Just A Dream
Summary: Is this real life… or just a dream?
Evie's Notes: Happy Sunday! I hope you all had a wonderful week . Thank you so much your support of this story, it truly means the world to me 💜! I hope that you all enjoy the this new update 🌺.
"So this spirit lady is claiming to be your ancestor Amneris?" asked Fabian after Nina finished telling the Sibuna club about the girl's interaction with the ghost.
Swallowing her bite of pancakes, Nina agreed. "Yeah, she says that I am supposed to help her pass on. And when we pointed out that she didn't have a body, she said it wouldn't be a big deal. Apparently we can just substitute some other artifacts in the ceremony".
"Well she isn't threatening to murder us, so that's already a positive check in my book" chuckled Alfie.
"Yeah, Senkhara managed to set the bar real low," laughed Amber.
"Are you going to help her?" asked Patricia.
"I'll hear her out this afternoon, but yeah… I probably will".
"Luckily, you don't have to make your choice until after school, and speaking of school we have to get to class!" urged Fabian. "First period starts in 10 minutes".
* Scent of Lavender * Scent of Lavender *
Finding out that you are 'a mystical champion of good' was supposed to come with plenty of positives; unfortunately for Eddie he had yet to find even one. Sure he finally found out what his girlfriend and her clique were up to, but honestly knowing just brought about more stress and fear. As for this present year, all he had to show for his Osirian status was a wound on his right hand and the horrifying knowledge that there was a murder cult operating on school grounds. Nina and the others had assured him they would handle it… but Eddie wasn't so sure.
Eddie leaned down to spit in the sink after brushing his teeth, only to freak out when he raised his head to find himself no longer in the washroom. Somehow Eddie had been transported into a strange room which was filled with jars of chemicals. Looking down, Eddie saw his hand twist an ornate key into a lock in the floor which fell away to reveal a dark drop. "After you Osirian" echoed Joy's teasing voice through the dream space. "Finally we'll have the physical proof to get this place shut down!" added dream KT. "You're right, thank you sketchy Frobishers" chuckled Joy. But as Eddie went to turn around he faced a blast of bright light leading to him stumbling and falling to the floor of the washroom.
The door to the washroom burst open and a very worried blond jock hurried into the room. "Whoa Mate! Are you alright!" asked Mick.
"Uuuggghhh" muttered Eddie incoherently, as he rubbed his aching head.
"Yeesh, looks like you had quite the fall. Glad I came running when I heard the crash" rambled Mick, helping Eddie into a sitting position against the wall. "Sit tight here, mate. I'm gonna go get you an ice pack. I'll be back in a moment".
Eddie gave the football player a halfhearted thumbs up before resting his head against the wall. What on earth had just happened? It was like a nightmare but during the day… a daymare? Eddie didn't know what was happening, but he did know he needed to talk to Joy about it.
"Here we go mate" declared Mick as he reentered the room passing Eddie a frozen bag of peas.
"How are you feeling Eddie? Mick mentioned you hit your head" worried K.T.
"I think I'll be ok now, thanks to our resident sports doctor" grinned Eddie.
"You'll be right as rain in a few minutes Champ" agreed Mick, clapping Eddie's shoulder. "I have to head over to practice, but I have my phone on me if you need anything".
"Thanks Mick" thanked the two Americans, waving the blond out of the room.
KT fixed Eddie with a fierce look as soon as the Jock had left the washroom. "Alright what really happened? You're clumsy but not that clumsy"
"I guess I'm just super tired," replied Eddie hesitantly. He liked KT and counted her as a great friend, but he didn't really know if he could or should trust her with anything Sibuna related.
Deciding to try and play it off as an overtiered daymare, Eddie recounted his vision. "I was brushing my teeth and must have nodded off. I had this weird dream about an ornate key with a moon on it. I guess that my body freaked out when I woke up which resulted in me falling and hitting my head" he explained.
Strangely, KT's body became extremely stiff when he mentioned the strange key from his dream. "You said that this key had a moon symbol on it?" asked the girl.
"Yeah, super weird right?"
"Uh huh… did it look anything like this?" asked the girl, pulling the key from his daymare out from under her shirt where it hung on a chain.
"Uh, yeah. That's the key from my dream! Where did you get that?" demanded Eddie, leaning closer to the American girl.
"I got it from my Grandma Rose… she gave it to me before she died. She told me that I would find answers here at this school and that the key would unlock them, bringing justice to those that had been taken advantage of. Honestly before talking to you I thought she was just crazy".
"Huh"
"So… is randomly having visions and passing out a normal thing for you?" asked KT hesitantly.
"No… not really. At least I've never had a dream like that when I was awake" shared Eddie. "I guess it's just another in a long list of Osirian things".
"What now?!"
"That's me, I'm the Osirian," clarified Eddie. "Clearly this magic nonsense isn't done with me yet".
"Sounds kinda like a superhero" offered KT with a chuckle, hoping to put her friend at ease.
"Yeah… I guess so. I'll have to try and talk to Fabian about it later. Thanks for the help"
"Certainly. Try not to worry too much about the vision-nightmare thing. Grammy Rose always said that life has a way of working itself out if we let it" cautioned KT.
"Will do. Do you want to walk over to class with Joy and I?" offered Eddie.
"I'd love that… but is Joy going to be ok with it?" asked KT cautiously. "I don't want to upset her"
"Oh it'll be fine" waved off Eddie. "I have to finish getting dressed, so I'll meet you both in the foyer in five to walk over".
"Ok, see you soon" grinned KT before exiting the washroom to return Vera's not so frozen bag of peas.
KT was clearly wicked smart and Eddie knew that by combining her brains and Joy's calculating presence the trio would be able to work out the meaning of his dream. Shrugging on his blazer, Eddie grimmaced as he remembered what other news he needed to loop his best friend in on. Joy wasn't going to take the reformation of the group that kidnapped her well. The video Nina had shot only showed proof of Victor and Vera in the cult; but that didn't rule out the old members including Joy's dad… and Eddie's.
* Scent of Lavender * Scent of Lavender *
"You have got to be kidding me," snapped Joy. "I thought I would finally be able to get a normal school year after everything last semester, but no. Now Victor's freaky murder cult is back".
"Sorry JJ. I wish it wasn't true but at least now you know" offered Eddie with an understanding smile.
"And why is she here?" asked Joy, waving her hand in KT's general direction.
"That's the second part, I had this really weird vision this morning. It was of the three of us in a room I've never seen before and we were talking about getting the school shut down. KT had a key that unlocked a hidden door, when I asked her about in real life she had the same key".
Joy adopted a calculating look. "So you're saying that somewhere on campus, there is enough proof of Victor's murder cult activities that we would be able to get this awful place shut down once and for all?"
"I think so… When I talked to Fabian briefly this morning he mentioned that the house often sends Nina messages to point her in the right direction"
"We figured it was at least worth a shot to look around and see if we can find this room from Eddie's vision" added KT.
"Alright. I'm in" agreed Joy after a moment's pause. "And Eddie, thank you for telling me about what's going on. It really means a lot not to be left in the dark yet again".
"Of course JJ. Let's meet up after classes today to plan out our next moves," suggested Eddie.
"Sounds great! See you then" chirped KT, waving as she split off from the group to head to her photography class.
"I promise you, Joy, that we are going to get through this" muttered Eddie intensely into her ear, as he pulled her into a tight hug. "KT and I will make sure they don't do anything to hurt you ever again".
"Thanks Eddie" whispered back Joy, before pulling away and heading to the computer lab.
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