IN THE DREAM WORLD
By: Honey Rodriguez
Requested by: Vasyaprissy05 on Wattpad
Guide:
(Y/N) = Your Name
(L/N) = Last Name
(F/B) = Favorite Breakfast Menu
(F/C) = Favorite Color
(M/N) = Your Mother's Name
Your POV
The orange colors began to paint the sky today, I sat behind my parents quietly while staring every car that passed our car. I don't know that the journey from Washington DC to San Fransokyo will take a long time like this.
After passing a long time in our journey and left our car traces in the road, finally we arrived in the road of San Fransokyo. Skyscrapers, wind turbine, shop icons and lighted Japanese letters we passed together one by one. Shortly, we arrived in front of an apartment building, my father said that we'll stay in apartment for a while until we found a new house. As we parked the car and got off the car, I saw an accessories shop near the building.
"Mom, can I buy something in there?" I pointed to that shop.
"Sure, but be back if you're done, okay? Our apartment room was in third floor in number 05" my mom replied.
"Okay mom, dad… I'll be back" I said and immediately ran approaching the shop. When the doorbell rang, the shop keeper smiled to me as welcome greeting. Then, I walked around the shop, touched every accessory I saw. Neatly hanged on their place, and combined color like a rainbow. From all of those beautiful accessories, only one that interesting my heart, a necklace, shaped a crescent moon with sparkling (F/C) crystal. So beautiful. Without thinking long, I immediately took it, smiled when the necklace arrived in my hand. I paid it according to the price has put there.
"Arigatou Gozaimashita (Thank you)" the shop keeper said using Japanese, and then she smiled.
"Doumo (You're welcome)" I replied and started to walk approaching the door. Before I touch the door, I put my necklace in my neck, and smiled as I stared my necklace for a moment. After it, I touched the door and took a few steps to get out.
As I closed it and heard the doorbell rang, I looked around. There are so many high trees, and a little street with no asphalt— Wait, where am I? Why was San Fransokyo city turned to be a forest?
I looked back at the door I just passed. But I saw nothing, suddenly the door disappear and turned becoming a big tree, its roots shaped like a cave. Did I just get out of that root? I don't think so.
I ventured to walk forward, looked around to see the nature scenes around me. In state of little fear I kept walking to try a way out of this place. Suddenly I heard something from behind, like something passed behind me. Instantly I looked back and made sure that there's nothing was going to attack me. Thank goodness there was nothing in sight.
I continued my steps, hugging myself to hold the spinning questions in my mind. And again, I heard something passed, but in this time it passed in right side. I stopped. I saw something approached me, a huge shadow shaped a creature, walked through those trees, what it is?
I began to step backward and felt the fear began to flow in all of my blood vessels, I heard it roared. Oh my God… what really it is?
Suddenly a reptile creature appeared and almost pounce me. Fortunately I still can dodge it and then ran as fast as I can. I can't believe that I found a creature like a dragon— with sharp teeth, sharp paws, and its skin covered by dark brown disgusting scales. So creepy.
I kept running and avoiding its fire outburst. Suddenly my foot stumbled a root until I fallen. That creepy creature kept bursting the flames, and as fast as I can I dodge it. I accidentally turned back as I felt it pulled my leg, my hand instinctively clutched a root. But, that creepy creature kept pulling my leg.
"Arrhh…" I moaned in pain as I felt its paws left some cuts in my leg. "Help!" I yelled and hoped that someone comes to help me even though it's almost impossible to get help. My left hand began to reach the root as my right hand. I clutched the root tightly while pulling my body to release myself from that freaking creature. But suddenly, I heard a 'crack' sound from the root, my eyes widened as I saw the root is started to broken.
CRACKK...
"Oh no…" I muttered. Finally the root broken and automatically that creepy creature got more easiness to pull my body. Now its leg stepped my chest, it showed its sharp teeth, opened its mouth and ready to eat me. Should I die now? I hope this is just a nightmare.
BUKK…
Suddenly someone kicked that creature until it hit a tree in right side. Then, I saw a boy about in my age— with messy black hair, and dressed as a knight a few centuries ago. Quickly he unleashed his Katana sword then swung it. (A/N: Katana sword is a typical Japanese sword).
He deflected every fire outburst that the creature did to the ground, easily like fending shuttlecocks. Fortunately, the flames didn't burn the trees around it. When it was going to attack the boy suddenly the boy ran and jumped while cutting the creature's leg, instantly its bloods spreading in the ground, the creature roared in pain and let out the flames again from its mouth to attack the boy, the boy ducked down while running approached the creature bravely, without hesitation he punctured the creature right in its chest, where its heart located on. Automatically, the creature collapsed lifeless to the ground.
I saw the boy pulled back his sword that fulfilled by bloods while sighed in relief. Then, he walked approaching me.
"Are you okay?" he reached out his hand.
"I'm okay" I took his hand and tried to stand, but I felt the pain attacked my leg again so I almost lost my balance. He held my shoulder in order not to fall.
"Don't say you're okay if you have cuts" he said then brought me to sit down again. "I'll cure your cuts" he took out a handkerchief and cleaned the bloods around my wound.
"Thank you for saving my life and curing my wound" I said to him.
"You're welcome, you have to be careful in this place, Monstrous Nightmare's subordinates could have attack anytime" he replied and smiled. "Okay, wait a second, I'll take some medicine leaves to fix your wound" he stood up. "Don't go anywhere" then he left.
I leaned my back to a tree and let my mind produced the questions again. Where am I? How could I'm here? Could I back to San Fransokyo? It's too many questions that haven't answered. Shortly, I saw the boy came back while bringing some leaves.
"Here" he said and stuck the leaves in my wound and bandaged my wound with another cloth he had.
"Um… excuse me before, you know where this place is?" I asked him.
"You were in Dream World" he replied.
"Dream… what?!" I gasped. "But I wasn't sleep now. I just got out of a shop after buy this necklace earlier" I showed my necklace to him.
"May I" he reached out his hand to borrow my necklace.
"Sure" I handed my necklace to him.
"You… you have the key? Where did you get this?" he asked.
"What do you mean?"
"I'll explain it later" he gave back my necklace. "Keep it and make sure you didn't lose this necklace, because this is an important thing for this Dream World".
I stared his face in confusion, what does he mean? "I really don't understand what are you talking about" I said while shaking my head.
"You'll understand later" he said. "Do you want to get back to the Real World?" suddenly he asked.
"Of course!" I immediately agreed.
"Here's the way to get back" I saw he took a few steps forward. I felt his palm closed my eyes. "Take a breath" he commanded and I did what he said. "Imagine that you're now in your currently place. Just focus on it and don't think about anything" he said.
As I heard those words, I imagined that now I was in San Fransokyo while lying in a bed of apartment. Slowly, I began to feel softness from the tree that I leaned on.
"Now open your eyes" I still heard his voice but it's like an echo.
Instantly I opened my eyes. Everything was changed. The nature scenes now became a room in my vision.
"Ouh, thank goodness you're awake" I heard my mom's voice.
"Mom" I replied. "What happened to me? Why am I in bed right now?" I asked.
"According to the one who brought you here, you're suddenly fainted in front of the accessories shop, he said that you're fine and just need a rest. You should take a rest first after a long journey before you do an activity, (Y/N)" my mom stroked my hair.
"Yes mom, I will" I replied.
"Alright then, it's already night. You'd better back to sleep" my mom kissed my forehead.
"Okay mom" I smiled to her.
*The Next Day*
Author's POV
In Sunday morning, you stepped getting out of your room. Took the fresh air in San Fransokyo city. You're lucky you didn't enter the Dream World anymore last night, so you can sleep well.
You stood in the balcony to see the pedestrians began to fill the pedestrian streets and started their weekend activity.
"Hey sweetie, are not you hungry?" your mom said from the kitchen.
You chuckled, "Of course I am, mom" you approached your mom.
"Here's your breakfast" your mom put a plate of (F/B) on the table.
"Thank you so much mom" you kissed her cheek. "Oh yea, where's dad?" you asked and began to eat your breakfast.
"He had an interview for his new job today".
"Interview? In Sunday? Unbelievable".
"Yeah, what we could do? His boss said that he can't hold an interview for your father tomorrow, because he wants to go abroad".
As you heard those words you just nodded in understanding and kept eating your breakfast.
"Alright then, because we have no weekend activity with your father today, I'll invite you to visit my friend, in the Lucky Cat Café".
"Okay mom" you continued eating your breakfast.
*Lucky Cat Café*
Bustling atmosphere began filling Lucky Cat Café this morning, one by one, group by group of customers began coming in to fill the empty tables and chairs there. Automatically, it made Aunt Cass and her employees busy, she even asked a help from her nephews to serve the customers.
"Hiro, please deliver this to the table in number 4" Aunt Cass handed Hiro a tray and some foods in it.
"Okay Aunt Cass" he immediately did what his Aunt asked. "Keep it clean, bro" he walked passing his brother who was cleaning the café window.
"Watch your step, bonehead. You could have fallen" Tadashi replied.
Hiro smirked just a bit, "Koko de wa, anata no tabemono desu (Here's your food)" he put the foods on the table that filled by some Japanese girls.
"Arigatou (Thank you)" those girls replied.
Then, he left the table "What else should I do?" he asked Aunt Cass.
"Umm…" Suddenly the doorbell rang when Aunt Cass wanted to say something. 2 people recently stepped into the café.
Aunt Cass smiled to them "Hello. Welcome to the—"
"Cass…" your mom interrupted her.
"(M/N)? Oh my God… long time no see" Aunt Cass instantly hugged your mom slightly. "How are you?" she continued.
"I'm fine as you see" your mom replied.
"Is that (Y/N)?" Suddenly Aunt Cass asked when she saw you.
"You think?"
"Aw! She's beautiful" Aunt Cass stroked your hair "What's your age?" she asked.
"16" you replied.
"Ouh, look at her, Hiro. She's in your age" Aunt Cass talked to Hiro. Hiro just smiled to you as if to he recognized you.
"He's your nephew, isn't he?" your mom asked.
"Yes" Aunt Cass replied. "Oh yea, wanna get something?" she offered.
"Sure, yeah you know I usually make the food by myself every time I visit this café" you mom replied while walking to the kitchen with Aunt Cass and left you and Hiro in there.
Suddenly, Hiro reached out his hand. "My name is Hiro Hamada, anyway" he smiled.
"I'm (Y/N) (L/N)" you shook his hand.
"Can we talk?" he asked.
"Sure"
Then, he grabbed your hand and led you to the empty chair. "So, do you still remember me?" suddenly he asked.
"You… you are the boy in the Dream World, aren't you?"
"Yes"
"So, what do you mean to enter me to the Dream World?"
"I'm not entering you to there, but it automatically happened"
"Automatically happened?"
"Yes, Sandman the Guardian chose you as a new Dream Knight, um... I mean… Dream Keeper like me".
"Dream… what?!" you gasped, "It's impossible".
"It's possible" he stared you (E/C) eyes with serious face. "Look, the he chose you because you have found the key".
"You mean this necklace?" you showed your necklace to him.
"Yes, it's a key to open the connector way between the Dream World and the Real World, you have to keep it and don't let the Monstrous Nightmare to take it" he replied.
"Why?"
"Because if he enters the Real World, he will insert his black sands to everyone's mind in order they get nightmare every night".
"Oh no, we have to prevent it".
"Nah, that's the point" he replied. "Besides to keep your necklace, you have to help me to keep everyone's dream every night in order not to be attacked by Monstrous Nightmare's subordinates"
"What?! Are you crazy?! I'm not smart in combat, Hiro. You want me to die when I deal with those creepy creatures, huh?".
"Don't give up before you try it, (Y/N). You can use another ability of yours. Or if you don't have any of it, I'll teach you more about fighting moves" he said.
"Hey lovebirds" suddenly Tadashi came while bringing two cups of drink and some snacks for you and Hiro. "Aunt Cass asked me to deliver this to you two" he said and put them on the table.
"Thank you" you replied.
"Thanks, big bro" Hiro patted Tadashi's arm.
"Alright then, have fun with your girlfriend, knucklehead" Tadashi joked and walked away.
"Hey!" Hiro threatened Tadashi with a fist.
"Kidding" Tadashi replied.
Then, Hiro looked towards you. "So, are you ready to be a new Dream Keeper?" he asked.
"Yes" you replied and smiled to him.
"Good" he replied your smile.
*Night*
After having dinner, you leaned your back in the wall and thinking about the Dream World while staring your necklace. "Should I do this? Huh.. it's must be tiring" you talked to yourself. Finally you sighed, then took a deep breath and ready to sleep.
"Hi sweetie" you father entered your room.
"Hi dad" you smiled to him.
"Don't forget to drink water before sleeping" he put a glass of water in a table.
"Okay dad" you obeyed him.
"Sleeping well, okay? Have a nice dream" he kissed your forehead and got out of your room.
You set your head to the pillow and closed your eyes. but…
"(Y/N)…" Hiro called you but you ignored it.
"(Y/N)" you heard that voice again. "Wake up.. it's time for me to teach you" he continued.
Instantly you opened your eyes, and realized you were in a different place while lying in a bed. But you gasped as you saw your clothes already changed, similar clothes as Hiro's. "You replace my clothes?" you exclaimed to Hiro who standing beside the bed.
"Of course no! it automatically happened" Hiro replied.
"Okay, okay" You got off the bed, "So, do I have to practice now? I'm going to sleep you know, I'm tired".
"I was more tired than you, you know" .
"Huh.. fine" you sighed.
"Now, I want to know how far your combat ability" Suddenly Hiro clutched her right hand and sent a fist to you.
"Hey!" Immediately you fended his hand. He sent a fist again, and you fended it again.
He stopped, "Hmm… not bad" he smirked and suddenly he swung his hand towards your head, but again you can prevent it with avoiding.
After that, you caught his hands. "Haha, you lose, Hamada" you joked.
"Really?" he smirked. He forced his hand to release his hands from your hands and pushed your shoulder.
"Whoa…" you lost your balance and about to fall.
But quickly Hiro pulled your right hand and made your body landed in a hug until your eyes met his eyes. Silently, he felt the flaming of love started to fill his heart.
"Utsukushi (So beautiful)" his mind murmured.
"MONSTROUS NIGHTMARE!" suddenly someone yelled from outdside and managed to make you both gasped.
"I'll check it" Immediately Hiro ran approaching the door. "Oh no" his eyes widened in surprise.
Finally you decided to approach him "Hiro, what— oh no" you gasped like him as you saw a giant reptile creature, with black and gray disgusting scales, sharp teeth, sharp paws, and has wings. It spread black sands that trapping and messing up everyone's dream in this Dream World.
"We have to stop him" Without thinking long Hiro picked up his Katana sword and some hand grenade. "Pick something as your weapon" he advised.
"Okay" you picked up an arc simultaneously with its arrows and also some hand grenade too. "I'm ready" you said.
"Come on! Hurry!" Hiro immediately ran outside while pulled your hand. "Break the black sands with your arrow, I'll handle the Monstrous and its subordinates" he commanded.
"Okay" you pointed your arrows to somewhere and let them fly to remove the black sands that trapped some people's dream.
Meanwhile, Hiro was still fighting with Monstrous Nightmare's subordinates. With quick moves he kick them, hit them, cut their body parts with his sword, and…
DUARR…
He bombed them. "Huh…" he sighed in exhaustion. "Just the boss left" he murmured. Then, he ran to attack the Monstrous Nightmare that kept spreading its magic black sand.
SLEP... PRESS…
In quick motion, you destroyed the black sands and backed up everyone's dream. But…
BUKK...
"Ow…" you moaned in pain because something fast hit you until fallen. "Arrghh, bad luck!" you muttered in annoyed.
"(Y/N), are you okay?" Hiro came and helped you to stand.
"I'm okay" you replied and cleaned your clothes from dust. "And you?" you asked him.
"I'm okay, the Monstrous Nightmare escaped" he smiled, but suddenly he frowned "Where's your necklace?" he asked.
"What?" instantly you looked at your neck. "It was still here when I destroy those black sands, but why can it lost?" you murmured as you saw there was nothing in your neck.
"Huh… How could it happen? I've told you to keep it!" he exclaimed.
"I don't know, Hiro! I always checked it and stayed alert!" you exclaimed back. But suddenly you remembered something just happened. "When I was pointing my arrow to destroy the black sands, suddenly something fast hit me until I fallen, and maybe it was…"
"Monstrous Nightmare's subordinate" you and Hiro said in the same time.
"He stole my necklace" you continued.
"Okay, follow me! Hurry!" Hiro ran and led you to somewhere. Then you and Hiro began entering the forest, ran stepping the little way in there and then stopped in front of big tree that you ever saw.
"This is the connector way" Hiro said. "Let's in and chase that freaking dragon" he pulled your hand and stepped into that 'root cave'. "Come on!" he kept running and holding your hand.
"There's a light!" you said.
"Stop!" he said while stopping his steps.
"Why?"
"We can fall if we didn't jump. This is way is not stand on the ground" he replied.
"So?"
"I better to jump first, and then you" slowly, he took a few steps and jumped to the light. "Now you, (Y/N)!" he yelled from outside.
"I'm scared, I don't want to fall" you doubted.
"Calm down, I'll catch you" Hiro replied.
"O-okay" you took a few steps and then… "Whoaaa… Hiro!" you haven't ready to jump but suddenly your body was about to fall.
"Hap..." Hiro managed to catch you in bridal style, "I got you" he smiled.
"Great catch, thanks" you smiled to him and patted his arm.
"Alright" he lowered you, "Let's stop that—"
"Oh no, Hiro" your eyes widened in surprise as you saw there are so many magic black sands spread in the air and through the window to give nightmare to everyone.
"(Y/N)! Look out!" Suddenly Hiro pushed you, and then…
DERR…
A fire outburst just landed on the ground, fortunately it didn't hit you or Hiro. You both were fallen, and accidentally Hiro fell hugging you and made your eyes and his eyes met.
"Sorry" he woke up then stood up.
"It's okay. Thanks again for saving my life" you replied and stood up.
"Now you help me to destroy those black sands again, and I'll fight the Monstrous" he advised.
"But, are you sure wanted to fight him yourself?" you asked.
"I'm sure, don't worry about me" he assured you. "Come on, before those black sands entered everyone's mind" he said.
"Okay, good luck" suddenly you kissed his cheek and then ran while letting your arrows hit the black sands around you.
SRING..
Hiro took out his Katana sword and prepared himself to fight some Monstrous' subordinates that now were surrounding him. Hiro kept staying alert to prevent something unexpected happens. Suddenly one of those creatures jumped pouncing on him, but quickly Hiro kicked its stomach strongly. Shortly another creature opened its mouth and going to let out its fire, but again and quickly, Hiro took out his hand grenade and threw it into the creature's mouth.
DUARR…
The bomb exploded. It succeeded to destroy the creature's body. Afterwards, some of those attacked Hiro in the same time. With his quick combat ability, he swung his leg to kick them, hit them, and punctured them with his swords as he did in the dream world earlier. When he saw those creatures died, he glanced up at the King of those creepy creature— Monstrous Nightmare that is still spreading his 'nightmare black sands'. He threw his hand grenade to him, automatically the bomb destroyed the black sands that the Monstrous spreads when it explode. The Monstrous moved his head to see Hiro, suddenly he let out a fire outburst, with a quick body flipping, Hiro dodge it.
Meanwhile, you inserted your bomb to your arrow and quickly let it fly towards the black sand which is going to enter a window in apartment building. But you successfully destroyed it first, before it happens. You shot those black sands so fast, as fast as Clint Barton's ability. (A/N: Who doesn't know Hawkeye aka Clint Barton in the Avengers? XD)
"When will these freaking sands discharged?" you murmured. You took out some bombs, you tossed it up as high as possible and let it explode to tear the black sands apart in the air. Instantly, the black sands fall like a rain. As you felt the black sands around the city discharged, you looked at Hiro, he was fighting with the Monstrous, but as you saw he fell, immediately you ran while pointing your arrow to the Monstrous.
Shortly you let go of your arrow to hit the Monstrous, you succeeded to make his leg that almost stepped onto Hiro's chest injured. Afterwards, Hiro took his chance to attack the Monstrous, he punctured that giant creature's chest. the Monstrous roared in pain and took his chance to spread the black sands as much as possible. Then, his body turned into black sand that flew in the air.
"Oh no" Hiro stood up and murmured.
"Hiro are you okay?" you asked him.
"I'm okay" he smiled.
"Thank goodness you're okay" you hugged him.
"Thanks for saving my life before" he hugged you back.
"Consider it as my return of your kindness earlier" you replied.
Shortly he pulled his body from hug and touched your shoulders, "Now we have to destroy those sands before they entering every house and building in this city" he smiled and advised.
"Yeah, you're right" you replied.
"Okay" he took out his bombs, "Let's use these" then he tossed the bomb up one by one, let it explode in the air like fireworks and broke the magic of black sands in there.
You followed his acts, you threw up those bombs with your arc quickly. The bomb exploded in the air and made the sands fall as a rain. "Finally, we're done, there will no more nightmares attack their dream" you sighed in relief. As you looked towards the ground you saw something sparkling. You took a few steps to see what it is. "My necklace" you gasped and immediately took it, "Oh no" you saw that your necklace was broken now, its (F/C) crystal cracked.
"(Y/N), what happened?" Hiro came while grabbing his sword.
You showed your broken necklace to him. "Now it's broken" you bowed your head.
"Oh no" he murmured, but suddenly he reminded something. "The connector way" instantly he looked at the hole that you and Hiro ever through it. it was about to shrink. "Don't worry, (Y/N). I'll replace your necklace" he took your hand and assured you. "Now we have to back to the Dream World because the connector way began to shrink" he said.
"Okay" you replied and then followed his steps.
*The Next Day*
In the Dream World, you stood while gazing everyone's dream. In your heart, you were feeling envy with them, they can sleep well and dreaming what are they want. But, you can't blame anyone, it's your destiny to be a Dream Keeper now.
"Hey" you heard a familiar voice called you, you smiled as you saw Hiro came approaching you. "Feeling envy with them?" he asked as if to read your mind.
"You think?" you replied.
"You did" he stared your (E/C) eyes. "But, don't worry (Y/N). although your dream wasn't showed in this Dream World, you still can dream… dreaming about how to reach your aspirations in the real world, it's better than just dreaming in the dream world you know" he said.
"Yeah, you're right. I almost didn't think about it" you almost can't say anything to hear his words. You smiled and meeting his brown eyes.
"Oh yea, I have something for you" he took out something and hid it behind his back. "Please close your eyes" he said.
"What will you do?"
"Just do it" he said.
Eventually you obeyed him. he walked approaching your back and put a necklace on your neck. "Now you can open your eyes" he wrapped his hand around your waist.
As you opened your eyes, the first thing you saw is a sparkling (F/C) crystal from a necklace that shaped a crescent moon but it was more beautiful than yours before. You smiled and almost cried, "Thank you so much, Hiro" you said and stared in his brown eyes.
"You're welcome, (Y/N). I know you love that necklace" he let go of your waist then stood facing you. Suddenly he took out a ring, "Maybe we're just met a few days ago but… I don't know why were so fast my feelings developed to be a love. I love you, (Y/N). Will you be my girlfriend? We could be a couple of Dream Knight in this Dream World" he revealed his feelings.
You stared at his eyes, you have no words to answer his words, in your heart, you had feelings to him too. You took a deep breath before you speak something, "Yes, Hiro. Of course… you've saved my life twice, and…. I love you too, Hiro. I can't stop thinking about you before I sleep in the real world" finally you delivered your feelings to him with those words.
Then, his facial expressions of happiness began to show. "Thank you… thank you… thank you, (Y/N)" he lifted your body while spinning around.
"O-okay okay, please put me down" you said.
"Um, sorry" he smiled awkwardly. Then, he took your hand and put the ring on your finger, he brought your hand closer to his face, he kissed it. "Once again, thank you, (Y/N)" he said.
"Anything for you, Hiro" you smiled to him.
He smiled, he touched your chin and brought your face closer to him. he let his lips stuck on your lips and deepened his kiss as an expression of his genuine love. Without complaining, you let him to flow his love with his kiss in middle of everyone's dream, and in state of not dreaming.
= Oo =
