"What do you mean, you can't see anything?"
"I mean, I can't tell where we are, can't tell where you are and can't tell where my staff is."
"We are in the Warren, I'm literally just in front of you and here is your staff."
Cherry put the staff to the side and hugged Jack. She sobbed for a long time. How long she didn't know. She only knew Jack would be there for longer than she needed him.
"Oh no. Why is she crying?" Jack turned his head towards the door and saw that Aster had returned with the 3 other Guardians. Tooth sat next to Cherry who began to cry on the fairy. The Guardian of Memories had one arm around the younger female. Her other hand was occupied with stroking Cherry's hair softly. "What's wrong, darling?"
Cherry pulled away and sniffled. Tooth continued to stroke her hair.
"I...I can't see anything. At all."
North stroked his beard thoughtfully. "Do you mind telling what happen?"
The young girl nodded and slowly and carefully began to explain what happened so as not to burst into tears. Tears streamed down her face but they didn't affect her explanation. Tooth kept stroking her hair soothingly and whenever she was about to start crying again, Jack would squeeze her hand gently in reassurance. It reminded her of Jackson. He was the only one in the village that knew the truth about her home life.
Jackson was waiting in the same meeting spot. A nice quiet place where none of the other villagers ever came. He pulled out is pocket watch and saw that Cherry was late again. The girl was getting later and later each time. He heard a rustling.
"Sorry I'm late. Mother was talking to me."
"Oh. 'Bout what?" He asked cheekily.
"None of your business, Overland." Said Cherry, pushing Jackson playfully. She hissed slightly in pain as she did so.
"Are you alright Cherry?" asked Jackson worried. They had met up about an hour ago quickly and when she pushed him, she didn't seem to be in pain.
"I'm fine."
"Cherry! Cherry! Come back here! I haven't finished talking to you!" It could only be one person who was calling her, because there was only one other in the village. It was Cherry's mother. The female brunette whimpered slightly at the knowledge that her mother hadn't finished talking to her.
"I'll be back," she whispered.
She returned roughly 2 hours later. She had obviously been crying because her eyes were red rimmed and she was sniffling. She was also hurt. It was obvious from the way she was carrying herself.
"Cherry. What's wrong?" Jackson asked.
"Nothing." Was the short answer.
"Cherry..." he said in a tone which could easily be translated to tell-me-or-else.
The girl began crying and Jack wrapped his arms around his younger friend. She pulled back after a few minutes and began telling him about how she was abused by her mother for no reason. Whenever she was about to start crying again, Jackson would squeeze her hand gently in reassurance. When she finished she made him promise not to tell anyone. While he didn't like the idea, he took care of her himself. If she had been abused she told him as soon as possible. He would tend to her serious wounds and she would explain what happened. It pained him to see that Cherry's mother pretended to care for the girl whenever anyone else was around. But he wouldn't break his promise, even if it killed him.
She finished her story and Sandy passed her some tissues as a way of saying he cared.
"Why don't you go to sleep?" suggested Jack softly. "I promise I'll stay here and wake you if you're having a serious nightmare."
She nodded and Jack ushered everyone except Aster out of the room. She fell asleep quickly.
"Ya realised too, huh?"
"How could I not? My twin sister is laying in front of me."
She looked around and saw nothing. Maybe the nightmare couldn't affect her because she was blind. But there was a flash of light. She blinked and saw she was standing in a small meadow. She turned to look behind her and someone she had lost so long ago.
"Jackson?"
"Well I'm not the Easter Bunny am I?"
She hugged him. Then pushed him away.
"How could you leave me like that? Do you even realised what your death did to me? It caused me to die and become a spirit! I just wanted to die so I was with you again but nooo... Life has to hate me and turn me into an IMMORTAL spirit."
"But I'm right here."
"It's a dream doofus." She mumbled.
Jackson shook his head and said, "I'm still alive. You have been with me for a few days now. I just need to show you something." She pulled her towards him and they arrived at the memory Bunny and Jack had seen. The one with the baby twins.
"You had a twin? What happened to them?" He just jestered for her to continue watching.
Amelia picked up the baby girl and took it to someone Cherry only knew too well. "I..I'm your twin?"
"Yeah. You can just ask me for more details when you wake up."
"I can't because, hello, you're dead."
"I'm not. I'm someone who you are close to these days."
"What do you mean? Jackson? NO DON'T LEAVE ME! I NEED MORE TIME! PLEASE!" But Jackson faded without another word.
Cherry awoke with a gasp. She felt around for Jack's hand and squeezed it.
"Jackson?"