Molly's Sketchbook

My name is Molly, and my older sister is Marr! We're off on the greatest adventure of a lifetime! Not all Hobbits are afraid. Have a question? Submissions?

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

"Yes just like me" he shook his head like a wet dog, messing his hair up again.

Oris face got a bit sad from both the playful scene and Mollys question. “Usually we don’t mention it but” he did not need to add ‘you belong to the family’ instead moved a bit closer to her “the ring on my brothers finger, the mismatched one, was a present from Bifur. They were just as close as we are, closer if it’s possible.” He put his head on her shoulder, watching Dori play with his former lovers hair, ignoring everything around them “But then the news came that Bifur got injured and since then…”

[missmollyboffin]

Molly wrapped her arms around him, listening quietly. 

"…If you don’t mind me asking…how did the axe…well you know?"

All day she had wondered that, and she was glad she hadn’t asked Dori. Sometimes, while she brushed out his hair, if she got too close Bifur would grunt out a warning. Or flinch. Which seeing him do so was like seeing a bear whimper.

For a while Bifur had paid no mind to Molly, or now Ori who he was clearly aware of. He was just focused on Dori; sometimes opening his mouth to laugh, squinting his eyes happily. But with Bifur nowadays the happiness never lasted. Grumbling in old tongue, his mind blanked for a moment. The thought of; “Where might Bofur be?” or even Bombur did not cross. Instead he sat quietly letting bits of thought process.

Molly looked down at Ori, raising her brows. “He did that a lot today. Was very excitable and moving around then just stopped. Is that….I mean normal for him?”

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori returned the hug while watching his brothers face sadden at Bifurs blackout. “I know not all the details but it seems he was out in the woods searching for material for toys, or looking for something else neither knows. No one knew there were Orcs around so he went alone. Well there where Orcs and they attacked him. That is all I know. As for those… phases… they weren’t that frequent in the past. I hope it is a good sign but we all fear otherwise… especially Dori still hopes through. Even when he does not dare to show it”

Dori absently put a few more stray hairs behind Bifurs ear, he was aware of Oris presence and could hear him faintly talking to his girlfriend. He wasn’t able to understand everything but he heard enough. He did not need to listen to it - he had dreamed of those days often enough. Bofur on his doorstep and one look had been enough to know something was terribly wrong. Then Bifur and how he seemed to remember but don’t remember at all. And how they had told him he would never be the same again.

[missmollyboffin]

"…Why don’t you get someone to just remove it?"

Maybe they had tried? Maybe they had asked? Molly didn’t know but it seemed like the only logical thing to do. Seeing Dori sad, even though they’d just met, broke her heart.

That day had been awful…and even now Bofur could not look at the older dwarf the same. Well, he couldn’t look at either of them the same way. Bifur seemed to space off, looking at his hands as if Dori wasn’t there. It took a few terribly long moments for him to realize someone was so close to him. Bifur’s eyes widened a moment, but he recognized a friend- well at least not an enemy right now.

"…And Dori is still there for him. That’s so sad and..sweet and..oh gods.."

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

"We searched for someone but all we asked said the risk was too high, that he would die" He watched the ring of hurt in Doris eyes after seeing Bifurs first reaction and turned his head to hide his face in Mollys neck "of course he is still there for him, he loves him no matter if Bifur remembers or not."

Dori handed Bifur his keg with tea smiling as bright as possible, it sometimes took a bit until the other was back to ‘friends’ terms again but here they were. Bifur was not completely cautious and already seemed at least friendly. It was getting better. It had to get better. After all this time, it just HAD to get better one day.

[missmollyboffin]

"Don't hit me for this but Ori..." She moved to look him in the eye. "Did you ask everyone? And I mean everyone?"

She was certainly hinting something. In the other room Bifur was smelling his tea more curiously than cautious. He eyed Dori for a moment, before throwing it back; little rivers of tea running down his beard. They all hoped it would get better.

Molly kept her voice low but it seemed like she was screaming when the word elf came to play.

"Did you ask for elvish advice?"

Like screaming fuck in front of one's grandmum. Bifur leaned to the side in his chair, recognizing the word enough to give her an awfully strange look.

"They might know a thing or..two?"

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

He let out a confused squeal, the last thing Ori had seen coming was Molly reacting like this. But her new found courage fired him up as well. Pressing against the door with all his strength he tried to think of the fastest way out of here. he front door seemed minimally unwise with whatever it was outside, the backdoor… was there a backdoor!?

"Can we get out somewhere else? Or did you see a teleph…" he already knew it was a dumb question if there was one there was no real reason why it should work. "Nevermind"

The house seemed to become more animated in the meanwhile, there was silent tapping from above as if a child walked along the upper floor. The walls seemed to get cleaner each minute but instead of making the building more homely it made the unnerving situation worse. It was getting colder any second and Ori started to feel dizzy again…

[missmollyboffin]

The door just violently shook behind them, so hard the hinges threatened to fall off. Behind the door came a loud sound, like screaming through electricity. Molly looked over at Ori, afraid to let go of the door, afraid they couldn’t run fast enough.

"W-we can try and run…I mean we can’t hold the door back forever…" Was there a backdoor? Maybe! Molly tried hard to think of the house’s layout, praying hard.

"Ori let’s just ru-!"

Before Molly could finish her sentence the door flung open, throwing them both forward. A wave of cold settled over them. Lights began to flicker and dim, the house was overtaken by a shadow. She tried to lift her head and see Ori, but a weight was keeping them down. And then darkness.

Molly couldn’t tell if seconds or days had passed, but each time she tried to even think about it her head throbbed. Under her a bed creaked. Was she….home? Damn, it just hurt to open her eyes. “Ori?” She whispered, closing her eyes tightly. Something felt strange. As she moved one leg off the bed she felt light material brush her legs.

She hadn’t been wearing a dress when they got there.

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

The first thing he felt was a rough material under his fingers. It felt like a old carpet, the kind that scratched - not the softer ones. Opening his eyes slowly Ori blinked several times while the cloud over his vision cleared. It was the hallway, so much was for sure. Upper floor. But it looked so different… cleaner, like the bottom floor had looked like. And the damn toy monkey was back up too. It was standing in the doorway to the kids room which was on the other end of the long corridor.

"…Molly?"

He did not dare to call louder, but she was nowhere close and… what was he wearing?!

[missmollyboffin]

Everything was so normal it was terrifying. Downstairs a happy melody played from an old radio, the house smelled like it had been recently cleaned from top to bottom. Carefully, trying hard not to even creak a board, Molly slipped from the room she was in. She had to find Ori as soon as possible. 

"Ori? Can you hear me?" Her voice just barely raised, fearful something else might hear. "Ori!" Quickly she pressed against the wall, just in case....

Something moved in a nearby room, and Molly hoped and prayed it was her friend. Ready to run, she crept towards the door, raising her voice.

"Is that you?"

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

"Yes just like me" he shook his head like a wet dog, messing his hair up again.

Oris face got a bit sad from both the playful scene and Mollys question. “Usually we don’t mention it but” he did not need to add ‘you belong to the family’ instead moved a bit closer to her “the ring on my brothers finger, the mismatched one, was a present from Bifur. They were just as close as we are, closer if it’s possible.” He put his head on her shoulder, watching Dori play with his former lovers hair, ignoring everything around them “But then the news came that Bifur got injured and since then…”

[missmollyboffin]

Molly wrapped her arms around him, listening quietly. 

"…If you don’t mind me asking…how did the axe…well you know?"

All day she had wondered that, and she was glad she hadn’t asked Dori. Sometimes, while she brushed out his hair, if she got too close Bifur would grunt out a warning. Or flinch. Which seeing him do so was like seeing a bear whimper.

For a while Bifur had paid no mind to Molly, or now Ori who he was clearly aware of. He was just focused on Dori; sometimes opening his mouth to laugh, squinting his eyes happily. But with Bifur nowadays the happiness never lasted. Grumbling in old tongue, his mind blanked for a moment. The thought of; “Where might Bofur be?” or even Bombur did not cross. Instead he sat quietly letting bits of thought process.

Molly looked down at Ori, raising her brows. “He did that a lot today. Was very excitable and moving around then just stopped. Is that….I mean normal for him?”

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori returned the hug while watching his brothers face sadden at Bifurs blackout. “I know not all the details but it seems he was out in the woods searching for material for toys, or looking for something else neither knows. No one knew there were Orcs around so he went alone. Well there where Orcs and they attacked him. That is all I know. As for those… phases… they weren’t that frequent in the past. I hope it is a good sign but we all fear otherwise… especially Dori still hopes through. Even when he does not dare to show it”

Dori absently put a few more stray hairs behind Bifurs ear, he was aware of Oris presence and could hear him faintly talking to his girlfriend. He wasn’t able to understand everything but he heard enough. He did not need to listen to it - he had dreamed of those days often enough. Bofur on his doorstep and one look had been enough to know something was terribly wrong. Then Bifur and how he seemed to remember but don’t remember at all. And how they had told him he would never be the same again.

[missmollyboffin]

"...Why don't you get someone to just remove it?"

Maybe they had tried? Maybe they had asked? Molly didn't know but it seemed like the only logical thing to do. Seeing Dori sad, even though they'd just met, broke her heart.

That day had been awful...and even now Bofur could not look at the older dwarf the same. Well, he couldn't look at either of them the same way. Bifur seemed to space off, looking at his hands as if Dori wasn't there. It took a few terribly long moments for him to realize someone was so close to him. Bifur's eyes widened a moment, but he recognized a friend- well at least not an enemy right now.

"...And Dori is still there for him. That's so sad and..sweet and..oh gods.."

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori had been looking over her shoulder while she flipped through the pictures and he had not only seen the damn tree and missing road. Literally frozen to his place he watched her rant and enter the building again. And then run after her, shoved her inside and threw the door shut behind them using the next chair to block the door. Yes inside was crazy, he had felt it right away, he did register the change but whatever had just breathed down on his neck was clearly a bigger problem.

"Something… out there… it’s on the pictures too!"

He tried not to shake, not to make too much of a ill impression but it was hard when the hair on his neck was still standing.

His eyes were fixed to her face and he could feel a violent shiver creep up his whole body. He was about to say something that would have been lost between his teeth clicking together from the shake when he heard a clicking from above. Like made by a metallic toy.

[missmollyboffin]

As soon as Ori said there was something outside, Molly had swallowed her fear and faked bravery best she could. Slowly she crept to the window. The tree just stood there, looking so peaceful and beautiful. But her heart dropped into her stomach. It was absolutely freezing by the window…. She could see her quickened breath starting to appear on the glass. It felt like something was standing just inches away from her face, staring right back at her. 

"I want to go home…"

Hearing the metallic sound did not help that either. Quietly she began to sink to the floor, sitting with her knees up to her chest. The logical option was to run; run until they couldn’t run anymore and then push through that. But the curious part had to know what was upstairs. Conflicted, Molly remained on the floor (for the time being).

"This is insane. You know that right? Insane."

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori watched her breath freezing on the glass and momentarily felt very, very ill. All he had wanted was to finish this damn movie and go home, heck they could make the movie themselves for all he cared.

His eyes shot up the staircase where the clicking had mad place for a new sound. Something was falling down the steps. A mechanical monkey on a tricycle landed almost gracefully on the floor and continued to drive forward a few more inches before it stopped.

There was no way he could lift his gaze from this thing, no way. He sunk down next to Molly and reached for her hand.

"I don’t care how insane it is… I want out but outside is…"

As if it had heard him there was a slightly rattling from the doorknob. It started to move ever so slowly.

[missmollyboffin]

"I don’t want to know what’s out there."

The small amount of hope that clung to her still prayed this was just a joke- though she knew otherwise. Carefully, she took Ori’s hand and squeezed it. The toy staring at them, the door shaking and creaking open….. 

"Shame our friends are missing all the fun."

The door! It was nearly half open with a large shadow creeping in. Molly scooted over and kicked it shut violently, moving to throw herself against it. Of course Ori came with her; unable to let go of his hand now. Something began to bang against it, shaking it violently behind them.

"JUST GO AWAY!"

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

He let out a confused squeal, the last thing Ori had seen coming was Molly reacting like this. But her new found courage fired him up as well. Pressing against the door with all his strength he tried to think of the fastest way out of here. he front door seemed minimally unwise with whatever it was outside, the backdoor… was there a backdoor!?

"Can we get out somewhere else? Or did you see a teleph…" he already knew it was a dumb question if there was one there was no real reason why it should work. "Nevermind"

The house seemed to become more animated in the meanwhile, there was silent tapping from above as if a child walked along the upper floor. The walls seemed to get cleaner each minute but instead of making the building more homely it made the unnerving situation worse. It was getting colder any second and Ori started to feel dizzy again…

[missmollyboffin]

The door just violently shook behind them, so hard the hinges threatened to fall off. Behind the door came a loud sound, like screaming through electricity. Molly looked over at Ori, afraid to let go of the door, afraid they couldn't run fast enough.

"W-we can try and run...I mean we can't hold the door back forever..." Was there a backdoor? Maybe! Molly tried hard to think of the house's layout, praying hard.

"Ori let's just ru-!"

Before Molly could finish her sentence the door flung open, throwing them both forward. A wave of cold settled over them. Lights began to flicker and dim, the house was overtaken by a shadow. She tried to lift her head and see Ori, but a weight was keeping them down. And then darkness.

Molly couldn't tell if seconds or days had passed, but each time she tried to even think about it her head throbbed. Under her a bed creaked. Was she....home? Damn, it just hurt to open her eyes. "Ori?" She whispered, closing her eyes tightly. Something felt strange. As she moved one leg off the bed she felt light material brush her legs.

She hadn't been wearing a dress when they got there.

[elderberryale]

Watching Bifurs reaction his smile grew so much warmer, Dori could not help but poke him again “You have always been ticklish ‘fur”. For a moment he really did not know Molly was close, he was too happy about the reaction he got out of the other.

Because Bifur had not been quite this sensitive since that day.

Because it was the first time since then he had reacted so playful to his hand.

The only thing that did break him out of his daydream of what-could-be was a silent knock on the front door.

"Sounds like the boy finally made it"

[missmollyboffin]

Molly watched the two with a grin slowly spreading. Maybe it was a woman thing? To be able to see what others tried so hard to hide. Especially in matters regarding love. 

She wanted to say something but the knocking quickly took her attention. “Let’s not scare him away now.” It was just a playful warning.

Not letting her guests so much as lift a finger (well….hypothetically) she jumped up to greet her dwarf. There was a playful grin still lingering as she opened the door. 

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori had been dancing around the house since a good half an hour. What if he came over and they did not like each other? When Dori had decided that they were not allowed to see each other again? He was an adult, he would end up choosing her if he had to…

In the end he took a deep breath and knocked. What the worst that could have happened? Dori could have gone already, stormed to the others and let them alone. Ready to never talk a word to anyone ever again or sulk in a corner watching Bifur from the shadows again…

When Molly opened the door he registered the grin of course, still he could not help himself.

"Tell me he is still alive and you have not kicked him anywhere sensitive"

[missmollyboffin]

That would have been a sight! Molly covered her mouth to giggle; picturing what kind of battle that would have been. Surely, if she and Dori did have any argument Bifur would have quickly solved it by snatching them both up by the ankle.

"Don’t you worry about him; his dignity and sensitive bits are all safe and sound." Blushing faintly, she leaned in and stole a quick kiss. "Next time you don’t have to pace circles outside."

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori stepped closer to steal another small kiss, still blushing slightly. “Good to hear he can be terribly cranky if is sensitive parts are messed up” he snickered slightly that sounded way more like Nori “like his hair”.

Taking a step forward he tried to take a look around the corner, seeing Bifur there made him turn around to Molly “Bifur is here? Did Dori bring him over or?” He returned to watch the two still poke and paw at each other “…did he say something I haven’t seen him quite like this in…” his face grew sadder “quite a while”

[missmollyboffin]

"Just like you sometimes?" Molly playfully tousled a bit of his hair, carefully patting it back down quick as it was up. 

"Mr. Bofur stopped by earlier, looking for you actually. He didn’t want to take Bifur into town or something like that, he was in and out. Got a few branches out his hair…" She turned to Ori, blocking his way to where his brother sat, pawing at the injured dwarf. "…So are you going to tell me exactly what’s between them? Never seen anyone so happy and sad at the same time…"

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

"Yes just like me" he shook his head like a wet dog, messing his hair up again.

Oris face got a bit sad from both the playful scene and Mollys question. “Usually we don’t mention it but” he did not need to add ‘you belong to the family’ instead moved a bit closer to her “the ring on my brothers finger, the mismatched one, was a present from Bifur. They were just as close as we are, closer if it’s possible.” He put his head on her shoulder, watching Dori play with his former lovers hair, ignoring everything around them “But then the news came that Bifur got injured and since then…”

[missmollyboffin]

Molly wrapped her arms around him, listening quietly. 

"...If you don't mind me asking...how did the axe...well you know?"

All day she had wondered that, and she was glad she hadn't asked Dori. Sometimes, while she brushed out his hair, if she got too close Bifur would grunt out a warning. Or flinch. Which seeing him do so was like seeing a bear whimper.

For a while Bifur had paid no mind to Molly, or now Ori who he was clearly aware of. He was just focused on Dori; sometimes opening his mouth to laugh, squinting his eyes happily. But with Bifur nowadays the happiness never lasted. Grumbling in old tongue, his mind blanked for a moment. The thought of; "Where might Bofur be?" or even Bombur did not cross. Instead he sat quietly letting bits of thought process.

Molly looked down at Ori, raising her brows. "He did that a lot today. Was very excitable and moving around then just stopped. Is that....I mean normal for him?"

[elderberryale]

Watching Bifurs reaction his smile grew so much warmer, Dori could not help but poke him again “You have always been ticklish ‘fur”. For a moment he really did not know Molly was close, he was too happy about the reaction he got out of the other.

Because Bifur had not been quite this sensitive since that day.

Because it was the first time since then he had reacted so playful to his hand.

The only thing that did break him out of his daydream of what-could-be was a silent knock on the front door.

"Sounds like the boy finally made it"

[missmollyboffin]

Molly watched the two with a grin slowly spreading. Maybe it was a woman thing? To be able to see what others tried so hard to hide. Especially in matters regarding love. 

She wanted to say something but the knocking quickly took her attention. “Let’s not scare him away now.” It was just a playful warning.

Not letting her guests so much as lift a finger (well….hypothetically) she jumped up to greet her dwarf. There was a playful grin still lingering as she opened the door. 

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori had been dancing around the house since a good half an hour. What if he came over and they did not like each other? When Dori had decided that they were not allowed to see each other again? He was an adult, he would end up choosing her if he had to…

In the end he took a deep breath and knocked. What the worst that could have happened? Dori could have gone already, stormed to the others and let them alone. Ready to never talk a word to anyone ever again or sulk in a corner watching Bifur from the shadows again…

When Molly opened the door he registered the grin of course, still he could not help himself.

"Tell me he is still alive and you have not kicked him anywhere sensitive"

[missmollyboffin]

That would have been a sight! Molly covered her mouth to giggle; picturing what kind of battle that would have been. Surely, if she and Dori did have any argument Bifur would have quickly solved it by snatching them both up by the ankle.

"Don’t you worry about him; his dignity and sensitive bits are all safe and sound." Blushing faintly, she leaned in and stole a quick kiss. "Next time you don’t have to pace circles outside."

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori stepped closer to steal another small kiss, still blushing slightly. “Good to hear he can be terribly cranky if is sensitive parts are messed up” he snickered slightly that sounded way more like Nori “like his hair”.

Taking a step forward he tried to take a look around the corner, seeing Bifur there made him turn around to Molly “Bifur is here? Did Dori bring him over or?” He returned to watch the two still poke and paw at each other “…did he say something I haven’t seen him quite like this in…” his face grew sadder “quite a while”

[missmollyboffin]

"Just like you sometimes?" Molly playfully tousled a bit of his hair, carefully patting it back down quick as it was up. 

"Mr. Bofur stopped by earlier, looking for you actually. He didn't want to take Bifur into town or something like that, he was in and out. Got a few branches out his hair..." She turned to Ori, blocking his way to where his brother sat, pawing at the injured dwarf. "...So are you going to tell me exactly what's between them? Never seen anyone so happy and sad at the same time..."

[elderberryale]

Watching Bifurs reaction his smile grew so much warmer, Dori could not help but poke him again “You have always been ticklish ‘fur”. For a moment he really did not know Molly was close, he was too happy about the reaction he got out of the other.

Because Bifur had not been quite this sensitive since that day.

Because it was the first time since then he had reacted so playful to his hand.

The only thing that did break him out of his daydream of what-could-be was a silent knock on the front door.

"Sounds like the boy finally made it"

[missmollyboffin]

Molly watched the two with a grin slowly spreading. Maybe it was a woman thing? To be able to see what others tried so hard to hide. Especially in matters regarding love. 

She wanted to say something but the knocking quickly took her attention. “Let’s not scare him away now.” It was just a playful warning.

Not letting her guests so much as lift a finger (well….hypothetically) she jumped up to greet her dwarf. There was a playful grin still lingering as she opened the door. 

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori had been dancing around the house since a good half an hour. What if he came over and they did not like each other? When Dori had decided that they were not allowed to see each other again? He was an adult, he would end up choosing her if he had to…

In the end he took a deep breath and knocked. What the worst that could have happened? Dori could have gone already, stormed to the others and let them alone. Ready to never talk a word to anyone ever again or sulk in a corner watching Bifur from the shadows again…

When Molly opened the door he registered the grin of course, still he could not help himself.

"Tell me he is still alive and you have not kicked him anywhere sensitive"

[missmollyboffin]

That would have been a sight! Molly covered her mouth to giggle; picturing what kind of battle that would have been. Surely, if she and Dori did have any argument Bifur would have quickly solved it by snatching them both up by the ankle.

"Don't you worry about him; his dignity and sensitive bits are all safe and sound." Blushing faintly, she leaned in and stole a quick kiss. "Next time you don't have to pace circles outside."

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori had been looking over her shoulder while she flipped through the pictures and he had not only seen the damn tree and missing road. Literally frozen to his place he watched her rant and enter the building again. And then run after her, shoved her inside and threw the door shut behind them using the next chair to block the door. Yes inside was crazy, he had felt it right away, he did register the change but whatever had just breathed down on his neck was clearly a bigger problem.

"Something… out there… it’s on the pictures too!"

He tried not to shake, not to make too much of a ill impression but it was hard when the hair on his neck was still standing.

His eyes were fixed to her face and he could feel a violent shiver creep up his whole body. He was about to say something that would have been lost between his teeth clicking together from the shake when he heard a clicking from above. Like made by a metallic toy.

[missmollyboffin]

As soon as Ori said there was something outside, Molly had swallowed her fear and faked bravery best she could. Slowly she crept to the window. The tree just stood there, looking so peaceful and beautiful. But her heart dropped into her stomach. It was absolutely freezing by the window…. She could see her quickened breath starting to appear on the glass. It felt like something was standing just inches away from her face, staring right back at her. 

"I want to go home…"

Hearing the metallic sound did not help that either. Quietly she began to sink to the floor, sitting with her knees up to her chest. The logical option was to run; run until they couldn’t run anymore and then push through that. But the curious part had to know what was upstairs. Conflicted, Molly remained on the floor (for the time being).

"This is insane. You know that right? Insane."

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori watched her breath freezing on the glass and momentarily felt very, very ill. All he had wanted was to finish this damn movie and go home, heck they could make the movie themselves for all he cared.

His eyes shot up the staircase where the clicking had mad place for a new sound. Something was falling down the steps. A mechanical monkey on a tricycle landed almost gracefully on the floor and continued to drive forward a few more inches before it stopped.

There was no way he could lift his gaze from this thing, no way. He sunk down next to Molly and reached for her hand.

"I don’t care how insane it is… I want out but outside is…"

As if it had heard him there was a slightly rattling from the doorknob. It started to move ever so slowly.

[missmollyboffin]

"I don't want to know what's out there."

The small amount of hope that clung to her still prayed this was just a joke- though she knew otherwise. Carefully, she took Ori's hand and squeezed it. The toy staring at them, the door shaking and creaking open..... 

"Shame our friends are missing all the fun."

The door! It was nearly half open with a large shadow creeping in. Molly scooted over and kicked it shut violently, moving to throw herself against it. Of course Ori came with her; unable to let go of his hand now. Something began to bang against it, shaking it violently behind them.

"JUST GO AWAY!"

[missmollyboffin]

It was hard to try and convince herself it was one of their group. No cars around, no giggling,nothing. Just them and the house. But Molly tried to think rationally. Something was making her feel sick to her stomach but she tried to keep positive… she really tried. 

"Has to be." They could go back in and check? That sounded like an awful plan but they could…

"Maybe we can catch them?"

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

"Wha… what do you mean ‘catch them’?" He was looking shocked, down to his bone. “Like… going back in there?” the last thing he wanted through he started to feel faintly sick again, and not from the idea to go back. It seemed whatever had made him feel dizzy before had caught up on them now.

When he turned around to take a look at her something caught his eyes. “…was this tree there before?” Right behind Molly was a very impressive japanese acorn. Leafs red like blood. The tree would have caught his eyes before would it have not!?

[missmollyboffin]

She was very close to explaining how it must be their friends- not a spirit (though she hardly believed herself, that was in fact a black mass), but quickly she hushed. “What tree?”

What on Earth could Ori have been talking about? Peering over her shoulder, she raised an eyebrow high. That had not been there before. Long before Ori arrived she had walked the grounds, explored the woods, and sketched any and all little interesting tid bits along the way. This was not something she would have missed.

"What’s going on…." She didn’t want to be near it whatsoever. Slowly, Molly moved back towards the front door- they were stuck really.

"I don’t like this one bit."

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

"Me neither…" he was taking a step closer to the tree, it seemed fine. Healthy, as if it had been standing there forever. "It’s not freshly planted it must have been here before we just did not…" Standing before the tree he moved his head to look at Molly when something else caught his eye.

"…where is the road?"

[missmollyboffin]

"No we would have noticed it. Look." She started to flip through her tiny camera, but in every picture approaching the house there was the tree. "But…." All the pictures it was the same, even in the house the red leaves peeked through the windows.

"What about the road?"

Shit. Fucking shit. That was gone now? It was hard to hide the panic slowly creeping over her soft features. “That’s not in any of the pictures either.” She didn’t want to see the tree anymore- something about it just sent cold down her spine. Making a small, frustrated sound she went back inside, hoping to find something. Anything! But inside was far worse.

Everything seemed….new. No spider webs, no dust. Still a mess with toppled chairs and broken objects that had been previously hidden by a layer of filth….but now obviously different. “This is a joke right?”

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori had been looking over her shoulder while she flipped through the pictures and he had not only seen the damn tree and missing road. Literally frozen to his place he watched her rant and enter the building again. And then run after her, shoved her inside and threw the door shut behind them using the next chair to block the door. Yes inside was crazy, he had felt it right away, he did register the change but whatever had just breathed down on his neck was clearly a bigger problem.

"Something… out there… it’s on the pictures too!"

He tried not to shake, not to make too much of a ill impression but it was hard when the hair on his neck was still standing.

His eyes were fixed to her face and he could feel a violent shiver creep up his whole body. He was about to say something that would have been lost between his teeth clicking together from the shake when he heard a clicking from above. Like made by a metallic toy.

[missmollyboffin]

As soon as Ori said there was something outside, Molly had swallowed her fear and faked bravery best she could. Slowly she crept to the window. The tree just stood there, looking so peaceful and beautiful. But her heart dropped into her stomach. It was absolutely freezing by the window.... She could see her quickened breath starting to appear on the glass. It felt like something was standing just inches away from her face, staring right back at her. 

"I want to go home..."

Hearing the metallic sound did not help that either. Quietly she began to sink to the floor, sitting with her knees up to her chest. The logical option was to run; run until they couldn't run anymore and then push through that. But the curious part had to know what was upstairs. Conflicted, Molly remained on the floor (for the time being).

"This is insane. You know that right? Insane."

[missmollyboffin]

"We just happen to cross paths…it was like..it was meant to happen." 

A rose color flushed over her cheeks. “He’s never an annoyance, and most always a gentleman. Even when I chased him down hoping to be his friend. Or at least steal a peak at his drawings.”

She watched the pair in front of her carefully. Bifur had been listening (just not taking in) their conversation. Dori’s hand seemed to creep closer and closer, resting nearly next to it. Looking away to keep eye contact with Dori, Molly didn’t notice him make a grab for his friend’s hand. Bifur gently took it, rubbing his hard fingers over a ring, and the details of his sleeve cuff- grunting softly.

[elderberryale]

"So he behaved, good to know but I expected no less from him" the smile was honest and it ever so slightly broadened when Dori felt Bifur fussing over one particular ring. His eyes never left Molly through.

"And is there a reason you have decided that you are the kind of Hobbit to go for an adventure? Or is it not one that made you leave your home= I was told Hobbits don’t swarm the wide world that often"

He let his fingers play with Bifurs, like one would play with a kitten.

[missmollyboffin]

"Well maybe they should- there’s a great bit to see outside the garden gates! We can outrun any beastie we may encounter, I don’t see why everyone’s so afraid. Personally outdoors is more comfortable than any little hole."

She sipped her tea, keeping an ear out for Ori. “So you taught him the ways of a gentleman then? He’s wonderful. Really, really wonderful. Worries an awful bit but he’s a gem.”

Bifur had almost laced their fingers when Dori decided to play against him. Gently he ‘smacked’ his own hand over Dori’s- keeping it still. Letting out a satisfied grunt, he moved it away, only to paw it back once his hand twitched again.

[elderberryale]

"A small adventure might not hurt once in a while" it was said rather sielntly as if he would not like someone (Ori or her) hear "but it might be safer at home"

He started to paw back at Bifur for a second just to absently poke him in the ribs.

"It’s nice to hear he is good boy to you I would have to teach him a lesson if he had forgotten what I teached him!"

[missmollyboffin]

"Might be safer yes…" Molly has heard him mumbling to himself. "But doilies and tea lose their fun fast, Mr. Dori." She couldn’t imagine a dwarf losing their fire; their drive for adventure at any point. But there was something heavy on Dori’s mind, it was obvious even in his smile.

Being poked in the ribs, Bifur let out a loud startled grunt, nearly knocking down his tea. Molly quickly grabbed the cup trying not to giggle.

[elderberryale]

Watching Bifurs reaction his smile grew so much warmer, Dori could not help but poke him again “You have always been ticklish ‘fur”. For a moment he really did not know Molly was close, he was too happy about the reaction he got out of the other.

Because Bifur had not been quite this sensitive since that day.

Because it was the first time since then he had reacted so playful to his hand.

The only thing that did break him out of his daydream of what-could-be was a silent knock on the front door.

"Sounds like the boy finally made it"

[missmollyboffin]

Molly watched the two with a grin slowly spreading. Maybe it was a woman thing? To be able to see what others tried so hard to hide. Especially in matters regarding love. 

She wanted to say something but the knocking quickly took her attention. "Let's not scare him away now." It was just a playful warning.

Not letting her guests so much as lift a finger (well....hypothetically) she jumped up to greet her dwarf. There was a playful grin still lingering as she opened the door. 

[missmollyboffin]

It was hard to try and convince herself it was one of their group. No cars around, no giggling,nothing. Just them and the house. But Molly tried to think rationally. Something was making her feel sick to her stomach but she tried to keep positive… she really tried. 

"Has to be." They could go back in and check? That sounded like an awful plan but they could…

"Maybe we can catch them?"

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

"Wha… what do you mean ‘catch them’?" He was looking shocked, down to his bone. “Like… going back in there?” the last thing he wanted through he started to feel faintly sick again, and not from the idea to go back. It seemed whatever had made him feel dizzy before had caught up on them now.

When he turned around to take a look at her something caught his eyes. “…was this tree there before?” Right behind Molly was a very impressive japanese acorn. Leafs red like blood. The tree would have caught his eyes before would it have not!?

[missmollyboffin]

She was very close to explaining how it must be their friends- not a spirit (though she hardly believed herself, that was in fact a black mass), but quickly she hushed. “What tree?”

What on Earth could Ori have been talking about? Peering over her shoulder, she raised an eyebrow high. That had not been there before. Long before Ori arrived she had walked the grounds, explored the woods, and sketched any and all little interesting tid bits along the way. This was not something she would have missed.

"What’s going on…." She didn’t want to be near it whatsoever. Slowly, Molly moved back towards the front door- they were stuck really.

"I don’t like this one bit."

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

"Me neither…" he was taking a step closer to the tree, it seemed fine. Healthy, as if it had been standing there forever. "It’s not freshly planted it must have been here before we just did not…" Standing before the tree he moved his head to look at Molly when something else caught his eye.

"…where is the road?"

[missmollyboffin]

"No we would have noticed it. Look." She started to flip through her tiny camera, but in every picture approaching the house there was the tree. "But...." All the pictures it was the same, even in the house the red leaves peeked through the windows.

"What about the road?"

Shit. Fucking shit. That was gone now? It was hard to hide the panic slowly creeping over her soft features. "That's not in any of the pictures either." She didn't want to see the tree anymore- something about it just sent cold down her spine. Making a small, frustrated sound she went back inside, hoping to find something. Anything! But inside was far worse.

Everything seemed....new. No spider webs, no dust. Still a mess with toppled chairs and broken objects that had been previously hidden by a layer of filth....but now obviously different. "This is a joke right?"

[missmollyboffin]

"We just happen to cross paths…it was like..it was meant to happen." 

A rose color flushed over her cheeks. “He’s never an annoyance, and most always a gentleman. Even when I chased him down hoping to be his friend. Or at least steal a peak at his drawings.”

She watched the pair in front of her carefully. Bifur had been listening (just not taking in) their conversation. Dori’s hand seemed to creep closer and closer, resting nearly next to it. Looking away to keep eye contact with Dori, Molly didn’t notice him make a grab for his friend’s hand. Bifur gently took it, rubbing his hard fingers over a ring, and the details of his sleeve cuff- grunting softly.

[elderberryale]

"So he behaved, good to know but I expected no less from him" the smile was honest and it ever so slightly broadened when Dori felt Bifur fussing over one particular ring. His eyes never left Molly through.

"And is there a reason you have decided that you are the kind of Hobbit to go for an adventure? Or is it not one that made you leave your home= I was told Hobbits don’t swarm the wide world that often"

He let his fingers play with Bifurs, like one would play with a kitten.

[missmollyboffin]

"Well maybe they should- there’s a great bit to see outside the garden gates! We can outrun any beastie we may encounter, I don’t see why everyone’s so afraid. Personally outdoors is more comfortable than any little hole."

She sipped her tea, keeping an ear out for Ori. “So you taught him the ways of a gentleman then? He’s wonderful. Really, really wonderful. Worries an awful bit but he’s a gem.”

Bifur had almost laced their fingers when Dori decided to play against him. Gently he ‘smacked’ his own hand over Dori’s- keeping it still. Letting out a satisfied grunt, he moved it away, only to paw it back once his hand twitched again.

[elderberryale]

"A small adventure might not hurt once in a while" it was said rather sielntly as if he would not like someone (Ori or her) hear "but it might be safer at home"

He started to paw back at Bifur for a second just to absently poke him in the ribs.

"It’s nice to hear he is good boy to you I would have to teach him a lesson if he had forgotten what I teached him!"

[missmollyboffin]

"Might be safer yes..." Molly has heard him mumbling to himself. "But doilies and tea lose their fun fast, Mr. Dori." She couldn't imagine a dwarf losing their fire; their drive for adventure at any point. But there was something heavy on Dori's mind, it was obvious even in his smile.

Being poked in the ribs, Bifur let out a loud startled grunt, nearly knocking down his tea. Molly quickly grabbed the cup trying not to giggle.

[shiredwarf]

“In medieval times, people would get wounds like that, and they had to leave it because taking it out was more dangerous,” Kircher said. “Straightaway I went and started researching what that kind of injury can do to you. It’s kind of like getting a stroke, so it can affect their speech and the way they think, and they zone out, so I thought, I’ll really go for it.” Go for it he did. Bifur is both a “maniac fighter” and an “incredibly gentle” toymaker, Kircher said. He’s the oddball cousin, not of the noble dwarf line of Durin. And as a result of the ax injury, Bifur is mentally challenged and speaks only in his ancient dwarvish tongue — Khuzdul.

(x)

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori took out his phone, there still was a slight signal left so he tried to reach one of them as well. It ringed, ringed again and sounded as if someone had taken the call. “I think I got some…" there was a loud beeping in the line and he let go of his phone in shock "…DAMN!" 

"The hell was that!?" He stared down on his phone and took a step back - had that even been a normal phone signal?

"Maybe… maybe we should get back out?!

[missmollyboffin]

"That’s a wonderful idea!"

Molly didn’t wait another moment to usher him carefully down the stairs, feeling as if a crowd of people were staring holes into the back of their shirts. Fuck.

Downstairs had just gotten darker, thanks to night creeping up, but it was easy enough to move around. Good thing for the dark though, Molly’s cheeks were burning red as she grabbed hold of Ori’s hand.

"This way I think." She whispered. The whole downstairs seemed to be drowning in a faint, electric humming sound- but power had drained from this house years ago.

It took a few wrong turns through the kitchen and sitting room, but they did find the porch. When they were safely out with the cold wind hitting hard, Molly walked a few paces away from the house. This was just…just so creepy. On the tv when ghost hunters heard a creak or got the jitters she always thought it was foolish to be so afraid but now actually experiencing it! new respect for them that’s for sure.

After a moment she heard Ori behind her and turned around, looking apologetic for seeming so frightened. It was childish and dumb. It was just a house! Molly gave him a smile, chuckling under her breath.

"We are overreacting… If the guys could see us now they’d-" Her eyes moved away from him to the top window. "….Those bastards are in the house."

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Getting out of the house was the best plan they had had, Ori had just started to feel dizzy and it did get worse on their way down but once on the fresher night air he was feeling way better. Well at least a bit. So no need to tell her right?

Her smile made him smile as well, but once he heard her and turned around his smile died on his face. There was someone up there. He could see a shadow move behind a very damaged and dirty curtain, the cloth moving slightly as if brushed aside a moment ago.

Still… “Are you sure it is them…"

[missmollyboffin]

It was hard to try and convince herself it was one of their group. No cars around, no giggling,nothing. Just them and the house. But Molly tried to think rationally. Something was making her feel sick to her stomach but she tried to keep positive… she really tried. 

"Has to be." They could go back in and check? That sounded like an awful plan but they could…

"Maybe we can catch them?"

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

"Wha… what do you mean ‘catch them’?" He was looking shocked, down to his bone. “Like… going back in there?" the last thing he wanted through he started to feel faintly sick again, and not from the idea to go back. It seemed whatever had made him feel dizzy before had caught up on them now.

When he turned around to take a look at her something caught his eyes. "…was this tree there before?" Right behind Molly was a very impressive japanese acorn. Leafs red like blood. The tree would have caught his eyes before would it have not!?

[missmollyboffin]

She was very close to explaining how it must be their friends- not a spirit (though she hardly believed herself, that was in fact a black mass), but quickly she hushed. "What tree?"

What on Earth could Ori have been talking about? Peering over her shoulder, she raised an eyebrow high. That had not been there before. Long before Ori arrived she had walked the grounds, explored the woods, and sketched any and all little interesting tid bits along the way. This was not something she would have missed.

"What's going on...." She didn't want to be near it whatsoever. Slowly, Molly moved back towards the front door- they were stuck really.

"I don't like this one bit."

[elderberryale]

Dori let Bifur take a good hold of him and lift him off the ground. He was laughing even through it was not completely honest. There had been things in the past that just hurt too much to think about - especially now. But he also did not want to make his friend feel bad. “Yes yes I’m happy to see you too, we just met a few hours ago through remember?"

As fast as he was back on the ground he followed Molly to the kitchen, everything in order and clean like a true Hobbit. “He is easily nervous like that the poor boy"

[missmollyboffin]

"He’s slowly breaking out of his shell. Other night he ordered ale without the barkeep having to ask him what he said. It was cute. But you can’t tell him I called it that."

Molly placed a beaten up tray on the table; two cups of tea and a large stein full of it for Bifur. The dwarf had followed them into the kitchen like a puppy, and was now eyeing his drink curiously.

Of course…he did not remember whatever Dori was talking about. Or quite understand for that matter. He knew Dori made him happy, (and at the moment it wasn’t all clicking exactly WHO Dori was but he had a really good idea!), he knew the little snappy lass with hairy feet made good drinks, and he knew for the moment he was safe from her and her vicious combs and brushes.

"You two are really good friends then?" Molly asked Dori, handing him his cup with a curious smile. 

[elderberryale]

There was a rather sad smile on his face when he mentioned to a stool as if to ask if he could sit down. "…you could say so" actually they had been more then that but she did not need to know just yet. Only few did know what had been before Bifurs… accident. Bifurs cousins and his brothers among them. He looked over to the other dwarf again, smiling sadly and then reaching out to get a few loose strands behind the others ear. “Did someone finally brush that fur of yours young man!?"

He turned to Molly again, sure it had been her taking care of the mob of hair “I’m sure Ori will come by eventually - when he thinks it’s safe and looks not too obvious"

[missmollyboffin]

The Hobbit lass noted the sad tone in his voice. They had been close- how close she could never guess, but close nonetheless. Even his smile as he brushed back the tameless locks of hair was sad. Time for a new subject for now, Molly did not want their first meeting to be a sad filled one.

Bifur hardly noticed Dori fussing over his hair, not until he spoke anyway. He jumped a bit noticing how close he was, but seeing it was his old friend (?), he quickly calmed. At least he was getting better at catching himself be so defensive. Quietly, he grunted, giving Dori a small smirk. Under his breath he grumbled something in the old tongue; something about a fussy cat pawing at his mane…well SOMETHING like that. Maybe rabbit? Who knew? Molly just grinned next to him pretending she understood. “I heard that Mr. Bifur." Bifur turned to Dori and shrugged, copying his sad smile.

"Or he’ll come back when he’s hungry. He forgot his extra pack…too much of a hurry to snatch it I suppose."

[elderberryale]

Seeing Bifur jump at the contact hurt. More than it should after all the times he already had reacted that way - but seeing that it wasn’t about to get any better after all this time was slowly hurting more and more. Dori could still not help brushing over the others hair again, last time he touched it and there was another, completely different, reaction it still had been completely dark.

"Or a good excuse to show up after all" He smiled at Molly “so how did you meet young lady and I hope he was gentleman and not a annoyance"

He let his hand rest next to Bifurs, almost close enough to touch. Close enough to feel the warmth.

[missmollyboffin]

"We just happen to cross paths…it was like..it was meant to happen." 

A rose color flushed over her cheeks. “He’s never an annoyance, and most always a gentleman. Even when I chased him down hoping to be his friend. Or at least steal a peak at his drawings."

She watched the pair in front of her carefully. Bifur had been listening (just not taking in) their conversation. Dori’s hand seemed to creep closer and closer, resting nearly next to it. Looking away to keep eye contact with Dori, Molly didn’t notice him make a grab for his friend’s hand. Bifur gently took it, rubbing his hard fingers over a ring, and the details of his sleeve cuff- grunting softly.

[elderberryale]

"So he behaved, good to know but I expected no less from him" the smile was honest and it ever so slightly broadened when Dori felt Bifur fussing over one particular ring. His eyes never left Molly through.

"And is there a reason you have decided that you are the kind of Hobbit to go for an adventure? Or is it not one that made you leave your home= I was told Hobbits don’t swarm the wide world that often"

He let his fingers play with Bifurs, like one would play with a kitten.

[missmollyboffin]

"Well maybe they should- there's a great bit to see outside the garden gates! We can outrun any beastie we may encounter, I don't see why everyone's so afraid. Personally outdoors is more comfortable than any little hole."

She sipped her tea, keeping an ear out for Ori. "So you taught him the ways of a gentleman then? He's wonderful. Really, really wonderful. Worries an awful bit but he's a gem."

Bifur had almost laced their fingers when Dori decided to play against him. Gently he 'smacked' his own hand over Dori's- keeping it still. Letting out a satisfied grunt, he moved it away, only to paw it back once his hand twitched again.

[elderberryale]

Dori let Bifur take a good hold of him and lift him off the ground. He was laughing even through it was not completely honest. There had been things in the past that just hurt too much to think about - especially now. But he also did not want to make his friend feel bad. “Yes yes I’m happy to see you too, we just met a few hours ago through remember?"

As fast as he was back on the ground he followed Molly to the kitchen, everything in order and clean like a true Hobbit. “He is easily nervous like that the poor boy"

[missmollyboffin]

"He’s slowly breaking out of his shell. Other night he ordered ale without the barkeep having to ask him what he said. It was cute. But you can’t tell him I called it that."

Molly placed a beaten up tray on the table; two cups of tea and a large stein full of it for Bifur. The dwarf had followed them into the kitchen like a puppy, and was now eyeing his drink curiously.

Of course…he did not remember whatever Dori was talking about. Or quite understand for that matter. He knew Dori made him happy, (and at the moment it wasn’t all clicking exactly WHO Dori was but he had a really good idea!), he knew the little snappy lass with hairy feet made good drinks, and he knew for the moment he was safe from her and her vicious combs and brushes.

"You two are really good friends then?" Molly asked Dori, handing him his cup with a curious smile. 

[elderberryale]

There was a rather sad smile on his face when he mentioned to a stool as if to ask if he could sit down. "…you could say so" actually they had been more then that but she did not need to know just yet. Only few did know what had been before Bifurs… accident. Bifurs cousins and his brothers among them. He looked over to the other dwarf again, smiling sadly and then reaching out to get a few loose strands behind the others ear. “Did someone finally brush that fur of yours young man!?"

He turned to Molly again, sure it had been her taking care of the mob of hair “I’m sure Ori will come by eventually - when he thinks it’s safe and looks not too obvious"

[missmollyboffin]

The Hobbit lass noted the sad tone in his voice. They had been close- how close she could never guess, but close nonetheless. Even his smile as he brushed back the tameless locks of hair was sad. Time for a new subject for now, Molly did not want their first meeting to be a sad filled one.

Bifur hardly noticed Dori fussing over his hair, not until he spoke anyway. He jumped a bit noticing how close he was, but seeing it was his old friend (?), he quickly calmed. At least he was getting better at catching himself be so defensive. Quietly, he grunted, giving Dori a small smirk. Under his breath he grumbled something in the old tongue; something about a fussy cat pawing at his mane…well SOMETHING like that. Maybe rabbit? Who knew? Molly just grinned next to him pretending she understood. “I heard that Mr. Bifur." Bifur turned to Dori and shrugged, copying his sad smile.

"Or he’ll come back when he’s hungry. He forgot his extra pack…too much of a hurry to snatch it I suppose."

[elderberryale]

Seeing Bifur jump at the contact hurt. More than it should after all the times he already had reacted that way - but seeing that it wasn’t about to get any better after all this time was slowly hurting more and more. Dori could still not help brushing over the others hair again, last time he touched it and there was another, completely different, reaction it still had been completely dark.

"Or a good excuse to show up after all" He smiled at Molly “so how did you meet young lady and I hope he was gentleman and not a annoyance"

He let his hand rest next to Bifurs, almost close enough to touch. Close enough to feel the warmth.

[missmollyboffin]

"We just happen to cross paths...it was like..it was meant to happen." 

A rose color flushed over her cheeks. "He's never an annoyance, and most always a gentleman. Even when I chased him down hoping to be his friend. Or at least steal a peak at his drawings."

She watched the pair in front of her carefully. Bifur had been listening (just not taking in) their conversation. Dori's hand seemed to creep closer and closer, resting nearly next to it. Looking away to keep eye contact with Dori, Molly didn't notice him make a grab for his friend's hand. Bifur gently took it, rubbing his hard fingers over a ring, and the details of his sleeve cuff- grunting softly.

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Ori took out his phone, there still was a slight signal left so he tried to reach one of them as well. It ringed, ringed again and sounded as if someone had taken the call. “I think I got some…" there was a loud beeping in the line and he let go of his phone in shock "…DAMN!" 

"The hell was that!?" He stared down on his phone and took a step back - had that even been a normal phone signal?

"Maybe… maybe we should get back out?!

[missmollyboffin]

"That’s a wonderful idea!"

Molly didn’t wait another moment to usher him carefully down the stairs, feeling as if a crowd of people were staring holes into the back of their shirts. Fuck.

Downstairs had just gotten darker, thanks to night creeping up, but it was easy enough to move around. Good thing for the dark though, Molly’s cheeks were burning red as she grabbed hold of Ori’s hand.

"This way I think." She whispered. The whole downstairs seemed to be drowning in a faint, electric humming sound- but power had drained from this house years ago.

It took a few wrong turns through the kitchen and sitting room, but they did find the porch. When they were safely out with the cold wind hitting hard, Molly walked a few paces away from the house. This was just…just so creepy. On the tv when ghost hunters heard a creak or got the jitters she always thought it was foolish to be so afraid but now actually experiencing it! new respect for them that’s for sure.

After a moment she heard Ori behind her and turned around, looking apologetic for seeming so frightened. It was childish and dumb. It was just a house! Molly gave him a smile, chuckling under her breath.

"We are overreacting… If the guys could see us now they’d-" Her eyes moved away from him to the top window. "….Those bastards are in the house."

[inkdotsandcharcoal]

Getting out of the house was the best plan they had had, Ori had just started to feel dizzy and it did get worse on their way down but once on the fresher night air he was feeling way better. Well at least a bit. So no need to tell her right?

Her smile made him smile as well, but once he heard her and turned around his smile died on his face. There was someone up there. He could see a shadow move behind a very damaged and dirty curtain, the cloth moving slightly as if brushed aside a moment ago.

Still… “Are you sure it is them…"

[missmollyboffin]

It was hard to try and convince herself it was one of their group. No cars around, no giggling,nothing. Just them and the house. But Molly tried to think rationally. Something was making her feel sick to her stomach but she tried to keep positive... she really tried. 

"Has to be." They could go back in and check? That sounded like an awful plan but they could...

"Maybe we can catch them?"