At first all there was darkness.  Utter blackness. And so very cold, Jenny shivered at the thought of actually being in the land of the shadow men.

Jenny would have gotten scared as well, except Julian was still grasping her hand and was pulling her onwards.

He turned sharply to the left, pulling Jenny behind.  She closed her eyes; she couldn't see with them anyway she figured, so I should trust in the hand that led her.

After a few more turns and a little bit of a rough terrain Julian stopped. Jenny felt warmth at her side and opened her eyes.

Julian's eyes gazed down at her tenderly but possessively, she looked back slightly afraid but trustingly.  She was with him and that meant she was where she should be, but she didn't truly know the true meaning of that yet.  What did shadow men do when they weren't playing games with people?

Julian's other hand came up and touched her face lightly.  His fingers brushed her cheek, then lips, his thumb she vaguely felt under her chin.  Once more her face was tipped upwards for a drowning kiss.

  "Julian" she whispered, barely making a sound, just an exhale of breath. 

 Then blackness crept in on her again, not against sight this time, but against the mind, because Jenny had finally fainted.

Sorry a short chapter, but needed nonetheless.