It was the same as always. He stood there, shrowded in darkness, so close to her, yet she still couldn't remember his face.
She reached out toward him, but still only grasped onto the darkness.
"Maybe with you….I can forget.."
His voice always sent shivers down her spine, it sounded so dark, yet so familiar..
"Who are you?" her mouth moved, but time and time again, no sound came out.
"Abby!" A sudden voice called, pulling her out of her sleep. Time and time again, she was always woken up before she could find the answers she was seeking.
"Huh?" she sat up, her red hair falling down her back messily, as she gazed out of groggy dark eyes, at the blonde who woke her up. "What?"
Oz just grinned, as he grabbed her hand and tugged her out of bed. "Come on! We have a surprise for you!" he said excitedly.
Oh yes, she had almost forgot. Today was her 21st birthday.. And of course, Oz would be the only one this excited to celebrate it. If it weren't for Oz, she probably wouldn't celebrate at all.
So, still in her night clothes, Oz dragged her down into the living room(I dunno what they called them back then), where everyone else was waiting for her presence.
"Happy Birthday Abigail!" they all yelled in unsion, smiles on each of their faces as their friend entered the room. In the middle of said room, was a table, and on top of said table, was a several wrapped gifts. Sizes varying.. Sharon was the first to hand her a gift.
"Go on. Open it." She said, gazing down at her friend/sister.
Abby wasn't really sure if she even had a choice in the matter as she stared down at the neatly pink wrapped gift. Tearing open the paper, her eyes landed on a book.
"A book of dreams?" she murmured, staring down at it in amazement. "I heard you were having trouble sleeping because of some dreams. So I thought this might help." Sharon explained, smiling. "Thanks Sharon. I really appreciate it." She said, grinning.
Half an hour later, she had finally finished opening the rest of her gifts. Oz had bought her a silver chained necklace, with the letter A hanging on it. Gilbert, a pair of flower hair clips, that he had remembered her looking at one day while in town. Break had gotten her a new dress, more than likely Sharon had picked out.. Liam had got her a brand new gun, being the newest member of Pandora and such. She needed something to defend herself with. As he had put in the card she also received. Oscar, who was sadly not present, had bought her a bottle of wine…-.-'
And last but not least, Alice had got her a package of beef jerky. Which Abby would probably pass onto Alice later that day anyway..
"We have one last gift for you." Sharon announced, looking over at Oz. Getting the message, Oz left the room. Returning a few moments later with a black bundle in his arms. And it was moving.
"Oh my god! You guys! He must have cost a fortune!" Abby exclaimed, once she had realized it was a small black puppy. "It was actually from a friend of the Nightrays." Gilbert said, standing off to the side, smoke hanging out of his mouth. "So it didn't cost anything for us." He said. "Thank you Gil!" Abby said happily, hugging the dark haired man, causing him to blush.
Kneeling down onto the floor, Abby cooed the dog over to her. And once it was sitting in her lap, something clicked in her mind. As the puppys dark eyes gazed up at her, she was reminded of the man in her dreams. "You remind me of someone.." she whispered out softly, as she ran a hand through his fur.
No one seemed to notice her comment, as Oz started blurting out names to call their new member of their family.
"I think Ill call him Xavier." Abigail said, stopping Oz abruptly in his search of names. "Xavier?" Gilbert asked, looking down at them. Abby just smiled as she stood. "Mhm. Well anyway, Im going to get changed." She said, getting up from the floor. "Ill be down in a bit." She said, exiting the room, Xavier following right behind her.
Once inside the safety of her room, she placed her gifts on the dresser, as she sat down on the bed, opening her dream book as she began to flip through it.