Lincoln has a nightmare

>Lincoln awakened with a jolt.
>Everyone was dead.
>Every one of his sisters was dead.
>Both of his parents were dead.
>All of his classmates and friends were dead.
>All of Royal Oaks was dead.
>Every man, woman and child. Dead.
>And it was all his fault.
>Lincoln barely dressed himself in winter gear before trodding out into the foot-deep snow.
>Only when he reached the middle of his own backyard did Lincoln realize he had a nightmare.
>Fuck nightmares.
>Eldritch shapes formed in the fog of Lincoln's breath as he stood alone outside.
>Slight shivers quaked the young boy's body.
>Lincoln silently cursed the human mind and all it stood for.
>"Lincoln! Linkyyyy!"
>A familiar valley girl voice worried from the void of the snow.
>Lincoln felt himself get picked up and squeezed against Leni's chest.
>"Omigoshiwasworriedcauseyouliketotesjustranoutfornoreasonandinthiscoldandstuff"
>"I'm. Fine. Leni. Please. Let. Go." Lincoln croaked.
>Finally Leni released him, allowing the young boy to suck in a massive quantity of freezing air.
>"I'm alright. Really."
>Leni's face was hard to distinguish in the dark and the snow, but Lincoln could easily tell that she looked worried.
>"I just had a nightmare. I needed some air. I'll be fine."
>Leni gasped.
>"A nightmare? Omigosh, Lincoln. But horses aren't nocturnal"
>The gears in Leni's head suddenly kicked on.
>"Oh, you totes had a bad dream then! I had a bad dream too! Like a week ago!"
>Lincoln silently wondered what kind of bad dreams Leni could be having.
>"I dreamt that you got older and totes didn't wanna hang with me anymore."
>Lincoln smirked slightly, then laughed.
>Leni looked upset regardless.
>"I love you Leni. I'll always hang with my older sister."
>Leni's face brightened as Lincoln felt his hand being tugged in the direction of the house.
>"WelldidyouknowthatthisoneteaIfoundshouldtotallylikeuhfix yournightmaresandcalmyoudown andlike..."
>Lincoln didn't hear anything Leni was saying.
>He was just happy he wasn't as alone as he thought.