Here he was.... Laying on his bed.

Every night, every time he closes his eyes to rest. He sees her. He can't help wanting her near him every time he sleeps. Even in his dreams he has to at least have a glimpse of her face. Those eyes of hers... Staring into his own... Only wanting to be so close. To have a connection that would never break.

Yet....... In those peaceful times. He had nightmares. Mostly some were about him. Being insulted, beaten by the one who dared to pretend to be his father. He had years to overcome those nightmares. Finally after he wasn't having them... New one was made. And this time.... It was about her.

Each time he was begging... Pleading for her to not be taken away from him. He has that fear that he will never have time to catch her and will lose her.. He knows that he was strong enough to fight. He knows how she can defend herself so well. He just... Can't bear to watch her suddenly disappear. Because of those bad dreams. He has to make sure to visit her at least once in night time and even sleep through it. Just to have her in his arms. To be sure she was there. Safe.... Not gone.

The worst only came however... Especially when in one dream. He had seen her dying in his arms.

The scene of this dream was the one that traumatized him....

In it... He was running. Chasing after something. He looked so desperate to find someone. He was not stopping. He had passed through some streets, roads or some restricted area that was on his territory.

All felt disorienting.... He could not recognize the paths he was sprinting on. His steps kept moving faster and faster... His sight got quite blurry as he was getting closer to a silhouette. A shadow....

He reached one of his hands forward. Trying to catch them. Suddenly he got out of those streets and was standing in a very wide place. He could see it was one of those main center places for a village or any city with a fountain being there.

He panted a lot and his eyes darted around. He can't help but mutter out some questions.*

"Where is she?" He started to ask. His voice echoed through the empty place. "Why am I here?" He continued to ask as he took some steps closer to the fountaine. "What is going on?" He stops and stares at his reflection through the water. He could see the small bruises being on his pale face.

His head suddenly snapped when a noise came near him. He looked around in a frantic panic as he thought it was her. Or the silhouette he had been following through here. He shook his head and let out an annoyed grunt. He was not patient to play any game if whoever was there with him in this dream.

"Who's there? Show yourself!" He angrily said he looked in every direction around him. He was not aware the person he was looking for was hidden on the other side of the fountaine.

The sound of the fountaine water was quite the only thing that could disturb the demon's hearing. He might think he is going crazy with those nightmares that have been hunting him.

"B-Bendy...?" A frail voice came out from behind. He quickly glanced over to realize somewhat of a deformed silhouette was hidden behind the fountaine water. His eyes widened as he immediately rushed around.

He can't believe the sight in front of him. Here she was... Covered from head to toes by some cuts. Even her clothes were in a very bad condition. She looked like she had been fighting a beast.

"Tris..." He was going to call her name out. But just at this moment, the woman fell onto her knees. Her hands are holding over her stomach area. More blood was coming out from there because of the slight pressure on her body.

He got to her side in a fright as he carefully rested his hands onto her face. He made her look at him as he cannot see her like this. He wanted to know what could have happened to her. Why be covered in such wounds...

He opens his mouth, going to tell her something. But she stops him by putting one of her hands on it. She was hardly breathing well and she looked like she could faint at any moment. "No.... Don't say anything.."

His face made a small grimace as he bit into his tongue. Almost driving some blood out of it. His hands carefully brush her soft bruised face. That face he found pure and pretty to watch. That never wears some scars.... Those brown eyes that held so much life before were not holding so much anymore.

Her shallow breath snapped him out of his little trance."L-Listen to me... You have to get away... He is coming for you." She coughed some blood out of her mouth as she winced in pain. Her body was not responding to her much. She could not control how cold it got. She had lost too much blood.

Bendy looks at her form. He carefully took her in his arms letting her weak body rest onto his. He can't let her die here. "Y-Your not... Going to leave me.. Are you?" He asked her as if his voice almost cracked in the end.

She laughed softly but it didn't last until she started coughing more. Her eyes were no more staring into his. Instead she was looking at the sky. "Of course I won't leave you...." She slurred the words out as she could feel her heartbeat going more slow each minute.

The demon could feel it.... His own heart beats faster just as he was breathing faster too. He held her more closer, in hope she wasn't really going away. "No no no.... Please, you have to live. Y-You can't go now! Not like this..." He panicked as the one he cherished the most and let be so close to him in his life was slowly going away.

A hand landed on his right cheek. His breath hitched has he felt how cold it was. He brought his warm hand up close to it. He leaned his head more onto her touch. He was going to miss it so much.

"Hey.... It's going to be fine. You're my devil darling.." Her eyes were looking at him again. A sweet smile on her face. Despite the trail of blood going down her chin.

The demon's lips quiver so he could feel his eyes sting. Tears were forming and ready to fall down his face. "Toots..... Please don't go.. I-I'm sure we can fix you! W-We just have to wait for the others to come!" He can't help the tears from falling as his vision was going a bit blurry.

The blond haired woman gave a sorry look and her own tears also came down on her face. She hiss at the small sting given to her bruises touched by the salted tears. "T-They won't... It's too late.... Mon choux.. I'm so sorry."

After saying those words. This was her last as she breathed her last breath out of her body. The demon's eyes widened as he stared at her lifeless eyes. His whole body started to shake as he closed his eyes tightly. He gritted his teeth and held her head tightly to his shoulders.

All that was heard from him was his pained cry that echoed loudly in the whole place.

When he awoke from that dream. He had trails of tears falling like rivers on his face.