Mine (Unedited) (Discontinued?)

Chapter 16

It’s been a week and they were still hopelessly lost. Kendra poked at the fire, her stomach growling while she waited for the water to boil. She was so thirsty, but she needed to sanitize the water before she could drink any of it. Sighing, she leaned back on her hands, staring at the starry sky. The sun had set about an hour ago and Jeff still wasn’t back from his trek to find where they were. She was starting to get worried about him, even as she told herself that he could take care of himself.

An unexpected growling noise rang through the clearing, making the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end. Kendra straightened, looking into the forest where the sound had come from to see if she could find Jeff. It had to be him pranking her or something.

“Jeff? This isn’t funny, I’m still mad at you,” she called out, hoping he would stop being an ass.

Another growl, only this time it was louder and sounded almost like a chuckle. Kendra swallowed, getting up and grabbing the flashlight she used when she couldn’t find any firewood and a sharpened stick before slowly walking towards the treeline. Turning on the flashlight she shined it towards the trees.

“I swear to God Jeff, if you’re pranking me I will not hesitate to stab you where the sun doesn’t shine,” she threatened, raising her stick to make her point.

This time she was answered with silence, setting her nerves more on edge when a dark form started to take shape in the shadows. Kendra didn’t relax, because it was much too tall and skinny to be Jeff or any other human being. She screamed and ran the opposite direction, ducking into the woods when she heard pursuit. Panic coursed through her as she ran, and she silently begged for Jeff to come find her before it was too late.

Kendra looked back to see if whatever was chasing her was still there and she nearly tripped as a result. It was much closer than she had thought, and in a panic she turned abruptly, using her weight and momentum to swing around a tree and run in a different direction without the monster seeing her. Seeing a low hanging branch ahead, she jumped and reached for it in hopes of climbing the tree. Hauling herself up, Kendra began to climb until she was hidden almost completely by the leaves.

She watched the ground, breathing heavily as she waited to see if she had truly lost the monster that had been chasing her. Her heart rate spiked when she heard it walking below her, and she clamped her hand over her mouth to keep from screaming at what she saw.

It walked on all fours, it’s head raised as if smelling the air. Kendra held back a sob, watching as the humanoid figure slowly sniffed her out. She didn’t want to die, not like this. It looked up abruptly, and Kendra realized she had accidentally shaken the branch she was holding onto for balance. She froze, watching in horror as it started to climb the tree by digging it’s claws in into the bark. She was done for.

“Hey!” a familiar voice shouted and Kendra almost sobbed in relief, “Rake knock it off! She’s under Slender’s protection!”

The creature stayed where it was for a moment, staring in Kendra’s direction before it climbed off of the tree and skittered away. Kendra almost fell out of the tree in relief, tears already spilling over her face. She slowly climbed down, her knees giving out when her feet touched the ground. Jeff caught her, holding her tight.

He started to run his fingers through her hair when he felt her begin to shake, trying his best to comfort her. She must have been terrified, and he couldn’t blame her. The Rake was a terrifying creature. Jeff sighed, whispering comforting words to her in hopes to calm her down enough to try and find a safe place to rest for the night. In his panic to find her, he had lost where the campsite was.

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Kendra sat curled up against a tree, watching as Jeff attempted to make a sort of bed for her in the dark. She was too busy trying to stop shaking to help, and she could barely see herself. Jeff huffed in irritation, finally just clearing off a patch of grass so she could lay in it comfortably. He took off his hoodie and gave it to her to use as a pillow.

He watched as she got comfortable and finally drift to sleep, sighing as he sat next to her. He would never forgive himself for leaving her alone and letting her be vulnerable to get attacked. Jeff couldn’t believe his idiocy, and he had to refrain from hitting the ground and waking Kendra up. She needed her sleep after getting chased by the Rake.

A moment later and he slipped into his habit of watching her sleep. He didn’t know why he did, but seeing her soft features while she was unconscious relaxed him. He sighed, brushing a lock of hair from her face gently. He felt an ache in his chest as he watched, and he couldn’t help but think about how much cared for his friend. Friend… So strange how he felt like that wasn’t the right word he wanted to use, but that was what she was. His friend. He started petting her hair, admiring how soft it was despite being subject to the dirt of the ground.

No matter how much he tried to tell her she didn’t have to bathe she insisted on it anyway. She’d make him turn around if he was still there when she woke up in the morning, but he always managed to sneak a look to admire her naked skin. He sighed, closing his eyes and pulled the image up.

Jeff watched as her hands rubbed her skin, getting it wet before lathering it in soap. She had her back to him, so he gladly admired the curve of her ass. He couldn’t help but want to reach out and give it a rough squeeze but he restrained himself for her sake. She turned to see him watching her, but to his surprise she only smirked and left the water.

“Like what you see?” she teased, not bothering to cover herself up like she normally would. Jeff didn’t answer, too distracted with holding himself back from touching her everywhere. He wanted to push her back into the tent and enjoy the feel of every inch of her skin.

She climbed into his lap, and he inhaled sharply. Kendra was definitely not making things easy on him.

“Aww, poor Jeff. Do you want to touch me?” she purred, pressing her naked chest against his and bringing his attention to it.

“God, yes,” he croaked, his voice hoarse from restraint.

“Well then, since you’re being such a good boy, I’ll let you pick one spot on my body to touch.”

Jeff groaned, pushing her back and locking his lips with hers.

His eyes flew open as soon as he realized what he was doing. He shouldn’t let himself imagine her like that, no matter how much he wanted to. Jeff glanced over at her, relieved to find she was still fast asleep. Maybe it wouldn’t hurt to take care of the problem his little fantasy had caused?