(Annette's point of view)

I haven't seen Jeff in a while. Slendy is beyond pissed. Apparently after I cut my wrist, I passed out. Jeff...He tried to kill me. At first I was mad. Then when Masky told me that Jeff can't see blood without going psycho, I couldn't be all that mad. Now don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that I forgive him 'cuz I don't. The next time I see Jeff I'm gonna kick his ass.

I'm actually worried about his where-abouts. I don't know why. Honestly I shouldn't care less, but. Everyone says he never did that. He dropped his knife and ran. Everyone says Jeff would never leave his knife behind.

Slendy won't let me leave the infirmary. He says I'm not healed enough yet. I think its bullshit. Everyone is gone except for Masky. He should be easy to sneak pass. I get out of bed and limp to the door. I can't use my left arm much, and my right leg is bandaged up pretty good too, but I can walk. As far as I'm concerned, I'm well enough to do what I want.

I walk downstairs and notice he's making cheesecake. Perfect. He'll be too busy baking to even notice I'm gone. I slip pass him and sneak out the window. If I used the front door it would be too obvious, and the backdoor is in the kitchen soooo.

I have to hop down a bit, and hurt my leg, but I'm ok. I limp/run into the woods, and start looking for Jeff. I go back to my house first, since its the last place I saw him. Once I got there I look around the back. When I reach the back yard, I notice Jeff's knife on the ground. he hasn't come back yet.

I pick it up, and hear rustling behind me. I spin around and scan the area. Then I see it. I barely catch it, in the corner of my eye. The white face and the black feminine smile.

"Jane." I growl.

"Annie, how are you?" she says.

"Where is my family Jane?" I demand.

"Safe for now." She smirks.

"What do you want? What did I ever do to you?" I ask.

She scowls at me. "What did you do?" She growls' "You let this happen to me! You never believed me about him! You didn't even tell me you knew about Slenderman!" She shouts.

"It was none of your business."I growl' "I should've believed you're but could you blame me? You stabbed me Jane!"

"You deserved it!" She shouts.

"What?!" I yell.

"You chose him over me. Even now." She says.

"You're crazy! Tell me where my family is! Now!" I say.

"You don't deserve them! You deserve to die! Just like he does!" She yells.

"Like who? I don't know who you're talking about!" I scream.

"You ignorant bitch!"

She charges me and we begin our little battle. She slashes at me with her knife. Some of my unhealed wounds reopen.

It hurts terribly, but I won't give her the satisfaction of seeing me in pain. I grit my teeth and fight back. I can't use my left arm too much so I'm at a disadvantage. She notices this and starts stabbing my left arm.

It hurts. Oh god its unbearable! I need to win. I need to save my family.

I push her off and slash at her. I'm missing. I never miss. Ever! I'm an expert hunter! Don't get cocky Annette. Focus on the fight.

I finally cut her. Its small but it slows her. She seems really pissed now. She isn't showing any mercy. She's so fast. I-I can't keep up with her. She keeps punching and kicking me.

I fall to my knees. She laughs and stabs me in the back. She twists the knife deeper and deeper into me.

"What? No tears?" She teases.

"C-Crying is for the w-weak." I say.

"You still haven't changed." She sneers.

She kicks me down and I grunt in pain. I fall and I can't even attempt to get up. I-I have to

I feel a blunt object hit me and I black out.

(Jeff's point of view)

I haven't been home in a few days. I don't want to risk hurting Annette. I don't know why I care about her. I shouldn't. I don't know why I do in the first place. She just.....seems so.....familiar. She seems so important. Its like if she dies, then I'll be nothing. But I don't even really know her. I just met her not too long ago.

I reach in my hoodie pocket and realize my knife isn't there. That's  right. I dropped it after......never mind. I need to go get it.

I make my way back to Annette's house and circle around the back. I find my knife and....something else. Blood. Its blood...but its manipulated. Someone wrote in it. Its dried some so its very dark. On a nearby rock it says,

           Hello Jeffery, I have your archer. You know where to go if you want her back. You have 3 days. If you don't show then Annie will die.
                                           -Jane

J-Jane has Annette? Oh Slendy won't like this. I can just hear him now. Does he even know? I doubt it. S-should I tell him? How long has the note been here? Annette could be dead by now.

A pain shoots through my chest at that thought. No. No no no! She can't be dead. She just can't be. I-I have to tell Slendy.

I run most of the three miles to the mansion. God I hope he doesn't kill me. I bang on the door, and wait for someone to answer. Slendy opens the door and glowers down at me. Well, as best as he can. Ya know, because he doesn't have a face.

"Yes Jeffery?" He says.

"A-Annette." I say breathlessly, "J-Jane has Annette."

He tenses up. "I see." He says, "what are we gonna do about that?"

"What do you mean 'what are we gonna do about it'? We're going to save her!" I growl.

"We are?" He asks.

"Yes. We are." I say.

"Alright then. Let us depart." He says.

He steps out the door and closes it behind him. he begins to walk and I just stand there, looking at the ground.

"Jeffery? Are you coming or not?" he asks.

"Slendy?" I growl, "What is your connection to Annette?"

(Slenderman's point of view)

My connection....to Annette. No one has asked me that. I know full well what my connection is to her. However, I do not intend to let Jeffery know just yet. I am still quite angry with him for nearly killing her. I'm just glad I found her in time before.....

"Slendy?" Jeff called.

"Its none of your concern Jeffery. Let us be on our way." I say.

I begin walking and Jeff follows this time. I have to find her, but I musn't let Jeff know I'm worried. I must act as if she is just another human. But she is so much more than that.

So much more.

(Annette's point of view)

I woke up in a strange room. It was large, dark, yet very cold. I noticed a drain in the center of the room, and sprinklers littering the cealing. I tried to move, and noticed I was chained to the wall. I tried to teleport out, but it was useless. Might as well save my energy. I need to find a way out. Dammit! Think Annette think!

"I see you're awake." she sang.

"Jane." I growled, "where am I?! What have you done with my family?!"

"Full of energy I see. Well we'll just have to fix that now won't we." she said.

"Don't you dare touch me!" I yell.

"Or what? You'll kill me? Ha! Don't flatter yourself. I only need you to lure Jeff here." she spat.

"Jeff? You're wasting your time. In case you didn't know he tried to kill me." I scoff.

"Oh I'm well aware of that Annie. The thing is, he never finished you off. He let you live. Jeff did two things that he would never do. He dropped his knife, and he let you live. Trust me you would be dead now, if he wanted you to be." she says.

I glare at her. So what? The only reason I'm alive right now is because of Slendy. If he hadn't shown up then I would be dead right now.

"Do what ever you want Jane. It won't matter. Even if he did come, It wouldn't be for me." I say.

"Is that so?" She asks, "We'll just say about that."

She takes her knife and cuts into my flesh. I won't give her the satisfaction of seeing my pain. I merely glare at her. She sneers at me, clearly unhappy with the results. She cuts into me more and more. I know what she's doing. She plans on doing The Thousand Cuts.  1000 cuts. Missing every vital artery. Left alone, I'll slowly bleed to death, but if treated in time....I could endure this all over again. An advanced form of torture. Very precise. If she missed even once. Just by a millimeter. I'm sure you could guess what would happen.

Cut 123

I can't keep my eyes open. I've stayed strong this long. She stops every now and then so I don't grow numb to the pain.

Cut 385

Must. Stay. Awake. Daylight soon. She left to sharpen her blade. Stay awake. Stay awake.

Day 2, Cut 602

Another break. No one will come for me. Jane said 3 days. Today is day 2. That's what she plans to do. Tomorrow she will finish The Thousand Cuts, and leave me to die.

Cut 847

So dizzy. No emotion. Jane is growing bored. Perhaps I could....no. Stay focused. Stay awake. Stay alive.

Day 3, Cut 999

"How disappointing." Jane said, "No one came."

I stay silent. She makes the final cut.

"At least you entertained me somewhat." she smirked. "Well I do hate long goodbyes so I'll be going. Enjoy your last hour or less alive." with that she left.

"Bitch." I manage to choke out.

M-Maybe telepathy will work. Wait. What is that? I smell.....smoke. Oh no! With the last of my strength I mentally scream out.

"Daddy!!"

I slowly slip into darkness, but not before I see my faceless father wrap his arms around me.

(Jeff's point of view)

2 hours earlier

Slendy and I have been though nearly every inch of these woods. There is not one trace of Annette anywhere. There is only one more place she could be.

"And where might that be?" Slendy asked.

"Dammit Slendy! Stay out of my head!" I yell at him.

"Are you going to answer me?" He asks  again.

"There is this old cabin. After a fight one day I hid there. Jane found me and ever since then, that cabin has been a battle ground. She claimed it after a while, and she hides there sometimes. Its the only other place I can think of." I reply.

"Where is it?" he asks.

"On the other side of the woods. If we hurry we might just make it. Lord only knows what Jane is doing to her. Have you got through to her yet?" I ask.

"No. My telepathy dosen't reach her. She's too far away. Either that or its being blocked." He said.

Slenderman has been acting really strange lately. Ever since I met Annette, he has been acting differently. Defensively.

"Just follow me. I'll get us there." I say, and start running.

It'll take us a while, but I'm sure we can make it. We have to.

(Slenderman's point of view)

Jeff started running, and I followed. I sense Jeff is starting to suspect something. I must keep my composure. I musn't let Jeff know just yet. He isn't ready, and I need to watch him. I need to see what his relationship is to Annette exactly.

"Slendy," Jeff says, "do you see that?"

I look in the direction he's pointing.

Smoke.

"Jeff is that?"

"Yeah. The cabin."

We run faster in its direction. Hang on Annette. Please, just hang on. About 40 yards away, I hear something. Slight....

Static! Annette!

"She's in there." I say.

Jeff nods to me and we hurry. I try to reach her.

Annette. Annette can you hear me? Please, Annette answer me!

No answer. Just the sound of static slowly dying down. We reach the front of the cabin. Its nearly engulfed in flames. I can see Jeff slightly freak out.

"Jeff stay here til I call you." With that I teleport inside.

"Annette? Annette can you hear me?" I call.

No answer. Telepathy maybe.

Annie. Please answer me.

Wait whats that? A loud boom of static rings in my non-existent ears. Then I hear it.

Daddy!!

Annette! I teleport to her. I look around and see she's chained to a wall, barely clinging to life. She looks up at me and gives me a weak smile. Then she passes out. I wrap my arms around her and cradle her. I walk out of the burning house with her in my arms. If I teleport it could hinder her farther. She won't make it to the mansion. I have to treat her now. Like right now. Jeff stands in front of the house with a look of worry on his face.

"Slendy? Whats wrong with her?!" he asks in a panicked voice.

"I'm not sure. She's very cut up." I lay her down next to a tree.

"These aren't ordinary cuts." he says gravely, "These are The Thousand Cuts."

"Thousand cuts?" I ask.

"Yeah. Teleport to the mansion and get all the medical supplies you can. She only has minutes left."

He sat down next to her and removed his hoody and shirt. Then he used his shirt to stop the bleeding, and his hoody to keep her warm. Her clothes were in shreds. I teleport away to try and save my little girl.

(Jeff's point of view)

Slendy teleported away, leaving me with Annette.

"Hang in there Netty." I say.

She flutters her eyes open, just for a moment before falling unconscious again. Fucking Jane! Using the fucking Thousand Cuts! Annette must be special if Jane used this. This is very complex to begin with. Jane got sloppy. Some cuts are deeper than they should be.

I use my shirt as a tourniquet and wrap it around her left arm. Its the worse. Damn! I don't know if she'll make it. Slendy where the hell are you?! Almost on cue, Slendy appears. Thank god, where the hell was he?!

I quickly grab the anti-septic and clean her wounds. Then I start wrapping her up.

"Slendy go get Ms.P! Annette needs to be off the ground." I say.

Slendy is gone and back within seconds, with Ms.P at his side.

"Ms.P I need you to levitate Annette! And manifest some Cayenne pepper!" I say.

"Why do you need Cayenne pepper?" She asks.

"Just do it! We're loosing her!" I yell.

Ms.P is a little panicked but managed to manifest what I needed. She levitates Annette. I say a silent apology, before dumping the Cayenne pepper all over her wounds. She didn't move. That's not good. Cayenne pepper burns like hell, yet she didn't even flinch.

Come on Annette! Don't you die on me!

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Hello all. Iv'e finished this chapter finally. Actually iv'e finished writing it and iv'e already started writing chapter 6. it just took a long time to type it. So I'm sorry for that.

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