Hey Kimmy here! I wanted to try something a little different. So please tell me what you think of this so far! Thank you! :)
Mystery of the Forbidden Woods
{The Forbidden Woods, 1928}
The girl practically flew through the forest, trying to steady her breathing. Her feet barely touching the ground as she ran, quickly glancing behind her. The trees loomed over her as if they were taunting her.
She looked back in front of her, still running, as her foot got caught on a tree root. It sent her rolling down the path and she was able to stop herself right before the river. The only sound you could hear was the rushing of the water. No birds, no animals. Complete silence. Sara slowly climbed to her feet, brushing herself off.
There was a rustling noise behind her and she spun around. She inched slowly towards the bushes, trying to see if someone was hiding there. A dark shadow crept up behind her.
She turned around just as the figure leapt at her. Sara's scream echoed through the woods. The leaves on the trees rustled around, as if they were pleased.
Sara's parents were on the outskirts of the woods with the police. Sara had been missing for more then four hours, and her parents had become worried.
The forbidden woods were very huge, almost maze-like, and very easy to get lost in. The whole town had been warned not to wander too far into the woods, and whatever they did; do NOT ever go into the woods at night.
Bad things occurred in those woods. Many people who went to hike in these woods went missing. Some were never found at all. Or, else were found brutally murdered. Hardly anyone who went into the woods made it out alive. No one knew what was in those woods. Most were brave, and smart not to let their curiosity get the best of them.
Just as Sara's parents and the police officer's reached the entrance to the woods, they heard her scream echoing through the woods. The police officer immediately called for a search and rescue team.
When the search and rescue team arrived, they spread out to cover the woods as quickly as possible. One of the officers received a call and everyone ran to where they had found Sara's body. Or shall I say, what was left of her. What they had seen would haunt them for a very long time.
Present Day
Car doors slammed, the sound of laughter and chatter filled the air. Finn and Rachel stepped out of one car with Blaine and Kurt.
Quinn and Puck stepped out of another car with Santana, Sam, and Brittany.
Mike and Tina stepped out of the last vehicle with Sugar, Mercedes and Rory. They all took their bags and tents and sat them on the ground.
Artie hadn't been able to come on their little camping trip. It would've been hard for him to maneuver through the woods.
They all picked up their bags and tents yet again and walked up to the entrance of the woods and set everything down.
"Well…this is it." Rachel said, breaking the silence.
She looked over at Finn and he gave her a re-assuring smile.
"Come on guys, it can't be that bad…its just stories our parents told us when we were younger to keep us out of trouble." Puck said, with his arm around Quinn who was looking a little shaky.
Santana nodded taking a step in front of the group.
"Alright guys come on and don't be cowards!" The Latina said firmly, taking a look at each and every one of them.
One by one they all gave a small smile, though it was obvious it was forced.
"Santana is right, we can't let the stories get to us. We know it's not true." Sam said, taking his place beside Santana. She smiled and held his hand.
Mike and Tina nodded with a smile. "They're right, besides this is supposed to be fun for us. To take a little vacation from everyone and just hang out." Tina said
"That's right, so lets not worry about that crap, it's just an urban legend." Mercedes spoke up, getting everyone to momentarily forget about the bad vibe from the woods.
The group picked up their bags and took their first steps into the forbidden woods.
"I swear we've already passed this same path three times already!" Kurt complained, his bag was starting to get heavy on his shoulders. He let it drop to the ground.
"I agree, I've seen that same exact tree with that weird little stump next to it. " Blaine said, as he looked around with a frown on his face.
"Why don't we just set up camp here, and then we can go exploring?" Brittany asked, blowing her bangs out of her face.
The group all mumbled their agreement, everyone dropped their bags and the boys set up the tents.
The girls took a seat on a long log chatting excitedly.
"So Quinn, you and Puck look you're getting pretty serious." Rachel said grinning.
Quinn's face turned a light shade of red. "You could say that…" She said, biting her lip looking at Puck as he sat up their tent.
Brittany giggled. "Don't be so modest Q! You guys are pretty serious, which is weird for him, cause he's not serious…like me…I think." She said, a confused look crossing her face.
Santana laughed patting the blonde's leg. "Don't worry about it too much Britt, okay?" She said, a soft smile touching her face.
Brittany nodded and grinned. "Okay Sanny!" She replied.
Sam looked over at Santana and smiled, who winked at him. He turned back to the tent and looked over at Puck.
"What do you think they're talking about?" Sam asked curiously, going over to help Puck finish his tent.
Puck gave a little shrug. "Who knows man, probably how hot we are." He said smirking.
Mike laughed flexing his arms. "You know it, they just can't stop staring at this." He said with a laugh.
Finn rolled his eyes. "I sometimes wonder what Rachel thinks of when she thinks of me." He said with a thoughtful look on his face.
The guys finished putting the tents up and setting everything up inside. They all walked back over to the girls who immediately stopping chatting.
"You guys ready to go exploring?" Quinn asked with a smile, looking at Puck.
Puck held out his hand and Quinn took it standing up and they walked off in another direction.
"Wait! You should have someone else come with you guys, you could easily get lost in here." Sam yelled, and they stopped turning around.
Quinn looked at him and nodded. "You're right...who wants to come exploring with us?" She asked looking around. "Rachel, Brittany?" She asked, looking at the two girls.
Rachel and Brittany nodded grinning and jogged over to Quinn and Puck. Mercedes along with Santana and Tina joined them as well.
"Aren't you guys coming?" Santana asked, looking at the remaining glee club members. She looked at Sam tilting her head; he smiled and walked over to her.
The rest looked at each other and shook their heads. "We're kind of tired. We're just going to sit here and talk, but we'll be here when you get back." Blaine said, with a smile.
Rachel frowned a little. "Alright, if you guys are sure. If we're not back in an hour you can start making dinner." She smiled, running to give Finn a quick kiss before joining her friends again, which had already started walking.
Quinn and Puck were leading the group holding hands, Santana on Quinn's other side. The whole group was talking animatedly as they walked, when there was a loud screech.
The girls all jumped turning to look at everyone. They all looked around. "What the hell was that?" Mercedes demanded, not as shaken as the rest of them.
"I don't know. There's no animals or birds in these woods, what could have made that sound?" Santana wondered looking around the woods. The group looked around. The trees seemed to loom over them; there were a group of bushes covering something up ahead.
"Hey, what's behind those bushes?" Brittany asked, voicing the question for them.
They walked to the bushes and pulled them back. A gasp rang throughout the group.
Behind the bushes, stood a small little run-down cottage. Well, it was more then a little run-down. The place looked absolutely terrible.
There was mold running down various parts of the wood on the side of the house. The porch looked like it was ready to collapse the moment anyone set foot on it. The windows were dirty, one of them had crack going down the middle.
It didn't look like anyone had lived there for years.
Quinn took a step towards the house, but Puck grabbed her arm gently. "Whoa, babe what do you think you're doing? You don't know what could be in there." He said, having a bad feeling about the place. The rest of them nodded.
"Yeah Q, it looks like kind of creepy. Like something out of some horror movie." Brittany said, hiding behind Santana. Santana held the shaking blonde close. "It's okay Britt, you don't have to go inside."
Santana gently handed Brittany over to Tina and Mercedes, and then she stepped towards the house. Brittany looked scared. "San! What are you doing? You can't go in there!" She cried out. Santana gave her a re-assuring smile. "Its fine Britt, I'm from Lima Adjacent Heights remember?" She said with small laugh.
She looked over at Quinn. "You coming with me Q?" She asked, stretching her hand out to her best friend. Quinn nodded and took Santana's hand. Puck held onto her other hand. "I'm going with you two, you might need a strong hand." He said with a serious look on his face.
Santana and Quinn looked at each other and nodded. "Alright, lets do this." Quinn said.
Hand in hand, Santana, Quinn, and Puck stepped on to the porch carefully. They took another step towards the door, the floor creaking underneath their feet. They knocked on the door but there was no answer. Not that they had expected anyone to answer.
Puck put his hand on the knob and the door suddenly opened on its own. He pulled his hand back quickly and looked at the two girls. "Either I'm losing it, or that door just opened by itself. " He said, slightly startled.
Santana shook her head. "You're not losing it Puckerman, it opened by itself. It was probably just the wind." She said, trying to reassure all of them, including herself.
Quinn pushed the door open the rest of the way and stepped inside. Puck and Santana followed right behind her.
Brittany, Tina and Mercedes stood in front of the little cottage huddling together. They got a bad vibe from this little house and weren't too thrilled with their friends going inside. "D-do you think they'll be okay?" Brittany asked in a small voice.
"They'll be fine Britt. Besides, Santana is with them she doesn't let anybody mess with her." Tina said, trying to reassure the blonde.
The three stepped into the little cottage and the door slammed shut behind them. Quinn screamed turning around. Puck grabbed her shoulders gently. "Quinn, relax it was just the door. It was just the wind." He said softly. She nodded taking a deep breath. Santana squeezed her hand. "Its alright Q." She said reassuringly. Santana let go of the others' hands and began to explore.
The house was just as creepy on the inside as it was on the outside. There were jars of specimen all over the house; or was it human body parts? Santana picked up one of the jars holding it a little closer to get a good look at it. An eyeball stared back at her, she leaned closer and it blinked. She screamed and dropped the jar.
Quinn heard Santana and scream and got to her first. "San! What happened?" She asked startled, then saw the mess on the ground. She covered her mouth stumbling back. "I-Is that…a…eyeball?" Quinn managed to choke out. All Santana could do was nod. Puck came running into the room. "What happened? Are you hurt?" He asked worried examining the two girls.
Santana shook her head. "No…look." She said pointing at the jar that had broken on the floor. Puck looked where she was pointing and gagged a little, and then quickly regained his composure. He looked around the room and saw all the jars. He walked along the wall taking a look at everything. He walked back over to the girls. "All of these jars…. are filled with human body parts." He finally said swallowing.
Suddenly, Quinn felt a cold breeze that sent a chill down her spine. She felt a hand on her back and jumped turning around quickly. "D-did you just touch me?" She asked, looking at Puck who was standing across the room. He shook his head with a concerned look then looked at Santana who shook her head. "Are you okay Q?" She said with concern in her voice. Quinn nodded. "Yeah…lets just keep looking okay?"
They split up again, Santana left that room quickly.
Quinn went up the stairs to the only room that was there. She opened the door, which creaked open slowly. It was dark inside, not much light got inside this room. There was a little desk with books that had weird symbols on them. She walked over to the desk and picked up the first one she saw. It was a journal; the cover was made out of leather. The pages were pretty worn out, some were torn.