Reflection: Adopted by Fifth Harmony

Untitled Part 35

I wake up to the covers being thrown off of me and someone climbing over me, disturbing my peaceful sleep.

"Hey," Lauren's voice whispers, sending a wave of cool air into my face, "Wake up."

"Hmm?"

"We have a date tonight. Wake up."

I open my eyes and smile, "Okay, I'm up. Where are we going?"

"Nowhere we haven't been before." She smirks, pushing herself off the bed. I chuckle and follow her out of the room and down the staircase, the smell of food wafting up to my nose.

I can distinctly pick out the smells of pizza and popcorn.

We get down the stairs and I smile as I see the fort of blankets and pillows in the middle of the room. Inside, there are flashlights, blankets, and even more pillows.

"Lauren... you did this?"

She smiles, "It was a tumblr thing."

"You and your tumblr. Thank you."

"No prob, now what movie are we watching? I've got Aladdin, Tangled, Blended, Frozen, The Little Mermaid, Now You See Me, and Insidious..."

I glance at her, "Insidious."

"Are you sure? I don't want you to freak out or anything. I know you hate scary movies."

I chuckle and crawl inside of the fort laying down, "You'll protect me. Let's do it."

Lauren nods, grabbing a box of pizza and some Arizonas and M&Ms from the counter, handing them to me. I gratefully take the box and dig in to a slice of pizza as she puts on the movie. She comes and sits down and we settle in....

The reason that Dalton is in a comatose state is because he has fearlessly traveled too far into different spiritual worlds (he believes the projections are dreams) and has consequently become lost in a land called "The Further", a place for the tormented souls of the dead. While Dalton's spirit is in this other world, he has left nothing but a lifeless body. 

I nearly jump out of my skin as some creature pops out of nowhere, "What the hell?!"

Lauren laughs loudly, "Should I just warn you when somethings gonna appear?"

I glare at her, "I hate you. Can we watch something else?'

"Are you scared?"

"Very. I'd rather not get possessed by anything." I get up and climb out of the fort, turning off the movie, "Let's watch something a bit more age appropriate for me."

"Like a Disney movie for a 17 year old girl?"

"Yes, Lauren, sheesh." I put in the Disney movie and crawl back next to her, pecking her cheek.

We spend the rest of the night watching movies and snuggling.