Pendulum 2

Selena frowned and pulled out her pack of cigarettes and a lighter. She lit one and gave a sigh of relief. "now...add some rum to this mix, and i wouldnt give a fuck where i was..."she sighed. She looked around, hoping she wasnt followed by any of those people.

She stopped in the street and walked over to a building, leaning against the wall. She gave another sigh. She pulled a lighter out of her back pocket. It was black with silver skulls, and by far, her favorite lighter out of all of the ones she had collected. She pulled a cigarette box out of her other back pocket and grabbed a cigarette, lighting it with practiced speed.

She looked around her and sighed. To her right, some shops, to her left, and alley, across the street...She gaped at the store across from her., almost dropping the cigarette. "what...the fu-"she paused, stopping as a child walked passed, staring at her. as the child passed and disappeared, Selena finished her words."-ck...oh damn, lemme try that again...what the fuck?" she repeated with a satisfied air. "hahaha, i did it. what now?"she challenged to the winds.

She sighed and then remembered what she was so keen on swearing over. There was a shop across from her, the darkest little shop she had ever seen.  The sign above the door was adorned with a skull and the word, "Undertaker". She tilted her head, staring at the sign, then decided to chance it. "why not? ll admit, im dead curious..."she paused and began to laugh."hahaha, what a pathetic joke! dead curious? over a shop that says undertaker? ahahahah!' she laughed.

It took her a few minutes to calm down, but she finally managed it. She finished her cigarette and regained composure, walking across the street, trying to keep a straight face. She slowly opened the door, managing not to ring the bell that would have otherwise told the owner of the shop of her presence.  Feeling smug at her success, she turned and walked into the store, immediately tripping over a coffin.

"agh! Damn-" she began a long, beautiful stream of swearwords that would have sent a child into tears. Once selena had finally stopped, she looked up and saw a face, or rather, a mass of gray hair and dark clothes (and a wonderful hat to top it all) staring down at her. "my my~ what a interesting language you have~" the fuzz ball teased.

Selena stared blankly at him for a second, not sure how to react to the strange person."u-umm...who are you? i mean, no offense, but you look like a giant fuzz ball..." she said bluntly. The mans grin widened, almost to a point where selena was worried the top of his head would fall off."you may call me Undertaker. now, my question to you, and it would only be fair if you answer, is who are you?" he asked. He bent down to stare directly down into the girls face. S

Selena cocked her head slightly."im selena Everheart. i would add 'at your service' to that, but seeing as i dont know what service you would need, and i probably dont have any services to give you, ill refrain from the offer."she said, batting her hand lazily at his dangling hair.

Undertaker grinned down at her and offered his hand. To his pleasure, she took it without the slightest hint of fear, though it was rather boring."well then, miss Selena~, what brings you to my lovely little shop?" he asked. She tilted her head."shop? after tripping over a coffin, i doubt you can call this a shop...or at least...this would be the kind of place i would call a morgue...dont you think?" she asked, putting a finger to her lips.

Undertaker grinned even more."well, that is true~ i guess you could call it htat-" he was sudddenly interrupted by Selena's proud exclamation."HA! see? i can say smart things, but nobody ever believes me!!!!! HAHAHA!!!!" and at this, after a stunned look, Undertaker began to laugh. "HAHAHAHHAHA!!!!!!! what an energetic child you are! How cute~" he laughed doubled over, and her stunned look only made him laugh even harder."oh my dear~, please do visit me more often..."he asked, giggling.

Selena smiled now. He was funny, and didnt comment on the way she dressed, the way she looked in general. Compared to people here, she looked otherworldly, or from another time which was sadly the case. But Undertaker had not said a word, and she appreciated it. "heh, if thats what you want, then sure. i really dont have anyone else to visit."she smiled at him, and he straightened up. She realised with alarm that this crazy person towered over her."h-holy shit...your freaking tall!"she stammered, to his obvious amusement, and he countered."or maybe, my dear, you are rather short~?" and her expression immediately soured.

"im not that short..."she pouted up at him. Undertaker chuckled and put a hand on her head. "maybe not~ my dear, why dont you stay a while? i dont get many live visitors, and the ones i do arent very...friendly."he said, a pretend note of sadness in his voice as he shook his head. Selena frowned."well, i dont see why anyone would be like that to you. You're hella fun..."she said, walking over to him. He smiled at her."how kind of you to say that~ many people merely find me...odd."

Selena looked irritated"you know what? i think they're all weird as hell! i mean, look at them! all so serious! and then they all stare at me as if im weird every time i laugh or make a joke! and thats not even the begining of all their straight-face, screwed up, boring, irritating, pathetic issues! i could rant all damn week about them!" she said, then took a deep breath as she realised she had not taken one breath during the whole tirade. "jeeze...warn me when i look like im suffocating..." She looked at Undertaker, who chuckled."but you looked like you were having so much fun~"

Undertaker smiled at the girl. Something was off about her, about the way she spoke, and about the way she dressed and looked. many things were off about her, as if she didnt belong here, but he would wait to discover exactly what was wrong. He very much so enjoyed his new friend, and personally, didnt care where she was from. But he knew his curiosity would get the better of him soon.