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Winter couldn't think of anything other than the blood falling down her cheek. The dark red blood against her dark skin, the pain slowly growing stronger.

She could her Levana's laugh but could not see her. In fact everything around her was pitch black, nothing to be seen anywhere. Winter felt something warm

fall onto her shoulder. Gasping she noticed it was a spot of blood. As soon as she noticed it the walls all around started oozing with blood.

"Wh-what is going on?" She spun frantically around the room, trying to find one place not already coated in blood.

"Winter? Winter is that you?" Suddenly a door appeared and someone was banging on the other side.

"Help! Please help me, the room..it's...it's bleeding! The walls..." She was banging on the door sobbing.

"Winter, it's me Jacin. I am going to find a way to get you out of there!"

Jacin? She hadn't seen him since she was a child. They had grown apart when his father moved to the outer sector and he went to medical school to

become a doctor. A doctor, touching her cheek she realized she probably needed one.

"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be at work?" She asked closing her eyes and trying to focus on anything other than the scent of blood.

"What are you talking about? I am at work! I think this delusion may be worse than any other one you have had!" He laughed slightly.

"But you are a doctor, and you left when you were 14 and I was 12...And I haven't seen you since. And what do you mean delusions?"

"Okay, I don't know what world you have escaped into but it isn't the real one."

A sudden bang made Winter jump. Jacin was ramming into the door, trying to get it to open. Winter moved out of the way, trying not to look at the blood

that was almost up to her ankles.

"Hurry! It's getting deeper!"

"I am trying!"

Winter focused on taking deep breathes to try and calm herself, she could feel the blood making it's way to her knees. The bottom of her dress already

coated in the sticky substance. Suddenly there was a huge bang, causing Winter to jump so high that she tripped and fell. The blood now covered her up

to her neck. She pulled her hair up, trying to keep it from touching the blood.

"Winter?!" Jacin came busting into the room. She noticed that the bang came from him smashing the door in.

"Jacin! Help!" She was trying to find footing but it was hard when every time she moved the blood got thicker.

"Oh my gosh... the room really is bleeding..." Jacin stood there shocked. She realized how much he had grown up. His blond hair was pulled back

into a small ponytail and he was taller than she remembered. His eyes found hers, looking right through her. Confusingly though, he was wearing a guards

uniform.

"Did you think I was lying? Now help me!" She reached up to him and he pulled her out. She clung to him for her dear life and he held her back.

"How did you get in here?"

"I don't remember, it all started with my face bleeding..." Shuddering when she thought of Levana's laugh.

"Well we will fix that later, we gotta get out of here first."

"Right cause you are a doctor and will fix me." She smiled.

"Um...no. I am your personal guard and will hopefully be able to help."

"What do you mean? You left remember?" She stepped back from his embrace.

"We can talk about this later. Follow me, I need to get you out of here."

Jacin lead her out of the door and into a small hallway. It only went one way and there was only one door at the end of it. Grabbing her hand, he gently lead her into the door.

The room was blindingly white, Winter actually had to shut her eyes to stop the pain it was causing to look around.

"I think we are safe no-" Jacin's grunt of pain made her eyes pop open in enough time to see the sword stabbed into his stomach. By Levana.

"Wh-what are yo doing?" Winter cried, trying to keep Jacin from falling.

"You don't deserve happiness. I thought I made that clear when I scarred you then locked you in that room, but I guess this guard had another plan." Levana hissed.

Winter couldn't keep Jacin up, his whole body was resting on top of hers and she was too weak. Slowing she fell to her knees, bringing Jacin with her.

"Why...? " She whispered while tears slowly made their way down her cheeks, stinging the cuts on their way down.

"Do I really need a reason?" Levana cackled. "Now I'll give you a moment to say goodbye before I finish you."

Levana disappeared, leaving Winter to tend to a broken Jacin.

"Win-Winter, I need you to listen to me."

"Hush, don't strain yourself anymore. You are dying Jacin, and its all my fault." She was trying her best to be brave, but the tears gave her pain away.

"No Winter, you don't understand!" Jacin whispered harshly.

"I do understand, you were just doing your job an-"

"LISTEN TO ME WINTER!"

She stopped talking, shocked that he had the strength to yell in his condition.

"I have a kni-" He abruptly stopped talking, becoming stiff. His eye's that had held worry now vacant of any emotion.

"Jacin? Are you ok-" Winter gasped as pain shot through her chest. Looking down, she saw a small knife sticking out of her chest. The tears froze on her face, everything

becoming blurry.

"Winter! Winter I was trying to warn you! I am so sorry!" She heard the emotion in Jacin's voice, stating that the mind control had stopped. She tried to focus on him but

she couldn't. Her eyelids felt so heavy, she couldn't keep them open for much longer.

"I am...so-sorry too...Jacin..." She breathed heavy, it was so hard to just say one word. It took all that she had left to apologize, making her finally close her eyes.

"I love you."


"Princess Winter it is time to wake up now."

Winter was gently woken up by her maid as she opened her blinds to let the light in. Sitting up, she tried to figure out what just happened. Where did Jacin go and did he tell

her he loved her?

"What is going on?" Winter asked her maid.

"Today is the day your cousin Queen Selene leaves for earth!" The maid was bubbling with excitement.

Winter had forgotten all about the trip, she was way more concerned with what happened last night.

"Was I in my room all night long?"

"Of course Princess, your guards would have alerted the rest of the place if you ,or anyone else for that matter, came in or left your chambers." The maid looked at her with a

worry.

"Yes, I guess that is true..." She sighed. It felt way to real for her to just write it off as a dream and move on.

"Princess!" The maid gasped. "Your- your face!"

"What is it?" Winter got up and grabbed her portscreen, the only thing that would show a reflection in the place. She dropped her portscreen the minute she saw her face. The

cuts from the dream, they were on her face.

"I am going to call a doctor right away!" The maid rushed out of the room, leaving Winter in a shocked state. How could she have the marks if it was only a dream? How could

it have happened? A couple of minutes pass before the maid comes back in with none other than Jacin.

"Princess Winter, what seems to be the pro-" Finally looking up at her, he stopped mid sentence. The maid obviously didn't inform him of the problem before he saw. "What

happened?!" He rushed over to her side.

"I do not know, it all started with this dream..." She zoned out for a second remember the dream. Shaking her head she continued. "Anyways, the cuts were in my dream and

now they are here too."

"Winter, I need to take you to my office, now!"