(Don't) Go To Sleep

The Test

I opened my eyes and was momentarily confused until I remembered where I was. My new home. That was the best night sleep I'd had since before I'd left my old home. I sat up in my bed and looked at the clock ticking on the wall, 3:15. There was no point in trying to get back to sleep so I threw the bedcovers off me and clumsily stumbled out of bed. I got dressed in the first thing I could be bothered to get out of my wardrobe, a black shirt and some skinny jeans. I found it weird how Masky knew all my favourite clothes but I didn't really question it. Once I looked half decent, I crept downstairs so I didn't wake up anyone who was sleeping and headed out of the front door. I was in the mood for a hunt but I hadn't brought any weapons with me and I just wanted to take advantage of the peace and quiet while I could. Shoes had seemed like a lot of effort so I was walking barefoot through the damp grass. Through the treeline, I could see the twinkling eyes of Rake, watching me curiously. I walked around the woods deciding what to do when I came across a little path. It wasn't so obvious at first but as I followed it further, the path widened and soon opened up into a sort of field. It was very small, like it was surrounded by an invisible dome and a canopy of stretching tree branches sheltered it. It didn't seem to be natural. Around the edges, where the trees began to grow again were bushes, covered in all sort of exotic flowers. The grass looked well kept and looked like it had been cut recently too. I walked further in and it was like the atmosphere had totally changed. I felt... peaceful and slightly lightheaded. I laid on the grass and closed my eyes. I'd rested there... just for a while...

I jolted upright quickly, I had fallen asleep outside? Oh...I remembered, the place I'd found. 'Hey sleepyhead,' a quiet male voice startled me. I looked around to see Masky sat just behind me. 'What are you doing?' I frowned. 'I could actually ask you how you found my little hiding place,' he said, sounding smug. Oh... 'I'm sorry, I didn't realise...'

'No, no, it's fine. I was wondering though, what are you doing this far away at 5am with no shoes?' I shrugged. 'Everything has just been hard lately, with Jeff and all.' Masky's tone changed drastically. 'What did he do? I'll kill him.'

'It's not like that and anyway, if anyone's killing him it'll be me, after everything he-' I trailed into silence. I didn't want to finish that sentence. To my surprise, Masky wrapped one arm around my shoulder. It was strangely comforting in a weird way, a sort of love I hadn't felt in a long time. Protective and kind. 'Hey, I don't need you being all sad and quiet, c'mon cheer up,' Masky said, poking my cheek. I forced a feeble smile but it obviously wasn't enough. He sighed, stood up and pulled me up off the floor. 'That's it,' he said, 'We're going hunting.'

Masky -forcefully- took me back to the mansion to get knives and shoes for me. Shortly after, we snuck off into the new day to go find ourselves a victim. It felt weird hunting in the day but I needed cheering up. In my old life, killing other people to cheer yourself up was unthinkable but now, I didn't give it a second thought. There were probably searches for the killer of the family and the missing child but it's not a problem, anyone who gets in our way will be quickly moved out of the way. Basically, killed. 'Where to?' I asked Masky who was walking quickly and purposefully ahead of me. He was really agile, though he didn't look it, and I was tripping over my own feet as I tried to catch up with him. 'You'll see,' was his only response.

'Mysterious Masky,' I teased. 'Are you always this childish?'

'I didn't even...' I wondered why he was being mean. 'Sorry,' he said. 'I was just thinking about... things.' We walked on in an uncomfortable silence, a silence I wasn't willing to break.

We didn't speak again until he stopped outside the back of a house and crouched in a bush so we weren't seen. It was familiar for some reason, that was when I realised that this was Alec's house. 'No,' I said sternly. 'Never. He was like my brother.' I'd rather die than kill Alec. I may have turned into a monster but deep down there was still a tiny scrap of humanity I'd been able to hold on to. Masky shrugged, 'More for me then.' He got up and nimbly jumped over the fence and headed for the door. No, a voice growled fiercely in my head. I leapt over the fence after him, gripped the handle of my knife and sunk it deep into his shoulder. He moaned in pain. Oh no. If anyone heard us we were in serious trouble. It wouldn't be easy to get out of here quickly without gaining a ton of attention. I grabbed his hair and slammed his face into the wall and I heard a snapping sound. 'Shut. Up.' I growled. Masky put his hands up and dropped his knife in defeat. 'Okay, okay. I'll stop, I'm sorry.' I grabbed him up off the ground so he was facing me and slammed him into the wall. 'No, not yet you aren't,' I threatened. The plastic smile moulded into his mask had a crack running through it. I felt a stab of guilt and had to remind myself that he just tried to kill my old best friend, my brother. 'We're leaving,' I told him, 'Now.' I turned to leave and as went to leave the back garden I heard laughter. 'What the-' Masky was laughing wildly. 'What,' I said, my anger was rising quickly, I didn't have time for this. 'I knew it, I knew there was something buried inside of you.'

'What the hell are you talking about?' I demanded. I wasn't far from throwing the knife right into his heart.

'You still care about people, that's why you can't kill Alec or Jeff. This was a test, you passed.' I swear he was smirking underneath his broken mask. 'I'll see you back at the house.' Then he left, just like that, leaving me stood there rather confused. Mysterious Masky indeed.

Okay, if you've read up to here then thank you so much, a million hugs for you! I really appreciate it,<3. Okay, that's all, I think. I'm going to dedicate this chapter to all of you readers, especially people who voted ^^. It kinda makes me feel bad if I don't upload, sorry for like the huuge wait >.<