Panic Mode

[Silverstone/Darkness]

Gabbie had been chased out of the mansion by the loudness of the screaming children. She was always nervous around them and in her most weak postion whenever she was around them so, naturally she had come out into the maze to find some peace and quiet. As she was walking, she started at the ground and started to hum a nameless tune to herself. Making up a song on the spot she walked down the maze and soon realized that she was lost. Turing on the spot, she started to panic, fear gripping her. Even though she could control shadows, the dark always scare her, and the part of the maze she was in was suddenly dark and twisted. Images of her father were everywhere and the sound of her frantically beathing heart was everywhere. She spun in a circle looking for a way out, but she couldn't find one. "Someone help! Help me! Get me out of here!"
Tears were down her face, as she sat down in the corner of the maze and curled her legs underneath her chin. Closing her eyes and hiding her face in her knees, she sobbed, feeling her explosive force build up iside her. Just when she was ready to explode the maze, she looked up at the sound of footsteps...

[Josh/Craven]

A crow flew over the maze watching the young girl as she walked through her maze humming. The crow circled back then watched her panic. Suddenly a flock of crows joined it and dived into a hedge as the girl cried out for help. Craven formed right behind the girl a hedge between them his new pet Lee perched on his shoulder. He glanced up at the mansion listening to the young girl sob. Stroking his crow he sent her back into the sky with a wave of his arm then headed towards the sobbing girl. He remembered getting lost many a times in this maze. He remembered how he would call for Clara and then suddenly she'd jump out at him from a dark corner. "Boo... " he said as he stopped over the girl then held out a hand to help her up.

[Silverstone/Darkness]

Gabbie looked up nad took the m an's hand. He seemed oddly familer to her but, she couldn't place where she had seen him from. After she stood, she wiped her tears off of her cheeks and folded down her skirt. Suddenly the maze was as it looked before and she laughed and smiled at her silliness. Old child-hood memories resurfasing she guessed. Looking up, she saw a crow fly overhead as she wiped away her make-up that had run down from her eyes. Finally, when she looked presentable, she nodded towards the man. "Thank you."

[Josh/Craven]

Craven rubbed his thumb over her hand before letting it slip from his grasp. He glanced around the maze. "This maze can be oddly intimidating at times." He said gently. "But the thing about mazes is you'll always have a center to go to. No matter how lost you get the center will remain the center." He looked into her face. "This maze was created for useless tests and tasks set by the leader of this establishment." He explained. "I know very few who have not encountered their worst nightmares in here." Clara could not bear the maze. It had certainly made her nightmares come to live. Craven feared nothing how ever. He had laughed in the reapers face and still he was hear. He never feared death. It seemed the cancer had subsided. He felt better than ever.

[Silverstone/Darkness]

Gabbie's eye widened. A picture formed in her mind of two men, one of the them the man that was standing infront of her. That's were she had seen him from. Clearing her throat, she brushed her hair out of her face and tucked it behind her ear, alittle bit uneasy from him rubbing her hand. Behind her, her shadow wavered and twisted around in the leaves of the maze walls. Gabbie nodded. "But it's hard to find the center sometimes." She held out her hand again. "I'm Gabrielle Sage. Who are you?" She was sure that she already knew who he was, but she had to make sure.

[Josh/Craven]

"Gabrielle Sage... Where'd you get that name?" The name instantly reminded him of his half sister. He wondered what had happened to her. He ignored the question about his name and refused to take her hand in greeting. He dug his hands into his pockets and glanced towards the room he knew was Clara's. "Tell me something... Does Cooper Grimley still stay here?" He asked.

[Silverstone/Darkness]

Gabbie followed his gaze up to Clara's room. This was Clara's brother. She smiled as she placed herhair behind her ear. "Actually it's Gabbie, and Sage was unfourtunaty my father's surname and Clara made me keep it." She bent her leg as she studied his features. "I don't really know who your talking about."