Dream It (discontinued - see description)

Two Paths (14)

(A/N) Sorry for the long wait, here's a new chapter! (cut because excuses) So anyway, here's a new chapter!

On a side note, over 350 reads?!?! *shrieks with excitement* Thanks so much!

Your POV

Cry finishes explaining everything and sits in silence, patiently waiting for a reply.

"Wait, let me summarize," Pewdie says. "There's a separate world with creatures that want us to die or join them, and others that want to protect us from those guys. Is that about it?"

"Yeah, pretty much," Cry says.

"Wow. That is... a lot to take in."

"You're understating things, Pewds," Marzia points out.

Cry sighs. "Well, do you guys want pancakes? I can cook some while you sort things out."

"Better idea: let's go to IHOP," you suggest quickly. "Save you the effort." From Pewdie and Marzia's fast and overenthusiastic replies, you guess you aren't the only one who's dealt with Cry's cooking.

Cry frowns, not quite buying your act. "Fine," he says eventually. "But I'm paying." None of you bother arguing.

"Okay, I'm going to check on Lauren," you say, ducking out of the room. You slowly open the door, seeing that your friend is still asleep. Well, she's been asleep for around 14 hours, that's plenty. "Lauren," you whisper, shaking her shoulder gently. "Wake up."

"Nn?" Green eyes blink up at you sleepily. "Whazzat? I wanna sleep..."

"Well fine, but we're going to IHOP. Want to come?"

"No... I want to sleep."

"Fine, then, sleep." Something registers in your mind. "Lauren, did you sleep with your contacts in again?"

"They're the kind you can sleep in, doesn't matter."

"Fine," you say with a sigh. "Try not to do it too often, though."

"Okay." She turns over, and her breathing quickly deepens again.

You rejoin the others. "Lauren's still sleeping. Let's go."

All of you decide to take Cry's car. As per usual, Pewdie and Marzia sing along with the radio at top volume. When you reach the place, you get a booth, you and Cry on one side, Marzia and Pewdie on the other. The waitress gets your drink orders and leaves you to choose meals.

As you open the menu, you feel a hand slip into yours. You blush slightly, looking over at Cry, who is concentrating very carefully on the menu. You smile and look at your options.

"I'm getting French toast!" Cry announces.

You look at him, surprised. "What? That's what I just decided to get!"

You all laugh. The waitress brings your drinks and writes down your food orders before leaving again. "So what do you guys want to do after this?" Cry asks.

Pewdie shrugs. "I dunno, watch a movie?"

"Sounds good. What movie?"

Relna's POV

I duck around another shadow and slice through it with my rod. I was a bit worried about fighting live opponents, but it would seem it isn't much different from the training dummies. They are just shadows, though.

I suddenly realize that the onslaught has thinned down. I take out a couple more, and that's the end of it. I fold my weapon and look over at Virus. "Is that it?"