Willet's ABC's

L is for Lucid Dreams

        Violet woke with a jolt. She was on the couch at the Robinson's house and was not getting any sleep. She kept having nightmares. Well not nightmares. Just nightmare. It was always the same one. What happened was almost enough to reduce anyone to tears. But Violet had almost become immune to emotions such as fear. She had been a super for almost five years now. As a super fear is something you just can't afford. Especially if you have something to lose. And now Violet had so much to lose. She knew if she showed emotion or weakness it would be seen, sought out, and exploited. She can't afford to let that happen though.

        She had been through pain. She had been through almost anything you can imagine. This was something completely different. This was something she couldn't stop. She tried everything but nothing would work. She knew she wasn't getting anymore sleep that night. She looked at the clock and sighed. The clock read 3:38 am. She had nothing to do. She got up and went to the kitchen. She tried to be as quiet as possible. She reached the kitchen to find she wasn't the only one up.

Mr. Robinson stood there with his head in the fridge. Violet panicked and turned invisible and hid behind the wall. But then heard him speak. "Violet. I'm not going to hurt you. I heard you coming down the hall."

"Sorry. Force of habit." she said shyly as she came around the corner and reappeared.

"Why are you still awake? Its nearly quarter to four." He asked her.

"I-I couldn't sleep. Bad dreams." she told him as she hugged her arms around herself.

"Are you sure?" He asked as he tossed her an apple.

"Thanks. And i'm fine. honest." She lied as she gave him a nervous smile.

"I will be in my lab if you need me. Please don't hesitate." he told her as he headed off down the hall. "By the way." he added as he poked his head around the door frame. "I am pretty sure Wilbur is still awake. I heard him walking around his room and talking to himself."

"Thanks." Violet smiled at him.

THen he left for good. Violet slid down the wall and burried her head in her knees. She looked at the apple he had given her and set it down beside her. She sighed. Not knowing what to do. She was exhausted but she knew if she slept the dream would come back. THat was the last thing she wanted. But she needed to sleep. But she couldn't. Maybe if she just sat there the world would move on and just forget about her. I mean thats kind of what she wanted but not at the same time.

Then she heard the floor squeak from the stairs. She turned invisible and just sat there. She was in a shadow and she was wearing dark clothes. Hopefully the Robinson that was still up wouldn't see her. But her body relaxed when around the corner came the all too familiar, skinny, black haired boy she knew. She still stayed out of sight. She could hear him talking to himself though.

"Why can't you just admit the fact that you love her? I mean when she is here you act all weird. You have been dating for a year and you have never told her you loved her. I mean thats just sad." he whispered to himself.

Violet panicked. Obviously she wasn't meant to hear this conversation. She began to crawl around the corner but the floor board squeaked. Wilbur jerked around and saw nothing but he heard someone gasp. His heart dropped. If that is what he thinks then what would she think. But he let his mouth speak before he thought.

"Violet?" he whispered.

Just then he saw the outline of clothes come around the corner. Then the big round puppy dog eyes he knew reappered. She stood there holding an apple. She looked lost and scared.

"W-why are you still up?" He asked.

"I couldn't sleep." she said softly.

"Niether could I" he told her. "Why don't we just go sit on the couch? Maybe make this less awkward." He said as he rubbed tha back of his neck.

THey made their way to the couch and sat on opposite sides. Violet could feel her eyelids getting heavy but forced herself to keep them open. Wilbur was asleep or faking. Either way she was determined to stay awake. Slowly she realized that staying awake was no longer possible. Suddenly she knew seh was in her dream. That one dream. Then she saw what she never wanted to see.

She jolted up and fell off the couch. She ended up kicking Wilbur three times in the process. He jolted up to see Violet on the floor, sweating,panting, and about to cry.

"What's wrong?" he asked as he got up and moved beside her. But she said nothing. She sat there and tried to catch her breath.

"It was just a dream." He told her.

"B-but you don't und-der stand." She told him still breathing heavy.

"It's the same deam. Over and Over and I can't take it anymore." She said fighting back tears.

"It's okay. I'm here. You can tell me." he told her.

"You will think I am crazy." she told him.

"No. i won't. I would never think that." He told her.

"Promise?" she asked

"Promise." he told her.

"I." she stopped and took a deep breath. "I am fighting Syndrome when he corners me. I freeze. Dash sees me and tries to help but he can't. He takes me and Dash. He offers a ransom for us. And if the ransom is not paid in a certain time he will reveal our identities to the world." Violet stops. He sees she is almost in tears.

"Everyone wants to pay the ransom but only for Dash. Not for me. He gives Dash back and keeps me. But no one cares. They j-just let him take me. We go back to his island and he ties me up. He... he... he rapes me and almost kills me. But he leaves me just barely alive to torture me even more. He has you in a glass cage. You are tied up and gagged. He makes me watch you be torn apart by dogs and after that he slits my throat." She tells him. She is crying now.

He takes her in his arms still in shock. He can feel her shake. He strokes her hair. "It's okay. Nothing is going to hurt you. It was on;y a dream."

"B-but it is so real. A-and I h-have it everytime I-I go to sleep." She gets out.

"Nothing is going to harm you. I will be here to protect you. I won't let anything hurt you. hush." he tells her as he strokes her hair. This goes on for a good half an hour. Violet is done crying but she is still shaking.

"Thank you." He finally said.

"For what? I-I'm the one who should be thanking you." she said.

"For telling me that." he told her.

"Oh." she told him.

"I can't imagine how hard that must have been to tell. I wouldn't wish that on anyone." he tells her.

"I wouldn't either." she told him. She leaned her head on his shoulder. She didn't know why but for some reason she felt safe.  She felt like she was home. Her eyelids becme heavy again. She sat back up afraid she will have the dream again.

"It's okay. I won't let anything hurt you." He tells her and she relaxes again. She didn't put up a fight. She let sleep win this battle.

"I love you." Wilbur said softly as he kissed her head.

"I love you too." she says snuggling deeper into his arms.

Hello everybody!  I know its been a while but i have been busy. Between my idiotic cross country coach, school, and travel ball. It has been living hell trying to find inspiration. But i found it at midnight on Thursday October 16. HOPE YOU LIKE IT!!!!! (I just published Trifles of Merricup it is just merricup oneshots. if you wanna check it out) READ REVEiW AND VOTE. TILL NEXT WE MEET I AM SARAH.

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