I hope you enjoy this fanfiction that I am working on. It, once again, revolves around Danny from Stephen King's book, 'The Shining'. If I get enough response, the second chapter will be uploaded. No flames, but constructive criticism welcome and positive reviews will be read with much enjoyment from me.

I do not own Danny, his mum Wendy, or Dick Hallorann. These wonderful characters belong to Mr Stephen King, a very lucky and talented man. However, Rose belongs to me, but she is not based on me, and she is not a Mary Sue.

Also, you should know that sentences (like this) in brackets, with no capitals or punctuation, are thoughts.



The Unquiet Sleepers - The Shining II

Chapter 1 DANNY

(i hate him i hate him i hate him)

Rose stomped along Goldell Road, her feet, encased in white leather sandals, making loud clacking sounds against the paving, disturbing the quiet of the street. She was fighting back tears; her throat was tight and her streaming eyes felt to her as if they were too big for her face.

(i hate him o i hate him) A large purple bruise adorned her right cheek, making her face swollen and puffy. This was from where her boyfriend

(EX boyfriend EX)

had punched her. He'd beaten her every day. He'd hit her in the temples.

(do not hit shiners in the temples its dangerous)

Not that she'd told him she was a shiner, as her mentor Dick Hallorann had called the power she had inside her.

(he's been like a father)

Rose was an orphan. Her parents had died in a terrible plane crash when she was a baby and she'd been in care all her life. She had met Dick when she was ten years old, and he'd helped her find herself. She loved him like a father. And then she met Jake.

(bastard)

Many times he had beaten her while they were going together

(o i hate him so much)

until today, when she had finally finished with him. No more days of terror, not knowing when he would turn, no more pain, no more...

(i hate him stupid bastard oh my god boy on the road boy get out of the road)

He was small, only about six years old, and he had fair skin and dark hair. Rose couldn't see his eyes, they were closed, and his head was resting on the curb, his body splayed out on the road.

(oh no)

Rose began to run towards the boy, her heels making CLACKETY STOMP noises on the sidewalk. She almost fell over when she reached the boy.

(he's a shiner he's a shiner he's a shiner)

The thought went through her head like a lightening bolt.

"Huh-huh-huh-help..." he stuttered, opening his eyes a little.

(it's okay everything is going to be okay don't worry) she said to him inside her head. She placed her hands under his arms and pulled him out of the road. He wasn't heavy; she cradled him like a baby and sat down on the curb.

"Dick... Dick... Hall... nuuuuuur..." he whimpered.

"Dick Halloran?" Rose asked aloud.

"Dick... bad... shine..."

"What's your name? Tell me and I'll get Dick for you!" Rose said urgently, trying to keep the panic out of her voice.

"Danny... Torrance."

Rose pushed the sweaty hair out of Danny's eyes.

"I'll get him, don't worry, Danny."

She gathered her psychic energy to call Dick as loud as she dared, and screamed inside her head,

(!!!DICK THIS IS ROSE DANNY DANNY TORRANCE HE'S SICK WE'RE ON GOLDELL ROAD NEED YOUR HELP HURRY DICK!!!)

She then slumped forward, breathless, clutching Danny's limp body to her chest.

"Everything is going to be okay now Danny, Dick is coming, we'll be okay..." she whispered words of comfort into his ears.

(please hurry dick please hurry)

End of Chapter 1

If you want me to write more of this story, say so in your review. Constructive criticism welcome, as well as positive reviews. If I get enough response, I'll write more. No flames, please. Thank you and goodnight.

Rosemadder