Chapter 1.

Screaming. That's all Fawna could hear. An endless plea for help. They were her own screams. Her face was being ripped. Blood spewed from her face. However, it was endless. It was like her skin and fur healed for every scratch. She screamed, her throat hurting. All she wanted to do was cry, and breathe. But something wouldn't let her. She bawled on the ground, surrounded by darkness and shadows. She could see nothing but darkness. There was an occasional giggle behind every scream. But it wasn't her's. It was... Her mother's laugh.
Zahra was relentlessly mauling Fawna, not shredding at one side of her face, but both of them. Even when Fawna tossed and turned, the scratching never stopped. Not even when she buried her face in her paws, the scratching never stopped. She wailed, scrambling her limbs wildly in the air. The scratching felt like it had lasted hours, until finally, Fawna woke up. It was sunset, and Fawna woke up gasping. Her light pink and yellow fur was tangled, her feathers messy, and purple bags under her eyes symbolized her lack of sleep.
She had been having these nightmares for weeks. Bottling them up proved to be her worst mistake. Due to hiding her nightmares, and refusing to talk to Havoc about them, she had grown groggy, irritable, depressed,
and she seemed to be in a constant state of paranoia. If she didn't tell someone, Fawna feared that it would be too late to fix if she held it off longer. Shaking herself off, she dragged herself over to Havoc. She was sitting outside of the den, chewing on old wolf bones. Upon hearing Fawna approach, she stood up. "Fawna?
What the hell took you so long to wake up?" Fawna ignored Havoc. Instead, she walked up to Havoc, and placed her head on Havoc's chest, leaning. "I can't sleep..." Said Fawna, exhausted. Havoc looked down at her,
with concern in her eyes. "I can tell... You haven't been yourself. What's wrong, Fawna? You have to tell me,
or else I cant help." She wrapped her arms and wings around Fawna. She cried silently, tears dripping down from her blood-shot eyes. "Nightmares... I've been having them for weeks. They won't go away," She sniffled.
"Night by night, day by day, they WON'T go away." Havoc sighed, hearing these words. She could only do so much to comfort her mate. "How about we visit the Medic Wolf? If anyone can help, she can." Havoc told her,
brushing Fawna's fur along her back. "I-I'm too tired." She said, lowering her voice. Havoc smiled softly, which was quite rare. "Then we can do it in the morning. It's sunset anyway. Let's go back into the den." Havoc stood,
supporting Fawna as they walked back inside.

Fawna collapsed back onto the dirt, her heavy eyes blinking slowly. Havoc lay next to her, covering Fawna with a wing, and grooming her ear. Eventually, Fawna fell back to sleep. But then it begun. She woke up to see herself running. The only thing that she could hear, was the thudding of her own paws, her ragged breathing, and something telling her that she HAD to run. Her body wanted to collapse, and to die, letting whatever was chasing her do what it wanted. But it wouldn't let her. She couldn't stop running. She panted hard. Suddenly, a wail sounded behind her. The wail was pitiful, and it stung Fawna's ears. She trembled, and nearly toppled over, but she kept moving. The voice yelled at her, and wailed, pleading for her to stop. "Come back," It called. "Don't leave me!"
It wailed. Fawna could take no more. Her muscled tensed within her, and her ears rung with the wailing, and finally, she gave in. She tripped, falling onto her face, toppling over and landing on her side. She attempted to scramble to her paws, but the pain started. Her face felt like it was fire. The last thing she felt, were jaws digging into her belly, and dragging out her insides. Havoc prodded her in the side, and Fawna woke with a jolt, hitting her head against the wall. Havoc looked on with worry in her eyes. "You were flailing your limbs everywhere. You were screaming and crying, and you nearly woke half the pack. We've GOT to get this fixed. You can't do this forever, Fawna." With a sigh, Fawna knew she was right. If she continued to hide her pain, then she could risk her own death. "I-I'm sorry..." She stuttered. She was trembling violently. Havoc no longer saw the beautiful wolf that she had fallen in love with.
Instead, all she saw was a wolf going mad. Havoc sighed. What could the Medic Wolf do to help Fawna, but make her fall asleep? If Fawna fell asleep, then she could hurt herself, along with many others. Nevertheless,
the Medic was her only hope. Havoc's train of thought was interrupted, by Fawna's sobbing. Her head was hiding under her paws, and openly crying. She couldn't hide them anymore. Havoc walked over to her and nosed her. "Hey, it's OK. We can get through this together. Those nightmares can't hurt you forever." With that, Havoc slid her nose under Fawna, lifting her to her paws. "We need to see the Medic Wolf. I don't want to see you hurting anymore." Havoc felt helpless. As bad as she wanted to help her mate, she didn't have the knowledge to. Havoc guided Fawna, walking her across the territory. Pack members waved a greeting to Havoc and Fawna as they passed, some eyeing them with concern. Eventually, they made it to their healer.
The light blue wolf looked up at them, and smiled. "Welcome! What..." She stopped speaking, seeing Fawna in her condition made her cringe. "Oh gosh... What happened to you?" She walked up to the exhausted wolf.
"She's been having nightmares like no other. She's been having them for weeks, but didn't tell anyone. And now we need your help. Every time she sleeps, she wakes up, covered in sweat and tears. I want her to sleep...
But if she does, then she could wind up hurting someone." The Medic nodded slowly. "I've seen this happen once... I have a separate place for this. Come, we must get there before this gets any worse. She looks like she's on the edge of madness." The healer gathered a bundle of herbs, wrapped in a big leaf. She carried the bundle in her jaws, and then supported Fawna along with Havoc.

Havoc felt hours pass, although she knew this was not the case. They could see the pack still, though they were high up on a hill, and far away from the pack. The trio arrived at a small den. It was surrounded by shrubs and leaves, covering the entrance. Inside the den, it was dimly lit, and the floor was covered in elk and deer furs. The furs were a bit sloppy, because a wolf could only do so much with their claws and jaws.
They laid Fawna down in the corner of the den, where it was darker. "Listen to me Fawna. This is going to be a very terrible and hard task. But if you want the nightmares to go away, you must do it. As soon as you go to sleep, you need to think about your past. Think about what your mother did to y-" The medic was interrupted by Fawna's wailing. "NO, PLEASE! I don't want to think about them! They... They are terrible... I can't." Fawna's eyes were beginning to fill with tears. The Medic placed her paw on Fawna's shoulder. "I understand your fears... But you must face them. If you do not, then you will NEVER see Havoc again." Fawna's eyes widened. Those were one of her worst fears. Loosing her mate would break her sanity faster than any nightmare. With a sigh, Fawna nodded slowly. Havoc lay next to her, laying a wing across her back. "I'll be right with you, Fawna. As soon as you wake up, you will see me. Just think about seeing me while you dream.
Set a goal for yourself." Fawna sniffled once more. "I... I'll do it." The Medic wolf smiled. "Here," She rolled some poppy seeds to her. "These will help you sleep." Fawna lapped up the seeds, crushing the bitter seeds in her teeth, and swallowing them. Her eyelids started to droop. She lay her head on her paws, and the last thing she saw was Havoc's crimson eyes staring back at her, giving her some comfort as she drifted to sleep.