Cream sat straight up with a high pitched gasp, shaking harshly in a cold sweat, her bed completely soaked. The poor little rabbit was trying to calm herself, but the tears still fell.
"Chao?"
Cream looked to her Chao friend for a moment, before bringing him to her in a tight hug.
"Oh Cheese, I don't understand it! I have the same nightmare every night, and it just won't stop!"
Cream's POV
A quiet sob left my mouth as that dream, no, nightmare, kept playing in my mind... I have never felt so much pain, so much sadness, so much... Fear from anyone in my whole life. And worse, it wasn't my pain, it was coming from everyone I knew.
"Chao. Chao chao?"
I shook my head.
"I still couldn't see anything. I just felt it, and heard it. It was like they were suffering alone in complete pain."
I'm not sure what is worse, feeling the fear, or hearing it.
"Chao."
I watched my little blue friend fly silently out of my room, and I sighed, getting out the bed. I took off my sweat drenched gown, before tossing it into the hamper. I scurried to my clothes drawer, and opened it up from the bottom. I pulled out an orange sleeping gown, the one with the blue ribbon tied to the waste. Just as I completed putting it on, a knock was heard from behind the door, and by instinct, I opened it. I couldn't help but giggle at the sight at the sight of the floating comforter.
"Chao!"
"Oh Cheese you silly!" I laughed, taking it from him.
"Come on, let's get this done."
If I haven't done this for a month now, this would have been proven difficult. However, I have been doing this for about a month now, with Cheese's help of course.
We quickly took off the comforter and sheets, before putting the new ones on. I looked proudly at our finished product.
"It's even neater this time Cheese!"
"Chao!"
'Momma would have been so proud.'
I couldn't help but let out a sad sigh. If things were normal, when I had made any noise of fright, anytime during the night, mother would if came running in. But, no one is normal anymore, my mother is no different. She sleeps all through the night, and doesn't wake till early morning. And even then she's so tired, sad, fearful.
She barely says anything, does anything, or eats anything, unless you count coffee, which she drinks in multitude... Funny though, she use to hate coffee. But that isn't the worse part, I rather have her drink coffee, than have her as... Fragile as she is. Every time in see her now, she has mysterious injuries. Some on her back, her arms, her head... Every time I ask her about it she starts freaking out, so I don't ask anymore, I just help dress them. And to make it worse, she's not the only one going through...this... Amy, Mr. Knuckles, Tails, Ms. Rouge, goodness, even Mr Sonic, Mr. Shadow and Mr. Eggman are going through with this.
I don't see them too much, due to their strange attitude, I only go to their homes, while they sleep and make them breakfast and set out some bandages and healing creams... I don't see them anymore, only Bokkun, to give him the bandages and creams, but he's scared too. They never leave their homes.
I'll admit, I'm glad there are no more battles between anyone, but... I rather have everyone fighting and happy, than withdrawn and fearful.
"Chao!"
I stared at the chao in questioning.
"What is it Cheese?"
"Chao chao!"
He flew away, before coming back with...
"Cinnamon!"
I squealed joyously as I took the bunny doll from Cheese and hugged it tightly.
"Oh Cinnamon, I missed you so much."
Cinnamon was my first doll, and had been in my life before I was born. Momma told me that poppa made him before he died... I had always had him with me, we had done everything together until... Until I met Mr. Sonic and the team... Then, I didn't spend time with my favorite doll at all. I wonder... Did he feel just as I do now, alone and confused? Wondering why the person who loved him hasn't been there for him anymore?
"I'm sorry Cinnamon," I whispered in his ear "I'll never forget you again, never ever."
I looked up at Cheese, bringing into an embrace.
"Thank you Cheese for finding him." I said letting him go.
"Chao! Chao chao!"
I laughed as he flipped happily in the air.
"Come Cheese, it's time to get to bed."
With Cinnamon in my arms, I scurried back to bed, with Cheese following me under the covers.
"Good night Cheese."
"Chao chao. Chao chao."
"Yes, good night Cinnamon."