Something is wrong and Maya knows it. For the last few months she has been slowly feeling pain all over her body. At first she thought it was nothing until it got too much. She remembered her legs bending on her morning walks. Although Maya is lazy, she couldn't stay still for that long in one place.

But moving around became too difficult for her. Once the villagers arrive, Maya wonders how she will deal with them when she is always in pain. It almost makes her wonder whether she should tell nightmare or not. Said brother was sitting next to her playing with his magic. It was a nice royal purple color making Maya want to touch it out of curiosity.

She may have been distracted by his magic for a while before returning to her thought process. Despite Maya's desire to tell him, she felt that she would be manipulating him if she did. When nightmare hears about her problem, he will become overprotective of her and will fight back more if he sees the villagers as a threat. It would be a good thing but Maya doesn't like using people. However, she needs to tell him for her own sake.

Maya: I think there's something wrong with me.

Nightmare: What!? What is it? Are you okay? Did something happen while I was absent!?

Maya: Its my bones. They've started to hurt a lot lately. It started out with a slow pain, but strengthened over the last few months. I can barely walk without... Well it's better to show you.

A/n: Not a ship!

Maya got up from the tree of feeling and started to walk away from it. Then she pulled up her skirt to her knees showing off her pink and white striped socks. Nightmare watch on in worryingly as she took steps he could see his sister legs bend. He panicked and got up running over to her picking Maya up off the ground and into his arms. Maya looked at her brother's nightmare face and had never seen him so scared before.

As he holds her closer, Maya flinch in pain. Seeing this nightmare loses his grip, afraid of hurting his sister. He walked back over to their mother and sat down with Maya. Nightmare wasn't letting his sister go anytime soon. He began to use healing magic on Maya legs as they bent back into place.

Maya: Thanks but it will not last long.

Nightmare: ???

Maya: I have healed myself every time this happens. But for some reason I'll still be in pain. I don't know what's wrong with me.

Nightmare sat there in silence with blank eyes sockets with an emotionless face. For a second Maya worried for him until he touched her boney arm. She hissed in pain as nightmare realized how soft and fragile her bones are. He frowns and tries to use healing magic again but finds it does nothing. Maya could see nightmare face turning serious and maybe a little bit angry as well.

Maya: Nightmare?

Nightmare: Your bones. They are too soft and your weight is also light. You feel as if you don't have any weight at all.

Maya: Nightmare? Brother?

Nightmare was too far gone in his own little world to hear his sister calling him. It appeared to Maya that her brother had a sinner's grin painted on his face. Which scared her a bit and his blank eye sockets did not help either.