The minute Jason put the newspaper articles and photographs away, he headed straight to his mother's room as if his life depended on it. He shut the door behind him and slowly dropped to his knees in front of his mother's head, which was staring right back at him. He was breathing hard, which only scared him more than he already was. His heart was beating harder than it ever had in his life. He could feel his face heating up the underside of his mask. He ALMOST had to take it off.

"Jason? Jason, honey, what's wrong?"

'M-Mother…wh-what in the world is happening to me?'

"Talk to me, Darling. Tell Mummy what's wrong."

'I-I told the good girl…D-destiny…I-I told her what happened to us…well, I kind of did. I showed her.'

"I know that made you uncomfortable, Jason. But you had to tell her sooner or later."

'I know.'

"Tell me, how did she react to it?"

'Th-that's…that's the strangest thing…she started crying!'

"Crying?"

'Yeah!' Jason nodded vigorously at his mother's head. 'And she knew what's wrong with me. She knew it as if she knew someone else who had it. She told me I can die from what I have-'

"You have hydrocephalus, Honey."

'Right…that's what she said. Can I really die from it, Mother?' Jason stared into the holes where his mother's eyes should have been, and she didn't respond as quickly as she did before.

"…Yes. Yes, Jason, you can die from it."

'Then…why haven't I died from it?'

"Because you're special, Jason…you're a special, special boy…MY special boy…" Jason felt his face flush more and he closed his eye slowly. Mother always called him special, and it always soothed him during rough times. Much like this one, but this time it didn't help as much as he wished. Jason shifted slowly on his knees and glanced down at the 'Contract' him and Destiny made earlier that day. It seemed so long ago. Several hours ago, Jason just thought of her as a cute girl who needed protection. Now…he had no clue what he was feeling. He never knew anyone who would actually sympathize with what's happened to him. He honestly didn't think anyone cared anymore. But Destiny did…she cared to the point of sobbing her little heart out and she also…

'…Mother…Destiny hugged me.' Jason jumped as he heard his Mother let out a delighted squeal that rang in his ears.

"She did? Oh, how fantastic! That's so sweet! I told you she was worth it, Jason! How did it feel, Sweetie? You haven't been hugged in so long! It must have felt so wonderful! Oh, I wish I could remember what it feels like to be hugged again!" Jason felt his face go redder as his mother gushed about Destiny's actions. To be honest, it scared the living daylights out of him when she hugged him. He NEVER expected Destiny, so frail and shy, to EVER hug him. EVER. It taken him so off guard that he had no idea how to respond. He just sat there, his eye wide. He could feel her heart beating against her little chest and against his shoulder. She was pretty strong for a little girl like her. She was able to literally cling onto him for what felt like hours.

Jason started to ignore his Mother's gushing, for the first time in a LONG time, and tried hard to remember the feeling he had when Destiny was hugging him. It felt warm, like someone just threw a blanket over his shoulder. But it was more than that. It felt even warmer. It spread through his whole body. He never felt that comforted in his whole life.

And he loved it.

He HAD to feel it again someday.

He HAD to.

"...Jason, are you listening to me?"

'…Huh? Oh, yeah…yeah, I heard you.'

"No, no you didn't. You didn't listen to a word I said, did you?"

'…No…'

"That's what I thought…You know what I think?"

'What?'

"I think you're starting to like Destiny."

'Well, I do. She's…nice.'

"And delicate, and sweet, and innocent, and happy, and-"

'She's nice.'

"But she's also the most angelic thing I've ever seen! I wish there were more girls like her in this world. Then people wouldn't be so bad, maybe…"

Jason closed his eyes.

'No…I'm glad no one else is like her…' Jason knew he could only admit something like this to his mother, and even know he felt hesitant to say it.

"Why is that, Dear?"

'…Because I only want to protect her…I like protecting her…'

"Even if it's only been a day?" Jason could hear the smile in his mother's voice. Not really appreciated, since admitting this was hard enough.

'Well…'

"Jason, you're taking such good care of her already. If you keep it up, she's never going to leave." Jason felt his heart flutter at the thought.

'…I hope so.'

"…So now you finally know what a period is! I should thank Destiny for that. It saved me from telling you myself!"

Jason went red.

'Mother!'

"…J-Jason?"

Jason almost literally jumped out of his skin when he heard Destiny's soft little voice behind him. He quickly turned to see her standing at the door, bare-toed and hesitant. Her toes were slightly overlapping the other and she looked at him shyly, stroking her hair with both hands in a nervous way. Jason's eye softened at the sight of her. She looked like she was about to get spanked by her mother, like as if she had done something wrong. Why did she always give him that look? She never did anything wrong! Well, yet. But he knew she wouldn't do anything wrong. She was a god girl after all.

"I-I'm sorry i-if I annoyed you…" She was staring down at her feet now, her face slowly going pink. "I-I dunno what came o-over me…I-I just, e-everything you've gone through…I-I…i-it's too much for someone to take…o-on their own…" She slowly hugged her body and her body went slightly stiff. "…Y-you don't deserve what's happened t-to you…n-not a thi-thing…" her voice started to crack slightly at the end, and Jason flinched. No…no more crying…

Jason slowly rose to his feet and walked up to her, staring down at her from his great height. She was so small compared to him. Her head came up to about the middle of his chest. He felt that if he touched her now, anywhere, she would break in a thousand pieces in front of him.

He would have to take that chance.

Jason pulled out his notepad and started to write, his hand slightly shaking as he wrote. Why was he getting nervous now?

"Destiny, don't feel bad for me. There's no point to it. What's happened has happened. Now I must avenge Mother by killing all the bad people who invade my campsite. I have to make those bad people pay for what they've done to us. But please don't feel bad, Destiny. You did nothing wrong. You're a good girl, remember?" Destiny looked up at the pad and smiled softly as she read the last part.

"Y-yeah…I-I remember…" She looked up at him, and he could still see slight worry in her eyes. "B-but…I-I didn't mean to upset you…wh-when I hugged you…" her eyes slowly gazed downward again, her face now flushing red. "I-I'm sorry…" Jason shut his eye tightly. How many times is she going to apologize for things she didn't do?

Jason slowly knelt down and watched her, his heart beginning to beat hard again. He was only several inches away from her now. He could tell she noticed because she began to shy away. Again. Jason felt his hand shake, feeling nervous, as he raised it slowly. He wasn't wearing his gloves, so his skin was quickly warmed up when he cupped her cheek. He never thought skin could be this soft before. It felt like silk, as if it had never been touched by another person in its entire existence, and that thought sent a chill up his spine. She gasped softly, her body going stiff as he slowly lifted up her face to his again. He stared into her brown eyes, which looked soft and gentle. He still wasn't used to someone – ANYONE – giving him a look like that. The only expression he ever saw in people's eyes was fear. Her cheeks were scarlet from the fact that he was touching her. He remembered Destiny telling him before that she wasn't used to things like this. He wondered why. Did she ever have anyone, like a boyfriend or something? To be honest it was a little shocking to him. She certainly was a cute girl. Why wouldn't she have a boyfriend? But then again, part of him was glad that she didn't. IF she didn't.

She better not have…

Jason slowly shook his head at her. Destiny trembled softly and swallowed hard, looking nervous.

"I-I didn't u-upset you?" Jason slowly felt his face heat up again. He didn't want to tell exactly how nice it felt to be hugged. He hadn't been hugged since he was a little boy. He almost forgot what it felt like, to be held in someone's arms like that. It felt like nothing else mattered anymore. The only thing that did was the fact that someone actually CARED about him. HIM, of all people. A serial killer who brutally murdered anyone who crossed his path.

Well, almost anyone.

Jason shook his head again, and his hand unwillingly left her face. The look on Destiny's face seemed to fade after that, and her lips slowly broke into a smile.

"O-okay. Good." Jason smiled behind his mask, a feeling of accomplishment washing over him. She looked back down again and spoke softly.

"N-now…w-would you mind if I told you about my past?"

END CHAPTAH!

Guys, I'm really sorry. I've been REALLY swamped with work lately, so I haven't had that much time to work on this. I'm sure that after next Monday things will get better though, and I'll be able to write more. I have to read the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by then, which is what's eating up most of my time. It's a pretty long book, and I'm only half way through it, so I've decided I'm going to spend at least an hour a day reading until a finish it. Luckily I LOVE Sherlock Holmes, so it's not really a big deal. So I apologize for this chapter coming in so late. And I'm sorry that this one is short. Or, at least shorter than the other ones. It's just because of my tight schedule, you know? But I promise the next chapter will be awesome!

So, Jason had a little chat with Mummy about what happened. It's kinda cute to think about big-bad Jason Voorhees confining in his mother about a girl. I thought it was kinda sweet. So do you think Jason's getting a little thing for her already? Or do you think he just thinks she a cutie? Is there even a difference? Haha!

So Destiny's going to tell Jason a bit about her own past, which really isn't that dramatic. It's not like she was raped as a kid or something. Most – if not all – of the information she tells Jason is going to be things we already know. And I might throw in some things we don't know, too.

Oh, and I'm pretty excited, too! My friend is letting me borrow Freddy vs. Jason! I'm kinda hesitant to watch it, since I'm not a fan or horror films (Which makes so much sense), but I REALLY wanna see it. If you guys could tell me if you like it, that would be great!

Almost to 50 reviews! I'm so excited! What I really respect are the same readers who keep reviewing about almost every chapter. That makes me feel so good! I mean, it's awesome enough that I have readers, but to have followers! Gah, it's SO AWESOME! So please review, guys! It's obviously much appreciated! I hope you like the chapter!

-NikoRu Rene