A Dragon's Heart

Aeolia

Recap: "What's up, Aeolia?" I asked.

"Nothing is up."

"Oh, come on. I know you better than that. Tell me what's up?" Aeolia looked at me and shrugged.

"I'm just still a bit creeped out about the spiders."

I gave her a look, somewhere in between disbelief and sympathy.

"You alright? You look pretty shaken up," she noticed.

"Peachy," I told her. She gave me a look exactly like the one I gave her and we made a mental agreement to talk alone later.

I noticed that the sun was now gone, and my eyelids were getting heavy. I leaned my head back and felt my eyes close, and even though it was uncomfortable since I was in the middle, I still fell asleep.

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Addie fell asleep and the car ride seem to take an eternity ro reach back to Drake's house. I couldn't wait to take the scratchy wig off and the uncomfortable contacts. While sitting, I contemplated the genius behind Lexi's house od horror. Her mind was brilliant, that was clear, but it seemed that I started to dislike her as soon as Drake hugged her.

That didn't make any sense, right? It was totally nonsensical, yet it bothered me. I didn't like it. The spiders thing had left me more freaked out than it should of too.

I remembered seeing one, then two. Then one crawling up my leg. Another one coming down from the ceiling in a disgusting web. Then there were hundreds of them everywhere. And I couldn't get away. The fear didnt let me think straight.

I honestly wanted to go back home and sleep. Not the safe house. My home. I wanted to go shopping with Allan, go back to school with Addie. It seemed like an eternity since the last time I was home, even though it was only a day.

With Lexi and Drake making conversation about computer hardwaring in the front, and Addie sleeping in the middle, I had nothing to do but look out the window. I stared at the passing scenery for what seemed like an eternity before I heard it, snoring.

The whole car went quiet as it happened again. Addie was snoring.

Lexi giggled and Will held his hand over his mouth to stop himself from laughing. Drake didn't really pay mind, and I already knew, so what was the point?

"Sh. We are going to wake her up," Will whispered through a fit of chuckles. Lexi giggled some more before turning back around in her seat. I looked back out the window, and stared some more. There were just trees, and the sun was dipped far below the horizon, but I couldn't see the moon.

I looked back over to see Addie had fallen over onto Will, who looked like a lost puppy. I took out my phone and snapped a picture

This is totally going on Instagram! I thought until I remebered this was a new phone that didn't have any of those apps. At least I can use it for Blackmail, though, I don't think I'll ever need to.

I looked around on my phone and entertained reading something Assasin's Creed related, which made the ride home go a lot faster. Before long, we were already parking in Drake's house.

Lexi and Drake got out as he began to show he around and Will gently carried Addie inside. She was so tired she didn't even stir in his arms. Everyone else had gone inside and I went over to sit on a little bench just outside the house. I'm pretty sure it wasn't too dangerous. Then I got a bit lonely, or maybe I was just bored.

I typed a number on my phone and waited for it to ring a little.

"Hello?" The person picked up, unsure of who it was.