Dreaming Nightmares.

Crystal walked back and forth in front of a door in her 'castle'. She couldn't decide if she should go in or not, it was a room with a lot of meaning to it after all, she couldn't be so light on her decision. The memories of her past life lived within those very confinements and she wasn't able to bring herself to touch them.

''Crystal.'' called out Daffodil, as the mare walked forward. The young vampire unicorn stared at the mare for a moment, closing her eyes. ''This room....''

''Yea....the very room that I asked mother to build shortly before my change...to keep our precious memories held. How I hate this room, it's strange, isn't it?'' said Crystal, as a couple of tears drip off her muzzle. ''I used to not even be able to come down this corridor......but now look, it's almost my 13th birthday....and I suddenly able to walk near my own bedroom....my own resting place.''

''...Crystal, I know how you feel about this room. After your mother made us come here, you wouldn't even come down this corridor and asked for a different bedroom, I'm so glad that your at least here. As much as I wish you would go back inside this room like you used to, I know I can't forced you.'' said the mare, with a smile as she walked closer to the young vampire, bringing her into a light hug. ''You are you, it's your life remember.''

''...You do know that line means nothing....because I already screwed up my life by wishing!'' cried the small filly. Her cries brought the small bunny from the prior day towards her. ''Oh....Chocolat, your here...'' The bunny bounced around a little before hopping onto the filly's back and wiping her tears away from her. ''Your trying to cheer me up.''

She took the bunny from her back and held it within her hooves, staring at it with some shock. Daffodil smiled, rubbing the filly's back. ''She's just worried about you, Crissy. How about some dinner? It's about time for your feed anyway.''

The mare held out her hoof for the small filly, who frowned a little before slowly beginning to suckle on it slowly before jabbing her tooth into the flesh, shedding the flowing blood and drinking most of it up but some dribbled down her face, making her look very scary. She drew back and Daffodil had to blink before she looked at the filly's blood soaked face. She had seen this a dozen times before and one such time, she wished she hadn't.

Before she could think more into however, a voice drove it's way into the castle. ''Um....Does anypony live here?'' Daffodil was surprised, the voice sounded like that of a small filly's, no older then 10 or 11 she imagined. Crystal just looked down when she heard that voice and mumbled something that Daffodil didn't catch at first. ''Can you speak up a little?''

''....Please don't let that foal come up here and see me...'' muttered Crystal, before going wide eyed upon seeing a small filly standing in the hallway, with shock written on her pale face.

Crystal almost fainted, as Daffodil took in the filly's appearance. She seemed to be a small pegasus, very small, with a creamy coat and pink and black mane and the strangest of eyes possible, eyes of pure silvery-gold and there was no blackness within those swirling cages that were eyes. Daffodil also managed to catch the filly's cutie mark, a glass of chocolate milk over a swirling black background. Thinking about it, this weren't the first time Daffodil had seen such eyes and cutie mark, surely there was scre....

Daffodil glanced at Crystal, who was looking very, very pale if that was possible on her white features. The smaller filly step forward slowly, her facial features shifting from shock to worry. ''Um.....uh.....are you okay, miss?'' Crystal didn't speak, only looked away as if trying to find something to wipe the blood, that rested on her face, away. The filly asked again, but with a bit more depth. ''Are you okay?.....You seem to be hurt or something....no normal filly has blood coating her face.''

Crystal mumbled under her breath, countering the comment before speaking up a little. ''.....Why are you worried about me? Why are you even here? If your lost, why come here of all places?''

The filly jumped a bit at the sharp tone of Crystal's voice. '' I-I....well....you see, a couple of days ago....my 'friends'......decided to tease me and took my....favorite book away from me......and said that if I'd go into the dangerous forest....and make it out alive....I could get the book back. I didn't understand the dangers, till I got lost and spent 2 nights living under this conditions.....I was just wondering if I could s-stay the night and then get out of your mane by sunrise....''

Daffodil looked at the small vampire filly, for a moment only to see her expression turn from anger to mostly shock. She didn't however get chance to speak as Crystal spoke once more. ''You want to stay here? This place isn't safe for fillies to be playing in.''

''....But...um....your a filly....'' mumbled the shy, small filly.

''And my reasons for being here of different from yours, I have a nurse who raised me for years. What do you have in these woods, and you came in here all for a book? Not even my mother would do that.'' said Crystal, with a dangerous glare erupting from her blazing red eyes. She sighed and looked deeply into the filly's swirling eyes. ''I can offer you a place to sleep. But on one condition.''

The filly stiffed a little, concerned about what the condition was. ''W-what....''

''You must stay here forever and not tell a soul about what you have seen within these very walls, can you promise me that?'' asked Crystal, in her sharp tone but her eyes showed worry because if she let the filly go, then she may be found out and that wasn't something she wanted at all.

''...I um....see....but can you at least introduce yourself...first......'' mumbled the foal, gently. ''I'm....Swirling Chocolate....but most call me Coco because it's easier to say....''

''...Crystallized Radiance....but Daffodil, here, calls me 'Crystal'...I do not however permit you to call me that.''

''...Um...can I call you Radiance-Chan then......?'' mumbled Coco, with a small smile. She didn't want to be scared of Crystal apparently.

''...-Chan?''

''It's....a Japanese....honorific.....it tends to be 'close friends'.....but if you want....I can use -San....which is more mature.....''

''....I...don't mind.....'' muttered Crystal, before turning away. ''You can go anywhere you like, except in that room next to us. I don't even go in there so I do not want you rummaging through my stuff, alright?''

''....Ok....Radiance-Chan...'' muttered Coco, wondering why Crystal didn't go into the room she had pointed out. ''....So um....where is my bedroom....?''

''Daffodil.....take our guest to one of the spare rooms.....''

''As you wish, Crystal.'' said Daffodil, walking up to Coco. ''Come with me, Chocolate. I will show you to your room. Let's leave Crystal alone for a bit to collect her thoughts.''

The pair walked away and Crystal turned to the door next to her and gently put a hoof on the wood. She sighed and with all her forced might she pushed it open and slowly walked into the light emitting from the room. The only true light in the entire of the castle. All the others were artificial, because she didn't like seeing the sunlight any more. But today, she couldn't be bothered because she had to go into this very room to reunite with her memories......