Jeff and Mary
Looking in front of him, Jeff still couldn't quite believe it that he was face-to-face with one of the few other psychic teens he'd ever met in his life. Staring at Mary, Jeff was still trying to figure out who would want to hurt Mary. While Jeff was still staring at the brunette, Mary had gotten impatient and started tapping her foot on the forest floor.
"Look. I don't know who you are, where you're from, or how the hell you even managed to work your way into my dream world. So, I'm telling you this right now. Either you start fessing up with answers or I blast you again. And next time, it won't be a wave," Mary said, her irises glowing pink as sparks of electricity began to dance around the palms of her hands.
Seeing the sparks, Jeff held his hands up and said "I mean you no harm. I'm only in here to help you out."
"Help me?" Mary asked, skepticism bleeding into her voice. "How could a guy like you possibly help me? In case you haven't noticed, I'm sleeping. Meaning I don't want to be disturbed by anyone."
"I understand that Mary, but if you'd just let me explain-" Jeff began before getting cut off by Mary.
"Explain what exactly? How you were able to slip into my dream world when I'm certain no one else has been able to do so before?" Mary asked, defensively.
"Would you believe it that I'm a medium like you?" Jeff blurted.
Not believing Jeff, Mary said "Prove it then. Show me your abilities."
Feeling himself suddenly get put on the spot, Jeff took a breath as he tapped into his ability to create projections. Focusing on what he felt would best work at calming the brunette teen down, Jeff created a projection of a Goomba followed by a projection of Mario and made the Mario projection hop on the Goomba projection and flatten it. After that display, Jeff made the Mario projection say "Let's-a go!" before making it vanish. "Believe me now?" Jeff asked, lowering his hands as they ceased glowing.
Blinking in surprise, Mary stood and stared at Jeff as a grin started to split her face. Finally managing to find her words, Mary said "Wow! I don't think I've ever seen anyone that can do that. I mean, I've seen Mr. B do something like that before, but he mostly created shields and stuff to block stray blasts when I'm training with my friends out here. I had no idea anyone could make stuff like that! Mario squashing the Goomba was too perfect! OK, stranger. I believe you."
Smiling over the fact that he finally managed to gain Mary's trust, Jeff said "That's great. Now that I've gotten you to believe me, I'd like to ask you a few questions."
"Sure. Except, I don't feel comfortable answering questions right here," Mary said.
"OK. Got anywhere else in mind?" Jeff asked.
"Come on. I know of this really chill place near a lake. Just the right spot to go talk," Mary said.
"Lead the way," Jeff said, gesturing forward with his hands.
"Ooh, a gentleman. I like that about you, stranger," Mary said, walking off with Jeff following behind her.
"Well, thank you kindly. But, could you not call me stranger?" Jeff asked. "Makes me feel more out of place in here than I already know I am."
"Sorry, my bad," Mary said, laughing nervously as she rubbed the back of her head. "Mind telling me your name then?"
Smiling at Mary's slight awkwardness, Jeff said "It's Jeff. Jeff Hardy."
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Matt and Alex
Not quite sure what to do since Jeff had went into Mary's dream world, Matt and Alex, along with Mr. Calloway, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Wright, Kevin, and Ariel, were sitting in Mr. Calloway's living room as they waited for when Mr. Calloway felt the time would be right to wake Jeff up.
"I'm really beginning to question whether this was a good idea or not," Matt said. "Jeff's only done something like this once before. And, for all we know, things could end up not going well because Jeff decided to go into Mary's dream world."
"Matty, I don't think we should be this worried," Alex said, trying to calm down her oldest brother. "I've got faith that Jeff'll come out of Mary's dream world just fine."
"How can you be so sure, Lexi?" Matt asked.
"I don't know, Matty. That's just the thing. I just feel like Jeff'll come back just fine. Besides, we've got Mr. Calloway here to wake Jeff up when he feels Jeff's been in there long enough. We're just going to have to wait," Alex said, pulling her phone out.
"I guess you're right, Lexi," Matt said, sighing. Turning to look at his younger brother, Matt thought 'Please don't make me worry about you, Jeffro. Please, just come back to me and Lexi and dad and the others soon.'
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Jeff and Mary
"I think this is my favorite part of Mr. Bearer's property," Mary said, letting her bare feet skim the water of the lake. "It's just so peaceful here."
"I'd imagine it is," Jeff said, looking out over the lake. Feeling at peace with himself, Jeff had almost laid back on the grass to just look up at the sky when he suddenly remembered what he had come into Mary's dream world to do. Looking over to the brunette, Jeff said "Mary, I have to ask you something that's kind of important."
"Sure, Jeff. What is it?" Mary asked, looking over to the rainbow-haired teen.
"Back in the waking world, lately me, my brother, my sister, our friends, Mr. Calloway, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. Wright have been having to deal with someone. Someone that our teachers were hoping you might know," Jeff said.
"I know a lot of people, Jeff," Mary said, smirking over at Jeff. "I think you're going to have to be a bit more specific than that. You're going to have to give me a name, dude."
Heaving a sigh, Jeff asked "OK. Guess I kinda asked for that. Tell me, Mary. How familiar are you with a guy that goes by the name Dean Ambrose?"
Hearing Dean's name, Mary hesitated before saying "Dean was one of my friends before I had to leave."
Hearing the slight hesitance in Mary's voice, Jeff asked "What do you mean when you say that Dean 'was' one of your friends?"
Heaving a sigh herself, Mary said "We were good friends in middle school, even though nearly everyone around us saw Dean as nothing more than a cut-up and a troublemaker. But, I guess that was one of the things that really made me want to get to know him as a friend. And, once I was able to get past the outer abrasiveness and craziness, I found a guy that just wanted someone to be his friend and to be there for him."
Listening to Mary talk about Dean, Jeff unintentionally blurted "So you mean to tell me that Dean wasn't always some batshit crazy dude?"
Her head snapping over to look at Jeff, Mary said "Of course not! Well, Dean does act a little off at times, but, for the most part, he's the picture of mental stability."
"If only you knew," Jeff said. Reaching down beside him, picking up a rock, and throwing it out at the lake, Jeff said "I hate to break it to you Mary, but the Dean you knew isn't the same guy."
"Oh, I know," Mary stated bluntly, causing Jeff to look at her with a questioning look on his face. Laughing at the look on Jeff's face, Mary said "Why do you think I'm in my deep sleep now? It's not like I need the beauty sleep or anything."
Laughing himself, Jeff said "I guess you're right there. But, if you don't mind me asking, who did you use your Sealing ability on?"
"Our boy in question. My fair Deano," Mary said, skipping a rock across the lake herself.
"So, it's because of Dean that you used your Sealing ability and you're in your deep sleep?" Jeff asked, trying to piece it together.
"That is correct, Rainbow," Mary said, giving Jeff a new nickname. "He tried to wring it out of me where I had gone when he was under the same impression everyone else was under when they thought I was dead. So, I didn't budge and we had what I'm fairly sure was a psychic battle, with me coming out on top."
"That's pretty impressive," Jeff said, giving a low whistle.
Smiling a small smile as a blush started to cross her face, Mary said "I learned from one of the best. I'm just nervous about when I wake back up."
"Nervous? What for?" Jeff asked, noting the slight sadness coloring Mary's voice.
"What if I wake up and I want to go back to my family and my friends?" Mary asked, a few tears starting to roll down her cheeks. "I haven't seen anyone from my past and they don't even know that I did what I had to do to keep them safe. I hate it that I had to fake my death, but it's the only thing I could do in order to be able to go off and learn to control my powers without pretty much leaving my family to continue some wild goose chase for me. I want to go back to my old life, but I have a feeling things can never go back to the way they were for me."
Hearing the brunette voice her worries about when she woke up, Jeff pulled Mary in for a hug. Pulling Mary closer to him, Jeff shushed Mary as she cried and said "It's okay, Mary. I got you."
Wrapping her arms around Jeff's waist, Mary buried her face into Jeff's chest as she let cry after cry escape her. After a few minutes of crying, Mary pulled away and, wiping her face, said "Thanks, Jeff. I think I needed a good cry more than I thought I did."
"Don't mention it. Just hearing your worries about when you wake up sounds like some pretty scary stuff. I figured the least I could do was just be here for you," Jeff said, his arm around Mary's shoulders.
"Thanks again," Mary said, leaning into Jeff's embrace. Looking up at Jeff, Mary asked "Hey, Jeff?"
Looking down at the brunette, Jeff asked "Hmm. What is it, Mare?"
Not sure what to say next, Mary slowly leaned in with Jeff doing the same. But before either teen made contact, Jeff jumped in place slightly, a low groan rolling through his chest. Jumping back, Mary blinked and confusedly asked "Jeff, are you OK?"
Jumping slightly again from what he felt was a slight shock, Jeff said "Oh damn. I think this is Mr. Calloway trying to wake me up."
"What?" Mary asked, desperation in her voice. "No. Jeff, I don't want you to leave me!"
Taking Mary's face in his hands, Jeff said "Don't worry, Mary. I have to leave so I can go wake up in my own body. But, I promise you. I will be there when you wake up" as the jolts started to feel more frequent.
Holding up her pinky, Mary asked "Pinky promise?"
With the jolts almost taking over him as he felt himself being pulled away and seeing that he had begun to fade away, Jeff looped his pinky around Mary's and said "Pinky promise" as he fully faded away and was pulled out of Mary's dream world.
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Jeff
His head snapping up, Jeff woke up in Mr. Calloway's living room with Mr. Calloway's hands on his shoulders. Turning around, Jeff looked up at Mr. Calloway and said "I'm awake, Mr. C."
"That's a relief," Mr. Calloway said, breathing a sigh of relief. "I was worried when it seemed like you were taking a while to wake up."
"I'm sorry, sir," Jeff said. "I was talking with Mary and I guess I wasn't ready to wake up yet."
"You got the chance to talk to Mary?" Mr. Calloway asked, surprised.
"Yeah," Jeff said, standing up. "She almost blasted me and tried to fry me at one point, but I was able to calm her down and talk to her."
"Did she say anything about why she was in her deep sleep?" Mr. Jacobs asked.
"Yeah, she did, sir," Jeff said, running a hand through his hair.
"Well, what's the reason why?" Mr. Calloway asked.
Heaving a heavy sigh, Jeff said "She said it's because she used her Sealing ability on Dean."
Looks like Jeff had some success with entering Mary's dream world and talking to her. *snickers* I do so love using Mary's love of Mario in my fics...really helps make for some cute/funny moments. ^^ Joking aside, looks like Jeff was able to find out why Mary's in her deep sleep...also, he was able to find out that she's nervous about when she has to wake up. So, the big questions now are: What are Mr. Calloway and the others going to do about the news that it was Dean that caused Mary to use her Sealing ability? Is Jeff going to keep his promise to Mary and be there for her when she wakes up? What are the psychics going to do next when it comes to dealing with what to do next about Dean? And, could it be possible that Mary could fall for a boy she's only met in her dreams? All of these questions and more will be answered in the coming chapters. Until then, don't forget to R&R please. =)