Secrets of Thieves

chapter 11.

Somehow I feel asleep almost instantly, my body must have been tired from whatever happened. The sleep was peaceful until I was frightened awake by a certain blonde boy.

"Noooo!!!! I want to stay too, why does Ranboo get to stay!?" Tommy screeches.

"Because. Now go!" Wilbur?

"Come on Tommy we got to go." Niki?? I lift my head from the soft pillows and see Niki and Wilbur ushering Tommy out of the door with Wilbur stretching his arm to pull the door closed.

"Hello." I hear a quiet voice say from a chair to my right at the back of the wall.

Ranboo.

"Hi." I cough out, my throat really dry. How long was I asleep?

"Oh I'll go get you water!" Before I could protest he's gone in a puff of purple and in a second he's back with a glass of water.

"Whe-" He won't let me finish before he hands me the water and backs away. I nod and whisper thanks. Where did he get water so quickly? The water helped as I drank almost half of it. 

"So...I guess you are here about the dream?" I sit up further and put the glass on the side table.

He nods and starts to walk in circles, pacing at a quick rate.

"What?" I question and he stops and stares at me, dead eye contact.

"Did you dream of the stronghold or well see that past memory?" I nod and shift at the unmoving eye contact.

"I think, I think we are connected." He shakes his head and starts pacing again. 

"How though, I don't even remember meeting you in that stronghold?"

"You don't remember because of the antidote I gave you, the- the red liquid."

"Oh...but how does that make us connected?" What is happening, none of this should be happening.

"The antidote, I- I," he stops and thinks and looks out the window, "I used my blood in the potion, it's the only way it would have healed you." 

"So you're tell me we are connected because you used your blood to heal me?" I'm angry, of course I'm angry, I'm totally getting screwed over here. I'm not here to be connected with him, I'm here to steal an earring!

"Yes...yes, I'm sorry I just didn't want you to die." He folds into himself a bit and stays frozen in the center of the room.

"It's fine but why does that mean I was dragged down into the floor?" I huff. 

"I- I have this thing called ender walking, it's strange. I sort of go into past memories when a memory is triggered and I think we both got triggered when we saw each other so we both fell into the memory." He explains.

(I know this isn't how it works but its how it works here)

"Okay...um..but why didn't I see you in the dream? And why couldn't we talk to our past selves?"

"I saw you in the dream but I hid because I wasn't sure why you were there." I nod and he continues moving his hands around, "we can't talk to our past selves because it's...well..just a memory."

"It felt so real though." I look around and whisper.

"I know....it's weird but you'll get use to it."

I nod. Why me? Why do I have to do this? Will I be forever intertwined with this kid?

"I'll leave you too it but...but just know, lean into the darkness." I open my mouth to protest but he's gone in an instant and I'm left with my thoughts. 

This isn't good. This isn't good. This isn't....good.

He can see my memories if we are both triggered by them? He'll know who I am...

......he'll know my secret...

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Oooo what secret