"Mmmm, where the hell am I?"
I mumbled to myself quietly, looking carefully at my surroundings, noticing that I'm in a bed with my arms well dressed and attended to.

"Who-." I cut myself off, hearing a shuffle from what appears to be downstairs.
I quickly and effectively shy away from the bed and sneak into the next room, in hopes of finding a way out of the cabin. I spot a staircase as I look out the doorway of the room.

"I can't go down there. I know I heard something, and I'm pretty sure that rats can't dress wounds." I left the idea of going down the stairs, and check out the window, hoping that it wasn't stuck shut.

"Did you hear that?" Inquired the muffled voice of a male.
"Yes, perhaps it's the child?" Another voice appeared in the void of sound.

"Crap! I didn't think they'd hear me that easily! What do I do?! I can't let myself be caught?" I thought to myself, as I heard the sound of footsteps coming up the stairs. I quickly and quietly hid behind a barrel of who knows what and curled up into a ball, in hopes of not being discovered.

Fairy's Pov
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"Did you hear that?" I inquired, somewhat quietly to Alice.

"Yes, perhaps it's the child?" She replied back in a questioning tone.

I walk towards the stairs and begin climbing upwards, hearing a slight scuffle of tiny footsteps on my way upwards. 'They must be awake.' I thought to myself, as finished climbing up the stairway.
I begin to look around Alice following closely behind, as I walk threw the hallway entering the small bedroom made for patients.
Noticing a lack of a person in the bed. I begin to look around carefully, there doesn't appear to be any sign of a struggle, and I'm sure we would have heard it from downstairs if there was one. So they must have woken up and moved on their own accord. Which is a surprise, since they were only meant to wake up about 3 days from now. And taking into consideration that they had an infected wound on their torso.

"Where in the world could they have gone?" I say the question out loud, not expecting an answer.

"Well, I do have a second room. But that is normally for patients with an illness not wounds." Alice started, in a calm manner. Yet, I could see the concern in her eyes, she was clearly worried about the child.

"Well then let's double-check this room and then move on to the next," I say, still concerned about what is currently happening.

??? Pov
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"Damn it!" I shouted the profanity in my head, as I watched the two people search the room I had just been in.
I quietly crawl out from behind the barrel and make my way to the stairs, not daring to breathe until I was at least on the first step. And then life went to hell again. The male had turned around right as I had gotten onto the first step.

"Hold it right there!" He shouted as I sprinted down the stairs, jumping off from the last four steps.
I made a run for the door only to be yanked backward and dragged to a living space. I kicked and scratched but the strong hand didn't let me go.

"Alright, you have some explaining to do little one." The man said in a strict tone. Though I don't think he expected my response based on his reaction.

Fairy's Pov
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"I have some explaining to do? Mister, you're the one that needs to explain, why the hell I'm here." They said in an irritated tone of voice. I was shocked at their response, having expected them to be scared and willing to speak in hopes of "saying themselves". My surprise must have shown on my face since the child gave me a sly grin as they tilted their head upward.

"What is it, mister? Cat got your tongue?" They said, a Cheshire cat's grin becoming more apparent. I just stood there in shock at this mere child. Who had just been making a run for it, and was now proceeding to toy with me for the hell of it.

Little did I know they were panicking on the inside wearing a Cheshires mask to hide the real trouble.

I stood there not really knowing what to say to them at this moment, just opening and closing mouth agape like a codfish.

Thankfully Alice asked a question for me.

"Hello there, what's your name little one? Mines Alice and this here is Fairy. He's the one that found you and the brought you here." She said fluently speeding through the conversation to make the child more comfortable.

They mumbled something quietly and almost soundlessly, as though it was never meant to be said.
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Hello, my lovely blots and splatters. I hope you've enjoyed the chapter, I wanted to ask if I should continue this book or if I should focus on other priorities. I will work on it, it'll just take a while to update.

Anyway love you all, Paint signing out, ❤🧡💛💚💙💜💖