Its Just A Dream

The air was crisp and smelled of rain. a small breeze traveled its way down the hills, whipping around trees and shrubs as it danced. The sky was a fantastic rainbow of colors that swirled and melted into one another, each tone changing as the sun sank lower and lower. My nose was beginning to turn numb as i waited by the edge of the forest for the sun to set. I loved to play in the fields here at night and watch as the world lights up in its strange glow in the dark way. Lightning bugs coming to life and landing on mushrooms and flowers that would momentarily glow from the touch of the bugs or the wind and leaves it carried. The waves in the lake at the bottom of the rolling hills as it flowed in from the mountain streams would shimmer and glisten as if in the sun, continuously illuminating the pitch black sand at the bottom until it reached so far you couldn't see. This was the black lake, its waters were crystal clear and had the best taste. I sighed as i took in everything with my senses. it was perfect here.  "Miss your curfew nears" my bodyguard Isreal spoke softly so that he would not disturb my peace.  "Of course...I suppose we should go back" I whined.  I heard a grunt behind me and turn  just in time to see the spear rip through Isreal's chest with a sickening crack and blood splattered forward onto me. I gasped and stepped back out of the shadow of the trees and the grass at my feet lit up. In all the time i had visited this place i had never seen anyone die. I had never been in danger. As Isreal's body dropped a tall cloaked figure could be seen stalking toward me, now completely exposed in the light of the rising moon. I saw a green spark leap from the figures chest and i was slammed down into the ground by nothing. I screamed but the sound was consumed by the air. I was being attacked with magic? How, I had only ever seen magic here in the form of fantastical creatures and glowing plants. I struggled to my feet and ran in the direction of the City. It was so far off to be running from magic.  Something grabbed me around the waist and a black cloth was suddenly covering my eyes and when i opened my mouth to scream again another cloth was wedged into it and tied roughly around my mouth. I twisted and flailed trying hard to release myself from the grasp of my impossibly fast captor but their grip never faltered.   I could feel myself getting weaker, a sign that my time in this body was coming up for the day. If i didn't get away from this figure before i passed out who knows what would happen to my body here, would i wake up in my bed like everything was fine? or would i be killed? My breathing was getting heavier and my movements more slow. "She is starting to slow sir, should i pull here into this realm?" a rough voice said.  I heard a hiss, something akin to a snake or steam escaping from a pipe, ethreal and terrifying, My body went rigid in fear and the hiss turned into a voice, almost as if it was taking shape "No, let her have one day to say goodbye to that realm before she becomes mine." and with that terrifying concept everything faded. ~ When my eyes opened i was crying. I had no idea what had happened. Why would my dream take such a dark turn when it was always a comfortable place to escape. I sat up and winced, I looked down to see darkening bruises on my hips in the shape of hand prints and my eyes widened in horror. there was no way... its a dream world... I have broken bones in that world and never had any real effect in my waking life. I stood up  and walked into my bathroom, took a quick shower to calm myself and threw on my favorite jeans and the burgundy blouse my mother had left me. I was supposed to wear it only today on my 18th birthday. That and a black velvet choker that was decorated with obsidian and garnet. Never before today and never again after midnight. I had always thought this request strange as i had been 16 when the items were given to me, How could we guarantee they would fit? My father always just said "it was your mothers only wish".  it always made me feel stronger to think about my mom, im not sure why as i had never met her, but my father had nothing but good things to say about the woman he viewed as a queen. I had always believed that this was why i dreamt of being a princess. My father would tell me such grand fantasies about the beautiful woman he loved. i was her spitting image. I stepped into the kitchen just as my father hung up our old wall phone. His brow was furrowed and he turned to look at me with a concerned expression.  "Hi sweetheart, Happy Birthday! How are you feeling, anything interesting yet?" he said with a forced grin.  "Uh, i'm fine? why do you look so bothered?" I asked curious why my usually happy go lucky dad would look like he had seen a ghost.  "oh nothing, just got called out of work today. Maybe we could spend the day together!" he added quickly as i began rummaging through the fridge. I was starving which was weird for me, usually i couldn't eat for hours after waking up. I made a small sound like a growl as i dropped a piece of steak onto a plate to heat up.  "Sure why not! first day of being an adult and the first day of summer vacation. Today will be awesome. I was going to invite Sam over for dinner with her new beau if that's okay. She says he never goes anywhere without his brother so i guess him too" my dad looked uncomfortable but he smiled and accepted before running up the stairs two at a time, i assumed to go get dressed. He was acting really weird, and it made waking from that strange turn in my dreams all the more strange for me. What had that man meant about saying goodbye to this world? this was the real world and i didn't believe in Fredy style monsters i thought as i finished my very carnivorous breakfast.  ~ Spending my day with my dad was kind of great. it had been a long time since we had really hung out and in kinda showed in the awkwardness at moments but i missed this. As i had struggled through high school i had become a bit anti social, only hanging out with my best friend Sam. She was a player and always had a different guy around her waist, but this new one she talked about differently, like he was someone that she had lost and only just recently found. I loved the twinkle in her eye when she talked about him but she kept making excuses about not meeting him and his brother until my birthday. as dinner neared i got increasingly anxious. My real life persona wasn't exactly likable, or so i believed. and i never could quiet manage to act like the me from my dreams.  That thought had hung around all day. "what if today was your last day" well, if it was, and i could tell my best friend i loved her and my dad that he was everything i needed before i went to sleep, i could be happy with that. This life hadn't been much to me. It was the world in my dreams that i loved. the world that wasn't real.  I went into the bathroom and applied some eyeliner knowing that Sam wanted me to considered dating this other guy. I didn't even know his name. His brother sounded like a dream though, perfect in every way, if Sam's drooling account could be trusted that is.  A knock sounded at my door and I grinned, rushing out of the bathroom before taking a quick glance in the mirror at my bright purple hair. It seemed more vibrant than usual and I was absolutely okay with that. I opened the door and almost gasped a 6 foot muscular man with lime green eyes and the most beautiful creamy skin I had ever seen on a guy smiled down at me and my 5'5 stature. I sucked in a breathe and glanced past him at same who was beaming. She pushed past him and tackled me into the wall and my face was lost in her bouncy blonde curls and vanilla bean perfume. I laughed and hugged her back.  "I just saw you yesterday, why do you always have to slam me around" I complained in a playful tone as i rubbed my hips "I woke up with some weird bruises so that kinda hurt" "Sorry!" she squeaked and stepped back so i could breathe "This is James!" She motioned to tall fair and scrumptious still in the doorway. "Welcome to my birthday dinner James. Nice to meet you" I said softly and he smiled, grabbed my hand and kissed the top of it, lowering himself into a small bow. I was astounded and i glanced at Sam with an approving smile.  "Thank you" James mused as he stepped aside, "And this is my younger brother Sebastian" he said gleefully. Something about his voice felt familiar, My eyes slid back towards the door and the most beautiful man i had ever seen smiled at me with ice blue eyes that seemed to glow. His skin was fair and creamy like his brothers but his has a stark contrast from the bright blonde that James sported, it was such a rich brown that i would have thought it black if not for the chocolate shimmer it seemed to have. it was styled in a messy tousled sweeping do that framed his face perfectly, he was muscular but with a small frame, his lips curled into a smile and i felt like i could lose myself in their color, my breathing stopped as i stared into his eyes and took a step forward and bowed to me while also grabbing my hand to kiss int daintily, his breathe was warm and sent excited shivers and goosebumps up to my neck.  "Good evening miss. I appreciate your invitation to such an intimate event" his voice made my veins turn to ice. It snaked towards me in the air like it could take a shape of its own. It was his voice. The man who had said i would be his, and i had a feeling that he was right. despite the fear i was caught in, everything about me was being invited in to him, his smell like warm honey and milk filled my senses and I wanted to trust him, to follow him into anything. I had never felt that completely at ease around anyone in my life. i took a deep breath as Sam grinned and began ushering the boys into the dining room.  The meal began a bit awkwardly, my dad looked upset and shaky, his skin was a bit pale and he wouldn't look at either of the other men in the room. He had never seemed intimidated by anyone for as long as i could remember. Both men ate respectfully and slowly politely commenting in short responses when questioned and the air in the room felt thick. Suddenly as if compelled to do so, Sebastian locked eyes with me and smiled brilliantly.  "So Octavia, Sam tells us you are writing a book? About dreams?" "Oh, Well yes i am, its actually based off a world i created in my dreams" I responded. The topic of course reminded me of the weird change in my dreamland the night before and i bit my lip. Sebastian eyed my lip with what looked like a hungry expression and cleared his throat before asking "Have you had any interesting dreams lately?" He asked slowly while his eyes narrowed. They seemed to be boring into my and words just began to fall out of my mouth. I was in shock. I never talked about my dreamland, for fear that it would change in some way, but something about this mans gaze held me captive as the truth of my frightening encounter in the night before was spilled. as i explained the air in the room turned cold and my dads face grew paler. Suddenly my dad stood shoving himself away from the table as he yelled angrily at Sebastian and James  "YOU CANT TAKE HER! WE HAD A DEAL! YOU CANT HAVE HER AND ISABELLA TOO!!!" he flung himself across the table attacking James, causing myself and Sam to jump back from the table. In seconds, with movements i couldn't see, Sebastian was across the room with my dad pressed against the wall by his throat. He towered over my dad and looked down at him with cold eyes as James began to hum a soft melodic tune. There was no time to react, I began to feel dizzy as i heard Sebastian speak in a low tone to my dad  "She was never yours Mr Carson. You know that. Isabella only bought you the time to raise her and prepare her for our Realm" his voice sounded more like the ethreal hiss it had been in my dream and i heard Sam scream just before my vision went black. ~ "Isabella my darling what are you doing" Mr Carson said with a pained tone. "I have to go my love. For her to have the change to grow up normal, without the stress of who she is... she deserves that from me" Isabella Carson was my mother. She has White blonde hair and golden eyes which i had inherited. Her was the color of creamed coffee while mine was paler, more similar to the cream without the coffee.  "Please don't do this, Don't go, we can hide from them, we can stay together" he pleaded and at that moment a cloaked man came into the room holding a fragile young child and my dads skin went pale "put my daughter down" he whispered in fear. from within the cloak came a deep guteral laugh  "She has never been, and never will be your child. But you may raise her, here in this mundane and safe realm. Until it is time for her to return. For now my MATE, we will go" the voice said handing my sleeping child form off to my father who had shrunk back at the mans words, looking almost submissive. My Mother and the cloaked man vanished and a small voice hung in the air, sad and distant, the last words my mother said to my father.  "I'm sorry, I love you" My father looked down and saw a small note in my tiny fist. He carefully grabbed the rolled note and opened it as tears began to fall from his eyes.  'Keep her safe and keep her happy, when she turns 18, Have her wear the blouse you met me in and my choker. The are in a small red box in the closet. I will always love you Tom -Bel' ~ Sam opened her eyes to see her best friend knocked out, with her hands tied behind her back, mouth and eyes bound by black cloths. Her hair was white blonde instead of the vibrant purple she was pretty sure it was at the dinner party. She looked thinner and seemed to glow in the dark fire lit room. She looked down at herself and noticed she too was bound and tied all except for the blindfold and she wondered why she was allowed to see but Octavia was not. She turned her head and was greeted by the glimmering eyes of a very large black dog who promptly licked her on the nose and walked away. She struggled against the ties and looked around the small dark room they were in. It looked like an actual Dungeon. Brick walls, a wooden heavy looking door with a small barred window and chains hung on the walls. The dog went over to Octavia and nudged her a few times before whining and laying down next to her feet. Suddenly the door opened and a cloaked figure standing at least 6 foot with wide muscular shoulders entered the room and roughly grabbed Octavia by the shoulder, threw her over his own shoulder and left the room, Suddenly there was a sharp pain in her neck, she gasped and turned to see another cloaked figure, smaller this time pulling a syringe away from her neck and the world began to fade to black. ~ I woke up as i was being dragged to my feet, my body felt suddenly weightless and then my stomach slammed down onto something hard. I think i am being carried over someones shoulder. I wriggle but i am bound and gagged. Ten minutes go by in this uncomfortable position before i am placed on a soft cushy couch. I hear the man who brought me into this room walking away and i hear a door close. i struggle to remove the ties on my hands when suddenly the blindfold is taken off. The light of the room momentarily blinds me after having my vision blocked and i blink a few times so that my eyes can focus. I look up into ice blue eyes and feel locked in place. I wouldn't be able to move even if was unbound. Sebastian removed the tie from my mouth and sat down on the couch in front of me.  "Do you know who i am Octavia? Do you know why your here?" he asked me softly, the sound of his breathe hissing out like smoke. I had no idea who he was, Besides Sebastian, James brother....but...Did i? Why did he feel so familiar? Who was this Gorgeous man who stopped me in my tracks? And why was i tied up?  At that thought everything came rushing back and tears came to my eyes "What did you do to my dad...what did you do to Sam" i cried. "Sam is here with you, She will need to regain her memory, Your dad is Home, On earth where he belongs. You and i are in Elismandria." My heart stopped. Elismandria is the name if my dreamland realm. A name i had never told ANYONE.... "W-who are you...." i whispered He smiled a powerful smile that made me uncomfortable like i want to look away. Like his will would crush me.  "My name is Prince Sebastian Shadoe And you Octavia are my Mate. Tonight, at midnight at the end of your 18th birthday you will for the first time change into the beautiful majestic wolf you have been deprived of your entire life. and you will become my queen."