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|Chapter 18| Dream A Little Dream

Levi had set up a picnic in a field of snow touched sunflowers, all of them pointing to the setting sun. The orange color slipped through the blades of grass, blanketing the world in a warmth even under the winter's hold. I sat down on the blanket, lighting a candle as Levi sat down across from me. Fireflies had begun to  leave their hiding spots, looming around the field.
The entire setting soothed my soul, the wind's whisper dancing around me.

I looked at Levi, and he looked at me.

"You look dashing," I said. I had told him that at the Royal Ball, and the image of him in that suit flashed through my mind.

Levi smirked. "As do you."

I crawled over the candle, sitting even closer to Levi now. The setting sun was a background for us as we kissed eachother softly. My lashes fluttered with my heart.

"I don't think I'll ever get used to that," I told Levi, placing a hand on his chest. I could feel his heart beating just as fast as mine. I was once again comforted by knowing he was alive.

"Good," He held my wrist. "Then you'll never grow tired of it."

He kissed me again, harder and much more powerfully. I began to crack a smile under his lips, unable to keep in a laugh. "Stop stop!" I cried out, erupting in a fit of laughter as I fell back, Levi on top of me. "I can't take you seriously right now!"

"Why?" He looked sad.

Some of my lipstick had rubbed off on his upper lip, giving him a mustache. I had tears forming in my eyes, not being in control as my stomach began to hurt from laughing. "Look!"

I handed him a silver cup so he could see his reflection. He looked down at me, rather unimpressed. "I think you should grow some facial hair," I suggested. He shook his head at the idea. "Absolutely not."

He layed down beside me, watching the stars that had begun to form above. I rolled onto my side, taking in his side profile. He must have been carved by the Gods. He was gorgeous.

"What is it?" He noticed my staring, shifting his head to look at me. I flicked his forehead. "Just admiring you."

He held his stare. "Stop moving," He ordered.

"Why?"

"I'm admiring you, too."

...

I looked back at the stars, noticing that they had disappeared.
"Levi, where did the-"

I turned my head back to look at Levi, a horrid-putrid scent filling my nose. Flies buzzed around the air, and my heart sunk.

There, where Levi had been just a moment ago, was a rotting carcass. I could see its protruding teeth from where the flesh had decomposed away, and the maggots that swarmed in the eye socket. Yet, when I looked at it's side profile-

I saw Levi.
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|Chapter 18|
Dream A Little Dream
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I threw the sheets off of me, sweat pouring from my skin. I rushed to the bathroom and barfed into the wooden toilet, my ears filled with the sound of my pulse. I kept hurling, gapsing for air.

My fingers were uneasy as they reached for a washcloth. I rinsed it off in the sink and used it to whipe off my face, still fighting for a deep breath.

That nightmare was just as realistic as the last one. Only this time, I knew exactly what had happened, and it toyed with my emotions. It was as if someone was manipulating my thoughts.

Then I saw Levi in my head. I needed to see him, now.

I raced down the halls, ignoring the other people who were stepping in the way. I went down the stairs and to the left, knocking on Levi's door urgently. He clicked it open.

I reached for him, hugging him tightly. He hugged me back, puzzled. "What's gotten into you?" He asked, bringing me over to the couch, kicking the door shut. He sat me down, my breathing still ragged.

"Levi I think it's time I told you something."

The dreams... There had to be a meaning.

"I'm all ears," He said.

I swallowed the knot in my throat.

"Before... I had even attempted to talk to you, I had a dream that you had... Died."

Levi didn't say anything.

"It was so unmistakably real, it felt as if it had truly happened," I gazed at him with worry. "I wasn't going to do anything about it, but it was like an invisible force was driving me to you. I couldn't resist it, and this is where it got us."

"I'm extremely thankful for that part, at least. But not the horrors it's planted in my mind. And last night, I had another dream."

"What was it about?"

"Let's... Just say I think we should call a rain check on that date."

Levi stood up, picking up two cups of tea and handing one to me. "I was going to bring this to you earlier."

He sat back down. "If you want to know what I think, I think you should stop being so afraid."

I shot him an angered look. "What-"

"I'm strong. Stronger than anything that could possibly be set on killing me. I won't die. I'll make sure of it," He assured me. "So stop worrying. I'll be okay."

I took a sip of the tea. "You better be."

He placed his cup down on an intable.
"I won't die, Y/n" Levi put his hands over the couch. "I promise."

"Thank you," I said sincerely, glancing at him with adoration. I truly hoped those dreams were just dreams, and not fortunes. What Petra had said repeated itself in my mind.

Once I had finished the tea, I composed myself and stood up, passing Levi a plain look, trying not to seem worried. "I'll get going now... Sorry for the crazy morning."

"It's fine," He said, dipping his cup back as he drank from it.

So I left, wandering outside and over to a tree that had shielded the area around it from snow with it's branches. I sat down, propping my back against it as I drank in the cold morning air.

I wanted to clear my mind.

Levi was alive now, and that's all that mattered.

"Section Commander?"

I recoiled at the voice. Ugh.

"What is it, Harlin?" I didn't look up, keeping my eyes on a single flower that had sprouted beside the roots of the tree. I could feel Harlin's stare.

"Why are you sitting out here? It's freezing," He said. He then pointed next to me. "Mind if I sit?"

I couldn't just be rude and send him away, so I nodded. He took a seat beside me, trampling the flower. It took everything in me not to glare at him. "You get used to it after awhile," I answered his previous question.

"We've been running into eachother a lot lately," He seemed girlish when he spoke. "Perhaps it's fate."

I wouldn't count on it, I retorted in my mind. Though, I answered much nicer on the outside.

"Perhaps." I said.

Harlin spotted another flower that I hadn't seen before, plucking it from the stem and handing it daintily over to me. I took it before before he could say anything. "Thanks."

My gaze traveled up the Headquarters building, eyes locking onto a window.
My eyes fell onto a familiar face. Levi.

He shut the blinds in clear annoyance. I wasn't sure why.

"Anyways, I'm going to excuse myself to the Mess Hall. Would you like to join me?" I declined the offer, resting against the tree. "No, I think I'll stay out here a bit longer."

Harlin only nodded, standing and waving before disappearing into the building.

I held the flower up to the winter sun, watching it's blue petals glisten in the light. It was a beautiful flower.

But something inside me was upset that I hadn't recieved it from someone else.