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Chapter 10 - Dream A Little Dream

I moved like a zombie through the motions of my shower. Shampoo, conditioner, soap, rinse out hair, shave, dry off, pajamas on, wash face, brush teeth, brush hair. I hardly remembered the events that led me to my bed. I was on autopilot, trying in vain to keep my mind off of Megan and Seth's looming question. The question I had no answer to, the one that ate away at me. When was I going to see her again?

I fell asleep around 1 a.m. after hours of tossing and turning while imagining different scenarios where I ran into her again, each more unlikely than the one before. When I finally fell asleep I was plagued with haunting dreams.

I was alone walking through the forest on a sunny day. There was a cool breeze blowing through the trees. I reached the cliffs and sat looking out at the waves. I must have dozed off sitting in the sun because when I next looked around the skies were suddenly dark and a raindrop hit my face. Then another and another and another. Thunder rumbled and I could see lighting flash in the clouds out over the water. I got up quickly and started back home. I could see my front door when the howl rang out. I spun around, searching for the pack mate in trouble. The howl rang out again, with a definite note of fear. I ran to the northwest, phasing on the go. I searched my mind for a familiar presence but found none. There was a strange wordless presence in my mind, reaching out for help. Whoever it was was scarred, alone and lost. I pressed myself forward with everything I had, the howls getting louder and louder until I could hear the whines and whimpers too.

The wind was whipping through the trees like a razor, leaves were flying all around. Thunder rumbled louder and louder and lighting was lighting up the sky brighter than a full moon ever could. The clouds in the sky were almost a sickly green and the effect of the lighting made the whole world seem twisted and unnatural. I heard a yelp to my left as a huge lighting strike connected with the ground. I turned sharply and howled as I ran, hoping to tell them I was on my way. I passed through a thick patch of trees and brambles, ignoring the thorns pricking my side, only to stop short just in front of a huge chasm broken in the ground. I stared down into the dark abyss and saw nothing, just endless black. Another desperate howl rang out. It was coming from just across the chasm. I had to get there! I had no idea who was out there or even if I knew them at all, but I felt drawn. It was my job to help. I was duty-bound to help. They needed me. And I needed them. I didn't know why, but I knew it somehow.

I backed up and sprinted toward the abyss, jumping at the last possible second. I was flying over the abyss. No, I was falling! I wasn't gonna make it! I reached out as far as I could and managed to just get my claws and front paws on the far edge of the cliff. I clawed at the wet, muddy ground but couldn't find any purchase. Lighting flashed, turning the sky a haunting purple, and two yelps rang out one after the other. I clawed at the edge of the cliff and shoved with my back feet, kicking furiously to propel myself up the chasm wall. I was up! I looked around, seeing no one. I yipped and whined and listened for a response. I could just barely hear shallow ragged breathing to the right. I ran into a grove of close trees, expecting to see a scared wolf, but finding instead a girl huddled at the base of a tree with her back to me.

I walked gently over to her. She was drenched from head to toe, her hair in black wet strands, sticking to her face and neck. I whimpered softly and laid down next to her, curling around her body. She turned into my warmth and I saw her face. It was Megan! She was crying fitfully, sobbing and gasping for air. She knotted her hands in my fur and smiled. She opened her eyes, and screamed bloody murder.

I woke with a start, as a stroke of lighting lit the sky, realizing that I was the one screaming.

A/N: Alright! So that's it for now! Sorry, but now you have to wait some more. I SWEAR that it won't be anywhere as long this time! Double, triple pinky swear! Please feel free to let me know what you think, even if you think this is junk! I don't care what you have to say, be it speculations, compliments, or something you would like to see happen - I love reading them! Until next time! Kate 3