Chapter II: Dream a little dream of me
"Stars shining bright above you.
Night breezes seem to whisper, I love you.
Birds singin' in the sycamore trees,
Dream a little dream of me"
"There, is it fine that way?" Bonnie asked from KITT.
"Yes Bonnie, thank you. Oh hello Michael," KITT noticed Michael walk in. It had been a week since Michael had seen the girl at the city.
"Hello Michael. I was just starting to fix that problem in KITT's radio," Bonnie explained.
"Michael. Michael? You don't look too good. Haven't you slept well?" KITT was first to notice that something was wrong.
"KITT is right Michael. You look like living dead," Bonnie agreed with KITT.
"Ha-ha, not funny. I haven't slept at all. I've been seeing this nightmare ever since I saw that girl," Michael was so tired he could hardly stand, little less walk but he managed to get to KITT and sit at the driver's seat.
"Oh. Do you remember what's it about?" Bonnie asked but Michael shook his head.
"I'm sure you'll remember it later. Drive safely Michael, Devon wants you to bring that Japanese museum intendant in one piece to his hotel so he can attend to the charity gala tomorrow. KITT, keep an eye on Michael," Bonnie instructed Michael and KITT.
"I will Bonnie," the car promised.
"Who? What? Where are we?" Michael startled awake.
"Calm down Michael, you just fell asleep after we brought Mr. Misohito to his hotel," KITT appeased Michael.
"Who? Oh yes, so he's fine," Michael stated.
"Yes Michael. Shall I put some music on? Maybe it would refresh you a little," KITT suggested.
"That's good idea, buddy," Michael accepted and KITT turned the radio on.
"Birds singin' in the sycamore trees. Dream a little dream of me," Ella Fitzgerald sung in the radio.
"Turn it off KITT, turn it off!" Michael shouted, hit the brakes and closed his ears with his hands. He leaned his head on KITT's steering wheel.
"What's the matter Michael? Do you have pains? Your breathing became suddenly very fast and shallow. Should I drive you to the hospital?" KITT was worried about his friends sudden fit.
"No, no KITT, I'm fine. It was this song, it sounds so familiar," Michael panted, sweat beading on his forehead.
"You used to captivate me
By your resonating light
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts
My once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away
All the sanity in me "
"Go to sleep Michael. Tomorrow is important day and I want you to be your best," Devon said to Michael that night after Michael had tried to hide a big yawn.
"OK, I will. Good night Devon, Bonnie. I'll go and see KITT first," Michael said and walked out.
At the garage, KITT was scanning the area of the mansion. He'd been doing that every night after he detected the intruder.
"Hey pal," Michael tapped KITT's hood," Why aren't you recharging?"
"Hello Michael. Why haven't you gone to sleep already? You look strained," came KITT's reply when Michael climbed to the driver's seat.
"I can't sleep there. I'm scared of my bed so I'm gonna try to sleep here," Michael confessed.
"And when Bonnie finds you here in the morning?" KITT asked but Michael had already fallen to sleep. The nightmare started immediately.
"A young woman, who was just crossing the street, got run over by a car and died immediately, died immediately, immediately," news reporters voice echoed in radio. Michael shook his head. He was at the beach, it was noon.
"You better come back to the mansion, to the mansion, mansion," Michael heard Devon's voice.
"Look at her Michael, isn't she cute?" there was Lene, holding a pigeon on her hand. She laughed. Michael laughed too, to her joy.
Then he heard a thud and saw a body fly across the air. Lene's body. She hit the ground, eyes staring empty, dead eyes.
But suddenly, Lene smiled to him and got up. Michael was terrified.
"Don't open that door Michael, not just yet. You're not ready to what you'll find," she said stepping into a car that waited for her. For the whole time, in the background, Michael could hear a familiar song.
And now it was on KITT's radio.
"NOOOO!" Michael woke up to his own scream.
"What is it Michael? What did you saw?" KITT's voice was worried.
"I saw her death KITT. Oh my god, I saw the accident where Lene was killed. And I heard this song in the background the whole time," and then Michael burst to tears. And KITT had no idea of who put the radio on because it wasn't Michael or KITT himself.
