Chapter 4
"No!" yells Crona, "Patti." he gasps and runs across the hall to her room. "Patti!" He yells waking her with a strong shake.
"Crona?" she looks at him groggily and sees his expression of hurt and worry, "Are you in pain?" she asked now worried herself.
"Not physically." he says as his eyes begin to water. She reaches her arm around him and holds him closely as she feels his warm tears hit her uncovered shoulders. She gives him a long kiss to stop anymore from spilling over.
His muscles tensed and then relaxed. Patti pulled away slowly and wipes his eyes, "Everything is ok Crona," she says soothingly, "You are safe as long as you keep me in mind."
"Ok." he whimpers.
"Let's head down stairs and see if Kid and Liz are awake yet."
"Ok Patti."
She helps him up and never leaving his side walks him down the stairs. When they entered the kitchen they saw Liz sitting at the table with coffee and a magazine, while Kid was cooking up pancakes, bacon, and hash browns.
"Good morning Patti, Crona, how did you sleep?" asked Kid.
"Fine." said Crona unconvincingly, "Ok, fine," he starts, "I had a nightmare and when I woke up I ran into Patti's room to check on her because it was about her."
Liz looked worried, "What happened in the dream?"
"She nearly killed me but, then Ragnarok fell from the ceiling and in order to survive I had to kill Patti." he says sadly, "Could I stay here for a few more days Kid?" he asks sheepishly.
"Of course you can Crona, you can stay as long as you would like."
"Thank you." he says sighing his relief.
Epilogue
Crona stayed at Gallows Manor for a week before the nightmares finally stopped. Every morning he and Patti woke and went down stairs to meet Kid and Liz. Every morning entering to a new meal.
Crona left with mere memories of his mother, and nightmare that never returned.
Author's Note:
Dear Reader,
I'm so sorry I didn't upload this immediatly, I have had a rough few weeks. If it werent for my close friend at school I'm pretty sure I would have gone insane. So thanks to: Mia, Mya, Mariah, Jack, Addie, Jade, Tori, and Abby. I love you guys!
Keep reading,
BlackPaperMoon8
