#accomplicit

In Isabella’s eyes, this was the ultimate test. If there was any definite way to prove your love and devotion to someone, this was it.

Well. Isabella had never been the most sane person anyway.

An eyebrow was raised as her lips slowly curved into a smirk, curious as to whether or not her partner for the evening would take that chance to show her he was on her side – that he was willing to become a criminal to be her loyal assistant and lover. If he chickened out, that would be it. She’d probably kill him, if she was being completely honest.

Hey – a girl’s gotta watch her back.

But… there was something deep inside that quietly cried out for him to succeed. It was a feeling she had never felt towards anyone else before, and that both intrigued her and scared her all at once. Isabella had thought about it over their dinner date and she had come to terms with the fact that she wanted this; she wanted a partner who would do anything to please her, even if it meant throwing their moral compass away for good.

Now she just had to hope that Codee would step up and make her happy - it shouldn’t be too hard. It was just a murder. If Codee wanted Isabella to be his, then this would have to be child’s play for him.

The whimper of the pathetic actress caught the criminal’s attention and all she could do was roll her eyes. Ugh, she always hated the way people would try and beg for their life. Wasn’t it obvious at this point? They weren’t going to give her any mercy – well Bella definitely wasn’t.

As for Codee? It all depended on his next move.

Light blue eyes shifted their gaze just in time to see Codee’s uncaring stare as he clenched the gun in his hand and–

BAM!!

A wicked grin spread across Bella’s face as the blood splattered across the room. It was a messy process, but she didn’t mind in the slightest. The more blood, the better. But in all honestly…? Bella didn’t care too much for the blood right now. She was only focused on one thing.

Codee was now officially hers.

“… Y’know… fuck Satan, honestly.”

Bella lifted her gaze up to meet her now-official boyfriend, her grin still evident on her face. She didn’t respond straight away, only tilting her head slightly as a sign for him to continue.

“I’d kill anyone for just you~”

Damn Codee. What a way to make a girl swoon~

“Well Darling…” Bella spoke softly, her voice as captivating as ever as she took a couple of steps towards him so she could stroke his cheek, not giving a damn about the blood that touched her fingertips. “Consider your wish granted.”

“I’m all yours.”

She would have kissed him right then and there, but first they had a job to do – getting the hell out of there.

“The funds are all transferred and ready for us to use as we please.” Bella practically purred, grabbing a piece of paper and a permanent marker from the “retired” actress’ trailer desk before quickly drawing the shape of a love heart with an “I & C” in the middle of it. In all her past crimes, Bella usually just used an “I”… but she had a partner now – he deserved some credit.

“What can I say~?” Bella grinned, taking a knife out of her purse so she could walk over to Anne’s corpse and stab the note to her shoulder. “I want them to know it was us. I love the attention~” And with a playful wink sent in Codee’s direction, Bella grabbed the rest of her stuff. The soft silence between them didn’t last long though as she soon heard murmurs from outside, questioning the loud noise that rang throughout the movie set.

Codee’s gentle attempt to soothe her just made Isabella grumble softly and bury herself into him. She wasn’t annoyed or mad at him for trying to comfort her - that much was obvious as she demanded for cuddles with him. Oh no… Isabella was grumpy at her ideas or lack thereof. It was hard being an evil mastermind when you were running out of things to do.

“I’m just annoyed.” Isabella huffed, adjusting her cuddling position so she could look up into Codee’s baby blue eyes that she absolutely adored. “Every time I come up with a new plan for us, I quickly realise that we’ve already done it or something like it and that just makes it boring. I don’t want us to be boring…!” She whined, lifting her arms up to the ceiling in frustration before letting them fall to her side with a flop. Damn it. She was beating herself at her own damn evil little game and it was torture. How the hell was she supposed to come up with something new? What would entertain her dark soul?

Isabella blinked as she sat on that thought for a moment, thinking of a new way to have some fun in other people’s suffering. While a specific idea hadn’t yet come to mind, she had managed to think of a theme that she wanted, causing her navy eyes to sparkle as she sat up from her curled up position, a bright smile plastered across her face.

Jaden had handled many things in the past; he had teamed up with his friends against some of the school bullies at Duel Academy and helped people along the way. He had even helped take down the Shadow Riders! And with a new threat coming to Duel Academy, Jaden would be sure to do his best and help take them down too.

But when Pharaoh was mad?

Oh lord have mercy.

The poor Slifer student didn’t even have enough time to even register how some new guy knew his real name (because Jaden had honestly done his best to keep 'Judai’ a secret), because Pharaoh’s hisses and growls only grew louder the moment the stranger entered the dorm.

“You’re scared of this fat thing? What the hell did you do to piss him off so badly?”

“Hey - Pharaoh is vicious when he’s mad!” Jaden tried his best to explain, which was kinda difficult at the moment when he was still huddled up on his bottom bunk. “Besides I have no idea what made him so pissed off! He’s impossible to calm down when he’s moody!”

“It’s okay, kitty kitty… Come here–~”

Chocolate brown eyes widened the moment the stranger tried to reach out for Pharaoh and coaxed him over to his side. Oh god that was just a disaster waiting to happen. He had to warn him before it was too late–!!

“Wait stop...!”

“JESUS CHRIST!!!”

Nevermind. It was too late.

Jaden gasped as Pharaoh lunged at the stranger’s face, scratching his suit up and threatening to use his claws on the poor guy’s skin. Well, this certainly wasn’t the way Jaden wanted to meet someone new.

“Pharaoh!!” The second-year Slifer student cried out, leaping out of his bunk bed and chasing after the two as they stumbled out of the dorm. “Stop it Pharaoh! Bad kitty!!” It seemed like his words weren’t enough to get Pharaoh to calm down, as the cat continued to screech and scratch at the guy’s face. So Jaden did his best to help as he ran up to the two and grabbed onto his cat, pulling at him to try and get him off. It was an endless struggle and Pharaoh was being unnecessarily stubborn on letting go, but finally with one last tug, Jaden managed to pull Pharaoh away, holding onto him tight as the cat struggled to break free so he could continue to scratch and claw at the stranger’s face.

“Pharaoh! That’s enough!!” Jaden growled softly at his cat, his body jerking slightly with each sudden movement Pharaoh tried to make. Luckily for the two of them, Pharaoh’s rage seemed to have calmed down enough where he was now just a complete grump, growling and whining at his owner. All Jaden could do was shake his head at the cat before turning to his guest with a sigh.