I wander around outside, Ash and Molly by my side. I walk to a tree, leaning on it carefully. Ash lays down in a patch of grass, his fur loosening from his winter coat. Molly sits beside Ash, putting her arm around him.

"Molly?" I ask, staring off into the distance.

"Yes, Cupcake?" She replies with a bubbly voice.

"May I ask something?" I shift my head slightly to her direction, still staring into the distance.

"Sure. What is it?" She nods, Ash licking her face.

"Who are you?" I finally look to her, trying not to look stalker-like.

"Molly Easton. I've already told you this..." She giggles, not answering my question correctly.

"No, I mean," I sigh, looking down, "who are you as a person? Who was your family? Those types of questions..."

"Well, I went to school I Canada. Obviously I've already told you...and, my family," she sighs, her head bobbling down, "well, I had my mother, father, and my big brother...I was known as the 'Video Game Geek' everywhere around my neighborhood and school. I really loved my home...I miss it."

I continue staring off into the distance, my heart suddenly pacing.

3...

What are you doi-

2...

What!?! What are yo-

1...

"I miss my dad..." Aphmau says in my arms.

"I know, Aph...I know," I say without me even knowing, "you have all your friends. You have your mom..."

"I have you." She looks up to me, her amber eyes gleaming in the light above.

"Why have you been acting this way? You're acting just so...you know." Words continue to bleed from my mouth.

She looks away, curling more up into my arms on my body. She stays silent, our breathing making the silence stay dry. She looks back to me, her eyes soft and calm.

"It's been something I've wanted to say for a while..." She says slowly, lifting her hands to my hair.

"Yes?" I say kindly, still trying to get this vision clear for me.

"Well, have you ever thought of...being a parent once?" She asks, her voice cracking.

"When I was a kid, yes. I'd imagine being a dad to Melissa all the time, even though she's older..." I chuckle.

"Well, have you thought about it now?" She says, the vision slowly blurring away.

"Wait," I say before the vision completely fades, "are you?!"

My eyes open, adjusting to the light of the sun.

"Aaron! Aaron, are you even listening!?" Molly shakes my body, jumping and screaming to get my attention.

"Wait, what?" I shiver, looking around.

"Were you even listening to me?" She backs away and flips her hair. Sassily, of course.

I open my mouth, only to be cut off by a roar. Not just any type of roar. A bear. Molly screams, backing away. I turn around, finding a large grizzly behind me.

"Ash, get Molly inside now!" I yell, trying to back away.

Ash picks up Molly, sprinting into the cave. I take my knife out, pulling it in front of me.

"G-get back!" I command, backing away into the mountain.

It roars again, swinging it's large, deadly claws to me. I crash into the floor, the push of his claws making my arms bleed. I yelp, crawling away from the grizzly. It sprints towards me, pushing me into the ground. I cough, the air slowly draining from my lungs.

"Please..spare...some...mercy..!" I squeak, the lack of air making me choke.

It growls and swings me into the stones of the mountain, making the air wipe out of me. I cough, choking from the force. It runs after me, slapping me again. I take my knife from the rest of my strength and stab it in the stomach. It makes a deafening roar, wiping me from its path. I get thrown a few meters away from it, my whole body in severe pain.

"My...Irene..." I say, hurting my body from the smallest movements.

The bear falls in front of me, it's stomach bleeding a deep red. My vision blacks out, making me dizzy and light-headed. I pass out, my whole body numbing out.

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"

Aaron," a voice quietly calls in my head, "Aaron..."

My name repeats in my head before I gain full conscience. A viral pain shoots from my chest down every limb of my body. I yelp in pain, making the girl in front of me squeak.

"Oh my Irene, Aaron! A-are you okay!?" Molly squeaks, her eyes shaken from something.

"I feel pain. And more pain...and, uh, more pain." I answer, staying completely still.

"No kidding! You're covered in blood and claws and bruises!!" She covers her mouth, still shaken.

I look down and find my arms, legs, and every part on my body clawed to shreds and bruised everywhere. I feel a stream of liquid falling from my head, finding my face covered in blood.

"That bear..." I try moving, only getting the same pain I had when I got attacked.

"Stay there! Don't move or do anything!" She shakes her head, her face slowly getting pale.

"I think you better lay down now before you pass out." I insist, looking to her sleeping bag.

"Yeah..." She says, stumbling into her bed and passing out.

I look to my injuries, my head slowly getting light. I lay back slowly, keeping the pain from hurting. I lay in my bag, my vision slowly fading into a deep sleep.

Ow...I hurt...

Good for you...ugh, my head hurts.

Now you know how I feel, dippy.

Goodnight, Nutty.