"You too, huh?" A boy asked as he approached, a strange sound following near him.

How am I gonna explain this to my dad? He will be so... worried! Maybe.... I wont tell him. Zane said quietly. He looked at Cloud and gave him a weak smile.

Emile skidded down the bank of the creek, and whirled around to look back at the ghost that was following him. He turned to run through the creek, but the ghost suddenly charged him, and he was knocked backwards into the water. For a second he lay there stunned, and when he realized he wasn't dead, or in severe pain, he sat up, wiping dirty creek water out of his eyes. "Holy crap," he muttered, staring at the giant purple snake in front of him. He looked down and shook his head back and forth. I must have hit my head. Either that or a giant purple snake just bit my leg off. he thought. He checked for blood, and then looked up at the snake, who was staring at him with slitted eyes. "Uh, hi," Emile said cautiously, not wanting to startle it.

(ping)

I twirl around, protectively shielding Flei from the person with the camera and the person with the floating thing.
"What are you here for? What do you want from me?"

"Nothing." She said.

"Why are you here, if not to take advantage of me?" I've always been wary of strangers, they have never not tried to take advantage of me.

Zane sat down again. He pulled out a chocolate bar he kept in his jacket pocket and began to eat it. Cloud looked at the chocolate bar curiously.

The snake cocked his head at Emile, and seemed to grin. For some reason, Emile decided it wasn't dangerous. "Umm, I don't suppose you could give me my leg back? I really don't know how I'm gonna get home," he said, looking at the place where his leg had just been. The snake just yawned, revealing huge fangs and a forked tongue. "I'm gonna take that as a no," Emile said with a sigh.

"I was taking a walk," she replied, slightly peeved at the stranger. "Don't be so snappish."