I'll Be Waiting

The Woods

Yeah, this is on hiatus. This is also publish on Ao3 under my pseud TheWitchingHour7. Enjoy!

Boredom was a common problem, but now it wasn't.

Usually, Sebastian would spend his days curled up among the bones, and stay there as the world went by, but this only served to make him sad, then he'd be annoyed for being sad.

One point in time, a house was being built, and he languidly watched the builders work, and if one of them looked warm, he'd send a small breeze of cold air their way. But the building stopped, and the workers left, and once again, he was left to cope with the gnawing in his stomach, that constant companion, boredom.

But his world was disturbed when the small boy found his beloved's resting place.

Claude was in a bad mood.

Moving into the house wasn't going very fast, and his little brother, Alois was growing restless.

"Claude...." he whined.

"Yes, Alois?"

"I'm bored. Can I go to the woods?" Alois waved his arm at the sprawling forest behind the new house.

"Don't get lost."

"Whatever!" As soon as Claude had said the first word, Alois was already running off. Claude had a feeling he would run into something, but that could be dealt with later.

Alois ran between the trees, and disturbed the resting creatures as he went. But suddenly he stopped.

"What's the point in running around like an idiot? Only stupid prey do that." He flopped to the ground, miffed. He felt something as he fell though.

He shifted off, and cleared away the leaves and moss, and discovered a smooth stone, with words on the surface. While he would not admit it later, he was curious.

"I'll be waiting for you, and nothing can move me from here until I hear you call me home." He sniffed. "Sentimental shit." He got up to go back, but realized, he'd forgotten the way. The forest seemed to close in on him. Panicked, he started yelling, "Claude! I'm lost! Help me!"

Claude heard his voice and went and found him. "Took you long enough." Alois huffed. But Claude didn't reply. "Claude?"

Claude kneeled down beside the stone that Alois had found, and was staring at it intentely.

"This is very old, Alois, did you find it?"

"I did." Alois looked proud for a moment, but then added crossly, "Take me back home, I'm hungry Claude."

So, they walked back home, with Alois skipping ahead and Claude wondering about the stone.

After they left, Sebastian left his hiding place and went over to the stone. He brushed it with his fingers to make sure it was alright, and when he found it was good, he sighed in relief and hovered beside it. A thought then crossed his mind.

The newcomers might invade his peace, but they also might provide entertainment.

So, curious, Sebastian went in the direction they had gone off.

After all, what's a ghost to do?