The crew long departed Kumpus, they had taken turns and passed through the state of Melipis, they had taken turns driving, it is now dusk, Melissa and Aisha were asleep, Devan and Neveil were gaming on their consoles, while Chris was playing some mobile game.

  Chris snorts.

  “Your plebeian games are nothing compared to mine.”

  Devan sighs.

  “Shut that shit up, with that old ass phone.”

  Chris Giggles.

  Neveil looks back.

  “Ugh… grown man over there giggling it thought the girls were asleep.”

  Chris looks up.

  “Giggling ain’t girl exclusive.”

  Neveil sighs.

  “It ain’t, however it ain’t manly to giggle, and you pushing 30 grow up.”

  Devan looks up.

  “Alright Neveil chill out.”

  Neveil looks at Devan then back to Chris.

  “No, he’s always chatting shit, but always wanna cry when it’s time to face consequences.”

  Chris looks away and grabs his hair.

  “Why are you acting like this.”

  Chris looks at Melissa and looks back at Neveil.

  Chris covers his face with his hands, and clinches, and something grows out, white, fury, two-point ears, and a button tail.

  Devan looks over.

  Chris throws the bunny, and Neveil throws his hands up, and it bounces onto Melissa.

  Melissa shoots up and rolls onto Aisha.

  “Yokai, no what the fuck a bunny!!”

  Aisha sits up and rubs her eyes, the bunny jumps up and kicks her in the face, she falls back, and Melissa throws it off.

  Mac looks back, “Yo bro what the hell.”

  He quickly pulls over the camper and runs back.

  “Hey hey can y'all chill out.”

  Aisha stands.

  “Yeah, why the fuck was a bunny beating my ass.”

  Melissa giggles.

  “Because you’re a bum…”

  Aisha looks back.

  “What?”

  Melissa looks away.

  “Nothing….”

  Aisha rolled her eyes.

  “Anyway, Neveil that was fucked.”

  Melissa looks at him.

  “Yeah, I agree it really wasn’t that deep, like we were trying to ignore it, but what the fuck?”

  Neveil throws his hands up.

  “Am I wrong?”

  Everyone yells, “Yes!”

  Neveil smashes his hands on the bed.

  Melissa grabs Chris’s hand and leads him out.

  “I’ll be back; Devan handle your boyfriend.”

  Melissa pushes Chris out.

  “So, Chris...”

  She looks away.

  “I’m sorry he’s just like that sometimes.”

  Chris looks up and sniffles.

  “All I did was…”

  Melissa sighs.

  “I know…”

  Chris sniffles.

  “Melissa, do you think I’m weird?”

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  Melissa smiles.

  “Yes, but not in a bad way.”

  Chris looked up.

  “Then what?”

  Melissa looked around.

  “Well… weird is a subjective word, I mean you can consider me weird I mean look at me, I’m 6’5 which makes my past life obvious, people look, people judge, however I’m still happy, I’m still me.”

  Chris sniffles and smiles.

  “Your right… sorry.”

  Melissa smiles.

  “It’s ok.”

  Chris looks up.

  “…. Can I ask you something?”

  Melissa tilts her head.

  “Sure.”

  Chris nodded.

  “Why do you refer to your old self as your past life, you treat it like it isn’t still you.”

  Melissa looks away.

  “Uhh because you know, that’s my old….”

  Chris looks at her.

  “That’s still yo— “

  “Enough of that! I mean… sorry anyway let’s go check on the others.”

  Melissa walked back into the camper; Chris followed close behind.

  When they walked in, Devan was yelling at Neveil.

  “Come on man, you know I you can’t just say that to him! He is you know...”

  Neveil grabs his head.

  “Alright man… my bad.”

  Mac standing with his arm's cross nods.

  “Alright, now go apologize to Chris, don’t feel too bad because as Melissa would say.”

  “There is always a such thing as a second chance.”

  Melissa says as she walks closer.

  Everyone looks over to see her with Chris close behind.

  Neveil walks over to Chris, looking nearly eye to eye with him.

  “I’m sorry man.”

  Chris looks at him.

  “Hug it out.”

  Neveil shivers.

  Neveil hugs Chris.

  “Thanks, Neveil.”

  Neveil nods.

  “You're welcome.”

  Chris releases the hug and looks over to Melissa.

  “Anyway, we have bigger issues at hand.”

  Devan tilts his head.

  “Which is?”

  Chris points at Melissa.

  “Melissa wants to erase he— “

  “Can we drop it!!!”

  Melissa yells.

  “Can we just stop it, I don’t wanna talk about it, that’s 7 years in the past, quit it!”

  Mac grabs her shoulders.

  “Shh, calm down just go lay down.”

  Melissa walks to the back of the camper and sits on the bed; Mac follows close behind.

  Everyone is silent.

  Devan rubs his head.

  “Uhh look at this camper we in it’s the size of a city bus.”

  Aisha nods.

  “It’s very nice.”

  Melissa covers her face as Mac rubs her back.

  “Hey uhh sorry that happened…”

  Melissa nods.

  Mac leans closer.

  “Yet I think you overreacted just a li—.”

  “I fucking over reacted?! Do you want your entire existence and self-worth challenged!?”

  Mac backs up.

  “Wait I didn’t mean it like… listen I more mean I think they you should accept yourself more I mean that is still you.”

  Melissa sinks her head into her hands.

  Mac grabs her phone, and he dials Miley,

  “There talk to her, I’m sorry that I can’t help here, I’m a pretty strong guy, but I’m still human, and so are you.”

  Melissa smiles.

  Mac grabs her jaw and pulls it.

  “Awe there’s that smile I love.”

  Melissa sighs.

  “I’m sorry…”

  Mac rubs her back.

  “It’s fine.”

  He stands and walks away.

  The phone clicks.

  “Hello?”

  Melissa brought the phone close to her lips.

  “Hey Miley…”

  The phone line was silent.

  “Oh, Melissa here already, actually no you sound down?”

  “No… well...”

  “Be honest.”

  “…. Ok fine...”

  “Well, spill.”

  “It’s just… people brought up my thing.”

  “Oh, well you know… I’m not the best with these things so.”

  “Yeah, I know.”

  “However, I think that you should learn to love yourself.”

  “I do love myself Miley.”

  “I do.”

  “Do you?”

  “Yes.”

  “Name one thing you love about yourself that’s not centered around someone else.”

  “Uhh I love my ability to draw and write.”

  “Hmm do those really count?”

  “Yeah, I think.”

  “Sure girl.”

  “Thanks Miley.”

  “Your welcome Melissa.”

  “So, when you getting a husband?”

  “…...You wanna get beat?”

  “No….”

  “That’s what I thought Melissa.”

  “Who are you talking to?”

  “I’m talking to Melissa.”

  Miley sighs.

  “Gonna do something about it?”

  “No….”

  “Hehe, anyway I love you see ya I’m going to bed I’m tipsy.”

  “You damn drunk, love you too.”

  They laugh.

  The phone line ends.

  Mac walks back over.

  “Feeling better?”

  “Yes.”

  Melissa smiles.

  “I’m in a good mood, can we?”

  “Hmm…. Sure.”

  He climbs into bed.

  Melissa yells.

  “Can we have some time alone!! We’re already 2 miles away from entering Zeltic so go out and explore.”

  Devan rubs his neck.

  “Man at this ti— you know what I ain’t gonna hate, he ain’t been here for a while.”

  Devan and Aisha walked out.

  Neveil and Chris follow.

  “Ever heard of the Zeltic slasher?”

  Asked Neveil.

  “Yeah, when I played the Zeltic team I overheard them talking about it.”

  Chris leans over.

  “I ain’t heard of it.”

  Neveil rubs his head.

  “Well man, basically a guy used lure out young girls and cut them up.”

  “Oh.”

  Devan looks up.

  “Yeah, but Alexander Henry put a stop to him.”

  “Damn it was that long ago!”

  Said Chris.

  Neveil leans in.

  “However, allegedly he came back to life, and he hunts these woods...”

  Aisha sighs.

  “And you want us to go into the woods to handle him?”

  Devan smirks.

  “Hell yeah!”

  They all walk into the woods.

  “Alright we are splitting up.”

  Says, Devan.

  “Man what!”

  Says Neveil.

  “Stop being so scary, we finna find the guy.”

  Neveil grunts and walks to the left while saying something under his breath; Chris follows suit.

  Aisha and Devan walk to the right.

  ***

  “Ughh Devan.”

  “Yeah?”

  “We’ve been walking forever fuck this shit, Melissa and Mac have to be done.”

  “Yeah probably, but this is more for fun at this point.”

  “Whatever.”

  “, see how you sound?”

  Aisha punches him.

  Devan chuckles.

  They hear a scream.

  They look back and forth at each other; they break into a full sprint rushing to the location.

  The leaves break under their feet, the lower branches break, animals scurry away, the owl hoo’s

  Devan breaths heavily.

  Finally, they arrived.

  And they scream….

  In front of them is Chris, Neveil and some kid with blonde hair, standing in front of some monster…

  Devan jerks back.

  “Fuck.”

  Devan draws out his gun; he fires but as usual it does nothing.

  They all break out into a sprint.

  Neveil catches up to Devan.

  “Should we go back to the Van?”

  Devan shakes his head.

  “No if we bring it out, it might attack innocents; we are way too close to the local city. “

  Neveil nods.

  Everyone keeps running, as Devan's legs begin to feel rather unusual...