"Psst! Hey, you awake?" I sat up groggly... who did that voice belong to? I felt so light & everything was kinda blury; oh, I'm dreaming. The room I'm in is a simple one... well, it's extravegant, but child size. The bed is king sized & it's a soft pink color, along with most of the room. The colors are pastel, so soft colors are everywhere; massive stuffed animals are in the corner, along with a desk, chair & drawing untensils on the opposite wall. "I said PSST!" there's a set of eyes at the base of my bed. "W-What?" the kid pops up, looking to be about 9 or so. He's pale with neatly cut hair, wearing a blue pajama shirt & black sleep pants. "Hey. Wanna come outside?" I nodded excitedly, unable to help myself. He takes me by the hand & pushes the door open just a little. Two men are standing there & the boy nods at me. "Sleep." with that one word, both men slowly slump down & are snoring. "Cool..." he whispers, taking my hand as we run through the halls. My bare feet give a steady papping sound as we run; I feel myself smile, but there's a sense of sadness too. This is more than a dream... it's a memory. Most the time I would try to foce myself to wake up, but this time it was more peaceful. There was a door we had suddenly stopped at. With three soft knocks & two loud ones, the door opened. "Hi Charlie, what took you so l-" the little girl looked at me & paled. "H-Hello Go-" "I invited her to watch TV with us!" he led me inside & the noise of children talking was replaced by silence. I could tell that no one wanted me here, but no one said it. "Well, c'mon in. We're watching movies." a taller boy said. He was like... 16 maybe. He always wore black ripped jeans & black shirts with large hoodies on his body. His hair was cut really short though as he sighed, bitting on a toothpick. I think his name is Jacob. "Oh what? Look, something happens, I'll take the blame ok?" everyone gave a small nod to him. "U-Um... what are you watching...?" I asked. A girl gives me a meek smile. "R-Road to El Dorado m-my Goddess." I nodded as everyone finally relaxed & began chatting again. "Yo, yall want popcorn? Got plenty of it & the shakable seaonings too." everyone cheers as I look at Charlie, who is distracted. "U-Um, c-could I have some too? Please?" Jacob nods. "Course. Here, come take a look at what we've got." I get up slowly & am amazed. Its a massive popcorn machine with more popcorn than I've ever seen in my life spewing from the top. He hands "I've got... cheddar, butter, bacon & ranch-" "Ranch on popcorn? Sounds gross." he chuckled. "Some people like gross stuff... I've also got kettle. That makes it taste sweet." I hesitantly reached for the kettle shaker as Charlie calls for me. "Hey, it's starting." everyone quiets down as the movie begins to play. It's incredible; the golden visuals, amazing music & vocals explain everything. "Hey Jacob, what's El Dorado?" he sighs. "Ancient City of Gold. It's supposed to be hidden in... Mexico I think." I'm in awe as the door is thrown open & the lights are flicked on. A tall man is staring at us as the others who flank behind him, drop to their knees bowing; the movie is stuck playing the opening song as the lead male speaks. "Everyone... back away." he heads for me as the kids scatter; he kneels down to my eye level as I start breathing hard. "F-Father Chase... look, it was my idea alright. She has a right to be a normal kid." He looks at me, then to the floor, messing with some dust & then to the TV. "Jacob. Come see me in the morning. Everyone else... continue." I wasn't sure what he saw but Jacob let's out a hushed woah. Gold powder surrounds me as the man whispers. "That's a wonderful job you've done."
"Ok, well. I brought some breakfast... actually a lot of it; guy messed up my order so bad the manager gave me 2 of the order."
"Where'd you go?"
"Waffle House."
"Waffle House where?"
"Off Boymel."
"Oh... the one Mikey's at. She's got a crush on you, thats why."
"N-Nah... anyway, it's downstairs. I-"
He looks at his phone. "Am apparently taking over Demi's shift." he smiles. "Stay safe." I wave to him & he shuts the door. I sigh. "& no. You're not scary. You just look like every single character I've ever fallen for... that & I'm bad at deliberately trying to make friends." Silence. Maybe... I focus on the chair & it moves over slightly, exposing Crow's messy black hair. "What the f-" "Hi." he gives me a look that asks if I saw the chair move too. "U-Um... hey-hey." his voice had cracked as he stands up. I stand up with him, walking to the door. "Apparenly, we have breakfast."
"So yeah... I woke up & took you upstairs. I was gonna go downstairs but as I was leaving, you started sobbing." I was embarrassed. "M-My bad... had a bad dream is all... it's alright." he gave me a worried look. "Wanna talk about it?" before I could respond, the front door is thrown open & Demi comes in looking deshevled. "H-Hi D-" "Coffee." she goes right for our coffee maker & makes herself a massive cup. She points to Crow in question. "Fight happened. Didn't want his sister to see him all beat up." she nodded, pouring an unholy amount of sugar in there. "Luna could you... ugh, thats amazing." she said, not completely finishing. "I-It's ok Demi. You'll get your energy back soon, ok." she nodded, taking another big swig of coffee. "Thanks honey. Oh hey... I know I'm pushing it, but can I use some of your clothes for a undercover thing?" I nodded. "Uh, sure. We wear the same size... mostly." she nodded. "I'm taking the one black dress with lace sleeves, & two of the color outfits." she says going upstairs. "GREEN & RED JUST AN FYI!" she hollers. "Your dymanic is... interesting." I shurgged. "I guess... but uh, we should probably tell your sister you're ok." he groans. "God she's gonna kill me." Demi soon came back downstairs. "Two more days Luna. & hey, anything I make, I can keep... once it's checked as being clean money." I chuckle. "Hey, Crow. Be good to my baby." he strangly turns red. "Y-Yes Mam." she snatches a waffle from my plate before leaving. "Ok... lets tell your sister." he nodded as we began to walk out of the door. We had to walk over there, which doesn't take long but it was still a bit weird. "So... this project is due soon." I nodded. "Yup... sure is." he chuckled at me, zipping up his hoodie.
"It's been cool hanging out with you."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah. I've enjoyed our time together."
"W-Well... I'm glad I could make it fun... I guess."
"Woah, woah. Why're making it sound like you're goin off to war?"
"C-Cause we won't see each other... the project will be over...?"
He gave a massive laugh. "Luna, no. I'm trying to hang out with you, like regularly." I was lost. "S-Sorry... I'm a bit confused. Um, why?" he gave me a bewildered expression. "You... don't have many friends do you?" I shook my head. "N-Not really... people are drawn to me, but I don't have too many real friends. Like, freidns I've actually wanted to make, y'know?" he nodded. "Welp, consider me one of them. We're here." sure enough, we had arrived outside his door. He knocked & the front door flew open.
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