Title- Guardian Angel
Author- OroKabuLover
Disclaimer- I don't own Slenderman, Rose is a random character that I made up.
Artisan's Chronicle- Chapter 3 is here! I am working on my other stories as well, I swear! I have writer's block for Intruder... I am slowly making progress with An Entity's Adoption!
Rose walked up the front steps and pushed the door open, her mother sitting on the chair in the living room
"Home already?" Her mother asked, lifting an eyebrow.
"I didn't feel well," Rose replied, shutting the door behind her.
"Then go to bed," the woman said dryly. The child nodded and made her way upstairs, closing her bedroom door behind her.
Her face lit up as she ran over to the bed, a coloring book and a new box of crayons sitting on it for her.
She sat on the bed and began to color, a large smile staying on her face.
Rose gasped and jumped as she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Calm down my child, it is only me," He said as she stood up and hugged His leg. "Is your mother still here?"
"No, she left again." He crouched down to her level.
"How would you like to come home with me?" He asked as her face lit up, causing her to hug Him once again.
"I would love that Mister!" She said, hugging Him tightly.
"How about I come and get you after school tomorrow? Then we can go home." She nodded happily. "I see you have got my gifts," He said.
"I like them very much," she nodded as she let go of Him and sat down on the bed once again. "Will you color with me now?" She asked, looking up at Him.
"I am afraid I cannot color right now, I have something that I need to do," she nodded.
"That's okay."
"How about when I come back this evening, I will color with you," He offered.
"Okay!" She giggled, excited that He was going to color with her tonight.
"I have to go for a little while, but I will see you tonight my child," He said as He pat her head gently.
"Okay Mister, I'll be waiting," she nodded before He vanished once again, leaving her in the room to color alone.
He watched from behind the trees as Jake played outside, running around in circles, a plastic toy airplane in hand. Jack was sitting underneath a tree, reading a small picture book.
He had seen the two before, running around in the forest late at night, Jack begging his older brother to turn around and go home with him, while Jake would call his younger siblings names, taunting him for being afraid.
It wouldn't take much to get the boy into his territory. He could have simply killed him right then and there, but not with Jack watching, he was a good boy, he didn't deserve to get hurt.
Jake on the other hand, well, that was a different matter.
He went home and returned back to the boys' backyard that evening, watching as their mother called them into the house, the boys groaning and complaining in protest. But they went in the house nonetheless.
All it took to lure the boy out of the house was Him tapping on the boys' window a few times. The boy eventually groaned and hopped out of the bed, pulling his tennis shoes and jacket on before quietly closing the back door behind him.
Jake walked around in the backyard, looking around for whoever was taping on the glass.
He sighed and walked across his backyard and into the tree-covered area behind the house. He pulled out a small LED flashlight that his father had given to him, quickly flicking it on. Jake looked around, searching.
Jake smacked the small light against his hand as it started to flicker on and off, attempting to make it stay on, but it didn't work. He could barely see a thing, as the trees were preventing and moonlight from getting through.
He tried to yell out as he felt something wrap around his ankle, but a pale hand was firmly placed over his mouth, stopping any sounds from escaping.
"You don't deserve to know someone as special as Rose," He said, static filling the air along with His voice.
He was too far away for anyone to hear the cracks of his bones or the sound of his skin being ripped apart.
The being sighed contently, satisfied with His work. He knew it was late, and He had told Rose that He would color with her tonight. Slenderman quickly went home and cleaned up before appearing in her room.
He sighed as Rose was asleep on the bed, a crayon still in her hand. The tall man walked over to her quietly and crouched down, slowly removing the drawing utensil from her hand before putting the crayons back in the box. He gently picked her up and repositioned her on the bed before pulling the thin blanket over her.
It wasn't as cool as it had been the previous nights, but it was still slightly cool in the house. He shrugged His shoulders and sat down on the floor besides the mattress, propping Himself against the wall for support. He hadn't slept in several days, and it was starting to slowly affect Him, but He had gone for almost a week without sleep before, so surely a few days wouldn't hurt Him.
He watched her as she slept, eventually reaching over and rubbing her back gently. He wasn't exactly sure what to do with the mother just yet. He assumed that once she found out Rose was gone, she wouldn't do anything about it, but the teacher at school would notice, but then again, with no parent to get in contact with, everyone would assume she moved or transfered schools, especially after what happened with Jake.
Slenderman woke Rose up again the next morning with a gentle nudge. She smiled and sat up quickly, hugging Him tightly.
"Where were you last night?" She asked, "I thought you said we were going to color together." Rose frowned up at Him.
"I'm sorry my child, I was very busy and could not make it here in time," He said, rubbing her back once again. "I feel awful about it," He admitted. Her frown turned into a smile.
"It's okay Mister, I understand," she hugged Him tighter. He nodded and held her close to His chest.
"You need to get ready for school," He told her. He took her downstairs and got her fed. "I will walk you to school, but I cannot stay," He explained to her as she sat on His lap.
"That's okay," she smiled and leaned against Him. He ran His pale hand through her hair.
"Let's go," He said as He removed her from His lap.
He once again walked her to school, His hand on her upper back to let her know that He was still there, even though she was the only one that could see Him. He stopped in front of the school. "I have to leave for now my child," He said as He got down on His knees, allowing her to hug Him once more.
"I'll see you after school Mister," she smiled as she hugged Him quickly before letting go. He stood back up.
"I'll be right here waiting for you," He said. "Then we can go home." Rose nodded excitedly. "Now have a good day at school," He pat her head before she ran off into the school quickly.
Rose went into the building and sat in her desk.
"Rose?" A voice asked, she turned around.
"Oh, hi Jack," she smiled.
"You haven't seen Jack anywhere have you?" She shook her head.
"No, why? Is he hiding?" She asked, knowing that Jack liked hide-and-seek.
"He's gone. Mom and Dad called the cops," Rose frowned.
"Oh... I'll let you know if I see him," Jack nodded before slowly walked over to his seat, looking at his brother's empty chair sadly. The school day was fairly quiet, no one ran around at recess, but instead wrote letters to Jack to make him feel better. Rose put her things away quickly, remembering that Mister was waiting for her outside.
For the first time since that morning, she smiled as she ran over to Him.
"How was school?" He asked, placing a hand on her back as He walked her back towards her house.
"It was okay," she sighed, "Jack said no one can find Jake, he's missing." He led her around the house to the back yard, noticing there was no car in the driveway. "Maybe he didn't have a guardian angel like I do," she smiled up at Him.
"Perhaps so," He said as He pat her head, leading her into the forest.
"Do you live out here Mister?"
"Yes," He nodded.
"Don't you get lonely?"
"All the time, but I'm not alone anymore, I have you now," she smiled up at Him happily.
"And I have you," He nodded again and helped her over a log. She slowly began to tire of walking, not used to having to walk long distances.
"Here," He said as He stopped her. She looked up at Him, confused. "You're getting tired my child, I'll carry you from here," He said as He bent down.
"Thanks Mister," she smiled before climbing onto His back. He stood back up and continued walking.
Rose looked around, not used to being so high off of the ground.
"Wow..." She smiled as she held onto Him tightly, afraid of falling. "Is that your house?" She asked as a cabin came into view.
"Yes," He replied, setting her down on the ground before opening the door for her.
"I like your house," she said as she walked in, enjoying the warmth inside.
"Thank you," Slenderman said as He closed the door behind them. "Here," He held His hand out to her. "I have something I want you to see." Rose smiled and placed her hand into His. The tall man led her down the hallway, His shoes making small sounds against the hardwood flooring. He stopped in front of a door. "This is your bedroom," she smiled and pushed the door open.
"A real bed!" She smiled as she let go of His hand and ran over to it, light pink bed sheets and blankets covered the bed nicely. He followed her over to her.
"A child like you doesn't deserve to sleep on the floor," He said as He got down on His knees. Rose hugged Him tightly.
"Thank you!" She smiled as He rubbed her back gently.
"Look in the dresser," He nudged her towards it, watching as she ran across the room, her footsteps silent against the tan carpet of the bedroom. Rose pulled open a drawer, which was full of perfectly folded pairs of pants; a few pairs of jeans were stacked nicely inside as well.
"There's so many," she smiled.
"A pair for everyday of the week," He said, watching as she closed the drawer and opened the next one, finding plenty of shirts and sweaters inside.
Rose quickly closed it and ran back over to Him, hugging Him once again,
"Thankyouthankyouthankyou!" She yelled excitedly.
"Anything for you, my child," she continued to hug Him, completely overjoyed. "Your desk is filled with paper, crayons, and markers," He explained, "and the large box over there has plenty of toys in it," she hugged Him even tighter.
"I have the best guardian angel ever!"
