Levi's POV:
I opened my eyes, blinking he sleep out of them. Somehow I was able to fall asleep, after curling up on the bed, to wallow in the horrible situation, that was now my life. Sleep was the only escape I had to this reality, at the moment. Something had woken from my escape and it only took my nose to identify what had woken me. As I sat up, static noise sounded in my head again, sending pain to shoot through me, I groaned and shook my head. I still didn't understand why that was happening. However, right now I was more focused on what had woken me up, turning my attention to the kitchen area. Masky sat at the table, watching me, in front of him was the source that had awoken me. Chinese take out, I could feel myself start to drool. 'Egg rolls….'
"We have things to discuss, you and I." Masky finally said.
I nodded my head absentmindedly, making my way to the table, without much thought, except food. My progress to the table was stopped short by the chain, again, keeping me from entering the kitchen. The static sounded again, causing me to grab my head. Masky cocked his head to the side, starring at me from behind that mask on his face. It was unnerving.
"You don't know what going on, do you?" It wasn't really said in a question. More like a statement.
I shook my head, still reeling from the static that seemed to shock my brain with pain.
"Good. Your not suppose to know whats going on." He said. This confused me, but I decided to stay quite. He continued. "The first thing you need to know is that, your in the middle of the woods, no one will hear you should you decide to be annoyingly loud, or annoying to begin with. Either actions on your part will result in your ultimate demise." He paused as I groan, from the shocking static to my brain again. "These." He held out his hand, showing a bunch of identical pills. "You will take these your again, be sent to your grave early."
I must have pulled a defiant face, because he stopped talking and stood up, and stalked my way. I didn't want to be forced t take some pills, when I didn't even know what they were. What if they were poison? What if they were some drug that he was trying to get my hooked on, so I would be dependent on him and become a mindless shell of a human? All these thoughts were racing through my brain, as a backed away from Masky, as he advanced.
"You will take these pills when I say you take them. Do you want to know what will happen if you miss a dosage?" He snarled, advancing faster. I tripped and fell back onto my bed, in the far corner of the room.
"N-no. No" I said, breathless, afraid of what he was going to show me, or do to me.
He stopped, seeming to take a deep breath and balling his hands into fists. "If you want to eat, you will take this first." he finally said, holding a pill for me to take. Without saying anything I took it and swallowed. Just like last time, he took my jaw in his and, squeezing so my mouth stayed opened making sure I had really swallowed the stupid pill. He walked back to the table and brought me a takeout box. "Your going to have to eat with your fingers."
He watched me start eating. Chinese food never tasted so good before, I ate everything in record speed. "What do you want with me?" I finally asked.
He was silent for a good minute. "I don't know." He turned to the stairway and left. I took that as a signal that he was done talking.
I chew on the last few bits of my food. Was that really it. That's all he was going to give me.I went to the bathroom and starred at my reflection in the mirror. I had very bad case of bed head, but at least the static that seemed to keep reoccurring in my head was gone. Silently, except for the clanking of the chain I went back to the bed, and grabbed the battered teddy bear. "What now?" I asked the toy.
Of course like any inanimate object, I got no response.
"I could try some of the movie tricks, that were used to slip out of handcuffs, right." I whispered to the bear. "At least see if they work."
Sighing, I put the teddy bear aside. 'Great, I reverting back to talking to toys like a three year old.' This is why I need my music, my headphones. However, it wasn't a bad idea, I mean the worst some of the stuff I wanted to try to use to get out the cuff , would be not working. Making up my mind I decided that I would try at when night came. Which wouldn't be long now.
"I'll be going out for a while." Masky's voice interrupted my thoughts, causing my to jump. "When I come back, we will jog your memory. Then we will decide together what your fate will be." He left, leaving me more confused than ever.
'Jog my memory?...' I scratched my head, in confusion. I didn't understand what was going on. I just wanted to leave and go home, and start my college student life. I waited a few minutes before, went to the bathroom, to make myself vomit, so I could rid my body of the pill, or at least try to. After heaving, what I was sure at least half of my stomach, I decided to try and use the soap to try and slip out of the cuff around my ankle. Rolling up my pants leg, and removed my socks and shoes, I turned on the water and began to work, getting my ankle and foot as slippery as possible.
I would escape. I have to escape.
(An hour later.)
The cuff slipped free from my ankle. I couldn't believe that had worked. Running to the front door, I was ecstatic to find that it was unlocked. "Good bye Mr. Teddy Bear."I saluted the toy as I ran from the cabin. Now all I had to do was find people, and then get in contact with the cops, and turn Masky in. Then go home and put all this behind me, I would go back to my normal life. Hopefully, that demon dog and monster wasn't anywhere near. I should probably report those sightings to the cops as well.
I ran as fast as I could without tripping over the unpredictable ground. I decided to follow the trial that led into the woods, surely it would lead to somewhere, right? I followed it for a while, till I saw another cabin, I walked to the front door, and try the doorknob, it was unlocked. "Hello, I need help. Please." I said walking in. I froze. There was the chain I had slipped off my ankle, and the same battered teddy bear on the bed in the corner. I had looped back to the same freaking cabin. No, the trail looped me back.
"Damn it!" I cursed, backtracking quickly and abandoning the trail. If I ran straight, I would end up somewhere, right? Yeah, I'll just run straight. Whats the worst that could happen?
As I ran, I noticed the sky was very gloomy like it was going to rain, but it wasn't. In fact, if I thought about it, the morning had been kind of gloomy too. These woods even look too creepy to be normal. There were no animal sounds, no crickets, no birds singing, no wind, it made my the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. After a while, I was beginning to run out of breath, and tripped when my vision filled with static, and my hearing started ringing after that. I was far enough way from that cabin and Masky, that I just stayed down, to catch my breath. I rubbed my head, a moment later I got up and just started walking.
I walked for what seemed like hours, and I was beginning to get real sick of just seeing trees. Not to mention the static was starting to reoccur more often now. I was still unsure as to why that was happening, but the pain I was feeling after each episode was getting more painful. After a bit I spotted a piece of paper on a tree. It had a picture on it of trees and a stick figure, it looked like a little kid drew it. I looked around not seeing anyone around. The static roared in my head again, I decided I would just keep one hand on my head, to at least hold back the pain throbbing in it.
For some reason I felt obligated to take the picture and look for another one, if there even was another one. Maybe they would lead me to the kid or person who were drawing them, and I can finally get some help. Walking onward, after a couple of yards I spotted a truck parked beside a small building. "Finally, signs of people." I mumbled, walking faster. I looked into the trucks widow and tried to open the door. "Damn!" I cursed finding it and the building door locked. I did however, find another paper, hanging on the door of the building, this one read. 'ALWAYS WATCHES. NO EYES!'
"That doesn't even make any sense." I grouched, ripping the paper of the building. "Arhg!" I yelled in pain, and another wave of painful static exploded in my head again. The pain was so bad I was could practically hear my heart beat in my ears.
Faintly, I recognized the sound of something moving toward me. I straightened, ready to beg for help, just so I could get further away from Masky. "Sir, Please I need help. I've been kidnap…." I stopped talking, when I saw who had made the noise. I was a very tall man, in a black suit, only he wasn't normal, he was too tall, and his skin was white, but the most horrifying thing about him, he had no face.
"Never mind!" I shouted, running away from him, and back into the cover of the trees.
As I ran, my could hear my heart beat more strongly in my ear, and that seemed to make the static even worse. Every time I stopped or looked back, it seemed the bone white, faceless man was getting closer. I stumble onto another roughly drawn picture, 'DON'T LOOK, OR IT TAKES YOU!'. "Seriously!" I shouted in frustration, realizing that these pictures were talking about the creature behind me. I looked back on instinct, oh my God, he was way closer than before. "Okay, okay, no more looking back." I told myself, as I continue to try and put distance between me and the creature, and Masky. Hell, I didn't even know what direction I was going in anymore. Just when I thought I was thinking I was setting a good pace for myself, the static and pain hit like a bombshell, I tripped and my hands holding my head.
This pain was worse, than any other ache I was currently feeling. I crawled to my knees, but I just couldn't find the energy to even lift my head from the ground, the pain wasn't going away like before, it was constant. Something was circling around my leg, tightening its grip as it begin to lift upward. "Please, just leave me alone!" I pleaded, when I was lifted in the air by my leg, lifting me to where I was face to face with it. I could see black like tentacles sprouting from its back, and I just knew that was what had hold of my leg.
The constant static and pain, and this monster that had me in its grip. I couldn't take it. I wanted to get away, I wanted to go home. Or back to the cabin. The cabin was more safer than this creature I was sure of it. Where was Masky? Surely, he had discovered I had escaped by now. Masky was more safer than this creature. I struggled, wiggling to try and slip out from the tentacle around my leg. I gritted my teeth, as felt my body start to shake, I couldn't understand why, except I was truly scare. I looked away figuring if I didn't see my death, I could somehow convince myself of….of….of something. Long bone white fingers gripped my hair, keeping my face looking at it, so that I was looking straight where its eyes should have been. 'I rather be back chained in a cabin with Masky than with this demon.' I couldn't help but think. At least he was human.
The heartbeat that had been beating in my ears, ever since the pain got to an unbearable level, seemed to increase, seeming to drown out everything. It was making the static and pain increase with it. I was starting the hyperventilate, as black spots clouded my vision. "Masky…." I sobbed, hoping that my kidnapper, would come to my rescue, before the pain became too much. I knew Masky at least wanted me alive. This demon would no doubt kill me.
Slenderman's POV:
The child blacked out, from pure fear. It wasn't uncommon, many have fainted from learning there really were creatures that go bump in the night. I sighed, as the boy dangled upside down from one of my tentacles, releasing his head. I had grabbed it to release him from the extra effects of the slender sickness, that he had activated when he had grabbed the papers from the trees. I was tempted to have him take the place of my victim that had escaped, because he had entered my hunting grounds. Masky should have had him safely secured. I had warned him that if anything happened to his prey, there would be no consequence to the one who got to him. Not only had the boy escaped the cabin, but somehow didn't take his daily dosage, that would keep the slender sickness away. 'Masky will be delighted to know the boy had called for him before he passed out.' I noted.
I turned my head to greet Hoodie, when I heard him stalking through the woods. "Slendy, you called for me?" He asked.
I nodded. I had summoned for Hoodie, when I first noticed the boy had somehow escaped Masky. I presented the boy to Hoodie, letting the unconscious child dangle between us. The reason I had called for Hoodie, was because I could not reach Masky, which told me he was not in our woods, but in the human domain, and Hoodie was the main proxy who would know where he went to and could go get him.
"Oh." Hoodie said, tilting his head. "I will go and inform Masky, I believe he went to go shopping for the human."
We both looked at the boy limp body as it convulsed from the pain the slender sickness was causing. Soon he wouldn't be able to take anymore and would die, if not given the pills. I pointed Hoodie toward the nearest path, that would take him to the human domain.
"I will hurry." Hoodie confirmed. Jogging away, leaving me with the unconscious child. I sighed again as I switched from holding the boy upside down by his leg, by wrapping a tentacle around his midsection. 'The things I do for my proxy's' I thought, as I examined then limp body within my grasp. I rubbed my hand on my face, as I felt my victim escape me, having found the necessary amount of paper. Now I would have to find another victim. 'Masky owes me a victim.' I thought lifting a no existent eyebrow, as I watch the human child groan in his unconscious state and convulse from pain again.
Masky's POV
After hearing from Hoodie, I hurried back to the cabin. I can't believe Levi had manage to slip out of his ankle shackle. If I had know he was capable of doing so, I would have fitted him in the metal shackle. I just hoped his brain didn't break because of the slender sickness, there was only two ways that could go, neither of them good. I paced back and forth in front of the door of the cabin, and shamefully I all but jump for the door when I heard someone approach, and ripping it open, already knowing who it was.
I came face to face with an unconscious Levi, who was being held by one of Slendy's tentacles. I looked passed Levi to look to see Hoodie, and upset Slenderman. He held Levi out closer to me, arms crossed, one finger tapping in irritation.
"He made Slendy, lose his victim." Hoodie confirmed.
"Oh." I said.
Slendy straighten to his full height, keeping his arms crossed.
"Sorry..." I said, not knowing what else to say.
TBC
A/N: So all you Awesome Reader, I hope you all are enjoying the story. Yes, I know this chapter is a bit short, I will try to make an effort to make them longer. Don't forget to follow, favorite, and comment, I like knowing your thoughts about the story.
