HEHE REVAMPED AU

My plans for this fic:

I’m planning on this fic taking on a similar style to the actual series, where it’s episodic and you can see from each persons view. This will mean it takes more time for me to create chapters as I have to plan out the full story and then make side plots for every character to make their episode and such. This isn’t going to be a huge thing, just a little passion project for me to work on on the side.

Meet the creator:

Hey, I’m Solar! My main blog where I post oc stuff and art is @/Solarstrange. I am aroace and use they/them pronouns. I’m really just a silly lil guy in this world, but I do hope you enjoy my work.

I suppose that’s it. Basic rules apply, no 18+ stuff or nsfw. Most if not all relationships in the fic will be platonic unless wished otherwise.

It wasn’t fun being here. But they had to get away from home at least. She could fend for herself and survive. She could swing a bat, but that’s it. They didn’t even have anything on them. After everything, she just wanted to sleep.

After hours, they found a strange castle. In front of it was a woman standing there. So Kathy went with the natural response in that situation.

They grabbed a large stick and whacked the other on the head.

Okay, maybe that wasn’t a great idea. Maybe she shouldn’t have attacked some random person. They looked like they could take her in a fight!

While looking at the unconscious body in front of them, rustling is heard behind Kathy, so she hides nearby in some bushes. A man comes out of the other bushes, looking in slight horror at the body. He shakes her, but when not regaining consciousness, drags her by the shoulders through the forest.

Kathy decides to run away from the scene to not get spotted by that man. She slightly screwed up there, but it’s fine! Not like she killed her. Hopefully. Probably should’ve checked for a pulse but whatever, it’s fine.

As they ran, they saw some kids pass by. She didn’t bother stopping though, as they looked wary of Kathy. Soon enough, her luck failed and they fell to the ground from a stray tree root.

When they finally get back up, one of the teens that she saw earlier is right above her, peering down. She simply blinked when seeing the other getting up, moving back a bit as the other teen ran over to the spot. “Bianca, you can’t just-“ The other paused when seeing the former waitress on the ground. They wanted to cry a bit, but… she couldn’t.

“Hey! Who are you?” The blonde called out to the fallen over woman.

“Why do you wanna know?” They called out to the teens. They glared slightly as the two got a tad closer.

“I’m just curious! No harm in asking.” They stepped slightly closer to the other teen, glancing at them haphazardly. “I’m Bianca, and this is Evelyn!” The dark haired teen waved at the waitress after a few seconds.

“…I’m Kathy.” She finally stood up, looking at the younger two. Their clothes were falling apart at the hems, likely having come from some slums. “I’m just.. I’m looking for a place to stay.”

The taller teen, Evelyn, smiled softly. “Well, we’ve been told that there’s a town somewhere near here. Want to see if we can get there together?” They still appeared wary, but less so now. Kathy nodded, and they started to walk.

Bianca talked about how she and Evelyn were trying to find a place to set up some advertising. They were told by their boss that this place called Oakhurst should do well. Their conversation is suddenly cut short when Evelyn looks to her side and starts walking towards something. “What is it?” Bianca calls out.

“Some sort of tomb, it seeeeeeeeeeems-!” Her voice gets quieter, and the two watch as she falls down into the tomb like structure. Kathy runs up there, looking down into the chasm. “I’m fine!” Evelyn assures her for, the bottom having seemingly been filled with water to break the fall. Kathy follows suite, a tad more carefully as Bianca jumps in haphazardly.

Evelyn was already examining some of the nooks around, when Kathy noticed a chest at the end off the hall. They opened it, finding a small book in it. It was titled “Become Undead.” The first page says “eat me.” That was a bit jarring for Kathy, as you shouldn’t eat books. Then again, it did look slightly tasty- wait a minute!

“You sure you alright, Evee?” Bianca questioned Evelyn.

“I’m alright. The water saved me from breaking my legs.”

“Don’t joke about that, you jerk.” Bianca flicked the other’s forehead, walking over to Kathy. “What are you holding?”

They shrug. “A book I found in this chest. It’s called ‘Become Undead.’” Evelyn looks over at Kathy finally.

“Weird book title.” She takes the book from the orders hands, flipping through it quickly. “If you eat this book, you can stand still for a minute and become dead to the world around you.”

“Can I see it?” Bianca tries to take the book, in which Evelyn pushes them back a bit. “Hey…”

“We don’t even know how that would work. Also, YOU CAN’T JUST EAT BOOKS BEE!” Evelyn yelled the last part, annoyed by the thought itself.

Bianca just pouted off to the side. “But what if it’s a really tasty book?” Evelyn simply stared for a moment, before the blonde relented. “Fine, fine. I won’t eat any books. Yet.” They grumbled something beneath their breath, and Kathy started to go up the spirally stairs to the surface.

And then immediately duck back down because that man from earlier was looking around nearby. Kathy still had no idea if they had been spotted the first time round. They didn’t want to risk it. So she watched the man.

He seemed to fiddle with his earring a lot, it looking slightly glowy at some times but Kathy racked it up to lighting. “What are you doing?” Evelyn questioned suddenly, and the older only realized then how odd the situation seems from an outside perspective.

“I’m just… observing.” They tested out. It wasn’t a lie, just not the full story. Evelyn nodded at the other.

Bianca came up, interlocked arms with Evelyn. “We still need to go find Oakhurst. You wanna continue with us?” The shorter asked. Kathy looked at where the man had been, finding that he must’ve left while they talked. She nodded to the other two, the teens smiling at that.

The rest of the walk went smoothly. Kathy didn’t speak much, rather listening to the story of a book that Evelyn and Bianca had read together. It was about solving a murder that occurred ten years prior. It was interesting enough.

When the trio reached the town, they were greeted by barren houses, ash left over from everything, and a handful of people inside. Bianca’s smile fell. “What happened to the town?” Evelyn shrugged to that, walking towards one of the entrances that no one was at.

“I’m not sure you can advertise all that well here, with the lack of people.” Evelyn quizzically looked at her, before springing up a bit.

“Yeah, I guess not. I think me and Bee will stay a bit longer, at least for a week. We need a break anyways.” Bianca nodded sagely, as Kathy chuckled.

“That makes sense. Well, I’ve oughta check for a place to rest a bit. See you soon.” Kathy stood up, walking over to the burned down walls of a house. The inside area had just the right amount of room to be able to sleep a while. 

And that’s what they did. Maybe it would finally be easier here, she thought, or maybe it will be so much worse. She drifted off to sleep after that.

Hello, I am alive. I truly have so much trouble when it comes to making stories and actually writing them, don’t I? I didn’t mean to go into hiatus, and definitely not for that long, but I started to fall out of love with this world a bit. I’m disappointed in myself for not keeping up with it, but I do hope you enjoy this episode.

So she ran. Ran as far and fast as she could, ignoring all the tree branches snagging at her arms and legs. It all hurt so much. She felt like crying after all of this. All of this anguish and pain.

She finally stopped in a small clearing, sitting down. She has to breathe. Even if she felt like she was going to collapse. Only when she sat down, though, did she notice the person on the ground next to her. He looked dead.

Grass stared at the other. Was she going to get blamed for another murder? Before she could question too much, the other sat up. He looked tired, not fully there. When he looked over to Grass, he startled. “Wha- when did you get here?” Not exactly a ‘hello,’ but it’ll do.

“Just now. I had to… to take a minute. Didn’t notice you until now.” She spoke truthfully. The man just looked at her, seeming slightly confused. Grass finally took in the bearings of this man.

He had dark brown hair, and a tannish suit. A single earring swung from his ear. It almost looked as if glowing. “I’m just trying to rest a bit. Do you have any idea on what this place is? Or where it is?” The man spoke.

“No clue. I just- I was running and got a bit lost.” They both sat there for a minute before the man stood, motioning Grass to do the same.

“Well, we can’t do much while sitting on the ground. We can go look around for a bit at the least.” The other then tripped and fell flat on his face. “That was unintentional.” He grumbled. The two walked together.

“Neither of us have any idea what’s happening, do we?” Grass spoke tiredly. She wanted to collapse from exhaustion still, but she could walk.

“No, not at all.” William said nonchalantly. The two talk and walk before William stops suddenly. “Is that a dead body?” He points at a person lying limp on the ground. They had a violin case on their back and had long blonde hair. The two simply looked on in horror for a second before Grass fully processed it and stepped towards the limp person, shaking them.

“Hey, are you okay?” She checks for a pulse, which was thankfully there. The other didn’t wake up. “Hey, how strong are you?” Grass called out to the man behind her.

“Uhm, not very!” He called back. Grass grumbled to herself and hoisted the limp person onto her shoulders. The other that was actually conscious followed as she started to walk on. “What are we doing?” He asked.

“We’re taking this person to find a safe place before they die of the cold or starve. Would you rather they die out here?” The other flinches slightly at that, and shakes his head. “Okay. Can you make a fire at least?” He nods.

He quickly puts together a small campfire, lighting it. The two sit there, the unconscious one now lying down nearby the fire. “Are you okay? You seem tired.” The man asked. He seemed genuine.

“Some stuff happened at home, so I had to run away.” It wasn’t a lie she told. Just not the full picture. They sat in silence for a few minutes before the unconscious person started to wake.

“Wh-huh? What’s going…?” The person seemed disoriented, which was fair considering the circumstances they were previously in. “What’s going on?”

“Well, you just woke up. You were going to die out in the cold so we grabbed you and brought you here. I’m Grass.” She spoke up first, only then realizing she never introduced herself to the other.

“I’m William by the way.” The one who had lit the fire spoke. He seemed calm. The disoriented person just nodded after a second, checking on their violin case and opening it. The violin inside was in good shape, the bow fine as well. They breathed a sigh of relief.

“Well, I’m Arin. I was traveling and got a big lost.” They explain after a moment passes. “Should we continue hiking on now? There might be stuff around here.

William shakes his head. “How about we just sit here for now? Take it all in before we have to continue and part ways.” Grass nods along with him, lying down on the grass. William sits on the grass and Arin starts playing the fiddle.

It was calm. At least until a pack of wolves came and chased them out. “That was less than ideal.” Grass stated, still panting slightly from running. The three spotted a town with a few people in it. Arin immediately started walking towards it, William following suite.

Grass stayed behind for a moment. It felt like her head was going to implode. She didn’t know why. She swore she heard whispering everywhere. And so she did what she did best. She ran.

She always did this. But she continued, until she spotted stone tiling on the ground she ran on. Looking up, there was the remains of a castle. Even while broken down to pieces, it was stunning. So she walked towards it, carefully maneuvering the bridge, and then-

Everything hurt. They hated how much it hurt. They were starving at this point, having be unable to find much livestock. It seemed that all of the food was on the other side of the forest at all times, annoyingly enough. Why’d they have to eat when they were literally immortal?

Well, here they were, having to walk towards the entire other side of the damn forest. They were gonna have to stop by the town unfortunately on their way to the other side. On the walk, they hadn’t seen any animals, not even chicken for crying out loud!

And what made everything worse was the sight that was left for them at the town. A single woman stood in the town square, and before Kia could move away, they had been spotted. The woman walked over to where Kia was, Kia not having the energy to run.

“Who are you?” The other asked Kia. They hadn’t seen anyone here in years. They didn’t have to walk to this are of the forest in a long while. They really only stayed near their own area, haven’t had to go out much for food because animals always took home around their area.

“I’m Kia. And who are you?” They deserved to know who was asking questions after all. It was strange seeing a human after so long. They had killed the last one. Couldn’t risk turning them. Maybe if they did, they wouldn’t be alone. Whether that would be a good thing is up for interpretation.

“Natasha. I’m just looking for a place to stay and, seeing as this place is seemingly abandoned, I felt it may work well.” Natasha spoke calmly. That reasoning did make sense.

“I’m just trying to find some food. I live not too far away.” They gesture to where they came from. They had felt something strange in their chest when walking through the forest, as if going through a wall.

“Okay, well, it’s probably dangerous at this time of night. You could wait until morning, I have some bread.” She pulls some bread out of her bag and hands it to Kia. Kia takes it, even if they couldn’t eat it. They didn’t want to immediately get jumped for being a vampire.

“Thank-“ before Kia could finish their fake thank you, some rustling came from the side. A woman with a braid and glasses came out of the bushes.

“Hello? What is this place?” Before Natasha could respond, Kia walked away silently. They decided to check around their own home for food rather than have to talk with these humans right now.

They were aware someone was talking to them. They continued to walk anyways, towards the direction they had come from. They didn’t feel like dealing with this right now. So they walked far into the forest towards their home, only seeing a chicken and eating it on the way.

They suddenly fell down, hitting something. They looked up to see what they hit, guessing it was a tree branch, but saw nothing. They got up and felt around, feeling an invisible force. So they were unable to get home it seemed. That was just FANTASTIC…

They walked back to where they were before with the others. They didn’t want to be here. “So, there’s an invisible force that’s stopping us from leaving apparently. I was trying to go home but I hit it.” The others, a third with black hair having joined while Kia was gone, just looked a little shocked and confused. They were themself, honestly.

They stayed quiet for the rest of the talk, even when they went into the weird center area and stood around the beacon. When some of them stood near it long enpigh, it turned orange. It made them feel weird.

A few others joined, talking. They stayed silent. They were being glared at by a tall fellow with a braid, so they were glaring back. Next thing they knew they were going to pair with Mr glaring, who was apparently named Edmond, to scout out the forest. They already knew this forest but went along anyways.

“Why were you glaring at me the entire time we were all chatting?” They broke the silence 5 seconds into the forest. Best to get it out of the way now.

“Because you seemed to be the odd one out. The others looked… relatively normal, but for some reason you stuck out.” He spoke deliberately, staring at the other rather than looking ahead.

“And why may that be? Why did I stick out?” They ask, amused. They didn’t expect much from this encounter.

He stayed silent for a moment. “You’re not human, are you? Sharp teeth, pale skin, slightly pointed ears. So what are you is the question.” Kia froze at that. How had he realized in less than five minutes!?

“I don’t know-“ Kia started to speak, but Edmond interrupted them rudely.

“Your reaction contradicts what you were about to say, Kia.” The name was said in a condescending manner. They wanted to rip this man’s throat out.

“Well then. If you can’t beat ‘em, kill ‘em.” Kia simply spoke. They then pounced on Edmond, bringing him to the ground and snapping some branches. The other struggled slightly.

“Get off me!” He yelled angrily, attempting to kick the other off. They clawed at each other for a long while before Kia made a spur of the moment decision.

They bit hard at the others shoulder, taking some of the blood. If they stopped now, it would turn the other into a vampire. And yet the stopped then, before the other would die of blood loss.

“What did you just-“ He felt at his shoulder, feeling the wound slightly. Kia got up, staring down at the other.

“Listen here for a minute. If you tell anyone that you got turned into a vampire, they will stake you on sight. So I would recommend you shut your trap before you get killed.” Edmond looks at Kia, glaring angrily, before standing and walking back to town.

The two didn’t speak for the rest of the walk. When asked how it went, they said it went fine and that it was just a normal forest. That there was nothing to be afraid of in the darkness of the woods.

Everything was so loud. It was all too much. He was in the middle of the forest, he couldn’t hear the animals, everything needed to quiet down, quiet down, quiet down-

And then he tripped on a tree root, face down in the dirt. He probably got scratched somewhere on his leg too, which was annoying as it is. When he stood, a squirrel ran past. It looked at Ace, and made a sound as if laughing. Jerk.

The world seemed to hate him. Everyone did though, so that wasn’t saying much. He continued to walk on, getting more exhausted with each step. He heard someone scream but chalked it up to his hallucinations, not bothering to check. Instead, he found himself walking towards what looked like the ashes of a town. Yet, he thought he could see a pair of people already in the town.

…He didn’t feel like sleeping in the middle of the forest, so he started walking over to the town. All he had to do was avoid telling them about his condition. That should be simple.

So, he walked over to the scene, tired out of his mind. Where would he even sleep in the ghost town? Everything seemed to have been previously burned already, but he was already here, and there was no point in turning back. He trudged on.

And then he almost immediately fell near some bushes. This was fantastic, he could already hear people walking over. Likely the pair he had seen from before.

“Are you okay?” A voice was heard in front of him, so he weakly put up a thumbs up. They had sounded worried, which was odd for them to hear about himself.

“I’m fine!” This was certainly a situation to be in. He stood up sheepishly. He didn’t like this situation.

“Who are you?” A tall man spoke then. Ace then took in the people around him. The man was tall with a braid, and two others stood nearby, the one who sounded worried and an unidentified one. The man muttered something incomprehensible.

“Um, I’m Ace.” He ignored the tall man speaking after answering though, opting to look at the other two. “And who are you two?”

He expected either of them to answer, but the tall man spoke for them. “Silver and Lilac.” As he spoke the names into existence, he pointed at the person who likely owned the name for the both of them. One of them, Ace assumed this one to be Lilac, looked annoyedly at Mr Tall. Couldn’t blame her.

Suddenly, a vibration came from under their feet and the center tower in town. The others had already started to walk towards it, so he joined them.

There was a trio of people there, looking confused. He didn’t fully care for this conversation, so he started counting the bricks in the floor.

He listened enough though to understand that they were splitting up to get materials. He wasn’t stupid enough not to hear that. Just don’t ask his old village that question.

He was apparently assigned to go with Natasha to find animals to bring back to town. Seemed simple. Only one person to have to be around now.

As they walked out of town, they stayed quiet. Then, the other spoke. “What do you think of the supernatural? I’ve heard stories of them around here.” It was an odd and sudden question.

“Not really sure myself. Could be, could not be.” He didn’t really care for the supernatural, he only cared to find a way to cure himself of this horrid ailment. “Why’d you ask?”

“I’ve heard this town was haunted and killed, mass murders occurring every 200 years. And its anniversary is this year.” Well that’s not at all ominous and super suspicious, no why would Ace think that!

“That sounds bad. Do you have any idea what the cause is?” If he was going to be questioned, then he can ask questions back.

She shrugged as they walked. The two hadn’t seen any animals other than squirrels, and they couldn’t bring those guys back.

“Well then.” He simply says, social energy drained. They walk for a few more minutes, finally coming across a trio of cows and leading them back to town. They stayed silent for the rest of the time, both likely exhausted socially.

When they got the cows back to town, Natasha said she was going to get more wood, despite the fact that there was already some people doing that. She left before Ace could speak another word.

Ace supposed he could help exploring the forest. He didn’t have much else to do. And more people had come here that Ace didn’t feel like talking to currently. He went out the way that he saw Kia and Edmond walk off.

The walk around the forest was uneventful, other than tripping on what seemed to be every tree root in the area. He only stopped moving when he heard some yelling. He couldn’t make out what was being said though, but heard thudding so went to check.

At that moment, he saw Kia, one of the people that was in the main area, attempting to strangle Mr Tall Man AKA Edmond. Edmond was attempting to kick the shorter off, but was falling due to being incapacitated.

Ace saw the scene unfolding, in silent terror. A beat passed, and then he quietly walked away. Look, he couldn’t do hand to hand combat, he had no idea what was going on! Best he could do was tell someone at the town that Kia and Edmond were attempting to literally strangle each other!

He only tripped on three more tree roots on the way back home and was internally panicking. He heard Edmonds voice screaming in his head, saying “You did this!” Ace just wanted to take a nap at this point.

He got back to town, and somehow Kia and Edmond were there before him. What the heck!? He couldn’t confront them just yet though, he didn’t want to be strangled himself after all!

He walked over to one of the guards at the front, Sweet her name was. “Hey, um, can we talk for a second?” Sweet looked confused but nodded. She said something to Lilac then walked over to a corner of the town with Ace.

“What is it? Are you hurt?” She looked genuinely worried, which was still an odd expression to see someone wear for him.

“No, but Edmond might be.” Sweet immediately looked worried. “I kinda saw Kia strangling him while I was out in the forest. I didn’t know what to do so I just came back to town.” The voices started screaming again, “WHY DIDN’T YOU HELP,” “YOU’RE USELESS,” “WHY DO YOU EVEN EXIST-“

“Hey! It’s okay. It’s okay, because you could’ve also been hurt which wouldn’t be good for anyone.” She snaps him back to reality. “I can take to those two later. How about you just go rest?”

He nodded. The exhaustion from earlier came back on a sudden wave. He thanked SSweetand found a mostly together house and went inside. The remains of a bed were still there, so he lied down and rest.

He could breathe easier for a second.

——

Now, they had to go check around the forest for food. As annoying as it was, they needed something to keep them energized. So they started walking out award, looking for chickens to eat.

That’s when they felt a wall. She put her hand to it, and it seemed like an invisible barrier. They couldn’t go further than this. That was new… did something happen with the beacons? Even if they figured it out, they still wouldn’t be able to pass the barrier.

So, they walked out to the town to look for some food. The beacons were a pain to deal with, but they didn’t actively harm them. That was good, at least.

She walked to the town, strutting in when she realized there were some people huddling around the center beacon. They were staring at it, the beacon a white color.

“What are you people doing?” They feigned obliviousness. She knew how the beacons work, she saw them being built.

“The beacon feels strange when we huddle around it…” The black haired one spoke. They were only half listening, just nodding along. They were thinking about Azaria, hoping she was okay. She wouldn’t go down without a fight, but they weren’t at home when they got back, which they had found strange.

“Well, I suppose I’ll, stay here for a bit. Can’t leave the forest, so why not.” A few of the others looked confused at her.

“What do you mean?” The one with disheveled brown hair spoke. Their ears were covered by their hair.

“It means that there is a barrier that stops us from leaving this town and the forest that surrounds it.” She spoke, bored. Did they not understand?

Sable sat down near the beacon, avoiding further questions. The light felt horrible on their skin, a burning sensation almost. The went a bit farther back from it, as to not have to feel it as much.

Suddenly, without warning, a vibration came from the beacon as it turned orange. The burning sensation became even more potent. A group of people walked in, appearing confused. They started to question the black haired one about the beacon, as Sable tuned out the conversation. This really didn’t matter to her right now.

Apparently, they were now being split up to get resources. Silver and Sable were going to get wood together for the town to use. They need to blend in, they supposed, so they didn’t get staked. And they had a chance to find some food.

The two walked into the forest, stone axes in hand. They had found these in the burnt down houses. They were walking quite far out.

Sable hadn’t eaten anything since they got here. There was a pig nearby but they didn’t want to deal with Silver looking confused.

“So, we need to get some wood. Then let’s start chopping!” Silver spoke, as she chopped at the tree. Sable followed, starting to shop down a different tree. The two stayed silent while doing so. They only stopped when each of them had a stack of logs.

“We can continue going for more deeper, or we can head back.” Sable spoke calmly. They needed to stay calm until Silver left. Then she could eat the wildlife here.

Sable looked around. They were so far out from the town. Silver appeared so tense and guarded.

The two stumble across a dead pig. It had likely been dead for hours. Bite marks were near its back, and it appeared drained of blood. Someone else got to the food first. That’s annoying.

“What- what happened?” They looked just confused. She could help her understand. Understand what happened.

…Azaria was gonna kill them later. But that doesn’t matter right now. 

Sable got right behind Silver, smiling. “Sorry, kid.” She spoke before biting into the other’s neck and sucking the blood from the other.

They struggled against Sable, getting weaker the less blood they had; until Sable let go of them. They were pale, eyes tinted red.

Sable had turned her. That’s a slight issue, because if they told the others, they would kill her. Well, here comes the social game. Sable always hated this part. She hadn’t turned that many people ever, but explaining everything was always annoying.

“What did you do!?” The other shouted, seeming terrified. They backed up from the other. Sable took a step towards her.

“Relax, it’s all fine. You’ll live. Forever, actually.” They speak calmly to the other, trying to soothe them slightly. They remember when they were just turned.

“Did you just bite me?! Why’s everything cold?!” They grab Sable’s shoulders tightly, panicky. “EXPLAIN!”

“Geez, calm down for a second. I just turned you into a vampire, that’s all.” She said this as if it was nothing, even though she knew it changed the trajectory of this person’s life forever.

“…What? What do you mean a vampire…?” They were staring right at Sable, as she sighed.

“I mean those creatures of the night that turn into bats and have a really bad reputation. What else would I mean?!” They started to get annoyed by how little Silver knew.

“…oh lord. I- I need to-“ She tried to run off but Sable stopped her by grabbing her shoulder. They couldn’t let that happen.

“What would happen if you told everyone about this?” They spoke coldly. “They would stake you immediately, wouldn’t they? They don’t know you, and they would assume you are a monster. Because you are.”

Silver looked stunned, silent. They stopped completely. It was a strange sight. They would’ve expected more struggling, but this works.

“We may be able to find another vampire here, because I wasn’t the one who left that pig like that. But for now, we head back to the town. Oh, and Silver?” She grabs the others wrist tightly. “We won’t mention a word of this to the others, now will we?

Silver is quiet for a while, before nodding. The two walked back to town.

No one would have to know what happened.