• It happened so long ago, I can hardly remember it. The only memory I have of it is the footsteps, how they came so quickly, and the fire. There was so much in so little time. I can still feel the sudden rush of heat on my face, how I couldn't stop it, how close it to me it was, and yet it never touched me. The only thing I couldn't figure out though was how it started and how it abruptly stopped before I fainted.

    Now I'm sitting in a dark room, in the shadows in a corner. I watched a figure enter the room and I slid back farther in the corner and watched as the figure came closer. It seemed unaware of my presence and wandered aimlessly through the dark, empty room. This scene was familiar, but only vaguely. The figure then turned to the corner I was in, almost smiling at me, but not. It's grin was serious, yet menacing. It's teeth were bared from behind it's gums. They were dazzlingly white. I could also see a pair of eyes, red eyes, staring directly at me.

    "Found you." It growled.

    I stayed where I was and held my breath. It didn't matter though, I was already caught. I closed my eyes, not out of fear but out of hope. please be dreaming I thought, but I wasn't, I knew I wasn't. It felt too real to be a dream. The room felt empty with my eyes closed, but I knew better. I could just barely make out the figure in the dark. I knew it was getting closer, I could feel the cold air that surrounded it. Slowly, I felt cold hands grip my neck, then they hesitantly pulled back and picked me up. I kept my eyes closed and let the figure carry me away. The farther I got from my corner, the darker it became behind my eyelids. As we left the room my breathing became uneasy and I fainted.

    Even though I was unconscious, somehow I knew what was going on. Somehow I could feel the figure set me down and chain me against a soft surface before everything died away...