Ash shot out of bed,panting.The nightmare still lingered in her head.It was still dark out,so she checked her alarm clock:3:33am.She had done it again.3:33am was about the same time she woke up from the nightmare last night,and the night before that and so on for about a month.She never bothered to tell anyone about it,thinking it would pass.She looked into the full-length mirror and screamed at her blood-red hair.It instantly changed back to jet black.She hyperventilated,wishing none of this terrible things would happen.The nightmares wouldn't happen after she fell asleep again,but they still came back every night.She wasn't really tired now though,after almost having a heart attack.She jumped out of bed and got dressed.She opened the window to feel the temperature outside.It was late December,but it was as warm as a summer day.She removed the screen from the window,flew out,and replaced the screen.She wanted to go to the only place that would make her calm when things like this happen.The Secret Rose Garden outside the city boarders,though it would seem forever to fly there.She didn't care at all.In fact,she decided to walk,even though the fores
t near her house is rumored to have thieves,crooks,and even
serial killers inhabiting it.She still didn't care.
"Anything to get away from that dream..."she said to
herself.She entered the forest.Trees surrounding her in a
never-ending maze of wood.She almost tripped over a tree
root,but caught herself before hitting her head on a bramble
bush.She kept going,whacking down vines hanging in front of
her,avoiding more tree roots,and just randomly kicking little
stones.She checked her watch.
"Only four o'clock?Damn it.Why can't the sun come up
already?"she asked herself.
"You lost,miss?I know you didn't intentionally walk into this
forest..."a male voice scared her.She jumped and faced the
hedghog who spoke.
He was white with red bangs and red tips on his quills.His eyes were red and had the same rim as Shadow the Hedgehog.He wore no shirt,but had on gray jeans.His tail was way too long to be a hedgehog's tail.
"...who...who are you?"Ash asked.The hedgehog smiled.
"Well who are you?"he asked back.
"Fine.I'm Ash,short for Ashlynn"she held out her hand.He shook it.
"I'm Ningizzida.But friends call me Giz or Gizzy"he responded."Now where are you going at four in the morning?"
"I,uh,It's complicated..."she told him.
"Try me"Ningizzida said.