Dream Phantom

Chapter Twenty-four

Asibikaashi was not happy. She stared at her reflection as she brushed the long blonde locks of hair that framed her delicate face. Ozar had killed another human. He was gaining strength with each life he took and it would only be a matter of time before the other phantoms decided to rebel against her. She looked up at the varying dream catchers that decorated her abode. She was the goddess of dreams. Her life depended on the humanity that was expelled from the fear of humans. If Ozar was going to undermine her, she would have to put a stop to him at any cost.

"It's time to clean house," Asibikaashi whispered.

Cinna, one of her phantoms decided to appear at that moment, "Asibikaashi! Ozar has taken another human's life!"

"Yes, I'm well aware of that."

Cinna's eyes widened, "What will you do?"

Asibikaashi's eyes narrowed. Questioning her is something a phantom would never have done before. She turned to Cinna and smiled, "Shall I show you?"

Cinna nodded and Asibikaashi raised her hand. Cinna writhed in pain before falling to the ground and slowly disappearing into a soft mist.

"Yes," Asibikaashi nodded. It was time to clean up Ozar's mess even if she had to do it herself.

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Roberto waited for Jax to answer. When he didn't, he leaned forward on the counter, "Jax? Why aren't you saying anything?"

The room felt as though the air was being sucked out of it. Jax licked his lips before breaking eye-contact with his best friend, "You're talking crazy right now."

"Am I? I talked to Omar. He explained why he was so interested in Dani. He said she's a human dream catcher. At first, I thought he was crazy but it all fits into place."

"Dani is just Dani."

"No, she's not. She can see people's fears. That's not normal."

"This conversation is not normal," Jax muttered. He looked around the diner as his wife sashayed around, a smile on her face. "I don't know what you expect me to say."

"I expect the truth," Roberto hissed. "If something's going on with her that puts her at risk, I should know about it. Especially if you're asking for my help."

"I'm sorry I involved you."

Roberto leaned back and cursed under his breath,"I thought we were friends."

"We are friends."

"Then why won't you just come out and say it? I already know the truth by how you're not denying me."

"Yes, I am denying you," Jax argued.

"So nothing is going on with Dani? That's your story?"

"Yes."

Roberto shook his head, "I thought you trusted me."

"I do."

"You're lying."

"No, I'm not," Jax sighed. "There's nothing going on with Dani that you need to worry about."

"Maybe we shouldn't be partners again," Roberto's voice rose. "If you can't trust me enough-"

"Don't give me that," Jax's voice turned hard. "When you were killing yourself about Gladys, you shut me out. As I recall, you were even rude to Dani. Just because I don't want to tell you every tiny detail about my life doesn't mean we shouldn't be partners!"

He slammed his hand against the table and a few eyes glanced in the direction while some of the guests stopped talking. Dolores placed a hand on her hip and cried out, "You two coppers better not start a brawl in here. The only men I like to see fight are shirtless men so unless you're willing to strip down, let's play nice."