Chapter 10

*Emily's POV*

After I took my meds I ran into my room and saw Jack standing there waiting for me with a huge smile on his face.

"Jack!" I shouted as I ran and hugged him.

"How are you feeling today?" He asked me as I looked at him with a bright smile.

"I'm feeling better. I'm glad you came." I told him.

"So your aunt is here?" He asked me.

"Yeah. Auntie May is daddy's older sister. She's going on vacation and asked to watch me today. Daddy needed to work. I don't want him missing more work because of me." I said as he patted my head.

"As long as your aunt is nice to you." He said as I hugged him tighter.

"Can we play? I miss playing with you." I asked and told him as he laughed and smiled at me.

"Of course lollipop! How about we play candy-land again?" He asked me as I smiled at him.

"Sure!" I perked up as I ran to my closet and grabbed the game. We then set it up and began playing.

"That reminds me. Where did you get that nutcracker? And when did you get your bear back?" He asked me suddenly. I tensed up. I didn't like lying but I promised not to tell.

"Well. I promised not to tell. Please don't get mad." I said as he looked at me.

"I met another friend named Jason. Jason the Toymaker. He said you two are friends. I don't like lying but I hate to break promises. Please don't be mad. He told me he gave me your box so I wouldn't be alone. He said he would watch me sometimes because of my old friend Angelica. He also warned me of the dangers yet to come. I'm not sure what that means though." I told him as he then looked at me with a straight face. Is he mad at me?

"Please don't be mad." I whispered as he then slowly smiled.

"What else has Jason said?" He asked me in a creepy way. He didn't seem mad.

"He said to use the nutcracker to help me when your not here and that you two are friends. He says your mad at him and he said he doesn't blame you. He also told me you two have known each other for 100 years. He said he was older than you and you were over 200 years old. I had no idea you were around for that long. You must've seen a lot." I said to him as he suddenly ruffled my hair.

"Did he say what kind of dangers?" He asked me. I shook my head no.

"That's all right. Was he here today?" He asked me as I nodded yes.

"He came over to check on me. He also did my hair." I said with a smile as I mentioned my hair. He looked at my hair and just smiled.

"That's nice. I have another question for you." He said as I took my turn in the game.

"Okay." I said as Jack took his turn.

"How would you like to see a friend of mine?" He asked me.

"What kind of friend?" I asked him out of curiosity.

"Well. You could say he's a doctor of sorts. He looks at organs in the body." He told me.

"Is he a killer like you?" I suddenly asked him. He started laughing hysterically.

"Yeah. He is. He eats the organs for food. Don't worry. He won't hurt you. Not while I'm there. I just want him to look at your heart. I want to help you get better." He told me as I frowned and looked down.

"Jack." I whispered in sadness.

"Are you really dieing?" He asked me in a low voice. I nodded my head yes.

"I didn't have long to live. The doctor said something my life has helped me. When I mentioned my friend Jack, you without the laughing part, it seemed like that was it. I think they think your imaginary though. Also Jason told me mommy's poisoning my oatmeal and has for a while. I don't know why though." I said as I looked up to see Jack frowning and twitching lightly.

"Jack?" I asked him.

"How can a mother do that? How can she poison a sweet girl like you? It's unnatural!" He suddenly yelled making me jump back a bit. I could feel tears welling up as he stopped and looked at me.

"I'm sorry lollipop. I didn't mean to yell." He said as he reached over, grabbed me, and pulled me in for a hug.

"I don't like it when your mad." I said as I sniffled a bit.

"I'm sorry. I'll try not to yell around you anymore. I wasn't yelling at you. It's just hard to believe that your mommy hates you. Even I don't understand it. At least your daddy loves you. And you know what?" He asked me as I looked at him.

"I do too. Your my little lollipop. That'll never change. I'll make sure you have a nice birthday. I'll make sure to help you. You're my little sister in a way." He said as he held me closer.

"Can I call you Big Brother then?" I asked him. He started laughing.

"Of course you can." He told me with a toothy grin as I smiled back at him.

"Okay!" I said as we finished our game.

"Emily! Cookies are ready!" I heard Auntie May call.

"I'll be right there!" I yelled back.

"I'll be back up later Big Brother. I'll bring you a cookie we made." I told him as he smiled.

"I'm sure whatever kind of cookie you made would be sweet." He said as I giggled. He let me leave the room and I ran down the stairs to see Auntie May. We ate cookies and played a bit before mommy and daddy came home. I hugged Auntie May and wished her luck on her trip. I ran into the kitchen and grabbed a small plate of cookies I saved for Jack before running up the stairs to find him looking around my room.

"Big Brother?" I questioned as he looked at me and smiled.

"What's wrong?" I asked him.

"Nothing lollipop. I thought I heard something was all." He told me as I smiled at him.

"I saved you a plate." I told him as I gave them the cookies.

"Oh! They look yummy. What kind?" He asked me as he ate one.

"Double chocolate chip peanut butter cookies." I told him as his smile grew wider.

"Mm. So~ good!~" He said in a long musical way as he ate the rest up.

"I'm glad you like them!" I said as he then swooped me up in a hug.

"Like them? I love them!" He told me as I giggled.

"Big Brother? Do you still want me to see your friend?" I asked him. He looked down at me and nodded his head.

"Big Brother. I need to tell you something." I told him as he looked at me.

"What's wrong?" He asked me.

"I need a new heart. I can't get one small enough for me though. And even so there is a wait list and it's a long wait." I told him as he looked at me.

"If it's a new heart then we can get you one." He told me as I shook my head no.

"The heart needs to be a child's heart. My size and blood type. I couldn't. I don't want you or your friend to kill a child for me. I couldn't ask that. Plus they need my same blood type and something about iron. Either way it might not help." I said as he looked at me. Then we heard a knock.

"Emily?" I heard daddy ask. He then started to open the door. Faster than I could blink Big Brother put me down and teleported away just as the door opened up completely.

"Hey kiddo. You feel better?" He asked me as I nodded my head.

"Mommy made oatmeal for you." He said as he put it down.

"Daddy? Is mommy poisoning me?" I suddenly asked him.

"What? Why would you ask that?" He asked me. I couldn't tell him about Jason.

"My other friend thinks mommy is poisoning me with the oatmeal." I said as he looked at me funny.

"Who's your friend? Jack?" He asked me.

"No. My other friend Jason. I don't know though." I said as daddy looked at me.

"I don't think mommy would do that." He said as he ruffled my hair.

"If your not hungry then just don't eat it alright? I'll be back in a little while." He said as I nodded. Once he left Big brother walked out of my closet.

"He thinks you two aren't real." I said as Big brother suddenly picked up the bowl.

"I can have my friend look at him and see. I'll be back in a while." He said as I nodded my head. He left and I decided to get ready for bed. Once I was dressed I went back into my room just as daddy came in.

"You ready for bed kiddo?" He asked as I nodded my head. He tucked me into bed and read me a story. I looked over and saw mommy looking at me from the doorway.

"Mommy?" I asked as daddy stopped and looked at her.

"Arnold. You got a call from work. They need you as soon as possible." She said as daddy sighed.

"Listen kiddo. Daddy has to leave for a little while. I'll be back later tonight or in the morning though." He told me as I looked at him with sad eyes.

"Alright daddy." I said as I hugged him.

"I love you." I told him as he smiled and hugged me.

"I love you too." He told me as then let go of me and tucked me in. He went to mommy and they both shut my door. I soon fell asleep.

* LJ's POV*

I teleported to EJ's and was now behind him.

"EJ." I said as he jumped and dropped a kidney he was eating.

"Damn it LJ! I told you not to do that!" He yelled at me as I dropped the oatmeal in front of him and pointed to it.

"Test this. Jason told Emily that it's poisoned and I want to know if it's true or not." I told him as he picked up the kidney and stared at me.

"What? LJ you want me to what? For a little girl? Your crazy." He stated as he then saw the look on my face. He sighed and agreed. As he was testing it he started talking.

"You must care for this girl to do this. Is she a lover?" he asked me. Now I was confused.

"Lover? I don't know what that is or means. She's like Sally to me. She's like a little sister to me. To be honest I don't think I could kill her. Even if she's fine with it." I told him with a sigh.

"Wait? She's okay with you going to kill her?" He asked

"Yeah. It's a long story. Short end her babysitter's boyfriend tried to rape her and I killed him and the sitter. She was scared and asked if I would kill her. When I told her yes she said that's fine." I explained.

"She's brave. Either that or crazy." He said the last part under his breath.

"She's not crazy! She's an angel!" I said as I lost my temper a bit.

"Calm down. I meant nothing bad but." He said as his beaker went from white to a weird blue color.

"What?" I asked him.

"Jason's right. The oatmeal is poisoned. With cleaning liquids. If she's been eating this for a long enough time then that could be why her heart turned weak. It's killing her slowly." He told me.

"So if she stops eating it she'll get better?" I asked him.

"Not all the way. She'll live a little longer but not by much. She'll still die." He told me. He looked at me as I suddenly held my hand over my heart and frowned.

"LJ?" He asked me.

"I don't want her to die." I whispered.

"You are a fool. Slenderman's going to find out. When he does." He started.

"I already did." We both froze and looked over to see the tall man himself.

"You've gone soft Laughing Jack." He said as I shuddered.

"Leave Emily alone. EJ was helping me. I made him." I yelled at him as he chuckled.

"You need to kill her." He told me.

"No! Isn't there another way?" I yelled at him.

"It won't matter. I believe Other Mother is near her. If she is then you can not save her." He told me as I went wide eyed.

"Emily." I whispered as I teleported away fast before Slenderman's tentacles could get me. I'll deal with him and EJ late

*Emily's POV*

I was having a nice sleep but then I awoke to mommy's voice.

"Emily! Emily!" I heard as my eyes fluttered open. I looked around and looked around my dark room.

"Emily." I heard again. I got up out of bed and went to my door. I opened it and looked outside my room to see no one was there.

"Emily! Come down stairs! I need to talk to you!" I heard mommy say.

~Why does she want me down stairs?~ I thought as I walked out my room and headed to the stairs.

"Emily! Emily mommy wants to see you! Emily! Come down stairs!" I heard mommy say as I went past mommy's and daddy's room and got closer to the stairs when I felt hands grab me and pull me in my now open parent's room before it was closed and a hand was over my mouth and me being held in the corner of the room.

Haha! My 1st cliffhanger! Now you must suffer! who pulled her into the room? Why did her mother want to see her downstairs? Find out next time loyal readers!