𝙴𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 {𝙴𝚢𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝙹𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚡 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛}

𝚁𝚞𝚗|| ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟙𝟛

Dustin and Ruby had finally settled in, they had a room right beside mine so I could keep an eye on them. They were getting along great with most of the people in the mansion. Dustin was almost always playing games with BEN and Ruby was always playing with Sally. I knew they'd be at least mostly safe here. A lot safer here than most orphanages at least, and they knew me so at least they weren't alone

I was thinking about going out today, maybe going for a walk through the woods or something. I hummed a tune as I made my way to my room to get changed, I passed by Sally's room where she and Ruby were playing happily and giggling. I smiled to myself and continued to my room. I closed my door behind me and opened my closet door, I slipped on a black tank top, a hoodie as usual, as well as some dark jeans, and slipped on my boots

I made my way to the living room and headed towards the door. Jack looked over at me from his spot on the couch "Where are you going?" I looked over at him with a smile "Just going on a walk." He nodded "Do you have your knife?" I nodded "Yep, in my hoodie pocket!" I patted the hoodie pocket where the knife was, he nodded again "Be careful." He turned back to the TV and I left

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I stretched my arms out and sighed as I looked around. I smiled to myself as I took in the fresh air, I hadn't really stopped to enjoy the forest until now. The scenery was beautiful, it was so quiet and peaceful as well. I looked around some more and leaned against a tree, I smiled widely and closed my eyes. I listened to the leaves in the trees rustle and the quiet, calm breeze. I opened my eyes as I heard a twig snap in the distance, I stood up straight and reached my hand into my hoodie pocket to grab my switchblade

Last time I checked nobody really came into the woods, let alone at night, and no animals ventured this close to the mansion. Either some idiot was roaming the woods, one of the mansion's occupants was out here, or something worse. I pressed the button on the side and the blade extended. I kept my guard up and continued to look around waiting for something to happen. I heard a couple more twigs snap and some rustling from the leaves on the forest floor

A person emerged from between a couple trees, they wore a mask that had a couple cracks in it and was covered in blood splatter, there were also holes for the eyes. Their outfit was dirty and looked torn and was also covered in blood splatter. They wore a black zip up hoodie with a grey shirt underneath, their jeans were a dark greyish blue. They were also wearing black gloves. They stopped when they saw me and placed their hand against a tree to steady themself. Their figure was hunched over and they seemed to be breathing heavily. They were holding a knife in their other hand, the knife looked chipped a bit and was also covered in blood

They stood up, their figure was still hunched and everything about them sent shivers down my spine and made me feel as though I needed to run. I stood my ground and gripped my knife tightly, ready to fight if I needed to. The figure took a step forward and I took a step back. We stood still for several moments and just stared each other down. They straightened their figure and cracked their joints before letting a loud graon. They focused back on me and gripped their knife

They took a step forward before full on sprinting towards me, I barely dodged their attack and began to run. They followed closely behind me, they obviously wanted to kill me, why? I had no idea, and definitely did not want to find out. I kept running as fast as I could, barely dodging the branches that had almost smacked me in the face. I'd almost fallen multiple times but didn't dare stop. My heart was pounding and my head began to spin as my vision blurred, my body was becoming numb and I mentally smacked myself for being dumb and not running a bit slower first then picking up pace slowly

I slipped between a couple trees and hid so I could catch my breath. I crouched down and sighed heavily, my head finally stopped spinning and my vision refocused. I slowed my breathing and rubbed my head. I could hear the stranger walking nearby, most likely searching for me. I stood up and prepared myself for yet another chase. Instead my wrist was grabbed and I was roughly pushed to the ground. A knife was pressed to my to my throat and my hands were restrained above my head. I coughed as the wind had been knocked out of me

I stared up at the person, I could see their eyes through the mask, they were a bright greyish blue color. My head was spinning with every outcome of this situation, almost none turned out well for me. They pressed the knife harder against my throat drawing blood. They pulled the knife away and quickly plunged it into my right shoulder and twisted. My arm immediately went numb and I screamed in pain. I started squirming and kicking. I kneed them in the back as hard as I could, they pulled away just enough for me to pull a leg out from under them

I kicked them in the chin and gripped my switchblade once again, I sat up and quickly plunged the blade into their neck. I held my right shoulder and groaned, I looked down at the stranger who was now completely limp. I stood up and looked around, I noticed I wasn't too far away from the mansion and once I got there my wounds could be treated. I made my way back as quickly as I could, which wasn't very quick considering how much pain I was in. I finally saw the mansion doors and sighed in relief

I stepped through the doors and immediately collapsed onto the ground. I rolled onto my back and looked up to see Jack, I smiled nervously and closed my eyes. I heard him sigh heavily as he propped me up "Come on, let's get you to the infirmary.." He helped me up and we made our way to the infirmary. I sat down on one of the cots and rubbed my head. Jack grabbed bandages and some rubbing alcohol. He came back over to me and looked at me "I need you to take the hoodie off." I nodded and slipped my hoodie off

My shoulder was bleeding heavily and I still couldn't feel my arm. Jack cleaned the wound and I wince as it begins to sting. He carefully wraps my shoulder and looks down at me with a sigh. He pulls his mask down and crosses his arms "What happened?" He sounded extremely annoyed yet still concerned at the same time. I sighed and looked down before explaining everything, I explained the person in full detail and even what they did, I then explained that I'd taken care of them

Jack listened while I spoke, as soon as I fell quiet he pulled me into a tight hug. He sighed as he pulled away he cupped my cheeks in his hands "At least you made it back." His lips curled into a soft smile. I sat there a bit shocked by his sudden softness, Jack was usually a very closed off and distant kind of person, but for some reason right now he was being extremely soft. I tilted my head a bit to the side and Jack sat beside me, he cleared his throat and looked over at me "Can I talk to you about something?"