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-Log 3 June 10 2007-

Erin sat in front of her bathroom mirror with a whole bunch of beauty products at her disposal. It was early in the evening and she was getting ready for a date with her friend Shun. Well okay, not a date, they were just going out like they normally did, but Erin couldnt help but want to look her best for him. The two had been friends since childhood and she had always had a bit of a crush on him. Just thinking of him made her blush some. He was a good height for her height and thing, but toned. He was Japanese and had a face similar to that of Miyavi's. His hair was styled and bleached blond. Erin couldnt help but blush more at her thoughts of Shun.

She continued to primp her self. Her hand reached out for a perfume bottle but it was missing. That was strange, she could have sworn it was there before. Shrugging she exited from the bathroom to her closet in search of a dress to wear. Something tiny and black and sexy, thats what she wanted to wear on her night out with Shun. Her eyes studied her closet in search of her tiny black dress, but it was missing. That was strange also, she had just bought it this morning and could have sworn it was right here in her closet.

Erin shrugged and turned to exist the closet but came to a sudden stop. Her black dress and perfume bottle were right in front of her. They hadnt been there when she had entered. Was someone playing a sick joke on her? Or had it always been there.

Erin was feeling dizzy now, but Shun would be over any minute, no time to waist, she was already falling behind in time. She grasped the dress and perfume bottle and quickly got to work. It didnt take long for her to finish her primping and her make up. She was quite fast when it came to Shun.

A knock at her apartments door almost made her jump out of her skin, he was early? That wasnt like him. Maybe he was just as eager as she was to get going. Slipping on her high heeled open toe shoes as she scrambled to the door she found when she had opened it that no one was there. That was strange, was this Shun's idea of a joke? Shrugging she closed the door and turned around stopping dead in her tracks.

Staring her right in her face was Aroon. Not the Aroon from her dreams but the stuffed animal from her child hood. He was promptly placed on her couch facing her. Erin didnt scream she just stood there looking into cold button eyes. Was this Shun's idea of a sick joke? How the hell had Aroon gotten into her apartment, thats what she wanted to know. She was pretty annoyed. Click click click, her high heels made the sound on her hard wood floors as she walked over to her coach and grabbed the stuffed Aroon by one wing and stared at it. She was pretty creeped out that she was touching the thing but more angry then creeped out.

"Listen," She began talking to the stuffed animal, "You think you can come and ruin my dreams, thats fine," She was shaking. It was hard to talk to the thing you feared but she was pissed, "It was you! Wasnt it?" She wagged her finger at the thing. She was really hoping it had been Aroon secretly. "You moved my stuff, YOU YOU YOU! Dont you DARE think you can ruin tonight!" She through the stuffed gryphon in her closet only to find Shun standing behind her.

"Erin..?" He said a bit wide eyed, "Am I interrupting something?" He started to laugh as he messed up her hair kiddingly. "I didnt know you still had Aroon." Even though Shun was Japanese he had a heavy scotish accent.

"Well," Erin had her arms crossed now. Ever since she was a kid Shun always gave her trouble for talking to Aroon. Infact she had meet Shun the exact same day she had gotten Aroon. The three of them used to do everything together. Even though Shun would joke about Erin being crazy with Aroon the two still were best friends.

"Its alright," Shun's face was back to normal. "Lets just go." His arm wrapped around Erin's neck as he escorted her to the door. Erin looked back at the stuffed gryphon whom was now on his side. She huffed and thought to her self, serves him right.

-to be continued-

-Log 4 July 17 2007-

It had been over a month since Erin had her small victory. Aroon layed still under a pile of dirty laundry. A part of her knew he was under there not daring to clean up the mess. Though she was a messy person in general. Since that night the closet door always remained closed, though Erin could not remember why. Aroon was once again blocked out of her mind. She sat in her bliss typing up an article that was late. Her boss was breathing down her neck to get that thing done. A panda coffee mug sat next to the screen. Full of cold coffee, as a tap tap tapping sound echoed through the seemingly empty apartment.

The phone rang interupting the rythem of the tap tap tapping and almost sent Erin flying out of her chair. It was early in the morning only two am. Erin had been distracting her self with work through out the night Unconsciously so she would not have to deal with Aroons revenge that she knew, deep down, was coming. Who could be calling her at this hour? She wondered to her self but did not say a thing. She spun around in her chair and grabbed the phone from behind her clicking on the phone to talk.

"H-h-hello?" She had to admit she had watched a few to many scary movies in the day. In her head she imagined a pyshco axe murder that was really in her house ready to pounce and slash her to bits. Toying with her on a phone, that was how it always started in the movies before the female died.

"I'm in your closet," The voice said in a monotoned voice, thick with a scottish accent. Aroon came to mind first thing until she heard the voice start to chuckle a warm and friendly chuckle. "How ya doing sweet heart?"

"SHUN!" She had a scolding tone in lingering in her voice, "I thought - I thought, well never mind... Why are you calling at such a late hour?" She found her fingers to be treading on the desk in an impatient manner.

The voice cackled some, "I just wanted to see how my lovely Erin Lilly was doin'. You having a romantic night with Aroon?" He inquired jokingly though this hit a nerve. Erin felt her grip tighten on the phone at the mention of Aroon. He was still in that closet.

"I-I," She had no idea how to react, her nerves had been shooken up. "Well, yes, were having tea and some cake. Your not invited of course as you would spoil our fun." A smirk curled on her face. Though she still felt a tad uneasy as the memory of Aroon still being in her apartment crept up her back stinging at her.

"Spoil your fun? Guess I best let you two love birds be off. I just wanted to make sure you were okay. I hadnt spoken to you in a month. Wanted to make sure you had not dived head first into your work. Loosen up some time soon and come hang out." He cackled a friendly cackle before the phone clicked leaving Erin alone with her reawakened nightmare. The hallow glow of the computer screen reached out to her in a haunting notion to keep working. Though looking at the time she shut her pc down and headed to bed. Maybe she could forget Aroon in her sleep, though she knew it was unlikley.

The lights dimmed down some and Erin had smoothered her self in the saftey of her bed covers. Before she knew it she had drifted off to sleep. A calm and soothing feeling it was. Feeling ever so relaxed.

This feeling was shattered as the soothing darkness revealed an untammed forest. She was dreaming alright, but this was going to be one hell of a ride if she was where she thought she was.

"Hello sweet heart," a familar voice whispered into her ear.

"Shun?" She reacted before turning around. Finding that Shun was not there to greet her but instead Aroon. Her body went numb in fear. What was he planning on doing with her? Was he still mad about the events a month ago. His golden eyes studied her. She felt the daggers of his gaze slice right through her. He was mad for sure.

"Shun?" He repeated in a mocking tone that sent chills down Erin's spine. His voice screetched some as he said Shun's name. "What about Shun?" His voice was questioning now and seemed calmer. How ever this was most likley a clever cover up for something more sinister.

"I-I" Aroon had left Erin speechless in a bad way. Her body had fear flowing through her viens. It was not a pleasent feeling at all.

"I see whats happened." The gryphon cuued, "Your in love with Shun-shun boy arent you?" Erin gave no reply, "ARENT YOU!" His voice was harsher and more demanding.

"I-I'm not.." She whimpered scared almost to death of the powerful figure before.

A sinister cackle came from the gryphons beak, "You lie," He jested. Though a part of him wished it was true. "Would you love me like you love him if I was human?" The gryphons eyes showed a sign of weakness and heart ache for a brief moment. Erin's eyes meet with his and the two were connected until Aroon's talon found its way through Erin's fleshy throat. Black blood oozed out as Erin despritally flailed and grasped for breath. The pain seered through her entire body, she was as helpless as an infent. The gryphon gave a sinster smile as his talon twisted and turned in the wound making it larger. "Feel the pain? Want to die now? I can make you love this." He cackled like a mad man before his other claw found its way through Erin's heart. More black blood oozed out dripping on the dry forest's decaying floor.

Erin's body disappeared into the darkness. She was awake again leaving Aroon in his nightmarish hell with a pool of black blood. "Next time," He said under his breath before he took flight to another part of the forest. Gloating in his victory some.

Erin woke in cold sweat gasping. Her hand first went tho her throat and then to her heart to make sure she was alright. There was no scar or wound she was fine. But when she turened over to the other side of the bed her eyes meet with the cold souless eyes of the Aroon plushie. Time seemed to stay still. Who was doing this to her, was the first thing she could think.