After a while of running I slowed down to a stop wondering if he was even here. I haven't heard any static nor has my vision gone blurry. I steadied my breath and grinned. This was such a rush and my paranoia only fueled my excitement.

I started walking after looking around for a moment. It felt like hours had gone by but when I checked my phone it was only 9 o'clock. I remembered I had forgotten to let Roger know about my arrival. I quickly texted him "1 down, 7 to go :)".

A snap of a branch caught my attention and I looked up, sliding my phone into my pocket while I cautiously examined my surroundings. My light landed on a pale face, he was quite far away. My heart started racing and I wonder if he could hear it. From the glow of my flashlight I noticed a paper off to the side, but it was between us.

I huffed and ran towards the paper, ignoring the static that roared in my ears. I reached the paper and realized he was gone from where I first saw him but there was still static and my vision was growing fuzzy. I quickly snatched the note and shot in the opposite direction. It was only after my vision returned to normal that I looked to see what note it was. It had a lot of trees with Slender among them.

I sighed and started walking again, keeping my eyes peeled for any movements. I had two papers now, so I assumed he would become more violent. I came across what looked like an abandoned building. I sighed and walked around the outside only to find nothing. I would have to go in.

I gulped and slowly opened the front door. It creaked and the sound didn't help my nervousness. The building was covered with dust and I realized it was more of a home that a normal building. There wasn't much here but papers thrown everywhere and piles of trash, empty bottles and cans. Not to mention it reeked.

I held my stomach from barfing up my snack and plugged my nose between my fingers. I looked around and it wasn't until I made it up the stares and to a top bedroom that I found the third paper on an old desk. I picked it up and read it.
Don't look… or he takes you". I scoffed before that sound came, you know the one. It came and went within a split second. I jumped and turned around, seeing Slenderman in the door.

"Come on man! That's not fair!" I yelled at him and waived my light and I noticed his head tilt. Did I confuse him?

I laughed weakly and bolted to the already broken window, springing out into the night. I fell and landed in a roll and breathed in sharply. I had a cut down my arm from one of the jagged pieces that were still in the frame. I shook off the singing when static came back and I turned, seeing him in the window.

I casually waived before taking off, sprinting towards an unknown destination. I just knew anywhere away from him would be best right now. No matter how much I wish he wasn't after me right now, at least he hadn't killed me yet. Maybe if I won he would listen to me. I already didn't know what I would tell him. I knew he had proxies, maybe I could ask him to make me his proxy.

After jogging I came up to a huge circular clearing. There were large barrels that looked sort of like water towers. Maybe they held something else though? I didn't dwell to long on what they were there for. I had more important things I needed to do. I walked out into the clearing, making sure to not let my guard down. He could come from anywhere, and I wouldn't have any place to really hide or help me dodge him.

I explored the rusting towers of metal and I was going the second time through now. I was thinking there wasn't anything here, but then I noticed it up high. "There!" I said a little too loudly and I held my mouth, listening for any sounds. When nothing came I climbed up the ladder and reached across, barely catching the note on the corner. I almost fell and I couldn't help but cry before I was able to catch myself.

I let out a sigh of relief and went down the ladder. I smiled to myself in victory. "Half way there, Slendy~" My voice was teasing and filled with humor and I regretted my action as soon as I was grabbed up by a tentacle, making me squeak like a little girl. Oh shit I pissed him off.

I struggled in his grip and he squeezed me, static bouncing on and off in my head and I grunted in pain. I looked in his face before looking to see the end of his limb was right in front of my face. I grinned and leaned forward, biting into his 'flesh' (whatever the hell it is). He screeched and I fell, spitting out the piece of him I had taken with me.

I tried not to throw up from the taste and I bolted away, not wanting to get captured again. The static was more violent now and I knew he was angry with me. I'm sorry! I told him in my head and I saw a movement coming from my left. I jumped, my muscular legs sending me several feet into the air and his limb went under me.

I hit the tree line and everything went quiet again. Did I loose him? No it wouldn't be that easy he was right behind me! I let it go and pushed through the dense forest, not looking back. The terrain was becoming rockier and I cursed. I started jumping from boulder to boulder while I climbed up the side of the large hill. I slipped and scrapped my knee and cursed again, hissing in a breath as I held my bleeding knee. That was when I looked up and noticed the fifth note.

I got up the best I could and shook off the pain. I climbed more and snatched the paper before continuing ascending. I made it to the top and it was only more trees. I sighed and went to my right, walking along the edge of the hill. It was quite a fall under me but I tried to ignore the thought of me falling to my death.

Just by my luck I found the sixth note. It seemed like it was waiting for me on the slim tree, just baiting me to take it. And I would. I ripped it down and continued walking.

After what felt like forever I became tired and rested against a tree. I checked the time, seeing that it was just past twelve. I also had a message from Roger, telling me "you go girl!" I replied "6 now, haven't seen him since the 4th…"

The dots would let him know I was confused and worried. I put away my phone and started wondering where he was. It was like he disappeared, either that or he was just watching me. I let out a sigh and closed my eyes.

I screamed as something slammed me into the tree. My eyes shot open to see him in front of me as I coughed up blood. I felt like every bone in my torso had been shattered into a million pieces. God it hurt.

"Let me go!" I wheezed as loud as I could manage and of course he didn't listen, only pulled me off of the tree and into the air.

It was now I realized he was toying with me. He could of squished me already or made my head explode. Damn. I reached for my knife that was on my thigh since my sword was stuck against my back. I stabbed it repeatedly in his tentacle until it loosened enough for me to grab my sword.

I reached back with my left hand and jammed the blade down the space between my front and his limp I pulled up, the blade running smoothly through the layers and I fell to the ground. I cried out as pain shot through my leg. I sprained it.

"Damn it!" I cried in frustration while I forced myself up. I hit his attack of limbs head on, slicking away at everything that came my way. I watched as the severed parts would vanish and then reappear. It was no use. I started running, doing my best to dodge him and slice at anything in my way.

I came to another ledge and without thinking I jumped. I cursed myself realizing what I had done but relief flooded me when I landed in a river. The chill of the water shot through my skin and I shivered violently. I fought the current of the water as I swam to the other side. I was shaking as I lay on the damp earth, breathing heavy. I was lucky I still had my sword and flashlight in my hands, though I lost one of my knives.

I trailed my light over the cliff that I jumped from and saw Slender standing there, looking down at me. I breathed in slowly before I looked away, seeing the seventh note on a rock by the water. I forced myself to get up and I ignored the pain in my ankle while I went to the rock and grabbed the paper. I was so close to winning.

I stumbled along the shore of the river for a while before turning into the trees. One more note. I reminded myself. I had been doing well so far and I wont give up now. I was weaving through the trees when I bumped into something. I jumped seeing his black form and quickly turned and ran away. Surprisingly he didn't grab me and I couldn't help my blush. I had touched him!

My side that was so infatuated with him squealed with joy inside my head and the only thing that showed was the smile on my face. I stopped after running for a while and huffed, holing my ankle that was inflamed and pulsating with pain. I heard static and looked up to see him coming towards me and of course I ran.

It had been about thirty minutes of me running from Slender now with no paper to show for it. I tripped several times because of my sprain and it wasn't helping me fight off his limbs either. I finally looked up from the ground. Yes, I was sulking, but not anymore. My face lit up when I saw the final note plastid on a tree, just calling to me.

I ignored my foot as I ran straight for the thing, ignoring the static roaring in my ears. He really didn't want me getting that last paper huh? I was almost there, but of course like any other time I tried running, I tripped, dropping my sword in the process. My face smacked into a stump when I landed and I started seeing stars. Or was that static? I couldn't tell anymore.

I couldn't move as I was lifted off the ground, I couldn't even feel his hold on me; my body was so numb with pain. I knew he turned me so that he could look at me but I was not looking at him, my eyes were casted down. I barely had any fight left in me as static filled my ears ten times the frequency of what it had been before. I screamed in agony and it felt like my ears were bleeding.

I started thrashing and kicking, holding the sides of my head. A growl escaped my throat "NO!"

I quickly grabbed my final weapon and stabbed his tentacle, but he didn't flinch this time, didn't even show that it hurt. My reward was louder static that made my head pulsate. I kept stabbing him, screaming and cursing him and commanding him to stop this. During my fury I thought long enough to realize he was mainly supporting my weight, not holding me down…

Before he could notice my plan I reached up and grabbed the tree branch above me, pulling myself up despite the pain. I escaped his grasp and swung up on the branch. A growl filled my ears and I could tell my move annoyed him. Another arm reached for me but I jumped to dodge it. If it wasn't for my bad ankle I would have landed gracefully but the pain from the impact made me loose my balance.

I whimpered as I fell over, grabbing onto the first thing I could so I wouldn't fall to the ground. My freezing body was warming up and I froze. I had grabbed onto Slenderman. I pulled back and felt that my arms were around his neck and my legs were wrapped tightly around his torso. I gasped and nearly fell back but something pushing through my back held me up against him. I looked down and saw a sharp tentacle piercing my gut. I coughed and felt like throwing up.

I looked at his empty face and I wondered what he was thinking. Everything was still and the forest was deathly quiet, as we seemed to gaze at each other. "I…"

I didn't know what I was trying to say. I had nothing to say. I was bleeding out, loosing my life while I cling onto him. The man that saved me from death and brought me to death, I still wanted him. I realized my vision was blurry, but it wasn't him. Was I crying?

I weakly moved my hands to his face, cherishing the soft feel of his skin. My wish was coming true, I was being able to hold him close to me, feel his warmth. I slowly leaned in, groaning in pain as the movement made my insides move against his limb that still impaled my gut.

"Slender" I whispered, breaking the silence momentarily before my lips pushed against where his would be. It was soft and gentle, and I barely felt like it was even happening. I sighed happily and moved my lips over his nothingness, my face turning pink with embarrassment. But he wasn't pulling away… that meant something, right? Even if he was standing completely still, he wasn't pulling away…

My world started going dark and I remembered that I was dying. Bleeding out, my blood going everywhere. I didn't mind. My body went slack and my head rolled to the side. I couldn't move anymore, but I was still conscious for a little while longer. Did I lose?