Author: Monnie

Rating: R

Title: Between Dreams and Nightmares

Category: M&M kinda AU

Summary: Maria's dream are going to far.......

Spoilers: Takes after "Tale of Two Parties" but read authors note.

Author's Note: Okay, this takes place after Tale of Two Parties but M&M are together. They got back together after New Years. So... I should stop talking and get on with the fic......

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My World

As I drift off to sleep and enter my world

I start to become a different girl

I'm no longer afraid of whats to come

Because in my world there's nothing but fun

I smile, I laugh, but I never cry

Because in my world no one ever dies

As seconds become minutes and minutes become hours

I run through the garden flowers

All of the sudden I'm in a dark and gloomy place

I look into the mirror and there are tears on my face

I look around, I've been here before

I know I'm not in my world anymore

By: Monnie

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Part 1

Maria walked down a dark hallway that she didn't recognized. She took another slow step, hearing her footstep echo through the hall. She's never been more scared before. She hated being alone but she hated being alone in dark and gloomy places even more.

"Michael? Hello? Anybody? Please someone, can you hear me?" Maria yelled down the hallway. She prayed that someone, anyone would hear her. She didn't care if it was a janitor or a policeman. As long as somebody came and helped get home.

But no one yelled back, no one came. Maria sighed to herself and started walking down the hall some more. 'Maybe if I keep walking I'll find someone or a way out.' Maria thought to herself. Maria heard someone behind her. She turned around quickly but no one was behind her.

"Get yourself together, DeLuca." Maria told herself as she began to walk again. Again Maria heard someone behind her. She could almost feel the person's breathe on her neck. Maria turned around again, but found nothing. She started to get even more scared.

"Please, god. Help me." Maria whispered. Maria began to walked faster hoping she would find some ending to this dark hallway that scared her so much.

She than started to jog, having the feeling that someone was behind her once more. Her jog then turned into a full out run. Maria ran as fast as she could, but no matter how fast she ran, she still had that feeling that someone was right behind her.

Maria stopped running and turned around. She found nothing but the dark and gloomy hallway.

"Hello? Is anyone there? Please someone, if your there please come out?" Maria begged to the darkness. She didn't think she could take any more of this. Maria started to walk backwards, slowly.

'Maybe if I walk backwards I'll be able to see whoever is behind me.' Maria thought to herself. Maria tried to look down the hallway for someone but it was no use. It was too dark to see anything beyond 2 feet ahead of herself. Maria sighed to herself.

"Your really loosing it, DeLuca." Maria said to herself. "There's no one here." Maria turned around and started walking again. It seemed like she was walking forever and still the hallway was the same.

"Mariaaaaaa." A whispered ran through the hall. A chill ran up Maria's spine. She's never been more scared in her life.

"Hello?" Maria yelled back at the whisper.

"It's your tuuuuurn, Mariaaaaa." The whisper echoed through the hall. Maria slowly turned around in a circle.

'Where is that coming from?' Maria asked herself. The whisper seemed as if it was right behind her but when she turned around no one was there. And what did it mean by 'it's your turn?' Maria prayed that someone would come and help her.

"Please someone, help me! PLEASE!" Maria yelled through the halls.

"No one can help you, Mariaaaaa." The whisper told her. Maria couldn't seem to find her breathe. Every moment that she was in this hallway she got even more scared. Maria wanted drop to the floor and cry.

But she wouldn't do that, she had to be strong. She had to keep walking. Maria started to walk more, trying to not think of the whisper that seemed to fade away after it's last message. But then she heard it again.

"Mariaaaaa." The whisper echoed, scaring Maria even more. Maria just ignored it and kept walking.

'Just keep walking, just keep walking.' Maria said to herself. 'Don't listen to anything else. Just keep walking.' Maria repeated to herself.

"You can't walk away from what's all around you, Mariaaaa." The whisper told her. Another chill ran up Maria's spine, but she kept walking. She wouldn't let this whisper get to her.

"Mariaaaa." The whisper said again.

"WHAT? What do you want?" Maria yelled finding some courage that she had inside of her.

"You, Mariaaaa." The whisper told her.

"If you want me so badly then come out and show yourself." Maria yelled. She was proud of herself for being or sounding so brave.

"In time, you'll see, Mariaaaa." The whispered told her. Maria shook her head and started to run again as fast as she could.

Maria ran and ran trying to get away from the whisper that scared her so much. But then she heard a voice that she loved more than anything.

"Maria!" Michael's voice echoed. Maria stopped running and looked down the dark hallway.

"Michael? Michael, are you here? Please help me, Michael." Maria yelled through the hall. Maria then heard an evil laugh run through the hallway. She has never heard a laugh like that before.

You could just hear the evil in the laugh. Maria started to walk backwards again, afraid to turn around. Then she heard it again.

"Looking for someone, Mariaaa?" The whisper asked her. Maria didn't answer it, she just kept walking backwards. Praying that she would find an end to this hallway from hell.

"Mariaaa." The whisper echoed again.

"F*ck off." Maria yelled getting angry but yet still more scared than ever. Then she heard the evil laugh again. A tear rolled down Maria's cheek.

Maria has never been more scared of anything in her whole life. She always hated the darkness and now she was in the darkness with a whisper that enjoyed scaring the sh!t out of her.

Maria turned around and started to walk fast. Hoping, no praying that the whisper would leave her alone. Praying that someone would come and take her away from this hell hole, that some people would call a hallway.

Maria started to pick up speed as she heard someone behind her again, not wanting to turn around or run away. She just kept walking, faster with each step.

Maria then stopped walking, wanting to hear how close the person or thing was to her. The footsteps that she heard seemed to be almost right behind her. Afraid to face what was behind her Maria just kept walking, slower this time.

She heard the footstep behind her speed up, finally Maria turned around and found nothing. She started to breathe heavily. Maria walked backwards afraid she would hear the footstep again.

'It's okay. Everything will be okay.' Maria told herself as she kept walking backwards. 'Nothing is going to happen to you.' Maria said, trying to convince herself.

Maria stopped walking and tried to listen to what was around her. But all she could hear was her heart pounding against her chest and her breath going in and out. Maria held her breath and listened again.

But she still heard breathing. How could she hear breathing if she was holding her breathe? Maria kept listening to the breathing. It sounded as if it was right behind her. Maria let out her breathe that she was holding.

"Mariaaa!" She heard the whisper say, but this time it wasn't a whisper. It was a normal voice and it sounded as if it was right behind her. Maria slowly turned around.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh." Maria screamed.........

TBC