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So, in the last chapter, stuff was going down. Demons and such were hunting down Allie... and then the famous Tall Man appeared.

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"What the actual fuck?" I asked, earning a disappointed frown from my mom as she hated it when I used bad language. Couldn't you tell? This didn't seem to faze the faceless man before me.

"Your aunt called me and told me she was very worried about you." Slender replied calmly, his voice smooth and deep, like honey. I frowned deeply.

"Why?" I asked. "And why'd you bother coming? I don't think you just go out and help anyone, not without a real cause."

"Allie-" My aunt warned. Slender raised a hand, as if to silently tell my aunt that the scolding was not necessary.

"It is fine, Ms. Michalis." He stated. "Her reaction is normal for anyone." I squinted at the Tall Man, feeling a bit insulted. My brother and sister walked into the room, stiffening upon seeing the entity.

"Dalton, Rosemary, please go to your rooms. This is… a private matter." My mom said as they both nodded and walked away, but not without giving curious and worried glances. Slender didn't so much as look their way as he kept his gaze on me. Once they were out of earshot, he continued.

"Anyways… Allison-"

"It's Allie." I interrupted heatedly and my mom shot me a look that said 'be nice'.

"…Allie…" He corrected himself. "We have some things we need to discuss with you… but first, from what I've heard, the very first case you went on with your aunt involved Laughing Jack. Is this correct?" I hardened my gaze at the man.

"Why?" I asked as he remained stoic.

"From what I've heard some… interesting events happened." He started. "The orphanage burned down and Laughing Jack saved you, is this correct?" I frowned. It seemed like my aunt had already given Slender the story, but I was still unsure of whether to say anything or not.

"…yes." I replied slowly, my voice betraying my uncertainty.

"I see." He murmured, moving his hands to where they lay flat against the table. "You are uncertain of whether to trust me or not. It is understandable." I raised a brow as he stood, almost as tall as the ceiling. I made me want to shrink away from him and hide somewhere, but I knew it was just the effects of being around him.

"You have no reason to fear me, Allie." He began. "I am here for your benefit, I can assure you."

"Yeah, how can I trust you?" I shot back. "You're the fucking Slender Man. You manipulate people all the time to do your bidding."

"I used to." He corrected coldly. "Allie, do you believe people can change?" I paused, pursing my lips in thought. Of course people could change, it's what made humanity the way it is today, right? Whether the change is good or bad, people have the power to change.

"Yes." I replied and he nodded while slightly tilting his head.

"So then, why can't we as beings change as well?" He inquired and I frowned. Of course I thought they could change. I mean, look at LJ, he changed from what he was.

Sort of.

"Okay, okay," I muttered. "I get it. What do you want to know?"

"I need to know what happened on your side of things." He replied. "Why did you rush into the building?" I crossed my arms and narrowed my eyes.

"Because LJ was in there." I replied. "Cory was nearly in tears and I had to do something… So I went into the building to save LJ."

"Laughing Jack has been through much worse than a burning building," The Tall Man pressed. "Why did you feel the need to save him when he was more than able to save himself?"

"There was a fucking demonologist," I snapped. "He knew who LJ was and made a fucking sigil trap in the attic and locked LJ up there, then set the building on fire. LJ couldn't get out if he wanted to because a sigil trap prevents beings from leaving the circle." Slender nodded at my explanation.

"Alright. What happened when you found Laughing Jack?" He continued and I resisted the urge to grind my teeth.

"I broke the one of the floorboards that connected the circle. If the circle is broken, the power of the trap is lost." I replied. "LJ was still pissed. He thought I was part of the whole plan to try and kill him, but I tried to tell him I wasn't. Then one of the beams fell and I pushed him out of the way. I woke up in the hospital later." As I finished, I could feel the atmosphere around me thicken.

"You let my daughter run into a burning building!?" My mom screeched in horror at my aunt.

"Elise, I had no intention of letting her do that!" My aunt snapped back. "I would never, ever put Allie in harm's way, but I wasn't close enough to stop her.

"Enough." Slender deadpanned, causing my two family members to end their bickering. "…this… this is not good."

"What?" I asked. "What do you mean?" Slender folded his arms across his chest in thought as we continued to stare at him.

"…I must speak with Laughing Jack as well." He stated, focusing on my aunt and I. "Is there a way you could maybe bring him here?"

"Us?" I snorted. "Can't you teleport and shit? Why don't you bring him here?"

"Because, Allison, he would be furious and uncooperative." Slender replied dully. "It would be best if one of you were to figure a way to bring him here." I frowned and furrowed my brows.

"He won't come here." I stated. "He's watching over one of the kids at the orphanage."

"Then why don't we bring Cory here as well?" My aunt suggested. "If Laughing Jack goes where Cory goes, then it would only make sense, right?" I blinked at her suggestion before shrugging.

"Fine, if he's grumpy don't blame me." I replied.

"Good." Slender stated. "Now we can move on to the next issue." I looked at him with a raised brow as he stared down at me.

"What?" I asked irritably.

"The week you went missing with your sister, Allie." He stated. "I need to know what happened. It could explain a lot of bizarre happenings in your life." I felt white hot anger flash through me.

"Fuck you." I snarled. "Go read a fucking news report."

"Allison!" My mom gaped at me. "Language!"

"It's fine, Ms. Michalis." Slender told her. "As I said before, her reactions are normal." I growled again.

"You aren't getting a fucking thing out of me, you hentai monster." I snapped and Slender turned to me again.

"Child," He murmured. "I do not mean you harm. The events that happened six years ago have a part to play in all of this and I must know what it is."

"Well you're shit out of luck!" I growled. "I don't want to remember it and I can't even talk about it so fuck off!" There was a long pause of just complete silence, no one saying a word. I was breathing heavily at this point as I stared heatedly at the Tall Man. He didn't seem fazed one bit as black tendrils snaked from his back. I stiffened and backed up, but they lashed out, gripping my wrists and shoulders to hold me steady.

"Let me go, you fuck!" I shouted, but the words died as I looked back to see him very close to me now, fingers gently touching my scalp as pain ricocheted through my head. I made a small, panicked noise as my eyes went wide.

"You forget, Allison, I work with memories." He stated calmly as my vision tunneled and everything went dark.


Sorry it's another cliffhanger! Don't yell at me!

Anyhow, next time, we take a peek at what happened to Allie six years prior. You've all been curious, yes? :3

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