The Sandman x Reader - Neil Gaiman (Lucifer x you x Dream)

21: Dead Boy Detective Agency

(SPOILERS to the show)

As you lay in his black, silken sheets, Morpheus knelt beside the bed then crawled beside you, laying there like the God he is. You bleakly peel your eyes open and see him beautiful beside you. Never to be yours though. Not again. 

You'll remember everything but he won't.

They won't.

<<I have a request of your services, fallen light bringer..>> Asked the ancient voice of the Dream Lord as he gently removed a curl of hair from your eyes.
  "Hmm? What may I help with, Dream Lord?" You asked back, giving nothing of your heartache away.
<<I have my eye set on a couple of ghosts that we passed in one of those many excursions you took me on the other day. They have an enticing dream to save ghosts who would otherwise be forgotten. Will you do this for me and I shall repay you by attending my sister's foolish do in the Madness, not to mention, I will allow you to meet my new Corinthian. Agreed?>> Oh, so he was bribing now.
  "How shall I help?" You gave no thought into it. None whatsoever.
<<I wish to see what their daily lives are like. They are of course dead.. and since you are supposedly undead, I wish for you to gain their trust and to venture with them in whatever they might face, I am quite certain you can teach them and protect yourself and them when needed, hmm? So, what say you, will you aid me in this, Nameless One?>>

You think about it.. You wanted to give and show your loyalties, whatever would make him love you.. Anything.

You blink slowly and look up at him as you sit up in his silken bed, "Anything you need, I am yours to provide." You bowed your head slightly and he whispers a deep, <<Good.>>

And the Dreaming wisps away to nothing. You find yourself in a street somewhere new. There is a butcher's shop in front of you and you find you are in a long white dress.. Purity. Funny that Dream would make you look more angelic than you've been in a long time.

"Excuse me, are you alright? What're you doing in the middle of the road?" Asked a short woman with two ghost boys behind her. The ghosts bicker about you being another mad woman.

You blink then say, "Oh.. Yes, quite well, thank you.. Where.. am I?"
"Uhh middle of the street, did you not hear her before? Gosh, stupid humans, honestly!" A ghost in an old fashioned school boy outfit bluntly said.
The girl rolled her eyes and whispered, "She can't see you!" She wafted her arm at them.
"Tch, still, wouldn't it be funny if she could?" Asked the other guy, "But we should give her some help still.. a chance, ya know. She looks pre''y lost to me.." He stated with a charismatic shrug.
You squint your eyes with a slightly bored jaw, "I meant in the world. Where am I in Earth?"

"OHHHH." The girl laughed at her own silliness, "Port Townsend, Washington." 
  "Urgh.." You grunt at the idea of being in the USA but shrugged and said, "I thought you were British." 
"I... am.. How did you know that, my accent isn't a great giveaway-" She said, squinting her eyes a little. She came towards you with her hand stretched out as if to read your thoughts.

  "What you doing there, little lady?" You asked, only now realising having this fallen angel figure made you tall.. almost like Lucifer height.. Strange. You did a double take at that then smiled at her reassuringly again.
"Oh, nothing I just wanted to-" She grabs your wrist and the ghost boys watch as her eyes go white but she can't see anything in your head.
You stare at her knowingly and say, "You alright? Your irises just left your eyeballs." 

The psychic pants confusedly as she let go and turned away to confer with her ghost pals as you pretended not to notice them. She laughed breathlessly saying, "I'll uh.. be with you in a second.." to you then to her ghost pals she whisper shouted, "I saw NOTHING! I never see NOTHING!"
"You sure you were trying?" Edwin asked while Charles punched his shoulder like 'bro-'.
"Yes, I'm sure I was trying!" She spat in a frustrated whisper back.