𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑 | 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑
pairing: tara carpenter x reader
summary: shit just got real
warnings: descriptions of violence, knives, murder, character death, swearing, scream vi spoilers, bad writing
word count: 4.4k
a/n: dino nuggets…
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003. killer - crazy lixx
‘cause there’s a killer, a killer on the run.’
"Can we get these?" You asked, walking around the aisle to see Tara and Mindy looking at some food to buy.
"Absolutely not." Tara said, shaking her head from side to side.
"Why not?" You mumbled, looking at the item in your hand.
"Y/n, I'm not getting you dinosaur chicken nuggets." Tara said, walking into another aisle causing you and Mindy to follow after her.
"But- please." You huffed. “Mindy, back me up here.”
"I’m not getting involved in your little lovers quarrel." Mindy chuckled, holding up her hands in defence.
"I'll do whatever you want." You pleaded, placing the item under your arm so you could put your hands together as if you were going to pray.
"Fine." Tara muttered, finally giving up. “But you owe me one.”
"Yes!" You smiled, putting them in the shopping basket and fist bumping the air.
"You're a child." Tara said, reciprocating your smile.
“You love me though.” You grinned.
“Oh I am third wheeling so hard right now.” Mindy whispered to herself but you and Tara heard her.
“Oh, no, no, no.” Tara repeated.
“Okay, ouch.” You said, holding a hand to your chest. “No need to act as if I’m a common cold.”
“You know I didn't mean it like that.” Tara sighed.
“I didn't.” You sniffled, pretending to wipe away a tear. “You wound me.”
“Oh cheer up you big baby.” Mindy laughed, patting you on the back.
“Okay, you two. We need to get some food.” Tara said, chuckling at your antics.
“Yes, boss.” You said sending Tara a salute and Mindy gave her a thumbs up.
The three of you continued to get the food needed for later and with a small dent to your bank account you were making your way back to Tara’s apartment.
Chad had texted Mindy telling her that Anika had arrived but Ethan said he couldn't make it.
Finally walking up the mass amounts of stairs to Tara’s apartment, the younger Carpenter opened the locks on her front door and let the three of you in.
“Honey, I'm home.” You called out walking through the front door.
“Did you get the food?” Chad asked, standing up from the sofa.
“Oh hello, y/n. How was the trip to the store? I h-”
“Yeah, we got the food.” Tara cut you off, pushing you into the kitchen with her where Sam waited for you.
“What did you guys get?” Sam questioned, looking up from her phone before placing it on the counter beside her.
“Dino nuggets!” You said happily.
“Dino nuggets?” Sam repeated with a confused tone.
“Dino nuggets!” You said again, with even more excitement.
“You got dino nuggets?” Chad asked as he sprinted into the kitchen.
“Yeah!”
“Hell yeah!” Chad smiled, high fiving you.
“Did you get anything else?” Sam wondered, looking into the bags you placed on the counter.
“Of course, we’re not all children.” Tara said, directing the last part towards you.
“Okay, if you’re not going to help with the food please get out of the kitchen.” Sam said, pointing to the living room where Mindy and Anika were watching a random channel on tv.
“I’m the best chef in town.” You smiled, getting the necessary food out.
“Please try not to burn my apartment down, y/n.” Sam said sternly before going off to get something.
“I can’t promise anything.” You called out.
You pulled out a chopping board and washed some vegetables. As you were going to chop up the vegetables you wondered where all the knives were.
Looking around the kitchen, you tried to find something else to use but you came up short so you placed the vegetables in the fridge and pulled out some macaroni to make macaroni and cheese.
“I think you should get out of the city.” Tara spoke up suddenly.
“Huh?” You replied, confused as to why tara would say something like that.
“Y’know, considering what happened last time. I- I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to go.”
“Aww you do care about me.” You teased, looking at the younger Carpenter.
“Y/n, I’m being serious I-”
“I know, and I’m not going anywhere. Whether you like it or not.” You smiled.
The little moment between you and Tara was soon interrupted by Mindy gagging as she set up the table.
“Would you two just make out already?” Mindy said, continuing to set the table.
“Mindy, that’s so inappropriate, dude.” Chad huffed.
“Ooh, someone is jealous.” You whispered to Tara causing her to step on your foot.
“Ow.” You groaned, picking your foot up with your hands and hobbling around in the kitchen.
“Oh whatever.” Mindy said, waving her brother off as she walked into the kitchen.
“Here you go.” Sam said, placing down some cushions and blankets in front of Anika.
“Sam.” Mindy said.
“Yup?” Sam answered, walking into the kitchen.
“We don’t have to stay here.”
“Well, too bad. I insist. Safety in numbers.” Sam shrugged, getting a wine glass from on top of the fridge.
“This will be so fun.” Chad smiled as he too, walked into the kitchen. “A little slumber party with the core five!”
“That doesn’t even go.” You chuckled, leaning back against the counter.
“The core five?” Sam repeated.
“Yup.” Chad nodded, ignoring your comment.
“Did you just give us a nickname?” Tara wondered.
“Sure did.” Chad said. “I mean we’ve been through a lot together and it's a cool nickname.”
“That's debatable.” You said.
“That's extremely debatable.” Tara said, nodding towards you.
“You can’t just give yourself a nickname, dingus.” Mindy said.
“Oh of course I can, dingus. Because I just did.”
“Oh dear god.” You muttered.
“Core five, up top!” Chad said loudly, raising his hand in the air.
“No.” Mindy shook her head.
“Down low.”
“Get that away from me.” Tara deadpanned.
“Please for the love of god.” Chad exclaimed, holding his hand up to Sam
“Don’t do it.” Mindy chuckled.
“Y/n please.” Chad begged, fully turning to you.
“Tempting.” You teased.
“Y’know I’d actually like a little more respect from my fellow members of the core five.”
“Oh my god.” Mindy whined.
“Guys!” Anika called out from her spot on the sofa, where she turned up the tv. “What the hell?”
Everyone in the kitchen moved to the living room to see what Anika called out for. On the tv was a news reporter, talking about breaking news.
“Reviewing resources from inside the homicide division, the prime suspect is none other than Samantha Carpenter.” The news reporter said. “One of the survivors of the woodsboro killings in twenty twenty-two. Seen here attacking a woman on the street last night.”
A video was shown on the tv, the same one Bailey showed in the police station, of Sam pushing the girl who had thrown her drink at her.
“In the wake of the woodsboro tragedy last year, rumours sprouted online that Carpenter was actually responsible for the killings. Blaming the crimes on her boyfriend Richie Kirsch and teen Amber Freeman.”
As everyone watched, Sam scoffed to herself, grabbing the remote before turning the tv off. She trudged her way into the dining room and sat on a chair, desperate not to let the tears flow.
Tara watched her sister, contemplating on what to do before she sat down beside her. You, Chad, Mindy and Anika let the sisters talk, giving them the needed space.
“It just sucks being this hated.” Sam sighed, wiping away a tear that fell.
Upon hearing Sam say that, you felt a frown form on your face. Seeing Chad walk into the dining room, you and Mindy followed shortly after.
“Hey.” Chad said softly sitting on a chair in front of Tara whilst Mindy sat to his right and you sat between him and Tara. “Hey, just a reminder, not a single person in this room hates you. Okay, we have all been through some fucked up stuff, and we are coping with it differently. I mean we moved here together for one very specific reason. We’re a team.”
Sam smiled sadly at the boy, a tear falling from her eye, grateful for each of you.
“We are the core fucking five.” Mindy spoke up from beside her brother.
“Thank you!”
“I hate myself now.” Mindy laughed.
“I can't believe you said that.” You chuckled, shaking your head.
“Me either.”
“Core five!” Chad said, high fiving Mindy. “Tara, say it! C’mon you should say it.”
“Nope, I’m not gonna say it.” Tara shook her head as she laughed. “I mean, yes, we’re a team but-”
“Come on.”
“I’ve been sleeping with cute boy from across the hall.” Sam interrupted, looking up from the table, a worried look on her face.
A beat of silence went past, each of you staring at the older Carpenter until you all broke out into smiles and laughter.
“Boom!” Mindy said loudly, leaning back in her chair.
“I called it.” You shouted, tapping the table repeatedly.
“I fucking knew it.” Tara joined in. “I knew it, I knew it, I knew it.”
“Quinn owes me twenty bucks.” You smiled, fist bumping the air.
“You bet on me?” Sam questioned, her face lighting up with a smile.
“I mean c’mon-” You shrugged.
“I knew it since the day I saw you both talking.” Mindy pointed out.
“I feel like… we should high five or something.” Tara said once the laughter died down.
“Core five, high five!” Chad smiled, holding his hand out in the middle of the table.
“Don’t call it that, but we’ll do it.” Tara nodded, placing her hand against Chad’s. You added your hand next leading Mindy and Sam to follow suit.
Sam’s phone suddenly started to ring, causing you all to pull away. She pulled it out of her pocket, checking to see who it was but before she could take a glance at who it was, Tara had taken the phone from her.
An excited gasp left her lips as she held the phone out in front of her, showing that Danny was calling. Sam tried to take her phone back but Tara fended her off.
“No, Tara- don’t.” Sam said, trying to take her phone back.
“Hey, so what are your intentions?” Tara said, holding Sam’s phone to her ear as it kept ringing, pretending to talk to Danny.
You all let out loud laughs as Tara handed her sister’s phone back to her.
“No. It's fine. I'll call him back.” Sam said, pressing the red button- putting the phone down on him.
As the laughter died down once again, the five of you heard grunting coming from Quinns room. You let out a low ‘ooh’ through a chuckled breath as you tried not to cringe at the sounds.
“I'm so jealous.” You sighed, leaning back on your chair.
“Of Quinn?” Tara questioned, head tilting towards you.
“Uh, yeah.” You said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. “She’s in there having sex-”
“Y/n!” Tara exclaimed.
“What?” You wondered, holding your hands up in defence.
“You and your bloody high sex drive.” Tara muttered to herself, shaking her head as she tried to fight off a smile.
Mindy and Chad laughed at the two of you whilst Sam sent a knowing look in your direction. The laughter, however, was cut off when each of you received a message at the same time.
Furrowing your eyebrows, you pulled out your phone and opened the message to see what it was. Your eyes widened as you looked at your screen, a photo, sent to you by Danny, showing Quinn getting attacked by Ghostface.
“I am definitely not jealous of her any more.” You mumbled to yourself, gaining a smack on the arm from Tara as she shot out of her seat along with the rest of you.
Tara rushed to open Quinns door but you took a hold of her arm and pulled her back into you and away from the door. You all stood, watching the door waiting for something to happen. The sound of Quinn screaming filled the apartment until she stopped.
“Run.” Mindy said as the apartment went quiet.
The door was slammed open, Quinn’s body being shoved towards you. Quinn’s body landed on Anika causing her to fall to the ground screaming. Mindy and Sam went to help Anika but you pushed Tara towards the front door.
Chad took a hold of both yours and Tara’s arms, pulling you out of the apartment but before you could go down the stairs you slipped out of Chad’s grip.
“Y/n?” Tara questioned, her voice straining as she tried not to cry.
“Go, I’ll be right behind you.” You said, with a small smile before running back into the apartment.
“Y/n, what? No!”
You stood at the door, watching as Ghostface plunged their knife into Anika’s stomach. You soon realise what a stupid mistake you made by going back but you couldn't leave now, especially seeing your friends in danger.
Using up all of your superhero complex, you rushed forward and tackled the Ghostface to the ground. Luckily they had pulled their knife out of Anika so she didn’t sustain any more damage.
“Hey fuckface.” You grunted, getting on top of them and punching them in the face.
As you raised your arm back up to punch them again, they pressed their knife into your abdomen causing you to reel back in pain.
Sam pulled you up from the floor and kicked the Ghostface back down but they got up twice as fast. As you were running to the front door, the Ghostface slammed it shut before you had a chance to escape.
You helped Mindy with Anika and you ran into Quinn’s room, Sam hot on your tail as she closed the door just as the Ghostface swiped their knife at her.
Anika and Mindy sat on the bed trying to control the bleeding coming from their wounds. You stood up, pressing a hand into your side as you watched as Sam held the door closed.
Sam turned around and saw that the bathroom door was still open, she whispered for you to go close it. You gave her a small nod and as you were about to close the door, the Ghostface popped up in front of you.
“Shit!” You exclaimed, kicking your foot into their stomach, making them tumble back which gave you just enough time to close the door. They didn’t give up though, continuing to kick and barge into the door in hopes of it opening.
“Sam! A hand please?” You yelled, trying to hold the door closed as well as put pressure on your wound.
The older girl gave you a nod and instructed Mindy to help her with moving a drawer to hold the door. You moved out of the way and the drawer took your place against the door.
Using all your weight, you leaned against the drawer as the Ghostface was still kicking the door down.
Sam rushed over to the window when she noticed Danny yelling at her from his apartment. She opened the window and looked down, now realising how high up you all were.
Danny grabbed a ladder from his room and pushed it through his window and over to Sam.
“Are you fucking kidding me?” Sam shouted incredulously.
“Do you have a better idea?” Danny replied.
“Fuck! No.” Sam said, grabbing one end of the ladder and making sure it was secure on her end.
“You have to come one at a time.”
“You go first!” Sam said, turning around to you three. “Y/n!”
“No chance, Sam. I need to hold the door.” You said, motioning behind you as the Ghostface kept kicking the door.
“But-”
“Sam, go!” You shouted. “I’ll get Mindy and Anika to go next.”
Sam contemplated for a while before she made her way onto the ladder. After many reassuring words from Danny, she made it to the other side.
“Guys, come on!” Sam and Danny yelled from his apartment.
“You have to go first.” Mindy said, tears welling up in her eyes as she helped Anika move closer to the window.
“I can’t.” Anika sobbed, holding onto her stomach.
“Look at me, you have to go.” Mindy said, now fully crying too. “You have to go!”
“No, Mindy, No! I’ll be right behind you. I promise.”
Mindy gave you a look, one of uncertainty and you replied with a reassuring nod and a smile before she gave Anika a kiss. After the short but sweet moment between her and Anika, Mindy made her way across the ladder too.
“This asshole just won’t stop.” You huffed, using more weight to hold the drawer against the door. “Anika. I need you to get ready.”
“No, Y/n.” Anika sobbed. “You go next, you’re hurt enough already.”
“So are you, I’ll be fine.” You said, tears forming in your eyes. “I’ve been through this before, you’ve got to go next.”
“Please, y/n, go next. I won’t go until you do.”
You exhaled shakily, moving away from the door, pushing the drawer into a more secure position before you made your way to the window.
“You follow straight behind me alright.” You said, holding Anika’s hand.
With a nod from Anika you crawled onto the ladder. It shook from side to side but you didn’t stop, not wanting to, afraid that you might fall.
You were pulled into Danny’s apartment and all you had to do now was wait for Anika to cross. You sat yourself down, leaning your back against a wall as you held a hand to your side, the pain sending shocks up your spine.
You could hear your friends screaming for Anika, telling her that she could make it, that she would be okay but then they went silent.
Popping your head up in question, you saw the frantic look on Mindy’s face, a sign telling you that something was wrong.
“Anika, you have to move now!” Mindy yelled to her girlfriend who looked over her own shoulder, seeing that the Ghostface was right by the window.
The Ghostface placed their knife on the windowsill before they took a hold of the ladder and started to shake it violently.
“I don’t want to die.” Anika cried as she tried to make her way across.
Sam reached her hand out and just as Anika could take a hold of it, she slipped through her fingers and off the ladder, falling to the floor.
Then there was silence.
“Hey, uh guys.” You muttered, seeing blood seep through your fingers as you pressed on your wound. “I think I may be bleeding out here.”
“Oh shit.” Sam said as she turned to face you, seeing how pale you looked.
Sam helped you up from the floor, placing an arm around your waist as she guided you down the stairs. Danny and Mindy followed closely behind, the four of you walking in silence, still not believing what just happened.
As you were brought onto the street you were met with flashing lights and sirens. You were quickly taken away by an EMT and to an ambulance where they helped stitch you back up.
Sam and Danny stood beside you and Mindy was being tended to by another EMT. After you were all patched up you sat at the back of the ambulance beside Mindy as Sam and Danny went off to find Chad and Tara.
You felt Mindy rest her head on your shoulder, a sigh falling from her lips as the exhaustion caught up to her.
“Y/n!” Tara said loudly as she rounded the back of the ambulance, coming face to face with you and Mindy.
“Hey.” You smiled tiredly.
“I’ll leave you two to it.” Mindy said softly, patting you on the thigh before going off to find her brother.
“Are you out of your mind!?” Tara exclaimed, running a hand through her hair. “You just ran straight towards danger for no reason!”
“Well- I- uh- I thought that I could help your sister?” You replied not looking into her eyes, picking at the skin of your fingers. “And I knew that you were safe because you were outside the apartment and-”
“What were you thinking!”
“Um, nothing? I guess.”
“You really are so stupid! I could’ve lost you!”
“But you didn’t.”
“That's not the point!”
“I was stupid okay! I know.” You said, raising your voice as you stood up.
“You need to stop putting yourself in danger!”
“I wasn’t thinking but I did it for you! I know how much you love Sam and I know that you would’ve been heartbroken if anything happened to her and I-”
“Y/n,” Tara said, calming down as tears brimmed her eyes, “just promise me not to do something like that again.”
“I can’t.” You said, smiling sadly. “You know I can't, Tara.”
“I hate you.” Tara mumbled.
“No you don’t.” You chuckled, pulling the younger Carpenter into a much needed hug.
You gritted your teeth and tried to push through the pain as Tara hugged you but you let out a small groan causing Tara to pull back with a confused face.
“What was that?” Tara asked, looking over your body for injuries and her eyes focused on the blood staining your top. “Y/n!”
“I’m fine! I promise.” You tried but Tara was having none of it.
“Show me.”
“It’s bandaged up-” You said but Tara tugged on the bottom of your shirt, lifting it up to see your stomach. “-oh okay.”
“Jesus, if Ghostface doesn’t kill you, I will.”
“I got a hit in, atleast.” You said, the corners of your mouth tilting upwards.
“You’re lucky I won't hit you.”
The two of you continued to talk to each other, throwing in occasional silly insults here and there, till you both heard some commotion coming from Chad and Ethan.
You both stood up, watching as Chad grabbed Ethan’s collar and slammed him against a nearby car.
“Woah, that does not look good.” You muttered, walking over to Mindy with Tara as she watched her brother with Ethan.
“Where were you?” Chad questioned, a harsh tone laced in his voice.
“What? When?” Ethan stuttered.
“Last night!”
“I-I had econ!” Ethan stammered as Chad pushed him harder into the car. “You know this.”
“Bullshit, man! You disappear and my sister almost gets killed.”
“Dude,” Ethan said, raising his hands up, “I was in a study hall with a hundred other people, you can ask any of them.”
“Fuck, man.” Chad scoffed, letting go of Ethan reluctantly before he walked over back to you, Mindy and Tara, giving one last glare at Ethan.
“Oh my God.” Ethan uttered, noticing a body bag. “Who?”
“Anika and Quinn.” Chad sighed.
“Mindy I’m so sorry-”
“Step the fuck back.” She snapped, causing Ethan to take a step back with an apologetic look on his face, but she didn’t care. “You’re at the top of my list.”
“I had econ!”
“Y’know I got stabbed too.” You voiced, standing up to look at the boy.
“Y-you did?”
“Yeah, and I got a pretty decent hit in, right across their cheek.” You said, slowly walking closer to Ethan. “And I don't know if it is just me but your eye is looking a little bruised.”
“It must be the lighting?”
“Hmm.” You shrugged, not looking convinced. “Must be.”
From behind you, Tara looked to her right seeing Bailey stumbling out of the apartment complex, tears falling from his eyes.
“I’m gonna be right back.” Tara said quietly.
“Where are you going?” You asked, seeing Tara walk up to you and taking a hold of your hand. “Correction, where are we going?”
You followed Tara as she walked over to her sister and Bailey, the man having tears flow down his cheeks.
“I’m really sorry about Quinn.” Tara said apologetically, a sorrowful look on her face.
“Thank you.” Bailey said, nodding his head before looking down to the ground. Sam placed a comforting hand on his shoulder, causing him to cry even more. “Both my kids are gone… my whole family’s gone.”
You were not quite sure what to do, not being close to the man so you stood there in silence, interlocking your fingers with Tara’s and rocking backwards and forwards on your feet.
“They took me off the case, but I'm not gonna stop until I find him.” Bailey said, wiping the tears from his eyes. “You fuck with my family, you die.”
“Agreed.” Sam nodded.
“Hey.” You turned around, hearing Gale run up to the three of you. “You okay? I came as soon as I heard.”
“Gale, I swear to God-” Sam snapped, shaking her head as she looked at the older woman.
“Truce, okay? I-I’m here for whatever you need.” Gale said, placing a hand over her heart to show she was being serious.
“Yeah, okay, nice try.” Sam scoffed.
“Really, I am!” Gale said before she sighed and loosened her posture. “Okay, fine, off the record, okay?”
“Okay, thank you.” Sam said reluctantly, a heavy sigh falling from her lips.
Gale then turned to You and Tara with an apologetic look on her face. You gave the older woman a small nod and a smile but didn’t say anything.
“I’m sorry I punched you.” Tara said.
“No you’re not.” Gale smiled, shaking her head.
“I’m not.” Tara replied, a smile taking form on her face.
“You’re the cop right?” Gale asked, turning to face Bailey as the man gave her a nod, listening to what she had to say next. “I did some digging on your first two victims and I found something. I know where the masks are coming from.”
“Show me.” Bailey said, taking a step forward.
“Ladies.” Kriby’s voice was heard causing you to watch as the woman walked up to you five.
“Kirby?” Gale questioned, furrowing her eyebrows.
“Gale.” Kirby smiled, giving the reporter a smile.
“She’s with the fbi.” Sam informed.
“She’s a child, when did they start letting children into the fbi?” Gale asked with a confused look on her face.
“I’m thirty” Kirby stated.
“Well you look like a zygote.”
“I have a gun, Gale.” Kirby said, pulling her jacket back to reveal her gun.
“Okay, fine.” Gale sighed. “You’re gonna want to see this too.”
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