Chapter 19: Recurring Nightmares

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Phoenix's POV
So she had almost died again in the councillors hands even though they wanted her safe and on the council. She was sitting in her bed looking down at the rest of the castle. There was a soft knock on her door.
"Come in" Oscar came in and sat down next to her.
"How you feeling after everything that happened yesterday"
"Pain, sore, headache and my chest feels like it's going to explode from the pressure of the CPR yesterday"
"Do you want me to call Elwin to check you"
"No it's alright, if you go to my bathroom in one of the cabinets is a heap of stuff that can help, because my fingers don't want to click to conjure things"
"Sure I'll be right back" he got up and ran up the spiral staircase and entered the bathroom and came out 5 minutes later with 6 elixirs.
"These the right ones" he said handing them to her.
"Yes and thankyou"
"It's ok" she tried to open the vials but her fingers were too tired. Oscar grabbed them out of her hand and helped her by pouring the elixirs in her mouth. The sorness and pain vanished but not the headache but she didn't want to make Oscar worry.
"Better"
"Much better, let's watch a movie called The fault in our stars"
"Sure and then do you want to go for a swim and we can invite Oralie, Kenric and your parents can come too" she nodded and they started the movie and ate snacks and a bit of breakfast. When the movie finished they got up and Oscar said.
"Hey meet you at the pool in 10 minutes" Oscar left and went to his room and got dressed and she went up to her bathroom and brushed her hair and put it in a ponytail and then she went got a black swimsuit on.

"Hey meet you at the pool in 10 minutes" Oscar left and went to his room and got dressed and she went up to her bathroom and brushed her hair and put it in a ponytail and then she went got a black swimsuit on

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She walked down her spiral staircase and walked down to the pool where Oscar, her parents and Kenric and Oralie were waiting for her.
"You took your time" Oscar teased
"Maybe because I don't have the energy to light leap or run so I had to walk and anyway it ment I didn't hurt myself"
"Have you had some elixirs to stop the pain" her mum asked
"Yeah I made Oscar get them because I couldn't snap my fingers"
"Coure you did"
"Last one in the pool is alicorn poo!" She shouted and dived into the pool with Oscar and Oralie right behind her. Sophie was of course the last one in. Phoenix swam through the crystal clear water over to the spa and lifted herself out of the pool, and sat down in the spa looking at the view of the lake.

Oralie sat down next to her on her left side , eventually breaking the silence.
"It's so peaceful here"
"That's why it's my 3rd favourite spot in the castle"
"Why what's your number one"
"Well it's obviously the Library she goes there every two seconds when I can't find her I just go straight there and you'll be sitting in the sun in the corner on your spiny chair with a blanket on your legs" Kenric said sitting down next to Oralie.
"Very good Kenric you know me very well"
"Hey what about me" Oscar asked
"And you" he sat down next to her and he rested his head on her right shoulder
"My second favourite place is my room designed very well by myself when I was eight and it hasn't changed a bit" Fitz and Sophie came over and sat next to Oscar. Phoenix rested her head on Oscar's head.
"I'm going to go have a nap" Phoenix said yawning
"But you only just got up"Oscar said
"I know but this headache is killing me"
"Why didn't you tell me"
"Because she didn't want to worry you" Oralie said for her
"Can we at least call Elwin or Livy"
"I can go a day without them"

She got up out of the spa and walked to her room. She had a quick shower and then she went over to her bed and put some clean sheets on it. Then she laid down and snuggled into her teal blanket and looked out at the castle. The door opened
"Hey Phoenix, your mum told me you had a headache" she looked over at the soft voice it was Tilly.
"Is there anything I can do to help you feel better"
"No not really, I just need rest"
"Alright have a good sleep" she closed her eyes and drifted away into her sleep. The nightmares were waiting for her.

"Join the council" Oscar pleaded

"No no please wake up the amount of times you have woken me up just let me wake you up" she was crying

She was crying in Oralie's arms with the councillors sharing nervous glances.

Her bedroom covered in green.

Oralie and Della trying to comfort her at the wanderling woods in front of a wanderling with aqua leaves.

Her running away from home to the Forbidden cites.

Her playing a black piano while singing a song called In The Stars.

Her with a ruby circlet and a silver cape with the councillors crest.

Her flipping through Oscar's old diary from when he was 9.

"Stop, stop Phoenix you're going to hurt yourself" Elwin was crouching next to her.
"What happened"
"Well Tilly came racing down the stairs shouting at us that you were thrashing and yelling your head off and we sprinted up to your room and found you yelling and covered in tears still thrashing. Oscar tried waking you up but it didn't work because your blocking was up and then we called Elwin and he ran up here and poured an elixir down your throat and you woke up. A lot more happened than that but let's not mention it" her mum told her. She looked at her parents, the two councillors, Oscar and her 3 bodyguards all their faces white as a ghost.
"So what was the nightmare about" Kenric asked
"Why are you asking her that" Oralie asked him annoyed
"Just curious" throwing up his hands in defence.
"It's ok I was dreaming about something that I haven't dreamed about in 3 years. All about Oscar dying and it seamed more realistic than last time and it was more clear"
"Wait you mean the dreams you told me about" Oralie asked suddenly very curious. She nodded.
"But much more clearer it was like my mind was warning me of something and that it's only going to get clearer as time pasts, time is something that I can't fix no matter how hard I try to make a time turner or a turn lapse"
"You're sure it's a warning?" Kenric asked
"100 percent I just don't know when it's going to happen that's my only weakness, the loss of time" Elwin flashed orbs around her head. And gave her 14 elixirs to drink which she guzzled down.
"My job here is done and next time come straight to me otherwise I'm putting a photo of you in that unicorn outfit that you have to wear on Friday"
"Wait did you bring Bullhorn with you" she asked remembering that Bullhorn was always with him.
"No with you when I get called to treat you it either your about to be dead or your about to be dead" he joked
"Very funny but I have one more question for you before you leave, do you have anything that can cure this headache"
"Why did it not stop I gave you 5 elixirs that should have solved that"
"No it still feels like my head is burnt like I can try ice but it probably won't work" she created some ice and pressed it against her forehead. Her headache was still there.
"Didn't work, well I guess I'll see you on Friday" she sighed 4 more days until her big performance. Elwin left the room and Oscar rushed over to her and scooped her into a hug.

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Sorry for the short chapter I haven't slept since yesterday night for 2 hours and I'm honestly feeling like I'm going to drop asleep if I keep on writing even with my bedroom light on and my sisters podcast.

I truthfully have a bad headache and I have to return to school in 2 days because of the end of winter holidays because I don't want to return to school acting like a sloth even though I would get away with it and get told to go have a nap on the couch. Cause I'm a teachers pet and I'm going to have a substitute that always lets only me do whatever I want.

And I need some ideas for pranks because I don't want to keep on talking about Phoenix fainting and having Elwin in her face every two seconds.

And if you want anyone's point of view just comment their name and I'll try and add then and in the book so far there has been hints for what's going to happen in like 3 chapters.

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