A Good One Gone

Chapter 9

It was 11:47, and I was getting anxious. Jake had just told me about his most recent encounter, and he hopes that I like his ancestors, but most importantly, his parents.

"Well," he says, "we can probably start preparing you for your first." He says. He goes off in the direction of the kitchen. He grabs a sharp little knife that shines in ten light and he lays it down. I look at it with fearful eyes. I take a deep breath and calm myself. Jake takes off toward his room. He comes back with two sleeping bags, two pillows, and two small blankets. He sets them down on the living room floor, and looks at me. "Your gonna need comfortable pajamas." He says as he takes off back into his room. I follow him this time and he starts pulling out a drawer, then stops. "Do you like sweats, or would a T shirt and my plaid pants work?" He asked.

I blushed at the fact he was going to let me wear his cloths. "A T shirt and the plaid pants are fine, thanks." I say. He pulls them out of his drawer and hands them to me. I walk back into the living room with him, as I take off my shoes and put them to the side. I take off my pants and then my shirt. I was in my spongebob undies and orange sports bra. I pull on his shirt, then slip on the pants. 'I look so retarded', I think to my self, but that escapes my head when Jake looks at me and whistles.

"Are you ready?" He asks, picking up the stuff he set on the floor. I slip back on my shoes and grab the dream catcher from off the cabinet. I then carefully grab the super sharp knife from the counter, and shut off the light. I follow Jake back out the back door. When we get outside, it looks so bright because the moon takes up almost the entire sky. The moon is a beautiful grayish white color and there's no clouds. There are stars everywhere, and it's almost like god knows I'm being made apart of his family tonight in just a few minutes. We walk over to the fire pit and Jake sets down the things carefully. He lays out the sleeping bags perfectly, next to each other, and then unzips them both a little. He stuffs a blanket in each and then a pillow. He then starts a big fire with more than enough wood to last us through he night. When he's done, I hand him the knife and the dream catcher.

"You want me to do it?" He asks, gesturing toward the knife like he thought I was crazy.

"Yea, I would never be able to cut myself. I would probably end up cutting an artery or something." I said as I looked at my hands and wrists. He nodded and then came closer, then stopped.

"What time is it, don't want to be early." He said. I pulled my phone out from my sports bra and looked at it. It was 11:58, and I was nervous as nervous gets.

"11:58." I say shakily.

"Have any questions you want to ask me?" He asked. I nodded and proceeded.

"Yea, what should I say to your parents when I meet them?" I asked. He thought a bit, and then answered,

"Just tell them your my girlfriend, and they'll mostly ask the questions, so just answer honestly, and I'll be there, so it can help you if you need help, but this is the only time I'll be able to talk to you in your dreams while being alive, because I'm no longer in possession of it anymore." He said. I nodded then checked my phone. 12:00.

"It's time." I said. He took the knife and quickly pricked my finger. He brought the dream catcher up to my hand and let one drop fall onto each star. I took my finger into my mouth. We both quickly climb into our sleeping bags. He hands me the dream catcher. He kisses me for good luck and I move my sleeping bag really close to his. Our cheeks are touching as we look up at the moon filled night sky. I tuck the dream catcher under the sleeping bag with me and I close my eyes and start to drift off into my new and exciting dreamland.

As soon as I was asleep, it felt as if I was going through a fast tunnel. I had the dream catcher in my hand, and I noticed that the blood on the stars was now glowing. The tunnel was a blur of color from images I couldn't quite make out. Then, the speed slowed down, and I then realized that short clips of my life when I was with Jake were being played back to me. It went from my first sight of him, to the first time we talked, to our first kiss, then through every kiss we've had, and every time our hands held, and every time I was with Jake was a new experience. Then it showed me and him both sleeping on the couch in his tree house, then him and I sleeping on the ground.

Then the image zoomed in on my face, it then just focused on my eye. Then the image entered my eye and then I was me again, and I was now sitting around the fire we had built with Jake and almost all of his family. Some of them were very old, some of them very young, and some of the people were other races other than Native American. Some of the people were in animal skin clothing, and some were in blue jeans and a T shirt, like Jake and two other people, who I assumed were his parents.

I then looked at Jake for help on what to say, and he just nodded. That didn't help much, so I stood and started to introduce myself. I cleared my throat and started to talk.

"I am Emily. I am Jakes girlfriend, and he has decided to make me the next possesser of the dream catcher." I said holding up the dream catcher. I sat down and then everyone started to nod. The woman and man I thought were Jakes parents, stood up the man walked over to Jake, he stood and the man started patting him on the back and hugged him. The woman walked over to me and stood. I stood as well and she walked closer. Jake and his father were watching us, as well as everyone else.

She then gave me a soft gentle hug and then began to speak. "You are a beautiful young woman. You are perfect for Jake, I could sense it when I hugged you." She told me as she went over to Jake and whispered something in his ear. He smiled and looked at me, then back at his mom. They all sat back down and then we all talked and I got to know each one of his family members. Jake had started to notice that the fire began to die out and it was time to leave. He stood, and I stood to. We went around the circle, saying goodbye to everyone and then he stepped up to the fire. He took my hand, and I made sure I had the catcher. At the same time we jumped into the dying fire, and ended back into our own world.

We woke up immediately and picked up our stuff. We headed inside and put it away and we headed back in his bedroom. I grabbed my extra school uniform that I keep here just in case and took of the cloths he lent me and put them in the dirty cloths basket. I threw on my uniform. I went into the bathroom and opened the drawer that he let me have for my stuff. I grabbed my hair brush and brushed my hair. I brushed my teeth and put on deodorant. I went out to the living room and sat down he went into the living room and sat down with me. I looked at the dream catcher and was amazed.

I hugged him for a long time. I was wondering about what his mom told him. But I'll let it go for now. We sat there holding each other, then I told him I had to go to school because I had promised Rudy. I got up and took my dream catcher and put it in my bag. I walked out the door and down to my house to wait for the bus.