Red like roses (Sexual Offenderman Fanfiction)

Chapter 13 - Yearning

WARNING ! This chapter has graphic scenes in it (blood and gore).

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More days passed, the human almost losing count of the days as her life at the mansion turned more comfortable every day, regular activities keeping her busy from missing her old life. Those times when she was allowed to relax, she started thinking about her past life and how easy it seemed to be compared to this. A normal life as a teenage girl didn't look so hard anymore and Amy thought that she could finally survive in the human world without fear. But she had realized that when it was too late. Her normal life was now out of reach and once again nothing felt easy, only fear of the future stayed no matter how much her surroundings would change.

 Afraid that she would forget about her past life, Amy memorized her parents faces and every word of courage they had given her, digging into every detail to give her a reason to keep fighting for a better future. Drawing was something she had always done and with just a pencil and a piece of paper, Amy was allowed to escape the demons - the ones that lived in the mansion and her own - and relax, feeling finally safe in this god-forsaken house she now called home.

The human had tried to live her own life among the faceless monsters, but there were times when her curiosity grew unbearable. Sometimes the brothers could be heard talking, but the subject they talked about was always unclear to her like they were using words from another language, making anybody else unable to understand them. There were places in the mansion where she wasn't allowed to go and every time Amy tried to make the monsters talk about themselves, they changed the subject like there was nothing interesting about them. But Amy knew why they didn't talk about themselves. They were monsters, acted like monsters too. It was clear like a summer day, but Amy still wanted to know what was so horrific that they had to hide it from her. 

She had promised not to look too deep into it. After all, they all had given clear signs that Amy would be better without knowing. But she hated living in the darkness, not understanding why certain things happened and hearing conversations that she couldn't enter. She wanted to trust the brothers, no matter where they monsters or not, but all the secrets they kept made it hard for her.

One day Amy and the brothers gathered together and for the first time, Amy was given a mission. The red head wasn't too excited about it, but at the same time it felt like they saw potential in her and trusted her already. She was finally allowed to leave the mansion and see the world of the monsters - if they even were in a different world in the first place.

"Today you'll leave the mansion and prove to us that you can survive in our world", Slenderman stated like a president of a new born country that needed his guidance and wisdom. His hands were tied behind his back, his black suit almost shining under the sunset that illuminated through the windows, coloring the mansion's dark halls. 

"You shall return when you are sure you can handle all this", he continued, glaring at the human in a way that made her feel uncertain about herself and the skills she had learned. Amy knew she still wasn't adjusted to the new world completely, everything still unknown and strange to her but she was determined to learn everything she needed to know. Even if her body had grown stronger and her skills to defend herself had been proven, she still could admit feeling weak and lost like a child. It came as no surprise that she still needed to prove herself to the monsters.

"You want me to walk around until someone attacks me or something ?" Amy questioned, raising her shoulders a little. The brothers looked at her, but only Slenderman opened his unseen mouth to her. It didn't seem like a big deal for her, but the men were acting like this was some kind of a test that needed to be taken seriously.

"For example", came a short answer. Amy crossed her arms and gave out a sigh. She wasn't given any actual commands of what she should really do. No "defeat Zalgo's monster and bring it's head" or "survive 24 hours in the woods with just a knife". The only order she was given is to go into the woods that surrounded the mansion. Amy was pissed off now more than she was determined to prove herself. It only felt like they wanted to tease the human or to be left alone, so they made her go wander around the forest until she was lost. But instead of fighting about it - knowing she would lose her head if she protested - Amy accepted her so called 'mission' and left the mansion. Only a pair of her long silver scissors with her, Amy stepped outside and walked towards the forest.