"Ryan! C-Come on we have to run faster!" "L-Lexi I c-can't keep going!" Blurs of colors brushed past them as the pair darted through the woods, hand in hand. Heavy pants and the disturbance of leaves and twigs echoed throughout the forest, easily giving them away to the predator who had been hunting them down at a steady pace.

"D-Don't. Please Ryan just keep running! We're almost out!" Out of the woods, they'd be safe. So Alexis had hoped. The grip she had on his seemed to vanish in seconds and as she turned around, the whole world shifted around her.

The forest turned foggy and on the ground the small boy she had called Ryan laid on the ground, sputtering blood, his face stained with fear. Standing over him was an older man. His dark short hair, covering his eyes. Despite not being able to see his eyes, she knew they were watching her, staring deep into her.

A fluttering sensation filled her chest, her body went cold. Run. Run away! Her body screamed, but she couldn't. Her feet seem rooted to the ground, as if someone had stuck nails through her shoes.

"P-Please." She begged, hot tears pouring down her cheeks as the man stepped towards her, raising a bloodied blade. "No! NO!" She screamed as the blade was raised above her and swung down.

"No!" Messy dirty blonde hair shot up and poured over wide amber eyes. Panicked Alexis looked around. She was in a bed, not one that she was familiar with at all. Red pillows, black comforter. She raised a hand and brushed her hair out of her face, getting a better view of the room around her. The walls were simple, in fact the whole room was.

The walls were red with black trim, the floors were a dark stained wood that matched the desk sitting on the other side of the room to the right. Next to the desk sat a small black bookcase and right next to her bed sat a dresser. In front of her bed sat a dark wooden door and to the right of that sat an oval stand mirror.

Was this her room? No it couldn't be. Everything was bare. No books in the book case. No papers or pens on the desk. No sign of personalization in the room.

Alexis moved her feet to the side of the bed and stood up a bit shakily. Where was she? Who was Ryan? Was he just apart of the dream? Why did he seem important?

Once on her feet she swayed a little and placed a hand over her chest, where a dull ache lurked. Instead of cloth being under her fingertips she found white bandages wrapped securely around her chest.

"What? Why am I bandaged?" She couldn't recall getting into a fight, or an accident. In fact everything was sort of a blur. She knew her name was Alexis..she was 19. But it was all blank after that.

Step by step she made her way closer to the mirror and gazed at her reflection. Her hair was a mess, like she'd been sleeping for days on end, she wore no shirt or bra, just the bandages that had a slight hint of red in the middle. There were scratches across her body that were healed over a good bit, and she had mild bruising. Thankfully, she still wore her jeans and socks though. On her jeans were traces of dirt and red, but she didn't question that as much as the mark that rested on her right hip, just above the hem of her jeans. A circle with a black x going through it was permanently marked on her pale skin.

Despite not remembering what happened to her before, she knew that mark wasn't there before, and she wasn't sure how or why it was there. Rubbing her thumb across it to make sure it was indeed permanent she didn't notice the door opening.

A blue masked boy appeared in the doorway, simply watching her for a few moments before suddenly speaking. "You've finally woken up."

Alexis nearly jumped out of her skin and looked at who the male's voice came from before turning 50 shades of pale. He didn't have any eyes!? No, it had to be the mask! She stumbled back, staring at the stranger as he entered the room, seeming unphased by her reaction.

"I was beginning to wonder if you'd ever wake up. You've been out for 5..6 days now." He said softly. Despite not appearing to have eyes, Lexi could feel his gaze on her, observing her, analyzing her.

This boy was odd in appearance, brown short hair that stuck out a bit from behind the mask, the mask-she found to be the creepiest feature he possessed was a deep blue, its eyes black and hollow. It lacked any mouth or really any features that a normal mask would posess, and to further the creepiness a shiny liquid black substance seemed to ooze out of the mask's eyes like tears. The boy wore a black hoodie and jeans, something a normal teenager would wear, which made his appearance overall even weirder.

With a ash grey hand he motioned for her to sit on the bed. Without questioning him she took a seat on the bed, the boy sitting next to her. His warm ash grey hand picked her left wrist up and began to feel her pulse. "Who are you?"

"..They call me Eyeless Jack or EJ for short."

"E..Eyeless Jack?"

"It's a long story."

EJ continued his examination, making her do small tests to see her reflexes and senses-like a doctor would.

"EJ?" She asked, her amber eyes watching him carefully. EJ only responded with a grunt, letting her know he was listening.

"Where am I? What happened to me? Where did this mark come from?" Her questions caused him to sigh and shake his head.

"I'm not the one you need to ask those questions to. Slenderman is the one you should talk to, which of course i'm sure he'll want to see you since you're awake and moving now-" EJ paused and looked at her before standing up.

"I'll take you to him, but first we should cover you up with something."

It was then that it dawned on the female that all she had covering her upper body were some bandages. Her stomach and shoulders still bare. A blush crawled across her face as she quickly crossed her arms over her chest in attempts to cover herself up.

EJ thought for a moment before heading over to the dresser, of course finding no clothes inside. "Great..um. Here."

Staring at the floor in embarrassment, her amber eyes soon stared at the dark cloth of Jack's hoodie. Looking up, she saw EJ in just his blue shirt, offering his hoodie to her.

"O-Oh, thank you." She said, gently taking his hoodie and quickly pulling it on over her head. The hoodie was big on her- it came down to her mid thighs and the sleeves ended in the middle of her palm.

"You're welcome. Its not that big of a deal- Lets just get you to Slenderman." He insisted, heading straight for the door. Lexi stood up and followed quickly after the dark skinned male.

Sauntering after EJ she looked around. The place was huge- where ever she was. The hallways were long with several doors everywhere. Each door was marked in some way proving who it belonged to. Wether it be a small plaque or some small personalization.

Windows sat at the end of large halls, black curtains draped to shut out the light of the outside world. But despite the curtains being dark she could see the faint outlines of trees through the sheer fabric. In the middle of the dark wood floor a long red carpet with a fancy border around it laid, giving the whole atmosphere a fancy "high class" feeling.

EJ turned down different hallways, going this way and that. If he hadn't been her guide she no doubt would have gotten lost in this place. Soon enough the masked boy paused in front of two large doors that were tall enough a giant could probably walk in.

Slowly he raised his hand and knocked gently on the door, then waited. "Yes?" A male's voice asked.

"She's awake now sir."

"Thank you EJ, send her in please."

The conversation was simple and honestly Lexi wished it had lasted a bit longer. Nervousness sunk in and she feared of who awaited on the other side. It was like waiting to walk to meet a potential employer. You want to look your best, make sure your hair was brushed, your outfit complimented you and wasn't a bloody mess.

EJ opened the door and motioned for her to walk inside. Nodding she stepped through the door. Who was waiting on the other side shocked her. She was expecting a tall man looking very formal, dark hair, the classic gentleman. Well she got the tall and formal right.

Sitting at a large desk was a no face, white skinned, tall, and clad in a tuxedo guy. She blinked and jumped lightly when the door was shut behind her, but kept her eyes on the man.

"I'm sure you have many questions, don't you Alexis?" He asked, leaning forward in his chair. Despsite not having any eyes, she could feel him watching her, staring at her, as if he was analyzing her.

"Yes, sir." She answered, instantly becoming very polite and formal.

"Go on."

"Where am I? What happened to me? Who are you?" Her questions were rattled off one by one and the tall man only nodded, taking in each question.

"I am Slenderman and this is my mansion. What happened to you before is no longer important, all you need to know is this is your home now for as long as you stay my proxy." He answered her, sitting up straight.

"Your proxy? What do you mean?" Asked Alexis, her head tilting to the side in confusion.

"In other words you work for me. I'm sure you are aware of that you've been marked with a symbol. That is proof that you are my proxy, each proxy has one on their body."

Each word sunk in, every question answered, and each answer clear. She had never met this man before but everything he said just made sense, she didn't question how she got there, what happened to her, or why her memory was all foggy. It didn't matter anymore. Alexis learned that there were three other proxies as well. Masky, Hoodie, and Toby. He told her that she would meet them later. She was told that everone was a killer here. Now normally that would freak any normal human being out, but it didn't bother her. It seemed just fine.

Along with explanations, rules were stated.

1. No killing one another.

2. Slenderman's office is off limits unless authorized.

3. Leave no witnesses

4. Follow Slender's orders

5. Be back in the forest before sunrise (There are certain acceptions for Proxies)

The rules were few, but each needed to be followed. Once most of her questions were answered there was a moment of silence between the two. Despite lacking eyes Slenderman could still see something concerning his newest proxy.

"Alexis, don't be afraid to ask me anything. Tell me what is your question?"

"I..well, sir. What am I to do now? Should I meet the others or I dunno..." She trailed. Raising his hand to silence her he spoke.

"Alexis right now you shouldn't be concerned with meeting everyone. That will all happen in due time. Right now there is one question I would like you to focus on. Who are you?"

Confusion filled the girl's amber eyes.

"Who are you Alexis?"

It seemed like a simple question, but in reality it was the hardest for her to answer. The question wasn't asking for her name. Alexis was this girl who existed days ago. She was a normal human girl, who- she assumed lived a normal life. Who was Alexis now? She was a proxy now- not yet a killer, but soon to be.

Asking anyone you would get hours of information, but she had been handed a clean slate. She was handed the ability to start her life over. Her name, her overall being.

Alexis laid back in her bed -still wearing poor EJ's hoodie, her eyes glued to her ceiling. Two girls named Clockwork and Jane the killer would be coming for her in another hour or so. They would take her out to get all the necessary things she needed to make herself comfortable in her room. They needed to wait until it was dark and there were less people

She sighed and rolled over on her side, holding her chest. There was a dull ache still, but it didn't bother her a whole lot. EJ saved her. After this was all sorted out she'd have to make sure to give him back his hoodie and thank him.

Closing her eyes, she buried her face into the sheets. Who was she? She'd figure it out.

- Flashback # 1-

"Lexi? Is daddy coming back soon?" Asked a 4-year-old Ryan, his blue eyes gazing up at his big sister, who had been gazing out at the window. Amber eyes watched as rain beat harshly against the rocks in the empty driveway.

"Soon..h-he'll come back you'll see. He always comes back.." She answered, smiling down at him.

"Where did he go?"

Alexis opened her arms, hugging her little brother. "I dunno.."

Four days earlier the three siblings walked home and came back to an empty house. No warm welcoming hug from their father, no questions about school, simply silence filled the house. Everything had been the same as when they had left it that morning, except their father's coat, car, and keys were gone. Only a note was left, giving any hints to his absence.

"I'll be home later - Love Dad." Thats all the note said, there was no indication when later was. Hours later? Days later? It was close to being a full week without their dad around. Cody had taken his place and took care of his siblings, until a black car suddenly pulled up into the driveway.

"Daddy? Daddy's home!" Cheered Alexis, her amber eyes lighting up in excitement. Ryan let out a cheer of excitement and ran to open up the door. His small hands reached for the door and Cody suddenly pulled him back by his t-shirt, peering out of the small window in the door.

"Thats not dad's car. Its not dad." He stated bluntly, watching as a bright blonde haired man, clad in a business suit walked out with a rather grim expression. Cody pushed himself between the door and his little sibling , keeping at eye on the man who was making his way to the door.

"Who is it?" Alexis asked softly from behind her younger brother. Cody shrugged and watched as the man knocked on the door.

There was silence as all the kids stayed quiet, as if holding their breath.

"Kids are you in there?"

"Who are you?" Cody suddenly asked, keeping a hold of the door handle, making sure the top lock was slid across the door. "I'm Simon. I've come here to take you and your siblings with me. You see-"

"Dad told us not to go with strangers. My dad will be back soon and when he sees you by the door bothering us, he'll get really mad." Interrupted Cody, determined to try and scare the stranger away.

"..You're Cody right? The eldest? Please listen, you're father isn't coming back. Your father was found dead nearby a cemetery. I was sent to collect you three.."

Cody backed away from the door. Alexis' eyes began to water as Ryan gazed up at them confused. "D..Daddy's coming back, right? He's lying.."

Alexis covered her eyes with the palms of her hands and began to cry. "He's lying. He has to be! D..Daddy said he'll come back!" She sniffled, tears pouring down her pale cheeks.

"Children, please open the door. I know its hard to take that in, but please.."

"Daddy will come back..daddy said he would..Daddy..why did you leave us?"