Hiya!
School's almost over! I'm so excited! All I have to do is take my finals and then BAM! I'm done with school... until next year that is...
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"Jack," Emma huffed, out of breath "I'm tired."
"I know, Em, we're almost there." Jack sighed, and kept running, dragging his sister behind him.
They narrowly avoided a tree and passed a large lake. The moon glowed on the water, as if encouraging them to run. On a normal day, when his parents were still alive, he would've thought the scenery was beautiful: the glowing water, the wind making soft ripples in the water, the reflection of the starry night sky...
But now was not the time to idle.
He could hear cruel laughter behind him. "You can run, Jack, but you can't hide! I'll find you. And you're little sister, too. You know I will."
"Jack..." Emma whined, too exhausted to say another word. She stumbled over a root and crashed to the ground. Her older brother skidded to a stop.
"Come on, Emma. I know you're tired, but we've gotta go," Jack scooped her up in his arms, knowing very well that they would now take a lot longer to reach Burgess with her slowing him down. "We're almost there."
She instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, breathing hard in his ear.
The volume of the cruel laughter increased, coming closer every second.
Jack made the mistake of looking back and tripped head over heels. He curled himself up, protecting his sister from the impact and from any sharp twigs or rocks that littered the forest floor. Emma whimpered as a stray branch grazed her cheek, leaving a long, thin, white scrape. They stayed on the ground for a couple of seconds, winded.
Then, remembering the situation, the boy scrambled to his feet, still carrying his sister. He grunted as he felt pain flare in his left ankle. He struggled to blow Emma's hair away from his face as he tried to inspect his foot, but failed to succeed.
"Jack!" the man - no, murderer - sang, "I know you're near. I can smell your fear."
Jack changed his mind. There was no time to inspect the damaged foot nor see if it was broken or not. They just needed to run!
Blood pounded in his ears and his heart beat was that of a rabbit's. His foot was screaming at him and his arms were shaking from the strain of carrying the extra weight.
Emma cried for their parents in his shoulder, soaking his shirt. "Mommy. I want my mommy." Though Jack was only half listening, he rubbed her back and whispered comforting phrases into her ear.
The siblings burst into a clearing, and straight ahead was the entrance of the town Burgess. Jack looked behind his shoulder before running past the entrance. It was night time and not many people were out. But as long as there were people - witnesses - they were safe.
Fear.
Pitch sniffed the air.
It smelled delicious.
It's source: somewhere above.
Who: A boy and his sister.
Why: Afraid for their lives. Wait, no. It seems that one of them - the boy - is afraid for his sister. Interesting... selfless fear. Very rare. And very tasty. And very fun to play with.
How: Murder...
The Nightmare King chuckled. He wasn't the only one who could smell it. His nightmares could smell it too, their yellow eyes widening and their noses twitching. He stroked one of them as if it were his own child. It nuzzled his hand, affectionately. "Would you like to have some fun?"
The horse bobbed its head eagerly, nudging him in the process. Its eyes filled with endless hunger.
Pitch jumped aboard the horse. "Well, then let's go."
I just wondering but would you guys want to see the Guardians in this story or would you want to see how Jack fends for himself? The poll should be on my profile. I'm going to close the poll near the end of June or sometime around there.
~PBR