We are cranes

Strong bond

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Nightmare

Ichabod crane walked through the western woods, which were even creepier to walk through at nighttime than day. A long time ago, the headless horseman was in sleepy hollow, cutting off heads and trying to get revenge for his head being stolen. He even tried to kill Katrina, who was now Marrisa to ichabod.

The headless horseman was about 15 years ago. Ichabod and Katrina had a beautiful baby girl and they named her Isabella. She was their life. Their reason for existing.

Ichabod heard a twig snap, making him jump. He looked around, his heart pounding erratically in his chest.

"W-who's there?" He called out. A whinny was heard, making his skin shiver.

The headless horseman appeared, making him gasp and run for his life.

The horseman rode on daredevil, chasing after ichabod. He eventually caught up and the last thing ichabod felt was the hot blade slicing through his flesh.

Ichabod woke up shooting up in bed, sweat pouring down his forehead. He breathed heavily as he rubbed his throat, before getting out of bed. He walked down the stairs and went to pour himself a glass of water, until out of the corner of his eye, he saw light. He set the glass down and walked towards the door, opening it.

There, on the couch, he saw his 16 year old daughter Isabella.

"Isabella?"

Isabella gasped quietly and quickly turned around, looking at ichabod.

"What are you doing up?" He asked, trying not to show that he had a bad dream.

But it was easily readable.

"I could ask you the same thing. But as for me... I couldn't sleep... so I came down here to read for a little bit... what about you?"

Ichabod swallowed nervously before opening his mouth to speak.

"And don't even lie to me... I don't like it..."

Ichabod slowly walked towards her and sat down. He sighed in defeat, his hands resting in his lap.

Isabella knew what it was. "Another nightmare daddy?" She asked concerned.

Ichabod only nodded as he sighed softly. She reached over and gently took his hand in hers. "What happened? You can tell me..."

Ichabod glanced at her before looking down. "Remember when I told you about how your mother and I stopped the headless horseman?"

She nodded as she gently squeezed his hand, stroking it with her thumb. "What about it?" She asked.

Ichabods heart pounded in his chest.

"H-he came back and he sliced my head off..." he said as his hands shook.

"I-I'm afraid he'll come back and try to get you or Katrina..."

Isabella shook her head before gently kissing his cheek.

"He won't daddy. No one will get any of us... I promise..." she said as tears filled her eyes.

"It scares me when you get dreams like that. I don't want you to feel scared daddy..." she said.

Ichabod wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close to his chest. He rested his chin on top of her head as he ran his fingers through her hair.

"Don't cry sweetheart. I don't mean to scare you..." he whispered as he kissed her hair before closing his eyes. He never wanted to frighten his precious girl. But the nightmares he got brought back memories.

Memories about the headless horseman he wouldn't like to remember.

She sniffled as she buried her face in his chest. "I-I just don't like it when you're scared..."

Ichabod continued to stroke her hair as he laid down on the couch with her in his arms.

"I know love... it's just hard to get rid of these nightmares..."

She listened to his heartbeat as she felt a tear fall down her cheek. "Just try... please for me..." she whispered.

Ichabod couldn't disappoint his daughter. He would do anything for her.

"Ok love I promise. But will you stay with me tonight?"

Isabella looked at ichabod. "What about mama?"

Ichabod ran a hand through his messy hair and sighed softly. "She's asleep darling..."

He kissed her forehead before resting his chin on top of her head.

Isabella grabbed a blanket off of the couch and draped it over their bodies. "I love you daddy. If you have any more nightmares, I'm here for you..."

She fell asleep in his arms, her head against his chest. Ichabod looked down at his angel and smiled sadly as he gently stroked her cheek. "I love you too honey... so much..." he whispered before his eyelids fluttered to a close and he fell asleep