A/N: Here's the next chapter for you! It's a smidgen shorter than what I typically post, but I don't think you guys will mind :)

Disclaimer: I'm a poor college student, how could I afford to own Girl Meets World?

As the snow fell over New York City, Riley and Lucas entered the little antique shop next to Svorski's and brushed the freshly fallen snow off of their jackets. It had started snowing a few minutes ago which added to the snow that had fallen earlier that week. It wasn't much, but it made the entire city look beautiful.

Today was just another day of walking around the city for the young couple to do anything they wanted. Stopping in the antique shop was Riley's choice. She loved to look at the different nick knacks and trinkets that the shop would get in each week. Every once in a while, Riley would comment on how cute something was, or how she would like something similar someday. Once she did that, Lucas couldn't help but smile and shake his head slightly. He knew Riley was dropping hints on what she'd like for Christmas. What she didn't know was that Lucas already got her present, and he knew she'd love it.

After a little while of glancing around the store, something caught Riley's eye. She picked it up gently and smiled as she looked over what she had in her hands. "Lucas, come over here and take a look at this!" Riley called out.

Lucas walked over to where Riley was standing. Once he was in front of her, Riley turned to face him and held up something. "It's this beautiful?"

His eyes readjusted so he could focus on what was being shown to him. It was a light pink, frosted glass humming bird shaped as if it was taking nectar from a flower, and it was hanging from a golden colored wire base to help the illusion. Its beak, eyes, and chest was painted to match its stand. "That it is," Lucas agreed. "Why don't you buy it?"

Riley placed it back on the shelf and shook her head. "No, I wouldn't know where to put it in my room. That and my dad said I need to figure out which nick knacks I'm going to get rid of before I can get any more."

"You do have quite a few," Lucas commented.

Riley rolled her eyes. "I know…but you know I used to have more! A lot more!" she defended. When she was younger, Riley used to have shelves full of nick knacks that she had gotten from her uncle, Eric, or ones that she purchased when they went on vacation.

Before Lucas could answer, a loud noise reverberated throughout the shop, and Riley's expression changed from one of fake annoyance to general surprise faster than the blink of an eye. At the same time, her hands shot up to her stomach and her face steadily grew paler.

"Riley?" Lucas asked his voice filled with concern.

She pulled her hands away from her stomach, her palms now stained red with blood. Lucas furrowed his brow and his jaw dropped as he saw the front of her shirt becoming redder by the second. Riley fell into his arms. Her body was now too weak to support her own weight.

As Lucas lowered them both to the floor, he saw a hooded figure standing at the end of the aisle. In the figure's hand was a pistol that was still smoking from the shot that it fired.

"What did you do?!" Lucas yelled as he shifted his gaze between the figure and Riley. He couldn't believe that this was happening. "Why would you do something like this?! She didn't do anything to you!"

The figure didn't answer him; it just stood where it was. Lucas wanted to attack the man for what he did, but once the thought entered his mind, the figure dissipated before his eyes.

Lucas immediately shifted his focus back to Riley. She looked paler than the last time he looked at her a few seconds ago. Lucas felt as if his heart leapt into his throat as he tried to speak. "Riley…Riley, you got to stay with me," he said to her as tears filled his eyes.

Riley made eye contact with him and tried to say something, but no words came out. Instead, her eyes closed and she let out her breath. As the seconds past, Lucas' tears fell onto Riley's lifeless face.

"No!" Lucas shouted as he shot up to a sitting position. He opened his eyes and looked around the room. To his relief, he found himself in his bedroom and not in any danger. For a moment, he wondered why he felt on edge, the dream escaping him. But the events of the nightmare soon reentered his mind. Lucas ran a hand through his hair. He could have sworn what he saw was real. Lucas felt Riley's limp body in his arms. Luckily, what he just saw was only a dream. Everything was okay; he was at home in his bed, and Riley was alright.

Lucas lay back down and took several deep breaths to try and calm his rapidly beating heart. Everything is fine…everything is okay, he repeated in his mind. It took a few minutes before his pulse settled back into a more steady rhythm, and it took another few minutes for his mind to believe everything would be alright. Lucas rolled over and tried to fall back asleep, but he opened his eyes every few seconds and his heart began to race once again. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw Riley's lifeless face stained with his tears. No matter what he did, every time his eyes closed, he reentered the nightmare from where he left off. Lucas rolled onto his back and sighed. It's going to be a long night.

A/N #2: Plot twist! How will this dream affect Lucas? We shall find out in the remaining 3 chapters of the story. The next chapter will probably take a little longer to post. I have some snippets written in my notebook, so I have to write around those yet. Until next time!