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The young, scruffy looking boy seemed to be high on E numbers as he gushed about the state of the house not being a problem. As sensitive as she could be (which isn't by much) she couldn't fathom the enthusiasm he showed.

"Oh please" Ashley muttered with her blond eye brows mashed together to make a scowl. "This place is a dump. I can already smell the rot from here."

Some of the children were straight up from orphanages that much she could tell. They had that deprived look about them but that still didn't explain to her how they could be so optimistic about such a run down shack; how desperate could they be! The girl she'd been looking at on the train agreed with the boy though and suggested they head towards to house.
Her name was Susan and she had a point. There wasn't much use in standing around, whoever had invited them here to stay had to be lurking around somewhere.

Hopefully he was a member of the FBI and had a futuristic pad lurking beneath the shack for secret coverage she mused inwardly. Flicking her hair back over her shoulder she picked up her fancy cases and followed the others. A chill had picked up and the top she was wearing was purely for fashion in a sense she was fairly eager to get under cover.

The place had it's many entrances, it was admittedly huge, but the safest looking way in was the door closest. The group began the ascent up some solid looking stone steps to reach the door which was easier said than done with all the luggage. Ashley glared and huffed several times at the snazzily dressed boy in front when his case hit her in the knee caps more than once. On reaching the top it was a case of watching where you stepped with the sound of creaky floor boards giving Ashley tingling sensations. 

It was getting dark rapidly as the dead forest in the distance grew dark and shaded. Shadows on the wood grew denser and a dimness seemed to suddenly shroud the large wooden structure as the orphans trod carefully on the porch. The air appeared thin and noticeably chilly. The human senses twitched uncomfortably at the sudden minor changes in the surroundings.

Ashley glanced round at all the other children. She felt very surreal...almost dazed. The blond felt...strange.