Hello you awesome people out there! It's ButterHunter here, back with yet another chapter in my fanfic! When we last left off, Cameron had just found out that Vivianna, the water spirit that healed him from almost certain death, has now taken residence in Cameron's head. Let's get back in and see the aftermath, eh?

Oh yeah, and I hope you all still enjoy my story and all that. Let's go!

Chapter 21: New Powers, New Rules

At first, what I had said before didn't immediately click with the girls. They looked at me in confusion, but then it processed, and they started looking at me, and they looked, well, scared.

"She's… inside your head? Cameron… are you sure you didn't hit your head or something?" Susie asked, once again looking for a bump on my head.

"Wha- yes I'm sure! She's in my head! I know it!" I cried out, realizing that it did sound pretty insane.

Vivianna, or a least, and image only I could see, started giggling at me. "Oh my, this is rather amusing. Now, what secrets can I find in here…" she said, suddenly disappearing.

'Oh no you don't! Get out of my head!' I thought quickly, starting to sweat at the thought of her going through my head.

"You're no fun. Fine, I'll look later." Vivianna replied, reappearing back into view. I sighed in relief, which the girls saw.

"Master? Are you sure you're okay?" Snowy said, gripping my arm.

I was about to say something back to her, but then, something happened. It felt like someone pushed a button in my head, making me relax fully. My eyes gently closed, and I felt very calm. Very peaceful.

"Cameron! What happened?!" Susie called out, shaking me. I opened my eyes and looked at her again. But… she recoiled away after seeing my face.

"Hmm? Something wrong?" I asked, looking at myself. Everything looked normal, which confused me a bit as to why Susie would back up a little.

Then Snowy gasped. "Master! Your eyes!" she called out. I opened my bag and looked through it, and grabbed the mirror again.

Looking into it, indeed Snowy was right. My eyes, instead of brown, once again looked blue, almost like the sea. 'What… what happened? Why are they blue?' I asked myself, before a laugh was heard. Vivianna.

"Ahahahaha! Those two! Their faces!" she managed to get out, she was laughing too hard. I quickly asked her, the calm feeling fading slowly, why my eyes looked blue.

"Ahaha… yes… your eyes. They change color when I use magic on you while I'm in here. In my case, they turn blue. What you just felt… well, it's one of the ways I can help you. If you ever get stressed out, I can help you relax, even help you sleep." she said. My mind was swimming with all kinds of questions, but I didn't want to ask right now. The sun was slowly descending, we needed to get home quickly.

"Right. Okay girls, we need to get home. It's going to get dark soon." I said, standing up. Susie looked at me with the most concern I've seen in a long time.

"Are… are you sure, absolutely sure, that you're okay?" she asked me one more time.

"Of course I am. I'm just… a bit dizzy right now." I said, before looking around. "Now, how do we get home from here?"

"Um, that way." Susie and Snowy said at the same time, pointing in different directions. Then they tried again, only to point in different directions again. 'Oh no… are we really lost?' I thought, my panic rising.

"Relax. You're going to get home. I can help." Vivianna spoke in my mind. 'Oh yeah? How?' I thought sarcastically.

In response, I felt my face move a little. It… it just happened. Like… I was commanded to. Slowly, my eyes fell on the water.

"I can give you some control over water. Is there any water close to your house?" Vivianna asked. 'Um, yeah, there's a lake about three minutes from where our house is… wait, don't water spirits kinda need water to live? How are you even alive in their?'

"I'll tell you later. Right now, tell me. Do you have any memories about that lake? Any at all?" she asked, brushing off my question. 'Um, yeah, I went swimming there about maybe… a week or two ago by now?' I thought.

For a second, Vivianna didn't make any noise. Then, she spoke again. "Okay, now, focus. Imagine a giant hole in the lake in front of you. One that leads right to the lake by your house. If you do it right, I can make you a way to get you there."

'That's… hard to believe.' I thought, but I did as I was told. I imagined a giant hole in front of me, one leading us right back to the lake at home. The girls watched me the whole time, looking concerned. "Cameron?" Susie called over.

"Hold on." I said, quieting her. Something… something was tugging at the back of my mind. As if…

I took a deep breath, trying to relax. I kept concentrating on the imaginary hole. For a second, nothing else happened, and I was about to start yelling in my mind at Vivianna.

Then, Snowy gasped. "M-Master! Your eyes! Their… shining!" she said. Suddenly, I knew exactly what to do. Slowly, I raised my hands. I pointed them at the water, and suddenly, they started glowing.

A ball of water slowly formed between my hands, getting larger. Susie and Snowy looked shocked, but they didn't say anything. I was pretty shocked myself, but I didn't dare break concentration now. Once the ball reached the size of about a normal block, I released it, sending it straight into the water in front of me.

Where the ball had hit, a vortex appeared, swirling to seemingly nowhere, but I knew better. If what Vivianna had said was true, now we had a way home. A very quick way as well.

Suddenly, I realized how tired I felt. I felt to one knee, panting a bit. "The first time is always the hardest. It should get easier to control the magic once you use it more." Vivianna said, sounding a bit strained as well. "As well as easier on me. This is the first time I've shared magic. It's much harder than I thought."

"Well… at least… this can take us home…" I said between pants. Susie tentatively walked over to me, gently placing a hand on my shoulder. As if I was about to explode if she touched me.

"C-Cameron…" she started, trying to think of something to say. But I shushed her.

"Let's… talk when… we get home… not here." I said, trying to pull myself together. Susie didn't look happy about that, but she did let it go for now. "So… let's go."

I stood at the edge of the lake, looking down. 'This is… safe, right?' I asked in my head.

"Oh, of course. This only has a small chance of exploding." Vivianna said, which didn't exactly reassure me. Still, it was the fastest way back home. I'll take that risk. Just, don't tell the other two.

"Come on you two. This is our way home." I said, glancing over my shoulder. They traded a worried glance at each other, before walking over to me.

"When we get home, you're giving me answers." Susie told me, firmly grabbing my hand. Snowy took my other, not saying anything.

I nodded, looking back at the vortex. It seemed to be slowing down. We needed to hurry.

"Three… two… one… JUMP!" I shouted, jumping, with the girls right beside me. Together, the three of us fell into the vortex, suddenly sliding as if it was a giant slide. The girls held onto me tightly, screaming. Me? I was holding my hands up in the air, shouting "WOO-HOO!" This. Was. AWESOME.

After a minute of sliding, suddenly, the 'tube' we were in leveled out, and we popped out right onto some grass. Other than my clothes and hair being soaked, I was feeling pretty good. "Woo! That was awesome!" I said, pushing back the hair in my eyes. The other two did not feel the same way.

"I'm never doing that again." Snowy said, looking a bit sick. Susie was so dizzy, she couldn't even stand up.

"Seems like you had a good time at least. Now, is this the right place?" Vivianna spoke to me. I looked around. The lake did look exactly like the one where I taught Susie how to swim, but there was only one way to know for sure.

'Well, I'll know in a second.' I replied in my mind. I looked at the other two still sprawled on the ground. "Come on you two. Pull yourselves together." I said, holding a hand out to each of them. They took them, and I slowly hoisted them up.

After another few seconds of them getting their bearings, we walked in the direction the house should be. It all seemed familiar, but we needed to be absolutely sure.

Sure enough, after another few minutes, the house appeared, right where it always was. "Finally. Home" I said, sighing with relief. The girls joined me on that one. Finally, everyone was okay, and we were home safe, so I thought there wasn't much left to do now.

How very wrong I was. After getting inside and changing clothes, Susie and Snowy both pulled me once again to the bedroom. I almost had forgot that they wanted answers out of me.

"Hey. How about I prove to them that I'm up here?" Vivianna asked me. 'And how exactly do you propose to do that?' I asked her.

"Easy. Just wait for a bit. When you want me to start, tell me." was her only reply. 'Ohh kaaay…' I thought, unsure if I wanted to go through with this plan.

Susie and Snowy immediately pulled me over and pushed me on the bed. "Okay, spill. When have you been able to do all that?" Susie asked, a bit rougher than she normally would I might add.

I answered her honestly. "About twenty minutes ago, after Vivianna took residence in my head."

"Master, please. Be honest with us." Snowy said, pleading.

"I am! I'm not joking with you two! Why would I keep a joke going this long?" I asked back.

"I don't know, but please, be honest!" Susie said, grabbing me by the shoulders. I closed my eyes in anger.

"Should I tell them now?" Vivianna spoke to me. I sighed once, and then thought only one word. 'Yes.'

Suddenly, something… happened. It's… hard to describe, but… imagine losing feeling of your whole body. That's roughly what it felt like, but instead of a tingling feeling everywhere, I felt… calm. Like my blood was now infused with calmness. I relaxed fully.

"Well? Are you going to tell us the truth?" Susie said, shaking my shoulders. A small laugh escaped me. Only… it wasn't my laugh. It was Vivianna's.

"Oh my dear girls, are you really thinking your own boyfriend would lie to you?" Vivianna spoke through me, as I opened my eyes. There was a small mirror in front of me again, one that's purely for decoration, but it showed me that my eyes were once again blue.

Susie and Snowy both backed up from me in shock. I couldn't blame them. "Dear girls, don't be afraid. I'm simply… borrowing him for a moment. Of course, he let me do it." Vivianna told them, smiling. Even though I couldn't do anything, I still could see. Susie and Snowy's faces told me only one thing: this can't be real.

"N-no… this isn't…" Snowy started, but Vivianna interrupted her. "Isn't real? And yet I'm talking to you right now. Pinching yourself won't do anything Susie." she said, looking over at Susie, who was trying to pinch herself awake.

"W-w-what are you doing?" Susie said, her voice shaking. "W-why are you… in his head? W-what do you plan on…"

Vivianna laughed a little. Obviously she was enjoying this. It sounded like she was having the most fun she had had in a good long while. "Oh my, don't be alarmed. I'm not taking over Cameron. In fact, he's still here." Suddenly, I could feel my face again. Or at least, half of it. Glancing at the mirror, I now had one blue eye, and one brown one.

"Hey. I told you." my half said, not being able to suppress a smile. Vivianna's half then spoke. "See? He's fine. He let me use his body as a vessel to talk to you both."

"It's still me." both me and Vivianna said at the same time. Susie and Snowy both slowly inched over to me, still very afraid.

"A-a-are you sure… you're not… going to h-hurt my Master… right?" Snowy asked hesitantly, grabbing my arm. Vivianna took back control and gently smiled, gently petting Snowy on the head. Snowy almost ran away, but she accepted the petting, slowly loosening up again. Susie however, looked still afraid.

"I… I…" she said, clearly still worried about me. Vivianna saw this, and became sad.

"I see… so you still worry. That is understandable." she said, sitting down. She gently sighed, gathering her thoughts. "Sit Susie. Let's talk."

Hesitantly, Susie sat down next to me. I felt control come back to my arms, so I gently grabbed her hand. She finched, but then calmed herself. Vivianna was looking intently at Susie.

"I'm… sorry I did not reveal my intentions before. That is my fault. But… I want to prove that I will not harm you, Snowy, or especially Cameron." Vivianna said, sounding genuinely sorry. Slowly, Susie loosened the tension in her shoulders.

"This is so weird… hearing your voice come out of Cameron…" Susie said. Vivianna gently smiled at that.

"I suppose it would be. Now I think that my point is made, I'll leave the rest to Cameron. See you later you two!" Vivianna said, before suddenly, I felt everything come back to me at once. My eyes turned back to normal, and I sighed with relief. Snowy and Susie looked at me with concern again.

"So… you were telling the truth." Susie said, looking embarrassed. In response, I wrapped my arms around her. She looked surprised, but eventually returned the gesture.

"I would never lie about something this big." I said softly. Suddenly Snowy hugged me from the back, sandwiching me between these two.

"I… I really missed you… Master." Snowy said, looking like she was about to cry. I didn't say anything, but repositioned myself so now, I had one arm around each of them.

For the longest time, no one spoke. We simply sat there, enjoying each other's warmth. Finally, I spoke. "I… I love both of you… so much."

They didn't say anything, they instead gave me a short kiss. But it still had every bit of love that they had in them.

And I… was happy.

Time skip to 9:10 pm…

'Whew… I'm beat…'

With everything that had been going on the past few hours… I needed sleep. And lots of it.

I was lying down, trying to fall asleep quickly. I didn't want to get up crabby.

But then, after two minutes…

Knock Knock! Someone was knocking on the bedroom door. Susie and I sat up, looking at each other. "Snowy?" I called out. Slowly, she opened the door, and poked her head in.

"Hi… um, I have a question…" she said, walking over to me.

"Yeah?" I asked, yawning.

"Um, well… I can't sleep… can I… if it's okay… um, sleep… with you two?" she asked, her face getting a bit red. I blinked at that one. Snowy, weirdly enough, never asked to sleep with us before. This was new. I looked over at Susie, who didn't have anything to say.

"Um… if you want to, for tonight… you can." I said, scooting over to give her room. She looked happy, and crawled right in, snuggling up next to me. After another glance at Susie, we both just shrugged and laid back down, trying to fall asleep.

But of course, it would be harder for me to sleep that night. Twenty minutes after that happened, both girls had fallen asleep, but of course, they both had to be sleep huggers. No wonder Snowy's sheets always looked messed up in the morning.

Anyway, since both of them were sleep huggers, guess what that meant for me? Since I was in the middle, they both grabbed me, and tried to pull me closer to them, so it felt like a game of tug of war for a few minutes, with me as the rope.

Finally, they gave up and simply scooted closer to me, pressing up against me. If I hadn't been used to being sleep-hugged, I wouldn't have been able to fall asleep. As it was, it took awhile to get used to it. Until, finally, I gently grabbed a hand from both of them, smiling. "Good night, both of you amazing girls…" I said, before closing my eyes.

Later that night…

"Mmmm… hm?" I said, confused. I opened my eyes to see… darkness. For a second, I wondered where I was.

"Don't worry. You're perfectly fine." a voice said close by. I sat up and looked around. There, standing close by to me, was Vivianna, smiling as usual.

"Wha-" I began, questions building in my throat. Vivianna shushed me, walking over and sat down next to me.

"Relax. This is but a dream. One we're sharing." she said. Questions built up even MORE in me than before, but I couldn't think of one to ask.

"Hm… you seem tense Cameron." she said, looking at me. Indeed, I was a bit tense, mostly from the fact that this place wasn't somewhere I was used to.

"Loosen up. You're safe here." Vivianna told me, scooting closer and placing a hand on my shoulder. It… felt real. This… couldn't be a dream.

"Awww…" she said, noticing my confusion. "You're so cute when you don't know what's happening." She gently hugged me, wrapping me in her warm arms. 'How… how does she feel warm? She's… water.' I asked myself, but no answer came to mind.

Vivianna parted from me, smiling playfully. "You still have a lot of questions. I can tell that much." she said. I nodded.

"Mm hm. Well then, we have all night here. Ask away." she said. I searched around, trying to find a good starter question.

"Well… for starters, how are you still alive in my head? Wouldn't a water spirit need, like, a giant water source or something to live in?" I asked.

"Ah yes, that. Well… that's a good question actually. I believe it may have something to do with the fact that humans are largely made up of water. But as to the more specifics of it… I'm not entirely sure. Maybe it's best to not dwell on it." she replied.

"Hmm…" I said, not fully sure I believed her. But, I had too many questions to probe her right now. "Okay then, why do you have so much control over me? If you wanted, you could pretty much control my every movement."

"That's easy. Because you let me into yourself." she said, looking glad I had asked that question. "As you know, I am a spirit. All spirits had lives beforehand, and if someone that is living allows a spirit into his head… well, they share a bond. A very strong one at that."

"I don't understand." I said.

"Yes, it is a bit complicated…" she agreed. "There are many spirits out there. Most will be in this world for… centuries. Most don't even realize the power they have. But they do all share one special trait: the ability to bond with other living things. Of course, their are rules. To bond, both the spirit and living creature must both agree to bond. In your case, you agreed that you wanted me to help you, and I did too. So the bond was made."

"In addition, in order for a spirit to help it's host, it must latch onto the spiritual energy of the host. This bond not only increases the power of the spirit, as they have now a much larger energy field to draw on as a backup, but also the host, giving them the ability to tap into the spirit's power to use themselves." Vivianna continued.

"These powers… well, it varies by spirit, but most commonly the host will be given abilities based on what the spirit is. For example, since I am based on water, you now have some control over water, as well as other fluids." she finished.

"Wow… so, now, I control water… forever?" I asked, looking down at my hands. They didn't feel any different, no power surged through me.

Vivianna smiled. "As long as I remain here. Which… could very well be for the rest of your life. But, you must not tax yourself. You do seem to have lots of potential, but everyone has a limit. If you use them to much… then you will lose them for a good while. I'll try my best to let you know if you're overexerting yourself."

I stared at this girl. She looked no older than sixteen, and yet, she could very well have been alive for hundreds of years. She was an adult, no doubt, and yet… the amount of power she had… it was impressive.

"Hm hm hm." she laughed to herself. "You're speechless."

"I…" I started, trying to find something to say.

"No, don't explain yourself. I already know." She smiled, tapping my forehead. I almost had forgotten that she could hear my thoughts.

"Well, I guess there goes all of my privacy." I said. "Now I have a little voice in my head who can hear, see, and know everything I do and think."

"Mmmm… so you do." she said, smiling devilishly. "Oh, this will be fun."

"For you." I said weakly. Vivianna only laughed gently, before standing up and holding her hand out to me. I took it and pulled myself up, my legs a bit cramped from sitting down for so long. I tried to let go, but she held on firmly. I looked at her quizzically.

"Oh, just thought you might want to do this." she said casually, before giving me a gentle kiss. My eyes went wide open, red blush instantly covering my face.

A few seconds later, she parted from my lips. Vivianna laughed at my stunned face. "My my! That's even more shocked than I predicted!" she managed to get out. I wasn't sure what to do now. On one hand, part of me was happy that I just got a kiss from another beautiful woman. On the other hand, part of me was… all over the place. Shocked that she did that, confused as to why she did it, afraid of what this meant…

Vivianna giggled a little more, taking my other hand. "Relax Cameron. After all, this is the dream world. Anything can happen." she said, with a happy smile. That's when it clicked, this was a dream. And just because I dream it, doesn't mean I have to share it.

Slowly, everything that was open to me now came to mind. Me and her… we had all night to ourselves. We could enjoy it however we please.

A smile soon came to my face, as I imagined all the possibilities. That's when Vivianna's smile changed. "Of course, there are other things we could do… if you're brave enough." she said, her tone now a bit more… how should I put this… sultry, I guess.

I understood what she was talking about loud and clear. "Maybe. Not now though. I'd like to learn more about the voice in my head tonight." I said, with a smile that said, 'I would like to join you, but not yet.'

Vivianna understood. She grinned broadly, before pulling me closer. This time, when she kissed me, I joined in this time. 'I think I'm going to like going to bed more now.' I thought, happy.

Fast forward to 10:00 am…

Slowly, the morning sun rises, filling the bedroom with light. I slowly sat up, stretching. 'That was a good chat.' I thought casually.

"It was, wasn't it?" Vivianna spoke in my mind.

I slowly rose and got dressed, thinking about what my dreams would be about later on. "Seems like someone's excited for what we have in store." Vivianna teased.

'How would I not?' I tossed back, opening the bedroom door. As usual, Susie and Snowy were in the main room, Susie cooking again. Both of them looked refreshed. As if they had gotten a good night's sleep for the first time in weeks. I realized it probably was.

"Morning." I said, still a little sleepy. Those two smiled back at me, happy to see me back to normal.

After about ten minutes, in which we finished eating breakfast, we cleaned up the small kitchen and relaxed in the living room. For a while, all was normal. Susie read her book, and Snowy cuddled up with me in my chair.

Then, about a good ten more minutes later, I got up and said I was going out for a while. When asked why, I replied, "I want to go out and train. I've haven't had a good training session in a long while."

"Are you sure?" Susie asked, concerned for me. I guess she thought if I went out there, I would be vulnerable or something, which I understood. They had just gotten me back yesterday, and were afraid that they would lose me again.

"I'll be fine. Don't worry about it." I said, smiling. "Besides, even if I haven't trained in a while, I'm still capable of defending myself." I pulled out my favorite sword to prove my point.

It was my favorite sword for a reason. It was my dad's old sword. Diamond, with an obsidian handle, flaked with small pieces of obsidian on the edges to make it sharper. This sword was very hard to recreate, but the damage it did was the best in the whole village. Possibly the whole world. Whenever I pulled it out, I could almost feel my dad calling back to me, saying that he was happy I took the sword. It made me a bit sad to think about the past like that, but still, what happened happened. Thinking about it with regret would get me nowhere.

"Well… okay. But take Snowy with you." Susie said, still concerned. Snowy looked happy to be able to come along.

"Fair enough. She can train with me." I said, checking to see that I had all of my training supplies.

Two minutes later, me and Snowy headed out and soon came to the lake, water sparkling in the light. "We're training here, Master?" Snowy asked, sitting down at the water's edge.

"Yeah. If we get tired, we can take a break and cool off with the water." I said, pulling out some supplies. "Now, tell me, have you ever fought with a sword before?"

"Umm… no, not really." was her answer. I nodded, expecting that.

"Well, do you want to learn?" I asked, pulling out a wooden training sword.

"Why would I need to? I already have claws." Snowy asked, showing me her nails.

"Just in case. You're nails can only do so much. A sword can be very useful. Longer reach, great in up-close encounters… it's a good skill to know." I said, tossing her one of the swords.

For the next hour or so, I taught Snowy the art of swordplay. At first, she was awful, which was expected. But slowly, she started understanding what I taught her. By the end of the second hour, she could keep up with me in a fake duel, blocking strikes fairly well, and also had a good idea of when it's time to go offensively or defensively.

"Okay, from the top!" I said, holding my sword. She ran in and swung, I blocked and aimed a jab. She stepsided, and backed up. What she lacked in raw strength with a sword, she made up with pure speed. I found myself getting caught up in her swift footwork.

Two minutes later, she's backed me up to the lake's edge. I was surprised at how good she was getting. 'She might even get me to fall in the water.' I thought to myself.

She rushed forward, but then suddenly, everything slows down. The world gets tinged with blue, and Snowy is still charging at me, but as if she's running through syrup. 'Huh?' I thought, confused.

"Oh, I just thought you might have wanted to see one of the powers I give you. This is, what I call, Serene Mind. Everything moves slower, giving you more reaction time, and you become more focused." Vivianna said in my mind.

'Huh. That's useful.' I thought, easily avoiding Snowy's slow attack. 'How do I turn it off?'

"I turn it off when you want me to." Vivianna told me. Suddenly, everything returned to normal speed. Snowy looked at where I had been, confused.

"Behind you." I said, sword ready. She turned, just in time for me to knock the sword out of her hands.

"And, this duel is over." I said, dropping my sword. Snowy looked confused.

"How… did you dodge my swing that fast?" she asked me.

"Vivianna. She helped me. Bit of bad timing though, that wasn't very fair." I said, sitting down and wiping the sweat off my forehead.

"She helped?" Snowy asked, sitting down next to me.

"Yeah, apparently I got some powers or something from her being in my head." I told her. Snowy appeared thoughtful by this.

"What else does she give?" she asked.

"Shall I teach you now?" Vivianna asked me, taking advantage of the opportunity. I stood up again, pushed the hair out of my eyes, and spoke one more time.

"Let's do this."

Welp, time to cut off the chapter here! I've hit my word count for this chapter by now. Sorry for those of you that were really getting into it. This is shaping up rather nicely, isn't it?

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this new chapter! New powers have emerged, and Cameron seems to have another reason to like sleep now, if you catch my drift. If enough people want it, I may go in more depth about Vivianna and Cameron, but I doubt I'll make it a huge deal. I mean, it's a dream after all, right?

As always, if you want to play Minecraft with me, PM me with your MC username, what time, and what server. Same if you want to join my server. As always, this is ButterHunter, and I'll see you in the next chapter. Stay awesome.