.''Than what are you?''.

-5-

Quinn's pov:

I somehow got mostly used to this place, the stares lessened but never completely left me, I did look like someone from twenty-five years ago almost whom they wrongfully judged for leaving, there will always be people that believe my story is a lie.

I was happy to see my siblings getting to know what real childhood is like, they had never seen sand, water, the ocean, a village, caring strangers and more, they learned that here it was nothing like in the castle, here people were nice.... It wasn't as easy for me.

I hate the fact that I can see dreams in my sleep state, mom couldn't it was just black and relaxing but since father saw thoughts he would see them in his sleep state so mash those together and you get mine sleep state filled with dreams and memories...... I could wake up from dreams any time I wished like both parents did but memories.... Like..... They kept me trapped to force me to see it.

It was one of those many nights I opened my eyes and bolted up in a sitting position filled with dread, I need to relax and gather my strength but I always seem to have these nightmories, a mashup of the words nightmare and memories and you get nightmories, simple and I like it, anyhow.

I had so many disturbing memories I wondered at time if I was actually getting tired because of them keeping on terrorizing me each and almost every night.

I sat up and pushed the blanket off, putting my feet on the ground and my head in my hands, I was sleeping in sweatpants and a tank top, both black, I wasn't cold, I couldn't feel cold and yet I was shivering and shaking.

I made up my mind that despite not wanting to I'd pay visit to someone.

I opened my window and hopped on the edge and jumped over, knocking quite loudly on the other houses window.

"Just like your mother huh Quinn?" Max asked while opening the window while rubbing her eyes with a yawn in the middle. "Always perched on my window sill like little black birds, anyhow come in." I hopped down, a bit uncomfortable but who else could I have come too? I have no one, my siblings? Yeah right and have them more terrified them they already are. Max here did try to somewhat fill in the missing mom role in our lives since if mom was to come back when I murder dad we'd be a family, she cared more for us then it was expected of her.... "So what brought you here tonight? the things you call.... Nightmary?"

"Nightmories but yeah...... " I had just passingly mentioned the word to her but she didn't forget it seems. "I'm too fucking old for this, I'm twenty, I should grow up already and stop have these.... These fucking...." I was a kid, I should really grow up and stop being such a pathetic weakling, it's pathetic that my father was right on that, I'm way to emotional, fuck I'm crying like a baby.

"Hey ssh don't cry now, Quinn how old am I? I'm forty-three yet look your age, if anyone then I should grow up not you as you are still young and it is normal to be more affected if you get what I'm trying to say. You might be twenty and I might be forty-three but we'll forever be eighteen in reality, we might learn and grow mentally but we are also stuck at the mentality of an eighteen-year-old for a few things, your mother is older than 5000 years, she is wise and such but a goofball, an eighteen year-old in reality...... Look what I'm trying to convey here is no matter your age you never truly 'grow out' of the 'phase' when you are allowed to feel and behave this way, hell haven't you read a fanfic once when a woman of I don't know thirty-four is still having nightmares of her childhood at twelve? You are normal." Oh god she was struggling with trying to explain something and was confusing but it made me giggle softly to listen to all this.

"Okay I sort of get it, so in resume I can feel like I wish, how long I wish."

"Yeah.... That." She sighed softly as I smiled before to my surprise she walked to her bed and pulled me to it. "You might have though MCflurries or whatever they are called again as you said they always come when you sort of sleep and well you are normally alone so you'll sleep with me tonight."

"It's nightmories, MCflurry is a McDonald's thing Max." I rolled my eyes but didn't really fight against the pull.

I don't usually like hugs, I told you I get awkward when it's not my siblings or mom but meh, I don't care right now, it felt okay to have her hug, mom did too at times so it was comforting in the slightest bit.

"Well do that somewhat sleep you guys do, you got a big day tomorrow." I groaned softly.

"Did you need to kill the mood by reminding me you got me in a school and I start tomorrow?" I whispered but still laid my head against her, damn I never wanted to get close to her and yet here I am in all my glory snuggling up to Max in her bed to comfort myself from a nightmory which itself is a made up word...... Night couldn't get weirder for me.

"No but I'm tired I need sleep unlike you guys so sleep or whatever because I will." I sighed softly with a smile, I guess this isn't as bad as I thought.