Aite yo, I'm back with the next chapter just in time for school starting.
Doesn't that suck? ::stomps her feet and throws a tantrum:: Ahem. I do NOT
want to go back to school.
Anyway, I answered what the heck was with Sakura's dream in this chappie, so there ya go. And if you're still confused with some things after this.well you do have the right. But I have dropped a bunch of clues you know. Okay, I wont detain you any longer, here is chapter 12!!!
Disclaimer: Wait! Here's the disclaimer, and then you can read the next chapter. Guess what I don't own.
"lalala" = speaking, 'lalala' = thought, */ lalala /* = flashback
- - - = scene change/in Spirit World, or Human World
~ ~ ~ = Gnimaerd or Ananda or Aiden
* * * = dreaming
Chapter 12: A Train Ride
~ ~ ~
Ananda opened her eyes and looked around. The tendrils of smoke had formed squiggles and curlicues on the ceiling above her. She read them for her directions, pausing occasionally to make sure the flames were still burning.
There were no complications in the information, so she could enter their dreams on any of the nights in the Spirit World that all four of them were asleep. 'Oh bother...' she muttered, 'It's night there already. I'll have to wait for the next night in the Spirit World.'
As she talked to herself, some of the squiggles and lines moved around a bit. 'Damn.that next night's taken too.I wonder if.' Ananda looked closely at the changed around part of the smoke. 'What's he doing?' she thought, 'Well...maybe I'll leave him be. I'll just do it on the third night then.'
It was settled.
~ ~ ~
Chihiro opened her eyes to daylight. 'Aren't we supposed to wake up at night?' she thought sleepily. Someone to her left dimly whispered, "Chihiro?"
She sat up. "Sakura? Why are we up so early? It's still daylight."
Sakura was sitting next to her, in her pajamas. Behind her at the door were Syaoran and Kohaku. And around them were sleeping Yuna. Sakura held a finger to her lips and motioned her to stand up and go to the door.
Chihiro nodded and tiptoed with Sakura over to the doorway. Once they were outside she asked, "What's up?"
Haku replied, "Yubaba called me in and she told me to, ahem, 'get going to my evil twin's house.'"
She chuckled. "So how are we going?" "Actually, Yubaba didn't tell Haku how we're going." Syaoran spoke up. Sakura frowned thoughtfully.
Chihiro said, "Hey...why don't we ask Kamajii for tickets for the train?"
"Good idea!" Sakura said, grinning.
"Okay then. Let's hurry." Kohaku replied.
The four of them took off down the corridor. On the way Chihiro said to Sakura, "I had the weirdest dream last night!"
Sakura's eyes widened. Dreams could be important. She thought of her own dream last night. "...What was it about?" she asked hesitantly.
Chihiro grinned. "Well, it started off with me wearing a funky orange and purple kimono, and your friend Tomoyo was saying something about doing my hair different. But then I didn't want to take it out and Syaoran got angry and took out this big sword and cut my hair off! Then Haku jumped out of the floor in his dragon form and asked us what ice cream was, because the Ice Cream spirit came to Aburaya and wanted a hot fudge sundae bath. And then..." she babbled on as they walked down the hallways.
Sakura sweatdropped. Of course, you could still have pointless dreams too.
- - -
"I'm sorry, my children, but I don't have any train tickets left."
Chihiro frowned, disappointed. She'd thought that since Kamajii had been able to give her four tickets last time, he would have saved up some more. But then again, tickets must be rare or Rin would have left already. Chihiro knew how much Rin wanted to bust out of Aburaya.
Kamajii said, "Why are you taking the train anyway?"
"We're going to go to Zeniba's house to ask her about what's been happening lately in the Spirit World. Maybe she knows some things we don't." Haku replied.
"Ah!" Kamajii murmured, "This is getting interesting. But I'm sorry. I have no tickets left. I spent them all on a precious young girl a long time ago."
"Eh?" Syaoran said to himself. "What's he talking about?"
Sakura asked, "Then how will we get there?" To herself she thought, 'Maybe I could use the cards to get us there...but I don't want to bring that up just yet. There should be another way.'
Chihiro said, "Maybe we can just persuade the driver that it's urgent for us. He should know that the spirits are in danger too and that we can help him."
"I'm not so sure," Kohaku said, "what if he doesn't let us on?"
"Don't worry Kohaku," Sakura said, "He should let us on anyway. We'll wing it."
Kamajii nodded quietly and said, "Good luck then." The spirit watched as the four young adults headed for the door. He stretched out a hand and patted Chihiro on the back. She turned around and came back.
"Thanks anyway Kamajii," she said smiling.
"I have a feeling that I won't be seeing you for a while," he said.
Chihiro asked, "What do you mean?"
Kamajii sighed and replied, "I think you'll have more things to do after your visit to Zeniba. You might not come back." He held up a hand as Chihiro opened her mouth. "Just remember to trust you heart."
Chihiro smiled, and all of a sudden felt the stone on her necklace (hiding under her shirt) grow warm. "Thanks Kamajii. Goodbye!" she called as she ran towards the door. The Susuwatari looked sad to see her go.
As she opened the door Chihiro peeked under her shirt to see the necklace. For a moment she thought it was glowing, but Chihiro shook her head and it was gone. Once outside, she saw why the others hadn't come in to see what was taking her.
"Chihiro! There you are." Rin called. "I heard about you guys leaving and I came to say goodbye. And to give you a ride to the station." She smiled.
Chihiro protested, "But Rin! Aren't you sick? You shouldn't be outside if you are, it might make you sicker!"
Sakura said, "That's what we tried to tell her."
"I'll be fine," she said, "it's only a little trip." Rin coughed slightly.
"Oh...if you're sure then. Thanks Rin!" Chihiro gave the older girl a big hug. She still regretted it, but maybe it would make her feel better.
"Any time, kiddo."
- - -
Rin took them to the train station in the same little wooden boat thing. The water never did go away, so Aburaya always looked like it floated on the sea from the balconies. Everyone was silent (except for the occasional cough) as they were brought to the train tracks. All four of them took off their shoes and stepped onto the flooded tracks.
Rin said, "Now take care of yourselves! Kamajii was saying stuff about you not coming back so I'm telling you guys to make sure you do."
"Don't worry Rin," Chihiro said, "We will come back. I promise. And take care of yourself while we're gone!"
Sakura called as they started to walk, "Thank you Rin!" Syaoran and Kohaku followed suit. Rin waved goodbye and started to row back home.
The four walked in single file along the train tracks until the station came into sight. Kohaku said, "You guys know what we're going to tell the conductor."
Everyone nodded.
Once they got there, it wasn't long until the train came. In fact...
"That was quick!" Syaoran muttered.
Chihiro agreed, "Yeah..."
They all jumped slightly as the door slid open with a clang. Chihiro started to clear her throat to talk to the conductor. And they waited for him to come out and ask for the tickets. And waited. And waited some more.
Sakura asked, "Is it supposed to take this long? Someone go check inside."
Haku stepped on the first step and peered in. "Hello? Anyone there?" He decided to risk it and went inside. Haku walked to the door where the conductor was supposed to be. He hesitated, and then flung out his hand, making the door open.
"Haku? Is he in there?" came Chihiro's voice.
He took one more look around, and then replied, "No. There's no one in here."
- - -
"I guess it still works then." Syaoran said to no one in particular. They had decided to sit and wait inside the train to see what happened. After a few moments, the train had started moving again. Much to their surprise.
Everyone was quiet, thinking for a while. Then Sakura said, "You know, we've really forgotten about going home. We've been so caught up in what's going on.I haven't even thought of Tomoyo or Dad or Touya."
Chihiro nodded. "But it must have something to do with them. I mean, what's happening here must have to do with all the disappearances."
"Once we figure out why all of this stuff has been happening, we should probably be able to fix everything and go back home." Syaoran said.
Then Kohaku said darkly, "But what if it takes too long to figure out? Or we don't find the answer at all?" That received worried looks from Sakura and Chihiro, and a glare from Syaoran.
Sakura burst out, "Oh, I'd do anything to see Dad and Touya again."
"No Sakura," Chihiro said gently, "You'd do almost anything."
- - -
Eventually everyone fell asleep, except for Chihiro. Haku was next to her, with his eyes closed, so she suspected he must be asleep. Sakura was sleeping with her head on Syaoran's shoulder.
Chihiro smiled at the sight of them. 'Syaoran really does like Sakura a lot. But Sakura's a little too slow to figure that out. She must like him back though...' She looked at the two of them for a few more moments, and then started to think of Granny. 'I can't wait to see her. I wish I knew if Kaonashi would be there. I hope he is...I never got to thank him.' Chihiro was so busy thinking that she didn't notice Sakura stirring in front of her.
Sakura mumbled something, and then suddenly stood up. Chihiro looked up from her thoughts, startled. Sakura's eyes were open but glassy. "Sakura...?"
She looked around herself for a moment, and then started to walk towards the next cabin. Chihiro thought, 'Aren't you not supposed to wake sleepwalkers up?' She frowned, and then had to rush to the door as Sakura approached it. She got there in time and threw it open so she could walk in.
"What in the world are you dreaming about, Sakura?" Chihiro muttered as she followed her.
* * *
Sakura was back at the shrine. Only this time it was empty. It reminded her of the deserted streets in the Western movies. She half expected to see a tumbleweed dance by.
She blinked. There was someone sitting on the steps far away from her. Sakura walked up to the person, since there appeared to be nothing else to do. The walk seemed much longer than it looked, and Sakura started to get creeped out. It was like those never-ending hallways you have in nightmares. 'Shouldn't I be there already?' she thought.
All of a sudden she was there and the person was sitting in front of her. Then she realized that it was a guy.
"Uh...hi." Sakura said to him.
The young man turned around and looked at her. She was struck by how handsome he was, and then she recognized him.
"You're the guy at the jewelry booth! So this is a dream too."
He smiled, showing off even teeth. "Yeah, that's me. And this is a dream."
Sakura said, "This is one of the weirdest dreams I've ever had. No one ever tells you you're dreaming in a dream. Of course sometimes I have premonitions.are you sure this isn't a premonition?" She sat down beside him.
The man said, "It is a dream. I'm pretty sure. Don't get your lovely little head in a mess over it."
Sakura blushed again. "Oh yeah...didn't you want to give me something?"
"It can wait, you're still asleep. I wanted to ask you something first. How is Chihiro doing?"
"HOE??" Sakura shouted. "How do.what.how do you know who Chihiro is if you're just some figment in my dream?"
He laughed. "Well, just answer my question. I'll tell you who I am, though I'll give you bonus points if you can guess."
Sakura frowned slightly. The young man didn't seem dangerous. He was kind of.relaxed and humorous. 'Not to mention cute.but he looks at least seventeen.' The thought 'seventeen' sparked a thought in Sakura's memory.
*/"Who was Aiden?"
"I don't know. Ananda said he was a friend of hers. I didn't really see him, but it seemed like he knew all about me." Chihiro added as an afterthought, "He was very handsome. Looked about 17 or 18."/*
"Hey you're Aiden, aren't you? So how is this a dream if you're real?"
"Oh! Score!" Aiden said grinning. "I am Aiden. And I'm not.bound.by the same rules as you. You could say I'm.messing with you dream, per say."
"Oh." Sakura said thoughtfully. "Well then, Chihiro is doing just fine. She remembers everything and told us about Ananda and Gnimaerd and stuff. But we have so many questions to ask!"
Aiden chuckled. "Yes, well, I'm glad she's doing okay. As for your questions..."
Sakura burst out, "Do you know about all of the humans disappearing? Why is Chihiro so important to you and Ananda? Does it have to do with the sicknesses and the disappearing? Are you Ananda's brother? How powerful are you two? What does Ananda do in Gnimaerd? Do you live there? Will I get to meet her too?"
"Whoa whoa whoa!" Aiden said, raising his eyebrows. "I can't exactly explain everything right now. Don't worry; the answers will come, hopefully soon. We'll all see each other soon enough."
Sakura opened her mouth to speak but Aiden put his finger on her lips. "Shhh. I've got my orders from Up There to do down here." He pointed at the sky.
She frowned and said, "Up There? Orders?"
"I don't even know the why He wants me to do this. Anyway, he's got his eye on you four." Aiden said. Then, reaching into his pocket he said simply, "For you."
Sakura looked at his hand and stared at the necklace. It was pretty plain and simple, with a single glowing stone as its pendant. The stone looked like an amethyst. She reached out and wrapped her hand around the stone, and it stopped glowing. "Eh?" she murmured.
"See you later," Aiden said.
* * *
Sakura blinked.
Chihiro put her hand on Sakura's shoulder. "I didn't know you sleepwalked!" she exclaimed.
Sakura turned around, slowly. She could feel something in her hand.
"What's that in your hand?" Chihiro asked, pointing at a necklace clutched in Sakura's hand. Sakura opened her palm and looked down.
She murmured, "The necklace!" What was it doing in her hand? It had only been a dream.hadn't it?
Chihiro gave a small gasp and reached under her shirt. Sakura looked curiously as Chihiro pulled out a pendant with a ruby stone that looked exactly like hers. Sakura held up her necklace and both gave off a small glow and then stopped; both back to being ordinary looking necklaces again.
"What was that about?" Chihiro whispered.
Sakura answered, "I don't know. But where did you get that necklace?"
Chihiro blushed. "Well.there's something I left out when I told you how I got back to Gnimaerd. I saw this necklace on the floor before I came back. Everything in the room disappeared and then I saw it glowing. So I picked it up and it stopped. Then I came back. Where did that come from?" Chihiro pointed at Sakura's pale purple pendant.
Sakura took a breath, and told Chihiro about the first dream, and then she told her about the second dream, and all that Aiden had to say to her and how he finally gave her the pendant.
"We should tell the boys, shouldn't we?" Sakura asked.
Chihiro was silent for a moment. "Well.maybe when we get to Zeniba's house. She'll probably know what's up with these as well."
"All right then." Sakura yawned. "Boy I'm tired. Let's hope we can get peaceful dreams the rest of the night."
The two girls walked back through the cabin to get to the one where the boys were, and had uneventful but calm dreams the rest of the way back.
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Anyway, I answered what the heck was with Sakura's dream in this chappie, so there ya go. And if you're still confused with some things after this.well you do have the right. But I have dropped a bunch of clues you know. Okay, I wont detain you any longer, here is chapter 12!!!
Disclaimer: Wait! Here's the disclaimer, and then you can read the next chapter. Guess what I don't own.
"lalala" = speaking, 'lalala' = thought, */ lalala /* = flashback
- - - = scene change/in Spirit World, or Human World
~ ~ ~ = Gnimaerd or Ananda or Aiden
* * * = dreaming
Chapter 12: A Train Ride
~ ~ ~
Ananda opened her eyes and looked around. The tendrils of smoke had formed squiggles and curlicues on the ceiling above her. She read them for her directions, pausing occasionally to make sure the flames were still burning.
There were no complications in the information, so she could enter their dreams on any of the nights in the Spirit World that all four of them were asleep. 'Oh bother...' she muttered, 'It's night there already. I'll have to wait for the next night in the Spirit World.'
As she talked to herself, some of the squiggles and lines moved around a bit. 'Damn.that next night's taken too.I wonder if.' Ananda looked closely at the changed around part of the smoke. 'What's he doing?' she thought, 'Well...maybe I'll leave him be. I'll just do it on the third night then.'
It was settled.
~ ~ ~
Chihiro opened her eyes to daylight. 'Aren't we supposed to wake up at night?' she thought sleepily. Someone to her left dimly whispered, "Chihiro?"
She sat up. "Sakura? Why are we up so early? It's still daylight."
Sakura was sitting next to her, in her pajamas. Behind her at the door were Syaoran and Kohaku. And around them were sleeping Yuna. Sakura held a finger to her lips and motioned her to stand up and go to the door.
Chihiro nodded and tiptoed with Sakura over to the doorway. Once they were outside she asked, "What's up?"
Haku replied, "Yubaba called me in and she told me to, ahem, 'get going to my evil twin's house.'"
She chuckled. "So how are we going?" "Actually, Yubaba didn't tell Haku how we're going." Syaoran spoke up. Sakura frowned thoughtfully.
Chihiro said, "Hey...why don't we ask Kamajii for tickets for the train?"
"Good idea!" Sakura said, grinning.
"Okay then. Let's hurry." Kohaku replied.
The four of them took off down the corridor. On the way Chihiro said to Sakura, "I had the weirdest dream last night!"
Sakura's eyes widened. Dreams could be important. She thought of her own dream last night. "...What was it about?" she asked hesitantly.
Chihiro grinned. "Well, it started off with me wearing a funky orange and purple kimono, and your friend Tomoyo was saying something about doing my hair different. But then I didn't want to take it out and Syaoran got angry and took out this big sword and cut my hair off! Then Haku jumped out of the floor in his dragon form and asked us what ice cream was, because the Ice Cream spirit came to Aburaya and wanted a hot fudge sundae bath. And then..." she babbled on as they walked down the hallways.
Sakura sweatdropped. Of course, you could still have pointless dreams too.
- - -
"I'm sorry, my children, but I don't have any train tickets left."
Chihiro frowned, disappointed. She'd thought that since Kamajii had been able to give her four tickets last time, he would have saved up some more. But then again, tickets must be rare or Rin would have left already. Chihiro knew how much Rin wanted to bust out of Aburaya.
Kamajii said, "Why are you taking the train anyway?"
"We're going to go to Zeniba's house to ask her about what's been happening lately in the Spirit World. Maybe she knows some things we don't." Haku replied.
"Ah!" Kamajii murmured, "This is getting interesting. But I'm sorry. I have no tickets left. I spent them all on a precious young girl a long time ago."
"Eh?" Syaoran said to himself. "What's he talking about?"
Sakura asked, "Then how will we get there?" To herself she thought, 'Maybe I could use the cards to get us there...but I don't want to bring that up just yet. There should be another way.'
Chihiro said, "Maybe we can just persuade the driver that it's urgent for us. He should know that the spirits are in danger too and that we can help him."
"I'm not so sure," Kohaku said, "what if he doesn't let us on?"
"Don't worry Kohaku," Sakura said, "He should let us on anyway. We'll wing it."
Kamajii nodded quietly and said, "Good luck then." The spirit watched as the four young adults headed for the door. He stretched out a hand and patted Chihiro on the back. She turned around and came back.
"Thanks anyway Kamajii," she said smiling.
"I have a feeling that I won't be seeing you for a while," he said.
Chihiro asked, "What do you mean?"
Kamajii sighed and replied, "I think you'll have more things to do after your visit to Zeniba. You might not come back." He held up a hand as Chihiro opened her mouth. "Just remember to trust you heart."
Chihiro smiled, and all of a sudden felt the stone on her necklace (hiding under her shirt) grow warm. "Thanks Kamajii. Goodbye!" she called as she ran towards the door. The Susuwatari looked sad to see her go.
As she opened the door Chihiro peeked under her shirt to see the necklace. For a moment she thought it was glowing, but Chihiro shook her head and it was gone. Once outside, she saw why the others hadn't come in to see what was taking her.
"Chihiro! There you are." Rin called. "I heard about you guys leaving and I came to say goodbye. And to give you a ride to the station." She smiled.
Chihiro protested, "But Rin! Aren't you sick? You shouldn't be outside if you are, it might make you sicker!"
Sakura said, "That's what we tried to tell her."
"I'll be fine," she said, "it's only a little trip." Rin coughed slightly.
"Oh...if you're sure then. Thanks Rin!" Chihiro gave the older girl a big hug. She still regretted it, but maybe it would make her feel better.
"Any time, kiddo."
- - -
Rin took them to the train station in the same little wooden boat thing. The water never did go away, so Aburaya always looked like it floated on the sea from the balconies. Everyone was silent (except for the occasional cough) as they were brought to the train tracks. All four of them took off their shoes and stepped onto the flooded tracks.
Rin said, "Now take care of yourselves! Kamajii was saying stuff about you not coming back so I'm telling you guys to make sure you do."
"Don't worry Rin," Chihiro said, "We will come back. I promise. And take care of yourself while we're gone!"
Sakura called as they started to walk, "Thank you Rin!" Syaoran and Kohaku followed suit. Rin waved goodbye and started to row back home.
The four walked in single file along the train tracks until the station came into sight. Kohaku said, "You guys know what we're going to tell the conductor."
Everyone nodded.
Once they got there, it wasn't long until the train came. In fact...
"That was quick!" Syaoran muttered.
Chihiro agreed, "Yeah..."
They all jumped slightly as the door slid open with a clang. Chihiro started to clear her throat to talk to the conductor. And they waited for him to come out and ask for the tickets. And waited. And waited some more.
Sakura asked, "Is it supposed to take this long? Someone go check inside."
Haku stepped on the first step and peered in. "Hello? Anyone there?" He decided to risk it and went inside. Haku walked to the door where the conductor was supposed to be. He hesitated, and then flung out his hand, making the door open.
"Haku? Is he in there?" came Chihiro's voice.
He took one more look around, and then replied, "No. There's no one in here."
- - -
"I guess it still works then." Syaoran said to no one in particular. They had decided to sit and wait inside the train to see what happened. After a few moments, the train had started moving again. Much to their surprise.
Everyone was quiet, thinking for a while. Then Sakura said, "You know, we've really forgotten about going home. We've been so caught up in what's going on.I haven't even thought of Tomoyo or Dad or Touya."
Chihiro nodded. "But it must have something to do with them. I mean, what's happening here must have to do with all the disappearances."
"Once we figure out why all of this stuff has been happening, we should probably be able to fix everything and go back home." Syaoran said.
Then Kohaku said darkly, "But what if it takes too long to figure out? Or we don't find the answer at all?" That received worried looks from Sakura and Chihiro, and a glare from Syaoran.
Sakura burst out, "Oh, I'd do anything to see Dad and Touya again."
"No Sakura," Chihiro said gently, "You'd do almost anything."
- - -
Eventually everyone fell asleep, except for Chihiro. Haku was next to her, with his eyes closed, so she suspected he must be asleep. Sakura was sleeping with her head on Syaoran's shoulder.
Chihiro smiled at the sight of them. 'Syaoran really does like Sakura a lot. But Sakura's a little too slow to figure that out. She must like him back though...' She looked at the two of them for a few more moments, and then started to think of Granny. 'I can't wait to see her. I wish I knew if Kaonashi would be there. I hope he is...I never got to thank him.' Chihiro was so busy thinking that she didn't notice Sakura stirring in front of her.
Sakura mumbled something, and then suddenly stood up. Chihiro looked up from her thoughts, startled. Sakura's eyes were open but glassy. "Sakura...?"
She looked around herself for a moment, and then started to walk towards the next cabin. Chihiro thought, 'Aren't you not supposed to wake sleepwalkers up?' She frowned, and then had to rush to the door as Sakura approached it. She got there in time and threw it open so she could walk in.
"What in the world are you dreaming about, Sakura?" Chihiro muttered as she followed her.
* * *
Sakura was back at the shrine. Only this time it was empty. It reminded her of the deserted streets in the Western movies. She half expected to see a tumbleweed dance by.
She blinked. There was someone sitting on the steps far away from her. Sakura walked up to the person, since there appeared to be nothing else to do. The walk seemed much longer than it looked, and Sakura started to get creeped out. It was like those never-ending hallways you have in nightmares. 'Shouldn't I be there already?' she thought.
All of a sudden she was there and the person was sitting in front of her. Then she realized that it was a guy.
"Uh...hi." Sakura said to him.
The young man turned around and looked at her. She was struck by how handsome he was, and then she recognized him.
"You're the guy at the jewelry booth! So this is a dream too."
He smiled, showing off even teeth. "Yeah, that's me. And this is a dream."
Sakura said, "This is one of the weirdest dreams I've ever had. No one ever tells you you're dreaming in a dream. Of course sometimes I have premonitions.are you sure this isn't a premonition?" She sat down beside him.
The man said, "It is a dream. I'm pretty sure. Don't get your lovely little head in a mess over it."
Sakura blushed again. "Oh yeah...didn't you want to give me something?"
"It can wait, you're still asleep. I wanted to ask you something first. How is Chihiro doing?"
"HOE??" Sakura shouted. "How do.what.how do you know who Chihiro is if you're just some figment in my dream?"
He laughed. "Well, just answer my question. I'll tell you who I am, though I'll give you bonus points if you can guess."
Sakura frowned slightly. The young man didn't seem dangerous. He was kind of.relaxed and humorous. 'Not to mention cute.but he looks at least seventeen.' The thought 'seventeen' sparked a thought in Sakura's memory.
*/"Who was Aiden?"
"I don't know. Ananda said he was a friend of hers. I didn't really see him, but it seemed like he knew all about me." Chihiro added as an afterthought, "He was very handsome. Looked about 17 or 18."/*
"Hey you're Aiden, aren't you? So how is this a dream if you're real?"
"Oh! Score!" Aiden said grinning. "I am Aiden. And I'm not.bound.by the same rules as you. You could say I'm.messing with you dream, per say."
"Oh." Sakura said thoughtfully. "Well then, Chihiro is doing just fine. She remembers everything and told us about Ananda and Gnimaerd and stuff. But we have so many questions to ask!"
Aiden chuckled. "Yes, well, I'm glad she's doing okay. As for your questions..."
Sakura burst out, "Do you know about all of the humans disappearing? Why is Chihiro so important to you and Ananda? Does it have to do with the sicknesses and the disappearing? Are you Ananda's brother? How powerful are you two? What does Ananda do in Gnimaerd? Do you live there? Will I get to meet her too?"
"Whoa whoa whoa!" Aiden said, raising his eyebrows. "I can't exactly explain everything right now. Don't worry; the answers will come, hopefully soon. We'll all see each other soon enough."
Sakura opened her mouth to speak but Aiden put his finger on her lips. "Shhh. I've got my orders from Up There to do down here." He pointed at the sky.
She frowned and said, "Up There? Orders?"
"I don't even know the why He wants me to do this. Anyway, he's got his eye on you four." Aiden said. Then, reaching into his pocket he said simply, "For you."
Sakura looked at his hand and stared at the necklace. It was pretty plain and simple, with a single glowing stone as its pendant. The stone looked like an amethyst. She reached out and wrapped her hand around the stone, and it stopped glowing. "Eh?" she murmured.
"See you later," Aiden said.
* * *
Sakura blinked.
Chihiro put her hand on Sakura's shoulder. "I didn't know you sleepwalked!" she exclaimed.
Sakura turned around, slowly. She could feel something in her hand.
"What's that in your hand?" Chihiro asked, pointing at a necklace clutched in Sakura's hand. Sakura opened her palm and looked down.
She murmured, "The necklace!" What was it doing in her hand? It had only been a dream.hadn't it?
Chihiro gave a small gasp and reached under her shirt. Sakura looked curiously as Chihiro pulled out a pendant with a ruby stone that looked exactly like hers. Sakura held up her necklace and both gave off a small glow and then stopped; both back to being ordinary looking necklaces again.
"What was that about?" Chihiro whispered.
Sakura answered, "I don't know. But where did you get that necklace?"
Chihiro blushed. "Well.there's something I left out when I told you how I got back to Gnimaerd. I saw this necklace on the floor before I came back. Everything in the room disappeared and then I saw it glowing. So I picked it up and it stopped. Then I came back. Where did that come from?" Chihiro pointed at Sakura's pale purple pendant.
Sakura took a breath, and told Chihiro about the first dream, and then she told her about the second dream, and all that Aiden had to say to her and how he finally gave her the pendant.
"We should tell the boys, shouldn't we?" Sakura asked.
Chihiro was silent for a moment. "Well.maybe when we get to Zeniba's house. She'll probably know what's up with these as well."
"All right then." Sakura yawned. "Boy I'm tired. Let's hope we can get peaceful dreams the rest of the night."
The two girls walked back through the cabin to get to the one where the boys were, and had uneventful but calm dreams the rest of the way back.
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