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Upon placing her before the glaring tree, the girl stumbled back into him, but the collision only served to propel her forward again as he was sent wobbling a couple steps. Once he regained his balance, he was surprised to find Leila falling down towards him and she ended up landing with a light [i]thud[/i] on his feet. Hooking his arms underneath her armpits, he hauled her back up to an upright position before noticing what was in her hands. [i]'Ugh! That better not be from the tree.'[/i]

[b]Grumpy Pants:[/b] "What are you staring at you good for nothing whippersnapper! Just because I'm old doesn't mean you can disrespect me and vandalize me!" The tree barked at them with an elderly voice, whilst shaking its branches at them in anger.

Riley congratulated Leila's success with drawing a reaction from the grump, but the old man yelled at her to shut her trap before confronting him about his shortened sorry. The angered seniority even had a large branch firmly poke him in the chest which made him lose his balance a little. He stood there with an [url=http://cdn3.teen.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/celebrity-omg-faces-kim-kardashian.jpg]annoyed and shocked expression[/url]. 

"Bubble gum head!" the senile tree continued his rant then reached out and screwed up his perfect hair-do. Lesley inhaled a sharp gasp, his mouth agape as he fixed his tangled hair and de-mossed it. "Oh no you didn't!" he muttered with a mean pout plastered to his lips.

[b]Grouchy Tree:[/b] "So you're looking for the witch, aye? Answer me when I'm talking to you pinky!"

"Uh yeah... duhhh. Why would we want to stand here and get beat on by some grouchy old man for any other reason?" he said the last part through gritted teeth and at a much quieter tone. The tree then beckoned them to come in a little closer and allowed for a few seconds of anticipation before blaring into their ears, "YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE NUMSKULLS."

Lesley staggered back, yanking at his earlobes to regain his hearing.

[b]Riley:[/b] "Aren't you a jerk? Guys, maybe we should just get off oldie's lawn." 

[b]Ace:[/b] "I agree with Riley. Let’s get out of here before he starts spewing more moss..." 

The pink-haired male was already stomping towards the jumble of vines where part of the group had already begun to get a head start on.

[b]Evil Tree:[/b] "Even the midnight man, the greatest witch hunter alive eventually died here! Good luck, hoomans."

He didn't even turn around to acknowledge the old stump. All he saw was a flash of light ahead of him as the thing departed and left them with a down pour of ice cold rain. "Well this is just great!" he whined, throwing two hands in the air, his pink locks could no longer bounce since they were eagerly soaking up the water descending from the sky above. Luckily, he was trailing somewhere behind the group so the path he was taking had already been pre-cleared by Harper before he got onto it making his walk a whole lot easier. 

[b]Inadi:[/b] “Come now Jasper, it's just some twigs and leaves. Nothing to get to antsy over. But if you need to I can carry you piggy back style through the thick part if that will make it any better.”

The androgynous man scrunched up his nose, but right now wasn't the best time to attack Jasper. Terrain conditions wouldn't even allow him to break into a run, it would probably cause his feet to sink ankle deep instead.

[b]Inadi:[/b] I know Lesley wouldn't mind getting carried again. Seems like something you'd enjoy considering our last trek up that mountain a few days ago."

[i]'He's teasing me now isn't he? Well we'll find out who's the real tease pretty soon'[/i] he thought with a [url=http://oi43.tinypic.com/33uv8tk.jpg]devilish grin[/url], streaks of white from the lighting flashed his insidious smirk into full view for a mere haunting second before disappearing. He made sure Inadi saw that as a response to the frame-faced man's comment and taunting smile.

As they trudged along in the miserable weather conditions, even the ground was starting to become muddy and almost impossible to travel on. Holding Martini's hand tightly, the people at the front had spotted a rest stop it seemed since they suggested that they all take a break.

[b]Harper:[/b] "Maybe we can rest there for a little while? We're all tired and fighting the witches in this condition won't do us any good. What do you guys say? We can settle our nerves, dry ourselves off and maybe fill up our stomachs too."

It took a few more minutes till they finally made it into the clearing that surrounded the mansion. It was the most picturesque haunted house ever. Right out of Scooby-Doo. It was black in color, looked like it could collapse on itself at any given moment. The sky was bawling above them and lighting and thunder was crackling behind their view of the creaky overnight stay.

[b]Ace:[/b] "Hmm, dark creepy house... Now, I'm not so sure. Up close, it's kind of creepy. Just a tad. . ."

"Just a tad? It looks like it could swallow us whole. Like that animated Halloween movie. What was it called again?" He scratched his chin, "Oh yeah. Monster House. Hopefully it doesn't have a dead woman buried in the basement..." Chills crawled up his spine as the plot of the story gave him the creeps.

[b]Inadi:[/b] “Hopefully it isn't too dull of a place for you two. Personally it seems a bit homely at first, but I'm sure inside you two will do just fine.”

Lesley unclasped Martini's hand and leaned in close to her ear, "Take care of the ladies will you hun? It's time for me to tame this boy. (｡･｀ω´･｡)ψ" [url=http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5jg2iio3s1qfj1o3o1_r3_500.gif]He then proceeded to walk towards his target, posture was straight, hips swaying from side to side, pink, soaking locks waving in tune to his rotating waist.[/url]

[b]Inadi:[/b] “Again, it's better that we stick together so we should probably stay as close as possible if we can.”

It seemed that he had caught the male's attention as his face noticeably flushed into a full tomato. Lesley paused in his gait and turned to the others, "I completely agree," he swung around and looked Inadi straight in the eyes and in a husky tone, he closed the final step between them "Like you said 'as close as possible if we ~[b]can[/b]~.'" The last word in his sentence was said right into the hollows of Inadi's ear, enough so his hot breath warmed the boy's moistened neck. 

The pink-haired tease then backed his head away and cocked his head to one side with a playful grin before interlocking his arm with Inadi's. "What do you say pumpkin? Don't you think we'd make great roommates for the night? I know a good way that we can both warm up. Funny thing is, we don't need to light a candle for what I had in mind. (-‿◦☀)" He suggested, but was not at all waiting for an answer as he lead the man towards the entrance to the mansion. Unlocking the door, it swung open with a light tap and creaked the entire way until it hit the wall.

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The entry hall was circular in shape and at its sides were lined with two grand staircases that met at the top to an upstairs. If they continued to walk forward, it led to another room, but Lesley couldn't quite make out what. He did notice a clutter of books at the opening though. The only light source he was using to figure out the details was the momentary flashes of light from outside which would cast an eerie glow to the entryway every now and then through the clear glass ceiling above. Lesley imagined that this place might've been rather fabulous at one point in time, until it was abandoned?

Continuing his way in with Inadi still in tow, a puddle was forming underneath them since they were all literally drenched from head to toe. Letting go of his victim for a few moments, he approached a short cabinet near the curve of the staircase and rummaged until he found what looked like a box of matches. But upon reading the the outside, he could only comprehend a picture of a beetle. There was also tons of jars inside the drawer with bugs in it. Tapping the glass jugs a bit, the bugs within lit up all sorts of colors and they increased in light every second. Lesley thought they were dead at first, but now these little critters were crawling around in side their enclosures, charging up fluorescence for them. "Look!" he ran towards Inadi and the others with a glass jar in hand. 

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