Mistaken Dominance

Scene #1 

Title screen over the forest. Leaves rustling starts quiet and grows louder before a harsh cut. 

Setting; Mark lies awakes on a futon staring at the ceiling. There is coffee table beside him, covered in alcohol, women’s clothes, and left open food. Along with a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. Just out of frame is a bloody woman’s arm resting on the other side of the bed.

Mark grumbles and sits on the edge of the bed. Restless. He scrambles for cigarettes before walking away out of frame. 

Scene #2 

Camera focused on closed door. Mark steps out of the door, closing behind him. Camera cuts to close up shot of Mark lighting cigarette. Camera cuts to side view of Mark and his backyard/deck. Mark takes drag from his cigarette. Long and deep, let the moment sit. Just before he takes another drag the sound of angelic, breathy humming plays.

[Mark]

Huh? The fuck?

The humming ceases upon Mark taking notice of it. Mark looks around for the sound of voice. Confused, he finds nothing in the silence. He looks down at the cigarette.

[Mark]

Suppose smokes getting to my head…

He considers before dropping cigarette carelessly. Stomping it out with regret. He turns to leave but stops once he hears the voice again. 

[Banshee]

*breathy* Find me… between the trees…

[Mark]

Who’s there? 

Silence. Mark grows curious. A sudden desire to find the woman attached to such a beautiful voice.

[Mark]

I don’t take kindly to people fucking with me.

[Banshee]

Behind rustling leaves… help me…

[Mark]

Help? Are you in trouble? Someone after… you? 

Leaves deck to find voice. Searching through the trees desperately. Eventually, he spots a figure off behind the trees. Mark is in awe, stunned by her beauty. The woman in white giggles before slowly turning and walking away. Mark sprints after her into the trees once she is out of frame.

Scene #3 

camera cuts to a park. Woman hums in the background the whole time.

Two young girls [or children] play in the park. They take notice of Mark as he stumbles into frame. Plucking twigs and such off his person. He looks around for the woman, finding only the children. The children look at him. A beat passes before the children run off scared. 

[Mark]

Damn kids…

Mark continues his search for the woman. Walking into the trees once more until he reaches a clearing in the trees. Looking every which way.

[Banshee]

Poison melody seeps into skin… human flesh… how divine…

[Mark]

Where’d you go? 

*cocky*

Such a pretty thing like yourself shouldn’t be hidin in trees dontcha think?

[Banshee] 

Heart… so fragile… bleed on snow… come find me…

[Mark]

Oh I’ll find you, pretty thing. Maybe show you a good time huh?

Mark spots her once more behind trees. She turns again, walking out of frame. Once out of frame, Mark breaks out into a sprint. Into trees.

[Mark]

Come on, gorgeous, why you hiding from me?

[Banshee]

Dangerous… yet you grow closer…

[Mark]

Dangerous? You? Nah, I think I could handle something so small.

Banshee appears behind him. He is unaware. Her fingers tear against his neck, making him bleed. She tugs his hair, making him stumble backwards. She’s gone before he can turn around.

[Banshee]

Dominance, the likes of sheep in wolf fur…

[Mark]

Tease? 

*touches bleeding neck*

I’ll show you…

Mark reveals a switch blade from his pocket. Tossing it behind his hands tauntingly. He grows more aggressive than desperate. Clearly wanting to cause harm to the banshee. 

[Mark]

This usually ends the hunt.

Leaves rustle, Mark turns to the sound. The banshee begins to properly sing. Her voice carrying passion and rage. It throws Mark off balance, ears ringing. The start of blood drips from his ears. Something passes behind him and he throws his weapon. The camera cuts to the switch blade stuck in a tree trunk.

[Mark]

Now you’re pissing me off, honey. Show yourself! Now!

[Banshee]

You bark, even without teeth…

Mark spins around, dazed. 

[Mark]

Shut up, bitch!

Mark rushes to grab his switch blade. But the banshee stands between him and the tree, her back to him. He freezes, visibly tense, fear washes over him. 

[Mark]

there you are, doll.

Mark raises his arms to choke her from behind. However she turns carefully. Facing him, we see bloody tear streaks run down her face, blood pooling in her mouth. Mark stumbles back in fear. Camara does a zoom in shot of her face. Pause on her face as she inhales a deep breath. 

She screams at the top of her lungs, a scream sounding physically painful. Camera zooms out like the force of her scream pushed it back. He trips and falls to the ground and she lunges after him. He screams in agony.

The camera ends on a view of the switch blade stuck in a tree. Blood dripples out of the trees wound after Mark is silent. 

Fade to black.