She woke in a cavern with walls covered in gemstones and crystals, including two of her favorites, aquamarine and alexandrite. She was lying in a bed, she realized, and the only thing covering her was a thin blanket. Her cheeks colored as the memories of the previous night filled her thoughts. After the man with the golden eyes had kissed her, he had brought her here, and marked her as his. She glanced to her left, where she remembered him lying when they had collapsed with exhaustion, but he was no longer there. She sat up, holding the blanket to her chest and peered around her, realizing with a sigh that she was alone. She bit her lip, looking at her lap and blinking rapidly, holding back tears.
"Once again," she whispered. "I'm all alone." Despite the soft volume of her voice, it carried, echoing back to her, haunting her. Of course he left, she thought bitterly, standing and wrapping the blanket around her as she searched for the gown. Her interest in spiders was common knowledge, as was her daily venture into the woods. He never loved her, hadn't even known her name. He was just after a bout of fun. She couldn't believe how stupid she had been, giving herself to a man she had just met.
She gave up on finding the dress, deciding the blanket would work fine until she could find proper clothes. She wrapped it tight around her torso and hurried from the cave, looking back one last time as a tear rolled down her cheek. Once out of the cave, she had no clue where she was. Nothing was familiar—nothing at all. She turned in place, finally deciding to just go straight, and quickly losing sight of the cave entrance. Soon she was completely lost, but she didn't care. She just wanted to be away from here, in a place where there was nothing that would remind her of her heartbreak. Night fell quickly, and she sat with her back against the trunk of a tree, letting the tears fall finally. She curled up in a ball, burying her face in her hands, sobbing softly until she fell asleep.
When she woke again, she was back in the cavern of gems. She sat up, still wrapped up in the blanket and looked around in confusion. She stiffened, her eyes landing on him. He was leaning against the cavern wall, watching her.
"Why did you go?" he asked softly.
"I woke up….and you were gone…" She averted her gaze, feeling her cheeks flush.
"You automatically assumed I had abandoned you?" He moved towards her, sitting next to her and caressing her cheek. "I will never leave you, my Spider Queen." He murmured, leaning forward and kissing her gently. Tears filled her eyes and she threw her arms around his neck, burying her face in his chest as she sobbed.
"I-I'm so-sorry!" She gasped out, trembling.
"Myste," he murmured, wrapping his arms around her and holding her against his chest and stroking her hair gently. "I am always with you, even if you can't see me." She pulled back, gaping at him.
"You…you know my name!"
"Of course I do," he chuckled softly. "How could I not know it?" He rested his forehead on hers, smirking slightly as her cheeks colored.
"But…you…you never told me yours…."
"That's because you know it, love~" He murmured, kissing her nose. She frowned slightly, thinking hard. She was so sure she didn't know it…but she believed him. She closed her eyes and let her mind drift, letting it wander. Her eyes flew open and she stared at him, wide-eyed.
"Claude," she whispered. "You're name is Claude."
"I told you that you knew it, love~" He said, smiling broadly at her. He leaned down and kissed her gently.
"I-I love you, Claude." She murmured, burying her face in his chest.
"As I love you, my Spider Queen~"
Author's Note: Okay, so I've changed this from complete to in-progress because I don't know if my dreams will continue this trend or not. If in the next week or so, I don't have any more "continuations" of this dream, then I will mark it as complete. I'm hoping to make each addition work as an ending if need be, that way it won't be an abrupt stop if the dreams quit. So...I think that's it! Adios~!