Kyle's POV:
"Hey Kyle, I'm bored" Stan said suddenly, looking at me.
"Same dude." I say while shrugging
"Dude." He looks at me again
"Hm?" I ask wondering what he wants to do.
"Have you heard of ghost stories? Like, scary ones?" He asks I think I get where he's going now.. I know a Japanese urban legend if I can say that!
"Ooo, Yeah! Let's tell scary stories!" I say pretty excited to share the urban legend to someone else.
He nods slowly as he stares into my eyes "Yeah..i like that kind of stuff..." he smiles softly "Do you know any good ones?" his voice sounds soft but also excited "Like, really scary ones!" he laughs nervously "So we can scare each other.."
"I think a know a pretty good one!" I say smiling at myself and my story I'm about to tell my super best friend.
He leans in closer to you "Tell me! Tell me! I'm not scared.." He smirks playfully "Or maybe I am.."
"Well it's more of an urban legend.. but whatever!" I try to remember the legend(TW:GORE, INFIDELITY, AND SHARP OBJECTS)"Theres a stunning woman, who was married to a samurai. But beware, looks can be deceiving—she was very vain and one day, went as far as cheating on her Samurai husband. When he found out about the affair, he grew very enraged and slit her mouth from ear to ear, giving her a Glasgow smile. Following this savage action, he asked, "Who will think you're pretty now?" Although the original tale is a cautionary one to remind people to stay faithful, the story takes a gruesome turn.In 2007, a coroner found records of similar shocking cases during the time of day that the story takes place, the nighttime. The records showed that many children had died at night, rumouring sightings of a woman with similar features were at the time and place of their deaths, giving a frightful realistic twist to the legend.This apparent phenomenon can be explained:a woman wearing a surgical mask or mask of some sort who would approach people at night and ask them, "Am I pretty?" If they said no, she would slash their faces with a pair of scissors, giving them a similar Glasgow smile. However, if they said yes, she would reveal her face and ask again. If this time, they said "no", she would slash their faces regardless Even if they still said yes, she would follow them home and still brutally kill them." I was about to go on a whole rant about the legend before Stan spoke up..
Stunned, he stares at me in disbelief "That is.. unbelievable.." He takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly. "I-" He shakes his head and tries to smile. "That is pretty messed up. I mean.. you know it could just be an urban legend, right?" He looks at me.
"Oh yeah I know it's a urban legend! It's just one I like to tell!" I don't notice how shocked he looks right now, I was just excited to share my little scary story.
He nods slowly. "Yeah... yeah it probably is." His voice cracks slightly when he speaks. "But still..." He sighs heavily. "...it sounds too real for me to believe it isn't true." He pauses for a moment before continuing. "Do you really want to hear more stories like that?"
"We can stop if you want!" I say trying to reassure him in some way that we don't have to keep telling scary stories if he isn't comfortable with it.
He smiles and shakes his head. "No, please keep going!" He leans back against the tree trunk and closes his eyes as he listens attentively.
I tell another scary story (I'm not typing that shit again lol sorry-)
As I finish, Stan jumps up from the tree and grabs your arm "Oh my God! That is terrifying!" He pales and shakes his head rapidly from side to side. "Well that is definitely a new horror story I've never heard before!!" He takes a deep breath to try and calm down.
I jump but relax into his grip on my arm, sure I wasn't expecting it.. but I would be lying if I hadn't said it didn't feel nice.
He seems relieved to see you not scared by his sudden movement "Good... good because I was starting to worry about what I might do if you freaked out or something..." He chuckles nervously. "So are there any other creepy stories you'd like to share? Or should we call it quits here?"
"We should probably call it quits and get some sleep" I say yawning quietly
He nods and releases your arm "Alright then, let's go inside." He leads you through the trees and into his house. As soon as they're both inside he shuts the door behind them and locks it.
I just shrug it off and plop down in the bed
Stan sits next to me and looks at me with concern in his eyes "Are you okay? Are you feeling sick or anything?" He reaches his hand over and lightly strokes my cheek
"Hm? Oh no I'm fine!" I yawn a bit
He sighs softly and pulls himself closer to me so our bodies touch each other slightly "Okay... well if you say so" he says quietly while looking away shyly "But still I think we should stay close tonight" his voice gets softer and warmer as he speaks
"Mhm.." I say tiredly
he wraps his arms around me and buries his face into my neck, breathing in my scent and nuzzling against me
"Mph.." I say falling asleep soon after
Stan quietly chuckles to himself as he holds you tightly against him, unable to contain his happiness at having you in his arms
A/N: Hi!!! This is my first book and I'm using an AI chat to help me! So just know I'm the Kyle part and the Stan part is AI! Also sorry if it's kinda short!
Word count: 971 words
