A/N: Hopefully this chapter will be better than the last and quite possibly move faster. I'm sure the first chapter was pretty lame. But hey every book needs some filler. Anyway. Please review unless you're gonna say something crude. PM me if you have questions or thoughts on my story. Or if you want any character ideas. Thank you and enjoy :)

Chapter 2: What am I to You...

It must have been hours since Prudence has blacked out. She woke up to the peaceful sound of birds. She was surrounded by trees and shrubs. The cold ground she laid upon was hard and somewhat damp. It took time before she realized she awoke in a forest. Her head was spinning and her stomach was nauseous. The sun peeked its glorious rays past the trees, enriching the earth with nutrients. She looked around trying to figure out what had happened. That's when she remembered her meet with... Him...

"Come, follow me..." Said a voice of what sounded like a young adult male. Prudence turned her head to see Slenderman looking down at her. She picked her encounter last night as a dream. She still believed she was dreaming. Until she felt the unbelievably warm hand of the tall man clamp onto her shoulder gently. Instantly remembering the dream she had of her childhood when she was on the swing. Her eyes focused on Slenderman as he moved in front of her-No-Glided in front of her.

"Wh-Where am I?" she asked with a shaky, quiet voice.

"The forest..." he answered. His voice sounded more human, despite the light echo in the edge of it. She stood up slowly and he gave her a few seconds to adjust herself upright. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. The temperature was nice, still cold, but nice. She felt a chill leave her body as she watched Slenderman move towards her.

"Come, before it gets any later..." urged Slenderman. His voice was calm, yet intriguing. He began walking and without hesitation, Prudence followed him. His footsteps were extremely quiet. They sounded like leaves falling to the ground. Compared to his, Prudence's footsteps sounded like a bear charging in for the kill. She was slightly embarrassed by it, but shook it off in a matter of seconds.

"Where are you taking me?" Prudence asked, still piling on questions. He didn't look back, but answered calmly.

"A safe place."

Prudence was slightly scared. She was only asking so many questions because she was confused. After all this time of constantly obsessing over Slenderman. Falling more and more desperate to meet him, she had never felt so thrilled, yet terrified at the same time. The only thing that kept her from running away was that she accomplished something she had only thought would happen in her dreams.

"What do you want me for?" She asked. Slender didn't make any hesitations. He answered plainly, yet vaguely as he did to her other questions.

"I want you to be my successor. My assistant. My proxy. My dear child, I can see that you are confused and scared, and you are only asking so many questions to mask that fear and confusion. I will only satisfy you for a few more questions..." He answered with a slight sigh.

Prudence understood, and made sure that her last questions were of the utmost convenience.

"Will I see.. them.. again?" She asked, referring to her family. Slender turned his head back to get a glance at her, but quickly looked away.

"Maybe... The answer is bleak... One more..." Slender said quietly. She gazed up at the back of his head. She could tell that Slenderman's "suit" was actually his skin. It only looked like a suit because he had a white triangle on his chest that resembled another suit. His hands were pale, almost white. His suit looked like shiny silk. His skin was clear and sharp. His feet were black as was his arms and legs. He was actually quite fascinating to look at.

Prudence thought long and hard about her last question. She closed her eyes and gave herself a slight burst of bravery as she let the words spill out her mouth. "What am I to you?"

Her question must have caught him off guard, because he stopped walking. His head tilted to one side. It took him a long time to answer.

"A unknowing child... A proxy..." was all he said. But when he said it his voice sounded a bit more sharp. She jumped slightly when he spoke. Feeling discouraged, Prudence looked down at her hands. Her fingers curled and goosebumps ran across the back of her hands. They continued walking for several minutes. Perhaps even a couple of hours until they reached a sign that said.

Welcome To Bridgeway!

Prudence has never even heard of Bridgeway. It must have been a town. She looked passed the sign to witness a fully functional town just below. There were a few motels, restaurants and a bunch of houses and apartments.

"Here is where you will be staying for a while. Just until we have to leave for important business. I will be teaching you here in the town's abandoned scrap yard. It's large enough and out of sight to civilians. You can stay at a motel for a few nights to gather rest before we start our training. I will check up on you every so often. Another one of my proxies should be there to lend you money as needed..." Slenderman informed. With that being said he vanished instantly. Leaving Prudence to her lonesome.

Of course she was to fend for herself. She was sheltered by her mother and father so she didn't really know what it was like to have to face the real world so quickly. She began her ten minutes down to the first motel she spotted. There were a lot of nice people in this town. Every so often she would get a, "How you doing?" "Nice day out for a walk." or "Hello, stranger."

When she reached the motel she felt like someone was following her. She would turn her head often to look behind her, but would see nothing. She hated that feeling.

"What to do now?" she asked her self looking aimlessly around like a lost puppy. She felt foolish. Why was she even there in the first place. Had she been dreaming? She kept walking towards the motel when suddenly she heard a voice in the back of her head.

"Follow the symbol..." it sounded like Slender giving her advice. She obeyed her instincts and looked everywhere for the operator symbol, assuming that's what he meant. Sure enough she found one near and alley next to the motel. She casually walked over to it, making sure no one was paying any mind to her. She found another one further down the alleyway and followed that one until she was behind the motel. There stand several feet from her was a masked man. His hands were in his pockets. She couldn't tell if it were a boy or girl. She only assumed it was a he when she noticed how masculine his body shape was.

"Are you alone?" said the masked man. His voice was masked by what sounded like a voice changer. A sort of high-pitched robotic sounding voice. It gave her shivers each time he would speak.

"Yes, I am alone."

"You must be Slendy's new toy... Heh heh come here girl. HA HA HA HA!" Said the proxy. He was laughing a lot for some reason. maybe to give her a scare, or she was actually that amusing to him.

She obeyed without question. The proxy reached in his pants pocket and took out about two hundred bucks. "Use this for the room, food, and essentials only. We wouldn't want Master to get his panties in a bunch because you blew our operation by going to clubs and shit. What's your name babe?" asked the proxy. He looked like he was loosening up.

"Pr- Page..." she corrected herself. What if this kid wasn't a proxy? She couldn't just give out her real name to just any one.

"Page... Pretty... How about you tell me a little about yourself. After all... We will be working with each other," said the proxy. Prudence studied the masked man. His mask was half black half white and covered his entire face. Even his eyes were blackened by the shadow it prevailed. The symbol was on there too just below the chin of the mask.

Prudence, not knowing how to respond began to think. This must be a test. She remembered reading about proxies and how they keep their identity private. Why would a proxy himself be pestering a future one for her complete identity? It seemed fishy.

"That's classified..." Prudence said with a shaky unconvincing voice.

"Hmm. I'm beginning to like you. Well make yourself useful and obey Master's commands. I know he wants you inside before it's dark. Run along..." Said the proxy, shooing her with his hands. She blinked and ran off away from the proxy.

The proxy laughed to himself. "Well, Slendy. You seemed to leave me baffled, as always. Why her... Usually you pick men to be your successors. This would be the first girl you managed to snatch up... Where are you playing at, Master?" Thought the proxy.

Prudence stumbled inside the motel. It seemed pretty run down. Lights were flickering and the janitor was dozing off in the corner. The head desk was run by an old woman who looked well in her late fifties. She resembled a witch.

"May I help you?" she asked. Her voice scratchy.

"Um... What's the cheapest room you got?"

"Thirty-five dollars. If you walk down the main hallway and take a right you should find it," she informed. Prudence was handing her forty dollars. The old woman in exchange gave her the room key. the key had the room number and everything.

"Thanks," Prudence scoffed and began her trudge down the dust old hallway. The room wasn't half bad. Despite a couple cob webs and the blinds were damaged. She could manage. She plopped herself down on the hard springy bed and began to think. "What am I doing? Mom's probably worried sick. Same with dad. If he even did care. I'm missing school. I'm missing out on my regular life. But... Do I have a choice?" She panned through her head for answers. None of which came to her. So she began to cry. What else was she to do. I mean could you blame her? She probably will never see her family again. This was a big change for her.

"Don't cry..." said a whisper behind her. She turned around to see Slenderman standing by the window. His face looking down at her. She felt the tears fall from her cheeks. He walked in front of her and knelt to her eye level. He gently, yet cautiously placed a hand on her cheek. Wiping the tears away. She sniffed and looked long and hard into Slenderman's lack of face.

Actually... He did have a face! It was just hard to make out. Where his eyes should have been were two oval indents. They moved when he was studying something or looking at something. He had a visible nose. Or bump where a nose should be. He even had visible lips... or what appeared to be lips of an average human. They just weren't spread apart. It was like he was wearing a white cap over his face and you could identify where his facial features are. In fact... The more Prudence gazed at him the more fascinated she was. If he had a clearly visible face he would resemble a strikingly handsome young man.

"You are hurt... Did I hurt you?" he asked. His eye indents creased like he was actually concerned. She giggled inside. He tilted his head slightly confused.

"No... You didn't hurt me, Sir. I'm just thinking..." She said. He stood up, revealing his true height.

"My dear, I will be teaching you tomorrow. My Proxy Matt will lead you the way to me. He is the boy you met in the alley." Informed Slender. His hands ball into fists.

"Mhm..." Prudence answered.

"Get some rest. You'll need it..." Slenderman said. He looked down at her. He wanted so desperately to touch her again. Feeling her cheek gave him feeling. He didn't understand it, but she was entirely fascinated in her... And he didn't know why or know how to explain it...