Chapter 9: Carved Smile

"Putrid drool and blood, dropping from a dead corpse's mouth. Haha.. How gruesome... And pleasing..." Said a deranged boy of seventeen.

"Prudence... Wake up... Prudence..." Said Slender, his voice static and robotic in Prudence's head. Prudence shot up, her eyes rapid. It was around five am, so she guessed. The sun wasn't quite up all the way, but it did portray a luminous blue glow across the land. She was still on the couch of Kristie's house. The sound of moaning and laughter came from Kristie's room.

"Grab the girl!" Slender pursued. Prudence jolted off the couch and ran into a narrow hallway that had two separate rooms. The moaning stopped and Prudence hesitated. She slowly walked into the room that was opposite of Kristie's. There she saw Sherly, terrified and sobbing.

"He's here..." She whispered. Prudence ran up to her and lifted her off her bed, darting for the front door of the house.

"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?!" said an odious voice that shook Prudence to her core. She didn't dare turn to see her maker.

"Blood..." Sherly said with a deep and chilling voice. Prudence stood still. Her heart pounding.

"I wouldn't think a proxy of your standing would run away from a rather... enduring challenge," began the voice. "I'm sure HE taught you well..."

Prudence slowly turned, her eyes to the floor, too scared to see who it would be.. Could it be the "he" Slender was mentioning?

"Who are you to judge me in high-caliber...?" Prudence spoke smoothly. Her lips quivered with fear, yet she kept her structure.

"My, don't you have any confidence in yourself?" He said, his voice wasn't so much as deep and rough like a killer's voice should be, but more subdued. Prudence couldn't help but take a quick peek at the man... And as soon as she did.. She wished she hadn't. What seemed like a peek turned into a full stare. If she wasn't second guessing she could have sworn she was staring directly at a sociopath or psychopath if you will... His eyes were wide and were held by dark circles, resembling a raccoon. His face was completely drained of color, almost exactly like Slender's skin tone. He had black singed hair that was matted and insane. But what really terrified her was his mouth. Oh, his mouth that looked to be carved into a wide smile. It looked to be sliced with a knife through the creases of his mouth all the way up to his cheek bone. There were a few thick staples on each further end of the carved smile.

He approached them with staggered breathing. "Don't let him get me mommy!" Shouted Sherly.

"Mommy can't be with you any longer, Sherly... She's sleeping," said the grotesque man. He took another step.

"You bastard..." Prudence said under her breath. In a quick-moving gesture he lunged at them with his knife. Prudence dodged it, luckily. She tried opening the door but failed when he continued to go at her. He placed Sherly down and told her to go outside, quickly. She obeyed without question, but was crying and going into hysterics as she stammered her way to the front yard. All at the same time Prudence and the man were dodging and flailing at each other.

When all hope was lost and she figured she would just give up, he pinned her against the wall. There were tables knocked down and chairs. Glass shattered as he slid her on top of a table. He slowly moved over her. She pushed herself further into the table. The lights were flickering. He held the knife under her chin, causing her to lift it up as he pushed it tighter. Blood slowly dripped down the knife and onto the man's fingers...

"Ha... Ha... HAHAHA!" the man's laugh could only be depicted from only a complete psychopath. "Wow... No wonder he stole you... You're cute." Prudence held back gags.

"Slender..." She whispered. The man laughed. He pressed himself closer to him.

"Maybe I ought to play with you longer-" he said before being abruptly interrupted by flailing tendrils that pulled him away from Prudence. She got herself up, ignoring the wound on her neck.

"Leave her alone Jeff... She isn't your toy to play with. Find a different victim to torment and indulge in you inhumane games," said Slender in a voice that reminded Prudence of a robot almost. He was becoming all static as if he were to transport...

"Haya Slendy... L-Long time no see," said Jeff. His smile wide. The tendrils were wrapped around his neck and stomach. he was lifted off the ground and turned to face Slender.

"You haven't learned... Have you?" Said Slender and on that note they were teleported. Leaving Prudence stunned. She shook the awestruck feelings aside and ran to Sherly. She was huddled near a bush crying.

"Come here," Prudence gestured, holding her hands out to her. Sherly ran into her arms and Prudence lifted her up. She walked back into the house, to which looked as if a tornado flew through. She slowly walked into Kristie's room, to her surprise she seen her ripped piece to piece. Blood stained the floors, walls, and even the ceiling. The blankets were just coated in it. Her guts and entrails were everywhere. A very sickening and horrifying scene. She told Sherly to close her eyes.

"Where's mommy?" She asked Prudence, her face buried in her neck so she could more easily cover her eyes. Prudence rested her chin on top of Sherly's head.

"Your mommy..." She almost couldn't hold back the tears. "Your mommy is going to sleep for a while..." She literally had to choke out the words.

"For how long?"

"For a long time. But it's okay. You will be with us for a little while..." Prudence walked out of the room, and out the house. Closing her eyes she took in a deep breath...

Tomorrow will be a new day. Tomorrow will be better... I hope... Thought Prudence...

"You won't be able to keep me away forever Slendy. I think I might have a new crush..." Jeff said as Slender hovered over him.

"You will not touch Prudence. She is mi-"

"Oh ho ho! She's yours? Do you mean you have finally experienced... 'love' perhaps?" Teased Jeff as he interrupted Slender mid sentence.

Slender angrily slammed Jeff against a tree. Jeff laugh hysterically. "HAHAHA YOU'RE NOT EVEN HUMAN!"

"Shut up, boy. I will rip you limb from limb! I will show you the true meaning of fear!" Slender said with a monstrous tone.

"Oh so the rumors are true... You are just a murderous monster..." Jeff paused, he opened his mouth wide... "Like me..." Slender's tenticles sprawled every which way.

"You're not a monster. You are a disgrace to human kind. You're just a teenage boy like every other. You can't even kill me..." Slender paused. "And if you touch her..."

"You do fancy you proxy. How comical. But don't you think she would rather fall for... Say... a seventeen year old psychopath?" Jeff said with a shit-eating grin, bearing his teeth.

"And what makes you think she will love you?" Slender asked amused, but still angry.

"I'm human..." Jeff said.

A/N: Again I don't think how much reviewing this story means to me. I appreciate how many of you like this story. I may sound like a broken record, "Please review, review this story blah blah blah" but thank you to those of you that did :D