Klaus

[poison_isley]

"Klaus, baby, you gotta come over," she'd told him.

She hadn't cared when Klaus had locked up that crazy bitch in her basement, but it was getting too crazy to handle. The pounding on the floor was getting louder. The wailing. The draft she couldn't seem to stop.

Yeah, this shit had to end.

"You're moving out, bitch," she'd hollered down the stairs.

There were footsteps coming up the stairs.

Ivy slammed the door.

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[poison_isley]

It was cute how he had faith in love.

"You like the cake?" Ivy asked, done talking about people she didn't really know.

[seanceinfurs]

"Love it," Klaus said. That was when.he heard a screeching sound. He covered his ears and dove away. "That's her, isn't it?"

[poison_isley]

"Yep. That'd be her," she nodded. "See why i just can't take it anymore?"

[seanceinfurs]

"You hear it too?" Klaus asked, aghast. "Oh, man, okay. Okay, I'll see what I can do, yeah?"

[poison_isley]

"You're the best. I don't care where you put her," she said, truly unconcerned about the welfare of the ghost.

[seanceinfurs]

Klaus was more concerned, but only because he had to keep her safe for the sake of the deal with Willy.

He nodded ruefully, resigned, and made his way to the basement.

There she was; wild, enraged, trapped by two ghouls but it was clear they were having trouble.

[poison_isley]

Ivy stood at the top of the steps, peering down. The basement was unfinished and well lit, normally, with Ivy's grow lights and planting benches. But there were no plants, only spilled soil. The grow lights were out or flickering. One entire light bank was dangling by one chain.

"You devil!" Charlotte said, spitting on the floor. She struggled against the ghouls, tearing an arm free but not getting far before the creature grabbed her once again.

"You let me out right now! You can't keep me from Willy forever!"

[seanceinfurs]

Klaus snorted bitterly. "Willy doesn't want you. He knows you're here. Has he done anything to get you out? No."

The ghouls were straining, Klaus could feel it. They looked at him, pleading with their last inch of humanity to let them go.

"We have to move her," he said and the command was heard. The ghouls began to walk.

[poison_isley]

Rage radiated off her as they started to move her. She struggled hard but to no avail. The ghouls dragged her up the stairs.

Ivy couldn't see them, but she could sense the cold and her anger was an uncomfortable tension for Ivy that genuinely made her a little afraid- Not an easy thing to do. So she got out of the way. All the way out of the way and into the kitchen.

"I. Want. Willy!" Charlotte Whined.

[seanceinfurs]

"I know... I'm sorry." Klaus did feel bad for her.

But that was a thought he should never have had. Because at that very moment, the ghouls' grip weakened...

[poison_isley]

Charlotte took that opportunity to wrench herself free and launch herself at Klaus. She settled right in, forcing him right out of the way.

"Fits like new shoes," she smiled and turned to take the medium upstairs so she could go find her love.

[seanceinfurs]

"Well, all done," she said to Ivy, attempting Klaus' normal voice. "She won't bother you again."

[poison_isley]

Ivy arched a brow. That seemed like it'd been...easy.

"Yeeeaaah," she agreed skeptically. "You want to go see my garden? We can pick green tomatoes..."

[seanceinfurs]

"No, I'm really tired. Think I'll just go back home and go to bed early," she said, even yawning to make her point. "Some other day."

[poison_isley]

"Right," she said, not buying it for a moment.

"Listen. You hurt him and I will figure out how to destroy you," she said with cool, level animosity.

[seanceinfurs]

"I have no intention of hurting him," Charlotte said. "I need him to get to my love."

She made way to get out and go to Willy.

Klaus was torn. He didn't like having his body possessed without his say so, but the void where it sent him to was so nice. Did he really want to struggle? Charlotte just wanted to say something to Willy. Not his problem.

[poison_isley]

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