Dream

Chapter Two

Authors Note: As you may have guessed the one name that isn't from a Beatles song is Erik's name. I just wanted to point that out. So yeah, there's that enjoy the new chapter!

My heart throbbed. I had been in love with this boy in my dream. I had never felt such raw feelings. I made it through choir without having a panic attack. But Erik, the boy's name, wouldn't keep his perfect green eyes off of me. All I wanted to do was curl up into a ball and hide. I knew that he had no idea who I was, it was a dream for heaven's sake. But why did he keep looking at me?

Finally the bell rang. I got up and ran like hell let loose to avoid talking to Erik. I didn't even want to look into his eyes or see his dirty blonde hair. It made my heart ache. I wanted to talk to Michelle about it. It was useless trying to keep things from her anyway. She always knew there was something wrong.

I decided that I didn't want to be at school anymore. It was too stressful. I might turn the corner and see him. What would I say and what would I do? I opened the front door of the school to a warm breeze hitting my skin. I stood in the sun for a second more, closing my eyes and breathing the fresh air.

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I knew it was a dream, but it felt so real.

There was an evil queen that sucked me into her world. I was standing next to her once I was in this new world. I was in the middle of a village. The houses were small, yet sturdy. They all were painted strange colors. The queen let out one small laugh, knowing she had caught me giving her pure bliss, and that's when I decided to run. The queen caught hold of my arms at once. I thrashed against her strength, trying to break free, knowing it was no use. All of the sudden I heard a sickening sound of ripping flesh. The queen screamed and loosed her grip on me. I instantly began to run, turning back only to see that an average man from the town had stabbed the queen in her back. I realized that I was wearing normal clothes unlike the townsfolk that were staring at me. They were all in dresses and tunics, the kind of clothes you'd see in history textbooks.

That was when I saw him running from the opposite direction, wearing normal clothes like me, his dirty blonde hair being pushed back in the wind. He looked just as scared as I felt. He was being chased by something too. I ran into him and grabbed his hand without thinking twice. I turned down an ally, not knowing where it led.

We reached the edge of the town which led into a forest. I ran straight for the cover of the trees while the boy gripped my hand and ran slightly behind me. We snaked our way through the forest so me wouldn't be caught. After about five minutes of running I found a cave that I led the boy into with me. I sat down on the cold cave floor and tried to catch my breath. I had let go of the boys hand and looked up to see him staring at me, dumbfounded. That was when I first noticed his perfect eyes.

"Thank you." He said formally.

"You are welcome." I said just as formally. I absentmindedly started humming to fill the awkward gap of us no talking. I stared at my feet, still curled up in a ball on the cave floor. I was rocking back and forth. The boy came to sit next to me. I could still feel his eyes on me.

"Are you ok?" He asked. I loved his voice. I wasn't too low and it wasn't too high. It was so steady.

"I'm ok. I just hope the Evil Queen doesn't come back."

"And I hope that troll doesn't try to eat me again." He said.

"You almost got eaten by a troll?" My eyes were wide. This was the weirdest dream I'd ever had.

"No I'm joking. I just got in trouble with this dude and he was chasing me." He smiled, obviously trying to make me laugh. He had a beautiful smile that took over his face. It felt so real. He was facing me and I could have sworn I felt his warm breath on my face. It was so real. I pinched my arm but I couldn't feel the pain of it. I was for sure dreaming.