Rarity

The tall faceless man stood in the distance as he watched her. As always the child seemed completely oblivious to his presence as she played among the trees. Slenderman preferred it this way. Humans, though untrustworthy, were such curious creatures. In many ways they didn't seem that different from his kind, though in many more they were like an alien species. Or perhaps it was him that was the alien, as some humans who had got wind of him theorized. The thought was rather amusing but, as long as it kept people from believing he was nothing more than fiction created by some guy on what humans called the 'internet' he didn't mind.

Human children were the most curious. Though he had come across some who were rotten most had an innocence to them that reminded him of his youngest brother. The children did not deserve his hatred and one could say he even had a soft spot for them. They are who Slenderman enjoyed watching the most. Sometimes he'd even 'kidnap' them when he discovered they came from an abusive family. He never hurt the child; even if they did turn out they were rotten little monsters. Scaring them was different but otherwise, Slenderman often simply just took the child to a new location; to a family that would treat them well.

The girl he was watching now was different. Something one only came across once in a blue moon; like a rare breed of flower. At first Slenderman wasn't sure what kept him coming back to watch the little six year old play. She was home schooled, had few to no friends and seemed almost nervous around others; all things he had come across before. The girl even had loving, if not a little overprotective, parents. So what about her kept him so intrigued? Well, come his third visit he had an answer to that; she had powers.

He didn't know how or why, but the little girl had the anomalous abilities to communicate with animals and control plant life. To say this only perked Slenderman's interest even stronger would be an understatement. Just who was this rare little flower? He didn't know, but he wanted to; and today was the day he was going to find out. He was going to reveal himself to her.