Chapter Two: A Prank Gone Awry
Authors Notes: Chapter Two is here! Well… not here while I'm writing it but here by the time you read it. That's a totally different story so let's move on. Back to this specific story, I'm sorry to say I can't figure out how to respond to reviews at the moment. Except for the one which counts as the "review" of the chapter, which doesn't make ANY sense at all since I am logged into my account so the website should know that I am responding to reviews. But it's ok I'll just post the reviews here and leave my responses after the authors notes. Let's move onto the reviews shall we? (Side note, I may make very slight changes to the comments for context and grammar purposes. If there's a problem someone has with the changes notify me ASAP in the reviews and I will change it back.)
Reviews: If Jess dies in this story will there be like some romantic moments between Hannah and Mike or no? If you do, make an epilogue of them getting together.
Hmmm it's an option but I am not a huge fan of killing people off in my Until Dawn stories. However Jessica is one of my least favorite characters so you will all have to wait and see. ;)
(That's it with the reviews for now)
365 Days Until Dawn (also known as the day of the prank). "It was just a prank Han!" The infamous words yelled out by Emily Davis on the night of the prank were stated as firm justification of the cruel joke pulled on Hannah Washington. Intended to get Hannah to stop crushing on Michael Munroe, the vast majority of "the group" were in on it. Even Ashley Brown, who many consider to be one of the nicest people in the group, was aware of the cruelty prepared and watched it with interest. She just wanted to fit in, which overcame her better judgment. Although she was merely a spectator to the events, she was not one of its creators. That fell to Jessica Riley, who wanted to look out for her girl Emily. Harmless enough right? Well in another world, another universe altogether perhaps, it wouldn't have been. As cruel as the joke was, it wasn't intended to physically hurt or kill anyone. That's what the result was unfortunately. Hannah and Beth Washington died on that night, as an indirect result of the actions of a certain group; minus Christopher Hartley, long time mutual crush of Ashley's and a nerd at heart, and Josh Washington, the older brother of Hannah and Beth Washington. They didn't participate because, first of all, neither of them would have agreed with the idea. Chris and Josh are best friends and Josh is slightly… shall we say, overprotective of his sisters. He would have put an end to it as soon as he found out if he could have. Chris would have been right on his heels, as Chris is good friends with the sisters and always viewed them as siblings as well due to the close bond they all shared. Unfortunately they were both passed out drunk that night. However there was one more person who didn't agree with the prank, one Samantha Giddings. Sam is best friends with Beth Washington, and also views Hannah as a sibling, along with Beth (of course), and Josh. The bond between them all is tight, and damn near unbreakable. That happens to be why when Hannah chose to get a white tattoo instead of a black one the Native American spirits who rule the mountain took notice; as a white butterfly represents fortune in the lore of Native Americans. There aren't just evil spirits who roam the fabled Blackwood Mountain. For you see, there are spirits of all kinds that roam the world itself as a whole but Blackwood is home to more spirits than most due to its beautiful connection to nature, which plays a huge role in Native American lore. Most spirits are indifferent towards people; however there is one person in the group who happens to be a vegan, animal loving blonde; that some spirits took a liking to though. A few spirits decided that, along with Hannah's tattoo, they would help the poor girl that night and not let the evil that possesses the mountain get to her. So when Hannah desperately tried to run out into the cold snow storm in shock, horror, and sadness at what her "friends" had done to her, the winds picked up brutally and pushed the door shut right as she tried to open it! This wasn't a coincidence as the spirits who Sam had unknowingly gotten on her side saved one of her best friends that night. Hannah considered just opening the door back up and trying once again, but changed her mind and ran up to her room instead. Her room is a place of comfort after all, and if she had been thinking straight she would have run to there in the first place. It's amazing how a few small changes, such as getting a few spirits on your side by respecting nature and deciding on a certain color of tattoo, can completely change a story. And while this story will still have its fair share of ups and downs, it gives everyone a chance at survival. Not just the "main characters" either, as there are certain unsung heroes in this story that the whole group has to thank for their continued existence. And it wouldn't be fair if these heroes didn't get a chance for survival as well would it? But their survival will not be easy, as with every choice there are consequences. A man seen only in the shadows to the group has failed in his mission to kill the makkapitew, the strongest of the evil spirits on Blackwood, as with no prey to chase the makkapitew withdrew to its hiding place. And without a fresh, new body to inhibit it will be angry, and this anger will be taken out on the next people to visit Blackwood.
Authors Notes Ending: Sorry there was so much exposition and plot put into here but once I got rolling I found it hard to stop. xD. But for real this was so fun to write and I also got to search for a ton of different lore for the Algonquian tribe. I had to make sure there weren't just wendigo spirits after all. One request was longer chapters after all and this did hit over a thousand words so I hope you all can forgive the length. Anyways I hope you enjoy and if you do please consider reviewing and rating. It would mean the world to me and I know it's cliché and all but I do enjoy doing this for you all. I'm rambling again so I'll leave it at that. KLil out!
