Chapter 2

[Important note at the end]

Winnie and Willie both knew that they wouldn't be able to return to sleep due to Winnie's frequent nightmares. It didn't help that the wolfgirl refuses to use the thing that would help her in situations like this, and that annoyed her younger brother severely.

Willie wanted to figure out why his big sister was having nightmares, he usually sees her as a brave wolf who's completely immune to nightmares. Clearly, he was wrong.

"That's when Bella started crushing my face!" exclaimed Winnie as she explained her nightmare to Willie. "It felt so real!" Willie couldn't believe it.

"That's horrible," said Willie, covering his mouth in shock.

"That was only the first nightmare," said Winnie. "The second one, my family abandoned me." Willie was mortified.

"We'd never abandoned you, sis!" Willie jumped and hugged his sister tightly. He got a feeling he was going to be doing that a lot tonight.

"Thanks," said Winnie as she returned the hug. "But, my last nightmare was the worst!"

"What is it?" asked Willie as he broke away from the hug. Winnie's eyes began to fill up with tears.

"De-Dennis insulted me," responded Winnie as a tear rolled down her face. "An-and than he said he wouldn't zing with me!" Willie was shocked. He was aware of how much Winnie loved that vampire boy. He isn't afraid to admit that he wants to see the two together.

"It's okay, sis," Willie said in a soft tone as he hugged his sister. "They were just bad dreams. That's all." Winnie returned the hug.

"I know, baby brother," Winnie said as she sniffed. "But they felt so real." Willie wasn't used to seeing Winnie act so scared.

"Well, don't worry, big sis, I will help you get rid of those dumb nightmares!" Willie told his sister as he broke away from the hug.

"How do you plan on doing that?" asked Winnie. Willie paced around back and forth, trying to figure out a plan. Winnie was happy that her little brother was willing to stay up with her. Although, she wondered why Willie was so nice to her in the first place.

"Hey, Willie?"

"Yeah, sis?"

".. Why are being so nice to me?" Willie was confused by her question.

"Well, I want to get rid of your nightmares,"

'No, I mean why are you so nice to me at all?" Winnie asked. "I haven't been very nice to you." Willie knew the exact answer to that.

"Well, I always see my brothers pick on you," Willie began to explain. "I'm not very strong, so I can't fight them. The least I can do is be nice. That way, you'll be happy even when you're not with Dennis!" Winnie was touched by Willie's explanation.

"Willie, that's really sweet! I love you so much!" Winnie explained as she gave Willie a tight hug. The hug nearly chocked Willie.

"Gah! I lo-love you too, big sis!" said Willie, gasping for air. "Bu-but you're chocking me!" Winnie broke away from the hug, allowing Willie to breathe.

"Sorry, baby brother!" said Winnie.

"I'm not a baby, Winnie. I'm only six!" Willie informed Winnie.

It's been an hour, and so far, there's been no luck. Willie couldn't get Winnie's mind off the nightmares.

"Darn it!" Willie exclaimed. "What in the world am I doing wrong?!" Willie really wanted to get rid of Winnie's nightmares and go back to be. He didn't even know what time it was.

Winnie thought this whole thing was a waste of time. She felt bad for keeping Willie up due to something she couldn't control.

"Look, Willie, I'm glad you're willing to help me and all, but this is pointless!" Winnie told Willie. "There's no way I'd be able to get rid of these nightmares! I might as well just never sleep again!" Willie gasped.

"No more sleep?!" Willie exclaimed. "But, mommy says sleep is important!"

"If nightmares keep me up then it's not really important!" Winnie exclaimed. "This werewolf is never sleeping again!"

"But, what will you do at night when everyone is sleeping?" asked Willie.

"I can watch TV," responded Winnie. "I can watch those movies Uncle Johnny watches at three AM."

"The movies we're not allowed to watched?" asked Willie.

"Yup, those movies!" responded Winnie with a smirk.

Meanwhile, in Winnie's room, Dennis began tossing and turning in his sleeping bag. He was having a nightmare. He suddenly sits up, panting heavily. He looked around the room, noticing that Winnie and Willie are gone.

"Huh, where did they go?" Dennis asked himself. He got up from his sleeping bag and walked to the door. He turned around and noticed Sunny, still sleeping peacefully, he didn't want to leave the pup alone by herself so he decided to take her with him.

"Come on, let's find your brother and sister," Dennis said softly as he picked up Sunny, hoping she doesn't wake up and start biting him.

Back in the living room, Winnie watched funny internet videos on her tablet. For some reason, they're not as funny to her now as they were when she first watched them.

"Not even my favorite video is helping me!" Winnie cried. "No matter what I do, I can't sleep!" Willie didn't know what to do, except…..

"What if I go get your pacifier?" Willie suggested. Winnie placed her tablet down and gave Willie a stern look.

"Willie, how many times do I have to tell you? No pacifier!" Winnie exclaimed. Willie sighed, he was really getting annoyed. "Dennis will think I'm a baby!"

"How do you know that?!" Willie asked, raising his voice a little bit. Winnie was silent, she didn't know what to say. She wanted to give Willie a stern talking for raising his voice at her, but she couldn't even do that. "Maybe I should ask him."

"No! Don't do that!" Winnie exclaimed.

Why not?!" Willie asked. Winnie began stuttering, desperately trying to find an answer. She didn't even notice Dennis, who was still holding a sleeping Sunny, walking up to her.

"Yeah, why not?" Dennis asked. Winnie jumped back and gasped.

"Ho-How long have you been standing there, my zing?" Winnie asked.

"For a while," Dennis responded. "So you had a nightmare too, huh?"

"Wait, you had a nightmare?" Winnie asked. Her tone was low in order to not wake Sunny.

"Yeah, Bella was attacking me," Dennis responded. "He crushed my face! It felt real!" Winnie noticed how scared Dennis looked and gave him a hug.

"Zing-Zing, it's okay," Winnie told him in a soft, comforting tone. "It was just a nightmare,"

"Woah, your nightmare was like the one Winnie had," Willie told Dennis. Winnie gave her younger brother another stern look.

"You had the same nightmare?" Dennis asked. Winnie knew at this point that there's no more lying. She sighed and sat down on the sofa.

"Yeah, that's not the only nightmare I had," Winnie explained the other nightmares she had, which shocked Dennis more and more.

"Winnie, why didn't you tell me?" Dennis asked.

"I- I was too embarrassed," Winnie responded. "I thought you'd think I was a dumb baby. No offense to Sunny." Dennis felt bad for Winnie, he didn't know how serious this was.

"She won't even use the one thing to help her!" said Willie. Winnie was about to rip Willie's lips off.

"Ya mean her pacifier?" Dennis asked. Winnie and Willie were shocked. "Aunt Wanda told me you use it to help you sleep." Winnie decided that it was time to finally tell the truth.

"Yes, Dennis, I still use a pacifier," Winnie told Dennis. "Go ahead, you can laugh at me."

"Why would I do that?" Dennis asked. "You're my friend. Kakie says it's wrong to laugh at your friends!'

"That's what I've been trying to tell you, sis!" said Willie as he placed his hand on his sister's shoulder. Winnie looked at the three people she loved the most and gave a small smile.

"Man, I feel like such an idiot," said Winnie. "Willie, I kept you up all night for nothing."

"It's fine," Willie told Winnie. "I chose to stay up to help you!" Dennis smiled. He was happy that Winnie was getting along with her brother.

"Come on, guys, let's go back to bed," said Dennis as he yawned. Willie yawned as well.

"Okay, let's go," said Winnie as she walked began to walk back to her room. Dennis, holding Sunny, and Willie followed soon after.

Back in Winnie's room, Dennis got under his sleeping bag while Willie climbed into Winnie's bed. Winnie climbed onto her bed and got under the covers.

"Alright, guys, let's go back to bed and get some sleep," said Winnie.

"Wait!" Willie reached under the bed and grabbed the little box containing Winnie's pacifier. "Forgetting something?" Winnie looked at the box, she was still a little unsure about using it.

"Go on, Winnie," Dennis encouraged her. "It's okay." Winnie sighed and took the box.

She opened it up, revealing a pink pacifier with a skull, she had it since she was one. She took the pacifier and placed it in her mouth.

Suddenly, all the negativity around her disappeared, only peaceful thoughts filled her mind. She began to feel sleepy.

"Well…" Winnie yawned. "Good night, guys.." Winnie closed her eyes and went to sleep with her pacifier in her mouth. Dennis and Willie soon went to sleep afterward.

The morning sun shined brightly in Transylvania. Sunny played with her toys in the living room while Wanda was making breakfast. Dennis and Willie were beginning to wake up.

"Man, what a night," said Willie as he yawned and rubbed his eyes.

"Yeah!" Dennis exclaimed. He looked around and noticed Winnie was gone. "Hey, where's Winnie?"

"Probably in the bathroom," responded Willie. "Getting her hair ready." A few seconds later, Winnie stepped out of the bathroom. Her hair was tied into her usual pigtails. She had a big smile on her face.

"Good morning, Zing-zing and baby brother!" Winnie exclaimed.

"Morning, Winnie!" Dennis explained as he got out of his sleeping bag and stood up.

"I'm not a baby, Winnie," Willie told his sister, who simply giggled.

In the living room, Dennis, Willie, and Winnie were watching cartoons on TV. They had a feeling that today would be a fun day.

"Hey, kids, breakfast is almost ready!" Wanda exclaimed. Willie and Winnie were excited to eat what their mother had cooked. "Oh, and Winnie, did you use your pacifier last night?"

"Yes mom, I did," Winnie responded. Dennis and Willie smiled. "No nightmares for me!"

"Well, that's good!" Wanda exclaimed. She went back into the kitchen to continue cooking.

"Thanks for your help, guys, you're both the best!" Winnie hugged both Dennis and Willie.

"No problem, sis!" said Willie.

"Yeah, we're glad to help you!" said Dennis.

"I'm just glad my nightmares are over!" said Winnie. "From now on, I'm not going to keep any secrets from you two!"

"Oh, and Winnie, maybe later me and Wayne can help you with your bed wetting problems!" Wanda casually called out.

"Mom!" Winnie exclaimed as her face turned bright red. Willie snickered while Dennis placed his hand on Winnie's shoulder.

"It's okay, Winnie," Dennis told her. "Everyone has accidents!" Winnie grabbed the sofa pillow and buried her face to hide her embarrassment.

"Best slumber party ever," said Willie.

End of Story

And now, some notes.

First, I'm retiring the Prince Braixen name. I will now refer to myself as Studio Zolo.

Second, I want to apologize to the guest reviewer. I didn't want to call you out like that, but since you didn't have an account I couldn't respond to you privately. Hopefully, we can put this behind us.

Third, this is the last HT fanfic I'll write for a little while. I'm not quitting fanfiction I'm just taking a break.

Anyways, thanks for reading my story. Until next time, this is Studio Zolo, signing out.