The Trees

I was once so afraid. The forest had always been my biggest nightmare; who knows what lay behind those bushes? Anything could jump out at me..-The thought alone made me shiver. But now, I would go out and see the trees for myself. 
 
☁Characters☁ 
Blurry/Blur: Blurry has light pink hair, brown eyes, and a few tattoos, mainly along her right arm, but there's also a few on her left and on her chest. Usually wears a black tank-top, or a hoodie. Carries a ukulele and a can of red bull. 
 
Joshua/Josh: Josh is around 5'5, with purple-pink hair, carrying three flash lights, drumsticks, two cases of red bull and a hat, Joshua is known to be pretty humorous and kind. Has a few tattoos; mainly on his left arm. 
 
Saphira: She is pretty tall and has some muscle too. Faint freckles dotting her cheeks, she has long brown hair and sky blue eyes. Almost always wears a beanie. 
 
Daxter/Dax: Pale skin, lengthy black hair and gray-blue eyes. 
 
Kestryl: With long, straight black hair, she also has fair skin. Thin, but also tall; known to pack a lot when travelling. 
 
Azure/Cole: 5'8, Azure is slightly scrawny yet decently built. He has a couple of freckles, but they are difficult to see due to being light. 
 
Void: Void is 5'9, with a nice build. Fluffy black hair and gray eyes, along with a few piercings. 
 
Kami: A petite Chinese foreign exchange student. She has long, dark brown hair and brown eyes. Pale skin with a slight tan on her shoulders, Kami is seen usually wearing skinny jeans and a transparent top. 
 
Stolos: About 5'4, sorta lanky, light brown eyes, messy dark brown hair, and slightly tan, Stolos carries a pocket knife and pecans in his bag. 
 
Olivia/Liv: Liv 5'7 and has curly, long brown hair. She has icy blue eyes and a small nose piercing. She always wears a necklace with two heart charms on it that used to belong to her mother.  
 
Kani/Heather: Elegant pale girl with straight brown hair, a few freckles on her nose, with brilliant green eyes. 5'5. 
 
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Imagejxjjxmfdj.jpeg|Joshua/Josh [Male]
Teenagegirl (1).jpg|Saphira [Female]
Screen_Shot_2016-10-11_at_6.05.24_PM.png|Daxter/Dax [Male]
Kestryl.png|Kestryl [Female]
75284de434ae846ac9763a78d8680190.jpg|Azure/Cole [Male]
Screen_Shot_2016-10-11_at_7.31.15_PM.png|Void [Male]
9380-a-beautiful-chinese-girl-posing-outdoors-pv.jpg|Kami [Female]
c407715c6050841fef62f22f1bfdb10c.jpg|Stolos [Male]
3e08b97180a3b8952dc5d703ef946f29.jpg|Olivia/Liv [Female]
E18253820481d46a53277530b304be54.jpg|Kani/Heather [Female]
 
 
  
☁Chapter 1☁ - 
 
I peeked in my suitcase. Enough sets of clothes for the whole week; good. A crapload of chargers, my phone and the tablet for movies. Swimwear, pajamas, almost everything. Pulling my backpack from last year over, I stuffed it full of extras. Ukulele; blankets, pillows, and my sleeping bag. Red Bull. Okay, this was jam-packed. I was ready. Hauling my suitcase off the bed, along with my backpack, I threw the bag over my shoulders and dragged the suitcase by its handle. Slowly making my way up the stairs, I flung open the door, and headed out to the car. 
Flying down the road, I stopped at a red light. On the left was Josh's street; closest to mine. Then, the light finally turned green. Rotating the steering wheel, I pulled up, spinning the windows down. "Yo, Josh! It's time to go, get over here!" A figure appeared in front of the door, slamming shut. He walked towards the passenger seat, slipping the seat belt on. "Who are we picking up next?" "Kestryl. She's the closest." He nodded, and with that, we eventually picked her up, too. Then Saphira, Daxter, and the others. "Is Azure coming?" A voice sounded from behind, most likely in the very back. "No, I think he's driving with Stolos." "Oh." 
A noise was heard over the radio. A crack. It was probably in a bag, as a wheeze escaped from it as pressure lifted. "Oh..Sorry! I crushed the Tostitos with my shoe." Heather glanced at Saphira. "Dammit, I was gonna eat those!" The suitcases in the trunk made a huge thunk! as the car sped over a bump. We'd be there soon; two more hours. 
 Finally, we had reached it. The destination. Pine instantly hit my nose; fresh woods. Stepping out of the car, I hopped over to the trunk, moving everyone's suitcases and bags to the floor, as they met me to settle in. A couple tents in the back; not too hard to put up. Heather let out all the food, boxes, and everything else that was in the car. One tent was already being put together. Kani's & Liv's. They were packed away in a small corner, tent pushed up against a tree stump. Only minutes later, Stolos and Cole showed up, with their own things. Backpacks, suitcases, and a tent, they settled in. 
Once everyone else found their place in the campsite, I dragged my stuff to a corner, away from all the business. There was two picnic tables separating Saphira's tent from mine, Josh's and Daxter's. The tent was finally hammered to the ground, stable. Climbing in, I unzipped my suitcase, shoving it across from the entrance, along with my backpack. I didn't keep my ukulele in there though; I let it rest up with my bag and other things.Letting my sleeping bag out, and other sleeping-stuff, I slid past the light gray screen dividing the tent to make "rooms," if there were to be other people in here. I chose the left one; allowing some fresh air in by pulling down a part of the tent, releasing the net-like material, which let in air. 
Night came quickly; it wasn't pitch-black yet, but it was dark. The chairs had already been set up, circling the fire pit. I cuddled my blanket, trotting to a navy blue chair. My left arm peeked out of the blanket, gripping a marshmallow stick. Attaching a marshmallow to the end, it sat over the fire. Forgetting to turn it, eventually it went from a bright white to a black-brown. Everyone else had perfect marshmallows and s'mores; I then mocked a doctor. "I- I'm sorry, miss, I couldn't save him..I'm sorry." And let the burnt marshmallow fall off the stick dramatically. Next, I attempted to make a s'more. Nearly melted chocolate and graham crackers, I slid it together like a sandwich. Of course, the crackers gave in and the chocolate quickly smashed to the floor. 
Kestryl eyed me as a chipmunk ran by, stole the now dirty chocolate, and disappeared behind the bushes. After the fire, I sleepily tucked into my tent, watching one by one everyone do the same. Josh's flashlights were absolutely blinding. Everything else was dark, quiet, and then there's this light--just there. Ignoring it, I placed my hand under my pillow, and the other on top, resting my head on the pillow. Crickets in the distance, I closed my eyes, sleep engulfing me. 
☁Chapter 2☁ 
Birds chirping awoke me. The dull morning sun seeped through to my make-shift window, but I got up anyway. Huddled inside my blanket, yawning, I sat down at a picnic table, rocking back and forth. Saphira got up next; and then everyone else. I skidded over to the car trunk, pulling utensils, plates, and a few boxes of cereal out. I set them on both tables; I wasn't really hungry, so I sat there, thinking of things we could do today. Hike? Swim?-Swimming seemed fun. But we'd have to wait till later to go swimming, as it was quite cold out, and it was only 7 in the morning. Oh well. 
Time passed by quickly; it was now noon, and the sun was bright. I was already changed into my swimwear. "Anyone wanna come?" I mumbled, reaching in my tent to grab a towel. "Yeah, sure." Kestryl peeped up. Minutes later, Saphira, Daxter, Josh, and a few others were skipping over to the lake. I dove in, pushing out to the dock laying just ahead of a group of bushes. Scrambling up, I tiptoed to the end of the dock, sand slowly rising to the middle point. Charging, tucking my knees inside my arms, I shoved myself in the air, causing a massive wave to pass through. 
I stood, hopping out of the water, the rocky sand at my feet. "Hey, I'm gonna go get my phone-for music." I gingerly made my way across, the rocks in the road poking my toes. The dust and pine reminded me that this was camp. Running over to my tent, in the far right corner, I ducked in, gripping my phone, and earbuds. As I turned around, voices came into earshot. Then everything went black. 
The wind gusted at my sides; it was almost as if the forest was on fire. Everything was on fire, the trees crashing down.. But the flames invisible. The birds went quiet, too. Nothing but the voices. I checked around the corner, easily realizing the commotion wasn't there. Following the direction of the shouts, I froze. The voices were coming from the lake. Saphira's, Olivia's, everyone's. 
I didn't care about poking myself with the rocks. I darted down, barely jumping over the jutting rocks coming off the sand. There was three boulders, on each side of the area. The ones on the right were deserted; nothing but snacks sat there. My gaze locked to the left-Silhouettes. Long hair, Heather and Kami. I was splashed as Void came running out of the water, his eyes reflecting worry and confusion. I yelled, shivering from the icy water. "What the HELL happened?!" I stepped over to Kami-I missed something. There was a third figure, shaking uncontrollably and rocking. Josh. 
☁Chapter 3☁ 
I took my seat beside Kami. She was pale, eyes wide. Saphira spoke up, stuttering. "We don't know what happened, Blurry." Daxter quickly took his say. "Josh came limping out of the water..I didn't see anything, either..." I cursed under my breath. Liv stared at me. "I think there's a store down the street, I can walk there. I saw some stuff there last time that might help." I nodded, although Heather followed behind. 
His leg was slit halfway open. From his knee nearly touching his foot. "A rock couldn't have done so much as this." Stolos put in, examining the injury. Joshua was sobbing until his breath became ragged. "I have a blanket.." "Grab that, then." Cole murmured, resting on the opposite side of the crowd. 
I returned with the purple blanket, kneeling, tightly wrapping it over his leg. I pushed the extra bit into the rest, sitting back down. Just moments after, Liv and Heather brought gauze. Undoing the blanket-replacement, Stolos secured the injury with the new material. I was so confused. It obviously wasn't a rock. Couldn't have been. And the fact that nobody knew how or where he got this was something on it's own. I let out a sigh; allowing it to drag on for seconds. Could someone have done it? A living, breathing creature? It could be anything or anyone. Someone I knew or didn't. Something obvious, something mysterious. I looked around. Clearly no one could have done it; not my friends. My thoughts darted in my brain. Different theories. It all shot down to one possible person- one I knew. One that hated everything with power, everything living. Even if this person had no personal past with this victim, it would stop at nothing to kill. Just one person I knew. 
Now this creature has bad days, like everyone. Bad is an understatement for this person. They are insane. One moment they could be friendly, helpful, and the next they could be dark and murderous. I wouldn't be surprised if this person injured Josh; again, even if they have no idea who this person is, as long as they are my friend or whatever, that is their goal. To hurt my loved ones, leaving me in the dust. I kicked at the sand. Why? 
☁Chapter 4☁ 
Why can't this person just leave everyone be? The innocent ones should always be left alone! The bad ones should be punished, not the opposite! I'd be fine with it if this person just left my friends alone, to go about, and hurt me! I don't care! I hate seeing things like this happen to others. I couldn't be bothered if I'm down everyday I wake up, eventually, the day is over. At least I escaped school for a week; thank the gods. 
As hard as I tried, I couldn't clear my mind. It's one of those things that leave you alone for maybe five minutes, then return and make it even worse. I feel sick whenever I overthink things, too. And sometimes I get to stay home, miss school, but it doesn't help, because I'm not physically sick. It can't be cured over a day or two, over medicine, nothing. Because it's mental. Now this sort of thing happens to me when I regret something, especially. When I wish I could go back, undo my mistakes. Erase whatever and start that moment over. Regret eats me alive. Regret nags at me whenever it gets the chance. 
I was still sitting here, on this boulder. Kami, Josh, and Heather. Kestryl quietly sat, staring at Josh's injury, munching on crackers. He wasn't shaking, but rocking back and forth. We had distracted him from looking at the wound, but something still picked at him. 
I attempted to talk, my voice croaky. "Do you know what happened, Josh?" He shook his head in answer. A painful silence fell upon the lake. "Did you see anything?" He turned to me. "Kinda. But it was too quick, I couldn't get a full view. Though it was black, and it ran." I hopped up, the sharp edges of the rock slightly scraping my leg. "So it was her." 
"DAMMIT!" I screamed, racing to the camp. I threw my towel over my shoulders, rolling into my tent. I pushed everything aside, shoving the cord of my earbuds into my iPod and meeting the others, once again, at the lake. I set my iPod down on Josh's lap, nodding. "Take this and listen to whatever you want, while I.. figure something out." 
"Blurry?" Daxter shot a look at me, worry and confusion reflecting in his gaze. "Don't worry 'bout it, just stay here." And with that, I went to camp. 
☁Chapter 5☁ 
I slipped on a pair of light gray trackpants and a dark gray hoodie. The forest floor rubbed off on my feet, so I pulled on a pair of sneakers. Breathe. Alright. I set everything down at the picnic table. Cleaned my mind, focusing on the present. A black figure, fast..That was all the details given to me. But I was determined to pick this apart one by one, until it all pieced together like a puzzle. 
I narrowed it down in minutes. I had it on the tip of my tongue. I looked up from my arms, and stared. "It's not a phase, love." Her deep, nearly robotic voice set me off. She was wearing three black and red bracelets on her left arm, loose. Black jeans and a black tank top, black shoes. Light pink hair. "Aller, salope, laissez-moi tranquille." I muttered. She snickered. "Does that translate to Go away, &!#@, leave me alone in French? See, you can't fool me. I am you." 
I was so stupid. Of course she knew my tricks, my thoughts. She was me. But only a bit different. She had a very unusual deep voice, and like I said, robotic. Dark red eyes and that familiar red eyeshadow. Black neck and hands. She looked at me, her gaze icy and flaring. "Come here." She pulled me forward, slowly grazing her finger along my chin. 
"Don't move." I snorted. "Like hell I won't move! Get off me, you imbecile!" She smirked. "You are the fool here, Blurry. I thought you'd be smart enough to know it was me when it happened! Ah, but I see how dumb you are, eh?" 
"You can't save everything. You puny excuse for a human, hm? Helpless. Annoying. Unbelievably stupid. Clingy. And oh, you snore too! Of everything in the pile, that's the cherry on the cake." She could be on her way! I stared out across to the lake. Everyone was gathering their towels and snacks. If she stayed any longer-"I was the one who hurt Josh. Arrest me, officer!" She chuckled, still squeezing my arms to keep me in place. 
She held back a laugh. "Have a great night." I mumbled. "Oh yeah, sing me to sleep." Finally, she let go of me and walked off. "Blurry." 
"Blurryface." 
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