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With Jinx beside her Moon Child thought nothing of letting go to her dreams as her eyes slid shut though her sleep was not destined to last. Since a child she had been plagued by nightmares and now was no different. No sooner than she fell into sleep her world changed around her to a standing over a tall tower over looking an all to familiar garden. Standing with her feet precariously on the edge she looked out over it. In the waking world she grimaced wrapping one arm around one of Jinx's though as she dreampt she didn't notice though she moaned slightly in fear as in her dream her placid expression could be seen as she fell forward off the edge unable to wake herself.

In her sleep Moon Child watched her body fall as a spectator to the event though she could still feel what she watched and heard the sickening crunch of her body as it hit the stone path then the view changed and she was in pain and unable to move. In the living world her body was lifeless in his arms, her nightmares worse than they usually were. Normally she would wake herself or start awake if she was touched but not this time. Too deep in sleep and too enthralled by fear even her breathing was shallower than it should have been as her dream continued. It wasn't until he shook her more roughly her dream changed once more instead of being as she was and dying she was a child once taking a beating from a boy a few years older because she refused to speak. Only then as the pain from her dreams stopped her breathing before the mind reset itself throwing her back into consciousness gasping for air. Every part of her hurt from the dreams that felt to real as she instinctively jerked away from Jinx moving to quickly as if she didn't recognize him before an acknowledgment came into her eyes and she was truly awake. Letting herself fall to the ground she just sat there before raising a hand to her head as if expecting to see blood from the fall but there was none. Biting her lip she looked to Jinx ashamed of what she had done hanging her head saying the only thing that came to mind in a quiet whisper, "I am sorry." Feeling as if her voice had left her once more she let her hair hide her face from the friend she hoped she still had.

Mae was late. She knew that she was late, but she didn't care much, and no one else should. Pushing aside the rusty gate, Mae made her way into the school. Not even bothering to check the map for her dorm, or asking anyone where it was, Mae decided to explore and find out for herself. Wandering up the stairs, she made her way up to the towers. Mae always loved heights, even as a child. The towers were where she felt most comfortable. Still, Mae moved on to other rooms. Finally, she found her dorm, number 4, and set down her suitcase. Not having much to unpack, she went downstairs again to the lobby.

Moon Child didn't respond as Lin spoke. Maybe she was right. She had always had nightmares but normally she could wake herself up before it got to the worst parts. Normally her body would wake her before she stopped breathing and her brain reset her system. Even Jinx's joke wasn't enough to make her smile though she did appreciate the effort. It wasn't until he pulled her hair aside that she even realized how close he had gotten as her heart beat to fast and her eyes had tears in them. Asking if she could get she was tempted to say no but truth was she wanted to see something. To climb the school towers in the steps of her dream and see if it was the same. Taking a deep breath she said with shame in her voice, "I will be fine. It's happened before. Just usually not so bad." She meant it but she still didn't move as the phantom pain that had never truly existed started to fade.

Jinx's heart rate finally slowed down as she claimed that she was okay. He was finally able to relax. Even though he had been joking, he was still panicking in his head and in his heart. He pulled his hair out of his face, and noticed that Moon Child had been crying. "You don't seem allright. Is there anything I can do?" He sat down on one of his ankles. The rocks kind of hurt his feet a bit, but he could deal with it for a second. "I'm really sorry if I caused your dream, or if I made it worse," he said. He certainly hoped that dreams like that weren't common for her, but she did say it had happened before. "I can get out of your hair for awhile, if you like." he suggested with more than a hint of sadness. He hoped he was hiding it well, though. "I do need to clean up my room, after all," he tried dismally at a joke. His forced laughter rang in the acoustics of the hot springs, but only lasted for a second before he choked on it.