While we did discuss the contents of the envelope Habit sent to Noah and Rachel, we also had a pretty good time. Noah and Rachel were pretty easy for us to get along with and we were able to make small jokes here and there.

"Okay I think, from listening to all this, I know what's really going on", I said said as it neared half nine at night.

"And that is...?", Jeff asked me.

"What's really going on, is that this is an overly complicated plan for getting chicks", I said bluntly. I kept a poker face on, but I think the way I said it got it across that it was a joke.

"Wh-what...?", Rachel asked, a faint chuckle heard in her voice as she spoke. I slowly began to grin as I explained.

"Okay so the tall guy, Mister Slim we'll call him, sees how good looking all the guys are and sees how they have good looking girls around them. In our case they are Stephanie, Jessie and of course, yours truely, and in you and Naoh's case, he has you for a roommate".

"So the tall bastard is basically jealous that all of us are friends with at least one good looking girl". Evan failed in trying to not laugh.

"Indeed. Think of it. You all have good looks, he does'nt even have a face", I nodded as I started to giggle myself.

"So I guess that's the Observer fucker's plan too, huh?", Noah questioned as he started to smile a bit.

"He's jealous that you have me for a roommate", Rachel laughed.

"And Witch is jealous of me because my good looks and red hair bring all the boys to the yard. And I think the viewers agree too", I said as I smiled.

"Why'd you say that?", Vince asked. He seemed to calm down from his laughing now as he questioned me.

"Oh, you know how some fans can be. Making their own fanfiction based on this shit. Some of it being very delicious yaoi". Was I a bit of a pervert? I would'nt say I was, but with this delicious fiction people write, how can I not enjoy it? Evan however, started to frown slightly. Oh, when he finds out what people wrote on him...

"...What?", Evan asked,

"Yeah. In fact the other day I saw this story someone wrote of you and Vince waking up in bed the morning after with a little less then half a box of condoms used", I explained without any shame.

"What?", Evan repeated as he started laughing again, taking this as a huge joke while Vince gave a nervous laugh.

"Here, let me get it on my phone", I said as I took my phone out and started to go onto the internet.

"No, that's not necessary", Vince told me, but I just grinned and asked jokenly,

"Oh, your no fun. Would it be better if I just read one of Evan and Jeff doing it then?"

"Not unless you want me to cut you", was Evan's said as he laughed. To be honest, something about his tone seemed kinda... off there for a moment, so I decided not to press that button anymore and just make Rachel and Noah embarresed.

"Oh, and there's one and you and Rach', Noah".

"We...really don't need to read any porn", Noah said quickly. I pouted a little and I could'nt help but notice how Rachel looked faintly red.

"Aw, but it's sweet".

"What Noah said", Rachel told me quickly. Still pouting, I put my phone away.

Aw well, there were always another time. About an hour later there was nothing else we could talk about so it was time to call it a night. I was sharing a room with Rachel at Vince's house. We rock, paper, scissored for the bed and I won so I was in bed while she had the sleeping bag.

"So, Rachel. What exactly do you plan to do? Y'know, for a career?", I asked when we were in our room. I wanted to make at least some small talk with her before sleepy time, and saying nothing before we slept would feel a bit awkward.

"I'm not too sure to be honest", Rachel said "I plan to get a job in a small store or something 'till I can think of what I want to do. You?"

"I'm planning to get a job at an art gallery, do some freelance painting and piano work on the side", I answered while shrugging a little. It was something I had my heart set on.

"You play piano?", Rachel asked me.

"It was my parents idea. My favourite composition is Moonlight Sonata", I replied said before I asked Rachel, "so, what exactly is you relationship with Noah?"

"He's my roommate. We were friends since we were eleven and we were going to the same college so Noah let me stay with him in his parents summer house". I looked at Rachel as she talked, and it was clear to me what she really meant.

"...Can I give you some advice?"

"Um...okay?".

"I know it may not seem like a good idea to give into your emotions with what you and Noah are going through, but if something were to happen, hypothetically speaking, don't you think you and Noah should enjoy what time you have together? I know something might happen to me, but I still wanted to be with Seth", I told Rachel. At the thought of Seth, my heart felt like it plumeted to the ground and was stomped on, but it was'nt as bad as it was in the beginning.

"I...don't understand what you mean", Rachel mumbled and I sighed in reponse. We're she and Noah that dense?

"Rach', don't play dumb with me, or yourself. Sooner or later your just going to realise you don't want to keep it to yourself. Though you probably would'nt express your interest the same way I did with Seth", I said with a small chuckle as I remembered how I first flirted with Seth.

"What did you do?"

"Well, I was talking with him, and when he was pointing his finger out I decided to tease him a little so I took his finger in my mouth for a few seconds", I told Rachel, a smile coming to my face as I remembered how red Seth looked.

"Um...yeah, I'm not doing that".

"Well, just keep my advice in mind", I told her before I yawned. "Well, night".

It felt like a few hours later when I shot up in bed and broke into a hard fit of coughing. I don't know where it came from or why, it just sort of happened. When my coughing eased I looked to where Rachel was and saw she was still asleep. Good, at least I did'nt wake her.

I took my phone out of my pocket and checked the time. It was a little past midnight.

I sighed as I put my phone away and looked out of the window near the bed. There was'nt anything worth refering to other then the night sky and such.

"You are never free...".

I sharply looked around the room. I know I heard a voice, but Rachel was still asleep, and we were the only ones here. At least, I hoped so.

"You were never free...".

"Who said that?", I demanded as I looked around. I tried to not ask too loudly since I did'nt want Rachel to panic. If I had to, I'd wake her up.

"You will always serve and be my minion..."

I flinched since I was sure I was hearing the voice in my head. Listening to it now, it sounded warped, raspy and a bit whispery, at least, that's the best way to explain it. I don't think there is an actual word for it. I stood up from bed and hesitantly looked around. I tried to keep my breathing calm but if anything it felt like it was slowly becoming more difficult.

"You can try and run... You can try and hide... But I have claimed you for my own, you are mine".

I turned around again to look in a corner and as soon as I did I fell to the ground and started coughing heavily. I felt like my body was trembling and I tried to scream when I saw the owner of the voice inside my head but, to quote Macbeth, 'amen stuck in my throat'.

The Slenderman stood in the corner, perfectly still while I could not move besides the trembling. When I tried my body did not obey me.

I slowly felt a taste of blood in my mouth, and the Slenderman then began to takes steps towards me, closer and closer, my sight feeling dimmer as distance decreased. An image flashed in my mind then. It was a sort of close up of Witch's face, though the shadows made it impossible to tell who she really was. I did however see a switchblade in her hand.

And I felt it on my skin.

I then shrieked and when it did it felt like I was waking up from a dream. I blinked and looked around. The light was still off so I turned the lamp on but when I did I noticed the cuts in my forearms, with some blood dripping to the floor. I looked away from my arms and noticed blood on the mirror, except it spelled out a message.

'Did you enjoy your TIME on this gameboard, Noah, Rachel?'

I could'nt say anything as I tried to figure out what was going on, but I was brought back to semi reality when I finally noticed banging at my door and voices which I made out to be Vince's and Noah's and possibly Rachel's.

I slowly walked over to the door and opened it.

"Claire, what the hell happened?", Vince asked as soon as the door was open, but I stayed silent and moved aside to let them in.

I was'nt sure what the others were doing when they came in. Those voices I heard in my dream, at least I think it was a dream, echoed in my mind still as I tried to make common sense of what happened.

"Claire, let me look at your arms". I looked up at Rachel who looked shaken. "My mom's a nurse and she thought me some basic stuff so we should clean your arms and bandage them".

All I could reply with was,

"Was Witch here?"

Again, sorry for this being so long. I hope this makes up for it. Also, if you could review, that'd be great. I'd love to hear what you thought of this chapter.