Hello there!

First off, I would like to thank you for taking your time to read this fanfic of mine. I'm not really all that great with sharing my ideas and stories(I tend to get very nervous ^^')

Anyways, I hope you enjoy it(even though it's just the first chappy ). Please review! I would love to hear your ideas for my story!


Chapter 1

My eyes sprang open as I heard my alarm blaring in my ear. I rolled over and groaned, slapping my hand down on the snooze button. The noise had stopped and I flopped my head down onto my pillow.

" I... hate... Mondays..." I groaned again as I got up off of my bed, my long, wavy blonde hair spilling gracefully around my shoulders. I stretched, making a small squeak, then relaxed again. I walked over to my dresser and stared into my mirror. A pair of hazel orbs glowed back at me, as if there was someone else standing there, waiting for something. Sighing at my refection, I quickly grabbed a pair of dark, faded blue jeans, and undershirt, and black shirt with a silvery rose design out of the drawer. Walking over to my closet, I pulled out my favorite pair of shoes, my checkered Air-Walkers. I quickly changed and ran downstairs into the kitchen, grabbed a couple slices of bread and stuck them in the toaster, waiting patiently for them to bake. I jump as the now toasted bread popped from the toaster, scaring the crap out of me. I took the toast and spread some butter on them, then began walking out of the kitchen. I stopped when someone grabbed one of my slices of toast out of my hand.

" Hey!" I protested as my older brother, Dylan, took a huge bite out of my toast.

" What?" He asked with a mouth full. I grimaced at the scene.

" Didn't mom teach you manners?" I asked, taking a bite of my own toast. Dylan swallowed and shrugged.

" I think they left a while ago. Couldn't stand me." He replied as he finished and walked out. I rolled my eyes, quickly finishing my own slice and heading over to the bus stop.


I slumped tiredly in my seat on the bus, hearing my best friend, Miranda, drone on about some manga she found online. I blocked out the conversation and began spacing off.

" So, it's really cool and I think you'd like it." Miranda concluded.

" We'll see." I mumbled as I began to stare out the window. We started to pass by the outskirts of town and the forest began to come into view. My eyes jumped from tree to tree, unable to keep focus for very long. Something caught my eye that was hidden in the trees. I began to squint my eyes to focus on it better. It was abnormally tall with milky looking skin, wearing a pitch black suit with a red tie. My eyes widened as I stared at it's face.

There was no face.

It's hands were clasped together, as if it were waiting for something, and watched the bus pass by. I blinked and realized that it was really standing there watching us.

" Hello? Bailey? You there?" Miranda asked, tilting her head. I tore my gaze from the figure and looked at her, then glanced back out the window.

The figure was gone.


" I think you're seeing things." Miranda stated as she took a bite of her pizza. It was lunch and the school day was halfway over and I still couldn't get the image of the figure out of my head.

" Yeah, but it looked so real..." I muttered as I munched on a carrot. Miranda looked at me with that 'are you stupid' look. I narrowed my eyes and glared at her. We both sat for a few more seconds, staring each other down. Miranda sighed and leaned back in her chair.

" Come on Bailey, really? The Slender man?" Miranda said rolling her eyes. " What's next, Jeff the killer?" I began laughing at this point.

" I would be more scared of Jeff than Slendy any day!" I chuckled. Miranda laughed with me.

" Does he look that bad?" She asked as I nodded.

" He looks like a very messed up version of the Joker." I explained. We both laughed at my statement, causing a few of the other tables to look at us. Once we finished our lunch, we threw our trash away and headed for the library.


I slumped in my seat again. Miranda and her twin, Rachel, got a ride home with their brother, leaving me to ride this crazy bus all by myself. I watched silently as the kids threw various items at each other, yelled and threaten one another, and the bus drive was completely oblivious to it all. I turned my attention to the forest once again, recalling this morning. I began to wonder if I would see the Slender man again. Come on Bailey. Get a hold of yourself. I blinked, then gasped.

The Slender man stood in the forest, watching the bus like he did this morning.

" What the...?" I questioned out loud.

" What?" The girl in front of me asked. I blinked again and the Slender man disappeared. Frowning, I slumped back down in my seat, staring forward.

" Nothing..." I replied to the girl as she sat back in her seat.


(A/N Yes, there's lots of page breaks. Get over it! )

" Mom!" I called, walking into the living room and dropping my backpack on the ground. " I'm home!

" Bailey! Come here for a moment!" My mom called from the kitchen. I groaned, but trudged myself over to her, dreading what she wanted. She might want me to do the dishes or something like that. I walking into the kitchen and instead of whining or complaining, I squealed with delight.

" Grandma!" I exclaimed, running over to her and giving her a big hug.

" Bailey! I haven't see you sense you were little. Look how much you've grown!" I laughed, pushing away my slight embarrassment.

My grandma and I sat at the kitchen table, and talked about how my life was sense we last met. I told her how school was, about Miranda and Estelle, and about everything she had missed sense I was little. We laughed and giggle about the stories I told of school days when there was something going on, like a party or a fight.

" So, what've you been up to?" I asked as I concluded my tale. She looked up at me, then at the ceiling.

" I've been quite busy these past few years actually." She started. " But what I do is hard to explain."

" Oh," I muttered. I began to ponder what my grandmother had been busy doing.

" How about I show you what I've been doing?" She asked, as if she had read my mind. My eyes twinkled with excitement and I quickly nodded.

" Alright then, follow me." She said as she walked out of the kitchen and up the stairs. I tilted my head in confusion, but followed her anyways.

We stopped in front of the hallway closets. I looked at my grandma, then at the closet, then back at my grandma.

" It's a closet." I said with disappointment in my voice. Grandma nodded, taking out a pair of skeleton keys from her pocket. She grabbed the key and held the doorknob like she was going to unlock the door.

" Grandma, that door doesn't have a-" I was cut off when the key slide perfectly into the knob. " ...key hole...
I blinked. I saw my grandma smirk as she turned the key and an audible click sounded. She then opened the door and my jaw dropped.

A darkened forest appeared on the other side of the doorway. I grabbed the edge of the door and slammed it shut, causing my grandma to jump.

" Bailey!" She shouted, but I ignored her and jerked the keys out of the knob and opened the door. There were towels and a few extra blankets stacked neatly on nice, cream colored shelves.

I blinked.

Shoving the key back in the knob, I turned it quickly and opened the door again. Dark trees loomed over head and the sky was so black that no stars in the sky could be seen. I felt something shove me and I swiftly turned. My grandma had pushed me forward and shut the door, placing the keys back into her pocket.

" Wha?" I babbled, speechless.

" I'm sorry, but if you slammed the door anymore, I might've had a heart attack."

" Where are we?" I asked. " Some dark, twisted Narnia?" Grandma only laughed.

" No," She chuckled. " I just call it the 'Dark Forest'."

" Dark Forest?" I mumbled. My grandma began walking through the trees.

" Come on, Bailey. I'll explain when we get there."


Okay, for the people that already read this, I CHANGED THE NAMES!

But only the name of the main character.

I switched it back to the original name.

That is all...

Edit 2: Okay, I lied. I changed the character names...