It was dark, and it was cold. And I was scared.

A boy blindly ran through the forest, using his arm to brush away branches that were in his path. It was the dead of the night and yet the boy ran.

His white hair was dirt-streaked and his blue eyes were filled with non-relinquished tears. He was only about fourteen, yet he seem to carry the world on his shoulders.

His bare feet continue to run, the brown cape being torn up at a particular bush.

The boy finally stopped when the forest ended and joined the banks of a frozen-over lake.

"Why?" The boy meekly asked, staring at the surface of the lake. He slowly raised his head to stare at the moon.

"WHY!?" He screamed at the moon.

"YOU PUT ME HERE!" He screamed again.

Suddenly, his voice softened. "The least you can do,"

"is tell me why." He broke in to a sobbing mess, punching the surface of the lake.

"No one ever see's me, and I've tried everything." He sniffed before rolling in to a ball, shaking heavily.

The shaking soon stopped at the boy fell in to another nightmare.

"Why?" A little boy stared up at the shadow. His brown hair was matted with blood from the unmoving man lying a few feet away.

"They were trying to take you away." The shadow sniffed, it's voice sounding like a little girl.

"You killed papa!" The little boy yelled, tears coursing down his face.

"They were going to lock me away and take you away from me!" The little girl screamed, The form shaking.

Then it suddenly relaxed. The shadow kneeled down next to the crying boy.

"It's okay. Don't cry, I'll protect you. I love you. I'm sorry I made you cry. You know I hate doing this, but I have to protect you. I can't do that if they take you away. I'll stay here forever and forever and forever..." The little girl broke out in to a fit of maniacal giggles.

The little boy stiffened when she hugged him.

"Jacqueline, your my sister, I can't hate you." The boy patted her back.

"Really?" The shadow pulled away to look at her brother's face.

"Yes, But what about Pippa and Mama? Are they okay?" The boy asked.

"Those skumbags deserver to die," Jacqueline growled, but she brightened up again. "I won't hurt them like I did to papa if you promise me one thing."

"What?" The little boy wiped away the tears on his face. Jacqueline gently pulled his hands away and did it instead.

"Promise me you'll love me forever and forever, not even death to us part." She giggled innocently.

"I promise." He held out his pinkie to her.

"I love you Jack."

"I love you too."

"Now," The girl moved away from her brother. "Help me hide Papa. It's our little secret."

"Okay." He giggled as well and moved to help his sister...

The boy sat up from where he had fallen asleep on the lake.

"Just a dream, Jack." He rubbed his eyes. "Just a dream."

Unknowingly to him, behind a tree someone watched him with eager eyes. Her white hair was swept up in a messy ponytail and her blue eyes differ from Jack.

They were filled with insanity.

"You remember our promise, Jack? Of course you don't, Manny erased your memories so I couldn't approach you. But if he thinks I'm giving up that easily he doesn't know me at all." She talked to herself.

"I love you so much, Jack. I'll do anything to protect you. No one but me can have you." She held her hand out to Jack before pulling it back.

"Now," She turned around to stare at the warm glow of the village.

"No one hurts Jack without facing me." She growled. Snow around her began to gather in her hand. The wind began to whip around her.

"NO ONE."

Within a matter of minutes everyone in the village was snowed in, unable to go and get help. Roof's collapse, killing the family inside. People starved to death. Other's froze.

Not a soul survived to see the light of dawn.