Chapter 19: Poison To Come
The air from outside blew into the room like a breeze of spring. Prudence was already awake... She sat on the bed, her legs tucked to her chest. Slenderman walked in, just behind him was Jeff. Prudence kept her gaze to the ground. Her hands squeezed her jeans.
"Prudence?" Slender began quietly. He walked over to her. She still wouldn't move. She was breathing, and she blinked ever so often. Her head hurt... She knew she had to keep quiet about the poison... She was terrified of dying... But she was more scared about Slender's safety then anything.
"Prudence... Are you okay? Hon?" Slenderman said, he put his hands gently on her forehead. She was a little warm. Jeff walked in and noticed her distress.
"What's going on, Angel?" Jeff asked. He held onto a bar on the bed and practically hugged it.
Prudence had to make up something to explain her erotic behavior. "Um... Jeff... Do you think... You can go to the store for me pads or tampons or something... I uh... I started my period this morning..." She acted timid, her voice sweet and innocent. Jeff's face would have beat red at that if it could. Slenderman turned to face him.
"No way! That's Slendy's job!" Jeff said backing away. Prudence gave him a pouty face. Her lips quivered and her eyes went big.
"Please, Jeff... For me?" Prudence begged. She honestly wasn't do for her period for a solid three weeks from now... But it was the only thing she could come up with... Slenderman tilted his head to one side and gestured Jeff to the door.
"But... But-"
"Now Jeffery... You know I can't go out in public... I am already one of the most wanted men in america at the moment..." Slenderman said.
"Yeah! So am I!" Jeff protested.
"Yes, but you are much able to disguise yourself as a normal man. I am too tall, I stick out like a sore thumb... Now go!" Slenderman demanded. Jeff huffed.
"Only because Prudence is making the cutest puppy dog look in the world... I usually don't give in to that... So take this to heart!" Jeff said pointing at Prudence. She smiled nonchalantly. Slenderman stood up from the bed and lifted Prudence into his arms. She was confused, but did not fight. She wrapped her arms around his neck. Slenderman sat himself in a rocking chair that was set in the corner of the room near a window. He positioned Prudence so she was cradled in his arms. She liked it. She like his warmth. She especially like the way he handled her so carefully.
"Now... Tell me why you're really upset... I know it's not your period..." Slenderman asked her... She sighed. Her mouth curved into a frown.
"It's nothing for you to be concerned about, Mister.. I am perfectly fine..." She lied again. Slenderman took her hand and moved it onto his chest. It was beating.
"Do you feel that?" He asked her.
"Yes... It's your heart..." Prudence answered.
He then removed her hand and then pressed it to her own chest. It also was beating. "Now what do you feel?"
"My heart..." Prudence whispered.
"Indeed... As long as both of our hearts are beating and the blood is flowing warmth through and between our bodies... Then there is nothing you should worry about... I cannot seem to get through to your thoughts... You refuse to show them to me... I know you are worried. Stressed. Scared... I don't want any harm to you... I want to protect you from everything, and everyone... I especially mean protecting you from yourself..." Slenderman explained, his hand moving to her chin, lifting it up so she was looking directly at him.
"What do you mean... protect me from myself...?" She asked. Slenderman moved his hand to her cheek and ever so gently rubbed it to the back of her head.
"I mean... I don't want you to harm yourself... In anyway... Prudence... I know what we have is love... but it seems like it more then just that... I feel... I can't really explain what it is... But all I know is all I want is you... I can live the rest of eternity with you in a secluded room and that is all that I'll need... Prudence... I care deeply about you.. Please don't do anything reckless... For my sake... But especially yours... Okay?" He said and pressed his false lips to her forehead. She smiled, but soon lost that smile as she pressed herself closer to his body. She closed her eyes and almost drifted off the sleep...
"It has been reported that new trends have accurd on the internet called, 'The Slender Witness' 'The Proxy Followers.' Follow The Symbol' 'Slenderman Awareness' trends like these just keep accruing everywhere after what was witnessed in the state of Michigan. On a secrerity camera, actual several cameras from a park in a small town in Michigan caught a tall, scary 'monster' demolishing and causing havoc in a park. It was only able to catch a few frames of the supposed monster only until the footage became blurry and static." -News Report from New York
"Children have gone missing for decades. Missing Children report after report... But one seems to stand out to everyone especially... A girl with the name of Prudence Lynn Trent. A seventeen year old girl who had her life made... She was first a run-away... But after her parents found a child on their front porch who had a suspicious letter from their daughter Prudence, they knew something was up. supposedly a tall man without a face has her captive. Along with a serial killer police everywhere have looked for six years. They were given the names by many teens and adults on the internet... Slenderman and Jeff the Killer. Is Prudence safe? I think not... Police are on the look out. Detectives and special agents from all over the United states have searched for the Monster Slenderman and the schizophrenic killer Jeff." -Article in a famous magazine
"What will come of the internet now... Making up stories on fanfiction about the entity Slenderman and the Killer Jeff. Pairing them with Prudence. Psht... I think I make a better match for Slendy AND Jeff rather then that attention whore Prudence!" -A jealous teen from Florida.
"They are everywhere. Destroying technology. They wear masks and draw a odd symbol! What are they?! They keep destroying our computers, TVs, anything that has electricity." - A worried citizen from New York
"Those mask men... I think work for Slenderman."- A citizen from Atlanta Georgia
"He exists based on belief... If I do say so myself... I discovered Slenderman on a website called Something Awful Forums... I thought he was just made up... But Then I started seeing information about him everywhere. I became paranoid as I read the different stories these people came up with. Then the mythos were created and that's when I discovered the illness he portrays on his victims to whom he watches. They called it... The Slender Sickness. Extreme paranoia, diarrhea, vomiting, nightmares... The whole nine yards... But now more and more people believe in him... I don't know what to think anymore..." - Paranoid admin on a website dedicated to Slenderman and Jeff.
"Do you believe?" - anonymous
"As His Proxies we will protect his existence... We will forever be in his debt... For we are eternally grateful..." - Slenderman's Proxies...
News reports were coming from everywhere. Jeff managed to get what Prudence needed at the store. His mind stuck on the reports he's been seeing all over the news and radio. He kept his calm though... He pressed on towards the mansion. He noticed a lot of Slenderman's proxies were hanging out there.
"Welcome back, 'Widemouth'." Teased a proxy. Jeff rolled his eyes.
"Ew, that wanna be's back..." Said another.
"Shut the fuck up! I can kill you with a beat of a heart. So shut your whore mouth!" Jeff retorted. The proxy stuck his middle finger at him. Jeff pounced and took his knife out. The proxy jumped back and pulled out his own knife.
"Don't you do it, Jeff..." Said the proxy.
"Oh, but I will, Masky..." Jeff sneered.
"Calm yourselves!" Slenderman demanded, breaking up the soon to be brawl. The proxy backed down, but not Jeff. Jeff was refrained from killing. He literally was itching to get that "feeling" again.
"Please, Jeff... You must calm yourself... Prudence isn't acting herself... And we need to do everything in our power to protect her from that sickened society... We are all already in enough stress..." Slenderman insisted, informing all of them. The proxies bowed, and Jeff took in several deep breaths.
"Of course..." Jeff agreed. "What is wrong with her?" Slenderman looked up at the highest window. The last time he left her alone was in the piano room. She wanted time to think and she insisted he take her to the piano room...
Prudence sat alone at the piano. her hands rubbed the spot Slender played the piano for her. She could still feel his warmth there. As if it never left.
"When should I take that poison...?" Prudence asked Scarlet, who was flying around the windows, watching the proxies who gather on the ground outside.
"Remember when I told you it lasted an hour, then you died? Well... Considering you are younger... The poison should last for several days before it takes effect... I was pregnant and weak when I took it... So that is why it only took an hour for me to die..." Scarlet said. Prudence put her hands to her sides, pushing her shoulders up. She rested her head on one of her shoulders and sighed.
"How can you trust such an old woman... She could be lying to you. You could be killing yourself for no reason at all..." Matt spoke to her. Prudence made a metal note to shut Matt up... But he constantly warned her. He was like a leach. He just never goes away.
"I trust you..." Prudence informed the woman. She was still stuck on the proxies outside.
"I really don't like those... Masked men... But anyway... Prudence... You don't have to do this... But I'm begging you... I'd take the poison before bed tonight..." Scarlet said. her eyes still looking outside.
Prudence hummed to herself the song her mother always sang to her... Dear Prudence... It seemed to ease her stress...
A/N: I know I keep on updating today haha. I just need to keep it going before people lose interest... Anyway. Thanks for the reviews again. I always appreciate them :D