The Proxy Trials...

CHAPTER 25 - The Third Trial.

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Welcome to Slender Man's beautiful mansion, where everything is perfect and there are no rules.

In an instant, Jeff had come through the kitchen and into the woods, chasing Xandra with a hose whilst she squealed. Slender,Masky, Hoodie, and Dawn circled around the barbecue, toasting food on top of a blazing fire and arguing over who got their dinner first. 

In the jacuzzi under the Gazebo sat Ben and Rose, snogging each others' face off underwater. Xandra stopped though Jeff was in hot pursuit. "Let's try to keep this PG guys!" She shouted over to the midget and the princess, who clumsily tried to look as modest as possible. Slender lifted one tentacle up and for once in his life, actually laughed. "Come and get your dinner!" He declared, and ended up almost stampeded on as all of his residents charged for their food. The air was thick with the delicious aroma of their burgers and fries, with the addition of joyous laughing and the buzz as fireflies began trailing into the summer night air.

Axel gasped all of a sudden. "Oh my gosh guys, where's Emily?" She asked. Everyone murmured with confusion, but as if on cue, she burst into the Woods. Wearing only a towel. "TOBY. I'm going to KILL you." She spat, so icily it could have turned water to ice. "Where the HELL are all my clothes?" Violet turned to look at Toby. "Have anything to say Tobes?" She asked quizzically. He shook his head, flushing beetroot and knew what was going to happen to him in a second so he did the thing most guys would do in a life-or-death situation like that one. He fled for his life.

Violet dissolved into giggles, the poor thing was surely going to die tonight. Toby already told her about how he emptied Emily's wardrobe and stashed all her clothes in his room. She shook her head and sighed, and was about to fetch a drink when she felt an arm wrap around her waist. She gasped and almost dropped her plate with suprise, and Masky pressed his lips to her earlobes.

"Hey." he whispered huskily. "Come with, please. I want to show you something."

Violet's heart began to hammer violently, and she began to feel a little dizzy. Just that one sentence had an unlimited amount of meanings behind it and with every one she considered, she grew more and more scared. "W-what's there to show me? Why can't you show me in front of everyone else?"

Uh oh. Violet was definitely not ready for THAT. She was only 15, but as if he could sense her distress, Masky chuckled softly.

"No, not yet you idiot - I know how you feel about that. I want to show you something more special - no hidden meanings behind it." He added quickly at the shock on Violet's face. He tugged on her gently and she finally gave in with a groan. "Okay. You have five minutes to show me you're 'special' something." He led her through the tress, deeper through the bracken and into the cool night air. Twigs and branches scratched at After about a couple of minutes though, Masky stopped with a look of anxiety crossed over his face.

"Violet - this is, it's really special to me and no one actually knows about this. Not even Slender. But because you're so special to me, I think you deserve to see." She folded her arms teasingly. "Oh? This better be good then. Show me." Masky turned her around and sighed. "Look up." He murmured softly. When she did, Violet was at a loss for words. "What - oh my goodness it's BEAUTIFUL. How did you - ?" Towering with the tress was a huge tree-house, complete with a mini wooden hut and smooth terrace. Everything was just so perfect and rustic. Like a fairytale treehouse in a way.

"Wow Masky. This is so gorgeous! Can I go up?" He nodded nervously. "Go on ahead. I'll be right behind you." With a little bit of Masky's help, she climbed up the ladder and clambered into the hut, where the scent of apples and caramel overhwhelmed her. She breathed sharply, and then stopped when she spotted the tattered book lying half-open on the floor.