Watching Their Dreams

And now, it is time to meet the parents.
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Chapter 20

I look at myself in the mirror. I look good. Bot fancy good but casual good. I hear a knock on the door and I pull on my boots. I head for the door, the heels of my boots clicking quietly. I open it and smile at Ben.

"Hey, you," I smile.

"Hey, you," he grins back. He backs up as I step out of my house to lock it. He walks with me to his car and I can't help but feel the butterflies in my stomach. I get in and Ben cruises slowly to his house. When we get to his door, he knocks on it, taking my hand, knowing that I'm nervous.

"Hello! You must be Alana!" I hear a female voice say. I open my eyes, not realizing that I had closed them. I look to see a woman with short blonde hair and green eyes.

"And you are..." I start.

"My mother," Ben whispers.

"Ben's mom! How do you do?" I ask politely.

"I'm fine. It's great to finally meet you! Al! Ben and his girlfriend are here!" she calls, motioning for us to come in.

"Alright, Sera! I'm be there in a jiff!" I hear a older male voice say.

"Jiff?" I ask Ben. He shrugs a reply and we walk inside. I smile at the walls and the couch as I do. Soon, a man walks over to me with the same dazzling smile Ben has.

"I believe you are Alana! I'm am Ben's father, Al. I have heard quite a bit about you," the man says, taking my small hand in his large ones. I smile at him and look into his eyes, seeing the sparkling grey eyes Ben has.

"It's nice to meet you," I smile. His black hair is neatly combed back, showing the small wrinkles he has from stress. He works for the government, so maybe that's what they're from.

"And I enjoy meeting you myself," he grins.

"What exactly is it you do?" I ask. "Ben told me you worked with the government." I sit on the couch with Ben and his father.

"I am a retired FBI agent. But now, I am a police officer," he said proudly.

"Interesting," I say. Retired? But he's only in his forties. But, I guess it was too much for him. Or maybe he pulled out for Ben. Either way, He seems upbeat about his job.

"Now, Alana, I hear that you recently went to court. Why?"

"Well, I was testifying against my father. How do you know about that?"

"I told him," Ben interjects.

"Good to know," I say quietly. I feel him squeeze my hand and I nod slightly. Suddenly the mood changes from upbeat and energetic to glum and, well, glum.

"So," I start, ready to change the subject, "why did you pick these colors for your living room?"

"I like darker colors, even though they are all the same to me, really," he answers, becoming upbeat again.

"But the painting make the colors out of shade. Have you ever thought about redecorating?"

"No," he laughs. That laugh sounds so hearty and happy. He must be an upbeat person in general. Weird that he's a cop and that he's so upbeat.

"I think you should. If you have these paintings in here, then you should make the walls and couch brighter and fill the room up with cheerfulness." Ben smiles at me happily as I say this. He must love this conversation, or that I brought it up. Still, I'm happy.

"So, Alana, Ben, Al," I hear. I turn to see Ben's mother smiling at the three of us. "Shall we go eat?"

We head to the dinner table and start eating the meal Sera has prepared for us.

"So, Alana, what do you do?" Sera asks, biting into a piece of meat.

"I am an artist," I reply.

"Like our son," Al smiles.

"And she has a special talent," Ben adds.

"What would that be?" Al asks. I look at Ben, wishing he could help me out. I wish he wouldn't have brought it up. The air is so thick, you could cut it with a knife. Everyone looks at me waiting to hear what I have to say.

"Well, it's nothing, really," I start.

"Oh, come on. We're all family, I hope," Sera smiles, winking at Ben and me. I see a blush creep on his cheeks and I know the same is happening to me. Al chuckles and puts a hand on his wife's.

"You can tell us. If it's a secret, we can keep it," Al says.

Finally, I rack up enough courage to tell them. "Well, I can see people's dreams as they sleep," I say emotionlessly. And the two just stared at me, not believing me. This is going to be a long night.
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Now, if you are Hellsing (a japanese manga) fans, then you will have noticed the parents names go with a fan couple!

 

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Chapter 21

"So, how does this work?" Sera asks, lying on their couch.

"Just fall asleep and I'll soon join you," I reply. I finally got them to let me show them that it works.

"I'm not so sure about this," Al says.

"Alana will pass out when she enters the dream. And she'll need an energy bar when she is up," Ben says.

"Trust me," I say to Sera. She nods and closes her eyes. Soon, her breathing becomes quieter and steadier.

"Here we go," I whisper. Finally, my vision goes black and I am sucked into Sera's dream.

There she is, walking down a path. I'm walking with her, the white path seeming to get longer as we walk. Soon, we start running, at first trying to make the path shorter. But when I look behind me, I notice that we are running from and to nothing. We are still in the same spot.

I stop and look at her, running in place. I can tell that she thinks that she is running towards the end of the path.

"Stop," I tell her. She looks at me and I can tell she catches her breath.

"You are here," she breaths. I nod and look around. We are standing at the beginning of a white path with black and white flowers around us.

"You know, you can change this dream if you want. I understand if you don't though," I say.

"Thank you," she smiles. Suddenly, we are at the end of the path and she is smiling with Al. Ben walks over to me and takes my hand. I lean on him and he wraps his arms around me. I smile happily and look at Sera in question.

"This is my dream now. And it includes you, Alana," she smiles, leaning on Al.

"Thank you," I smile. The dream fades with all of us smiling happily.

I blink a few times and feel someone's arms around me. When I can finally see, I notice that it's Sera.

"Amazing!" she whispers in my ear. She lets go of me and Ben hands me an energy bar. Two dreams in one day sucks.

"Thanks," I smile at him. I kiss his cheek and take a bite out of the bar. I have just witnessed the greatest thing in the world: I am part of a family.
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Short... Couldn't think of much so I did this.

 

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Chapter 22

The next few days, I can't get the thought of being part of a family for the first time in, well, ever. So, I'm pretty happy. That is, until someone decides to flirt with my boyfriend.

I stand at my locker with Ben, talking to him about art homework like I am normal, when Charlotte walks up.

"Davis," she says, forcing a smile. "Ben, can I talk to you for a minute, please?" She bats her eyelashes innocently, trying to lure him into her trap.

"Sure," he says, wrapping an arm around me, signifying that he's not leaving my side.

"Not in front of that, though," she says, disgusted.

"'That' happens to be my girlfriend. And if you want to talk, then you will have to talk to me while she is with me," he growls at her. That makes me grin. Charlotte shoots me a furious look and then smiles at Ben.

"Well, I was wondering if you would like to come to my party on Friday. It's invitation only and I want you to come," she says, batting her eyelashes again.

"Can Alana come?" he asks her.

"Well, of course n-" she starts, but gets interrupted by Ben.

"Great. We'll be there," he smiles.

"But I-"

"No, she is going to come. I don't care what you say. She is my girlfriend and she has as much of an invite as I do. See you later, Charlotte," he says, waving. He shuts my locker door and walks with me away from shocked Charlotte. I smile and lean on him.

"Thanks," I smile.

"All for you," he smiles back and kisses the top of my head.

On Friday, I ride in the car with Ben. It's already seven and we are almost at Charlotte's house. Finally, we there and the house is bigger than I imagined. We soon walk into the house and Charlotte seems to fly over to us with a guy following her.

"Ben! Davis. Welcome! Feel free to do whatever; my parents won't be home for a few more days," Charlotte smiles. The guy is standing there, staring at me. Seriously creepy.

"This is Brock, as you must know. Brock, Ben and Davis. I mean Alana," she says, correcting herself for Ben's sake of course. I nod at Brock and Ben walks with me to the back of the house. There are couples who look drunk and are groping other people as we pass. I get groped a few times and I almost punch those idiots in the face.

Finally, we are out in the back yard, watching people swim in the pool and have fun. Ben and I just talk, glad that we are part of the party. Soon, we hear shouting and Charlotte comes running towards us.

"Hey! Ben, have to come see this!" she says, yanking him away from me. I stand, ready to go after them, when I'm pulled down again.

"Hey," Brock says, grinning at me.

"Hello. I have to go find my boyfriend. Excuse me," I say, standing again.

"No, no," he says, pulling me back down. His face is close to mine and I start leaning back. Soon his lips are on mine and I have to use all my force to push him off.

"What the hell?! Never mind, I have to find Ben!" I yell at him and stand. I start running and calling Ben's name over the music blaring in my ears.

Charlotte walks over to me with Brock again.

"Alana! I need to show you something!" Brock yells over the music. He takes my hand and leads me back to the backyard. He pulls me into some overgrown bushes.

"What are you-" I start but to be interrupted by him putting a cloth over my mouth. I start talking, my voice muffled by the cloth. Soon I feel my eyelids get heavy and I pass out.
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Dun dun DUN! What shall happen..?