BEN's POV

As I watched Lillian sleep from the TV screen, I decided to mess with her dreams a little bit. Maybe give her a couple nightmares. But, my mind told me, Maybe you could mess around first. Have a little fun. I smirked. This, I knew, was gonna be way more fun than messing with Lillian's dreams.
I started messing around with her Nintendo DS, and other gaming systems, making sure that she knew that I was there. I suddenly heard a gasp coming from her bed. I froze, slowly turning around, and saw Lillian, fully awake,her bright green eyes wide in surprise and fear. Possibly because of me. Shit, I mentally cursed to myself, knowing that this would probably get back to Slender, and then I'd really be fucked.

"W-What in the name of F-Frost...?"

She muttered, staring straight at me, straight into my eyes. I nearly shuddered in fear, fear at how her eyes could see into the depths of somebody's soul. But, she suddenly grabbed a book that was on her nightstand, and threw it at me, it hitting my square between the eyes.

"SHIT!"

I yelled as I was sent back onto the rough wooden ground. Fuck, that girl can throw hard! She nearly broke my fucking nose! I thought, and I saw her spring out of the bed, backing away from me, right into the wall. I stumbled up, and felt blood dripping from my nose. Okay, maybe she really did break my nose, I thought, frowning.
I started walking over to her, but she looked around, and grabbed a water gun. Where the fuck did that come from, and why the fuck does she have a water gun during the fucking winter season?! I thought, stopping right in my tracks. I could tell that it was full. Water. I HATED water. It was the thing that made me who I am now.

"G-Get the hell away from me, or else!"

She stuttered, and I obediently did as she said, knowing that if Jeff could see me now, doing what an 11 fucking year-old told me, he'd never let me hear the end of it. She backed me into a corner, and I saw, started to look more confident.

"Now, tell me why the hell you're here, and why the heck you're messing with my stuff."

She said, and I sighed. This girl is damn hard to freak out, I thought, wondering how the fuck that was. And how the fuck is she so damn scary?!

"Well, for one, your my new victim, and damn, are you scary..."

Yeah, well you better believe it, Link wannabe!"

"Don't fucking call me that!"

"Why not? You get on my nerves, I get on yours. And, right now, you are being an abso-flippin'-lute indignation."

"What the fuck is that supposed to mean?!"

"It means, BENjamin Franklin, that your being a complete idiot, annoying, whatever you wanna call it."

"No, I'm not!"

I argued, stamping my foot and crossing my arms like a 5-year-old. Lillian started to snicker at how I was acting. God, she can be annoying sometimes...Suddenly, she stopped, her face unreadable at first, then a small smirk spread across it. Oh no. I knew that smirk all too well.

"Fine, Elf. I'll make a deal with you. Why don't I not shoot you with this Water Gun, and you won't kill me?"

"What?! That's a stupid fucking idea!"

Is what I wanted to say, but I also didn't want to get squirted with water, so I had to agree. I sighed, mumbling a "Fine," and reached out my hand to shake her's. She smiled, and we shook hands. Then, I had an idea.

"Hey, why don't I come to school with you tomorrow? I am the right age."

"WHAT?! What the hell do you think you'll accomplish by that?!"

"I dunno...maybe I might be able to scare the shit outta those guys that bully you...but, if you don't want me to, I guess I'll just go back to the Slender Mansion..."

I said casually, walking over to the TV. After a few moments, she sighed.

"BEN, wait. Fine. You can come to school with me tomorrow. But I doubt that people will believe that you AREN'T-"

I changed into my human form, which was the same me, but wearing a lime-green shirt, and brown jeans, my black eyes being replaced with bright blue ones, my hair still staying it's same messy blonde color. This, unfortunately, was met with another fucking book to the face.

"HOW MANY FUCKING BOOKS DO YOU FUCKING HAVE?!"

I yelled, and she motioned over to around 3 bookshelves filled with them. I felt the blood drain from my face as the array of colors met my eyes.

"Shit, I'm fucked if I make you angry..."

"Yeah, BEN, I think that we've already got that established."

She told me, as she helped me up off of the ground. I dusted myself off, and told her goodbye, at least until the morning, when I'd pick her up for school. I sighed as she went back to bed, and me back to the Slender Mansion.
I knew that if Slender found out about this, I'd certainly meet with a terrible fate.

The Next Day...

I was outside Lillian's house, wondering when the hell she'd get here. She finally rushed outside, following her another girl who looked like her, except looked a year younger. Once she saw me, though, she hesitantly looked at the other girl beside her.

"Um...Meg, this is-"

"The name's Benjamin. And your Meg, I take it? You two sisters?"

"Yeah, and it's Megan. Lillian only calls me that to annoy me."

I smiled. Lily's sister seemed to have a lot more fight in her. As we started walking, I heard Lily start humming, then softly singing.

" theres a day when all hearts will be broken
when a shadow will cast out the light
and our eyes cry a million tears
help wont arrive

theres a day when all courage collapses
and our friends turn and leave us behind
creatures of darkness will triumph
the sun won't rise

when we've lost all hope
and succumb to fear
as the skies rain blood
and the end draws near

i may fall
but not like this-it won't be by your hand
i may fall
not this place, not today
i may fall
bring it all-it's not enough to take me down
i may fall

theres a place where we'll stand outnumbered
where the wolves and the soul-less will rise
in the time of our final moments
every dream dies

theres a place where our shields will lay shattered
and the fear's all that's left in our hearts
strength and our courage have run out
we fall apart

when we lose our faith
and forsake our friends
when the moon is gone
and we reach our end

there's a moment that changes a life when
we do something that no one else can
and the path that we've taken will lead us
one final stand

there's a moment we make a decision
not to cower and crash to the ground
the moment we face our worst demons
our courage found

when we stand with friends
and we won't retreat
as we stare down death
then the taste is sweet

i may fall
but not like this -it won't be by your hand
i may fall
not this place, not today
i may fall
bring it all-it's not enough to take me down
i may fall"

I wondered how it was possible that Lily could sing so well. Once we finally reached the school, I walked with Lily to her class, her sister Megan going to her own. When we arrived, people started to stare at me. the teacher started to introduce me to the class.

"Class, this is Benja-"

"I'd prefer if you'd call me Ben, if that's okay."

"This is Ben, then, and I hope that you all are going to be kind to him. Now, can somebody please volunteer to show Ben here around the school, preferably at recess?"

"I can."

Lily said raising her hand up. The teacher smiled at her, a warm smile that I never got to see when I was at the Slender Mansion. So, recess came, and Lily started showing me around the school, and gave me a photocopied version of the class's timetable.

"So, BEN, you wanna meet the teachers?"

"I can always meet them later. Why don't we go outside?"

"Okay. But I gotta run back to the classroom to get my coat."

Lily said, and I shrugged, and she smiled, and ran off. As soon as she disappeared around the corner, though, Slender appeared beside me.

"BEN, I have finally found you! Come, we must-"

"No, Slender, I thought that you said that I could go here!"

"BEN, Yes, I did say that, but only if you told me why you suddenly wanted to go to school, which you did not!"

"Look, Slender, I'll tell you later, okay?!"

I retorted, suddenly worrying for Lily's safety if Slender found out that she caught me last night, and that I made a deal with a human. Suddenly, Slender sighed, muttered a "Fine," then disappeared, right in the nick of time, too. Lily came around the corner just as he disappeared.

"C'mon, BEN! Let's go! I wanna slide on the ice!"

She whined, and I sighed, letting her drag me outside. I let her drag me over to a patch of ice, where there were little kids, kids her age, and a couple that looked older than her. She started to slide on the ice, pulling me along with her, and I immediately fell on my ass.
I heard her giggle, and a few other kids too.

"Hey, kid, you don't know what ice is?"

My head snapped towards the boy who'd said that, and saw that it was one of the older kids. He looked to be in grade 8 or something. He smirked down at me, acting all high and mighty. I defiantly smirked up to him.

"Yeah, I know what ice is, dumbass, unfortunately, you don't know what happens when you make me angry, or this girl, for that fact."

I told him, jabbing a thumb towards Lily, who looked down, seeming to look uncomfortable. The boy took one glance at Lily, and started laughing his ass off. I jumped up, angered.

"Hey, I don't understand what's so funny, asshole. Mind letting me in on the joke?"

I saw the boy look at Lily, then me. And then laughed again. Shit, that guy's fucking laugh was starting to sound both stupid AND annoying.

"Oh, you don't know? This bitch can't even make up a good diss, let alone act her age!"

I grew more and more angry, and suddenly aimed for a punch at the kid's jaw, but a pale hand held my arm back just in time. I looked, and saw that it was Lily

"Ben, stop. He isn't even worth it. Come on, let's go somewhere that there AREN'T any pathetic morons to bother us."

She told me, and I grumbled, but walked away with her all the same. That's when I heard, faintly, but surely,

"Yeah, let your little girlfriend save you!"

I looked at Lily, and I was sure that she had heard the boy's jeer too. Why? Because her face was contorted with anger, and all red, which I was sure that was NOT because of the cold. She casually walked over to the boy, stood in front of him, and then socked him in the jaw, then kicked him where it hurts, then calmly walked back away, as the shocked stares of the others who had witnessed it followed her.
Even I was surprised. I mean, this girl's got guts, but to punch a guy in the face, and kick him where the sun don't shine, well, that's just...well, amazing. When she saw my shocked look, she looked at me in question.

"What? That idiot deserved it."

I smiled like an idiot, following her to the lineup when the bell rang. I think I'm starting to like this girl.