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Chapter 14
In the mansion...

Slenderman glared at the strange boy. He had never seen such a guy in the Underrealm before. But since Inuala trusted him so much, Slenderman couldn’t harm him. Nuala – sensing Slenderman’s feelings – sighed, putting her hand on his shoulder gently. ‘Slender, I know how you feel…’ She said in a whisper. ‘He may not be trustworthy yet, but he DID safe Inuala’s life and we have to repay him somehow…’ Slenderman growled a bit, but nodded. ‘You’re right, Nuala. But how?’ As Nuala wanted to answer, she heard Inuala giggling. Suddenly, she had an idea. ‘How about you let him stay here for a while? That poor guy doesn’t seem to have a home anyway…’ Jeff – hearing the idea – looked at her with widened eyes. ‘Nuala, what are you saying?! HE’S HUMAN!!’ Nuala looked at him with her burning silver-blue eyes. ‘And what does it matter?! We just can’t let him leave on his own…Besides: If he was human, the council would’ve killed him already!’ Jeff growled and looked away. Slenderman sighed. ‘Alright, but he’ll sleep in your shed, Nuala…’ He looked back to Liam and Inuala, murmuring to himself. ‘He may have won my daughter’s trust, but not mine!’ With that said, Slenderman walked to the two teens, hearing part of their conversation.

Liam smiled at Inuala, looking into her eyes. ‘I see you kept my rose…’ Inuala blushed, looking down to her necklace. With Nuala’s and Polly’s help, she managed to keep the rose save from welting. Nuala made a special crystal for her and since then, she kept her necklace as a good luck charm. ‘Yes…it’s a special rose…It helped me going through all dark times…’ With that said, Inuala smiled at Liam. ‘I still can’t believe I would see you again.’ Liam chuckled. ‘How could I forget you, my little flower?~’ Their eyes met. As they leaned closer – their heads almost rubbing eachother – Slenderman cleared his throat. In an instant, Inuala and Liam looked up to him, both blushing like crazy. ‘Inuala, Liam…I have an announcement to make.’ Liam looked up to him with respect. ‘Liam, since you have saved my daughter from that horrible fire, I want to offer you something in return.’ Inuala looked at her father with a confused gaze. ‘F-Father-’ She quickly silenced as Slenderman raised his hand. ‘Liam, you are allowed to stay here for a while, if you wish it.’ Liam smiled a bit, nodded. ‘Thanks for the offer…’ Slenderman nodded with respect. ‘But you’re not allowed to stay here in the mansion alone. My proxies will always watch you…You’ll sleep in Nuala’s shed…’ As Inuala heard what Slenderman said, she gasped. ‘B-But Father, we can trust him!’ Liam smiled at her. ‘It’s alright, Inuala…I understand your father…I would’ve done the same…’ Just then, Nuala walked in, smiling at the young boy. ‘Don’t worry, Liam…I prepared everything for you…my sister and I will stay there as well, just in case you need anything.’ Polly – standing behind her sister – nodded, but looked at him with a stern gaze. ‘So you better watch out, Liam. Nobody here likes it if someone walks around the halls all the time…’ Liam nodded again, bowing respectfully. ‘Thank you for your kindness. I understand how you feel…’

Later on…

Jeff sat in the living room, growling a bit. ‘I can’t believe we let that guy stay here!’ He murmured to himself. Inuala glared at him. ‘First of all, his name’s Liam! Second, he’s not just ‘some guy’! And third, you better treat him with respect, Jeff!’ As Inuala spoke, the 19 year old teen let out a snort. ‘Oh please…what else do you know about him except for saving your sorry butt from a bonfire?’ He looked at her, waiting for an answer. Inuala turned her head away. ‘As if I would tell you, Jeff!’ Before he could say anything else, Inuala got up and walked up the stairs. Jeff could only hear her footsteps and her room door slamming shut.

Looking around in the shed and smelling the senses of the herbs, Liam felt calm and welcomed; a feeling he haven’t had for years. Nuala smiled at him. ‘I know it isn’t much, but it’s enough for me…’ She prepared her bed for him. ‘If you need anything, just come to me.’ Liam nodded and smiled. ‘Thank you, Nuala. Where’s Polly? Isn’t she coming as well?’ As he looked outside, he saw Polly sitting on a chair outside. ‘Polly keeps watch outside for the night…I’ll take over for her in the morning…’ Sighing a bit, she whispered to him. ‘Liam, I see the love you have for Inuala and I’m really happy that she has found someone to love.’ Liam looked at her a bit embarrassed. Trying to hide his blush, he stuttered. ‘H-How d-do you know?’ Nuala just chuckled, looking at him with calm eyes. ‘Well, I may not know love from experience, but I’m not blind, kiddo~’ Liam couldn’t help but to smile. ‘Y-You somehow are a bit like Inuala, and yet, you’re different.’ Nuala looked away. ‘Nobody is the same as the other, Liam…we may have similarities, but every character is unique.’ As she looked back at him, her gaze was sad. ‘I just want to let you know, that I trust you not to hurt Inuala. We may not be bloodrelated, but she’s like a sister to me.’ Liam sighed. ‘Don’t worry, I’ll never hurt her. Besides, her dad would kill me for that!’ Nuala smiled a bit, looking back at him. ‘You know….Slenderman is not her real father, Liam…he found her in the woods, when she was just a baby…he only calls her a daughter.’ Liam gasped a bit. ‘D-Does Inuala know-’ Nuala shook her head. ‘No…and I’m not sure what happens if she found out…’ With that said, she looked into a bowl with water, watching the ripples bouncing back and forth from the walls.

Watching the guard outside, Judy smirked. ‘Finally, he’s all alone with the Healer! Go on, Liam~’ She played with her whip in excitement. ‘Come on, kill her already!~’ But to her disappointment, the lights were turned off and she lost sight of him. ‘N-NO!! YOU IDIOT!!!’ She growled quietly to herself. ‘Zalgo won’t be happy about this! Liam’s forgetting about the plan…’ With that thought in her head, she ran through the forest, leaving a dark shadow behind her. The wind howled as if it tried to warn the people in the mansion and the creatures in the night. A light whisper flew through the trees. ‘The war…it is coming…Innocent blood will be spilled…they’re coming…’

END OF CHAPTER 14

Description
Chapter 14
In the mansion...

Slenderman glared at the strange boy. He had never seen such a guy in the Underrealm before. But since Inuala trusted him so much, Slenderman couldn’t harm him. Nuala – sensing Slenderman’s feelings – sighed, putting her hand on his shoulder gently. ‘Slender, I know how you feel…’ She said in a whisper. ‘He may not be trustworthy yet, but he DID safe Inuala’s life and we have to repay him somehow…’ Slenderman growled a bit, but nodded. ‘You’re right, Nuala. But how?’ As Nuala wanted to answer, she heard Inuala giggling. Suddenly, she had an idea. ‘How about you let him stay here for a while? That poor guy doesn’t seem to have a home anyway…’ Jeff – hearing the idea – looked at her with widened eyes. ‘Nuala, what are you saying?! HE’S HUMAN!!’ Nuala looked at him with her burning silver-blue eyes. ‘And what does it matter?! We just can’t let him leave on his own…Besides: If he was human, the council would’ve killed him already!’ Jeff growled and looked away. Slenderman sighed. ‘Alright, but he’ll sleep in your shed, Nuala…’ He looked back to Liam and Inuala, murmuring to himself. ‘He may have won my daughter’s trust, but not mine!’ With that said, Slenderman walked to the two teens, hearing part of their conversation.

Liam smiled at Inuala, looking into her eyes. ‘I see you kept my rose…’ Inuala blushed, looking down to her necklace. With Nuala’s and Polly’s help, she managed to keep the rose save from welting. Nuala made a special crystal for her and since then, she kept her necklace as a good luck charm. ‘Yes…it’s a special rose…It helped me going through all dark times…’ With that said, Inuala smiled at Liam. ‘I still can’t believe I would see you again.’ Liam chuckled. ‘How could I forget you, my little flower?~’ Their eyes met. As they leaned closer – their heads almost rubbing eachother – Slenderman cleared his throat. In an instant, Inuala and Liam looked up to him, both blushing like crazy. ‘Inuala, Liam…I have an announcement to make.’ Liam looked up to him with respect. ‘Liam, since you have saved my daughter from that horrible fire, I want to offer you something in return.’ Inuala looked at her father with a confused gaze. ‘F-Father-’ She quickly silenced as Slenderman raised his hand. ‘Liam, you are allowed to stay here for a while, if you wish it.’ Liam smiled a bit, nodded. ‘Thanks for the offer…’ Slenderman nodded with respect. ‘But you’re not allowed to stay here in the mansion alone. My proxies will always watch you…You’ll sleep in Nuala’s shed…’ As Inuala heard what Slenderman said, she gasped. ‘B-But Father, we can trust him!’ Liam smiled at her. ‘It’s alright, Inuala…I understand your father…I would’ve done the same…’ Just then, Nuala walked in, smiling at the young boy. ‘Don’t worry, Liam…I prepared everything for you…my sister and I will stay there as well, just in case you need anything.’ Polly – standing behind her sister – nodded, but looked at him with a stern gaze. ‘So you better watch out, Liam. Nobody here likes it if someone walks around the halls all the time…’ Liam nodded again, bowing respectfully. ‘Thank you for your kindness. I understand how you feel…’

Later on…

Jeff sat in the living room, growling a bit. ‘I can’t believe we let that guy stay here!’ He murmured to himself. Inuala glared at him. ‘First of all, his name’s Liam! Second, he’s not just ‘some guy’! And third, you better treat him with respect, Jeff!’ As Inuala spoke, the 19 year old teen let out a snort. ‘Oh please…what else do you know about him except for saving your sorry butt from a bonfire?’ He looked at her, waiting for an answer. Inuala turned her head away. ‘As if I would tell you, Jeff!’ Before he could say anything else, Inuala got up and walked up the stairs. Jeff could only hear her footsteps and her room door slamming shut.

Looking around in the shed and smelling the senses of the herbs, Liam felt calm and welcomed; a feeling he haven’t had for years. Nuala smiled at him. ‘I know it isn’t much, but it’s enough for me…’ She prepared her bed for him. ‘If you need anything, just come to me.’ Liam nodded and smiled. ‘Thank you, Nuala. Where’s Polly? Isn’t she coming as well?’ As he looked outside, he saw Polly sitting on a chair outside. ‘Polly keeps watch outside for the night…I’ll take over for her in the morning…’ Sighing a bit, she whispered to him. ‘Liam, I see the love you have for Inuala and I’m really happy that she has found someone to love.’ Liam looked at her a bit embarrassed. Trying to hide his blush, he stuttered. ‘H-How d-do you know?’ Nuala just chuckled, looking at him with calm eyes. ‘Well, I may not know love from experience, but I’m not blind, kiddo~’ Liam couldn’t help but to smile. ‘Y-You somehow are a bit like Inuala, and yet, you’re different.’ Nuala looked away. ‘Nobody is the same as the other, Liam…we may have similarities, but every character is unique.’ As she looked back at him, her gaze was sad. ‘I just want to let you know, that I trust you not to hurt Inuala. We may not be bloodrelated, but she’s like a sister to me.’ Liam sighed. ‘Don’t worry, I’ll never hurt her. Besides, her dad would kill me for that!’ Nuala smiled a bit, looking back at him. ‘You know….Slenderman is not her real father, Liam…he found her in the woods, when she was just a baby…he only calls her a daughter.’ Liam gasped a bit. ‘D-Does Inuala know-’ Nuala shook her head. ‘No…and I’m not sure what happens if she found out…’ With that said, she looked into a bowl with water, watching the ripples bouncing back and forth from the walls.

Watching the guard outside, Judy smirked. ‘Finally, he’s all alone with the Healer! Go on, Liam~’ She played with her whip in excitement. ‘Come on, kill her already!~’ But to her disappointment, the lights were turned off and she lost sight of him. ‘N-NO!! YOU IDIOT!!!’ She growled quietly to herself. ‘Zalgo won’t be happy about this! Liam’s forgetting about the plan…’ With that thought in her head, she ran through the forest, leaving a dark shadow behind her. The wind howled as if it tried to warn the people in the mansion and the creatures in the night. A light whisper flew through the trees. ‘The war…it is coming…Innocent blood will be spilled…they’re coming…’

END OF CHAPTER 14