It was nearing midnight & you were sprawled out on the couch, flipping mindlessly through channels, trying to keep your mind off of the phone calls while you waited for Andy. Your roomates had all already gone upstairs for the night so you were the last one still up, & being the last one still up, with noone around to keep you entertained. You were begining to get drowsy, & though you fought, before you knew it. You had slipped into a deep sleep.

You lay on a cold hard ground, the air around you was thick & stunk of rotting food. Your eyes fluttered open, only to meet the blinding rays of a street light. You quickly squeezed them shut again & covered your face with your hand & goaned. After blinking a few times, you rolled over & tried to push yourself off of the icy, damp concrete beneath you. Groaning as your stiff back popped, it felt like you had been lying there for hours. Once you were standing, you brushed the wet dirt off of your butt & bare arms & looked around. You were in the alley again, the alley Andy had attacked you in, your heart began to race & you backed up a couple steps.

"Hello!" You yelled, voice shaking slightly. "Andy?" No answer, the echo of your calls & your thundering heart, the only sounds. "Seriously, Andy, this isn't funny!"

"Andy's not here." A bone chilling, loud, dark voice chuckled. Causing you to jump nearly out of your skin & whirl around. One pale hand clutching your heart, while the other searched your pockets for a knife or something. Finding nothing, of course, you began to panick.

"Who's there?!" You called, turning slightly so your back was against the wall. You didn't want anyone sneaking up behind you. If someone was out to get you, you wanted to be able to see them coming. "Who are you? What do you want?! Why am I here?!" You asked, frantically looking about.

"It's not what I want.." Suddenly, a black blur ran through the alley & pasted you. It happened so quickly you could barely even see it happen, but apon feeling a gust a wind that flung your onyx hair back over your shoulders, you knew it couldn't just be your eyes playing tricks on you. You started to hyperventilate, tears stung your eyes, & fear beyond any fear you've ever experienced before made your blood run cold. "It's who I want." Out of the corner of your eye, you saw the blur move again, but this time it moved to fast for you to see where it stopped.

"Who is it you want?" You backed up slightly so you were pressed tightly up against the bricks behind you.

"Your monster.." The voice responded, sounding too close for comfort. Your heart jumped into your throat & your skin grew icy to the touch. They wanted Andy.

"My monster? I have no idea what you'r-"

"Don't play dumb with me, girl!" He boomed (it had to be a man, no female could possibly have a voice like that), you jumped again let a couple tears fall. "You know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. Who, I'm talking about."

"What do you want with him?" You asked the mystery man, body & voice trembling.

"That's really none of your business.." He growled. He paused & you heard the sound of footsteps nearing you. You coward away, pressing your body fully against the wall, praying it would open up & swallow you. After a long agonizing moment though, the footsteps stopped. "But if you must know.. I intend to get ride of him. & His little monster friends too." You could hear the sickening smile in his voice as he spoke & suddenly, you weren't afraid anymore. This wasn't about you after all, this was about people you cared about. & When it came to the people you cared about, you were like a lioness with her cubs. Hurt them or even just threaten them, & you would be on them like white on rice. No, you definitely weren't scared anymore.. You were angry. Straightening up, balling your fists, & narrowing your eyes. You glared into the shadows of the alley.

"Stay away from them.." You hissed through clenched teeth, pausing after each word slipped through your lips.

"Or what?" He chuckled darkly, his sickening laugh echoed through the alley. "What's a little girl like you going to do?" You didn't take very kindly to people calling you little, calling you weak, so to speak. So, without thinking, you growled & shifted your stance. Stepping away from the wall, hunching over just a bit & bending your knees a tad (so you looked like a cat ready to pounce), & tightened your fists. His tone changed quickly from belittling to serious again. "They don't belong here, walking the earth with the rest of us.. Like they're human too. They're not human, they're demons. Beasts, murderers. They don't belong here, they belong in Hell, & that's exactly where I'm going to send them. With your help, of course.." Stunned, you flinched like you had been slapped.

"With my help? What makes you think I would EVER help ANYONE kill the ones I love? I would NEVER. No matter what you'd do to me.. I'd rather DIE." You growled, now you weren't just pissed, you were livid. You were just dying for him to step out of the shadows so you could kill him.

"It doesn't matter if you're willing to help or not. You're going to anyway, you won't have a choice." He purred, finally stepping out of the shadows. Though there was really no point, you couldn't see him anyway, honestly. It just looked like a walking cloak was standing in front of you. His entire body was hidden, completely covered by the black floor length fabric, & the hood was pulled all the way down.

"What is that suppose to mean?" You began to advance, as did he. He didn't answer, just chuckled. "Hey, Mother Fucker, I'm talking to you. Wha-" You were suddenly cut off when he grabbed you by the throat & pinned you against the wall.

"Keep it up, & I'll send you to Hell with them.." He hissed. You glared, your green eyes a flame with hate, & kneed him right in the groin. He doubled over slightly, but never released you, instead. He tightened his grip, pressing tightly against your windpipe, nearly crushing it. "You little Bitch!" He grabbed you with his other hand too, completely cutting off your supply of oxygen. You struggled & clawed at his hands with your nails, desperate for air, drawing blood a time or two. Your vision began to blur, your lungs burned, & you began to think you were going to die. Until you heard it, the sweetest sound in the world, his voice. Calling your name.

"Ember? Ember!"

Suddenly, your eyes shot open, & so did the rest of you. A pair of strong arms enveloped you in a tight embrace the moment you as you were up right & you automatically started crying.

"Shhh, Ember.." Andy cooed sweetly. "It's ok, it was just a bad dream. Shhh.." He rocked you slightly, carressing your tear stained cheek as he did, until your sobs turned into soft whimpers. The entire time, you clung to him, not easing up for a second. As if he would vanish if you loosened your grip even in the slightest. "Darling, what's wrong? You were crying & thrashing around in your sleep.. What did you see?" You pulled back a bit & he wipped away your tears with his thumbs, while his sad baby blues searched your face. You stared at him for a long moment with your red rimmed, puppy dog eyes. Trying to figure out where to start.

"Andy, I have to tell you something.."

Notes

Hope you guys liked it! Sorry for any typos & what not, it's 4am right now & I just finished this chapter & I'm just too tired to go over it / edit it. Thank you for reading, I'll have more up soon. xoxo