Chapter 3: Darkness Can Move

It's weird being in the middle of this… I know it's my fault but… I never wished to see Sam by my side together to school. I just met the girl! Come on! I know, I know she's in danger but, my face is close to being a punching bag to Sam's secret admirers. We both walk towards our room and a lot of students weirdly stared at us like newlyweds. I can feel the awkwardness and the cold stares of the guys on their way to class.

This is just great.

"This is my stop… You sure you're okay?" I stood at the doorstep of my class, even though I'm turned around I can feel the eyeballs.

"Yeah… I'll head-"

"Yahoooo! Samieee!" A girl suddenly hugged Sam from the back.

"Oh, Sarah… Why are you here?" Some of Sarah's blonde hair went to Sam's lips.

"Oi…Sarah, too close…" Sam laughed while Sarah tries hard to have a piggyback ride.

"So…? Who's your friend?" Sarah satisfied she stood beside Sam and smiled.

"Oh… uh, this is Charles…" I just waved my hand.

"Heh? Could this be your boyfriend!?" Sam pinched Sarah's cheeks like rubber bands.

"No…! Just a friend! Stop saying that!" Sarah continued to tease Sam, I couldn't bear it so I started fake coughing.

"The bell is about to ring? How bout we go to class?" I smiled.

"Oh! Yeah! Yeah!" Sarah smiled at me, as we walk in the opposite direction She called Sam again.

"I almost forgot! We have a meeting upstairs again! 4th floor!"

Sam nodded and went to her class, so did Sarah.

As for me… entering my class, I was like a criminal being interviewed by a bunch of media people after a murder.

"Yo lova boi!" While I sat in frustration my friend sat on my desk and started poking my cheek.

"First of all… We're not in that kind of relationship…" He smirks, I can tell he's not going to believe me that easily.

"Heh? Am I certain? Ya know…Sam's pretty cute, you'd made a perfect couple, to be honest…"

"I think I'll pass…" the bell rang and our teacher came running down in front. The class started but my bladder started to tingle also.

What timing.

"Hi Miss, can I go to the restroom just a sec?" My teacher nodded and I went straight to the bathroom, not looking where I was going, my face collided with someone familiar.

"Ouch…" falling but first she stood up and whips her uniform and skirt.

"Hey! Watch where you're going, man!" The girl fell butt first, offering my hand to help.

"Sorry…! Sarah, I badly need to go…" Putting my hands in my pocket but suddenly Sarah held my shoulder.

"Wait…How did you know my name? Have we met before…?" Is she alright? Our heads collided but it's not that enough to make her memories fade away…

"Your Sarah right? One of the members in the student council?" This has to be her… Right? Blonde-haired, brown eyes, and tanned skinned cute girl. With matching pink pedicures.

"Yeah but, I just got here…because…personal stuff…"

But…who? "She's in danger…Charles, not everything is normal as it seems" My father's words circled my mind as I ran up.

Crap…! Crap…!

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"Heyyyy! Samieee!" Sarah called me with opened arms again, her hugs are warm like pillows during Christmas nights, she's been my friend ever since I stepped foot on this school. I was about to enter my class but Sarah pulled me out from our door and held my hand tight dragging me upstairs.

"We need to go now to our meeting Samieee!" Sarah then hugged me from behind like a baby koala, all cuddly and warm.

'What? I thought after school?" Sarah pouted.

"Be! Cause! We're busy right?! So we need to go!" I don't know what is the meeting's all about but Sarah's pretty excited about it so, it might be interesting.

We both went up to the 4th floor and entered the student council's room but surprisingly it was empty and dark.

"Hey…Sarah I thought the student council is…" Sarah pinned me on the blackboard holding my neck. My legs couldn't reach the ground anymore.

"S-Sarah… Wha-What…? Are you…Ugh…" Her smile turned into cursed laughter. Her tongue slithered mimicking a snake.

"Shut up…! Tsk…! I thought this is going to be hard…!? But, a dumb horse crap like you is easy to fool…!" Sarah's eyes melted like wax under in hot blazing sun. Her ears suddenly began to grow into something pointy, and her mouth became huge like a crocodile.

"…Wha…What…Are you?!" I screamed for help but her nails began to point my neck like needles.

"You're…Eyes…! Are great trouble...Because of you're stupid dumb EYES!" Her voice crackled like an old lady, all distorted.

"Now…" She lifted her left arm and pressed her fingers in my eyebrow. She tries to gouge my other eye but her hand began to burn.

"Ouch…! Son of a!" She started saying bad words but I couldn't understand what language is it.

"That…! Witch Whore! And his husband…!" Does she know about the Henrys? She let out a growl like a rabid dog, she lifted me up and threw me.

My back tumbled down through the tables and chairs across the room.

"If I can't bring your eyes to our realm…Your heart will do the bidding…" I started crawling my way through the exit but she began crawling like a forked tongue lizard towards me.

"You're not going anywhere! I'll have your heart…!" Lifting a desk chair with all of my might left in my body I threw it at her face. But she dodged it quickly, crawling back facing her I ran out of space.

"Don't come any closer!" I screamed struggling to find something to defend myself.

"I'll see ya! Samie…" Her retractable claws grew.

Behind us the door smashed opened, the light from outside sparkled.

"Sam!" The monster quickly turned around facing Charles, behind him is her sister.

"A Quiet…!" Charles' sister rushed towards the monster.

"The hell is a 'Quiet?' sis!?" Charles screamed. Hiding behind Danielle.

"Can I explain later!? Our priority is Sam's safety you idiot…!" Charles nodded and both of them started running.

The monster rushed towards them stretching its arms side to side, showing its black claws.

Danielle's leaped and used an armchair boost to backflip on her way up down to the monster's back.

"You…!" Before it could even speak Danielle jabbed the monster on its left and it flew right on top of the lockers.

The monster shrieks like a big angry grizzly bear.

"Sis get back!" Charles screamed, Danielle slid back to Charles' side. He then lifts his hand in C shape and pointed it at the monster. It began to float in the air, it struggles to break free but Charles Clenches his teeth and formed his hand into a fist. The last thing I heard is the monster's screams before it was squashed into a pancake.

"Okay…! Now can you tell me what in the world is that creature…!?" Charles breathing heavily and took a sit on the ground. Danielle took my arm then checks if I have injuries.

"That…was close…" Danielle wipes her forehead.

"What was that creature…?" I sat beside Charles shaking and trying to feed my brain with positive thoughts.

"That is a 'Quiet', this species…" Danielle walks towards the flabby corpse and held its head up. "Has no eyes, as you can see…and despite their big perky ears they like sound, loud sounds…for them is like music, that's why they choose to live in noisy places such as schools, malls, and other noisy establishments…They can mimic other people to blend in…"

"Wait? So? What happens if they don't hear noises?" Charles' tone was filled with doubt, I can't deny him… this creature is weird…

"Do you know the saying…? Deafening silence? Noise is like a part of their mind and body…if they can't hear anything silence can kill them…but, they won't give up easily without a fight… they have the ability to become out of control when exposed in silent places…"

"I still don't get it…these creatures…Actually exist among us?" Charles replied.

"You fought it duh! And I don't have a full understanding of this species but, one thing is for sure here…" Charles and I both looked at Danielle.

"Somebody sent that thing to kill you…" From that ridiculous thing that wants to tear me up into little bits and the fact that somebody sent that scary creature to kill me is bone-chilling.

The corpse begins to evaporate like burning paper pieces of paper

"We have to report this to dad…" Charles stood up and both siblings looked at me with worries.

"We can't let this pass…Who knows what kind of thing would come next…We don't know what to expect, the best thing we can do is to stick together…' Danielle pulled out her phone and showed me her number.

"Just save our numbers…And call us whatever thing or weird is going on…" Danielle elbowed Charles, after a lot of arguing of the siblings, Charles pulled out his phone and gave his number to me. Both of them told me let's get out of here before anyone can see us.

"Oh! Wait for a second!" Danielle took a piece of paper from the ground. She pulled out a cutter from one of the lockers that are swung open. The council room is a complete mess, I'm glad nobody saw us entering here.

Danielle slit her palm and pressed it on the white paper. After quite some time it wasn't white anymore, then all of a sudden the wet red paper formed into an origami bird. The paper spread its wings and Danielle told the paper bird everything that happened.

She opened a window and the origami flew outside.

"We're all set…let's go back to class…"

"Wait…! What are we going to do with this?" I pointed to the council room all filled with blood. Danielle looks at Charles and smirks.

"Dang it…!" She told Charles to just use his time powers to return everything to normal.

"No…! That requires a lot of mana Sis! I could pass out after doing that! I have a class you know!"

"Come on! You're not even paying attention in class!" Danielle laughed and continued to bully Charles.

"What do you care…? My mind is set I won't do it…" Charles crossed his arms and tried to walk away but Danielle headlocks him.

"WAIT…!" I screamed, I felt something crawling in my back. I felt goosebumps everywhere.

"S-Something's coming…" The room became like the Antarctic, the door suddenly shuts on its own because of the cold wind coming from the room, and the ground became impossible to stand on. A shadow suddenly formed in front of us, a hooded figure appeared in front of us, the scythe rested on its shoulder.

"Dad…Can you please…stop with that entrance...it's embarrassing…" Charles' pulled the black cloth.

"I came from work…I'll change into something more presentable…Wait…" His dad replied with a deep distorted voice. His dad turns around and became a human wearing tux, the same man I saw last time with white hair and a pretty attractive 30's man stood in front of us.

"There…Better…?" His dad fixed his tie.

"Yeah…much better than the huge ass hooded skeleton…" Danielle laughed.

"Watch your language, Danielle…" His scythe turned into an old man's handstand.

"We have to go home quickly…They won't stop now because they know where you are…" After Kamaya wipes his hand in the air, the room moved on its own and everything was in place. We all went downstairs towards the faculty and told our teachers we need to go because it's an "Emergency".