Court of Dreamers

21- Dreams

I've decided to update Wednesdays and possibly Sundays (hopefully I'll stick to it)..... if I miss the update times I need everyone to spam me until I do (my brother torture me until I do the Wednesday updates -_- )

Sorry it takes so long!!!!!!!

I know what I want to happen I just forget to write!!!!

-------Aelin---------

"Home, she's talking about home."

I could here them talking, only faintly, over my beating heart. It was my fault, I got sucked into this dream. If it hadn't been for the people I didn't know I would've realized sooner what this was. A dream.

That's what it always is isn't it?

Dreams.

The first time I didn't even notice. I was so relived to see my family again I threw caution to the wind and followed.

I woke up being pulled out of the coffin.

The second time I was more wary. I had learned my lesson. I wouldn't let it happen again.... But their faces... they were so worried, they just wanted to help me. When I saw my friend from the Competition for King's Champion, Nox, I followed, leaving the coffin behind.

Only to wake up being chained up to the wall to be whipped.

By the fifth time, I knew it would always end with me waking up. I knew I would end up back with Cairn.

Back with Maeve.

Back in the coffin.

Back to being tortured.

Over and over.

Ever.

Single.

Time.

I started crying harder than when first saw him. In response, he hugged me harder. "Hey, it's okay. You're safe now. You're here. I'm here, It's okay. It'll be alright."

"NO! You always say that," I couldn't stop screaming, "And I believe you, I go with you, and then I WAKE UP. WITH CARIN!! AND I KNOW, NONE OF ITS REAL!" I threw a flaming punch into Rowan's chest,  he let of me go, shocked. "None of this is real." I crawled out of his arms to a corner. I curled up around myself, crying.

Rowan reached for me. He kept trying to get me to come out. But I knew I couldn't. As soon as I trusted him it would all end. This paradise would disappear forever.

Everyone tried to get me out once, but I knew no one could. It would all start over if they did. I would be back in that prison. I couldn't let that happen, I wouldn't let that happen. Ever again.

"What do you mean home?" A voice I remember said.

"I mean home.... Where we came from..."

A more feminine voice than I knew responded to Rowan. "What happened? Why'd she do that? Freak out I mean."

"......I don't know.."

I started to calm down a little listening to them talk. Their voices were soothing.

I would make this daydream last as long as possible, I knew it only ended as soon as I trusted someone. Which made me wonder why it hadn't ended yet, I had grown to trust Feyre and Lucien, but I was glad it hadn't.

"What could have led to her freaking out?" I heard Lucien question.

Everything. The realization that this is a dream.

"..She... was kidnapped... a while back....... twice." The dream Rowan responded.

"What happened when she was... kidnapped..?" A voice I could remember from our flight here asked. So many questions, all about me.

"She..... she was.. hurt... badly." Rowan seemed hesitant to reply to any of the questions. Made sense, he was a quiet character.

I looked up towards the group. They were all surrounding Rowan, Lucien farther back, he looked uncomfortable with this group. Feyre was standing next to a tall male with black hair and wings, his arm thrown casually around her shoulders. There was a blond female not to far away who had greeted us at the door when we came in. A silver haired woman on the other side of the dark haired male. And two warriors, with glowing stones, the one with red stones stood closer to Rowan, tensed and he looked ready to fight. Only problem was his stance, his feet were too close together and his shoulders hunched, one simple swing and he would topple over.

Until I saw his wings. On second look his stance was perfect with his wings. I want wings...

I noticed someone staring at me. I turned my gaze to the last person in the room. The other warrior with glowing stones, his were cobalt. I could still hear the group interrogating Rowan but I was fascinated by the male. The shadows he had, like he could control them. The way he blended into the background.

He looked me in the eye and slowly started to walk forward. I just watched. When he reached me he keeled down to my eye level. We just sat there staring.

One of his shadows ventured out to push back my shoulder length hair. I was slowly calming down. His hazel eyes stared into my turquoise ones. He held out a big scarred hand, "Azriel," he said. He spoke quietly, almost whispering, as if not wanting to scare me off.

I looked at him, and held out my own scarred hand, "Aelin" I whispered back.

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Okay!!! Its done!!!!!

Sorry it took so looooooooong!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok! SO!

I'm posting this tonight so I won't update tomorrow... but I do have plans for a Sunday update!!!

Until I update again, My friends!

😝-K