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Chapter 15: Escape

(Brian's POV)

This was a terrible idea and I was sure Tim knew it too. Running away was, admittedly, our best bet but also our worst. I had at first thought he was somehow high or something when he mentioned it, in fact he was quite insane by mentioning it, but after a long argument, he persuaded me. I really wanted to be with Tim... so this was the best choice... but we could die… I knew that just as well as he did… But it was our only chance... So we packed up two bags full of supplies and waited for the perfect moment.

At midnight we left. We ran… Ran as fast as we could out of Slender woods. We knew this place like the back of our hands, so we knew the perfect escape route.

My lungs started to burn by the time we reached our first checkpoint… My legs were weak and they hurt like hell, they felt as if they had been clamped by some sort of machine, but just the muscles, kinda like they were pinched... We stopped for a moment, panting heavily and leaning against a tree. My lungs were burning, it was as if they were drying up and peeling away.

"Y-You... you okay...?" Masky panted heavily.

"Y-ya….. I-I'm o-okay…" I stuttered, taking sharp intakes of breath, the air in my lungs rattling inside my rib cage. Masky pulled out a bottle of water he'd packed and took a gulp. I felt my tongue lap at my dry lips as I saw the water… My tongue felt so dry and my throat burned... Masky stopped and tossed me the bottle.

"Here." I shakily took the bottle and tipped it up to my lips, I felt the nice… Cold… Crisp water slither down my raw throat like a river of sanctity. It felt so good... I felt so much better now. I panted and leaned my head back… Closing my eyes. "Let's climb the tree... rest a bit..." Masky sighed. I gave him a shaky nod in reply. He began helping me up the tree.

I was ready to faint from exhaustion by the time I reached the top. Masky pulled himself up and sat on the branch beside me. I rubbed my throat with shaking fingers. "You sure you're okay?" Masky asked worriedly. I nodded... I hadn't told him that I haven't eaten in a few days… Jeff hadn't let me eat at all... Masky looked at me as if he didn't quite believe me. I was very hungry, and I was sure my ribs were protruding from my skin… Thank god for my sweater and mask...

We rested a bit more before deciding it was a good idea to keep moving. We went slowly this time, we had time, it was still dark… And we were a long way out of slender woods. We could do this... we could make it. Hopefully…

"Brian…" Masky whispered as he watched me stumble beside him, my head spinning. "You're not okay. What's the matter?"

"I'm… I'm fine Masky…" I whispered.

"No. You're not. Tell me the truth."

"I-I am… I'm f-fine," I stuttered softly, turning my head towards him.

"Brian..." He said softly. I felt his hands slide underneath my mask, I could feel his thumbs stroke my cheekbones which were protruding a bit from my face. "Have you been eating...?" I didn't reply… I felt like Jeff was going to pop out of nowhere and kill me if I told him. "C'mon... Brian we're safe..." I felt him slide his hands under my hoodie to feel my ribs. "Brian…." he whispered. "Please... tell me the truth..."

"I… I haven't been… Eating…" I whispered… "J-Jeff hasn't l-let me…" She whispered.

"He hasn't been letting you...?" I shook my head sniffling softly. "Why...?" I shrugged softly and breathed in deeply to make myself calm down. He hugged me gently. I hugged him gently and sniffled. "You need to eat, Brian..."

"W-we don't h-have anything t-to eat though…." I whispered.

"I brought some granola bars..." Masky rubbed the back of his neck. "Just in case.."

"They need to b-be rationed then… I don't want to be the reason why we don't have a-any f-food." I muttered guiltily.

"It's okay... you need your energy..." He pulled out a granola bar and offered it to me. But I politely rejected and pushed it away with the shake of my head. "Brian. I have like 50 of them. Eat one." I shook my head again. "Please..? For me?"

"I-I don't want to eat until we have a place or something…" I whispered.

"Alright... fine..." He sighed.

"D-do we have a-any money T-Tim?" I asked softly.

"I managed to steal some before we left.." I nodded.

"H-how much?" I asked. Tim thought for a moment.

"Like... 50 bucks." He said finally. I nodded, that'd be enough for some food. Tim sighed softly, leaning his head back. I looked over at him… I felt ashamed for being the cause of our troubles… We wouldn't have to run away and have a death wish if I wasn't so damn weak... "I'll carry you." Tim said. I shook my head… I caused enough trouble… I had to be strong… I didn't want to slow us down... "Brian we need to move fast and you are in no condition."

"I'm fine…" I muttered.

"No you're not."

"I told you IM FINE!" I shouted at him, clenching my fists… I don't know what came over me… I really don't… But for the first time ever… I actually shouted at him... Masky looked at me for a moment.

"A-Alright..." I looked down slightly in guilt… He was only trying to help…

"I… I'm sorry…" I muttered.

"It's fine..."

"I just don't like that I'm the cause of all of our problems… I'm too damn weak and I hate it…" I sniffled.

"You're not weak..."

"Yes I am…" I whispered. Tim hugged me gently. I sniffled and nuzzled against Tim's chest. He held me against his chest. I sniffled softly and closed my eyes.

"Let's rest up here okay...? Get our energy back..." I nodded though I knew he meant get MY energy back, he was very energized... He held me close and leaned his neck back.

"Lets find a tree to climb up…" I muttered. Tim nodded in agreement. So that's exactly what we did. We climbed a tree and curled up together. Tim held me close and I eventually fell asleep.

When I woke up, something slim had grabbed my waist. My eyes shot open at once. Black tentacles had hold of both me and Masky, then to my horror I saw slender, his face contorted into rage, his skin where his mouth would be splitting with a big gaping hole. My eyes widened in terror. Masky was already awake, struggling against the tentacle around his waist.

"D-don't k-kill us pl-please!" I wailed.

"Let us go!" Masky shouted. Slender snarled at the two of us… Oh god. I was so scared. Wh-what was going to happen to us...?

"Why have you run… Little proxies…?" He snarled.

"We were sick of you!" Masky glared at him. Slender slammed him against a tree.

"N-no, w-we were being bullied!" I cried to cover up from Tim's stupidity, he was rather stupid sometimes. Masky groaned in pain and nodded slightly. "J-Jeff and B-Ben h-have been torturing us and… and they w-wouldn't let me eat…" I whispered.

"H-He's telling the t-truth..." Masky said weakly. I felt a tentacle wrap around the corner of my mask and take it off, Slender peered at my face and where his eyes should be widened slightly…

"I see…" He then said putting on a straight face or whatever you called that... He slowly put us down, though the tentacles didn't retract. "Why have they been doing this?" He asked. I gulped… There really was no other way than telling him the truth about Masky and I... Masky and I looked at each other. I could tell, even with his mask on, that he was almost as scared as I was.

"W-we're… T-together…" I whispered, preparing myself for pain. There was silence for a moment, as if Slender couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"You mean like…?" He trailed off but we knew what he was going to say. We slowly nodded, not looking up at him. He sighed softly "I suppose I cannot stop you two… But… If it gets in the way of your work… Then I will have to end it." Slender said. "I will deal with Jeff and Ben." He added. I honestly couldn't believe what I was hearing. Did... Did he... did he really just… "Come on home…" He sighed picking both of us up with his tentacles and guiding us back towards the mansion. Relief washed over me. We were okay… I hugged Tim tightly and laughed holding his hand happily.

(Tim's Pov)

I was so damn happy! Slender finally said me and Brian could be together! I hugged Brian tightly but the sound of crunching leaves came to my ears. I looked up, on guard at once.

BANG the sound of a gun shot rang in my ears and then darkness.

"TIM!" The sound of my lover's voice was the last thing I heard before everything faded into absolute darkness…

THE END

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