When words are like this, it means that Kilinco is talking. Regular italics is Jacklynn's thoughts. And also, here's to another chapter in the new year!!

I didn't lie about it. I did think about it, and it's what I've been doing all day. I couldn't think of anything else, and even if I did, I was soon reminded of the thought by a voice that asked of me to think of the decision.

I can hear you, you know? I'm not a creature to just think about. It rumbled again.

Well, it's hard to ignore you. I thought back bitterly.

I'll ignore the insult, which isn't even insulting.

I grunted and stuffed my face into the pillow again. My parents went away to settle the school about my running away problem, and that I should stay here under the watch of the most responsible one in here. My brother. I want to go ahead to school right now and resume my classes rather than have him be in charge of me. But surprisingly, he's been awfully quiet. I have no idea why, but he is. Maybe because of yesterday when I threatened to hurt him, and he's still shocked, but then again, why would he still be shocked? There is nothing to be surprised about; he always treats me badly, so why would he be surprised?

I stood up and went downstairs to get a snack. He was just watching TV, something about Hitler and assassination. I grumbled and got some oreos and a glass of milk. I like dunking them, and pretending that I'm a boss from a video game that particularly likes saying 'Get dunked on!'. As I was eating some of the cookies, Henry came over, and I noticed that the TV was paused. He walked up to me and sat himself across from me on the table. He seemed as if he was curious about something, but I just stared back, "What do you want?" I asked, more harsh than I meant it.

Henry looked at me for a while, and asked, "Do you believe in monsters?" It was a random question, but it seemed as if he has a great interest in it. "Um...sometimes? What do you mean by that? What type of monster?" I asked back. He seemed nervous as well, as if I might catch onto something.

"Well, I had a dream...." He started.

"Oh boy, was it about you getting whatever you want?"

"Hear me out!" He cried, "Anyway, in that dream I saw you running from this monster. And it was big, grey, and it's eyes changed colors, it also had a gem on it's head." He said. I then got jittery on the inside.

Don't be nervous, he can sense that. Just be patient and ask him some...questions.

I was wondering why he hesitated, but Henry continued, "It catches you and kept you down. You were silent, and it was as if you were talking in it's mind. Eventually, it let you up and turned it's gem and eyes blue. There was a flash of light, then..." He stopped. I waited, "Then what?" I asked. He answered, "Then nothing. That was all I could remember. It was a few days before school started, the day that you got back home." He said. Then he leaned in, "Did you have that dream? And do you believe in monsters?" He then pulled out my necklace and a hammer, he set the necklace on the table with the hammer just above it. "What are you doing!?" I asked, and the mind became thundering with other thoughts, drowning out the puzzled thoughts of my own.

Don't let him know. DON'T let him know about me, about us, what we can do, no matter what happens. If he finds out, he might call for help, then we'll be powerless, and stuck again! I don't want to be stuck again!

Then it seemed as if he grabbed my mind to help me focus or something. I know what it's like, overwhelming, confusing, and untrustworthy voices talking in your head is not helping in any way. But, please. If you do remember a little, maybe just one picture or word in your head is triggered by it, then you'll know how important it is if we keep our secrecy. Pause, I can help you, and I will in any way I can, but I can't do it without the others, WE can't do it without the others. Just understand this: If you reveal our intentions to the world, A painful headache shot through me, Then the outcome of this won't be good for any of us...

By that time, Henry was shaking me, calling my name for multiple times. I realized that I've fallen from the headache, "Jack! What happened!? Was that creature bothering you!? I can kill it!" He asked, surprisingly, with tears in the corners of his eyes. I shook my head slowly, still in shock to speak, "No! It's wanting you to protect it, it's controlling your mind. That's what the blue glow was, your eyes also turned blue, and you kept saying things in your sleep after that!" He said, he was holding the hammer shakily. I shook my head faster, "No, I don't even know what you're talking about! You're crazy!" I stood up and tried to snatch the necklace, but he already had his hand on it. He lifted it up and ran to the stove, then held it above the fire, "Let my sister go or I'll...I'LL BURN YOU!!" He yelled, having the necklace dangerously close to the fire.

I grabbed my head and fell down, screaming in sheer pain. That was when I saw an image, I don't even remember where it came from, either my own mind or Kilinco's but it came fast.

There was fire everywhere. The support beams falling from the flame coated ceiling, and a little girl in the center of the room. She was rather beautiful, in her own way. Her long, curly red hair fell to the floor to her bare feet. She was wearing a small dress, which was ragged and torn. Her white skin, now orange with the reflection of the fire, has a few burns, as her arms held onto a small stuffed animal that was white and had a long tail, and it had blue eyes. The girl scanned the place with orange orbs, as if looking for something. She then saw a glitter in the distance, and she ran toward it. She slowed to a stop and picked it up, a small ruby about the size of a ring was what she was holding. It seemed as if there was something, or someone communicating the girl, but then a beam fell down in front of her only exit. Cornered, the little girl backed against a wall, holding the gem in her hand. She seemed calm from all of this, and suddenly, fire appeared around the girl, and she seemed to control it. Eventually, she threw it around herself, and then extinguished it in seconds.

Jacklynn!! Wake up, right now, or the next time I come out of here I'll give you a headache that hurts so much that your head will become numb!! He yelled in my mind which was the worst type of headache that someone can get. I regained conscious and saw my brother on the phone, holding a slip of paper with the written word 'Emergency' on it. "...Yeah, and she fainted twice!! I think we need to get her to a doctor, she's really sick!" He said, and he paused as another voice came out of the phone. I ran towards it and picked it up, "Sorry, my brother really likes to check up on me, since he's so worried. But I was just taking a nap. Bye!" I hung up and took the necklace from the counter and ran outside, toward Katie's house.

What are you doing!? It demanded, and I ignored it. I ran up her driveway and knocked on the door as usual. Her dad answered, he has black hair and pale skin. His cold eyes scanned me as I panted for breath, "Can I see....huff...Katie? I want.....to huff......tell her something important." He grunted, but let me in, and locked the door. I ran up to her room, and I saw what she meant by a big mess. Things were everywhere, and there was even broken glass that crunched underneath my boots. I knocked on the door, and heard rustling behind it, then someone grabbed my hand and took me in, before closing the door, but not locking it. Her room was opposite of the house that I saw. It was organized and clean, there wasn't any glass and I saw a small vacuum cleaner in the corner of the room. It may be clean, but it was rather plain. It just had a closet door, and a beige color wall, with a bed and a carpet and desk. There wasn't much else.

Katie who dragged me in, asked, "What do you want?" Her voice was soft, but it was worrisome. I can see all the bad decisions that you're about to make, don't do it!! I replied, Do I have a choice though... He was silent after that. I talked in a loud whisper, "Katie, I need you to run away with me. We'll get the gang together and settle for a plan. I need to show you some-" I was instantly interrupted, "NO! No, no and no! I am NOT running away, and to where!? Where are we going to go anyway!? You're crazy!!" And that's when something crazy happened. ENOUGH!!

The voice echoed through both of our heads, and I know because I could see Katie looking around for that mystery voice. We can't stay here forever, and your bickering doesn't help at all!! Either you follow her, or she's leaving without you!! That was directed to Katie, but he turned to me right now, And YOU stop thinking about crazy ideas!! This could of gotten a whole lot worse with this!! And you just step in and take it as if it were advice coming from the most sane person on this miserable realm!!! I could tell he was mad...

"Sorry...." We both say. Internally and externally. He gave a long sigh, and then, Hold hands, I am going to bring you someplace that we're safe. We looked at each other and gave weird looks, but then I gave a look that says "let's-do-whatever-the-random-mysterious-voice-in-our -heads-says" And she nodded in response, while giggling. Hey, hey, come on we don't have a lifetime. Although both of yours might be short.... He added that last one quietly, but we still heard it. A knock on the door sounded, "Katie, open up! Jack's brother wants to see her!" Her mother called, Hurry! He added, rushed. We quickly held our hands together, facing the door.

One...!

The door is opening.

Two....!

Three figures step into the room.

Three!!!

One of the figures was my brother.

We landed on something hard, and we were blacking out with a nauseous feeling to the stomach. The last thing I saw was a black figure with red eyes, looking over me and Katie....