Colonized Khoury

"CAAHHH!" The crows shout at the top of their little lungs. "CAAHHH! CAAHHH!" the crow got louder. It was a full moon tonight and little giggles would mix in with the cold wind.

"Stop~hehe." A girl's voice giggled. "You have work, what if we get caught?" The campfire was warm and bright.

"Sir Spencer isn't here anymore, remember." The man moved closer for a kiss before a loud thunderous sound interrupted them. There stood Kol illuminated by the small man made campfire. The people scream while jumping back. Oh yeah right...I wasn't going to do halloween but due to the base majority vote and Alicia's violent version of persuasion, I ended up dressing as frankenstein.

"Come on guys...you could've just found somewhere more private–instead you choose the nearby forest." I was a little disappointed. But honestly, I would probably do the same if I were to date someone.

"Sorry sir. We were just..." I pointed my hand towards the direction of the base. They both got off the dirt and headed back in a sad manor.

"Kol! I'm going to kill you!" Alicia shouted looking for me. Alicia's Halloween costume was a weeping angel–that's no angel I know! I quickly went to hide behind a large rock in the forest. To recap on things I kind of accidentally destroyed a halloween decoration they were working on–but ultimately it's their fault! Why would they lay such a creepy thing in the area I work at! Alicia's voice got fainter and I took this time to go deeper in the forest. That's where I found a camp with eight or so small cabins surrounding a pit campfire. I notice Ellis and Mallow standing around the fire.

"Kol?" Ellis was surprised at my sudden appearance. Ellis was dressed up as a vampire and Mallow was dressed up as a mummy. Ellis' face then became fear as I then felt a presence behind me. I was then tackled by Alicia and we started rolling around on the dirt fighting. My face got hotter as the fire was right next to my head. I grabbed Alicia's back shirt collar and lifted her off me like she was a cat pinched by the scruff. I stood back up while holding Alicia. My face was red with claw marks.

"Alicia calm down for a moment! It's just a decoration, geez." Alicia managed to calm down as I placed her back on the dirt. "Anywho–why are you guys out here?" I turned towards Mallow and Ellis.

"We are ghost hunting." Ellis answered while throwing sticks in a fire. "It is said that on an october night during a full moon in a forest that a ghost by the name of Tyron Dickleberg would appear when writing his name on a piece of paper and throwing it into a fire." Ellis explained. Mallow held onto a piece of paper that he suddenly threw in the flames. The paper smoldered and dissolved on the sticks in the fire. There was a long silence...

"I don't think the ghost is real," I looked around me one last time and there was nothing.

"Aww, man." Ellis sighed. As everyone turned to head back--we noticed a large figure hidden by the shadows standing next to a tree–holding what looks to be a weapon. Everyone stopped and looked at each other. "So uh...Hello?" Ellis waved. The large figure suddenly disappeared. "Well crap...I guess we'll really have to go there." I looked at Ellis while raising an eyebrow.

"Go where?" I asked...Ellis looked at me with trustful eyes and hands that were holding each other ready to beg if I were to say no.

"A cave." Ellis suggested. Mallow started heading in supposedly the cave direction–I noticed Alicia fingers twitching before shrugging her shoulders and followed behind Mallow. Ellis grabbed my hand before I could think and dragged me off. Ghost hunting, yay...

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We arrived at the dark cave with little equipment like flashlights and glowsticks. Everyone even had rain coats on because it was raining. We got into the cave to shelter from the rain.