Once freed from her bed, Ember raced from her room and down the darkened hall toward her twin brother's room, pausing only long enough to quietly let herself inside without waking up their mum or dad.

Sniffling, tears still sliding down her paled cheeks, the small brunette shook her brother awake before climbing up onto his bed. "What is it, Em?" The blonde asked sleepily, rubbing at his eyes.

"I had a bad dream.." Ember whispered sadly.

"It was just a dream," Colton reasoned, frowning. "Probably from the scary stories we were telling earlier."

"Can I stay with you tonight?"