Hello! Here's the second chapter! I honestly spent about an hour trying to figure this chapter out. I hope it's okay!

Chapeter Two:

Wirt's P.O.V

Darkness surrounded me as I ran through the thick forest, trying to get away from the horrors that quickly followed behind. My chest and throat burned as my lungs begged me to stop moving. I knew I couldn't. I had to get away. Suddenly my foot caught a branch and pulled me to ground with a smack. Pain radiated off of my foot as I scrambled to get lose and run again. I turned as the familiar evil chuckle came behind me and black shadows crept closer, when two long deformed hands wrapped around my neck. I could feel air being sucked out of me as I kicked and tried to scream for help. It was no use. The beast chuckled again and pressed harder as tree branches and vines started to grow my legs and tangle me up in their web, holding me hostage. I screamed again when I saw a shadow come into view. Entangled in the trees branches were two other figures. Greg and a blue bird. "Nooooo" I screamed again staring at Greg's lifeless form.

I woke up in a cold sweat and breathing hard as I looked around my own room. I was okay. 'It was just a dream,' I told myself. It was just a dream. I laid back down trying to shake the beast laughter out of my head. 'Good bye Wirt.' I sat back up smacking myself in the face and with that crawled out of bed to check on Greg. I realized that I did that often these days. I would way up in the middle of the night with the same dream and always feel the need to check on him.

I tiptoed out of my room and into Gregs. I peeked into his room to see him sleeping in his race car bed with his frog sleeping in the kettle that had been Greg's Halloween costume. Satisfied and relaxed that he was alright I crept back into my own bed and turned over hopefully to fall back to sleep.

Darkness surrounded me as I ran through the thick forest trying to get away from the horrors that quickly followed behind. My chest and throat burned as my lungs begged me to stop moving. Suddenly everything stopped. What was going on? The beast was nowhere to be found, instead there was a plumb older woman with a face covered in sagging wrinkles. She grinned at me in a way that made me shudder. "You are the one that escaped aren't you?" She croaked, pointing a skinny, jagged finger at me. I merely nodded. " I hear your plea for one day bringing a friend of yours to the outside... your world. I can help you." I cocked my head in confusion. "You mean B-Bea-Beatrice?"

"Who else dear child? I can send her to your world, but for a price." She looked down at me and smiled. I shuddered again.

"What's the price?" I asked.

"If I were to send her to your world, she would one day have to return and when your life ends, you must return to the unknown and never. Ever. Leave. Okay?"

My mouth went dry as I thought about her offer. I could see Beatrice again, but I'd have to live in the unknown after I die? I guess with the beast gone, that wouldn't be an issue. So reluctantly and thinking trough my answer, I shook her hand. Her little smile turned into a giggle which tuned into a laugh. The beasts laugh as time seemed to unfreeze and I was running through the woods once more.

I woke up again covered in sweat and breathing heavily. I jumped out of bed confused with the dream I had just had. The dream with me running from the beast, was always the same. So why did it suddenly change? I shook my head and sighed trying to get the old woman's smile out of my head.

Sun leaked through the cracks of my curtains, letting me know it was morning. I left the safety of my room and headed down stairs to see Greg all ready putting on his snow boots and winter coat to head out and play in the snow. "Oh morning Wirt!"

"Hi Greg. Your going out to play this early?" I said, thinking that mom would not allow this.

"Umm Wirt. It's like 12:30! I've already had lunch! Hurry up and come outside with me lazy face!" Greg yelled closing the door behind him. 12:30? I never sleep that late. I came into the kitchen to see mom cutting up some tomatoes. "Hey sleepy head." My mom said, clearly amused by my tired expression. I said hello to her before grabbing a banana and putting on my coat while eating it. "Oh yes. Greg wants you to go play with him outside. Can you do that?" I yelled from the hallway that that's what I was doing and shut the door behind me.

Immediately cold air rushed into my face and a second later a snow ball too. "Hey! Greg!" He turned around and ran in the other direction screaming and laughing at the same time.

Beatrice P.O.V

I watched the soft snow fall from my seat by the window as I tuned out the ruckus that was my nine siblings ran around played and doing chores and singing at the top of their lungs. I sighed, wishing I could go out and explore the woods for a little while. But with the snow storm, mom had told us to stay inside. Which was an absolutely terrible idea.

All of stuck in the house of three days was not going to end well. My siblings will be most likely trying to kill each other by the end of the second day. I sighed again when I got an idea. My parents had ten children to look after, surly they won't notice if third oldest where to disappear for a bit. I smiled at the thought of running through the thick snow with Jasper, my dog. So quickly as I could I but on my older brothers boots and my coat and snuck out the back door when no one was looking.

Jasper and I ran around the edge of the woods chasing each other and throwing snowballs for him to run after. He charged back at me and running right into my knees causing me to collapse in the snow laughing. I hadn't had this much fun in a long time. 'It would be more fun with Wirt and Greg.' I sat up quickly in surprise from the random thought in my head. Jasper licked my cheek and I laughed again, when it suddenly got really cold. I shivered and struggled to get up as strong winds circled me spinning faster and faster. I screamed as the air stung my face, but nobody could hear me. Jasper's barks started to fade as the wind and snow faded to reveal a clear starry night. My legs collapsed underneath me as I tried to figure out why it was night when it had just been day. My head was pounding and I felt my body shake with cold. My head started feel heavy and my vision became fuzzy. I swayed slightly before feeling the cold snow hit my face.

Well that's chapter two! I hope you liked it. It took me forever to write it! Until next time,

- Daisy