Chapter 1 (Carter)
Life can be dark. My life has been past that darkness. It all started when I was 5 years old. My father was always getting drunk but one night he hit me. Not just a tap but the kind where you can see true hate when you looked in his eyes. He threw me on the ground and kicked me till I was spitting up blood. Then he made me watch him abuse my mother, he raped her and hit her and even stabbed her in the leg. He then called 911 and told them we were like that when he got home from being with a friend. This went on until my 14th birthday. My father did the usual beatings and we made the same excuses, but on my birthday that year he didn't frown at us and he didn't raise his hand to us. Instead he hugged me and kissed my mother like back before. He didn't drink that day and he was smiling the whole day. Later that night though he seemed to get this look in his eye, it wasn't anger and it wasn't hate it was sadness. He sat us down in the living room and said, "I love you girls and I can never forgive myself for all these years. I wasn't in control of myself and I certainly haven't been the perfect father. I want you to know that I'm sorry for these years to come." He got up and kissed our heads then went up to bed. We followed shortly after. I was awoken early in the morning but a crashing sound from the living room. I got up and went to look. My mom was on the ground holding her stomach, blood seeping from between her fingers. My father was standing over her with a knife.
"DAD!" I ran to my mom putting pressure on her wound. I looked up at my dad to see him raising his fist. I was hit and knocked out. When I came to, I was tied up in a chair and so was my mom. My dad walked in with the knife and pointed it at me, "I hate you and I hate your mother! I will also hate the one inside your mother." I was confused, mom looked at me crying and in pain.
"I'm pregnant." My eyes widened. Dad walked behind her, "Not anymore." He slit her throat and I froze. I couldn't do anything but watch as she bled out. My dad went to the door and looked at me.
"Tell the police that I wasn't here and say it was somebody in a black mask. If you do I'll let you live...For a little while longer at least." Dad left and didn't come back until the day after mom's funeral. I locked myself in my room and didn't come out for 2 days, so dad took it into his own hands and broke down my door screaming at me and throwing things.
~Time Skip~
That's as far as I remember. I don't remember how old I am now and I don't remember my name, What do I look like? Where am I? How did I get here? All these questions are swirling around my head. Now I'm lying here in the forest on the cold wet leaves, my face being chilled by the crisp fall breeze. I sit up and cross my legs. Something pokes out of my pocket and I pull it out. It's an article from a newspaper. It's been cut out. The picture is of a girl. I begin reading it out loud.
"18 Year Old Girl Still Missing!...18 year old Carter Moon Knight is still missing soon to be the 4th year in 2 days now. Father, Jakob Knight, is devastated having lost his wife then his daughter a week after the death of his wife, Holiday Knight. If you see this girl call 911 immediately!" I stare at the girl in the picture. She seems familiar but I can't place it just yet. I fold up the slip of paper and shove it back in my pocket. Standing up I brush the leaves and dirt from my black jeans and black shirt. I start walking. After maybe an hour the wind picks up and i pull my red jacket closer to me.
"AHHHHH!" I jump and whirl around tripping on a tree root in the process. I stand up and look around.
"HELLO!" I call.
"AHHHHH!" I run towards the screaming.
"Come on! HANG ON!" I burst through the trees to a clearing. Right there is a girl tied to a couple trees naked.
"CARTER! HELP ME!" I furrow my brow at her but run across the clearing to her as fast as possible. I untie her, take her hand, and run. The girl and I come across an old shed in the forest and run inside. I lock the door and turn around, "Carter?" I look at the girl.
"Who are you and how the HELL do you know my name!" The girl walks closer to me and I notice how cold she is, "You're cold." She looks at her arms and sees the goosebumps.
"Yeah." I avoid looking down at her chest.
"I was talking about your breasts." She covers them with her arms, "Here." I take off my red jacket and hand it to her. She looks at it and frowns, "UGH fine." I put the jacket down and yank off my black t-shirt. I pick up the jacket again and look down at my red bra.
"I like red." I put the jacket on and zip it up.
"You can have the shirt but I keep the pants." She sits on the old couch and throws up her legs on the arm of the couch, "Really?" She nods, "Okay then...Now who are you." The girl sits right and stands up.
"It's me. You know your bestest friend ever? Amara?" I purse my lips at her and sit on the couch.
"I'm tired...Keep watch?" The strange girl named Amara nods and sits in the chair. It doesn't take long before my eyes start to droop and when I blink my eyes open again to see the morning sun.
"What the hell man!" I sigh frustrated. I sit up and see Amara zonked out on the chair, "Thanks for watching then." I get up and stretch. My back cracks.
"YES!" Amara screams and jumps up waving around a stick widely, "AHH WHERE IS THE LITTLE BITCH!" I look at her face, she is literally wearing a crazy face right now.
"Um...Well I'm gonna go outside now." Amara gets out of her crazy pose and drops the stick with a smile on her face.
"YAY LET'S GO OUTSIIIIIDE!" She runs to the door and kicks it open.
"Oh great I get stuck in the woods with a freaking psychopath." I walk out the door to see Amara jumping around with my shirt around her head, "What the hell are you doing?" She stops and looks at me like I'm santa with a bag full of candy.
"I'M DANCING FOR THE GODS OF WARMTH!" I sigh and roll my eyes.
"Definitely crazy." A twig snaps in the trees and I freeze and so does Amara, the happy look on her face finally gone, "Hello?" I call out cautiously. Another twig, after a few minutes I start to walk back towards the shed. I get to the door when something grabs my arm, I whirl around and stare shocked at the thing...guy? He smiles at Amara and I notice he's wearing her clothes.
"COME TO DADDY!" He screams and runs full speed over to Amara, who screams and falls to the ground before standing and kicking the guy in the nuts.
"You stole my clothes...bitch." She reaches down and starts stripping the dark clown thing.
"I'm done!" I throw up my hands and turn away from them. After a minute I'm being hugged from behind. I would have thought it was Amara except this person hugging me was short. I jump away from the arms and yelp as I see a little girl smiling at me.
"OH MY GOD!" I bend down and pick up the girl hugging her, "YOU ARE SO FUCKING CUTE!" The girl wraps her arms around my neck and giggles.
"I'm Sally!" I pull her away smiling.
"I DON'T KNOW WHO I AM BUT YOU'RE SO DAMN CUTE!" I put the girl down then look back up at Amara who is now pulling on her shoes.
"Much better." She stretches and looks down at the now naked clown.
"You stripped me of my loveliness!" He jumps up and wraps his hands around her neck. She wraps her hands around his neck as well, only not tightly. It's more of a calming way, like you would do to a close friend or a lover. She uses her thumbs to hold his head still so he looks in her eyes.
"Shhh. It's ok LJ calm." The clown calms down and wraps his arms around her waist and hugs her to him. She kisses his cheek and he laughs really weirdly, Sally giggles and jumps up and down.
"They made up again!" I pick her up and wipe away the blood leaking from her face. I kiss her head and smile, "THE WEDDINGS BACK ON!" I look over at Amara and the smile she has on her face brings back a little memory
~FLASHBACK~
"Carter! You are so weird!" Amara laughs at me as I take the mouth opener out of my mouth and put it away.
"Thanks, I try." She rolls her eyes and waves to somebody across the lunch room, she gets up and runs towards them. I open my milk and take a sip.
"Car!" I look up to see her holding hands with a girl, "This is my sister!" I reach out my fist towards her.
"Carter." She bumps my fist with hers.
"June." I go over to Amara's house after school and we talk and drink, smoke a little. Then we decide to sneak out. We went to a party, but on the way back June got a bad feeling so we ran the rest of the way to their house. I was the first to the door so I threw it open and froze. June screamed and ran to her dead mother lying in the middle of the living room. I look over at Amara to see how she was reacting, but what scared me was the smile on her face and the insane look in her eyes.
"Amara." I whisper. Amara looks at me and puts her index finger up to her lips, "Shhh."
~FLASHBACK END~
I gasp and put down Sally. Walking back to the shed I sit on the couch putting my head in my hands.
"WHAT THE FUCK!" I scream and lie back on the couch.
"Carter? You okay?" I sit up and glare at Amara.
"No I'm not fucking okay you gave me a damn flashback!" I stand up, "WHO THE HELL HAS FUCKING FLASHBACKS ANYMORE!?" I yell and throw my hands into the air.
"Wellllll considering the fact that most of your memory is missing, it doesn't seem that weird," Amara says,"You should come back with Sally, Jack, and I," she says, pulling at the sleeve of my jacket. I jump up and smack her hand.
"The fuck you think you is bitch!" Amara glares at me and brings her arms from behind her, next thing I know I'm passed out on the floor.
~Amara~
I look at Carter lying on the ground with a little blood coming from her head.
"Opps." LJ starts laughing behind me and I giggle. Sally walks over to Carter and leans over her.
"Now can we play?" I pick up Sally and snuggle her.
"Come on, L.J. grab her and let's go, she's coming home with us," I say holding Sally close to me. I watch L.J. grab one of Carter's legs and drags her across the floor, "HEY! Be gentle." L.J. rolls his eyes and picks her up.
By the time we get home the sun is starting to set and Sally is asleep in my arms. I carefully open the door and we walk into the living room to see Jeff tackle Ben to the ground.
"I'm sorry," Ben says in between laughs.
"NO, YOU'RE NOT," Jeff yells and goes to punch him.
"EVERYONE STOP!," I yell and Sally moves in my arms but doesn't wake, Jeff and Ben look at me wide eyes,"I swear to god if you wake this kid up you are both dead where you stand," I say glaring at them, and lay Sally on the couch and lay a blanket over her. Jeff and Ben go into another room and L.J. lays Carter down on the floor. I sit on the floor next to her and move her hair from her face, "Where have you been?" I whisper. I look up as L.J. hands me a wet rag and some thread and needle. I clean the blood away and sterilize the needle then stitch it up. I sit on the couch next to the sleeping Sally and watch Ben, who is sitting on the floor next to Carter, playing a game.
"ughhhh." I jump up and lean over her smiling.
"Hellooooooo." I wave and she jumps up and away from me.
"YOU HIT ME!" I nod and purse my lips.
"You smacked my hand." Carter's mouth falls open in shock.
"What?" I ask backing away from her. She points behind me and when I turn around I see Jeff leaning on the back of the couch staring, or looking I can't tell, at Carter.
"Who the hell are you!" She screams. I smack my hand over her mouth and smile at her.
"Please shut the hell up so you don't wake my little Sally." She continues to stare at Jeff but nods her head. I let her go and she blushes, "Jeff! Stop staring at my guest!" I say glaring at him. Jeff blushes and walks away, "I'm taking Sally upstairs so you fuckers don't wake her up," I say and scoop her up in my arms. I roll my eyes and look at Carter who by the look of it is staring at Jeff's ass he walks away, "CARTER!" I yell. She blinks and looks away. Jeff jumps and looks back smirking.
"Yeah, you know you like it." he states. I roll my eyes again.
"Come on Jack, let's take Sally upstairs," I say looking down at the clown sitting on the floor next to the door. Jack gets up and smacks me on the ass, I turn and glare at him and then go up the stairs. I lay Sally down on my bed, cuddle up next to her and pull the blanket over us. I close my eyes for a few minutes, then I feel the bed dip behind me and arms wrap around my waist, I giggle, knowing exactly who it is without even looking. Jack holds me tight and I fall asleep in his arms.
~Carter~
I look at Ben and smile.
"You look somewhat normal." He smiles at me then his eyes start to bleed, "HOLY FUCKING SHIT!" I scream and run into another room only to bump into this tall creepy faceless dude wearing a suit, "AHHHH!" I turn around and start running away when something grabs me around the waist, "HELP HELLLLLP ME." A black tentacle thing wraps around my mouth cutting off my screams for help.
"Please be quiet." I stop struggling and these two people walk in. I mumble and the tall creepy man lets me go.
"Oh god. I'm dead aren't I? Ohhhhh I knew it, that weirdo killed me!" I plop onto the ground and lie on my back. The man looks down at me.
"Weirdo?" I sigh, " Yes the weirdo! The girl that I helped in the woods, the one that knocked me out and the physco bitch who apparently killed me!" I cover my eyes with my arm and let out a loud burp.
"Well that was rude." I move my arm and glare at the one named Jeff.
"Shut up crazy hoe." He laughs and blood trickles out from his mouth. Jeff walks over to the tall man.
"Slendy darlin!" He says in a southern accent.
"Jeffery." The man, Slendy?, leans down to Jeff and kisses him on the lips. I get up and brush off imaginary dirt,
"Well then If I'm not dead then why is everybody here creepy and exactly my type of man!" I hear a cough, I turn around and come face to face with this guy. He's a little taller than I am and he's got light brown hair, his eyes are like the a pretty forest green color with brownish hazel specks in them, "HOLY SHIT FUCK ME NOW!" The boy blushes and his mouth falls open.
"Ummm?" I hear a giggle and turn around seeing another boy with dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
"What you don't want to fuck me?" I give him a look, "I'm a little offended actually." He laughs and Slendy sighs.
"Carter this is Hoodie and Masky." I nod and look at the light brown haired boy, AKA the hot one.
"Please tell me your Hoodie." The boy nods and I throw my hands up, "YAS!" They all stare at me weirdly, "I'm a teenage girl surrounded by creepy hot guys don't judge me." We all turn our heads towards the stairs as Amara comes running down them screaming with a shirtless L.J following behind her.
"Guys! Guys! Look!" Amara waves something in the air while laughing and jumping around.
"Chill!" I grab her arm and take the thing from her. It was a newspaper clipping The search for 21 year old Mary Rose Woods and 18 year old Carter Moon Knight has been canceled due to the time distance from when they went missing. I scream and throw the paper down.
"ABOUT TIME!" I yell. A part of my mind knows why I'm happy about it, but the other is still confused why I'm missing. Amara giggles and jumps onto one of Slendy's tentacles and hangs upside down.
"Annnnnd guess what daddy!" She looks up at Slendy.
"DADDY! WHOA!" L.J puts his hand on my shoulder.
"I know everybody freaked out at first." Shocked, I look up at him.
"Wow you sounded almost normal." Amara jumps down and smiles pulling something from her back pocket and waves it in his face(?).
"Look daddy! I'm pregnant!" Slendy's whole face turns red and his head faces LJ's direction.
"Oh Shit." He mumbles and runs up the stairs.
"Amara, you know now that you will be expecting you can't go out killing much right." She nods.
"Of course not daddy." Amara looks down at her stomach and rubs it. She looks at me wide eyed, "WILL YOU BE THE GODMOTHER!" I nod.
"Of course you're my best friend." She squeals and leaps at me placing a big wet kiss on my mouth, then runs away laughing. I frown and wipe away her spittle.
"Gross." I feel a hand on my shoulder.
"Carter. If you will stay here you must complete the task." I look at Slendy.
"What task?" I removes his hand and leads me to the living room and sits me on the couch.
"Everybody who has joined us has killed someone, to show what they are willing to do for us, it's our "job" you could say. Do you accept the task?" I sit for a moment.
"Who would I kill?" I look at the faceless man and his face splits and a mouth forms, a tongue comes out and licks his lips(?).
"It would be whoever you choose." I look at my hands and smile.
"I accept." We both stand, "Excellent, you will go with-." I hold my hand up, "Can I go with Amara? I kinda only trust her right now." He nods.
"Of course, you leave now. It's dark enough." He holds a knife out to me, it has the word "Moon" carved into the blade, "This will be your weapon, you may have others as well. If you find one you like bring it to me and I will carve that name into it." I nod, taking the knife.
"AMARA!" I jump and smile. Amara comes running down wearing a red off the shoulder shirt and black skinny jeans with black ankle converse that say "MCR" on the side in red.
"LETS GO!" She grabs my hand and drags me outside where we run through the forest and to a car hidden by the road under some tree limbs, "You drive." I hop in the driver's seat as she gets in the passenger seat, "LETS GO KILL A BITCH BABY!" She punches the roof of the car and rolls down her window sticking her head out as we drive down the road. Amara laughs like a crazy person with her head out the window.
When I get to the neighborhood she rolls up the window again and watches as I slowly drive by the houses.
"Stop." She whispers. I stop in front of her old house and we get out, "I just want to look." We peek through the window, sitting there on the couch is a woman holding a baby next to a man, "Do you remember him?" Amara asks me. I nod and smile.
"He has his own little family now...I swore she was a lesbian though." Amara giggles.
"Yeah...My brother is all grown up now." Amara sniffles and I hug her.
"It's okay." Inside the house Matt, her brother, laughs, "Lets go now." I pull her away from the house and pull up my hood as she puts on her beanie that says "Totally Crazy," I giggle at it and link our arms together, "Do you know who we're going to kill?" I ask her. She nods and giggles. When we get to the house I go up to the door and knock with Amara behind me.
"Just a second!" I hear the man stomping around the room when finally he opens the door. He freezes, "Carter?" I nod and he starts crying, "Where have you been!" I push him back into the house and Amara follows us inside. My dad looks at me and hugs me, "I'm so sorry baby!" I rub his back.
"Where's Mark?" I ask him. Still hugging me he answers, "He's upstairs." I nod and bring my knife up and stab him in the back and he yells out and falls on the floor, "Sorry dad." I slit his throat and I watch as he bleeds out. I take out my lighter and heat up the blade. I press it to his cheek, when I pull it away the word "Moon" is imprinted on his face.
"Dad? You okay?" I look up the stairs at Mark, "Hey bub." His mouth falls open and he looks at dad, "Carter? What did you do!" He takes out a pocket knife and lunges at me.
"NO!" Amara jumps in front of me and gasps. I take my knife and stab him in the throat. I sit on the floor and put pressure on her stomach, "Take me home." I pick her up and put her in the car. Before I know it we're back at the mansion and Slendy is rushing her to the infirmary. I lie on the couch and I can hear Amara screaming and crying. I start to cry and when I do I cry myself to sleep.