Ok, everyone. Before you read the following chapter. I will mention the dreamscapes are written in Italics. So there is no confusion. Anyway, enjoy and see you all soon. Tootles for now

Chapter 13

Later that evening…

The house was completely silent. Except for the sound of boxing, rhythm of snores that battled each other across the hall.

But, within the room over the far right of the house, where Mikey and Wolfjade, occupied. The reunited best friends, which immediately knew from the very first moment in the beginning they'd be together forever although something had been kept secret. Wolfjade kept a secret, a dark secret.

How could wolfjade tell her family that she is keeping a dark secret? Would they understand? Could they understand, that she had accidently killed someone while away on her journey? Laying within the comforting of her terrapin lover arms. Staring at the pale peach, painted walls and steadily in then exhaled her breathing as she thought about what she had done, going on almost five months before.

The dark chuckles of the grossly sized man that stood over the unconscious woman, as she laid in the shallow ground all bloodied, and badly battered. Her face was still expressing, the last moments of her stolen life. While two small children huddled nearby a tree, tied up as they tried not to cry. Scared for their own lives, didn't understand what just happened before them and what had been performed in front of them by this sadistic fiend that just laughed and showed no morals as he decided to take a leak over the murdered woman that laid in the shallow grave.

During this time, wolfjade and her loyal wolf pack had hid in the brush of the bushes nearby. Concealing themselves and heavily heaved then breathed as they circled around. Wolfjade's inner self, surfaced and she grew bloodthirsty. Her eyes grew to florescent yellow, her teeth grew longer and sharp. Digging her claws into the soil underneath her, as she watched this grotesque man made his way to the frightened children and before he could touch them.

Wolfjade growled, presenting she was behind him as the man began to sweat then turned around. Looking up slowly, then finally he locked eyes with wolfjade as gaspily stated. "Holy shit!"

Tearing his head away from the body, blood spluttered from the decapitated corpse as it collapsed. The children screamed loudly, as the poor boy trembled and wet himself. Lowering down to their level, sniffed the children as they whimpered fearfully then suddenly screamed again as wolfjade whimpered from the pain in her shoulder as she was shot. Turning around fast, glared the culprit that shot her and as the second man tried to reload his rifle, but was too slow. Spitting blood, his body shook as he looked down and saw the wolf's large limb, had driven through his chest.

The foul stench of her breathe, filled his nostrils as she drew closer and then had bitten his head clean off. Taking her clawed paw out then allowed the body to drop, then turned back to the children.

Closing their eyes, squinting them tightly and whimpered in continuous fear. Assuming it was the end for them, but when they realised. The children were able to move their arms, looking around themselves when their strange saviour had disappeared. Concealed herself and watched the children run for help then she too with her pack, left the area and returned into the darkness of the forest.

Few miles in the forest near the lake…

It wasn't until later that she was startled by another, and had clawed the throat of an unexpected hiker that was taking a leak when she finally calmed down. Then begun to panick, and ran away. He couldn't had been no older than 21 years of age. Looking down her hands that were covered in blood of the innocent. Solemnly swore that none of the innocent blood will be split and she had done that. This was only the beginning for her, and it was going to be the longest and hardest journey she will be facing, but the problem was. She couldn't stay away from the one thing, the one man that brought clarity and calmness. Michelangelo.

She needed to be with him otherwise, who knew what would happen the longer she was away.

Her pillow was saturated by her tears, tightening her hold upon mikey's arms as she deeply snuggled into him for comfort and he responded, nuzzling and snuggled back. She whispered tenderly. "I love you, mikey."

Softly nuzzles in her shoulder as she heard him reply only barely, it sounded more than mumble then a reply. But she didn't care, closed her eyes and snuggled closer to him as much she could and kissed his knuckles then finally drifted to sleep.

Clamouring voices attracted wolfjade as she slept, looking back over her shoulder and exhaled with relief that her lover was still laying behind her. The light pull on her lips, curled slowly as she kissed his forehead tenderly. Mikey didn't move a inch when she kissed his forehead, and left his side to investigate the strange voices she heard. Reaching for the doorknob and turned it, before opening the door and finally stepped out to the hallway but after she opened her eyes soon had rubbed the sleep away.

The hallway was brightly lit and white. Looked both ways and spun around to find that, the door she exited had disappeared. Palming the wall, searching for the door as she cried for her lover. "Mikey!"

Looking to the right, footsteps approached around the corner and she begun to panick. Where was she going to hide? What was she going to do, to defend herself? Then she panick more when the two men stepped around from the corridor wall but was followed by a bed with a small child, strapped to it. Heavily sedated.

Assuming they were about to raise the alarm but they just walked through her, as if she weren't there. Patting herself and looked down, trying to figure what had just happened then looked up again. Bishop walked long after them, following. Wolfjade gritted her teeth and growled but soon realised that she couldn't do anything. These people didn't see her. Neither did, bishop.

And she was curious whom was the small child strapped to the bed. So she followed and waited.. Finally, wolfjade stepped forward and she shuddered, petrified. Laying her eyes, upon the small child and she recognised whom it was. The child was her. Watched the events as they unfolded, clamped her mouth in horror and tearfully broke, stepping back and slid down the wall. Holding her ears tight, trying to block out the cries then she screamed in terror.

Mikey's voice called out to her, telling her to wake but she was trapped in the nightmare and assumed that she was still dreaming and believed to be only hearing things. Seconds later, she opened her eyes and saw mikey kneeling beside her, glaring horrified as he sighed heavily then pulled her close assuring her tenderly as she too, tightly embraced him for comfort.

Wolfjade was too afraid to speak of what she had dreamed as mikey tried to assure her to speak. "What happened, babe?" she didn't reply, just sobbed in his chest. Brushing her soft, silken brown hair.

"It's ok babe. I'm here, mikey's here." Laying down with her in his embrace, showing that he isn't going to let go and comforted her deeply. Mikey felt powerless, he didn't understand what was happening to his girl. Usually, he wouldn't want to know but this is his job to protect her. He must protect her at all costs, which had bothered him was how could he if don't know what is haunting her?

Nestled his cheek over the brow of her head as she finally calmed down and drifted to sleep once again. Exhaled softly, relieved that she was calm and sleeping contently. Cradling her close, he too finally returned to sleep but this time. He was determined to use the teachings of his sensei when had experienced night terrors at a tender age and learned a special lesson that helped him sleep at night.

Mikey used this technique to share his energy, to calm her deeper and bring good dreams. Dreams that will make her safe while she slept.