Alex stayed with her new friend. There was nowhere else she could stay. No family to go back to. She sat up in the bed and collected her thoughts. Anna was sleeping on the floor beside the bed. She tended to snore and make noises in her sleep. The dull red torches on the wall kept the room slightly dark. A faint purple light could be seen from the dark hallway. Alex looked over to the pair of purple glowing eyes in the doorway. They peeked around the corner slowly. She recognized them as the same eyes the endermen would have. The creature creeped around the corner and stared at her. It was short, almost her height.
It must've been a baby.
It approached her slowly, sometimes stopping for a few moments before trying again. It was no doubt curious about who she was. Alex crawled over to the edge of the bed and leaned over the end frame. It sat in a dog-like position and stared up at her with large eyes. She reached her hand out and pet it. It did nothing but blink and make a chirping noise. Perhaps it was friendly. Alex got out of the bed and stood next to it. It had longer arms than hers and clawed hands and feet; neither of which were sharp. Yet.
"Hi!" she said.
The creature blinked.
"I'm Alex."
"Ah-reks"
It tried to say her name. It must've been a boy, as that's how his voice sounded anyway.
"What's your name?"
He pointed to himself.
"Yes you!"
He shook his head and whined. Either he didn't have a name or he just couldn't pronounce it. Seeing as he struggled to say her name and still didn't really get it right; it was most likely the latter.
"Don't you have a name?"
He nodded and looked back out the doorway for a moment. There was nothing, so he walked towards the dark hallway before looking back and chirping. He wanted her to follow, and she did. He led her outside. It was night once again and the snow glittered in the moonlight as it always did. The enderchild took his finger and began making marks in the snow. He had spelled out his name.
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