A/N: Sorry for not uploading for a few days! I was busy doing some edits/ re-edits/ changes. I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Southwest Missouri State University Dorms
Springfield, Missouri
United States
January 18th, 2005
NOB: 171
In the building with blue and green carpets and white painted walls, Michelle headed down the hallway to the elevator, She had been thinking of alot of things recently, Her and Greg's Relationship, Studying, That Creepy Guy in Lecture, the whole Mythical Creatures thing, It was still overwhelming sometimes.
While she was walking down the hallway, She had heard something behind her, she turned and saw a guy walking down a different hallway, he looked familiar, he wore a blue t-shirt and cap with black trousers and white sneakers, she put off going to her's and followed him.
He then started to walk up the stairs, with there being no sound other than their footsteps and deafening silence, Michelle, walking slowly, made sure not to go up to fast, in order to not to hit the metal edges, which would make a loud squeaking, They both managed to reach the top of the stairs, without the guy noticing Michelle. They then continued to walk down the hallways.
After a minute of walking down the hallways, he suddenly stopped at a door on the left and began to get his keys, Michelle got a good look at his face when he did this, as he turned to the left a-bit, he had black hair and blue eyes, This was the guy.
Michelle knew that she had to act fast, She needed to know if her suspicions were true, maybe she could try to ease this guy's worries if what she was right about her suspicions, so while the guy was rattling with his keys. Michelle stuttered out "H-Hey.".
The Guy immediately looked at Michelle, As soon as he saw Michelle, he turned snow white pale, his eyes turned in polka dots, he stuttered something while his mouth gaped, he then fell on his back as he backed up.
Michelle then realized that this guy was definitely scared of her "Woah! Woah, Dude! Calm down!".
The guy continued to back up until he hit the wall behind him "Please stay back! I-I-I don't want any trouble!"
"Why are you scared of me?" She asked.
"...I-I...I know your secret" He answered.
Michelle froze in her place for a few seconds, she knew it! There was no arguing now, This guy definitely knew she was a Sphinx, It was now time to ask this mysterious dude some questions. She held up her hand to him, He looked at her and her hand for a few seconds, Michelle knew that he was probably thinking something along the lines of: Was she really trying to help him? He then reached out and grabbed her hand, she helped him up, bringing him to his feet, Michelle then looked him in his eyes and proceeded to ask him some questions.
"Who are you?"
The guy looked at the floor for a few seconds before looking at her again "Matthew. Matthew Collins".
"How long did you know I was a Sphinx, Matthew?" Michelle asked, raising an eyebrow.
Matthew paused "...I found out a week ago when I was in the Woods".
Michelle, noticing Matthew's discomfort, decided to ask "Are you scared?"
Matthew looked at her "Well, I mean- Don't you guys...kill, people?"
Michelle's eyes widened "Oh no! I'm not like those other guys, in those stories."
Matthew looked at her again, this time with relief in his eyes, but was still a bit uncertain, now it was his turn to be asking the questions "OK, First off, Who are you?"
Michelle answered "I'm Michelle Jocasta, I was born here, in middle Missouri"
"Were you born a Sphinx? Or a Human? How do you even manage to do make yourself look like a Human actually?"
"I was born as a normal person, I guess, But a couple of months ago, I was walking down the street when somebody dropped a medallion in front of me, Which I decided to pick it up, which caused my turning'." Michelle explained, with her adding "It also helps me have a Human disguise, along with a 'Midform' and a 'Fullform'"
Matthew then asked her "So you're saying that you had no idea you were a Sphinx!?"
Michelle simply replied "Yeah".
Matthew paused, he had just thought of a question, he was scared to ask it, but he needed answers.
"...Is there anybody else like you?" He asked.
"Well, There are my friends, One's a Satyr, One's a Nixie, and One's a Griffon, there's also a bunch of other guys in an old run-down theatre, a maze and in the woods" Michelle explained.
Matthew thought about this as Michelle explained, He heard about Satyrs alot, He caught some of Hercules when he was still in Boston sometime in 199-whatever, He didn't know what a Nixie was, He heard about Griffins while reading Harry Potter, and the Theatre? That one that says "TOWER", with the "E" slightly dirtier than the other letters?.
The two stood for a couple of seconds, in an awkward and weird silence, Matthew was still shaken by the fact that Creatures from Mythology were real, but when he talked to Michelle, He felt guilty for thinking of her as some heartless murder pretending to be a human.
"Umm...Well, aren't you going to do something" Matthew asked, rubbing the behind of his neck.
"I don't know" Michelle answered simply, unsure of what to do, adding "I can't really do anything".
She was silent for a few more seconds, but then she got an idea, it might not be the greatest, But it was the best she could come up with "Hey. If you feel like it, I could introduce you to my friends, they know alot more about this than I do, and it would be nice to have least one normal friend" Michelle offered, joking at the end.
Matthew, getting what Michelle was going for replied "Oh! Well, yeah! we could meet up sometime to talk and stuff".
Michelle, happy to have calmed Matthew and to have gained his trust, and Matthew, Glad that he wasn't going to die and had even had made somewhat of a new friend. Both shook each other's hands.
"I guess I'll see you soon?" She asked as she turned to head down the hallway.
"Yeah! Maybe the cafe? Or maybe that Theatre or the local park down the street?" Matthew answered.
"Okay! Bye!" She replied as she walked down the hallway.
"Bye!" Matthew replied back as he
In fact, Matthew was so glad about Michelle, That for the first time in a while, he had forgotten about the footage, the monster he had unleashed upon the world.
