The Castle of Dreams

- 1 - The Weekly Sleepover

Rebecca adjusted her glasses and sat down on the beanbag chair next to her friend, Beckett. Rebecca, Beckett and their other friends were having their weekly sleepover. This week it was at Rebecca's house. The six of them had been friends for as long as Rebecca could remember. If anyone would get a prize for having the bestest of the best friends, Rebecca thought she would win.
First there was Peyton. Peyton, she had know the longest although it hardly mattered because each of them were so close you'd think they were all siblings or at least close relatives. His messy dirty blonde hair that often had a redish tint to it hung in his face because he refused to cut it until it was as long as Casey's, which of course was ridiculous. He's afraid of growing up. None of them ever asked why. As dumb as a fear as it sounds the others understood completely because they weren't ready to grow up either. Although, Rebecca doubted Peyton would ever grow up completely anyways, He always turns everything into a joke or a game. He even started giving everyone nicknames. Strangley, they all fit their personalities. According to Peyton, He was Peter Pan and he told everyone they were to call him Pan.

Casey, was Cinderella but, they were to call her Ella. Casey had extremely long blonde hair that she always tied up in a perfect bun on top of her head and no matter how many pairs she bought no pair of shoes would fit her perfectly. She's never on time for absolutely anything and unlike most girls her age she doesn't care what she looks like. Well of course she cares, just that her outfit doesn't have to be the latest trend, is all. As long as she's comfortable she's happy.

Baylee, is Belle. There's no question about it. Baylee would read nonstop for the rest of her life if no one forced her to take a break. She's very adventurous and she has done pretty much everything from Skydiving to Shark cages. Only a bit older than Rebecca at 15 1/2 Baylee has accomplished so much in such a short amount of time. She graduated college at 14 and tutors other kids her age. When she's not tutoring, She's reading to children or working at the local bookstore where she works. It's a miracle she even has time to hang out with her friends with so much going on in her life.

Wiley was named the Wolf. But the others call him Wolfie. Wiley the Wolf practically lives outside. His shaggy black hair, strong sense of smell and keen hearing only add to the list of reasons why he was the wolf. Wiley is the oldest of all six of them but is super short at the age of 17. If his parents would let him, Wiley would move into his old treehouse just so he could always be outside where he's the most comfortable. However, for now he has to settle for camping out in the front yard all summer long except for the weekly sleepovers.

Beckett, was given the title of the Boy who cried wolf. However, Peyton decided to shorten it and call him Boohoo, mixing 'boy' and 'who' together to sound like a cry. Beckett is ironically afraid of wolves which is a fear he shares with Rebecca, whom he has also fallen deeply in love with. Rebecca has no idea he likes her, so it's hard for him to be around her alone most of the time.

And last but not least, Rebecca, was given the title of Little Red Riding Hood. They called her, Red. Rebecca's fear of wolves was alot worse than Beckett's. It took some getting used to having to call one of your best friends one of your biggest fears. Rebecca is the youngest and shortest of the group. She has black hair that falls to around her elbows and rectangular glasses. Her eyes have always been bad but they seemed to get worse day by day. Being the youngest, the others seemed overly protective of her.

"What about you, Red?" Peyton asked. "...Red? REBECCA!!" Peyton snapped his fingers in front of Rebecca's face and Rebecca snapped out of her daze. "What? Sorry, I wasn't paying attention." Rebecca answered swatting away Peyton's hand. Wiley snorted. "Yeah, we know. Pan called you like six times before you finally answered him." Wiley said plopping down on the floor right where he was standing.

"Well, I'm here now. What did you want?" Rebecca asked Peyton. Peyton opened his mouth to speak when the door to Rebecca's room opened. Rebecca's father stood there holding three pizzas. "Delivery!! 1 cheese, 1 peperoni, and 1 bacon." He said. Rebecca jumped to her feet and ran over to her dad and took the pizza's from him. She handed them to Baylee. "Thanks, Dad. You're the best!" Rebecca exclaimed giving her dad a hug. Her father gave her a quick hug, nodded to the others and left the room. "Hey, Pan. What did you want to ask me?" Rebecca asked walking over to her nightstand to grab plates and napkins for the pizza.

"Well, I was going to ask if you were getting hungry. But I guess I know the answer now." Peyton answered sitting down next to Wiley. Beckett sat next to him, then Casey next to Beckett and Baylee and the Pizza's next to Casey. Rebecca walked over and completed the circle by sitting in between Baylee and Wiley. "Well, let's eat. I'm starving!" Wiley said grabbing a slice of pizza and taking a huge bite, getting sauce all of his face. Everyone laughed. Rebecca handed him a plate and a napkin. "I think you really are part dog, Wolfie." She said.

Wiley took the plate and napkin, and wiped his face. "I think I am. Rawr!!" Wiley said to mainly Rebecca.

"Okay, I'm not Baylee or anything but dude, I don't think dog's or wolves make the sound 'rawr'" Beckett said grabbing a slice of pizza for himself after accepting a plate from Rebecca. Wiley rolled his eyes and swatted the air with his hand. "Oh, well." He said. Rebecca gave Casey, Baylee, and Peyton a plate and they all helped themselves to food. "So who's ready for Would you rather?" Casey asked. Everyone nodded eagerly. Would you rather was one of the activities they always did every week while they had their weekly sleepovers. "I'll go first, ummm Beckett! Would you rather come face to face with a wolf or never talk to us again?" Casey asked. Beckett stared at her for an intense moment before answering.

"Okay, obviously I'd rather come face to face with a wolf over never talking to you guys again, except I could do without you since you made me choose." Beckett said while Casey pretended to be hurt. Casey laughed. "Haha, your turn Boohoo." She said. Beckett looked around at each of them before settling on Peyton. "Pan my man, would you rather trade bodies with Baylee or Rebecca??" Beckett asked crossing his arms across his chest. Peyton looked back and forth between Baylee and Rebecca with his mouth hanging open.

"Ummm, golly-gee, Boo that's hard." Peyton said. "I love both of you, but I think I have to go with Mademoiselle Belle, because she's more like me but I wouldn't mind being Red either."

"Well, it took you long enough to answer. Your turn." Beckett replied to Peyton. Peyton cracked his knuckles. "Little Red, my dear friend. Would you rather date Wolfie or Boo?" He asked. Rebecca felt some color drain from her face as she thought about it. Of course, she loved both of them but who would she date? She had never even thought about dating them. "Oh, dear. Umm I personally don't know how well it would go if I dated something I'm terrified of, so Beckett, I guess." Rebecca said.

Wiley stared at her with wide eyes. "I'm not that scary am I??" Wiley asked. Rebecca nodded and looked away from him. "Yes, actually you are." She said trying not to laugh at the face she knew Wiley was making. Finally, Rebecca cracked a smile. "Bayleeeee, would you rather never read another book or read the worst book you've ever read for the rest of your life?" Rebecca asked. Baylee pretended to faint on Casey's shoulder. "That is a terrible question. I'd much rather read the worst book I've ever read over and over because who would I be if I didn't read?" She said.

They played for a couple more hours, each time someone asked a question it would take them forever to answer it. Eventually, all of them fell asleep happy and content, just like every other week. Except there was something a little bit different about this week.