First Dream

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[As far as the eye can see there's only a field of grass with a light wind blowing. It's freezing cold, but the boy laying back to look at the stars doesn't seem to notice. Or, if he does, he's used to it. He's been here for a while, slowly watching them blink out of existence one by one. Each time they do he reaches up, sadness written on his face - in the air around him. He can't stop it, he knows that, but he reaches anyway, trying as hard as he can. As if that will help. It doesn't and as each one slowly winks out, he seems to curl up on himself - bitter, hurt - lonely. It seems like hours, but soon, there's only a handful left.

Ventus shivers, rolling over and curling up - He's alone. He shouldn't have tried. How does he reach the light anyway? He can't. Sitting up, he pulls out the pieces of his wayfinder, face an open book of abandonment and betrayal. Hurt and anger.] ....I wish...

[And flings it away as far and hard as he can, uncaring where they fall.

Overhead, several more stars wink out, the rest shining just that much fainter.] I've never known you if you were just going to abandon me.

{{OOC: Tags returned when I wake up. }}

Comments

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Then, let's go now.

[Haven't they already discussed that this is a dream?]

I'll take you there.

[drknss-bnd-lght.livejournal.com]

I can't. I'm not allowed...

[you will have to drag him, Ami.]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[She smiles slyly.]

But you want to, right? And it can't be helped if someone brings you.

[drknss-bnd-lght.livejournal.com]

Ye-Yea... I guess...

[... why does he have a bad feeling?]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[What could possibly be go wrong?! Aside from inviting trouble by asking that.

Mercury nods.]

The one who knows where these places are, is you. So, go ahead.

[drknss-bnd-lght.livejournal.com]

.... Okay.. [It takes a bit but soon there's a portal to - yea, Snow white and the seven dwarfs land. He doesn't make any move to go there though.

Srsly, you will have to drag him, he won't go through on his own.]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Then, go! [Instead of dragging, how about pushing? She can do pushing. Mercury pushes Ventus firmly towards the portal.]

[drknss-bnd-lght.livejournal.com]

[gfsjg HKFGSDH]

[The poor boy flails most of the way, squeaking too. a Push is touch and touch is generally bad, but - Oh hai thar new dreamscape, how are you today?]

... M-Mercury...

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[She's smiling, proud of herself, as she comes to stand beside him.]

This is where you wanted, isn't it?

[drknss-bnd-lght.livejournal.com]

Ye-yea. [A quick nod, but he's back to timid - and kinda shielding his eyes because even in dreamland, the effects of your own dreamscape pretty much being a dark field = OH GOD THIS LIGHT HURTS MY EYES.]

... S-Shall I umm... Show you around?

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Go ahead! I'll enjoy your hospitality.

[She's five seconds from snapping at him to be less sniveling again.

Which makes her wonder just what it is that's kept her by him even this long. She knows the answer, somewhere in her - those very words that she could have said herself: If you were just going to abandon me, I wish I never knew you.

She sometimes wishes she'd never known Usagi at all. She wouldn't have felt that betrayal, could have cut the threat of the princess down without the confusion in her heart over the girl.

But it's more comfortable to tell herself it's just because he irritates her, because something in her can't stand seeing what could have been someone so subservient when she's made so many concerted efforts to assert her independence.]