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Alice woke with a start. She glanced around the room, unsure of where she was until she saw Frey snoring quietly in the love seat across from her. She smiled at the sight until suddenly, the day's events came rushing back, and she fought the urge to let tears spill over. She blinked them away and tried to recall her dream instead.

For the past few months, the only parts of her dreams she could recall were the ones where Nyozeka was present. Sometimes she was in her human form, and they would talk almost constantly about the future and how they would spend their time when they were finally together, but she was usually in her rabbit form, just like this one. They were sitting in a pasture together, Nyozeka lying comfortably in Alice's lap and sniffing softly at her fingertips. No words were said. No words were necessary. Their silence was as pleasant as the gentle breeze they felt that rustled the grass around them. Alice smiled at the memory and fingered her bracelet aimlessly.

Then she remembered Nyozeka's ears shooting up, her rabbit body suddenly tense on her lap as she seemed to stare off into the horizon. She hopped off Alice's lap and sniffed the air before turning back. "Alice," her mind whispered. "Alice, my dear, you must leave."

Alice was confused. Everything seemed normal. Nothing had changed. "What's wrong? I don't-"

The air around them chilled abruptly, and the sky darkened as if a rain cloud had appeared out of nowhere. Alice finally sensed that something was amiss, but refused to wake.

"You must leave now," Nyozeka urged.

"What about you?" Alice questioned, getting to her feet.

"I cant handle myself. You forget how old I really am, little one." She ran a few meters before turning back to Alice who was planted where she stood, frozen with worry. She was certain whatever was coming seemed familiar, but she couldn't put her finger on it. "Leave! I'll be okay, I promise!"

She hesitated before answering. "You better contact me later to prove it!"

The rabbit nodded before running off and vanishing into the distance.

Alice bit her lip, willing herself to wake, but nothing happened. She blinked, bewildered, but when she opened her eyes again, Kyo was standing before her.

She jumped, but not because he startled her. His face was cold and angry. Absolutely foreign on his usually happy face, and completely terrifying.

But it only lasted a second, and Alice half-thought she had imagined it. A smile appeared on his face, and he reached out to touch her. She stepped back, and instantly regretted it. The hurt expression that took the smile away seemed to be contagious.

Alice breathed in the cold air slowly. "Kyo, where are you? Come back," she whispered.

He didn't answer. He didn't even seem to acknowledge she had spoken. His brows were furrowed as if he were holding back tears, but his mouth was stern.

"Frey can't have you, Alice." She heard his voice, but his mouth didn't move. "He can't. You're mine."

The wind that was so peaceful before turned freezing and burst through the space between them. Alice flinched and covered her face with her arms before until the wind died down. When she looked up again, Kyo was gone.

And then she woke up.

Alice's breathing suddenly quickened as her dream filled her mind in less than a second. She was chilled as if the wind had followed her, and she wrapped her arms together to warm herself.

She knew where Kyo was. She probably knew all along but didn't want to admit it.

Fresh tears burned beneath her eyelids, and she didn't fight them. The image of Kyo's face filled her mind. The smile, the hurt, the anger. They each brought shivers to her spine as she recalled how unlike him they all looked.

She felt a sob escape her and covered her mouth quickly, not wanting to wake Frey. Instead, she lay back down on the couch, and muffled her cries into the pillow she had used.

Kyo had fallen in the Mara.

And it was all her fault.

Frey was dreaming. He had to be.

How else would Alice ever hold her the way her was now? His arms wrapped around her waist, her arms wrapped around his neck?

She smiled, and he felt his face smile too. But something was wrong.

She leaned up to kiss him.

Definitely wrong.

But he couldn't care less.

He leaned down, ready to meet her willing lips. Ready to take her from Kyo. Ready to help her get over him. Ready to forget about him altogether. And if he never came back, good riddance.

They were centimeters apart. Everything was perfect. Everything would be perfect from now on. Perfect.

Until the imaged vanished, and Nyozeka was standing in front of him in her human form, her face stern.

Frey opened his eyes and cried, jumping back, seeing Nyozeka in Alice's place.

Her face turned puzzled. "What do you think you were doing?"

Frey caught his breath and tried to slow his heart and dim his blush before clearing his throat. "Dreaming, bunny girl. Ever hear of it? It's kind of a private matter."

She shrugged. "Sorry. I guess I'm used to Alice's dreams. She's normal, unlike you."

Frey rolled his eyes. "What do you want?"

Nyozeka's face turned serious. "Frey, something is terribly wrong."

"Yeah, you're in my head."

"Fool, will you kindly not interrupt me?" Her voice was hard, but her tone was sincere. And something in her face stopped Frey from saying anything more. He threw his hands up in surrender.

"Thank you." She closed her eyes and folded her arms. "As I was saying, something is wrong. I was with Alice earlier, and I sensed something incredibly dark. Much darker than what you and Alice faced a few months ago. But I couldn't find the source." She turned to Frey, her eyes soft. "Just please watch over Alice for me. I sensed something was bothering her, but she refused to tell me."

Frey felt a twist in his chest, but he did his best to ignore it. "Of course, Nyozeka."

She nodded and whispered, "Thank you," before vanishing.

He felt he was alone again. For half a second, he thought about willing his dream back, but the image of Alice crying all day retured to his mind's eye, and he sighed, conflicted.

Maybe it does hurt to dream.

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