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A/N: I decided to redo this chapter because I don't think it sounded right... anyway,
Dedicated to all who though Mason died too quickly in Frostbite, and Mason of course.
R.I.P. Mason...

(Chapter 5 coming really, really soon)

The room was dark and encasing, it was like being trapped in a sea of black. He knew there was nothing around him, but in the back of his mind he knew there was a possibility that something menacing may be lurking in its depths.

Mason sees a flicker of movement to his right, causing his breathing to hitch.

His heart pounds as something warm and wet brushes the back of his arm. Slowly, he turns around only to be blinded by a white light.

Behind him, Rose is on her knees looking up to him with pleading eyes, her arm reaching out to him. Mason tries to extend his arm to her but finds himself paralysed, unable to move any bone in his body. He watches in horror as she mouths the words,

Save me.

Mason flinches as menacing laughter booms through the room.

Rose's eyes fill with fear and she mouths again the words,

Save me.

Rose's head goes limp and Mason tries again the break from the force paralysing him. Pain and horror course through him as he watches a drop of blood falls from her pale-pink lips and struggles once more to escape from the iron grip.

The laughter fills the room once more.

"What have you done to her?" He screams, still struggling desperately to get free.

"Nothing," Rasped the voice, "yet." Mason could feel the anger boiling within him.

"What do you mean?" Mason asks.

"You will see," said voice, "Soon enough."

Rose's head snaps up showing the tears streaming down her sculpted cheeks, mouthing one more word,

Run.

Mason wakes, sweat beading his forehead. There's a quiet throb in the back of his mind, like something he's supposed to remember but is long lost in the confines of his mind. He quickly shrugs it off as there is a soft tap on his door.

Cautious if anyone is up at this time of day, Mason walks towards the door and opens it. He frowns, looking up and down the hallway, no one is there. Wondering if he even heard the knock on his door, Mason retreats back into his dorm. Stopping dead in his tracks when he sees a small piece of paper stuck to his door.

Contained on the small piece of paper were two words,

Soon enough.

Chills cascading down his spine, Mason runs as fast as his legs will take him towards the cafeteria. Breathing hard, Mason begins to search through the faces, looking for the one he has spent hours observing from afar; that one mesmerising face that sends butterflies through him every time he sees it.

But she's not here.

His heart is beating heard in his ears; he knows it was just a dream. The note on his door was just a hallucination. Dreams can't come true. Or can they.

Mason shakes his head in disbelief. How can he let a dream get him this worked up?

He continues towards his first class, secretly hoping to see her there.

Besides his best efforts, anxiety still managed to creep into him as he waited for Rose to take her seat next to him; heightening by the end of class when she didn't show.

However, it wasn't unusual for Rose to come late or skip class. He tried to convince himself that she was just skipping and would show up at her next class as usual. Besides, she was probably with Dimitri.

Walking through the hallway he spotted Lissa coming straight towards him.

"Mason!" She exclaimed "have you seen Rose? I can't seem to find her anywhere."

A bolt of panic struck him.

"I didn't see her in any of our classes- "He said, remaining calm for Lissa's benefit.

Worry clearly displayed on Lissa's face, "She wasn't in any of her classes?" She asked.

"Don't worry," Mason said, attempting to comfort her. "I was just going to look for her."

"Oh. Okay," Lissa said, smiling slightly. "Please let me know if you find her."

Mason continues along the hallway, nodding to Lissa as he passes.

He walks slowly, listening carefully as the wind whispers into his ears. Suddenly changing directions, the wind begins to whispering words to him.

Soon enough.

The wind whispers it over and over, slowly getting louder in Mason's ear.

Realisation hits Mason that maybe it wasn't just a dream and breaks into a run, going as fast as he can towards Rose's dorm.

From down the hall, Mason notices a piece of paper on Rose's door; becoming clearer the closer he gets.

Disgust and horror strike Mason as he notices that whatever has been written is written in blood. He leans closer as he tries to decipher the word, shivering as he realises what is contained on the paper.

Written in blood is the word,

Run.

All the air in Mason's lungs disappear and he finds he can no longer breathe, he feels sick to his stomach. Dreading the worst, Mason slowly places his hand on the door knob

And opens the door.