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[Ch 10, In His Mind]

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     I've been walking around in the blackness for a while now, maybe a few minutes. The dark is a little chilly. My lucid dreams don't normally start like this, but this isn't half bad. Nothing like a good ol' walk to clear the mind. A small blob of light floats past me, one of a few I've passed before.

     Continuing my stroll through the darkness, the cold gets to me a bit. Another ball of light is not far behind the last one, and I speed up to get to it. It's a little larger than the rest, and offers some warmth. The ball looks familiar, almost like... "The emotion bubbles?" I feel another warmth behind me, and look back to see a doorway that was slightly ajar. The door had a pine tree on it, totally not ominous at all. Though I guess this is my mind.

     I gently push open the door, stumbling back at the scenery of the room. It wasn't a room at all! It was the pier end at Lake Gravity Falls. I see myself sitting at the end with her. I clench my shirt over my heart, feeling tears brim in my eyes. Looking from the outside, it almost looks like a movie. The two of us, the bright bubbles all around, smiling at each other. I almost lean in to kiss her, and the door gently closes on its own, before fizzling away. With the warmth of the door gone, the cold of the darkness gets to me. I'm not sure if I'm glad if I pulled away that day or not...

     I check over my shoulder, but the bubble of light is gone too. I walk through the dark again, crossing my arms over my chest to keep myself warm. More bubbles or doors would have to come along eventually. I spot another door a small distance away. The cold bites at my arms a bit, so I jog over to the door and open it. The warm floods my now shivering form as I look at the scene. I'm sitting at the pier again, but I'm alone. There's something in my hand. "Is that...?" I watch myself throw the rock I had found into the lake, unknowingly starting everything. I slam the door, not wanting to see it. Tears slowly flow down my cheeks as I lean my head on the pine tree door.

     "To think this all started with a simple rock..." I murmur to myself, feeling warm tears run down my nose. "What would have happened if I never threw it? What if I put it back?"

     I hear a quiet splash, and the door dissolves. With what I was leaning on having disintegrated, I stumble forward a bit. I wait for the freezing cold, but it never comes. I stay warm. I open my eyes slowly and look around. Surrounding me are multiple scenes, but they have no doors. Half a dozen clouds of light lined up on either side of me, offering their warmth in the chilled darkness. Looking at them collectively, I realize what they are. Memories. My memories with (Y/N).

     I wipe away my tears and take a deep breath. "If I get through this, maybe I'll wake up." I convinced myself. Taking a careful step forward, I look at the first scene to my left. It... It's the day we met. Her rubbing her head in pain, silently wincing. I see myself mouth an apology, hearing it in the back of my mind. "It's almost too bad I can't hear it." I say to myself. I smile at my awkwardness, 'Was I really that anxious on that day? Heh'. The memory fizzles out, and The next forms around me.

     I see us on the pier again, (Y/N) smiling widely. "When was this?" I say while walking closer into the memory. She starts mouthing something, and I try to catch it. "...to my cave.." I mumble. I can't help but chuckle. 'This was the day we went to her hideout in the Island Head Beast's mouth.' The memory fades away, and I walk around while the next comes.

     The both of us sitting in the Diner, engaged in a butter knife fencing duel. I smile widely, feeling my cheeks warm. I walk in the memory until I'm standing in the ghost of the table. My heart flutters at her expression, so... happy. So joyous. I reach out for her slightly, and the memory fizzles out. The cold returns slightly, and I take a deep breath, waiting for the next memory.