Bloodsong (tags: Kayley)

Kayley rushed through the woods, carrying four large bags in her arms as her feet trudged through the dirt. Michael had thrown the bags at her only a few minutes earlier and told her to go find Joseph out in the woods. Why he needed these, she had no idea but considering the kind of work that the brother's did, she knew that she wouldn't like it. Even though she had begun to work for Joseph, she still didn't approve of it. She was lucky he didn't kill her for letting Jasmine go that night but if he had, she probably wouldn't have cared. Guilt still ate her up that she betrayed Jasmine like that and she hated that.
Off in the distance, she heard a woman crying and she froze in place. She knew she was already late for meeting up with Joseph but curiosity tugged her in the direction of the cries. Her feet broke into a run until she burst through the bushes and skid to a stop at what she saw. An older woman was crying on the ground as her daughter clung to her and another man was off a few feet away. Then she saw Joseph, blood spilling down his shirt and she watched as he threw the body of another little girl to the side. Her whole body froze as she stared at the sight and she felt sick to her stomach. She felt herself make a little noise and when Joseph turned to look at her, she hugged the bags to her chest and looked down at the ground. So that was why Michael had given her these...they were for the bodies.

Kayley looked up as Joseph addressed her and she slowly took a few steps towards him and tossed the bags onto the ground next to his feet. When the woman cried out for help, she flinched and stared down at the woman with wide eyes before forcing her gaze away. She wasn't sure she would ever get used to this but she would have to. Though when Joseph mentioned that she would be the one killing the little girl, Kayley's gaze flew up to his and she bit her bottom lip. How did he expect her to kill someone, much less a child? She had never hurt anyone in her life until Joseph had showed up. The only time she would hurt someone was if she was threatened and now she had to take a life. She took a deep breath and when the woman cried at her again, her hand raised up to silence her and she stared at Joseph. "I don't know the first thing about killing someone..much less a child." Kayley kept her body steady, refusing to let it shake before him. If she was going to uphold her end of the bargain, she'd have to do as he said but killing someone...she didn't even know where to begin.

Kayley reached up and took the dagger in her hands, her fingertips tracing against the leather on the handle. She kept her eyes focused on his movements, ignoring the sobs coming from the woman he held to his chest. Her eyes followed Joseph's movements, memorizing the exact spots that pinpointed on her skin. She barely had time to react when he thrust the woman towards her. Her arm wrapped around the woman, pulling her into her body like he had. Had this happened before she started her training, she would have crumbled to a heap on the ground but her muscles had built up much more than they ever had at the farm. The woman struggled beneath her grasp but her hand tightened around her until she could barely move. Kayley ran her thumb over the handle of the dagger before lifting it up to the woman's neck. She moved the dagger over the skin, hovering just slightly as to not touch it. Her movements demonstrated the first move just as he had shown her before moving on to the second, pointing out the aorta like he had. Once she was finished, Kayley shoved the woman back towards him and lowered the dagger back down to her side.

Kayley felt her body flinch when he dug the dagger into the woman's aorta, watching as she bled out onto the ground. At Joseph's order, she felt herself hesitate for a moment but as soon as she saw the warning in his eyes, her grip tightened around the handle of the dagger. She turned towards the girl and gripped her by the arm, pulling her up just slightly. Her back was facing Joseph so he couldn't see the sadness in her face as she stared down at the girl. She gave the young girl an apologetic look before she brought the dagger up to her neck and sliced across in one swift motion, giving the girl a quick death. Blood splattered across the front of her clothes and she did her best to ignore the smell of iron that hit her nose. Once she was sure the girl was dead, she let go of her arm and dropped her to the ground. She turned to Joseph, cleaning the dagger against the bottom of her shirt before she looked up at him and handed the dagger back.

Kayley merely nodded at Joseph's words and glanced down to the ground. Her eyes caught sight of the blood on her clothes and her stomach churned, making her feel sick. She had never killed anyone before but now that she had, it gave her a bad feeling. The sight of the man sobbing into the ground made her feel even worse but she pushed it all away. If she focused on how this whole situation made her feel, she would have passed out from the sight of the blood but she refused to appear weak before him. She crossed her arms and stepped back, leaning carefully against a tree as she watched Joseph. He really was terrifying...She had almost forgotten how much he scared her and yet somehow she knew she was developing feelings for him.

Kayley looked up as the man cursed at Joseph and she shook her head. It was not a smart move on his part and that was clear when Joseph stabbed him just like he had the woman. She watched as blood splattered all over the place and she bit her tongue. When Joseph turned to her, she picked up the bags from where she had dropped them earlier. At his words, she felt her body freeze for a moment before she straightened her back and glanced over at him. So he had noticed...She knew it probably wasn't smart to be training with his niece but Kayley really did feel much better about herself now that she could handle a fight. Her body had shown clear signs of a change as well, from her figure becoming even more fit than it was and her muscles were getting stronger. Kayley felt her cheeks blush when he winked at her and her heart sped up. There were times like that when she could almost see a different side of him and it made her crave him even more. She made her way over with the bags, kneeling down next to the bodies of the little girls first as she opened one up to get it ready. Her eyes glanced up at Joseph for a moment before she turned her attention back to her task. "So you noticed...you're not mad, are you?" She kept her eyes down on what she was doing, carefully moving the one of the bodies into the bag before her. The smell of iron hit her nose as she lifted the girl's head and more blood spilled out onto the ground momentarily.

Kayley finished putting the little girl's into their bags before she looked up at him. She was surprised he wasn't upset about it but honestly, she was relieved. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you...I was just tired of being useless and I thought I'd try to surprise you." She took another bag and shoved the woman's body into it before she stood up, handing him the last bag as she motioning towards the man's body. "You can get that one, okay? Now where are we burying these?" Kayley pulled her hair back into a ponytail so it wouldn't be in her way. She noticed how he was looking at her and she couldn't help but know what he was thinking. The change in her figure gave the desired effect she was hoping for and that made her feel accomplished.