"Cobra?!" A woman called worry etched in her face. She moved from foot to foot in the cold her hands rubbing on her arms as wind blew her skirt around her ankles. A leather jacket was perched on her shoulders it's sleeves reaching the middle of her thighs. "This isn't funny! Come out now!"
She looked at the roof of a two story abandoned cabin. It was larger then normal cabins. It's walls were cracked and windows boarded up. The girl bit her lip her chin quivering. Closing her eyes she forced herself to move forward one foot at a time as her eyes scanned every single section of the darkness. Any sound that was made caused her to leap and gasp. Her eyes forming tears. She shook rushing to the door yanking it open.
"Cobra where are you?!" She cried freezing up as she stood in the doorway. She stiffly moved her foot. Inching in the doorway she took the first step. Then another. Unable to see in the darkness. "Cobra!" She moved again. Then again. When a hand reached out covering her mouth another wrapping around her waist. Despite the hand she released a blood curdling scream.
"Damn Kinana. Did you have to scream so loud?"
The girl spun around tears falling. "Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Go die! I hate you! You scared me you jerk!" The girl pounded on the guys chest.
"Okay, okay sorry babe." Even in the dim light a grin was visible on his face.
Kinana looked at him with watery eyes sobbing as she hugged him. "Go die you jerk."
"Yeah, I'm a jerk. What do you say we see what's up with this place?" Cobra lifted Kinana's chin pecking her on the lips he grabbed her hand dragging her behind him. The floor creaked under their feet and Kinana pulled his arm closer to her whimpering as she sniffed waiting for her tears to dry.
"Can't we go back? I don't like this place. I'm tired and I get this feeling like we shouldn't be here. Please, let's go back."
"Weren't you the one who asked to come here?" Cobra chuckled.
"That was when I thought you would ask Laki, Warren, and Max to come along with us."
"If I had we couldn't have as much fun." Cobra ducked into a room as his hand reached the end of a wall. "Reach into the pocket of my jacket."
"What why?" Kinana stared at him confused.
"My phone's there, I want to see what we're looking at."
Annoyed Kinana shoved his leather jacket to him. "I want to go home!"
"So you're planning to walk out of this place alone, and take my bike back leaving me here?" Cobra dug his phone out of his pocket unlocking it clicking the flashlight setting. He held out the screen lighting up the room. Empty. Almost empty. A single chair sat in the center of the room perfectly.
"Oooooo. Look Kinana, it's a chair, watch out. It'll eat your ass. But don't worry I'll protect you." Cobra mockingly pulled out a switchblade he always carried in his jacket pocket. The switchblade was the main reason he always gave his jacket to Kinana. "Watch out the wood will give you splinters."
"Funny." Kinana's eye twitched. "Can we leave now?"
"Fine." Cobra muttered. He turned shutting off his phone and stowing his switchblade. Slowly he began to lead them away.
"Momma?! Momma I'm so scared! He's coming! Help! Help me momma!"
"Okay Kinana, that's funny. What did you set your phone on a timer."
"My phone's right here. That wasn't me." She tensed gripping his arm. "Cobra, Cobra. Somethings grabbing my leg."
"What?"
"It feels like there's a hand on my leg! Cobra I can't move! Cobra!"
"Stop fooling around. Let's go." Cobra began to sweat.
"I'm not kidding! I can't move! Help me please!"
Cobra turned, or at least he tried to he found himself stationed in place.
"Help!"
"I'm trying! I can't move!"
"Momma he's here." A voice whispered next to them.
"Death... death to all tresspassers." Slow, echoing footsteps started from behind them. The floors creaked. "Here little rabbit... where did you goooo~"
"Run." The voice next to them whispered. They were able to move, Kinana was the one who took the lead. She raced forward dragging Cobra behind her. She charged to the front door ramming into something. She let go of Cobra's hand pounding on the object she'd hit. The door she'd thrown open had closed itself. She felt for the knob trying to open the door. It remained closed no matter how hard she tried to open it.
"Little rabbit I found you~" She wheeled around coming face to face with Cobra.
"Oh, it's you Cobra. Come on help me find some way to get out of here! Let's hurry."
A strong hand gripped her upper arm slamming her against the door. One hand flew to her throat, the other pulling out his switchblade flicking it open.
"Cobra... what... what are you..." Kinana sputtered trying to push him away.
"I think it's time to skin the rabbit." Cobra ran the flat of his blade along Kinana's cheek. Then pain erupted blinding all her senses.
Four day's later
Levy Mcgarden rested her head on her hand tapping her finger as her eyes scanned the pages of the history book. Ear buds were plugged in her ears and her face was contorted in concentration.
Something tugged at her sleeved continuously. She shut her eyes clenching her fists.
"Leave me alone!" She snapped. Then she sighed remembering that she was in the city library. Blushing she looked up to see the yapping, soundless lips of the enraged librarian. She only caught one word.
Go.
With a grunt she gathered her stuff shoving the history book into the librarians hands. Levy stormed out of the library. She walked two blocks then spun heal and glared.
"Stop following me!"
A little girl with wavy blond hair stared at her in fear. Then the water works started.
Levy sighed. "Look I'm sorry. I just hate when you guys do this."
"Will you help me find my dolly?"
"I'd like to but that's not my job." Levy replied turning away.
"But, you're the only one I've met who can help me." The girl cried. "No one else pays attention to me!"
"It's not my fault things are like that!" Crossing her arms Levy stated.
"Oi! Hey shorty!" Air puffed out of Levy's mouth before an arm wrapped around her neck.
"Natsu." Levy muttered.
"So you were doing that thing again. Who is it this time?" Natsu Dragneel squinted leaning on the blue haired female. "What does this ghost look like?"
"She's a blonde kid. She's looking for her doll."
"What's her name?"
"Michelle." The girl answered tilting her head. "Will you help me."
"Not my problem kid. Do it yourself." Levy shoved Natsu off trying to walk away.
"Wait up!" Natsu called.
"No matter how many times you ask, the answer is still no."
"Wait! I need to find my dolly!"
"I have a really good one this time!" Natsu walked backwards a foot in front of Levy. He wore a gray tang top, a black hoodie was tied to his waist and a pair of khaki shorts reached his knees. He was also had on a white scarf with black stitching. Ever since his dad gave him the scarf he'd worn it constantly.
"Natsu I'm not going to join your amateur paranormal activity group."
"Come one Levy. I already told Jellal and he agreed to let you join."
"You big meanies! Don't ignore me!" Michelle whined.
"You told your boss?!" Levy yelled grabbing him by his scarf. Natsu's eyes shadowed over and he yanked her away pushing her hands off. Once she'd let go he returned to his happy self. "Natsu I said no."
"Fine! I don't want your help!" Michelle faded away.
"Come on you'll like this one I promise."
"Natsu hurry your ass up!"
Levy looked over her shoulder as someone else walked forward. "Gajeel?" Levy looked back at Natsu with some red on her cheeks. She grabbed the strap of his tang top pulling him to wear she could speak with him. "You're working with Gajeel?!" She hissed in his ear.
"His cousin is the one who was involved." Natsu whispered with a grin. "You've had a crush on him since high school right?"
"You and him hate each other though!" Levy responded.
"Yeah well he wanted to help out his cousin and Jellal said we had to include him." Natsu mumbled glaring at Gajeel who returned the glared.
"The answer is still no."
"Is she helping us or not?" Gajeel growled eyes burning holes in Levy's head. She turned away cheeks bright red.
"Levy we need your help on this one." Natsu pulled out a news paper handing it to her.
"'Boyfriend tries to skin Girlfriend'?" Levy read the report carefully. The front image was of a pretty girl with purple hair smiling brightly. Bellow her was a mug shot of a red haired guy with a broken face. "How is this supposed to be something I can help you with."
"The guy said he didn't remember anything about the attack." Natsu crossed his arms still glaring at Gajeel. "He and his girlfriend went to a rumored haunted cabin. There have been reports similar to this. Two or three people get curious and go into the cabin. One of them blacks out and when they come to the other's they came with are dead. Skinned."
"Are you going to help us or not?" Gajeel interjected.
"Sure it's weird but I'm not a supernatural expert. Why should I help you?"
"You can see spirits can't you?" Gajeel asked.
"Yeah, why, you want me to talk to that girl's spirit or something?"
"No, we want you to go to the cabin with us." Natsu said. "Jellal's going to talk to Kinana later."
"Wait, shouldn't I be there if he's talking to her?" Levy asked.
"Why would you have to be there?" Natsu inquired.
"You think she's dead." Gajeel hissed.
"You told me that one blacked out and the others died." Levy argued.
Natsu grinned. "That's the thing, Kinana's the first one who survived the attack."
Looking to Gajeel with slightly pink cheeks then back to Natsu, Levy sighed.
"Two weeks." She pointed her finger at Natsu. "You get two weeks of my time. After that, I'm done."