Why, Hello Neighbor! {•human Alastor x Reader•}

Hallow and recall

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The calming chirps of wild birds and the distant sound of a flowing river are the only ones that accompanied me on my stroll in the woods beyond my back yard as I was making my live video for today's episode of my erbexing adventures. Except, this video was all about explaining my sudden move. I always keep a strict rule to myself to always broadcast my videos live as to prove it's authenticity and that it is not staged in any way.

"Okay, so I have read your comments on my twitter asking where I went and why I haven't publish another video for the last month, seemingly going to a little hiatus. Well, here I am, all well and still being a thorn in ghosts' sides." I snickered to myself with the flat joke.

Before I could continue, another message popped up along with other flowing comments but this one caught my eye. It was a simple question and I wasn't sure if I had to actually answer it. But I decided it wouldn't hurt and went on with it. "A question from Rockstar Cinderella," I announced to try to get my audiences' attention much like how I always do when reading a question.

"she said: 'hey Schythe, I love your live streams and your videos make me feel scared but still entertained by it, nonetheless. I just wanna know though, did bringing someone with you on your next creepy adventures ever cross your mind? I mean, you are always alone in your erbex adventures and I sometimes feel worried that you might get hurt. Just saying in behalf of those who care.' " I pondered with the question a bit more and eventually settled on "fist off, Cool name, Rockstar Cinderella. I bet you like BVB as much as I do. And second, I don't really know... I mean, I appreciate your concerns but so far, going into haunted locations alone wasnt really a problem so I don't see the need to." I smiled at the camera and continued on, as if feeling the audiences were beginning to get upset with my answer. "But I'll definitely think about it-" an idea popped into my scull and immediately gasped "OR, I could do that in a special video or something! Maybe I'll invite a guest YouTuber with me when we get to a million subscribers! What do you think?"

And then the chat goes wild, comments popping in such as
"HELL YASS!"
"OhShItHeReWeGoBaBy!" And
"Gather all the people we can find! We need this to happen A-S-A-P!!!!"
There were also comments about wich YouTuber I should invite; the list include popular content creatiors of the genre like: Let's read, Chills, Slapped Ham, Creeps McPasta, Sam and Colby, Jacestation and even Shane Dawson.
There were also ones that weren't focused on Horror videos and more like gameplays and influencers like: Markiplire, jacksepticeye, Akidearest, the anime man, and CDawg VA. (maybe they just want a british man to scare his british ass? I don't know 😂)

The comments went wild as I decided to rest my feet a while.
Right now, Im standing under a big oak tree with a hallow core. But even with it's inner parts now nonexistent, it's leaves still grow full and lush, giving off a unique and whimsical beauty to it.

I could tell that this forest possesses the right kind of soil and right kind of temperature to be able to let both herbal and poisonous plants to thrive along side each other which gave me the reassurance that all I need is right here. I knelt down and began to briefly explain how a lagundhi plant and gotokola leave are able to survive in here and how they could be a medical herb for coughs.

Suddenly, a figure caught my attention in small clearing just a few feet ahead of me, I panned my camera to its direction and started walking toward it. As I got close enough, what I found made me so happy, a married woman could be put to shame as tears nearly fell from my eyes.
"Oh my god..." I managed to squeak out as I knelt before a clean set of red deer antlers laying ontop of a bed of fern and weeds. With a quick observation, I could tell that they were newly shed off by a juvenile buck not too long ago, judging by it's medium size and traces of dried blood on the base of each antler. Of course, I took the decency to explain to my viewers of my little discovery.

"I don't know about you guys, but Im taking them home." I blurted out followed with a couple of coments by the audience like 'whoa! That's cool!' And 'aEsThEtIc GoAlS!!' and began hoisting the new found trophy onto my back with a help of a few vines from the area.
"And maybe that's it for today guys, hope you enjoyed the tour in my back-back yard. Infos on the next erbex will be posted on my social medias, links are in the description down below, see you to folks on the next video! This is Schythe Aberrant, signing out!" I chimmed in, waving to my camera and soon disconnected from the phone and stuffed it in my pocket.(im surprised this place has good signal! Hehe)

I started heading back on the trail that leads to my house. I admired the lush vegetation around me as it gave me a sence of peace and safety despitebeing alone, especially when I hadn't drawn protective runes on my arms with sharpee today. I simply enjoyed the relatively silent place when a thought popped into my head. I still dont know why I thought I might have heard of Al's voice before. I've been pondering about it since last night and it's beginning to bother me. Worst of all, it will continue to bother me if I don't find the answer to this on going question soon!
"Uuugh! Whatever, Might as well listen to some creepy podcast when I get home. That way, my mind will be cleared enought and could thingk better." I muttered to myself, as I crossed over a thin stream of water. Then it hit me like a train. 'Podcast...'
I pulled my phone back out as fast as Bruce Lee could whip out his num shucks from his artmpits and immediately typed the words "The Radio Demon" into my search bar and clicked onto one of his recent creepy podcasts.

What I heard made my jaw drop.

"Good evening ladies and gentlemen, tonight, we'll be telling stories about..."

My cheeks and ears flushed hot red and my eyes widened nearly into the size of teacup saucers as I spat every curse word from the dictionary or maybe even said the ones that have yet to be made.
How did I not notice it right off the bat?!
And even worse, HE will be comming over at my house the day after!!! My face felt like it was swimming in lava.
"The GLORIOUS horror pod caster that I had been admiring for so long IS MY EFFING NEIGHBOR. And I must have stared at him like a nincompoop." I grumbled, the thought alone made me burry my face into my hot palms from cringing so much, I could feel my paunch do a magnificent pole vault over my lungs and then jabbing its mid section with said pole before it landed back to where it belonged. Shit.

After what seemed like an eternity, I got over it like a champ (no I didn't) and eventually headed back home to prepare for dinner - realising how late it already had-  and deer antlers ready to be cleaned and is to dwell ontop of my living room's bookshelves. The thought effectively resuscitated my positive mood.
As I reached the back door of my house, My eyes cought something yellow that was laid on the very bottom of the three-step stairs to my back yard. Curious, I took another set of strides towards it until I could cearly see what it was and seeing it made my heart sink. Just a bit. What I saw was relatively  normal and mundane but its not how it just layed there that made me feel uncomfortable. It's what this item could do to the human mind if used irresponsibly; a single angel's trumpet flower.