The three thugs stood around the young boy, they are hitting and pushing him around.

"S-stop it!" He begged.

"Shut up!" The first thug said, punching him in the face, causing the boy to yelp.

"He said shut up!" The second thug said, pushing him into the wall upon hearing him yelp. The third thug punched him in the gut causing him to yelp again

The third thug threw him on the ground and the boy lands in the snow. He tried to get up but kept slipping on the ice.

"Hey we've caught ourselves a fox, what do you say we shoot him and sell his pelt?" The first thug sneered and put a gun to the back of his head.

"P-please don't" The boy begged.

The fist thug laughed and threw him against the wall again, hit him on the head with the gun, then kicked him in the gut and chest afterward the thugs left.

The boy lay on the ground, bleeding from hos noes and coughing up blood, crying, and shivering since he was only wearing a thin hoodie and shirt. Then he heard someone coming after a few minutes whoever it stops in front of him.

"S-stay away." The boy begged, something warm soft and fluffy picked him up and held him close. whoever was holding him started walking again. "L-let me go" He pleaded.

"Shhh." the figure said. "Go to sleep." Its voice is calm and soothing.

"N-no....w-what do you want from me?" He asked worriedly.

"I'm here to protect you." The figure said. Hunter tries to look at the figure but It's too dark for him to see anything other then the figure"s eyes that were glowing white.

"I"ve got a nice warm bed just for you at home."

"....I d-don't want to sleep....e-especially after being kidnapped..." The boy said trying to getaway.

"....Would you rather me just leave you to freeze in the snow?" The figure asked.

The boy stops trying to get away. "I.....d-don't know.....w-why are you here to protect me anyways?"

"How about you think about this once you've gotten some sleep?"

The boy quietly growled at him but slowly fell asleep. He wakes up the next morning in a large soft bed, under many warm blankets.

".......w-what the...." He said confused.

He could smell food in the kitchen.

The boy quietly got up went to the kitchen, to find a plate of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, buttered toast. a glass of milk, half a grapefruit, and a note.

Confused he picked the note up and read it.

Dear, The one I rescued last night,

As promised there is a nice warm bed for you, I also made you breakfast, fixed your wounds, and washed your clothes, which you will find on the couch, now onto the rules.

1) You may explore the woods around our home, on the conditions that you are back by dark, and don't go to the far side of the woods, for there are horrible creatures that would eat you.

2) try not to hurt yourself

3) please clean up after yourself

-Midnight

The boy went over to the couch, put his clothes on, then eats, as he does he rereads the note confused, this time noticing the signature, Midnight that must have been the one who saved him.

".....huh...ok then..." He sets the note down, clears his plate, and sits on the living room floor. He decides to go explore the house. He opens the door to the room across from the one he woke up in, inside is a room just like his, but the bed is larger and is neatly made, the whole room is clean, completely void of dust.

"Huh." The boy said confused. He wandered around the room a bit. In the closet are a few pairs of clothes, mostly hoodies, jackets, and sweatpants, a are quite large.

"huh... I wonder if whoever these belongs too would mind if I stole a hoodie...."

A note is silently slipped under the door

The boy went over, confused, and read it.

Just don't take the grey jacket, the one with a zipper

-Midnight

The boy takes a hoodie and its really big on him, hanging down to his calves. He laughs a bit "This is comfy."

The smell of food comes in from the kitchen again.

"A ghost is cooking again." He mumbles, the boy leaves the room and goes out to the kitchen to find a plate of food sitting on the table along with a note.

He picked up the note and reads it.

I'm not a ghost and if you see my light on you may not go in but you may talk to me through the door and I will answer any questions through notes, and I'm glad you like the hoodie

"......where in the world are these coming from?" He said sitting the note down. "This place is odd." He ate his food then washed his plate. Realizing it was almost midnight he decided to go to bed. On his way down the hall, he realized that there was light shining from under the door to the room he had got the hoodie from.

"uh....h-hello?" he said figuring it was worth a shot he knocked.

There was silence then a note was passed under the door.

I'll answer any questions in note form

"Ok.....so uh you arent a ghost?" The boy asked a little confused.

Another note. No

"Huh....ok....why am I here?" He asked.

Because it's safer here than on the streets

"......ok.....welp.....im going to bed....so uh.....goodnight random......person." He said standing up.

"Hey wait!" Someone called from behind the door causing the boy to squeak.

"I still don't know your name."

"........oh.....uh.....Hunter." Hunter said.

"Well goodnight Hunter."

"......ok.....goodnight......mysterious none ghost person." He said before going to his room.