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Stargazing.

It was one of the few times the sky was clear enough at night. You just had to. When you arrived at the beach(up on the cliff several meters from the water where you always went stargazing) the silver grin of the moon was just peeking up from the eastern horizon.

An otherwise perfect night.

You settled down with a blanket as the sound of waves filled your ears and the stars filled your eyes.

“Hey! Hey! Human! Pspspsps!”

The gravely, whispered voice broke you out of your reverie. What time was it? Wait. Who was that?

You looked down the cliff at the water. Bright glowing red met your eyes. Killer grinned up at you.

“Hi.” He waved. (Pun intended)

You scoffed and leaned back to stare at the stars.

“Awwww, c’mon! Don’t ignore me! I just wanted to check up on ya!”

“After you tried to take my arm?” You snapped.

You could almost feel him raise a finger in a well-actually gesture. “If I wanted your arm, you wouldn’t still have it. You’ll notice the only thing you’ll have of my attack are scars. No permanent damage or disfiguring. Just scars.”

Your wounded arm stayed hidden under the blanket. “Is that supposed to make me feel better?” You looked down at him again.

“Kinda. I’m just tellin’ you that I’m precise.” He tilted his head and smiled at you.

Insufferable.

“Leave me alone, Killer.” You sighed, flopping onto your back.

“Oooh~! Crossy told you my name? I’m flattered. Although, it seems a little unfair that I don’t know yours, doesn’t it?” He ‘hmm’ed up at you.

You didn’t respond, trying to ignore him and lose yourself in the stars.

“…Human~! Pspspsps. C’mon! Don’t leave me driftin’! You know my name and you didn’t even ask!”

. . .

Killer started whistling. It sounded like some ancient tune, haunting and beautiful. It spun and swayed and pulled, twisting into a symphony and pulling you along with it.

Then it suddenly stopped.

Your eyes widened as your mind cleared. You were standing on the edge of the cliff, looking down at the siren that grinned up at you.

“Do you know how easy it would be to sing those last few notes?”

Right. Sirens. They had the power of song. Manipulating the minds of whoever could hear them. And you had thought you were safe on the cliff.

“D-Don’t. Please.” You stuttered, terrified. You couldn’t move, not because something was holding you there, but because you knew that if you tried to run now he’d kill you.

He tilted his head. “Oh~? Why not? I mean, you’ve been so rude to me.” Killer pushed himself up on a rock, the bright red glow bursting out of the water and floating just outside of his chest. “Of course~, I’d feel less inclined to kill you if I knew your name. Don’t you think?”

“Y/n. My name is y/n.”

“There you go! Was that so hard?” His tail swished back and forth in the water behind him. “And I’m Killer. Though, you already knew that.”

Sensing the coast was clear, you wobbled away from the cliff and sat down again. Leaving entirely was probably still a bad idea.

“So whatcha doin’ out here in the middle of the night, y/n?” He teased as if he hadn’t just almost killed you.

“Stargazing.”

“Oh?” He paused.

Suddenly, it was as if you were alone again. Waves crashing, stars taking up your vision and blissful silence from Killer. Out of curiosity, you shot a glance at the siren and smirked.

He sat perched halfway on a rock, head craned to look upwards, and mouth agape as he stared at the galaxies above him. The red on his chest twisted and settled into an upside down heart shape. If you forgot the attempted murder and the ominous red glow, he looked kinda cute. Like a love struck little boy.

“Woah…” Was his breathless response. “I… I’ve never actually looked…”

“…Really?”

Two little white eyelights shot to you, as if he forgot you were there, and twinkled like stars. “Yeah…It’s beautiful.”

You sighed, happy you’d made the little beast less aggressive. “Yeah. See those three there?” He looked up when you pointed. “That’s Orion’s Belt.”

“Orion’s Belt?”

“Yeah. And right there, see? That’s his torso, and his arms and-.”

“Where are you seeing all this? Did you poke a puffer on your way here?” Killer interrupted, amusement in his voice.

“Shush, I’m teaching you astrology~.” He chuckled at you and listened to you deep into the night.

You must have passed out at some point, because the first rays of dawn woke you all by yourself. Killer no where in sight.