Gregor
I was jolted awake in bed. Disoriented at first. I was at my parent’s house in my old bedroom. I rubbed the crust out of my eyes and looked at the clock. I rubbed my face trying to dispel the vivid dream about Xavior and wolves and flesh-eating witches.
The shifter festival must have had more of an effect on me than I realized. The dream seemed so real, but I didn’t know how. I certainly wasn’t a werewolf, and Xavior looked so… young.
The buzz from my phone on my nightstand attracted my attention. The message was from Xavior. I quickly replied.
Det. Hotscales > Are you alright?
< Yes.
Det. Hotscales > Good.
< I had the weirdest dream.
Det. Hotscales > I know.
He knew? What the fuck? I called him.
Xavior answered with a groggy hello.
“What do you mean you knew?”
“I can’t explain what happened, but I think we were in the same dream,” Xavior said. I heard him yawn, and a mental picture came to mind.
“That was one fucked up dream, Xavior.”
“I know.”
“Did any of that actually happen?”
“No, none of that happened. My grandmother died of natural causes. I’d met a werewolf once and shared a meal. Everything else, I have no idea where that came from.”
“Was it something we were exposed to at the festival?”
“Maybe. But we won’t know for sure until we go back to sleep.”
We didn’t go back to sleep. We spent the rest of the early morning hours talking about the dream and details we both remembered. When I realized my parents were making breakfast and then remembered we had a day of boating planned. I had an idea.
“My family rented a boat for the day. Do you want to come with us?”
“How soon are you leaving?” I heard him sit up in bed. The mental image brought a smile to my face.
“After breakfast in about an hour or two.”
“I’ll be there.”
“Xavior,” I hesitated.
“Yeah,” he said.
“Even though that was a bizarre dream, thank you for being there. And thank you for wanting to spend time with my family.”
“I like your parents, Greg. And I like you a lot. I’d have your back no matter where we ended up. See you soon.” He hung up without waiting for a reply.
I flopped back on my bed with a sigh. I had it pretty bad for that dragon.
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