Hello, everyone! Time for yet another wonderful chapter of this Halloween story. This time, it's Willow's turn, as the story she tells will be very interesting... and slightly bloody. So sit back, relax, and enjoy! Now... I wonder where MC is...
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, EXCEPT for our OC's.
Chapter 7: Weeping Willow
"This story I'm about to tell... is called, Weeping Willow..." Willow announced, as lightening flashed and thunder boomed yet again, "Ooh..." She whispered, but then took out her wand, "I've decided that I'm gonna tell my story... using magic.
Waving her wand, she formed a vision above the fireplace, as we look deep into that vision, "Once upon a night... there was the legend of a girl... who cried tears of blood..."
As we go into the vision, we she this girl (Played by Willow), was floating, as blood streamed down her cheeks from her eyes. She looked sinister, as she held a knife to her chest.
"The girl resided in a small place called Fear Town. Why was it called that? You'll find out in a little bit. Anyways, this is the place where she would go around, and kill people with the knife... and always left the blood on it..."
We see the weeping girl sneak up behind an police man, and slits his throat with the knife. She smiled at the blood, and even began to lick it a little, as the cop laid dead in his vehicle.
"So, in short. She was a murderer... but that's when our friends come in... a family moves in Fear Town, since the father has gotten a job at Royal Incorporated."
The said family (Played by the Enchancia family) are standing outside of their new home. There was the father of course, his wife, and their three children, two daughters and a son. "This must be the new home." Said the father.
"Oh Rollie, it's beautiful..." Said the mother.
The children, Sofia, Amber, and James, stared in awe at the house, It was big, and it even looked like a mansion, "I love it already, Daddy!" Amber squealed in delight.
"It looks nice for a town called Fear Town." Sofia commented.
"Yeah, you'd think this place would be more spooky." James added.
It was true though. The rest of the town looked foggy, cloudy, and overall gloomy. It's no wonder why this place would be called Fear Town. Just the mere sight of it would strike some fear into people.
That's when the family walked into the house. The inside looked pretty nice as well, with golden stairs, elegant looking furniture, and other expensive looking items.
"The house looked like a paradise to the family. But it wasn't gonna be that way for so long. After the father went to his job and the mother went to do some shopping, the children decided that they should make some friends. So they went to the park.
Sofia, Amber, and James arrive in the park, which looked just as gloomy as the rest of the town. There were barely any other kids there. Aside from a boy in green. James decided to greet him, "Hi!" He said.
The boy in green turned and smiled, "Ahoy there! I'm Peter. Welcome to Fear Town. I take it that you're new here."
Sofia nodded, as Amber walked up to him with love in her eyes, "Hi, I'm Amber. You know... you're pretty cute..."
Peter blushed, but from being a little uncomfortable, "Uh... thanks. So anyways, I guess I should so you around here."
"The boy in green decided to give the children a quick tour around the town. He told them about the town's history, it's notable people, it's attractions, and all that stuff. After that, they returned to the park... as he began to talk about a creepy tale."
"Have you guys ever heard of... the legends of Weeping Willow?" Peter asked.
The kids looked clearly confused, "Weeping Willow?" Sofia asked back.
"Yep. Legends tells that she is a girl, who cries tears of blood..."
Amber gasped in shock, "That doesn't sound very healthy."
Peter continued to speak, "It's unknown why she cries tears of blood, but what I know of her, is that she's a murderer. She goes around, sneaks up on people, and kills them with a knife, and she leaves the bloodstains on there."
Sofia and Amber started to get a little nervous about this, while James seemed interested as Peter continued, "And, it's also said, that she lives in... this... very... town."
"Okay! I wanna move back to Enchanica!" Said Amber.
"Oh come on, Amber. As if the stories real." James said to his twin, "But a scary girl who cries tears of blood sounded awesome."
"No, it sounds scary."
That's when Sofia spoke up, "Peter, has anybody ever since this Weeping Willow?"
Peter shook his head, "I sure haven't seen her. But, there have been a few murders around this town, just before you got here. So that's enough for me to believe that she may be real... but... you just never know..."
Sofia looked around, until she saw a girl... sitting on the swings... looking lonely, "Hey, look." She said to her siblings and Peter, "She looks lonely. Let's ask her if she wants to play."
The others nodded as they walked towards the girl, Sofia was the first to speak, "Hi." She greeted. "Do you wanna play with us?"
The girl then turned to them with a sick grin, "Play... play... WITH ME!"
She then stood up as blood poured from her eyes and down her face, and she was holding a knife. The others screamed in terror as they ran away from the park, trying to get away from this knife crazy girl.
They continued to run, until Sofia, Amber, and James made it back to their home. Peter was with them, breathing heavily, "That... that was Weeping Willow... I know it!"
"Are you sure?" Amber asked.
"Did you not see the blood on her face? That was definitely her." James replied.
"Maybe we were just seeing things.." Sofia suggested.
"I doubt it." Peter said to her. "She had to be the real deal."
"To be truthful, none of them were absolutely sure if that really was Weeping Willow. After Peter has left, and the parents returned, the kids told them all about Weeping Willow."
"Well, I've never heard of that tale, but I'm sure it's just a myth." Said the father.
"Maybe you three were just seeing things." The mother added.
"That's what I thought..." Sofia replied.
"But now I'm scared, Daddy." Amber whimpered, "What if she's real?"
The father smiled, "Now, don't worry. I'm sure it's just a myth like I said. These things may seem real, but they're not. Now, why don't you three get ready for bed?"
"The children were still unsure, but they decided to take their father's word for it as they got ready for bed. But little did they know, is that all three of them would have a most momentous night..."
Back in the bedroom, Sofia's bedroom to be exact, she was currently polishing her amulet before bedtime. Though right now she does feel a bit distracted from the mind, due to this Weeping Willow story. Was it truly a true tale, or was it just a myth like her father said? She didn't know for sure, but she had a slight intention to find out.
Suddenly, she heard some sort of giggling... where was it coming from?
"Uh... hello... who's there?" She asked.
The giggling stopped, but Sofia could see shadow out of the corner of her eye. She turned in that direction, just to see the shadow of someone run out of her room, "Hey!" She called softly. But the figure was long gone. Curious, Sofia slipped out of bed, and walked out of her room. She looked down the hall, but didn't see anybody at all.
"Hello?"
Nothing at all. Now, something was definitely up, and now Sofia decided to investigate. So being ever so quiet like a mice, she cautiously tip toed down the dark hall, looking all around her.
Meanwhile, with Amber, she was busy combing her hair, looking in the mirror. After meeting Peter today, she wanted to make a good impression, and look her best for him, "Oh, Peter is going to love me..." She whispered to herself, smiling at her reflection.
"Will you play with me...?"
Suddenly, a chilling voice sliced through the air, and it brought chills to Amber's spine as she looked around, "Who's there...?" She asked timidly. No answer. The blonde shrugged as she continued to comb her hair. For a minute there, she thought she was hearing things.
That's when she heard giggling, followed by, "Why won't you play with me...?"
Amber began to whimper as she backed away, "James, if that's you, this isn't funny! Come out!"
Just then, she caught a shadow running off, as she shrieked and whipped around, to see the shadow run out of her room. Cautiously, Amber slowly made her way to the doorway, and peeked outside... "H-H-Hello-"
At that moment, a shadow popped up in front of Amber, causing her to scream, before the figure placed her hand over her mouth, "Quiet, Amber! It's only me!"
A light when on, and the blonde realized that it was only her sister. Amber frowned, "Sofia! Not funny. I thought you were the Weeping Willow!"
"Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. But I saw a shadow in my room, and heard giggling, so I decided to investigate."
"Well, I heard someone asking me if I wanted to play with them, and saw a shadow too. Sofia, I'm scared. I think we should get Daddy."
Sofia shook her head, "Mom and Dad are already asleep. I'd hate to wake them up. But let's find James. Maybe he's seen something." With that, both sisters walked down the hall, on the way to their brothers room. Speaking of James, he was already fast asleep. But something was sneaking up on him... something sinister...
"Play with me..."
But the boy only turned over as he muttered in his sleep, "You don't scare me, Weeping Willow..."
A shadowed figure walked up to his bed, holding a knife that shined in the moonlight from the window. Most of it was covered in blood, as the figure giggled, "Play with me... please..."
That's when James was awakened by the voice, as he opened his eyes... only to see a girl with blood on her face, smiling like a maniac, "PLAY WITH ME!" She screamed
James yelled out as he fell out of bed. Once he recovered, he noticed that the girl was gone. At that moment, Sofia and Amber walked in, "James, are you okay?" Sofia asked in concern.
"I think I saw Weeping Willow..." Was James' reply.
Amber was now even more scared than ever, "She's in our house! We have to get out of here!"
"But what can we do?" Sofia asked, "I don't think we can get rid of her."
"Or maybe we can." James replied. "We could always said a trap for her."
Now that was good thinking right there. James could always come up with some bizarre, yet brilliant plans.
"So, with James' idea, the children went to the living room, and set up a simple trap for Weeping Willow. It was kinda like a mouse trap, only less deadly."
By this time, James quickly explained his plan, "We'll use the dolls as bait, and when she comes by, we trap her in the net."
"That's a very interesting plan, James." Amber said.
"But are you sure it'll work?" Sofia asked.
"Sure I'm sure." He smiled, "This is my most brilliant plan."
With that, they made the final touches on the trap, and then hide behind a couch to wait for Weeping Willow to arrive. They waited... and waited... and waited... until a full hour went by... and they were still waiting...
"They waited for the longest time... but she didn't seem to show up at all..."
Soon Amber began to grow impatient as she said, "This is ridiculous. She's never going to show up. Obviously, she left."
"Well, if she left, then that's means we're free." James replied.
However, Sofia was very unsure about this. Something seemed fishy. She looked at the trap again, and noticed that something was different, "Hey, James. Didn't you put five dolls on the net?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Because I only see four."
Four?
James looked at the trap, and gasped. There were only four dolls. But... he had just put five up there. Then that must mean...
"Will you play with me?"
Suddenly, Weeping Willow popped up behind them as they screamed. How could she have avoided that trap so easily? The three kids backed away from her, as Amber picked up a vase, "Stay back!"
Willow frowned, "But... I only want to play with you."
"We're not playing any rough games with you!"
With that, the kids took off running, but Weeping Willow was not far behind as she gave chase. "Okay! Now I think is a good time to get Mom and Dad!" James said. The girls agreed as they dashed into their parents, "Mom! Dad! We saw-"
"But something was not right... at all..."
Something was very different about their they got a closer look... what they saw horrified them. Their throats were slit open... blood pouring out everywhere... and their eyes had rolled to the back of their heads forever.
Sofia, Amber, and James all backed away in horror, "She's... she's got them..." Sofia whispered.
And just when it couldn't get any worse, Willow popped again, "Can we play now?" She asked. But surprisingly, James had a look of fury on his face, as she continued to talk, "And I have the perfect game in mine."
She reached behind her back... and pulled out a ball, "Wanna play basketball, or soccer? Maybe even hide and seek."
That's when something made sense to Sofia, "Wait... you just want to play a game with us?" She asked.
Willow nodded, "Yes... no one ever plays with me... and I alway feel lonely..." She replied, as blood tears streamed down her cheeks, although Sofia and Amber finally seem to understand, James on the other hand was still furious.
"I never meant to kill your parents. It's the only way I to unleash my frustrations when people don't want to play with me... I'm so sorry..."
James then slowly started to understand.
"As it turns out. Weeping Willow wasn't a murderer at all... she was just a lonely girl with nobody to play with..."
But because of this.. their parents were gone forever. "Is there anyway we can save our parents...?"
Willow smiled, "If you play with me..."
Was that all they had to do?
"That's all they had to do. They played all sorts of games that night. Hide and seek, Tic Tac Toe, Freeze Dance. They made Willow's dreams come true... later that morning..."
The three kids were all on the floor, sleeping. Just as their parents woke up, and saw them, much to their surprise. But they just smiled as they picked up the kids and carried them upstairs. Apparently they couldn't remember what happened involving them getting killed earlier.
Little did they know, was that Willow was watching from the window. She was crying again... but this time... she was crying of joy... and the tears... were real tears...
"Thank you..." She whispered. "Thank you so much..."
We then go back out to the real world, as Willow concluded her story, "And from that day on... the Weeping Willow... was a happy Willow..."
Everyone applauded Willow for her story as Sofia replied, "That was a great story, I loved the setting."
"Thanks, Sofia."
That was when Peter spoke up, "Yeah, it wasn't that bad. Though I'm not sure if it wasn't that scary at all either." He then floated towards the fireplace.
"But for my story, it's bound to put out some scares for sure."
(I look at my watch)
Where in the world is MC?
MC: *Runs In* Sorry I'm late.. Got sidetracked.
That's okay. Let's just conclude this chapter. So, next time, it's Peter's story.
MC: Yes I know.
And while we figure out how to get out of this forest, we hope you guys enjoyed this chapter.
(MC then spots some wolves)
MC: Uh Nellie..
What-Oh... uh, read and review, please. Thank you!
