Mister Sandman

Soft accusation

Y/n walks down the hallway of the university where she studies, heading towards her locker area. She wanders her eyes around to see most of her schoolmates looking so exhausted. Deep eye bags can be seen below their eyes. The problem of dreaming affects humanity. After putting her things back in her locker, she paces out of the school and starts heading towards the cafe where she works at.

" Y/N! Why haven't you answered my calls? How have you been?" Jim welcomed her with bombarding questions.

" Oh! I'm sorry, I forgot to call you back, I woke up late and hurriedly screech my way to school. And I'm alright. Why? What's wrong?" Y/n asked her confusedly.

Jim heave a sigh once he heard her response.

" Nah, Nothing, just, y'know, call back, answer your calls or reply to your messages and calls when someone calls you, geez. " Jim scolds her that made y/n smile at him apologetically.

" I'm sorry.. I'll do it next time. Affirmative! " Y/n said as she raise her left hand to pretend to take a swear, in front of Jim. The guy just smiles and messes y/n's hair.

" Where's Lizzie?" Y/n asks, just then Elizabeth walks in, fatigue can be seen in her green eyes. Y/n looks at her worriedly.

" Hey, Liz? You okay?" Y/n asks as she walks closer to her. Lizzie looks at her and smiles tiredly." Yep, just had a bit of sleep, as usual. How bout you? You haven't replied to my message. " Lizzie asks her faintly.

" I'm sorry, just been busy reviewing for my practical test. " Y/n lied and that thankfully work out. The three of them began their shift and starts to work. Y/n dodging glances at Lizzie who looks worn out, the same goes for Jim. She just heave a sigh and felt encouraged to pursue Morpheus to help her friends to overcome this problem.

Matthew flew back to the dreaming, headed toward Morpheus's throne. The Lord of the Dreaming is busy reading a pile of books, which are the people whose dreams are disrupted by The Ringer. Matthew sat his talons on Morpheus' throne's armchair.

" Boss! sorry to interrupt your reading but, I found Elizabeth." Morpheus faintly nods in response while still fixated on the book that he's reading.

" She's alright, just looking so exhausted, well mostly every person who dreams though.

"The deity keeps on nodding.

" Yeah? Boring right? But this one will surely get your attention. Guess who's with her? It's Y/N."

Just like what Matthew expects, Morpheus's attention is completely tossed to Matthew, which let the raven cackle and cawed which made the deity furrow his eyebrows resulting in the raven to ceased his sudden actions.

" Ah-ahem, sorry boss. I mean, yes, Y/N and Elizabeth Murphy knew each other. They are workmates at a small cafe near her flat. She's doing well, thought you might ask." Matthew quickly says, afraid that his boss might pluck his feather out because of annoyance. But to his surprise, after he mentioned the mortal's name, his boss's gaze softens.

" I see. I appreciate the information and advice you have shared." 

Morpheus softly said as he resumes reading the pile of books that awaits him. Matthew cawed and just flew out his throne and headed towards the Library where Lucienne arranges the books that her Lord had read.

" Confirmed! I confirmed." Matthew excitedly utters as soon as he landed his small talons on Lucienne's desk. " Confirmed to what? About The Ringer?" The librarian asked.

" I guess? But no! That's not what I meant." The raven implies that made Lucienne raise her brow.

" Then what?" Lucienne asked as she continue to arrange the books on the shelf.