Disclaimer: Chapter 1
AN- Shout out to my friend Jess, who helped me tremendously with the last chapter! Love ya! And now… to the story.
Ruth made sure the monster had left the hallway before she ran into her room and wedged a chair under the doorknob so that, thing couldn't get in.
She had not been expecting a hideous monster to be under the cloak. She was so afraid that thing would break through the door and eat her.
It called itself "Lane", but she couldn't trust that. She couldn't trust anyone; they would all break and bend her. Uncle Lee had already succeeded in doing that.
And Lane… god he looked horrible! A cross between a bear, a panther, and a wolf. Fangs protruded from a mouth that resembled a gash in between a huge snout, and ice blue eyes. She was shocked that a semi-normal voice could even come out of the thing.
Ruth threw her pajamas on, and crawled into bed. She threw glances at the door, but finally fell asleep.
She woke up later on in the night; something was touching her face and hair. She thought it was an insect, and tried to bat it away. But it kept on doing it. Finally she smacked the thing, and realized it was someone's hand.
Ruth shot up in bed and scurried for the other side furthest from the hand. The room was pitch black, but she could make out another person's breathing from the silence.
She reached for her flashlight she had kept on the headboard, and found it to be missing.
"Who's there?" She asked, scooting too far and falling off the bed.
The mysterious person rushed over to where she lay on the floor, and helped her to her feet.
She realized that it was a male person, which made her go into panic mode.
"Ruth, calm down! I'm not going to hurt you!" He said, holding her tightly against him.
"How do you know my name?" She asked, struggling even more. He was too strong for her, and soon she was sagging against his chest.
"Please don't hurt me." She whispered quietly.
"Why would I do that? Trust me, Ruth, you're safe."
"How can I trust you if I don't know who the hell you are?" She said, preparing to bite him if necessary.
"I cant tell you who I am Ruth. You're suppose to figure it out." He answered, resting his chin on her head.
"Oh like that's an answer! Let… me… go…!" She bit down on his arm, and managed to get to the door, only to find it locked.
"BLOODY HELL!" she screamed, pounding on the door.
"Stop it Ruth, you'll wake up everyone, just go back to sleep." He said, guiding her gently back to the bed. As gently as he could, considering Ruth was putting up a pretty good fight.
But finally, she was laying back in bed. And he was sitting on the side, stroking her face and hair.
"Remember… nothing is as it seems." He said.
"What the hell does that mean?" Ruth asked sleepily. But sleep won over consciousness, and she was out within a minute.