Well I could sleep forever

[fallingdream]

Who: Song, Seph, and an unconscious Aria
What: Trying to wake up the unconscious Aria... the only way Song knows how.
Where: Rainbow's End
When: this is probably backdated to a day or two after Seph's brought Aria back


It felt good to be called on for this particular talent of hers. Song was well aware that her constant reliance on dream magic was probably not healthy, but the awareness didn't stop her from feeling like it was the one thing she was good for.

With Medrau presumably sulking in a back corner of her mind, there just wasn't that much to do. Yes, she was mother to a very active eleven-month-old, but Song had been surprised to find that this wasn't as tough for her as it was for many. This was at least partially due to the fact that a baby's crying didn't annoy her. It was one area where her sense of patience served her almost infallibly. She was also equipped with years of practice in hauling pets around the house. The drain on her attention was not so different. It was a pleasure, for Song was the sort who needed to be needed.

But motherhood was not keeping her busy enough. She had also finished learning all the standard spells on her personal list, and had only her own experiments to work on. It was a simple enough thing to leave Larkin under an aunt's watch while she got in snatches of practice here and there.

And still she didn't feel busy enough. After the war of hearts, she just wasn't built for living a stable life.

This was why she jumped on any chance to dream dive.

A careful mask of concern was all that disguised her eagerness when she knocked on the door to Aria's old room.

Comments

Almost through with the dream, I think

[creepy_son_of_a]

The Tree wasn't far now and the horrors seemed to grow weaker the closer they came to its light. Yet the things persisted even as they became tattered around the edges.

Aria finally managed to create a change. Bubbles flowed out of the air around her and clung to any horror they touched, slowing them yet, allowing Song to pass unhindered.

Though even with this small success one thing was clear. She did not currently have the ability to evade these monsters on her own. If Seph had kissed her when no one was here, in the dream, to help they would have gotten her almost immediately after being unleashed. He did not want to think about the likely result of that.

It seemed like they'd been flying forever. Just a little bit more and this would be at an end, right? Seph's vision blurred for a moment. It felt like something was trying to force him to wake but, he couldn't let that happen. Not now when Aria still needed him here.

[fallingdream]

Taking advantage of the nightmares' weakening state and Aria's bubble assault (that was a great title. She'd keep it), Song closed what distance there was between them, tightening up their defense for the last stretch. There wasn't much else she could do for now. With any luck, reaching the tree would put an end to this, but there was always the chance that it would only be another step. Dreams, as she so often preached, had no true limits...

[creepy_son_of_a]

Almost under the branches of the Tree. The nightmares were falling behind.

It looked like they were going to make. Then Seph felt as if he'd slammed into a hidden wall. The last thing he saw as he was forced to wake was Aria flying on(though she was going down) and a few nightmares disintegrating as they reached a point just under the branches of the Tree.

Unless Song could get through it looked like Aria would be on her own from here.

((ooc: Up to you. It shouldn't be very interesting from here though.))

[fallingdream]

Acting before thinking, Song swooped to catch Aria. She felt the same pressure that had forced Seph out, and she fought it, but all she could buy was another moment. Then she, too, was expelled.

On the floor in Aria's room, Song sat up ramrod straight and looked wide-eyed at Seph. Then she turned on her knees to see Aria.

"Should we go back in?"

[creepy_son_of_a]

Seph was already kneeling next to the bed. Somehow he'd manifested his wing out of the dream while they'd still been inside but, he was ignoring it. His expression held both hope and fear.

"I don't know." He reached over to stroke her cheek. Maybe he needed to kiss her here too? Well, it couldn't hurt he supposed. Yet he was a bit hesitant. He'll get to that in a few seconds.

Within the dream Aria made her way towards the trunk of the Tree. There were no further obstacles but, she felt tired. It seemed at this point it was down to whether she had the will to go on.

[fallingdream]

Song chewed on her lip. "We'll give her a moment, but..." she gave Seph a sideways stare, "maybe a little encouragement?" It could only help, and he obviously wanted to. It might take a hopeless romantic to tell, but Song was definitely that.

"A kiss helped inside the dream," she went ahead and spelled it out, just in case Seph was going to keep being stubborn. "You could try calling her name, too."

[creepy_son_of_a]

Seph got the point. Perhaps he was still a bit hesitant but, he did lean over and kiss her.

Within the dream, a mere handful of yards away from the Tree, Aria seemed almost about to fall over. Then she seemed to get an energy boost that took her right up to the trunk. She rests a hand on the bark... and opens her eyes.

Seph has his own eyes closed and doesn't notice yet as otherwise she doesn't move.

[fallingdream]

And at this point, Song just sits back on her heels and waits. Giving Seph and Aria their privacy doesn't immediately cross her mind. She just loves a sappy ending.

... a bowl of popcorn would be nice here.

[creepy_son_of_a]

Seph didn't notice that Aria was awake until she reached up to touch his face. He broke the kiss to lean back and get a good look at her.

"Seph..." Maybe she was going to say something else but, she's interrupted by an almost crushing hug.

Seph is too relieved for words.