Thanx to all the reviewers, the more reviews I get, the faster I update! ~_^
Girs Evil Cupcakes: I hate Robert, he's so stupid, I'm glad you like Carly/Johnny, thanx for visiting my website! ^^
KAI2: I liked your dialogue! Kai likes Joan? But does Joan like Tala or Kai? Thanx for reviewing, I love long reviews!
Luna: Course I don't mind criticism, as long as you're not swearing at me and stuff. Thanx for the advice and I'll try to keep that in mind, I just like writing dialogue more than descriptions, that's all, but you've got a point!
~*~Prodigious girl*~*: Holly didn't say she doesn't like swords in this chapter, did she? Hmm…I'll keep that in mind too, I hate making the same mistakes twice. I'll try to make Johnny talk more to Holly, but Carly's already a handful for Johnny to handle!
White Whisper: Yup, I'm doing more, I just want more reviews. ^^ MORE, lol! Crazy, ain't I? That's why Carly's so hyped up!
~kai~: Yeah, I totally agree Robert's ugly, I'll make sure Hru gets snappy around Mariah, thanx for the extra info! Feuds waaaaaaaaaay back? Okay, I'll use my imagination! ^_^
This chappie a bit longer than the rest, I don't know why, I couldn't stop writing, lol! Did everyone figure out who likes who yet? This chapter gives off some hints. ~_^
Chapter 3: What Do Dreams Mean?
Falling…drowning…falling…a dark black hole was consuming life and dreams…
"This is what awaits you…
A world of shadows…where evil prevails like no other…
A world of magic…where elemental powers came to life…
A world of destiny…where fate is predetermined…
A world of love…where true feelings are revealed…
A world of destruction…where fighting is the only way to survival…
A world of no escape…
Destiny will lead the way…
Follow your heart…dreams…hopes…
Don't give in to Evil…be true to yourself…
Life is just another adventure for you…
Don't be afraid of anything…"
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Carly gasped and bolted up, sweating and breathing heavily. She glanced around, her room was exactly as it seems, no dark holes or anything. "Ohhh, my head," Carly groaned, "What the hell was that?" She stumbled out of bed dizzily and went to get some water. Carly sighed heavily, "What was that?! That was the craziest dream I have ever had." She shook her head to clear it, "I'm never gonna get back to sleep now, I'll phone Kai." As she reached for the phone, she stopped, "I must be crazy to even think of calling Kai at this time. Yeah right, he'll probably snap his head off at me if I call him at 3 in the morning, I'll probably wake Kailee up too. Ugh. I could always call Johnny…hmph…that idiot…he made a fool of me in front of everyone by beating me at fencing…but then again I would've made a fool outta him if I beat him…so…whatever…" Carly reached for the phone and started to dial. The "busy" phone signal answered her cheerfully.
"What the hell?" Carly muttered, "Hello? What the heck is he doing on the phone at 3 in the morning?????" She slammed down the receiver and waited a few minutes and dialed again, this time she got through.
"Hello?" Johnny answered
groggily.
"Johnny?" Carly asked, "Who was on the phone before??????"
Johnny winced, "It's way to early for your voice, I was on the phone before." He still sounded sleepy.
"Why???? At 3 in the morning? Are you crazy?" Carly demanded, "Who's on the phone at 3 in the morning?"
"You apparently," Johnny said sarcastically, "If it's so crazy talking on the phone at 3 in the morning, what are you doing calling me?"
Carly shut her mouth, caught, and happy that Johnny wasn't there to see her flush, "Whatever, are you going to listen to me or what? Who were you calling by the way?"
"You," Johnny mumbled, sounding like he wanted to hang up right now.
"ME? Why?" Carly demanded, "What if I was sleeping?"
"Listen, two things are bugging me and I want to talk to you about it," Johnny said defensively, "Is that a crime?"
"So you have to phone me at 3 in the morning?" Carly groaned, "Talk."
"I don't know why you're so mad at me this afternoon, it's just a fencing match, geez, I always beat you when we practice," Johnny said.
"I know, I know," Carly grumbled, "I forgive you already. What's the second thing?"
"Good. What I really want to talk to you about is…that…don't think I'm loony or something…I had this dream tonight," Johnny started and stopped when he heard Carly gasp sharply, "What?" He sounded annoyed, "I haven't even gotten into the details yet!"
"A dream? About darkness and drowning and falling and powers and fighting and dimensions and monsters?" Carly asked, her voice sounded higher than usual, "Johnny?"
"You had it too?" Johnny asked in disbelief, "What the hell? This is so stupid, that sounds like the exact same dream I had!"
"How can we have the same dream?" Carly snapped, "This is dumb, Johnny."
"I know it's dumb," Johnny spat, "You think I like this? Maybe we were both thinking about the same thing tonight or something. Don't get mad at me."
"Okay, I'm going to bed," Carly said grudgingly, "I'll talk to you tomorrow, don't forget your dream, I wanna compare mine with yours tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay, okay," Johnny said, "So…we're cool now, right?"
"Yeah, we're cool," Carly said slowly, "See ya."
"Oh Carly?" Johnny said.
"What?" Carly demanded, "You going to keep me awake all night or what?"
"For your information, it's on the 14th," Johnny said teasingly.
"What's on the 14th?" Carly asked in confusion.
"Valentine's Day," Johnny said, quickly hanging up and smiling to himself.
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Meanwhile…at Kai's mansion, he and Kailee were sleeping, Holly was sleeping over at his house as well, since she and Kai were working on a school project together.
Kai woke up with a start and stared outside his window, breathing heavily, "Man, what was that? I never want that dream again." He got out of bed and went outside, crashing into someone.
"Kai!" Holly yelped, nearly tumbling down the stairs.
Kai's arm shot out to steady her, pulling her close enough to look in her eyes, "Are you okay? What are you doing up?"
Holly rubbed her eyes, "Had a dream…owww…Kai, let go of my wrist, it's starting to hurt."
"Sorry," Kai said, pulling his hand away, "A dream? You had one too?"
Holly saw Kai blush in the dark hallway. "Yeah…what do you mean 'I had one too?'" Holly demanded, "You dreamt too?"
"Yeah…" Kai massaged his neck, "It woke me up, it was weird-" Then the both of them heard Kailee cry out in her sleep.
Kai hurried to wake his sister up, "Kailee, get up, stop yelling, you're in your room, Kailee!"
Kailee gasped and bolted up, her face pale, "That was scary."
"What was?" Holly asked, concerned.
"What did you dream about?" Kai asked, patting his sister, "It can't be that bad."
"It was," Kailee wailed, "It was about monsters and fighting and war and darkness and all that creepy stuff. And I was in the middle of it all, I felt like I was being swallowed by darkness!"
Holly and Kai exchanged glances.
"You know what?" Holly finally said, "I had the same dream as well, it woke me up. Kailee, was it in another land that you didn't recognize, there were storms too?"
"Yeah, that's it," Kailee nodded, sniffling.
Kai stared at them both, "That can't be right. I had the exact same dream!"
Both girls stared back at him.
"You're kidding," Holly said flatly, "This is too close to coincidental. Why would we all have the same dream?"
"Nightmare is more like it," Kailee whimpered.
"I think it's stupid," Kai muttered, "I'm going back to bed, we'll forget it all by tomorrow."
"I don't think I'll ever forget this," Holly murmured, "It seemed so real somehow."
"Kai!" Kailee whimpered, "What if it comes true?"
Kai glared at his sister, "Kailee, dreams or nightmares don't come true. They're just there because we overused our imagination, end of discussion."
"What if it comes true?" Kailee insisted.
Kai looked annoyed now, "It won't, duh, that's dumb, go to bed, we have school tomorrow, Carly will kill us if we're late again. It's after 3 in the morning, we should be asleep, good night." He stomped back to his room.
"It's okay," Holly assured, "I believe you Kailee, it was real, too real, and scary too. But we'd better get some sleep."
"Okay," Kailee whispered.
"If you need me, just call," Holly said, "I'm next door." She went back to bed, but couldn't sleep. Everything in the room seemed to be morphing into the shapes of her dream. Holly tossed and turned and finally gave up trying to sleep. She started to doodle on a scrap piece of paper until she nodded off.
Next door, Kailee huddled beneath her covers, shaking. It was a while before she could finally sleep, cuddling against a giant teddy bear.
Kai was tossing and turning as well, as much as he hated it, he couldn't stop thinking about that stupid dream. "Curse that dream," Kai muttered, before he finally drifted off to an uneasy slumber.
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Meanwhile...Willow was sleeping over at Ray's house to finish their project...
"WAKE UP!" Ray shouted.
Willow's eyes flew open, staring into Ray's eyes, "Ray?"
"You were screaming in your sleep," Ray said, "Are you okay?"
Willow shuddered, her skin felt all clammy, "I had a horrible dream."
Ray nodded sympathetically and hugged her quickly, "I know how you feel, I just woke up from my nightmare when I heard you yelling."
Willow moved closer to Ray, shivering, "It was weird, I was falling into another dimension and then there were powers and fighting and destroying and someone murmuring about destiny...I hope I NEVER dream that again." She gauged the weird look on Ray's face and looked at him quizzically, "What?"
Ray looked confused, "I think my dream was exactly the same as yours!"
"What?????" Willow cried, "That's impossible!"
"Sounds the same," Ray said, "But that just can't be. How can two people dream exactly the same dream??? It's like we have the same minds or something."
Willow sweatdropped, "That's just weird Ray."
Ray shrugged, "Oh well, a dream's a dream, we probably won't remember it tomorrow, I'm going back to bed, you're okay right?"
"I'm fine," Willow said, giving Ray a tight hug, "I'll go back to bed too, if I can ever sleep again."
"That's ridiculous," Ray said, "We have had other dreams before, this time's no different."
"It FELT different," Willow insisted, "Never mind, night."
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"That's it!" Carly snapped, "This is the fourth time this week, I can't stand it anymore! Kai, today I'm going to go to your house and fix all your clocks!!!!! Thank goodness it's Friday! I can't believe you, being late 4 times out of five!"
"Don't be mad," Kailee begged, "It was my fault, I overslept. You see, I had a really bad dream last night and I couldn't sleep after. I'm sorry."
Carly's angry expression suddenly changed, "A dream? About...?"
Holly quickly described the dream/nightmare, "It was weird, Kailee, Kai, and I all dreamt it."
"Don't remind me," Kai groaned, "That stupid dream deprived me of my good night's sleep!"
Carly's mouth dropped open in astonishment.
"Don't look at me like I'm crazy, "Kai muttered, "I swear I dreamt it. The girls did too, I know it's weird but would you stop looking at me like that????"
"No way!" Carly exclaimed, her voice higher that usual, "I dreamt it too!"
Kai nearly dropped his schoolbag, "WHAT???? Not you too! This is getting ridiculous."
Holly and Kailee both looked shocked as well.
"Johnny did too," Carly added, "I phoned him last night, the EXACT same one! This can't be coincidental! Not to mention it's incredibly stupid!"
"Why did we all have to dream all the same dreams?" Kai demanded, "It's annoying and frustrating. You're saying Johnny had it too? Oh geez!"
"There's Enrique, Max, Ray, and Willow," Kailee announced, "Let's ask them if they dreamt it too."
"If they did, I'm gonna freak!" Carly exclaimed, "It's like one of those supernatural things that happen on the Mysteries of the World!"
"Willow," Holly said slowly, "This may sound like a stupid question, but did you happen to dream last night?"
Willow nodded, "Uh-huh, get this, Enrique, Max, and Ray both dreamt it too!!!!!!!" She explained the dream briefly.
"I'm sorry to say that I still remember it," Ray muttered.
"Me too," Enrique said, "I was hoping I would forget it by the time I woke up."
"That's so weird," Kailee said.
"You dreamt it too Kailee?" Max asked, "That's creepy!"
"No kidding," Kailee replied, "I wonder who else dreamt it?"
"Okay," Kai said abruptly, "We're stopping this nonsense right this second, it's foolishness. So we all happen to dream the same cursed dream, big deal! I don't wanna talk about this anymore, no one else dreamt this, okay? It was just a big mix-up! Let's go to school."
"I don't know Kai," Carly said, "Maybe this dream is trying to tell us something."
"Like WHAT?" Kai snapped, "That we're all gonna drown in darkness?? Pl-ease!"
Carly rolled her eyes, "I take it that you didn't sleep very well after you woke up from the dream, you're even more cranky than usual." Only Carly had the guts to say that, which earned her a death glare from Kai.
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"There's Cassandra and Tyson and Kenny," Kai said, "I'm gonna prove that no one else had this dream." He marched over the the trio, "Hey Tyson, answer this, did you have a weird dream last night?"
Tyson nodded enthusiastically, "Yeah! It was soooooo weird too!"
"No way, not you too!" Kai groaned, "This can't be happening."
"It was sooooooo sweet though!" Tyson said excitedly, "I was swimming in a sea of soda! There were cakes, pies, drumsticks, pudding, yogurt and tons of other thing floating in the air and I could just grab them and eat it! Isn't that awesome?"
Kai and the others all sweatdropped and fell on the ground anime-style. "Don't you ever think of anything besides food?????!!!" Kai yelled.
"I had a dream," Kenny offered, "I was inside a giant laptop and flowing with the circuit wires. It was soooooo great, it took me to the inside of a CPU and -"
"Okay, I've heard enough," Kai said, "It isn't working."
"Carly!" Johnny called, "Wait for me!" He was running towards the school with Tala
Carly smiled and waved to Johnny, "Hey, I have something to tell you. You know about the dream we had last night? Those guys all dreamt it too!"
Johnny's mouth fell open, "You're kidding me!!!! Tala had the dream too!"
"You did?" Carly asked curiously, "Kai's gonna flip!
"Yeah, at around 3 in the morning," Tala said slowly, his blue eyes looking at Carly strangely, "You're telling me that everyone there dream it too?"
"Yeah!" Carly ushered both boys to the others, "Guess what? Tala dreamt it too!"
"This just keeps getting worse!" Kai groaned, "I'm going to ask Emily."
"Ugh," Holly muttered, "She's coming over right now."
"Don't you look nice today Holly," Emily sneered.
"Thank you," Holly said in falsely polite tone, sneering right back.
"Emily, did you have a dream last night?" Kai asked.
"As a matter of fact I did," Emily said sharply, "It was about creaming your little friend here at tennis."
"Don't call me little!" Holly snapped.
"Everyone knows that I should've been the tennis team captain, but you have to steal the title from me!" Emily shouted.
"Is it my fault that I'm a million times better than you?????" Holly yelled back.
"You are so not!" Emily snarled.
"Thanks Emily," Kai interrupted, "Would you two stop that? I already have headache, lay off."
"I'll asked Mariah," Ray said, calling her over.
"I'm not that desperate to know," Willow muttered.
"Yeah Ray?" Mariah asked sweetly, "You called?"
"You didn't have a dream last night did you?" Ray asked.
"Yeah I did," Mariah said, definitely flirting now, "It was about us, you know."
Ray sweatdropped, "What about us?"
"You know," Willow said loudly, "We don't really need to know Mariah, so I'll be taking Ray along now." She pushed Ray away.
"Hey, I didn't get to find out whether she dreamt the same as us or not," Ray protested.
"Forget it," Willow said, fluttering her eyelashes as a sarcastic imitation of Mariah, "About us...! Yeah right, she's probably making it up!"
"Hru!" Carly yelled, "Over here!!!! Come on, I wanna show you some of my soccer moves."
Hru yawned, "Sorry Carly, I'm not exactly awake today, I had a bad dream last night and it kept me up forever!"
"A dream? About...?" Carly asked suspiciously.
Hru explained tiredly, "I'm going to fall asleep in class today...great..."
"I dreamt that too!" Carly exclaimed, "Oh my gosh, this is getting waaaaaay outta hand! I can't take this anymore! I have to figure out what's up with this dream. That's 11 people who've dreamt it, crazy!"
"Maybe someone trying to tell us something," Hru suggested, "Actually, I'm too tired to think..."
"I don't think I'll get ANY sleep tonight unless I figure out this junk!" Carly exclaimed, "Hey Johnny, over here!"
"What?" Johnny grumbled, "I already have a headache without all your yelling, do you have to make it worse?"
"Shut up and listen," Carly ordered, "We are going to solve this dream mystery thing."
"Do we have to?" Johnny moaned.
"Yes, we have to," Carly snapped, "Otherwise I'm never gonna sleep again and neither are you! You have class with Ray, Max, Kailee and Willow, tell them that we're meeting in the park this afternoon."
"Willow can't," Johnny protested, "She has student council meeting after school today, don't you?"
"Oh shoot!" Carly groaned, "I forgot, we're going to plan out the decorating for the Valentine's dance. What a waste of MY time, okay, after dinner then, at 7. Tell them to be there otherwise I'll hunt them down myself."
"Oh joy," Johnny muttered sarcastically.
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