Chapter 4

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        Walking through the forest, Michael gulps at the sound of a howl. Why was he so scared today? Was it because he had no idea where his forest boy was? Could it be, because his own fears were taking over his mind? 

        At the sound of a branch snapping, Michael knew that this wasn't one of the dreams what he wouldn't want to wake up from, this was one of the ones that he wanted to never sleep again because of it. Michael yelps when he hears foot steps coming closer to him. 

        "Jumpy as ever my pale friend." Michael turns seeing the boy that made him smile. And for once, he could actually see him, every inch of him, there was no dark cloak covering his face. Michael could see the smile that was on the boys lips, the shine in his brown eyes. 

        "I-I didn't know where you were. I mean you're the one that know it here like the back of your hand, I on the other hand, walk around like a lost puppy." Michael chuckles hugging his friend. The two stay in each other embrace, until something comes and jumps on them. They look at what it was finding Ollie, he continues to jump on them until Michael is holding him by his neck trying to calm the dog down.

        "Ollie stop it. You're ruining the moment." Michael mumbles to the dog, holding him tightly. Ollie licks his face, making Michael's eyes open. He was dreaming. He was fucking dreaming and Ollie had to come and wake him up.

        "Dammit Ollie! Why'd you do that?" Ollie runs over to Michael's window putting his feet on it barking at it. Michael groans pulling the curtain aside so he could see out of it better. Michael looks at the sky, it was covered in clouds, very few rain drops feel from their used to be home in the sky. Michael sighs knowing that it was going to be a boring day. He turns to go back to his bed thinking that he had hours left of sleep, but when his eye catch a glance at his clock it was already 7. Normally Michael would go back to sleep and not get back up until after noon, but today was different. 

        Michael saw him. He finally got to see what the boy in his dreams looked like. And he knew that it was the boy that he met yesterday, he'd finally found that he was real. 

        Michael rushes around his room pulling on warm cloths, and looking at himself in the mirror, why he cared to look nice, he didn't know, but when he runs down the stairs, Ollie was waiting next to the door leash in his mouth. Michael grins just opening the door and taking the leash out of his mouth. They walk together slowly out to the edge of the forest.

        Michael waits for around ten minutes, thinking that the boy wouldn't show. To pass the time Michael played fetch with Ollie, and sing to himself. Michael leaned on the old tree the his old tire swing still hung from. Michael felt amazing, he knew that he had an alright life, what would make it better in his mind, would be to have a boyfriend to share it all with. 

        As Michael throws Ollie's ball again the dog stops mid dash and turns around running the to edge of the forest. Michael turn finding the boy standing there, running a hand through his hair. "You don't have to stand in there you know. You are welcome to come into the yard at any point in time." Michael says walking over.

        "Let's just cut to the chase." The boys said.

        "Maybe... So nice dream last night?" Michael grins.

        "Yeah, I was until you woke up because of your dog." The two boys smile, embracing each other. Their lives filled with dreams that showed each other what they were missing, was now solved. They had found each other, and neither wanted to lose the other.

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