"Gah!" my eyes flew open I had fallen asleep on the floor! 'Did I faint or something?' the thought echoed through my mind I looked out the window it was the afternoon and my stomach was grumbling. I shrugged and went down stairs and found the kitchen after searching for 1 minute the kitchen seemed to be fully installed with its machines and its food. I grinned opening the fridge "Woah emo don't smile so wide your mouth might split!" I growled my brother is so good at sneaking up behind me, I turned around "Why are you following me around Daniel do you have nothing better to do?" I said in sweetly. I turned back and grabbed chocolate and some apples with a triumphant smile I shut the fridge door and ran to my room. 'Go into the woods' my mind whispered 'discover a hide out or something, come on! You will be back by night fall!' it whispered desperately "Well I do have enough apples" I murmured to myself "Why not?" I shrugged and got my trusty black backpack and stacked it with the necessary items for my trip. The adventurous and dare-devilish side of me kicked in I looked out of my window a perfect drainpipe was placed next to my window I gave it a dark smile before leaping onto it and sliding down to the ground. I sighed and made my way towards the misty woods it smelt of wild things my heart leapt at the adrenalin that coursed through my veins, I have always sneaked out wherever I lived. I even found a secret place at my last house which was next to the ocean. "Iris Manson, you are too bad for your own dirty black socks" I murmur to myself with a hint of dark laughter. My parents never usually mind me sneaking out as long as it wasn't after dark but I don't think they would like me going adventuring now.
I didn't much care, I have reached the edge of the forest and my heart is racing faster than ever. I took my step in and peered into the misty world beyond me. Beauty lay before me untouched by man the romantic green pines that raised high above your eyes, the forest seemed to breathe through me. I felt safe and at home here I ran into the forest not caring if I get lost I want to get lost! I want to run forever alone with no one to judge me but the ferns below my feet. I found a stream falling through what seems to be the middle of the forest it was too wide to jump over but yet too deep to walk over I walked along it touching the trees as I walked. I was in the most blissful world I found a tree that had fallen over the stream, it was a young tree but sturdy enough to walk over so I began to cross then I saw a pale figure in the corner of my eye I turned but it seemed to go deeper in the forest I silently crossed and followed it. It stopped and I stopped the pale thing was a boy probably my age! Brown waves of hair flowing like the forest's stream and his face... Well it was impeccably handsome emerald eyes and pale skin almost white. He looked back at me and cocked his head sideways "Hey" I murmur and almost regretted it as soon as it slipped out of my mouth. "My name is Iris Manson, I am new here I was just adventuring this beautiful forest!" I exclaimed and almost groaned at my idiocy. He stared even more intensely at my face "You think this place is beautiful?" He said emphasising the word beautiful as if it were a lie. "Well don't you?" I asked looking around me the light seeping through the trees "This is called The Black Forest for a reason Iris, you should being seeing black murk and dead trees." He said dangerously I looked at him in shock and couldn't help but wonder, why he was saying such awful things about the forest. "But look at the golden light and the trees! I mean look at their green beauty it's like they were carved out of jade!" I exclaimed and blushed at the sudden outburst he looked at me curiously "You should be scared of me! What do you see? Anything peculiar about me at all like no face? Or tentacles expanding out of my back?" he questioned sternly. "No, you're just impeccably pale and slightly taller than average. Why wouldn't you have a face and I don't see any tentacles anywhere? If you wanted to know you have brown hair and green eyes you kind of resemble the beauty of the forest." Then I paused "I mean... Aha... I mean... Oh sorry for the last bit" I said laughing nervously.
His eyes widened "This is impossible!" he exclaimed I cocked my head with disbelief "Why wouldn't I see? Why is this impossible? And sorry I didn't hear your name or introduction!" I said in complete confusion. "Follow me" he said grabbing my hand I could feel tingles of utter pleasure and fright mixed into a indescribable combo I couldn't help putting a wide smile on my face. I saw a beautiful wooden cottage in front of me with light seeming to erupt from it "What do you see?" he murmured not letting go of my hand "A beautiful cottage" I replied he turned to me "Iris... What are you?" he murmured looking at me up and down "Well I am human obviously but probably the most ignored and looked down on human being." He looked into my eyes "and why is that?" he murmured I looked away "I am what you call an emo... Stereotypically scary and are the most sinful existence." He looked bobbed his head to meet my gaze "You don't look scary I would say more pretty than scary." He said shyly a blush spread through my cheeks then the questions suddenly shouted in my brain 'Does he like you? Do you like him? Who is he? What's his name? Why does he think he is faceless? What did he say about those tentacles? What is going on?!' my mind was lost in an oblivion of questions. He looked at me more intensely "You want to know who I am I suppose before I give you compliments?" he said with uncertainty in his voice I nodded a reply. "Ever heard the legend of Slenderman?" I shook my head, I am having a feeling he is going to tell a story that I will never forget.