If a dream is a land that we escape to be away from reality...then why does reality follow, creating the scenes and people in a dream. Why is it the only way to escape is to be in a living nightmare...but when living it you just want to go back to reality...maybe to dream.

I ran into the woods, branches hit my several times, but I was in too much of a a panic to care. My legs were starting to l feel numb all I wanted was to fall on the ground and rest. If you do that they will catch up to you a voice in the back of my head yelled at me. All I could do was run. The branches just kept on hitting me. It was getting harder for me to breath let alone see. My vision was clouded by the red liquid that was my blood. I must be still bleeding from my head, was all I thought. I could taste the blood each time it slipped between my lips and into my mouth. I couldn't do this for long I thought I'm sorry I'm sorry, was what my mind kept saying. I stopped by and open clearing near a clean water pond. Now to wait I thought. I held my knife that I had found before close to my hands. The knife was covered in dry specks of blood and some fresh, that went the same for my clothes. How did I get this far I thought once again.

I looked both ways I needed to be alert they would come and try to kill me. I know they would. That's when a man came out with black hair and these eggshell colored eyes. He wasn't alone, with him came these black bear like creatures, they had big red eyes and you could see their teeth. Long rows of sharp knife like teeth. They looked to be made out of mist but that was far from the truth. I backed away slowly. The man only grinned and the creatures were off. I looked at them and when one came my way, I stabbed it in the neck line. The beast fell to the ground almost crying in pain before it arose again, almost as if nothing happened. I know I wont win, so I began to run once again. The creatures were on my tracks I knew they were. It would only be a matter of minutes before they would catch up again, and I knew I was too weak from fighting. I would die here...i would die.

The world seemed to black out as they came closer, as one slashes into my chest. I could bearly hear my screams that I knew echoed the land. The pain that was supposed to come when another one of them clawed me on the back...didn't come...not soon enough, I guess that was the real pain. The only clear thing I saw was the man floating above no emotion in his eyes. No emotion in his face. Another one came for me that once ripped into my throat. I could now taste the rusty, salty, liquid that was in me. It make me want to puke, but I couldn't. Tears did fall, I know they fell. I still didn't feel pain, was he doing this on purpose to make me feel worse than now I guess so...i looked up once again to the man, he looked into my eyes before I felt my last scream come out...i heard that one and that was my last breath...

My body swung forward as I woke up from my dream...or nightmare. I was covered in cold sweat. I looked around i was in my room. Then my hand flew to my neck it was fine and not bleeding. My breathing was still uneven i looked at the clock in my bed side table. 3:00 am was what it read. I groaned and feel back to my bed, but no way was I going to be able to sleep again. In the end I got up and walked to my tv and turned it on. I stayed that way until it was time for me to get up for school, but I never paid attention to the tv screen,my dream played again and again. This dream was different as I got up to get ready...

After a few minutes I walked outside and down some stairs to the kitchen, only to see that Alfred was earing a huge bowl of cereal.

"morning matt, how you sleep?" he asked me as he whipped the milk off his face. A grin now present, on his face.

"morning al, and ehhh I slept fine, thanks for asking" Matthew looked away from his brothers glaze as he answered. Alfred raised and eyebrow and got up and walked to his brother.

"I doubt that, you didn't look me in the eyes when you answered, now tell me what happened?"

Matthew sighed and looked at Alfred, "really, Al nothing happened, just a bad dream!" he told him quickly before mumbling "the worst dream ever"

"well if it was just a nightmare, the. You will be fine, I guess you are just stressing out, so dude don't worry come on time for school!" the older twin yelled as his cyan blue eyes sparkled with excitement. Matthew could help but smile, and he nodded. Both grabbed their book bags and were out the door.

Matthew could shake the feeling if someone watching and following him. He also could stop thinking about his dream. It didn't seem like a dream, it was just too real. Plus he has had nightmares before, but none seemed to shake him like this one did. 'what does this dream mean' he thought to himself. He shook his head trying to forget about it, but he knew it would stay in the back if his head.

"hey Mattie, look we're here!" Alfred exclaimed. The bright smile on hit face just made Matthew feel a bit better. The walked to the gates of the academy in which they attended. They opened the gates and walked in. Alfred looked around until his eyes landed on a British kid. Alfred smirked and turned to Matthew. "Mattie, got to go, see you at lunch!" with that he ran off to catch up with the British kid who he called iggy. The kid ended yelling at Alfred about the nickname. Matthew smiled at his brother, he felt happy for him and continued to walked away.

He entered the school, he didn't even look up, his mind was clogged with his stupid dream. 'what did it mean, what did it mean!' his mind races to ask. The thing that brought him back was when he landed on the cold floor of the school. He looked up to meet a pair of red eyes, and sliver hair. Matthew let out an eep noise. The kid that he bumped into got up and offered his hand to Matthew.

"here kid, let me help you up." the red eyed boy told him. Matthew took his hand and was brought up. He cleaned himself off.

"I'm so sorry,I wasn't watching where I was going, please forgive me,and thank you" the Canadian said softly as he looked down, in embarrassment, with a pink blush. The red eyed boy just grinned.

"hey don't worry about it, nothing happened to the awesome me, and plus I wasn't watching where I was going, you know had to much on the mind!" the boy told him. Matthew nodded, at the boy, he looked familiar to him.

"umm, please don't mind me asking, but you look like someone, I know but I can't put my finger on it, as if I've seen you before" Matthew told him his blush was growing by the second. The boy let out a laugh, and it was a strange laugh.

" I'm Gilbert, I think we have biology, and maybe orchestra." Matthews eyes widen that was right he had both classes with Gilbert, how could he forget!.

"oh, no wonder, my names Matthew, nice to formally meet you." the Canadian told him. Gilbert grinned at him.

" I like you, you seem awesome, but not as awesome as me of course!" Matthew blushed once again at the comment. "we should hang out some time!" Gilbert told him in a loud and very happy voice. It was Matthews turn to grin.

"sure that would be fun!" Matthew looked closer at Gilbert and notices something...he had bags under his eyes and they looked dark. 'when was the last time Gilbert had a good's nights rest?' he thought. He could contain himself he had to ask."Gilbert, don't mind me asking but when was the last time you slept well?" he asked softly looking down to the ground.

Gilbert looked takin back that the question. He gave Matthew a confused look, before answering."whaaaaa?" was all that came out. Matthew looked up to meet his eyes,

"you have very dark bags under your eyes, and it looks like you haven't slept well so I asked, sorry" he said with a small eep in the end. The red eyed boy looked at him carefully before he sighed and smiled gently.

"its fine really! I just didn't think anyone would notice and your right I haven't slept well-" he couldn't finish because the 10 minute bell rang. "awww, stupid unawesome bell interrupting the awesome me and my story telling!" Gilbert yelled out clenching his fist in mid air shaking it back and forth. He turned back to Matthew. "Mattie, we should finish this conversation at lunch since we have biology before we will leave together, is that okay!" Matthew smiled at him and nodded. The two went separate ways.

The day went by like a breeze, nothing interesting happened in any period of the day, that was until he got to biology. Matthew thought for a while did he want to face Gilbert again? His mind said yes so he walked in and sat in his normal seat which was in the middle rows and next to a window. He loved looking out it, when he day dreamed. In the class today they reviewed for an exam that would come soon. Matthew was king notes until someone tapped his shoulder he looked behind him, only to be facing a girl. The girl had cobalt blue eyes and long curly brown hair, she handed him a note. He gave her a confused look, that was when she pointed to a certain albino that was slowly falling asleep in class. He sighed and thanked her before turning around again. Matthew thought should he open it or not. Something said no but the part that said yes won...somehow.

"dear Mattie,

Wow look how awesome and formal that was...kesesesesesese, okay so the awesome me will meet you after class so we can finish the conversation, just reminding you, once again! Well bye Mattie see ya latter

Matthew rolled his eyes at the letter...really he thought really!? He closed the note and continued to write down what the teacher said. This class didn't end long, before he knew what happened the bell rang. Everyone got up and walked out of the waited for Gilbert to wake up and come out,when he did Gilbert had a grin on his face. He didn't so tired not like this morning Matthew thought. Both began to walk to the cafeteria.

As they got there Matthew looked around at everyone, he wasn't that hungry so he went to sit down. Gilbert followed, hr sighed gently and looked at Matthew. "do you really want to know why I can't sleep?" he bit his bottom lip did he want to know? Did he? The question answered itself when he nodded.

"okay, well were do i start?"

"beginning..." Matthew answered. Another sigh escaped the sliver teens pale lips.

" okay, I don't know why, but I'm having these nightmares. They start off good, but they escalate into something sinister in the end. Every night it gets worse and worse, I can't seem to get away,as much as I try...i cant. I feel like if I sleep, the nightmare will become a reality, that whatever tries to kill me in there, might kill me, for real. Each damn time I sleep or try they always come, Mattie I try to run...b-but I can't...they grab me and I don't know what I did!" Gilbert told him his head in his hands. Matthew swallowed a lump that was in his throat. Gilbert had nightmares that tried to kill him. Could it be connected to my nightmare, he asked himself. Nothing answered, so he decided to ask.

"who, well, what tries to harm you?" his voice was unsteedy. Gilbert looked up and eyed Matthew.

" the scene is at night, mostly. In a village,I always wake up in the same room, in the same house. But sometimes I wake up of were I left off the night before. And this woman and little girl are there the little girl, she yells for a man, the man, I could only remember his almost white eyes. The lady pulls the little girl away, into this black forest. I followed them once. They ended up in an old house. A beautiful house I went in they seemed to not notice me. Both ended up at an old door. There the lady grabbed a knife..." Gilbert stopped and swallowed the lump that had become before continuing." she walks to the girl. She says that the little girl has been very very bad, and must be punished. She then raises her knife and stabs the girl in the chest. The little girl screams in pain, it was a terrible scream. The lady does it again, again and again. Her once white dress now had the girls blood. The girls black dress was drenched. The girl falls back. This lady gets up and mumbles very bad girl and she walked away. I wanted to follow, but didn't. I stayed behind. I looked at the girl, she only smiled up once, and whispered welcome, after that I ran!" Gilbert finished.

"welcome to what?" Matthew asked eyes wide. Gilbert shrugged.

"I don't know!" he yelled up to the sky. "I've wanted to find out, but that was the first and last time I have seen her..."Matthew nodded a Gilbert and he sighed.

"Gilbert. I had a strange nightmare, I was running for my life. These black creatures were chasing after me! And this man was following them, I couldn't escape and they ended up killing me by cutting my throat, but some things were off. Luke I couldn't hear myself scream, nor could I feel some pain, then it crashed on me all the pain" Matthew told him softly. Red eyes went wide, in shock.

" the man, did he had pale almost white eyes?" his breathing was hitched and uneven. Matthew bit his lip and shy his eyes, but never the less nodded. "mein gott..."

"you don't think, I mean, what if our dreams are connected?" Matthew spit out,a blush covering his face.

" could it be possible?" Gilbert asked.

"maybe..."

"then what does that mean, why would our dreams be connected we don't know each other, that wasn't until today! Why? And the dreams they feel so real, so real that in scared to sleep?" Matthew sighed and shrugged his shoulders, then something came to him.

"that house, Gilbert where that girl died!" Gilbert looked confused

"...what about it?"

" today Gil, go to sleep please plus you need sleep and go to the house, if the dream is connect I will find the house, and we will be by then!' Matthew told him, gilberts face went pale. He didn't want to sleep, he didn't want to go back into that nightmare.

"I can't"

"why"

" I don't want to go back to that hell!" Matthew sighed and looked into the teens ruby red eyes. They showed real fear.

"Gil, please, I want to know why?" Gilbert closed his eyes and bit his lip. He didn't want to go back, he really didn't. That was hell, they tried to kill him and every day he got scareder and more paranoid. Never the less he nodded. Matthew smiled he had Gilberts help. With notice he got up and hugged him. The bell rang it was the end of the day. Before he left Gilbert grabbed his hand.

"here's my number, umm wanna give me yours we need to plan"

"okay" they exchanged numbers and were off there separate ways...

well uhhhh hi i guess i wanted to write this story because im into the horror and such. i know this chapter might suck...i know it does,but hey there will be better chapters...i think well in the end i own nothing...sigh bye...