The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was a blinding light, and a scary coldness, one that brought goosebumps to my skin.

My skin… I looked at my were so pale. I couldn't remember anything, but…

The sun.

Looking up, all I saw was the moon. So it was nighttime. I think. Time was a foreign concept.

Regaining my consciousness was hard, but as I looked around, I noticed, I was laying in the middle of a snowy field.

A wolf howled in the distance, and all these feelings seemed new to me.

I stood up, and nearly fell over, but I gained my balance.

The forest was to my left, and a river to my right.

I walked to the river, and gazed down at my reflection.

I was blonde, and I wore red rags that clung to my body like wet paper. I was so confused, so I sat down, at the edge of the river, staring at myself.

Who was I?

It felt unnatural, not to know my own name, yet I felt brand new.

Another howl. This one seemed… human.

I looked up, and saw a wispy green smoke pass. The smoke stopped, forming a girl about my age.

She had bright pink pigtails, darkened, of course, by the moonlight. She wore a bright sweater adorned with strawberries, and a fluffy tutu skirt.

I glanced to her, and our eyes locked, but then I glanced away, hugging my knees as I silently looked at the water.

I had hoped she would leave, but the flash of green smoke zipped in front of me.

She cocked her head, her pigtails falling to the side. She had a puzzled expression, looking me up and down.

Neither of us spoke a word, but she seemed to be like me.

Our skin, both pale as snow. The girl stared at me for a moment, before the white of her eyes flashed bright green.

I sat unfazed, and confused.

"You're not a human." She observed, nodding her head at me.

I remained silent. I wasn't sure if I can even speak.

"Silent type, huh." The girl said, almost as if she read my mind. "Never mind that, I'm sure that Python will love to meet you."

The girl spoke to me as if I knew who this person was. I raised my eyebrows, giving the girl a look of surprise.

"You have emotions?" She joked, smirking at me. "Come on, follow me."

The girl hovered into the air, and I frowned. After all, I definitely couldn't fly.

She noticed, rolling her eyes, and grabbed my hand.

I hovered into the air, as I held her hand, and she pulled me towards the sky.

No emototion, as I fly over the trees.

We flew for a while, eventually coming across a city, surrounded by big walls.

"Welcome to Trolburg." The girl said, smiling at me as she held my hand."Wait! I just forgot!"

I glanced over, curious on what she forget.

"My name is Persephone." She greeted, smiling at me. "What's your name?"

I silently shook my head. I had no clue what my name was, or even how to respond to her.

"Hmmm. Python will help you." Persephone smiled warmly at me, and we flew some more, before stopping in front of a big clock tower.

I had no idea how to tell time.

We stood on a small ledge in front of the giant face of the clock, and Persephone tapped on the glass, making a small echo.

Looking closer, I could see a small door carved in the face, and it opened, another girl standing behind it.

This girl had brown pigtails, and wore a black sweater with a skull on it, and a red skirt. She looked at Persephone, and then to me, her eyebrows raised.

"Sis! I found someone!" Persephone exclaimed, hugging the other girl.

"Don't touch me." The other girl said, her eyes on me. "Is she human?"

Persephone shook her head. "Nope. I did the eye test, and she didn't pass out!"

"What's her name?"

"No idea. She can't talk."

I glanced between the two girls. Persephone called her 'sis'. Were they sisters? I was so unsure.

"This is my sister, Eris." Persephone smirked, putting her arm around Eris's shoulder.

I was silent, and nodded once, showing my understanding.

"Is Python here?" Persephone asked, as she ushered me into the clock.

It was like an cool hangout, with a rug on the floor, and couches, and even arcade and pinball machines.

Off to the far right was a staircase, which I assumed led to the bottom of the clocktower.

"She's on duty." Eris replied, walking over to a red beanbag chair, and sat down, her body sinking into it.

"So she's at the woods." Persephone noted, nodding to herself. "We should give her a name!" She said, looking to me.

"She's not a pet." Eris said, but sighed. "I suppose she does need a name, so we can call to her."

They looked to me, and Persephone noticed my torn rags, and gasped. She zipped to the far side of the room, to a closet, where she quickly returned with a pink shirt with rose emblems on it, as well as a pair of jeans. She nudged me to an area, where a white divider stood. She helped me into the outfit, and nudged me back to Eris.

"How about… Rose!" Persephone said, pointing at the icons on my shirt.

I nodded, liking the sound of that name.

I could briefly remember what a rose was, the shirt helped.

"Nice. It fits." Eris nodded.

Before they could say anything else, a fizzle of green poofed into the middle room.

Another girl. She wore a blue hoodie, with a power button on the front. She pulled back the hood, revealing a waterfall of pale white hair, that seemed to glow softly.

"Python!" Persephone greeted, grinning widely.

So this was Python. She glanced to me, her eyes narrowed, before she spoke, in a voice that was strong and loud.

"Who is this?" She asked, hovering to me.

"Rose!" Persephone smiled. "I found her in the woods. She's not a human, I checked."

"Hmm." Python frowned, circling me. "She must not have awakened her power yet."

"She can't speak, by the way." Persephone added, as Eris walked to her sisters side.

"Very odd." Python said slowly. "But, she will fit in with us."

I watched as Python landed on the ground, and removed her hoodie, revealing a black tank-top.

"Welcome to the Misfits." Python flipped her white hair, the tips still hovering.

"Just so you know, we're not actual misfits." Persephone added. "We're Marras! That's just what we call our specific faction."

"You're a misfit." Eris teased.

"Shut up!" Persephone whined.

"Both of you, be quiet." Python said, pointing to the beanbags. "I need to talk to Rose one on one."

One on one? I was nervous, as Python was intimidating. Either way, this would be a good experience for me.

I was led to the stairs, as Python hovered, her hand on my shoulder.

"I understand this must be confusing to you." Python said slowly, her voice sounding warm, with a tinge of coldness on the edge of her words.

I nodded in response, as we walked down the stairs.

"Do you know what a Marra is?"

I shook my head.

"We are nightmare spirits."

I nodded, slowly, as i took in her words.

"Each night, we will prowl, and find a victim." Python continued. "Giving them nightmares gives us the ability to feed, in which we do at a large fire in the woods, with the other Marra factions."

Sounds scary. But if this is what I was meant to do…

"You will understand in due time." Python added. "Eris and Persephone are good teachers. They're twin sisters."

I understood that, so I nodded.

"Why can't you talk?" Python asked me, her eyebrows furrowing. She seemed frustrated, but it wasn't my fault. "Whatever. I'll work with it."

We reached the bottom of the stairs, which seemed to be a doorless room, with a bed.

"I've been saving this room for any new recruits." Python said slowly. "You must sleep here, until we have gained trust of you to sleep with us, up above." She ordered, to which I complied, walking to the bed.

"Get some sleep, as a new Marra, you still need some." She added, before turning to smoke, and flying back up.

I laid down, and stared at the ceiling as I slipped into sleep…

"Watch out!"

"I'll be okay, see?"

"No! You're getting too close!""NO!"