A/N: I forgot to credit Lexvan last chapter! Taranee's and Irma's dreams were Lexvan's idea! I'm so sorry! And I am so sorry for the long wait!
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As Taranee and Hay Lin raced quietly out into the hallway, not wanting to wake anyone up if they were still sleeping, they ran head on into a bunch of other figures and everyone crashed to the ground. Just as the guardians and their friends began to sit up, Blunk poked his head around the corner.
"Why are girls on the floor? And Matt and Caleb," Blunk quickly added the two boys' names into his question when they shot glares his way.
"Did we wake you up, Blunk?" Hay Lin asked the little passling as she stifled a yawn. It was three 'o' clock in the morning and she didn't even like getting up at eight, especially when she had been up to all hours texting Elyon from her bed before finally drifting off to sleep. Then, the horrible nightmares had started to occur.
"Uh-uh," Blunk reassured her, shaking his head 'no.'
"But I think Blunk's smell woke me up. Weren't you downstairs when we all went to bed?" Taranee asked, remembering how her dream had ended with a foul stench.
"Sorry. Was cold and lonely, so came upstairs to be near friends," Blunk apologized to the fire guardian before explaining himself. Taranee gave him a tired smile, letting know it was okay.
"Quick question," Cornelia said before covering her mouth as she yawned. "Why are we all awake and three in the morning?"
"I'm not sure, Cornelia," Will told her friend.
"I don't think anyone knows, Corny, or we might still be asleep," Irma said softly, knowing not to get on Cornelia's bad side when she was deprived of her beauty sleep. However, she did notice that Cornelia was gripping Caleb's hand a bit tighter than normal. And Will seemed as though she didn't want to let Matt out of her sight and vice versa. What the heck had happened?
"Well, Caleb woke me up," Matt teased as Caleb hit him on the arm.
"That's because I woke up and decided to get something to drink. It's not my fault you're a light sleeper," Caleb teased back.
"Guys, I may have an idea as to what is going on," Elyon finally spoke up after listening to the group banter. She went on to explain the dreams she and Cornelia had had before they woke each other up.
"Why don't you all tell us about you're dreams, good or bad. It might be the key to this whole mystery, if we prove my hunch," Elyon suggested.
So, over the next ten minutes or so, everyone related their harrowing dream experiences, earning gasps and shocked facial expressions from everyone listening. After Will, who had began talking last, finished relating her nightmare to her friends, everyone sat in a comfortable, yet anxious silence, thinking, concentrating har don figuring out what was going on.
"Think about it," Elyon said a few minutes later, holding her hand up to cut off 'We are thinking,' which she knew was coming from Irma's mouth. "We all had dreams in which some of our biggest fears came true. Caleb, Matt, Cornelia, and Will were or nearly were killed or were heart-broken in their individual dreams. Hay Lin's grandmother was…well you know what I mean. Taranee and Irma had the people they love and trust betray them. And we all know that in my dream, I was turning into a tyrant like my so-called brother."
As Elyon finished speaking, everyone just stared at her and Blunk's jaw dropped open.
"Don't you see?" Elyon cried out exasperatedly. "This is how Nerissa operates!" she yelled quietly. Everyone one was shocked into silence as the information sunk in, even though they weren't that shocked.
One question was everyone's minds. What did Nerissa gain from this besides their lack of sleep? They would soon find out.
A/: So sorry, again! Well, I'm not sure how this chapter turned out, but I'm having a lot of fun writing this story. And in case it takes me a little long to update again, I want you all to know that track season is underway and I can't control when I have meets or practice or how long they take, so please understand. And review if I should still continue! (BTW, sorry it was so short)