A/N: The time it started was a mystery.. Exact dates are unknown even now, only the fall of the Roman Empire, which happened over a period of hundreds of years, marks the start of the time we know as the Dark Ages. Humanity, civilization now, has no recollection or any account of anyone from that time. So, my lovelies, let me bring you into my tale, taking place in the Dark Ages, while the Roman Empire had fallen and the Middle Ages began.

This is purely for fun!

Disclaimer; I do not own Naruto (unfortunately), nor do I own any of the songs that will be referenced to in this fic. Everything belongs to it's respectful owners, no matter how much I wish it was mine. Hehehe.

Ps - Gaara will be a teensy bit OOC. No hate mail. He's an asshole for a reason.. It fits! :D

Now, dears, shall we begin?

Memories.. Only scattered fragments of a past long gone. Long forgotten. The only thing left were shadowy images of bright orange flames, and faces, out of focus and too dark to recognize. These images plagued Jez, night after night.

The dreams began as fun times with her adopted family, then morphed into horrific flashes. She knew her subconscious was trying to tell her something, to clue her in on something big that was about to happen in her life, yet in her hazy dream state she couldn't grasp it. Nor could she remember anything by the time morning came.

She called these 'dreams' night terrors. They made her body stiff, and her jaw clenched tight. It was always hard to breathe, and impossible to speak or move.. Until she was jerked from her dreams, usually by tumbling from her bed onto the floor.

This night was no different.

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Jez was caught in the tight grip of the night terrors, once again, and she whimpered softly trying desperately to see the man standing over her, grinning so wickedly. The only thing she could see were his awful outlined eyes, a deep jade color, set into a hateful glare. Trying to run from this man was like trying to not breathe. It was impossible.

Opening her mouth to scream, Jez was shoved from her bed and she hit the hardwood floor of her bedroom with a painful yelp.

"Oow," she moaned in pain clenching her teeth.

"Get up already, will ya?" The voice of Jerek, Jez's older adopted brother, rang in her ears and her eyes slid open still half-lidded and still hazy from sleep.

"What time is it?" Jez groaned and she rolled onto her stomach, stretching, not bothering to untangle her slender legs from the many quilts wrapped tightly around her form.

"Time for chores to begin.. Then you have ta cook dinner and disappear like ya never been born." Jerek scolded as he reached down and effortlessly yanked the quilts away from Jez.

"Why do I have to disappear?" Jez yawned as she stood brushing some hair away from her face.

"Cause the Pr-"

"Nice bed-head lazy bones!" Called Archer from Jez's doorway. Unlike his name, Archer was not a very good archer, he was quite terrible at it, and he was often teased about it. But he didn't mind, he was more of a Joker, rather, a Jester.

Jez picked up her pillow wagging it threateningly in her hand, a glare set on her face. "You wanna say that again, punk?!"

"Ya sure! Nice bed-hea—" The pillow slammed into Archer's face and Jez grinned widely.. Until Jerek punched her in the back of the head.

"Will ya get ta work woman! You only have so many hours before he gets here. If he finds ya yur as good as a cow bein' led ta the slaughterhouse." Jerek scolded again.

"He who?" Jez and Archer chorused.

With an irritated sigh Jerek punched both of his siblings in the back of the head. "Prince Gaara!"

A/N: Hehehe, a second note! xD Ok, so.. in case you didn't know I am putting Silhouette on hold until I get my brain back together. I know what I am going to do with it, and I have most of the next chapter written out, but I'm not feelin' that story right now. -sigh- and I love Taryn and Gaara to death! :D

But for now it's on hold, and to sate my rabid fans -hides from rabid fans- and my own imagination I am finally writing this which has been circling my head for the longest time now. Ugh.. so, anyways.. hope you like the prologue, and see you in Chapter One! :3