She got no reply.
Only the unnerving silence.
Suddenlly some leaves rattled behind her, some way away and another movement twisted in the corner of her eye.
There was a shape in the darkness.

The figure remained motionless. At least it seemed so. A faint static started humming in the fawn's ears and the more she stared, the louder it became.
The darkness shifted.
The wind blew cold around her, rustling leaves, upsetting grass and howling in the naked branches of the trees.
Before, the forest had been too quiet.
Now sound was flooding her ears.

The figure persisted in its lack of motion. Although as the fawn blinked, the noise intensified and the figure seemed to have moved a little closer. It kept staring at her from afar, that dreadful noise following its every move.

I do hope my presence does not unnerve you, Mauvable.

may I join in with Artemis?

Eyes widened. Perhaps that'd stop the blinking - no, in fact, it worsened it, the wind drying out her eyes and forcing her to squeeze them shut. Upon looking up again, she could see whatever it was, see its face, or complete lack thereof. It was staring at her, but where were its eyes? Another few blinks and it had moved forward again, its 'eyes' locked on her.

[e] Of course it's alright with me.

Traaaack.

The sudden appearance of the cub from yesterday made the child raise herself up a little. How long had he been standing there? The crackling in her ears grew louder; her ears twitched, pressing down against her skull instinctively, despite knowing this would do no good in drowning out the noise. What looked like pairs of thin, long arms stretched out from behind the creature, and the girl's eyes darted towards her friend. Still, she didn't move.

The creature didn't move an inch. The tendrils kept twisting in the darkness but its body stayed stock-still. The penetrating stare from beyond the faceless façade met that of Artemis and a power struggle commenced. They were both held in place.
A cold chill ran through the body of the small cub, as if dead hands were gripping his insides.

A chill caressed his body, forcing a flinch. He snarled resentfully, but even he had to admit that the battle was lost. However, unconsciously his mind filed away the memory of the Slenderman; this wasn't the end. Still not speaking, he fixed his golden gaze on the other male, asking a silent question. What do you want with her?

The girl somehow preferred the static screeching in her ears over the unsettling silence.
It spoke. Or, at least, the child heard its voice. Vocal cords seized up, and she had to resort to shaking her head frantically, the movement intensifying as it fixed its gaze upon her again, the noise starting up once more. Any attempt to approach either of the two in front of her was halted by the stranger's stare. She remained with a leg raised, other three limbs trembling, barely supporting her frame now.

The Slenderman stared at the two, its attention shifting from one to the other. The could feel the stare as it lingered on their bodies, boring into their souls.
No?t ?a??fr?ai?d.??
It whispered intrusively into their minds.
It stretched out a tendril towards them.
Slowly.
And ominously.

Afraid? An understatement.
The hoof slowly lowered, and she raised herself up, the bones in her shoulders popping from being crouched down much too long. At the first sign of one of the tendrils snaking towards the two, the child almost recoiled. Then, for reasons unknown to even her - maybe she didn't want a new friend getting hurt because of her, maybe it was just reckless impulse - she darted forward, positioning herself between the creature and the cub. She immediately regretted her decision, the shadowy limb growing closer and closer towards her by the second.

He hadn't expected the movement, but had to remedy it immediately as the tentacle drew closer. Artemis ducked around from the side and lashed out desperately with claws extended, a hiss drawing his lips back over pink gums and white, needle-like teeth.

She watched as he slipped 'round her, slashing at the tendril, then focused her attention on the creature as it stopped and eyed the cub. "Idiot," she hissed. The first thing she'd managed to force out of her throat for a while now.
Then she couldn't see anything but that thing in front of her, its featureless face leering down at the two as its extra limbs coiled around them both. The shrieking noise steadily rose in volume, almost threatening to rupture her ear drum.
Running would do no good now.

The lashing limbs all around them faltered.
The static slowly ebbed out into a quiet murmur.
Something touched the both of them lightly.
?B??e c?a?lm?.
The voice was nothing but a whisper in their minds. The tendrils touching them cold but gentle.
It was like a sugar coated spider web for two flies.

He shivered, his brows furrowing and his head hurting dreadfully from the static. He didn't really want to relax, but the tentacle was almost...soothing. Even as a spark of indigence at the Slenderman for touching her made him flinch.

The child relaxed, feeling less unnerved at the creature's gaze now. Though she wasn't entirely comfortable with its presence, she still could not resist the urge to lean into its touch, welcoming the cool tendril's slow movements.

-

Short because my tab closed and I lost my original response.

The cub was somewhat soothed, but still he cringed nervously. Artemis tried to make himself look smaller, submissively glancing at the Slenderman.



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Prowling.

Ditto ^^

I? ?h?ave not be?en ?f?o?r?go?t?t?en.

Stalking this so hard e u e

♥

This is bound to be one beautiful kismesitude.