Dreams are Powerful things

[potter_fan122]

"Hello, Mrs. Gray." Dr. Green greted me as he walked into the litle office and sank into a large chair. Good, he had decided to call me by my legal name. I know why he hadn`t before, though. My mother signed the check that paid the man, and she had all but refused to aknowledge that I had gotten married.

I guess my little outburst from last time had left him convinced.

"Good afternoon, Dr. Green." I replied as politely as I could. I didn`t like this doctor, but he could help me.

"Ah, good day to you, Stacey. You did miss your last appointment." He pointed out casually. Yep. He was a shrink all right. But I could play card just as well as he could.

"Yes, I`m very sorry about that. I had some personnal issues and didn`t feel fit to go out in public." I made my eyes large and looked down at my hands like I was ashamed. The few years I had spent acting had taught me a lot. I allowed myself to sag in my compy chair and yawn really big for him. Hey, at last that part wasn`t acting.

The doctor nodded, looking down at his stupid little clipboard and scribbling a fe things. Why did doctors always have such bad handwritting?

"I see. Can you tell me about these issues." Poor guy. He thought he was using reverse crap on me. Well, I suppose he was trained.

I sighed. Somehow it managed to sound dramatic, yet tired. "You see, I`ve been having a horrible time trying to sleep these past couple weeks. I bet I haven`t slept a whole night through for almost a month." I sounded exhausted, but I was truely tired, so I didn`t feel quite so bad about doing this.

"Hmm. Would you feel beter if I gave you a prescription to help with that?" He asked in the worried tone of a doctor, but I could see right through him. He was genuinally worried for me, he was just doing his job. He didn`t even seem to enjoy it.

Maybe it was just because I was his patient?

"Oh, could you do that?" I asked, sitting up and wrinkling by brow. I could look very pathetic at time, and it came in handy. My black eyes wouldn`t help the picture of innocence, but I could change them just yet. "That would just be wonderful." If Leah, Nate, or Aiden could hear me now, I`m sure all of them would be laughing. I neve acted to sugared up to anyone. I blew fire at them, but  couldn`t do that just now. It`s a good thing that Dr. Green didn`t know me very well.

Dr. Green appeared to contemplate his offer, but I could tell that he had done this many times before and he already knew what he was going to do. It was all in his eyes.

"Here, take this," He scribbled on another little piece of paper and handed it to me, "to a drug store and have them fill it. Take two-hundred millograms before you go to bed." He explained as he stood up, dismissing me.

"Thank you so much, Dr. Green. I appreciate your time."

"You`re very welcome, Mrs. Gray." Dr. Green said, leading me towards the door. Only while I faced him was my smile sweet. As soon as I turned away from him, howeve, it turned to an evil grin.

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It was nighttime again. After leaving Dr. Green`s office and filling the prescription, I had jumped itno my car and sped in the direction of the hidden Hogsmead. My plan was to make my way into a city close to the Ministry, find a wizard bar, and transprts back into Hogsmead.

I knew that it would work because the Ministry didn`t know about transporting, and if they did, they couldn`t detect it. Only elementalists can transport. I don`t know why, it just is. That`s the way Albus discovered it.

I checked into another hotel and made my way up to my room. I might see Aiden as soon as tomorrow might. Maybe. I wouldn`t have even stopped if I hadn`t realized how tired I was.

Sighing heavily I set my bag on the floor and my purse on a small table. This room had two chocolate brown walls and two creamy colored ones. The comforter on the large bed was tan with brown swirls. Flopping over the bed, I flicked the television on. I searched through the stations, found that nothing of interest was on, and settled for an interior decoration program.

I hadn`t been laying on that bed for ten minutes when I heard a small knock on my door. I just groaned in response. My feet and legs hurt from driving so much. I had also put the "Do Not Distrub" sign on the outside handle. I wanted to suffer an silence, not talk about it. Plus, my television should be able to be heard from the hall. Everything echoed, after all.

The knock was repeated, but louder and more persistent. With another sigh I heaved myself off of the bed and towards the door. I opened it without looking through the little peep hole. I still had knives on me. Although I probably should have changed clothes this morning.

I gasped quietly, then groaned again.

"Dad, what are you doing here?" I asked, obviously not pleased. James stood in the doorway, one foot inside my room so I couldn`t close the door in his face.

He smiled carefully; only I would have noticed the tightness in his dark eyes. "Come, now, why isn`t it that my daughter isn`t happy to see me?" He asked, rubbing his chin. He looked tired, too, like he had been drivin all day.

"Maybe it`s because I`m trying to go home but people keep interrupting." I tapped the "Do Not Disturb" sign. My eyes were still their darkest black, so deep that there was no way to tell the difference between iris and pupil.

My father grinned. "Well, your mother is angry, and I was worried about you. I`m here because I want you to get home safely."

I shook my head. "My home is different now, Dad." I said softly, and not for the first time. "My place is with Aiden. You should know that more than Mom." I sneered. My dad had a soft spot for me and Aiden, and we both knew it. I wasn`t going to make any excuses for him tonight. I knew very well that my mother had probably yelled at my father until he agreed to find me. Next time, I would stay in a motel. Motels didn`t need credit cars, so there was no way to find out where I was.

James clenched his jaw for a moment, then sighed. "Okay. Can I at least come in where we can talk in privacy?" He locked his eyes on mine, playing his dominance games like the wolf he was.

I didn`t look away. I refused to. I was not one of his wolf pups that he had to take care of and keep out of trouble. To his credit, though, he had put me in a hard spot. I either welcomed him into my territory, or not let him in and risk friction. Ugh. I hated having to think like a wolf, even if my original Animagus was a wolf.

"Of course. Welcome to my room." My voice was sarcastic. So was my gesture of stepping back and waving my arm out. But my eyes never left his. He would be in my territory, where I had the upper hand. I was in no mood for compromise.

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James settled into an empty chair and ran his fingers through his brown hair. His blue eyes were lowered to the floor-- a submissive gesture. He was trying to tell me that he respected me as the alpha in this situation.

"Okay, we have privacy. What do you want?" I snapped, closing the door and sitting on the bed with my legs crossed.

My father smiled again, raising his eyes to meet mine-- and not as a wolf gesture. "Stacey, Stacey, Stacey. What have you gotten yourself into?" He mused. "You leave your shrink after yelling at him. You pack your bags and race away from home. I do my research and find that you`ve been to three hotels in three nights, and went back to the shrink?"

What happened to the nice night alone I had planned?

I shrugged. "Yeah, so what? I`m of age. I can do almost anything I want, and I don`t need permission." I growled. I almost felt bad about being so rude to my dad, but I couldn`t help it. Aiden was my heart and soul. My life. I couldn`t live it without him.

James nodded slowly then sighed and leaned forward. "Stacey Daisy," He mumbled, repeating the name that he always used to call me. I hadn`t heard that from him in years. "I know that you aren`t happy, and you miss Aiden, but I`m here to help you." He looked at he again, his blue eyes were soft. "You know how your mother is, and so do I. She`s just not happy that you`re happy."

I felt my bottom lip tremble and I stood up and alked towards him, he did the same and wrapped m in a hug. I closed my eyes tightly and buried my head in his chest. I didn`t want to cry. Not not, again. I wanted to be home with Aiden, where my home was. Everything just seemed cold and uncaring.

"Oh, Stacey." My dad whispered. He hugged me tightly, so tightly that it almost hurt. But it held me to the moment.

I choked back a sob, desperatly trying not to cry. "I`m sorry." I coughed.

"It`s okay, sweetheart. You`re okay." He whispered to me, patting my back like the little child I didn`t want to be.

[Alexis]

Amazing.  It keeps getting better and better.
More please. =]

[dobby888]

Ooh! I totally didn't expect any of this!!

Why so evil with the doctor, hm?

[potter_fan122]

Uh, she has had about four hours of decent sleep in the past week, and she`s a little cranky.
Wouldn`t you be?

[dobby888]

Yes, I would be cranky.  I meant the evil smile though.  What was that all about?

[potter_fan122]

She`s a little loopy, okay?
::)

[potter_fan122]

((After this post or so, there will be a delay while I figure out my evil plan. This plot will be continued in another FF soon, too.))

Later that night, after my father left and I had taken my new pills, I sank into my bed. James had left me five hundred dollars in Muggle cash and quite a bit in wizard coins. He knew that I needed to get home on my own. I dodn`t know how he knew, but he`s my father, her should know.

The pills worked quickly, and I drifted off to sleep before I could even try to remember their side effects.

I sat with my eyes closed. I must have been on a couch or bed, because I sat sitting on something soft. It gave way a little when I shifted my weight.

"Can I open my eyes yet?" I asked. Okay, this would be a real dream.

"Not yet, my love." A voice replied. I giggled and sighed. That was my favorite voice, and it would always be. I felt whatever I was sitting on give way again, but in front of me. The thing I was siting on must have been a bed, because it felt big.

"Okay, open your eye, love." Aiden said softly.

I opened my eyes. I was sitting on a bed covered with a soft red blanket. The walls were a muted gold color. Dark wood covered most of the floor, and the furniture was the same color. It all went together perfectly, even though no one would think it if they saw the pieces seperatly.

Aiden sat cross-legged in front of me. We were both wearing jeans and tee shirts, and we were both barefoot, but none of that mattered. There was a small white box sitting between us, long and flat. I looked at if for a moment, then back to Aiden with a questioning look.

He gave a low chuckle and held his hand out. I put my hand in his automatically. It wasn`t something I had to think about. My fingers fit perfectly between his, like they belonged there. In my opinion, they did.

'Open the box." He whispered to me.

I should have know beteer than to open the box. There was no... substance that told me Aiden was there. I could tell that Aiden was not dreaming this.

But I`d been known for being ignorant. I just smiled and lifted the lid slowly, my fingers pulling it up carefully.

Inside was blackness. No other way to say it. I set the lid down, eyes wide, and reached into it. My hand never felt a bottom, it just kept going. Just a heavy blackness. Pretty soon my whole arm was in the box. It just seemed to expand as needed. I stuck my head into the box. I had to see what was inside.

[dobby888]

NO!! DON'T DO IT!! GRRR... Why did she put her head in the box!? That was so STUPID!

I love it! Keep up the good work! XD

[Jennie Hames]

Cool Story!

[Alexis]

I find this very entertaining to read.
More please?

[potter_fan122]

Hehe.
I puts more when I can find an evil creature.
Thanks you, fellow readers! For reading.

[potter_fan122]

As soon as I put my head in, I fell. I fell into a black nothing. I heard a scream, but there was no way to tell if it was mine or not. The fall felt endless, but at the same time it only seemed to last a second.

I landed roughly on a stone floor with a grunt. I couldn`t see the walls, and I was only able to see at all because eight large candles sat in a circle around me. The ground was a little wet and slightly slippery.

I wasn`t wearing jeans and a tee shirt anymore, but I recognized the clothes. I now wore long black pants and a long-sleeved shirt. I ran a hand over my arm and knew that I was armed. Whatever this new dream was, it was real. That I knew. If something happened here, I would (or would not) wake up with the same problem. But the fact that I was armed made me feel a little more confident.

I stood up carefully., seeing how badly the fall had hurt me. My left hip and ankle hurt; I had landed on both, so that wasn`t a big surprise. Other than that, though, I felt fine.

I turned around slowly, trying to see through the darkness. I had only turned about half way around before I saw something. I jumped back and yelped. I don`t know how I knew it was a human, but I grabbed my wand and pointed it at the figure, who had drawn their wand too. I realized it then. Where one of the candles had once stood was now a large mirror. I laughed airly and put my wand away. My laugh sounded scared and echoed. I stepped towards the glass and reached my hand out until my fingers touched the cool surface. I slowly flattened my palm against it. For a moment, I almost thought it was the Mirror of Erised, but the frame was different and no image was appearing.

But something did appear.

[Alexis]

Amazing and awesome like it has been since the beginning.
Keep it up, hun.
Can't wait for more.