Chapter 8 - Fearless

Fearless

Then suddenly, something locked. I could feel it too, like the electricity in the air had gone static, setting every nerve on end.

Trevor tipped me back, his hand behind my head, leaning on his elbow for support as he leaned closer to my face. My eyes were locked on his, I didn’t know what he was doing, I couldn’t think and I didn’t care.

I didn’t close my eyes until he did, and soon his lips brushed mine, carefully, like a taste.

I could feel the emotion in the air change; he was hesitating, thinking now. He had gotten this far, and I wasn’t about to let him turn back. I reached my hand up and gently stroked the back of his neck, resting my hand at the base. I gently gave him a little shove towards me and he gave in, kissing me full tilt. I kissed him back, there was no way I was turning back now either.

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Go Trevor Go!

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Sweet Dreams!

May Nightmare spare you.

Chapter 5 - I Love Him. Right?

I Love Him. Right?

While I waited for Trevor, my gaze returned to the bed next to me. But when I looked, I had to look twice. The boy was gone. Vanished.

“Lucky,” I muttered under my breath. “Managed to sneak out with out getting caught.”

But then I noticed something. I had gazed at his perfect form long enough before to remember the way the blankets had been lying across his body. The blankets now lied not in casual disarray, as though someone may have gotten out of the bed, but exactly the way they had lied on his slender body before, as though someone had pulled him out from under them quickly and they had fallen to the mattress without being moved.

But it wasn’t just the blanket that tipped me off as on the strange side. Where the boy had once lied, now showed a thin scattering of a tiny gold coloured dust, matching his form. I quickly identified the substance as sand.

Before my mind could ponder the peculiar situation any further, I could hear Trevor calling my name outside the room.

“Eli?” he called softly, tentatively.

“In here Trev!” I called.

Trevor poked his shaggy, blond haired head through the doorway. “How’d you know it was me?”

“You know I’d know your voice anywhere.”

“Even in your dreams?” he asked, trying to fight smiling shyly.

“Even in my dreams.” I smiled slightly internally chuckling. Then I frowned, being reminded as to why I was here.
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Never let him go.

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Sweet Dreams!

May Nightmare spare you.

Character - Clockwork

Clockwork

Major Side Character

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Clockwork is the goddess of the Dream World, assigned by the Lord on High to watch over and monitor this section of life. She died at a young age and when she became an angel, she was assigned this role. She used to enjoy flying around the Dream World, talking with Dreamers, many of which she eventually teamed up to form the original Gathering. However, she longed for many of the things she missed out on in her “life,” and much like an Ancient Greek goddess, had a number of affairs with several Dreamers. She fell into trouble in her affair with Seth, who ended up leaving her pregnant; something neither of the two thought was possible. Clockwork hid the pregnacy from Seth, but when the sandman predicts that Seth will become Nightmare and be defeated by his son, he finds out, and puts restrictions on Clockwork's powers through a necklace he once gave her she still wears. When Seth started taking control of the Dream World, the Lord on High found out and stripped her of her wings. She still retains what few powers Nightmare can't control, but she enjoys swinging from ropes in her "home" in the skies. She has short, bubble gum pink hair, and wears sunglasses over her eyes. She is about five foot six, and her son is Alec.

Character - Nick

Nick

Major Side Character

Male

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Nick is one of the few members of the original Gathering that actually stays on the good side of things after Seth’s reform, making him a primary side character. Nick goes out to find Alec and restart a new Gathering to combat Nightmare. He was the youngest of the original Gathering, but is now one of the oldest. He loves everything electronic and technical, and likes to wear suits and dress shirts. He stands about five foot five and has spiky black hair and brown eyes. Soon after Eli joins the Gathering, Nick comes across Skye for the first time and falls instantly in love with her. During one of the Gathering’s battles with Nightmare, Nick blindly rushes into Skye’s dream to save her, almost getting himself killed in the process. Nick and Skye hold a steady relationship for most of the novel once meeting each other.

Character - Skye

Skye

Major Side Character

Female

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Skye is an important side character, who eventually joins the Gathering. She is one of Eli's good friends in both the Dream World and reality. She has long, layered, blond hair and green eyes. Luke is her father and Sidney is her younger sister. Kit and Jake are her Aunt and Uncle, and Trevor is her cousin. When troubled with the loss of both her cousin and her sister, she eventually falls for Nick, another member of the Gathering. She is quirky, eccentric, and ready for almost anything. She did fall victim to Nightmare at one point, but Nick saved her. For an early part of the story, she works at a local fifties diner. Her biggest fear is losing those she loves, which plays its toll on her. By the end of the story, she is the only member left of her family and she becomes even closer with Eli than she was before.

Character - Trevor Kale

Trevor

Major Side Character

Male

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Trevor is more or less an important side character, appearing as Eli's boyfriend for the first part of the story. Trevor is a fairly average guy, though unpopular and shy, and extremely timid when it comes to dating Eli. But by following her example, he gains his courage, and eventually does kiss her. He loves Eli more than anything and would go to any length to save her, which is exactly what he does. His shy nature seems to be attributed to the fact that his mother (Kit) abuses him, and his father (Jake) is rarely around. He tries very hard to hide the abuse from everyone, but is eventually found out by Skye one night, and Eli finds out after eavesdropping on this conversation. Eli also mentions Trevor's aversion to blood and injury, though he is a klutz like her. One interesting thing about Trevor is that he knows how he will die but not when, after an angel (Clockwork) tells him what will happen. Oddly however, Trevor does not seem to be afraid of this death, and seems to personify it as freedom. Trevor is short for his age and stands about five foot one, only a little taller than Eli. Eli frequently likes to call him by the pet name Trev. His biggest fear that people will find out that his mother is abusing him, and feels like it shouldn't be anyone else's problem but his own. He has messy blond hair that is almost curly, and green eyes like Luke, Skye, and Sidney. Luke is his uncle and Skye and Sidney are his cousins.