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Chapter 16

"Wake up."

And they did. It was as simple as that. Their minds were foggy, as one's would be when they slept for much longer than one would normally. At first, everything was blurry, from their minds to the eyes they saw out. Even their ears were so clogged they could barely hear the voice of their great ancestor awakening them from their slumber. Fortunately for our centaurs, their arrival from sleep was slow and relaxing, allowing them all to wake at their separate pace.

Movements were slow and deliberate, every single action planned and done with great care as not to harm their stiff joints and cautious movements. The first sounds that weren't the sounds of nature were of groans, cracking voices that broke the silence and were rusted over from lack of use.

The first pair of eyes that opened were of the most unusual color, the color of water that gathered in the sea and ocean. Blinking out dust and age out of his eyes, the centaur looked around to see if anyone else was moving as he was, or even seeing as he was. Time had passed, that much was obvious, but still the question was how much time? He simply didn't know the answer. He was one of the first to fall into the sleep of eternal slumber.

"Ludwig?" Another voice called out. Ludwig could barely move his neck around to see who spoke his name, but his neck cracked in protest, instead he simply let out a grunt to acknowledge he heard.

"It's Heracles, been a while, hasn't it friend?" the Grecian man spoke. Ludwig spoke out that indeed it had been a long time since they talked. The last word they spoke, was one wondering if the weather would turn better from the rain that had poured down from the heavens. Then the panic started, and the eternal slumber took them all.

"Who else is awake?" Ludwig asked. His neck was more flexible now, and he could turn his head to stare at Heracles instead of simply hearing from the side.

"Si, I am awake," a Spanish voice spoke as well. Antonio was running his eyes, blinking out dirt and grime just as they had been moments before. The Spaniard had always been looking as if he wanted a nap, but now he looked just happy to be awake, as they rest of them were.

"I am too," Another voice said. This one was Yao, who instead of everyone who blinked away the dust from their eyes he dusted away the dirt and debris from his clothes.

"Me as well!" Gilbert's voice rang out. Ludwig let out a breathe he didn't know he was holding when his brother voiced out loud.

"Is Arthur okay?" Ludwig asked, having waited a few minutes, but the last centaur still hadn't answered him. Everyone turned to the last centaur, curiosity and anticipation of the worst spreading across their features.

Arthur himself was rubbing away leaves and other dust away from his clothes, but when his name was called, he lifted his head. There was nothing immediately wrong with him, yet there could be something internally wrong with him as well. They all held their breathes waiting for him to speak.

Arthur opened his mouth, appeared to be trying, yet no sound emerged that they could hear. He closed his mouth, after trying for a couple moments, then opened it once more to try again. This time a voice clear as a bell rang out.

"Oi! Enough staring at me, let's figure out what's going on."

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"Fella's, you're not going to believe the dream I had!" Feliciano almost screamed as he came barreling at their lunch table. It was the first time that they had all been together during the week, always someone else having to go to the library or talk to a teacher or just missing school. Feliciano was determined that they all hear about his dream together at the same time.

"Oh God here we go. This is all he's been going on for days now. At least now I get to hear what this dream is about." Lovino complained.

"I had a dream that our centaurs came to life. They were all talking and waking up like they were normal people! They were still made of wood and everything and bound by the carousel by those wooden poles that used to like move them up and down, but they were just like other people!" Feliciano was panting by the end of his small speech. His friends were all staring at him, some not moving, but some of them trying to find the right words.

"What happened in your dream?" Ivan asked.

"Oh! It was like they were waking up from sleep. They were all asking if everyone was there and if they were alright, and they even used the names we gave them all that time ago! It was so cool, like I was right there and they couldn't see me," Feliciano said dreamily.

"I had a dream just like that," Lovino muttered. Matthew looked at his friend.

"I did too. I thought it was really awesome, but at the same time, when I woke up, it was one of those dreams where it was so lifelike I didn't know if it actually happened or not," Matthew admitted.

"Don't tell me…" Kiku began, but let his sentence trail off.

"Am I thinking what everyone else is thinking?" Alfred asked.

"You know, I am suddenly getting the impression that school isn't that important today," Ivan said.

At once they all rose, gathering their possessions and exiting out of the cafeteria, trying to look casual and not like they were pursuing the thoughts of a random dreams that they all had. That, and they didn't want to get caught ditching school and have their parents called.

"Guys, my mom interrupted my dream, before my centaur even woke up. Did you hear his name?" Alfred asked as they reached Kiku's car and threw their stuff in.

Feliciano smiled at them, looking at the others, as they all looked at him. Ivan spoke before his friends could.

"His name was Arthur."

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