Mason & The Beanstalk

The Nightmare

Mason's POV
12:30 AM

As I laid in bed with Aluma I opened my eyes and looked around to see know one around, I began to panic shouting her name in the dark void but then the dark void disappeared and I was..... in that tavern with that horrible woman.

Xina: "well... well... well..."

She smirked at me and plucked me up by the back of my shirt, lifting me up she opened her mouth and dropped me in while I screamed for help falling into darkness...... then I jolt awake sweating and heaving looking around I laid back down letting out a sigh of relief but then a big face with a devilish smile was right in front of me and it was xina and i shot up screaming, it turns out it was another nightmare and aluma woke up in a panic grabbing a blade and holding me ready to defend me.

Aluma: "WHO DARES HURT MY- l-little one?"

She looked around the room but didn't see anyone then looked at me shaking like a leaf in her hand. She put her knife down and then sat down on the bed.

Aluma: "h-hey what's wrong?"

she looked at me but I was shaking and thrashing in her grasp as if I was thinking I was in the clutches of that evil woman that tried to swallow me.

Aluma: "d-dear hey it's me it's me I'm here look at me darling, your ok, your safe your not with that horrible woman"

when I heard her voice I started to calm down a bit and then began to cry feeling helpless and scared, but I felt her slowly embrace me in a warm hug, her hands pressing me into her chest my head against her breasts, listening to her heartbeat nice and close.

Aluma: "shhhhh that's it shhhhh let it out, no need to keep your emotions bottled up, I've got you"

She rubbed my back with her thumb up and down gently making sure to be careful not to press too hard.

Aluma: "look up at me darling"

Even if she asked me to look at her I wouldn't turning my head away and looking down while clinging to her shirt.

Aluma: " *sigh* let me look at you, let me see your eyes, it's ok you don't have to hide, not from me, you know that"

i looked up at her and she smiled deeply with warmth, her eyes meeting mine

Aluma: "there we go that's much better, thank you."

but then I began to cry again feeling weak and helpless, like how I felt when that women took me and proceeded to feed me to aluma herself and there was nothing she could do but watch and cry.

Me: "I-i-Im weak"

Aluma: "no.... No absolutely no your not, you were so brave even tho you seemed scared you knew I was gonna come for you, and you gave that woman's tongue a good slice too hehe I'm proud of you."

Me: "but that caused her to feed me to you"

Aluma: "I know it did, but still you made her spit you out. And that took real courage"

I giggled softly and she wiped my tears away with her thumb, and then used her lighter finger to lift my chin up.

Aluma: "there's that smile I love so dearly"

I blushed as she said that and it caused her to giggle with a toothy grin, then she laid back down on the bed and placed me right on her chest.

Aluma: "your gonna be staying in my bed tonight until the nightmares stop, for now your getting the best pillows in the house"

She started to rub my back and hum a soft tune to help calm me down and sooth me back to sleep, as I yawned and rubbed my eyes she laid back and soon I was embraced by the world of dreams.