8 What's behind the door?

"This would be your room." The man who had led everyone spoke with a thick accent and a friendly tone of voice while pointing at the door at the end of the hallway, "You can store your belongings in your bags if you want, or just leave everything right there and come down whenever you feel hungry and thirsty enough to eat or drink something. There are plenty of water bottles in that cabinet over there so you don't need to worry about running low. If you do run into any problems then please let me know. I'll try my best to help however I am able. I'm sure that most people will be too busy exploring the forest and getting lost along the way anyway..." he joked as he turned around and began walking away again.

All the guys stood awkwardly in front of their designated room for the next several minutes until finally one of them stepped forward and opened his mouth, asking, "...so how much does this cost?"

The group all looked at each other curiously for a moment before one of the guys answered, "I think this is fucking free, you idiot! Why else would they send us all this far out here? They must've had some scores to settle with our parents or something. This place looks like it hasn't been used since the last time they cut these trees down. It's probably haunted or cursed or whatever."

"You're an asshole, Dai," One of the girls said as she rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"Don't be a bitch," Dai retorted, "you all were given the luxurious opportunity to stay in the next room, much cleaner, I heard. Why don't you open yours instead of standing there looking stupid?" He added sarcastically while pointing at his room which was only two doors further ahead than theirs on either side.

"Shut up!" The girl shouted back at Dai before turning towards Mason who simply shrugged his shoulders at them both while trying his best not to laugh at their childish behavior.

"Come on now!" The man called back from down the hall after turning back towards them once more with a smile on his face, "Please drop all luggage inside your room. Let me show you where the dining area is located and then we can get started setting things up for dinner tonight if you'd like."

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The students followed him through another set of double wooden doors and into what appeared to be a large kitchen filled with various cooking utensils and supplies as well as several long tables made of wood that had seen better days but still seemed sturdy enough. There were also several chairs scattered about the room as though someone might have sat in one at some point in the past. A few windows lined one wall above the sink countertop that looked out over the forest surrounding the building.

"Please make yourselves comfortable in here until I return," Mr. Hugh told everyone before leaving again without waiting for any kind of response or acknowledgment from anyone else present except Fiona whom he gave a quick nod before exiting behind him and closing the door firmly shut again before disappearing down the hallway outside of view.

Fiona turned around and walked across the floor to sit down beside Grant who was sitting alone near a window overlooking a small clearing nearby as she took her seat and leaned against his shoulder while putting a hand on his shoulder, "I'm glad you're okay."

"Gloomy mood doesn't fit your status, Grant." Mason said quietly, "You should try being happy more often, my friend." He added jokingly, "It'll do wonders for you." He added sarcastically under his breath so only those seated closest could hear it since they couldn't see each other's faces clearly from this distance.

Grant didn't respond to either comment. Instead, he just stared at nothing with an expressionless face which caused the others to look away from him quickly after realizing how depressed he must be feeling right now.

Fiona passed Grant's food to him and then began watching him eat in silence for a moment before speaking up, "Are you sure you don't want to talk about whatever happened earlier? I know you don't like talking about your feelings but I think you need to get them off your chest." She asked softly. "You can tell me anything."

"It wasn't really something I wanted to share now..." He replied with a soft sigh as though trying his best not to let the words escape from his mouth. He turned to her and forced a smile, "It's just I'd rather hold on to a delusion than get rejected by someone who cares for me... even if that person is so close to me," he finished sadly before turning back towards the window and staring out into space again.

Mason facepalmed at the words, if he didn't know any better, he would have assumed it was any girl he was talking about, but knowing Grant, he could easily tell it was Fiona because of their closeness over these past few months as well as his knowledge of Grant's personality traits over time. It was obvious why Fiona had been chosen over all of the other girls here today; she cared for him deeply enough to offer him comfort in his darkest hour when no one else did or dared to try to help him through this.

Fiona furrowed her brows slightly at the mention of rejection however she didn't say anything further on the matter since there were still many things left unsaid between them both. For now, she simply watched Grant eating quietly without saying much more while listening to everyone around them talk amongst themselves about what kind of activities might be available for them during their stay to pass the time.

*****

Hours had gone by and each student was in their respective gender-designated rooms, there was something strange about how they all had staggered to their room after dinner.

Fiona stared at the ceiling, unable to sleep due to how restless and anxious she felt inside despite being exhausted from having spent most of the day walking and hiking down a long winding road filled with potholes along with climbing up several steep hills before finally arriving where they currently slept.

She sat upright and the moment she did this, she could hear moans coming from outside her room which made her feel even worse than before her heart began racing faster than ever before as though her body suddenly remembered something important that it needed to do but couldn't remember exactly what it was right now but knew that it was very urgent indeed. She stood quickly as though compelled to go check out whatever it was that was making those sounds.

Pushing the door open slowly, she slipped out and tiptoed to another room that their guide had labeled off-limits for some reason earlier on after showing them all their assigned sleeping quarters for the night. Peeking through the crack in the doorway, she saw two people lying on top of their beds facing away from the door who appeared to be engaged in sexual activity.

"Oh, my god..." Fiona whispered under her breath in shock at seeing this.

The man—their guide—who lay on his back on his bed was naked as he reached his hands behind his head while his partner straddled him on his stomach, riding him like a horse. The twin tails, and the discarded glasses all pointed to one person–Tiffany. She seemed too engrossed in what they were doing as Tiffany rode the man hard against the mattress beneath her, moaning loudly as she bounced her hips wildly upon the soft surface of the sheets below them both.

"Do you like this, bitch?!" The man asked between grunts and groans as he grabbed hold of Tiffany's waist tightly and pulled her down harder onto himself. "You can scream all you want, I had made sure to have the chef-laced their food with sleeping tablets."

'What the hell?!' Fiona exclaimed, finally understanding why most of her mates acted strangely before bed.

"He... doesn't... see... me!" Tiffany cried out in between moans as the man thrusted faster into her, "I... can't... be... his! He... doesn't... want... me."

"You're such an animal! You love getting fucked by me even when you got sidelined?" He added with a laugh between heavy pants and gasps for air.

"I... I have no choice." Tiffany replied with saddened eyes staring at nothing else but only focusing entirely on what was happening to her body right now with no regard for anything or anyone around her except for the pleasure that was being given to her right now.

"You said the one who you were attracted to doesn't see you as anything but a fuck toy to be discarded and is attracted to someone else, didn't you?" The man continued, still holding tight to the girl's slender frame, "You've been saying how much you hate yourself for keeping your distance from everyone because of it, haven't you? Well, guess what, slut? Now is your chance to prove it all wrong since there isn't any way in hell someone as beautiful as you could ever be unattractive in my opinion," he finished before letting go of her waist so he could grab her ass cheeks roughly before pulling her up and slamming her back down again on his cock.

Fiona watched as Tiffany let out a scream followed by a series of short whimpers which made the man smile widely at the sound. His face turned redder than usual due to the amount of blood rushing through his veins at this point while Tiffany began bouncing faster upon him until finally, she came hard, screaming into the pillow beneath her head while shaking violently atop him, causing him to release inside her while she screamed even louder, "oh god, oh god, ohhhhh fuuuuckkkk!" She cried loudly, her voice echoing throughout the room as though calling for help from some unseen entity somewhere nearby.

Fiona watched them silently for a few moments until she heard someone else enter the hallway and walk toward them. Fearing discovery if she didn't move fast enough, Fiona turned around and hurriedly walked over to a pillar, hiding and leaning up against it with her eyes wide and mouth agape at this new development that had just occurred in front of her eyes without warning or explanation whatsoever.

She had never seen anything so erotic before nor had any idea that Tiffany would have such an appetite for sex. It was almost as though their guide was trying to make sure that he had his share of them throughout their stay.

Fiona's mind raced in confusion, wondering what she should do now. Before she could turn around and rush back to her room, she felt a hand grab onto her wrist and pull her out of the shadows and into view where she could see who held her captive now, only to find herself staring directly into...

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Author's Note

~ How do you see Tiffany?

~ Any thoughts on who found Fiona?

If you've read this far, 400 power stones=3 bonus chapters, if I get a huge turn up, I can dish out more chapters (aside the usual 2-3) in a day.