Disclaimer: I do not own the Fever Series, they belong to Karen Marie Moning.

Chapter Five:

"There this will keep you two safe." a warm voice softly whispered as she tucked blankets around a seat. "My sweet, precious...I hope that you will never..."

A warm tear slid down her cheek. Her soft sobs fused with the sounds coming from all around the dead, sleeping forest. Her face was hidden by a black scarf, she seemed to be dressed only in black as if hiding from an unhidden enemy. Her hands wavering over the seat in the car as she stood outside, braving the cold. She seemed to hesitate. Her sobs growing audacious. Another hand came to rest on her shoulder, as if to add reassurance.

"Don't worry." This time a man's voice sounded out. He seemed to be careful with his volume as he tried to keep from making any noise. He, just as the woman beside him, was dressed in black. They seemed not to take particular care on the driver. Their attention stolen by the figures that were in the backseat of the car. The man looked up to the approaching figure and immediately jumped in front of the woman as though he was trying to protect her. The woman let out a surprised gasp as she leaned back and hid the figures in the seat with her body acting like a shield. The light shone on a beautiful girl's face as she neared the car. The man relaxed and the woman went back to the figures in the seat as though to make sure nothing had happened in the few seconds of chaos.

"Tellie, is that you?" The man asked as though he was unsure of the girl. The girl nodded and the man continued, "You scared us! We almost...are you ...?"

The girl nodded.

"Barrons and Ryodan...how much...hold out?" he asked the conversation passed between them barely audible.

"I do not know...checked...the MacKeltars...best be going." The girl replied as she looked at the brightening forest.

The man returned his attention to the woman. They shared an unsure glance at the girl before directing to the back seat of the car. The woman cried as the man comforted her. "There, there. You must be brave." he said as he looked at the slumbering figures, moisture clouding his eyes. He took out a folder and tucked it safely as the woman said in a farewell, one last time, "Be brave...destiny...WE shall meet again, my dears." With that the woman backed out and with the help of the man they closed the door and watched the girl climb in and start the car. They watched, tears streaming down their faces, as the car became distant and smaller and smaller...

"...Tellie...Barrons..." Mac moaned in her sleep as she tossed and turned clumsily. Her hair becoming a tangled mess. A thin layer of sweat covered her body. The heat in the room causing her to feel sick and unable to breathe. She began to take deep breaths, as her heart rate increased steadily. "Warn...T-...Mackeltar..." Her moans becoming louder and louder, as though she would begin screaming any time soon.

Tellie? Mackeltar? Barrons wondered as he sat in his study in the room down from the hall. He had heightened sense of hearing as was able to catch Mac's mumbles as she stirred from her dreams. He began to wonder weather the stress was causing her to have nightmares now. A moment later he heard screams erupt from the bedroom. He ran out and in a flash arrived in the bedroom to find Mac screaming at the top of her lungs.

He rushed to her side and gathered her tiny shaking body into his arms. He noted her speeding pulse and tried shaking her but to no avail. He held her in his arms, unsure of what was going on as she screamed. And as if she knew what she was doing, she quieted down and settled into his large embrace. Her heart began to beat normally. Her moans non-existent. She no longer trembled. She opened her eyes and struggled to sit up. But Barrons held her tightly locked in his arms until he was positive she was okay.

"What?" She asked as she looked up to find him searching her face in question.

"What just happened?" Barrons asked, his eyebrows furrowed together in deep concentration.

"I don't know." Mac replied as she got up and out of his embrace. She massaged her neck with her left hand. Her ears were still ringing. Her throat felt dry and her voice came out raspy. Barrons had noted it for by the time she was able to climb out of bed and sit at the edge, he was already standing there with a glass of water in hand. She hadn't even felt him move off the bed. "Thank-you." She accepted the glass of water and gulped it down as if her life depended on it. "I was watching some people in a forest, and someone said something about Tellie. And them I felt this deep, heart-wrenching pain. I don't know why but I wasn't even the one being hurt, yet I was screaming because I just couldn't handle it anymore." Mac put her hands to her forehead and closed her eyes.

Barrons made no move in saying anything. He remained utterly and completely silent. Something's missing.

"Even your name was mentioned! Though I'm not completely sure..." Mac tried to recall the fading memory. What was she missing? That Tellie...?

A/N: Let's leave with that...now, Some new appearances in the chapters to come!