Sakura's Journey Chapter 26 Want to Play a Game?
I sat in my dark grey room, my emerald eyes trailing over the paper of my latest work. Kura's birthday was only tomorrow and I was struggling to write up a poem for her. Now, what rhymes with "perfection"? Oh...hmm... I think I'll go find an other word. I was only three lines into this thing. Finally, I decided to stop for now. I carelessly slipped the sheet of paper into a notebook, which I tossed on my black desk, and went to lie down on my neon green bed. I decided to listen to some old music from when my mom was younger. Avenged Sevenfold was pretty good. I closed my eyes and allowed the music to take my mind away, until I heard a slight buzz of static in my headphones and things got slightly colder. I jumped back until I fell off my bed when a tall and faceless being materialized in my room. It took me a second or two before my mind registered this and I shut off my music.
"S-Sakura?" She put a hand up to her nearly invisible mouth, struggling to keep back a laugh. "Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. Anyway, guess who just learnt to slenderwalk." I grinned widely and jumped back up to my feet. "That's awesome! Hey, can you take us to the bakery across the street? I'm kinda hungry." She laughed again. We went down to the basement to play a few video games, and it wasn't until we had been playing for about an hour that my mom knocked on the door. "Yeah, come in!" She walked in, her hand on her hip and a phone in her other hand. Her face showed both amusement and annoyance. "I just got a phone call saying that a certain slender just learnt how to teleport and her parents are looking for her." Kura's back straightened out and she turned her blank face towards my mom. "Ehehe...oops." It was only then that I noticed she hadn't changed back to her human form. She had been here for over an hour. We quit the game and we both went up stairs, seeing as my mother had made snacks before Kura would leave.
As I watched her sit on the chair at the table, crossing her long spindley legs twice, I decided to ask about it. "Not that it freaks me out, but why haven't you changed back?" She was gazing at me absentmindeldy. I'm not sure how I knew that with her face being blank save for her mouth, but I just did. She backed up a bit and I knew that if she had been human, her eyes would have widened. "I...I don't know. I guess I just feel more comfortable like this." I smirked. "Yeah, cuz seeing you on that little chair totaly makes me think "comfort"." She laughed. We ate the fresh baked cookies my mom made, Kura still a slender. My mom noticed, but didn't seem to mind. As I looked to my mom, I thought of the fact that my unborn little sister was right in there. I was going to have a little sister. Huh, finally I wouldn't be the youngest or the smallest. As I turned my attention back to my more-than-best-friend, I thought back to all those times I'd tell myself I'd grow up to be taller than her. Well, it seems those dreams are out of the picture. Maybe I'd beat her in height in human form, but there's no way I could top her slender appearence. She was taller than my dad now and she still had at least a foot more to grow in her life.
After we finished our snacks, my mom offered to drive Sakura back to her house. "No thanks Lady. I can get there on my own." My mom smiled at the name "Lady". She then nodded. "God you grew up so much. And not just in height! Your parents have a very good reason to be proud." She smiled and rubbed the back of her neck. Her scarf was gone. I didn't ask about it. That thing was kinda personal for her family. Before she left, once my mom went back to her chores, I grabbed her hand. It was still as fine as it was when she was human, but the fingers were much longer. I shuddered slightly when she extended three of those tendrills of hers and wrapped them around me, lifting me slightly so we were at eye level. Well, where here eyes would be. I cupped her cheek and leaned forward, kissing her gently. It was an unusual feeling, to kiss a slender. Not that I knew what kissing a human felt like. It was just more...electric. At least I'm assuming it is. She set me down a bit roughly and her tendrills coiled around herself as she nervously rubbed her neck. "Well...I guess I'll see you tomorrow..." I nodded and waved to her. Soon, she fadded away from sight. It was so weird to see her like this. She was so different from the Sakura I had grown up with my whole life, but at the same time, exactly the same. I finally took my eyes away from the spot where she stood, feeling a slight electric tingle on my lips. I went back to my room, now inspired to write more.
(Sakura's P.O.V.)
It felt so weird. I kissed my best friend, the guy who was bassically my brother. Sure, it was the third time we did, but it was still as though my mind was partly refusing it all. I appeared in my room and stepped out into the hallway and called out as I shrunk down to my human image. "You guys were wondering where I was?" I felt a slight static feeling from behind me and a drop in temperature before a set of long and pale arms wrapped around me. "Daddy! Stop trying to scare me." He chuckled slightly and nuzzled my hair. "I'll have to double my efforts watching you, now that you can just dissapear away like that!" I laughed and pulled myself away from his grip. "Ok, ok, I'll ask before I go anywhere!" He smilled and ruffled my hair. "Dinner is almost ready, and your uncle is coming to visit you with...he described it as an early birthday present." I tilted my head to the side. My uncle was...special I'd say. He was the Slenderman after all!
About thrity minutes later, I walked downstairs with my beloved pet squirrel on my shoulder and sat at the table. The aroma of the pasta my mom was cooking made my stomach grumble and I blushed lightly when I noticed that my uncle was already sitting at the table and he had very clearly heard it. He laughed. It sounded a lot like my dad's laugh, but not as deep and melodic. He did look a lot like my dad too, similar eyes and the same hair texture. When they were in their other forms, they were almost impossible to tell apart. A few minutes into the meal and my uncle spoke up. "So, Kura, would you like to play a little game with me?"
AN: Hey ya! Sorry if this chapter sounds a little weird...I'm kinda depressed at the moment. Some of you readers might know I have a crush on one of my male friends, but he happens to be in an unstable relationship with a psychotic and over-protective girl. I don't care if he's with someone else cuz he's...y'a know. My friend! But she seems to care...and she went on his Facebook and unfriended and blocked me...so now I have no way of communicating with him. I could stand not getting to date a guy, but losing one of the very few people on Earth I actually call "friend"? Meh... I just hope he realizes that this chick IS FREAKIN' CRAZY and gets himself someone he actually deserves. Doesn't have to be me, so long as it's someone he can be happy with. Anyway, thanks to...Idk I forgot what your name was...but you gave me a good idea for this fanfic! You, whoever you are, you know who you are! I'll try to remember your name and mention it in my next AN. So yeah...thanks all of you! This is great support! You all keep on reading and all you Slovakians, keep on doing whatever it is Slovakians do!