Only in my dreams ( Book one of the Secret Embrace Series)

Unexpected

Ch.9 Unexpected

I walk into the room and go straight to my desk. My eyes wonder around and see most people already seated. When I get to my desk, I look up at the board to see what we are studying today.

"Salem Witch Trial" is written on the board.

Something is pulling at me but I don't know what it is..it feels like a memory almost..like i should remember it's importance..but why would I have a memory about the Salem witches and why would it be so important??

Out of no where my brain becomes foggy and my eyes become heavy. I close my eyes and see pictures flash behind them. What the hell? My heart rate goes up and my hands become cold..Is this a dream am I finally remembering something??..

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I see a circle of people...they are saying something because I see their lips are moving.. but I don't know what it is.

This is the time I wish I would have learned to read lips!

I stop thinking when I see a figure in black approach apparently the person is pretty important because they let them inside the circle with me.

What the hell is this?! I think but I can't stop watching.

He at least I think it's a he.. reaches for something out of his robe. It looks like a vial with some kinda red stuff in it.. he puts it up to my lips.

Oh my god they are trying to poision me!

I try to swat it away but he grabs my throat and forces it down. Searing pain explodes throughout my body. My whole body feels like it is on fire, as the people around me keep chanting.

What the hell did I just drink?!?

Why is this happening to me?!? I think but in my dream or whatever this is I just collapse.

I lay there in the circle while they stand over me. I look up to see the person with the robe grab me in his arms. I have no will to fight even though my brain is telling me to get the hell out of there!! All I can do is lay limply in his arms.

Adien pops into my head..his smile..his laughter..it makes the pain bearable. I see his green eyes when "he" the guy in the robe starts speaking.

" Forget him Ash..his love..his face..he is only a dream now..he was never real..be with me..love me..I am the one you want..I am the one you need." He says seductively. His hood falls down and all I can see before everything fades is brown hair and blue eyes smiling at me.

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My eyes pop open..what the hell was that..was that a dream..who was those people..and why of all things would that be happening to me??? If that was a dream it sucked!!

Why would the first dream I remember be a freaking night mare!!

Someone grabs my shoulder and I flinch. My heart starts racing and I feel like I want to run out of the class room.. screaming not caring what anyone thinks just getting out of here! But I don't have the energy..I feel weak and cold and I can't stop shaking. It was only a nightmare ash!...or was it?

"Ash you look like you are going to have a damn heart attack what happened love?" Liam says with concern.

I look up at him in shock. I don't know what to say to him. Oh.. I finally have a dream I can remember and it was a nightmare, and not just any nightmare, a nightmare produced by what I read on the board! Yeah that would sit real well with him I think.

" Nothing I am fine..just cold is all..I think I might be getting sick." I lie.

" How can you be cold Ash..it's ninety bloody degrees outside and you have on a jacket!" Liam questions worriedly.

" Maybe its because he keeps it so dang cold in here...and when I go outside it's hot!" I shrug trying to hide my shaking.

I look at him my face serious hoping he let's it go before I start shaking again. And then something pops in my head.

" What are you doing here in MY History class?" I say questioningly.

" Well it turns out it is now OUR history class ..thanks to this small ass school not having enough history teacher." He smirks at me.

" Wonderful ..." I scowl just what I need Liam stuck up my butt.

" Yes now your dreams can finally come true.." He whispers in my ear.

I shiver. Not because of him though...but because I don't want my dreams especially that one to ever come true.

He laughs thinking I liked it i guess. That's when I turn around to go off on him. He knows I don't like people that close to me!

"You son of a..." but I am interrupted by the bell.

Liam walks past me in the hall smirking.

I just stare at him in full on "you're a complete douche way" as he goes down the hall. He waves at me when he gets to the doors..oooooh if looks could kill!

" Ash...are you alright?" I hear a voice full of concern ask. " You look like you want to rip someones head off?"

I look away from the end of the hall to notice Adien standing beside me.

" It's nothing...okay it is something I have an annoying ass sitting beside me in History." I scowl thinking of what Liam did.

Adien laughs, " And who might this "ass" be if you don't mind me asking?" he tries to control his laughter but he still smiles.

" It's Liam." I seethe "Why on Earth would this be happening to ME first I finally remember a dream and it is a freaking night mare!! And then to top it all off Liam sits behind me in MY history class and jokes around with how now my dreams can come true!" by this point I realize what all I have let slip out during my rant and close my mouth.

Adien sees the look of shock on my face but not before I notice his.

Why is he in shock? Is it over my rant?? I worry...yeah Ash it probably is seeing as you can barely say one word to him normally and the conversation you just put out now was about a nightmare and to make it worse Liam. Good job stupid me! I want to hit myself in the face with my hand repeatedly.

I look up to see that he has covered up his shock with a smile but I can see that it is forced he keeps looking around the hallway as we walk to Art and by the time we get to our seats I have finally had enough.

" What's wrong with you?" I ask annoyed by all the reasons he could be like this and all of them keep coming back to my rant.

" The nightmare you had..what was it about?" He questions seriously.

This is what this is about? A nightmare.. That nightmare..my nightmare..the only thing I have ever remembered waking up.

" I don't know.." I shiver " I can't remember.." I lie.

" Don't lie to me please Ash...please..try to remember." He pleads.

My heart breaks to hear him pleading and I catch myself telling him everything. The part when I walked in the classroom and saw the assignment..the people chanting...the weird guy in the robe..the vial of red stuff and finally what he said to me at the end.

By the time I finish I am almost in tears and I can't stop shaking. What does it all mean?

Adien says something under his breath it sounded like " she's remembering" but he said it to low for me to understand.

How could I be remembering something from what looked like a very long time ago?? Triggered from the Salem Trials no doubt.

I look at him questioningly for a moment before I speak.

"What?" I ask trying to catch my breath.

" I asked did you see what the guy in the robe looked like?" He looks at me with concern.

" Yeah..he had..umm brown hair and blue eyes." I say calmly and shrugged.

Adien looks at me in shock with his mouth opened.

Then something hits me..something I noticed today the reason I flinched in history..the real reasoned I shivered.

Liam has brown hair and blue eyes.