Sakura's Journey Chapter 27 The Eight Pages
I didn't expect this. I don't even know what I expected, to be honest. I just didn't expect my uncle, the Slenderman, to take me out to the woods on the night before my birthday which happened to be Halloween day to play a real life version of the Eight Pages game. I had heard of it from my parents. An old and grainy game about collecting eight unusual notes in the woods while the Slenderman followed you. It had spawned dozens of different versions. But this was real... I knew he was my uncle. I knew he wouldn't hurt me or kill me. Yet, it was so chilling to be standing out here under the moonlight, in only my light pink jacket. I had a flashlight in my hand and I took a few steps out into the dark and lonely woods. He left me here before fadding off to somewhere else. Even if I extended my aura around, I couldn't find him. I knew he was watching me though, somehow.
Might as well get started. I walked around in the unfamiliar woodland for a bit. For some reason, I could only think back to that skull... Finally, I came across a single note taped to a large tree. Feeling prouder than I should, I plucked it and closed my eyes, half expecting something terrible to happen. Of course, nothing did. I kept on walking. I did get an unsettling static feeling when I took the second page though, but I persisted. After the fourth page, my flashlight flickered a bit and died. The way it did and the aura that filled the area told me it wasn't natural. The light went out because of some other force. I was left alone in the dark. That's when I knew I was being tested. Tested to see if I could adapt to the changes in my environment. I closed my eyes and felt the rush of static I felt when I changed. After my vision came back into focus, I could see again. The darkness didn't seem so, well...dark. Things were still grey and blurred at the edges though, which gave me a surreal feeling. Suddently, all my senses were in high alert. I guess my natural instincts were kicking in. I moved in silence through the forest, now being able to feel a slight static vibration somewhere behind me. Wherever I turned, it was always behind me... Five pages, six, seven... Suddently, I heard a twig snap. As I turned, instinctivly extending my tendrills and showing my fangs, I saw the blurred form that was following me. All I could see in my mind was that image of the skull. At the time, my mind didn't register that this was my uncle. All I had time to think was older slender, more powerful slender, danger.
My heart rate quickened and I made a run for it. I dashed through these woods, as silent as a ghost, as branches whipped my pale arms slightly. I was starting to grow tired. I felt lost and alone. I wanted to go home. Then, I looked at the silly little sheets of paper in my hand. Only one more. The static that followed me was still there. Still persistent. That's when I looked upwards. Right there, on a slightly elevated branch, there was the last page. It was too thin for me to climb and too high for me to jump to it. What could I...idiot. I facepalmed. Extending a single one of my tendrills I plucked it off and neatly straightened out the pile. The presense of static that pressed it's self against my mind suddently diminished. My instincts fadded and my conciousness returned fully. My uncle. This was my favorite and happy uncle. Even if he was the Slenderman in secret, he wouldn't hurt me. I smiled in pride. "Hey, I did it!" He appeared in front of me, nodding in aproval. "You're a true slender right there. When you saw something you couldn't do human, you didn't hesitate to adapt to your situation. Next time around, you can be the slender!" He flicked the top of my bare head and I smiled. Before he took me home though, I looked back up to him.
"You...you can erase some memories, right?" He tilted his head to the side in a way that reminded me of my dad. "Yes...why?" I looked down to my feet. They seemed so far away from my face. "The skull...please take away the memories of the skull." He looked at me confused. He did search through my mind though, I felt it. Suddently, there was an odd static buzz. My mind went blank briefly and all I could see was white. Then, my thoughts came back. I couldn't help but feel though that something was...missing. But I couldn't quite put my finger on it. I looked up to my uncle. "You've been through a lot, Kura..." He sounded sad. I knew I told him to erase one of my memories, but what that was, I didn't know. I'm not sure I wanted to know. Anyway, I was taken home. My dad was out in the yard, stroking the back of one of the cats gently. His smile brightened when he saw me and he hugged me close. Uncle Leo spoke up. "Brave kid you have there. When I have kids of my own, I hope they're as great as she is." I felt so full of pride. Leo carried on the legacy of his parents being pure blood slender, him being with one himself. His kids could be gifted if he had some, and I highly doubt they'd change over five years late. To be an example of a great kid to him...that was something special. I was sent to go for a wash, so I decided to exercise my new power and teleport upstairs. Squible had one heck of a jumpscare.
After I changed back to human, had a wash and combed my hair, I went to bed. It was my birthday tomorrow. My dad walked in to tuck me in. After being lost in the woods for two weeks, you'd think I'd have grown out of it. I didn't. In fact, I only wanted the comfort of my family even more. I looked up to see him in the darkness, smiling and wearing his scarf. It made me think back to before any of this happened. Made it so I could pretend none of it happened. Maybe it was all a bad dream. I knew I benefited from it though, as I had learnt to use my powers to their fullest and even finally took Daemon out of the dreadful pit of horror that is the friendzone. I drifted off to sleep, alone with my squirrel, dreaming of everything that is, that was and that could be.
AN: Hey! Special thanks to Idk-what-the-heck-your-name-is-I-forgot-sorry. You helped to inspire me to write this chapter! I'm kinda having trouble writting now... Running low on inspiration and kinda feeling down. I don't really have people to talk to either...and I won't bother you monkeys with it XD Anyway, enjoy! Sorry if the writting is getting kinda bad. Just tired I guess...