycle. It gave her a thrill to be on here with him. She took off the helmet and fixed her hair and walked in with Eddie. She looked around the place and smiled at the beauty of it. She stuck close to him as they walked around. She was surprised by how elegant the place was. She smiled at Jonah as she shook his hand. “It’s nice to meet you,” she said. “Yeah, I’m starting to realize that.” She glanced over at Eddie. She followed him and smiled at the friends that he had.

Thea walked over to the table sat down at the table next to Eddie. She looked around trying to find the one person that she was hoping would be here. She wondered if Carmilla would come, but she had yet to see her roommate and it was worrying her. She leaned over and smiled. “I think your friends really like you,” she commented lightly. She hand her hand on his thigh, trying to keep the PDA to minimum, not wanting to embarrass him around his coworkers. She was a little surprised when she noticed Eddie get up. And she saw who he was going to. She saw Eddie talking to Carmilla, and she was a little relieved to see that her friend was here. But she needed to know that she was actually better. She moved to get up to catch up with him, and as she took a step towards Eddie, she was stopped. She turned and saw a guy she had never seen before. She opened her mouth to call for Eddie, but a hand came up with a rag and covered her mouth. She was getting light-headed and being dragged towards a door.

***

Cletus drove the car close behind the taxi that Carmilla was in. He wasn’t gonna have her out of her sight for a second longer than absolutely necessary. He could wonder how she would get in, but she did have her charm. He turned and went around back of the building to park. He parked the car as far in the pack and out of the light as he could. He walked up to the building just as a waiter walked out. He smiled at his luck. He slammed the waiter’s head back against the brick wall behind him. He smiled at how quick the guy went loose and became a rag doll in Cletus’s hands. He quickly stripped the guy and pulled on the clothes. He looked down at the guy and laughed under his breath. He knew the guy was going to be out cold, and he wasn’t going to be coming to any time soon.

Cletus walked in the back door and into the kitchen. He looked around at the people moving around, grabbing trays and shooting orders. He grabbed a tray, trying to blend in. There was no reason to call attention to him. It wouldn’t help Carmilla’s cause and reason to be here. He stepped out through the doors and into the main room. There was a lot of people talking and milling about. He looked around the room his eyes, going straight to Carmilla. He watched her freeze when she saw a woman that looked a little older than her. Then he saw someone that he didn’t ever want to see approach her. He was ready to rush across the room to attack Eddie Brock, but he wanted to see how she was going to handle him.

@ Theo Rossi;

"What do you mean nows not the time?" Eddie said, trying to keep the whole ordeal calm and not noticeable to draw unnecessary attention as he rubbed his hand over his jaw "I don't want you to get hurt Carmilla...Cletus is a dangerous man...he's corrupting you." Carmillas eyes moved over the space near Eddie as her eyes showed worry but then they narrowed on Eddie "Hes helping me...and...I...I can't talk...you need to leave..leave me alone...tell Thea I'm working on it and not to worry about me...please....it's for you and her own good" Carmilla said before walking away from Eddie. Before Eddie could go after her, Venom snarled in his mind 'Theas stressed' he said 'Somebody's near her'. Eddie's eyes widened a bit, wondering if it was Cletus nearby. He walked fast over to the table, cursing when Thea wasn't there. "Fuck" he gritted his teeth, eyes moving all around the room. Eventually his focus went on a back door near the buffet area as he went out that door that lead to an alleyway.

"Thea!" He shouted out around, soon hearing a cock of a gun as Eddie slowly turned sound to see someone he wasn't expected to see out of prison. Eddie glared at the figure...the figure being Maniac. He was a baldheaded man with tattoos but covered in a long sleeve, jeans and a black trenchcoat. "Maniac..." Eddie breathed, knowing his symbiote wasn't the strongest but he was still crazy and had a gang with him. Maniac grinned "Got your girl...better hurry big guy...time for one last match"

Meanwhile, some of Maniacs tattooed friends roughly hold on to Thea in a van. One of them looks at her and gets out a knife sitting across from her, gently rubbing the knife on his hands "boyfriend better show up..." he chuckled "debts need to be paid"

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Carmilla got away from Eddie, looking behind to make sure that he was away. Before she could stop herself, Carmilla nudged hard against Elise's arm as she startled. Elise gasped as Carmilla played along "Shit I'm so sorry. I'm so clumsy" she giggled as Elise smiled, "Its perfectly fine, I do crazy things. You enjoying yourself here?" Carmilla smiled at those blue eyes, the bright blonde of her hair obviously expensive and blown out a lot at salons "Yes I am, aren't you one of rhe publishers? Sorry, I'm good friends with Eddie Brock" Elise smiled wide, pointing her manicured hands "Yes! I love Eddie's work. Very assertive and awesome work ethic." But before Carmilla could continue...he showed up right in front of her...the tall muscular man of buzz cut brown hair and piercing dark eyes she remembered looking at her during that dark moment...

"Enjoying yourself much? You are needed" the man named Anton said to Elise as he looked at Carmilla "who is this beautiful lady? You seem so familiar..." Elise smiled as Carmilla was trying to control her trauma, "This is just a visitor, friend of Eddie. She's got an awesome dress" Elise winked as Anton smirked at Carmilla while Elise walked away. He had the moment to say something "Hope to see you soon" he chuckled, walking away. Carmilla made sure Banshee had a piece of herself on Elises body when the bump happened...but Carmilla couldn't breathe. She walked out of the room, out the back door way down off from where Eddie was at and hunched over in the cold air. She was hyperventilating, stumbling a bit as she held on to the garbage can next to her outside trying to control her heart rate and PTSD flashbacks from seeing her and that man. Carmilla held on to the can as she starts crying to sobs, hating how he was living life so well...and not suffering...hating how he made her suffer.