Hey, hey guys and gals! I'm terribly sorry for not updating, but you know…high school. And to add to that, I'm a contestant in a beauty pageant that's happening next week, so wish me luck! So enjoy this chapter please!
Dream Sequence
Rachel opened her eyes and saw Will Shuester (in human form) sitting at a café table, but this time she knew it was a dream because it was only seconds ago that she fell asleep. She took a seat next to him and he took her hand.
"I knew you'd come to me, Will. I just knew it."
Will smiled. "I'm sure you did. How have you been, Rachel?"
"Well, actually not really well. You see, I've been hallucinating for days of my dog taking your shape…but whenever I blink or something, all I see is my dog again. Isn't that odd?"
He nodded sympathetically. "Yes, that is very strange. What are you thinking?"
She hesitated before answering. "I'm not entirely sure. Everyone keeps saying that my visions are just a side effect to my grieving because I'm not fully over your death. But I know I'm not crazy!"
"Honey, no one ever said you were crazy."
She pulled her hand back. "Will, I need you to answer me one question. And I want a straight answer."
Will leaned forward and took her hand again. "I'm listening, sweetheart."
Rachel looked him straight in the eye. "Are you reincarnated as my dog?"
He leaned back in his seat. "I think that's for you to think about."
"Will, please, I'm serious! Are you or are you not?"
He shook his head. "Look, I know that I'm the only one who can actually tell you, but remember this is a dream so what I say or do may not be reasonable. I don't think I should be the one to answer this."
"What are you talking about? It's a yes or no question, Will."
He sighed. "Okay, I'm going to try and explain this as simple as possible. You're not going to feel any better if I just blurt out the answer, because maybe I am and maybe I'm not. Everyone likes a good cliffhanger sometimes."
Rachel shook her head. "I don't understand, just answer the question, Will! Are you my dog or not?"
He leaned forward and took her hand again. "That's for you to decide. Look deep into your heart, and in time you will know. But for now, just live and enjoy your life as it can, especially now that you have a new friend."
She looked down sadly. "He could never replace you."
"I don't think he was meant to replace me, I think he was just sent as the missing piece of your heart that broke when I died." When she wouldn't look at him, he sighed. "I'll tell you what; tomorrow during Glee rehearsal, go into my office and look in my desk because I left something for you. I specifically instructed for it to be delivered to you if anything happened to me…no, I didn't predict my death; I just wanted to be prepared. "
The actual truth was that a few days ago during Glee rehearsal, he snuck into his office and wrote a note addressed to Rachel and slipped it in his desk and returned to the room before anyone noticed that he was missing.
Rachel suddenly started crying softly.
"I miss you so much Will, it hurts. It's hard going to school every day knowing I won't see your smiling face anymore."
Will pulled her into a warm embrace. "I'm never gone, Rachel. I'm always with you. In fact, ever day I'm a lot closer to you than you think."
"Wait…you said that already! About an hour ago, I suffered another hallucination; my dog started playing Endless Love and all of a sudden you appeared and we sang the song together and when the song was over you said that you were a lot closer than I thought. What do you mean?"
He stroked her hair. "Look into your heart, Rachel. Only you can answer your questions and in time, it'll all make sense, I promise. But now it's time for you to wake up."
Rachel grabbed his arm tightly. "But I don't want you to go! Will I ever see you again? Will you visit me, not only in my dreams, but in real life too?"
Will shrugged. "I don't know. But seriously, you need to wake up, honey. I can't have you oversleeping and being late for school! You'll see me again soon, I promise."
She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Now wake up! Wake up…wake up…"
She could see his face dissolving until she heard the sound of repeated barks. She opened her eyes and saw Will the dog on top of her, barking madly.
"Okay, okay, I'm up!" She rubbed her eyes tiredly. "I had a really nice dream. Now I'm not too sure about you, but with a bit of time I think I'll be able to figure things out." She looked at the clock. "But right now, it's time to get ready for school!"
Short, but sweet, I think. What do you think?
