Why did I even agree to do this? I thought to myself, standing in front of a door that seemed to be locked by code. I had followed the directions given to me, but how was I supposed to reach this person if the door was locked like Fort Knox? I knocked once, twice, a third time. I even waited for nearly 5 minutes and then looked at my phone again. I opened the messenger app I had just downloaded a day prior and checked for any new messages.

Unknown: Are you there? ^^ See, Nothing Strange.

Unknown: Is there a password lock on the door?

I hesitated for a bit. This seemed sketchy since the moment I started following this creep's instructions. First, they told me they found a phone at the train station, and said they were looking for the owner. Then, they told me to come to the owners house, giving me a specific address. Now they wanted me to break in? This has gone too far.

Mystic_Creature: Hmm. Don't see one.

I was just going to pretend they led me to the wrong place. Play dumb and exit the conversation. I didn't want to get tangled up in any kind of felony. I didn't know this person, I didn't know their motives. For all I know, they could be using me to set up a robbery or a murder...and I wasn't having that. Nope, not today.

Unknown: That's Strange.

Unknown: There's really nothing?

Unknown: There's nothing to put in the password?

Mystic_Creature: There's Nothing.

Unknown: …

Unknown: You Sure?

I took a deep breath and silently cursed at my phone. Would this guy please just let it up? Whatever game he was trying to set up, I wasn't having it.

Mystic_Creature: It's not here.

Unknown: Really?

Unknown: That's Strange.

I stared at the chat for a minute, waiting for a reply but nothing came. I took a deep breath and shoved my phone back into my pocket, walking away from the door. As soon as I stepped away, my phone buzzed. I picked it back up and opened the app once again.

Unknown: I see with my own eyes that…

Unknown: You are standing in front of the password door lock.

Unknown: Are you going to continue lying?

Shivers run down my spine as I read the messages. I look up from my phone, frantically looking left and right and turning around.

Mystic_Creature: What? Can you see me?

Unknown: Haha...Yes.

I went to type again but heard footsteps behind me. I ran to the nearest staircase. I looked down at my phone again quickly.

Unknown: That's it then.

Unknown: PLAN FAILED.

The idea to check my phone while going down the stairs wasn't my smartest. I tripped on the last step and toppled over. Before I could embrace with the ground, I felt something on my shoulders keeping me up. I looked up to see pale green eyes and badly dyed silver hair with natural red streaks showing through. It was a man with a mask over the bottom half of his face. He looked at me for a minute, then propped me up, the grip on my shoulders remaining tight.

"The plan failed…" He said, his voice low and eerie. Something you would expect to hear straight out of a horror movie. "I'll have to find someone else…" He said again, looking at me with his slanted eyes.

"Wh-who the hell are you!?" I managed to say, trying to break away from his iron grip. My unknown captor snickered and held on tighter, I could feel their fingers digging deeper through the cloth of my shirt.

"You don't need to know the answer to that, but tell me...what should I do with you?" His voice sent another shiver through my spine. "You see, I'd like to let you go...but you already know me. So, you'll have to come with me." He said with his eyes sparkling, as if this was some sadistic way of making a new friend. I tried to think of what to do next, and the only thing that came to my mind was to let out a scream. Before I could even make a sound, a hand was over my mouth in one quick movement. 'Unknown' moved his head close enough to whisper in my ear "...or I could just get rid of you…." I shook my head frantically although still in his grip. "Good...because that would be a shame. You're very cute." He said, taking his hand off of my mouth, only to move it down and squish my cheeks. I jerked away but he pulled me closer to him. "You could be my assistant, right...He has an assistant, I'd like one too. Should I use...you?" He looked away, as if talking to someone else. Asking for another opinion. His eyes moved back to me and he pulled his mask down so his words were clearer. "I'll be good to you...So, come with me." He said, flashing a bit of what seemed to be a genuine smile. I hardly believe it was but I didn't have any other choice.

I nodded.

"Haha!" He laughed in reply. "I can feel...that you are quite similar to me." He put an arm around me and pulled me in closer to him. You would think that being this close to someone you could feel warmth radiating off of their body but this man...was just cold. "This is exciting." He put his mask back on with his other hand, his hand around me starting to move up to my back. "And although you're coming willingly…" He said slowly, his hand now trailing up to my neck. The last thing I felt was his thumb and his pointer finger striking hard at either side of my neck, knocking me out instantly.

"Don't worry...I'm a much better person than him."