ACE (Jeff X Reader) ~The Death Card

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The girl struggled vainly to get free under EJ's grip, but his weight kept her down on the ground. She gritted her teeth as she glared up at his empty sockets. Hissing in frustration, the girl looked at one of the black sockets in his mask and then got an idea.

Gathering up her spit, she lifted her head a bit and spat directly into the black empty socket of the mask, landing inside the male's eye. He let go of the girl and hissed as he gripped his mask, trying to get rid of the spit. 

The girl quickly got up, panting. She barely had enough oxygen to breathe and dark corners were surrounding her eyes. Quickly she ran towards the shed, opened the door and locked herself in. She couldn't hear or see anything except for the loud panting coming out of her mouth.

All went silent as the girl catched her breath. As the girl came to her senses, she began to realize that the space was really cramped. If she had extended her arms out, they would be exactly hovering a few inches away from the walls. The girl cautiously stepped forward, and saw the tiny holes between the gaps of the wood.

She peeked through one of the gaps, but she didn't see the hooded male. He had disappeared. Perhaps he's gone? The girl wondered. Still, the girl didn't risk the chance. She stayed where she was for a few minutes before deciding to peek out again. She decided to check another gap. However, it was a few inches above her, so she got on her tippy-toes to get a good look.

Once she did, she kept wobbling, but kept her balance as she looked through the gap. She still saw nothing but as she was about to look away, immediately something rushed past by her. The girl's eyes widened as something rushed past by her again. 

She kept standing on her tippy-toes, trying to get a good look, but the thing was gone. Curious, she still stood up, until suddenly she noticed that she was looking right at the dark blue familiar mask, it's eye sockets trickling down with black goo. It was smiling right at her.

Caught off balance, the girl stumbled back and collided with the wall. As she regained her balance, she carefully walked forwards again, back at the first gap she had peeked through. As she peeked through it, she saw EJ squatting down, not in a agressive way, but in a neutral mode. He was squatting, holding his arms above his knees as he tilted his head at the girl.

The girl squatted down too, but she still kept an eye on him. They kept staring at each other before the male began to speak. "I know you're in there," he whispered.

The girl gulped. "Isn't the time up yet?" She tried speaking, but her voice failed, making her tone tremble with fright. 

"5 minutes," the male stated simply, his tone still neutral. 

The girl kept quiet, she had hoped that the 5 minutes would pass by peacefully. She could hear EJ sigh outside and then slowly stand up. The girl kept her gaze trained on him, not shifting her gaze. 

The male continued on. "You've heard the tale of The Three Little Pigs, haven't you?" He asked.

The girl didn't answer, she was frozen in place. She could feel the male's patience getting shortened. "Answer me," he said in a demanding tone.

The girl let out a low whimper, indicating that she knew what he had meant. The male chuckled at her response and walked closer to the shed. The girl stood up now, not sure what to do. She backed up until her back hit the wall, though she was staring at the gap. 

Suddenly she felt the male whisper, as if he was right beside her. "I've already killed 2 of the pigs," the girl clamped her hands over her mouth, feeling tears beginning to drip down her face. The male continued on. "You're my next target." 

The girl, still clamping her hand over her mouth, tears dripping, she shook her head and squeezed her eyes shut. 

"The first little pig built his house out of straws," the male swept on, his attempt to break the girl was working, he thought, smirking. "It's a pity, he wasn't smart enough." He let out a low chuckle before continuing on with his story. "The second little pig built his house out of sticks. That didn't turn out so well either." 

He walked around the shed, examining ways to break into it. "The third little pig, built his house out of bricks. The wolf tried so hard to huff the house down, but he couldn't because of the bricks." His voice slowly turned cold. "However, I'm twisting the plot to this story." 

He walked back towards the front of the shed. "I'm not a stupid wolf." He spat. "I'm more than that." He glanced at the tiny gap seperating the pieces of wood that were nailed together. "I guess you weren't the smart little pig after all," he sighed disappointedly. "Oh well," he shrugged. "I'll have no problem eating this little pig up." He whispered.

He slowly stepped further and closer towards the shed, before his grey nose was barely touching the wood. He knew time was running out. His plan wasn't to entirely kill the girl, but frighten her enough to obey him. 

"So I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down." As the last words were spoken out of his mouth, he immediately positioned his foot above the door and kicked it with all the strength he had. The wood broke, exposing the sanctuary of the hidden girl.

Her eyes were streaming down with tears as she looked at him. He loved that feeling of her eyes, full with desperation and fear, making him smirk. He took his precious time. With each step he took, time was running out. 

5 seconds left. 

Each step he took was one second. On his fifth step, and his last second to spare, he was directly in front of the girl, blocking her out of escape. He pinned her to the wall, one hand on the wall and another one lifting her chin with his thumb. Her eyes were still glittering from the remains of the tears as she was forced to look up at him. He licked his lips, exposing his sharp white teeth at the girl. He leaned in and planted a gentle kiss above the girl's forehead, his urge to kill her was still strong as ever. But he resisted. He looked back at the girl again and slowly whispered into her ear. 

"Times up."