Fairy Guardian - Nightmare Ch11

Coming fully into a space that held no smells, no feels, just images, and bits of words. Dreaming but not just any kind of dreamscape, lucid dreaming. Closing my eyes and loving being here again. Growing up it was hard to find any shred of happiness but as a kid I made my world in dreams, until I turned ten.  Getting up to the seated position, putting my arms back to hold me, and glancing up to the moon. None of this was real but it really did not matter. 

Hearing a noise off in the distance like a small animal trying to get out of a bush. Then a larger crash of something coming. All around me seem to go quiet.  A path opened up before me, my body went from the ground to the brick road with nothing more than a thought. So cool. Looking around at the birch trees, rose bushes, wildflowers in a field just ahead, and birds flying above me. Peace. My feet knew where to go without any effort. 

The trail cleared just above the hill and there stood the largest white tree.  This tree was the color of an albino deer, deep wedges like a mature red oak, and all colors of flowers growing off the branches. It sparkles in the moonlight. Here was my safe haven. My legs started pumping across the distance and then took off into the sky. Flying in this space was sacred. Landing softly on the ground. 

Getting close to her trunk felt like being embraced by a feminine presence, grandmother's warmth, to me growing up, and I called her Nucca.  Sometimes I could hear a woman's voice singing lullabies. Remembering her gentle rhythmic tenor tone, 'Da naw so te a. Da naw so te a. Da naw so te a. Waaanaa Ray Waanaa Ray.' No idea what the words meant but sounded close to mother rocking her baby to sleep.  How many tears I cried here and how many smiles it gave me this wonder. The carvings seemed to be Celtic but also had universal symbols. These symbols always intrigued me; it made me want to study history to see if I could find them. When I did, it brought me close to her. Since 10, I have not been able to dream. Most nights were dreamless until tonight. 

Before asking too many more questions, a crashing noise in the birch tree line got louder, almost a herd of bears coming full steam ahead and getting everything out of its way. Hugging tightly to the tree. Nucca shook with the pounding of the beass. Turning around her, she disappeared behind me. Next scene, I was on another field, but this one had black char everywhere. Forest fire devastation. Small animals not fast enough now gone. What looked to be bodies were littered everywhere. No smell but my eyes created the illusion of burnt flesh. Gagging and trying to cover my eyes. 

Feeling of being dragged to what looked like a burnt castle with more bodies, except the bodies were not all human looking but more beasts with horns and fur. Next pulled into the castle and a ballroom, there lying on the floor with eyes open was the twins, beautiful hair stuck to the side of their faces. NO. What is happening. Trying to wake up. Pinching myself. Started running to anywhere. Reaching outside once again but trip over a rock, turn to look, and there was fish man lying flat on his stomach with black ooze coming out his gills. Covering my mouth. Get up quickly and run and run and run. 

Place myself on a tree to catch my breath, until pulled once again back to the Nucca except it was cut down. Tears rolling freely now. I yell to the top of my lungs. Hear a whisper beside me and look down, blond hair behind a boulder. No, my legs taking me with my mind resisting. Over the boulder Hal lies with black ooze coming out his mouth, 'Car, you have to leave this place. My magic is gone. Leave," his last words until his gaze looked straight ahead. Going to him, but an arm grabbed me roughly and pulled me. My eyes stayed shut. 

"Look at what you did. Look at what you became. Leave this place before you cause all Fey to die," my eyes look at the hand holding me but there is only black mist. Head reacts to now looking at the most terrifying black mist with green vines running all around him. 'GET OFF ME!"

"Car. Car. Wake up. Car. I am here can you feel me," hearing his voice very much alive pulls me from the nightmare. Shot off the bed and started taking big gulps of air. "He had me. He had me.," wiping my arms to get rid of his touch. Warm hands came around me, until arms locked me in, and a breath was felt on the top of my head, "Shhhh Car. I am here. Your safe. Shhh Car I am here. Your safe," repeating it over again until the shaking stopped and my body gave out. 

Feeling the arms now lifting, soft mattress, blankets wrapped tightly, and his male scent. Hal was withdrawing to give me space, so instead grabbed his hand to pull him in with me. Little chuckle and mattress sank with his weight, "Ok. Since you asked so nicely." Holding me tightly with his bare chest, his hair was tickling my nose, but I did not mind. 

"Are you going to tell me what the big bad monster did in your dreams," said Hal in a comforting tone. So, I did, leaving nothing out. Still eyes closed. "Describe the tree again," now his voice was comforting but held a question in it. That got me to open my eyes and look into his silver ones. "What? I used to go to that place all the time as I kid, it never had black mist monsters that looked like the Vine Man got into some deep dung." 

"You are a mystery with layers that I could never in a lifetime unpack but getting back to the tree." moving off the bed and taking me with him but my robe caught and opened. Just decided to take it off and get fully out. "What are you wearing Car," saying it in a whispered in short breaths. "What?" Looking at him. Seeing his eyes devour me like a last meal to a prisoner. My dream must have made me really lose it, "OH. I forgot." Started wrestling with the robe to get the tie out of the bed. Finally, did it and smiled at him. 

"If you do not get that robe on in the next five minutes, we will be back in bed," physically moving away from me with a face that said all the things that he wanted to do to me and for me. "Ok. Hal. I did not mean. I forgot," struggling with words. Arms feeling for the arm holds and missing them repeatedly. Until Hal could not take it anymore and helped me. Except now he was close to my mostly naked body, and his bare chest was against mine. Both of us struggling at this point. 

"There. Give me a second," adjusting himself and looking at the wall like it was going to reveal something. The strain on his back muscles and slight gleam of sweat. Ohhh la la. My hands went to go reach for him, but he moved quickly away to the other side of the room. "We can't Car. I can't." Cold water dripped on me a little to give me a little more restraint. Did I repel him with our closet kiss?

Tying to ignore him now and finally looking over the room. Except this was not my room. It was in a forest, and we were in a treehouse. I mean not your kid backyard treehouse but million dollar all amenities' treehouses. All the bells and whistles but with more personal touches than Anna's home. Seeing books stacked in the corner, desk piled with papers, clothes laying on the floor outside a closet, and dishes in the sink. Bachelor pad look. I absolutely loved it. Felt lived in. 

Sleeping outside is my jam. Regina begged me to come inside. After leaving my parents' house, I never wanted to be trapped in a room again. She understood and would place a thick blanket on me, kiss on the cheek, and cup of hot coco with marshmallows. Every night all summer, it was our routine. God, I miss her. Tears leak down. "I never cry. Why here am I now waterworks," whispering to myself. 

Turning around and seeing him more himself, and my robe firmly covering all assets. We just stare at each other until I broke we both spoke. "Where am I?" and he said, "About the tree?" He moved closer and was reaching for my hand but dropped it and placed his hands together behind his back. Now my touch is off limits. Chin going on and back straighter, it's for the best. "First I want to apologize if I made you think for one moment that I am using all available magical and no magical abilities to not touch you and keep touching you." Heat was back. THAT was at least mollifying. "Second I want to apologize for taking you from my sister's house to my home. This is my section of the royal palace," slowly making his way to me that my face has to look up to his chin. No way am I looking at his eyes again.

"And finally, Third I want to apologize for threatening your brother and you,' could hear his voice wavers in a hesitant pitch. Washing his hands down his legs again, using his left pointer finger forcing me into his gaze. "I cannot control myself when I am with you. All I ask is patience with me. I am to be King in a month, so my life and all my wants are forfeited. Fairy realm will always be first in my life." Letting go of his finger from my chin, and about to walk away, I grabbed his face and kissed him very quickly. No spark this time. "Thank for all your list of sorries but I am not sorry for that."

"How do I get back to my room?" Not wanting to cry again. I am done with damn tears. Searching for a door. "Wait, the tree in your dream. Let me show you. Then I will take you wherever you want to go?"  Looking back at him, he starts to walk to the doors leading out to the forest. The deck was wrapped around a huge birch tree. Puts his hand out and the all the trees bended to his will. All the way across in a open field, just like my dream was Nucca. Hands going to my mouth, "How is that possible? She is here? I was. I mean I came here as a kid," brows going up, fluttering butterfly heart, goosebumps on arms and dry mouth. Yeah that impressive. I traveled to the Fairy realm in my dreams.

"Our tree is called NaDoNah, means life giver in Fairy. She called you to her. Many feel she was placed here before my parents arrived," wanting to run to her and remembering my dream. "Is she Okay? My dream? Am I? Could I? Can I hurt her?" More questions rapid fired in my brain. Leaning against the deck and letting the tree branches and leaves fall back down. Chest hurt. 

We sat in silence for us to take everything in; my arrival, my almost death, my cookie almost death, shadow creatures coming at me, and a white tree was communicating via dreams to me. ALOT. Humph. Someone interrupted and broke into the room, "Majesty, the King. Come Quick." A man dressed tightfitting suit, long green hair, green skin, and talons for nails made quite the picture. Huh. Sexy Green man. His blue eyes came to me with obvious interest and got distracted. Smiled at him. Kindness came off him. He reminded me of the twins. Wholesome. Liked him immediately. 

"Who is this delicious dessert? Have you been hiding the most beautiful maiden," gives me a wink and real-life back in middle school giggle came out of me. Almost stopped myself but looked at him and gave my first genuine not-forced smile. "Hi. I am Carson. Hal is just being rude,' gave him a nudge in the gut. Putting my right hand out to grab his but Hal was quicker and grabbed me boldly. My body was now locked in front of him with both large muscular arms in casing me. Giving the Green man a bigger smile and giving my backside a little Woochie for Hal, "Normally he behaves." 

"Draco. The King?" with a little chuckle trying to be serious. "Oh right. Sorry, beautiful female and lose all my thoughts. King has requested your presence immediately. I can keep your guest occupied until you arrive back." Another giggle from me and loud annoyed sound behind me. "No, she is coming with me," general voice came back fast. "I am not dressed to meet the King," giving his arm a pinch. "Oh right," then a warm summer breeze starts at my toes and works it way up. Looking down, see a sparkle rainbow train coming all over me. Until I am engulfed in sparkles and smells of earthly dew. 

Gone was the robe and no-cloth PJ's and replaced by soft grey dress with green ribbon, Cinderella dressed for the ball came to mind. "Car. you ready to meet the King?"