last time

And so she decided she'd just go there at night. there probably wasn't a ghost anyway, so what was there to worry about?

It was midnight. The moon was shining high above the trees that lined the school. The school looked even more eerie than it did when it was day time. The wind picked up, causing the brown hair of the girl to fly in the wind. Mandy, the girl who was on the point of entering the building, was accompanied by 3 other girls. The group of 4 people stood outside the entrance of the dark school that was supposedly haunted. ''well... go on'' once of the blond girls said. She tried not to show it, but she shivered. She didn't think the school she knew so well could look so haunted. She thought the rumors were a fluke, but now she was actually starting to believe them.

Mandy looked up at the building. She wore casual clothing consisting of a brown t-shirt, a thick brown vest and jeans. Her blue eyes closed as she took a deep breath. She too could feel a small spark of fear in her heart. She didn't want to enter, but she had to. She had to show that she didn't fear anything. She was tough, and she'd show them all how tough she could be. Maybe this was her chance to become a little more popular.

With that thought in mind she opened the door. The door opened with a loud creak of protest. Did it always make that sound? A shiver ran up Mandy's spine as she thought about it. She swallowed the lump in her throat that had started to form. She looked back, only to see that the other 3 had backed away and stood a good distance away. The girl took another deep breath before closing the door behind her with a soft bang. The condition was that she stayed inside for at least an hour. If she managed that, she'd have proven that she was tough and that there was no such thing as a ghost.

Now that she stood there, she had second thoughts about this 'quest'. Did she really want to do this? She had a bad feeling crawling up in her stomach. One that would make you cringe and turn right around. but Mandy decided to stay. Be it either because of stubbornness or the fact that she didn't want to be called a coward or chicken. She could hear a small voice in the back of her head tell her to go deeper. And so, she swallowed her fear and headed down the halls.

The halls looked even worse than she imagined. All classrooms were dark, and she could swear she could see something move in some of them. She told herself that she was just imagining it. After all, ghosts did not exist, and so she refused to turn back. She was already in too deep anyway.

Again that voice in the back of her head told her something. ''don't be a pussy'' it said in a taunting tone. Mandy shook her head. She must be going crazy. Maybe it was her own consciousness telling her not to back off, because the urge to turn tail and run out screaming was very tempting

Suddenly, she could hear something in the distance. It sounded like the wind. She turned around to see what it was but she was only met with harsh wind. Her hair whipped around her and she had to narrow her eyes so it wouldn't hurt. Even with her eyes narrowed, she could see something move in the distance. At the end of the hall, she swore she saw a small glimmer, a reflection of something shiny. She shivered at the thought. Surely that must've been the reflection of the moon on a window or something of the like. But she couldn't keep the thoughts away of the possibility that it might have been something else. A terrified shiver ran up her spine. In her fear she practically ran into one of the nearby classrooms and hid in the corner. There she sat down and closed her eyes.

Alright. deep breaths.

In.

Out.

In.

Out.

Thump...

Thump...

Thump...

Mandy knew that could not be the sound of her raging heartbeat. Her breath got stuck in her throat as she realized what the sound was. Footsteps...

Thump...

Thump...

Thump...

they sounded like something big and they were getting closer. Her calm heart started raging once more and her eyes widened. Her mind started to race, questions racing in her mind like a train. Who else could be here at this hour? It definitely didn't sound like a ghost. And what was that weird scraping sound she heard? It sounded like metal was scraping against the wall.

She looked frantically around the classroom. Almost the entire hallway was surrounded by windows, so she could look out what was going on in the hall. But she wished she didn't. The footsteps were incredibly close. But as they did get closer they slowed down. Finally, they seemed to stop nearby. She could tell it was in the hall, just out of her sight. ''stop shivering'' that little voice said in the back of her head. She wanted to listen to it, but she just couldn't. She didn't know who or what was in the hall, and she'd rather not know. She'd rather have it leave.

After a few moments of silence the footsteps sounded again. 1 footstep. 2 footsteps. 3 footsteps. And then she could see what it was. It was dark, so she couldn't see much. But it was standing in the hall, and she could see it through the window. Her breath got stuck in her throat in fear as she laid eyes on it. It was definitely not human, judging by it's enormous size. It was hunched over and the hump on his back looked enormous. She couldn't see much for the windows were high off the ground so she could only see the upper part of it's body.

It stopped again. Mandy closed her eyes out of fear. She was afraid what'd happen if it saw her. It looked like something that would eat her up alive. She could hear it breathe. It was loud and ragged, as if he had trouble breathing. Finally, she could hear it's footsteps again as it walked away. Opening her eyes she could see it disappear further into the hall. Knowing that she was safe, she let out the breath that she was holding. She pushed herself more into the corner. So there was a monster here. She had to leave! ''stay and fight!'' the voice demanded. But she shook her head violently. She definitely did not want to stay. She'd definitely be eaten alive. no, she had to get out at all cost.

She stood up shakily. Due to the fear her arms felt like jelly, so she used the wall for support. She closed her eyes to try and calm down her heart.

''I've found you''

Her eyes snapped open only to be met with 2 red ones. She let out a loud yelp. How did it find her?! How didn't she hear it?!

''I will take pleasure in eating you''

She screamed. It opened it's big mouth, the stench of flesh meeting her nostrils. This was what she feared. How did it find her? she did not know. But she did know that it was the end.

Or at least she thought

She felt herself move, but she did not do it on her own. In a flash she was behind the creature. From her new position she could see that it had wings on it's back, much like the ones you'd see on a bug. another shiver ran up her spine, but this one was because the wind carried by her bare skin. Wait a minute... she looked down and saw that her clothes had changed. She was now wearing long black leather pants, tons of small kunai lining her waist. Her top was short and with an open belly. She also noted that she held 2 short swords in her hand. ''what in the world...''

But she didn't have time to think about what this was all about. The creature turned around, and it looked angry. Drool was dripping down from it's mouth. ''well well well. What a surprise'' it said. as it studied her. ''I have come to take your head, fool'' Why did Mandy say that?! it just popped out of her mouth before she realized it! Why did she have to be so damn reckless?!

''quite the mouth for a girl'' it said. Mandy growled at this. The beast suddenly disappeared right in front of her eyes. She gasped and took a few steps back, when she bumped into something. Instead of looking behind her to see what it was, she jumped forward in a roll, and barely managed to avoid the large claws the creature held. Since when did she become so agile? What has happened?! so many questions left unanswered. ''Just leave this to me, pipsqueak'' Mandy, or more like Mandy's mouth, said.

Mandy was offended, but she dismissed that thought when the creature charged again. She jumped up to avoid it's claws, and she drew one of her blades and embedded it in it's neck. The creature screamed out in pain as it took a few steps back from her. Black blood oozed out of the wound. It growled as it looked down at her.

This time she made the move. She appeared behind him, drawing another one of her blades. She wanted to strike at him while his back was turned, but the creature turned around lightning fast and struck her instead. She jumped away just in time so she wouldn't get pierced by it's claws. Instead, she only scratched her arm. The wound was still deep, and it was bleeding heavily. This would really slow them down.

She clutched her arm and winced. ''What the hell is going on?'' she asked herself in her head, as she couldn't get herself to talk. ''I told you to stay quiet'' her mouth said.

The creature moved in again, and the girl knew they wouldn't be able to move out of the way in time. She wanted to close her eyes, but couldn't and now she had to watch as the creature moved in for the kill.