Young Writers Society

*I'm a purple now *

Joshua

The hug has taken me by surprise as I was about to retort at her prior comments but easily lost myself to such a tender embrace, wrapping my own arms around her as she cried. How awful I had been to make her cry as such... and yet I was the one who was comforting her... It didn't make any sense to me.

"I forgot the wonderful warmth of a hug," I murmured against her hair softly. "And I am sorry. I wish more then anything for you to be able to stand next to me without eyes filled with tears and know that I am worthy of such a thing as that, but here I stand with blackened hair, an eye as blue as ice... I am both Vincent and William and you are of good. Of William's decent and William's alone, my beautiful, beautiful girl."

"I dont understand why you have to argue so with me." Her hand balled in a fist against my chest, sobbing lightly. "I'm happy as long as you are there..."

"So you would be happy knowing that I am just as much a walker of dreams as a walker of nightmares?"

"If that was the ultimate truth... then yes."

Her words, once again, took me by surprise. Her words, as they always had, inspired me and made me strong again. She had no idea the power she had over me, and I could never explain it.

"Then I will stay."

I like this, when I clicked on it I had no idea what I was going to be reading cause I found it on the first page. Anyway I really like this alot.

Congrats on your purple-ness Dream (;

Becca

I hugged him tighter. Didn't he know that I needed him. Even if he was tainted, which I still had reason to believe he wasn't, I didn't care.

"Good. I wouldn't let you go anyway. I will prove to you that you are good Josh. You'll see," I said. Either he noted the determination and finality of my voice or he just wasn't going to argue with me any longer. He only stroked my hair and nodded.

I sighed and pulled away from him, wiping angrily at my eyes. I could still feel that nightmare brewing. It was going to be terrible and I knew it. I would stop it when it finally started though. I knew I had to.

I could feel Joshua's stare. I wish I hadn't cried. I really, really did. I hated it. It made me look weak, which I was, and it was the one thing that always made me vunerable. I hated feeling vunerable. It was like an open wound for anyone to pick at. I knew Joshua would never do anything to hurt me like that, like people had before, but I still wasn't comfortable. I never would be.

"There's a nightmare," I stated. "I terrible nightmare. I'm going to change it when it finally starts. Would you-?" I asked, leaving the question unspoken.

Josh didn't answer at first. I sighed. Great. I just hope he didn't try and stop me because even though I did care for him, I would never just ignore a nightmare. I would change it. No matter the cost.

Joshua

It took me a few seconds to calculate an answer for even my own inner struggle took over in this situation. Finally, I came up with the only explanation I could give.

"If you wish of me to go with you, then I shall, but I want you to know that I may not be... I may be..."

"May be what?" She seemed curious with my statement for I had agreed with her. there was a happiness there that shined brilliantly and it only made me wish I could hug her furthur but I restrained without a second thought.

"The darkness has now embedded itself in my soul, imprinting its deadly mark on my heart. I may... not be able to restrain myself from causing furthur destruction, and in that, I am more powerful now then I have ever been."

This was true as I felt a new, but terribly strength running through my veins. The powers of the tainted's and the powers of the good mixing to create one terrible but powerful concoction within me. An unbeatable force and yet, inside, I was crumbling.

"I know you are good, Josh, so I have no reason to fear," she smiled lightly. "I will show you that your heart is in the right place. Believe you me I will."

"Before we go though... I have something I wish to tell you."

Becca

Something to tell me? I was truely curious now.

"What i it Josh?" I asked. He looked away a little. I rolled my eyes.

Tell me," I urged. He sighed and obliged.

**Um, not sure what you wanted to say. I'll let you go and explain. (:

**I need someone to post and bring Vincent back in. I am at a standstill at this moment in time.

I hope this works for you, Incog.


~Larinda~

I followed Becca. For some reason I couldn't help it, I liked her. Joshua was extremely confused right now, and, worse, he was hurting. Walking away silently, I decided on something that I never thought I would think. For one thing, what Joshua had to say to Becca was private, for another; I had to talk to Vincent, just because I needed to know the whole story and…some insight on Jared. Why do we, dream creators, become tainted.

“Well, time to go…” I concentrated, closing my eyes. The next moment, I was in Vincent’s presence. “Hello.”

Nothing could have prepared me for what I saw; Vincent was sleeping, and, what I thought was most peculiar is that he was crying in his sleep. At the same time, it was almost as if he was…happy. He was dreaming of something that was…something he wanted more than anything but…maybe…couldn’t have. The emotions were plain on his sleeping face.

Should I enter his dream, , or should I refrain from entering it? The question plagued me until I finally decided to let him dream.

Sitting down in a chair, I crossed my legs and watched; waiting. My only hope was that he would wake up before I had to leave to meet Jared.

*I just realized my dramatic surprise moment left you with very little to say.. sorry Tiger!*

Joshua

"I..." I felt myself suddenly freeze up. I hadn't wished to speak so freely of how I felt with her just yet but this might be my last chance. Breathing slowly through my nose I opened my mouth. "I care about you... a lot."

"Oh..." She blushed at the comment. "Um... is that all?"

"No.. I mean well... yes... but not really and yet..." Once again I blanked. I turned my eyes away from her then towards the wall. "I just want you to know that, after this, I may not be able to tell you how I feel."

"Um.. I dont really understand what you're trying to get at."

"I... god, it shouldn't be this hard." I kept my eyes firmly locked on the wall. "But I... I think I care about you more then I have cared for anyone before. There is a... a need to protect there now that isn't as strong with anyone else and I don't... well I don't know how to put it because I've never said it before."

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**Now do you know where I'm getting at? XD Joshua needed to make a fool of himself at some point in time so why not make it now.

And incog, I will try and get you in as soon as possible.**

WOW. this is awesome. you should get it published (if you already havent.if you have, please tell me where i can buy it!)

Are there anymore spots for dream creators? a female one?

*Arg, I can't stay away for long.*

Leslie~

I smiled and inhaled deeply, ready to tell Ray the news. I could almost feel the bright red hue flushing into my cheeks, and my eyes developing tiny but overbearing sparkles in the top right corners. We were connected; eye to eye, pupil to pupil, iris to iris. All we needed now was a kiss.

No.

Not a kiss, Leslie. Something better. A dream. Together. I placed my hands in Ray's, "I want you to create my first dream with me. You've done so much and this is the only way to show my gratitude. I'm so sorry, Ray. But now, we can be together. You see, I'm now longer tainted." Before Ray could respond, I immediatly wrapped my arms around him and placed my head on his chest. There was warmth radiating in him and I soaked it up like a sponge. I never felt so happy.

I never felt so alive. But the thing is, I couldn't tell what it was. Not being tainted or this feeling...this love.

Whatever it is, I never want Ray to leave me.

*So freakishly mushy......though wouldn't it be cool if Ray becomes tainted somehow? Heartbreak = drama = win. xD Like I dunno....there's some rule that if someone becomes untainted, there must be a balance between the two. So someone has to become tainted (or would that be Joshua?) hmmmmm*

**JC, I was thinking of this one concept in this storyline that I have to get agreed by Dreamwalk, but I was thinking that we could add some heartbreak with you two that would perfectly. As a hint, I will just say; Vincent becoming determinded, becoming crazy, waging war, and making Ray fight for him, because if he didn't, Vincent would make Leslie into a Tainted again (which he couldn't actually do.)

*Lilly*


I saw Vincent standing with a woman, his hand on her cheek, lips curved into a misery filled smile. I decided it was the perfect time to do this.

I watched him stroke her cheek, and as he did, the girl melted into me. Her blonde hair melted into my auburn, her ice blue eyes to my bright green ones, her facial features to mine, and then finally, I was her.

Vincent looked at me with shock and bewilderment. He opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't get to say anything, because I changed the scene with success. Vincent was fully falling into my Nightmare as if it was like a puzzle. Who would imagine such a feat? Punishing the King of Nightmares in his own domain?

Lightening sent us flying away from each other, the distance seemingly taking its toll on him. He cried out is terror and concern, I even made myself have an added cry of alarm. When I landed, a circle of fire surrounded me.

"Lilly!" I heard him shout. He sounded panicked. He staggered to his feet and clumsily got to his feet, running towards me, sprinting, just trying to reach me in this wavering circle of flames. The tips would flicker and lick endlessly at the sky as if it was a forbidden lover. How ironic. I wanted to let out a small laugh, but I would not.

The farther he ran, the farther I slipped away from him, I was the light at the tunnel that he would not reach no matter how much he pleaded or ran. That light would always escape through his fingers.

The fire burst even higher into the air, the circle growing smaller and smaller entrapping me closer. I did not fear the flames, because only I knew that they would feel pleasant, encasing me in a wholesome warmth. I waited for that warmth that boldness, but it would not come closer. Something was overriding the Nightmare. I then realized it was Vincent himself, his desire for me not to be encased into the flames was bending the world around him. That meant I would have to act quicker. I bended random fire from the air and set myself into flame, in an array of orange and golds. I closed my eyes as I heard him scream my name again, yes, his was perfect.

Then I felt his own cry of pain and hands around me, pulling me close. Automatically I distinguished the flames, not wanting to cause him harm. He held me closer, small tears falling down from his eyes looking at me in pain. I bended my appearance to make it seem like I was hurt, falling, almost in the grips of death. More and more, I made myself appear human.

**Sorry it took me so long!!! ): I've been, and still am, grounded.**

Becca

I bit my lip. Could he possibly be saying how I felt myself. I looked to the floor. I didn't really want to question him more, but...I just needed to know.

"I'm not...I'm not sure what you mean," I replied. Joshua sighed.

"I'm not really sure how to say it. I just," he paused and I shook my head.

"I feel the same," I said, softly. I smiled at Josh's expression. "Is that so hard to believe?"

I placed my palm against his cheek. "Joshua I...really care about you too." I couldn't say the words. I hadn't said the words. Not since Lucy.

"Becca, you may think you care about me the same as I but-" he started.

"Don't," I responeded, looking away. "Josh I really care about you. I-I love you."

**:O Here you are Dreamwalker (;

Vincent

He examined her, noticing her humanlike fraility. Every passing minute she was becoming more and more human, farther and farther away from him. And yet her skin was charred, her breathing was ragged. Her lungs were weakening, giving reluctance to keep breathing. The comforting sound of her heart was fading away. Realization hit him and sent him into a flurry of panic, of desperation. She was becoming human, and that human was about to die.

"Lilly, no! Don't do this." He pleaded, grasping her even closer, tears falling into her hair. She stared up at him with her bright eyes and smiled weakly.

"I am no longer needed Vincent. This is the last stage for me."

"But it can't be!" He yelled, shaking his head. He couldn't believe it. "If you become human, Lilly, if you go through with this transformation, you will surely die!"

"One must die eventually, one must leave this world for another. Time will pass on, I will be forgotten." He heard his own heartbeat quickening, his own hopes and aspirations for her to live seemingly dying. Eventually their heartsbeat at the same and exact timing, and his eyes widening. 'I wanted a heart to beat along with mine for once.'

"Lilly, no!" He screamed, noticing how her form was slowly fading, loosening from his grasp.

"Its too late. It is done." She was gone from his grasp, disappearing, leaving only the small scent of lilacs and purple flowers falling gently around him. He flet himself start to tremble, falling to his knees. He began to foolishly mutter to himself begging for her to come back but he knew she wouldn't. It was over, this was the end.

"Lilly, why?" He covered his face with his hands. But then he looked up and saw a window infront of him, a window he had used so many times to spy on Elaine in the human world, the same window that he had watched her die, but instead of Elaines form there, it was Lilly, her form seemingly small in the white bed in which she lay.

She seemed to turn her head as if she knew exactly where the window was and seemed to look directly at him, her lips slowly curling into a weak smile. She closed her eyes slowly and turned, her auburn hair falling beautifully around her, to face where the heavens. Slowly he watched her breathing stop, her heartbeat quicken then disappear forever.

He screamed, and reached for her through the window, and to his surprise his arm went straight through. He ran through the portal right to her bed side and grabbed her in his arms, crying prefusely. Her body was stiffening, draining of colour. The signs of death. Running his hand a long her cheek, he felt the hopelessness, the endless feeling of being alone where there was none for him. For thgat breif moment their hearts had indeed connected as was once before with Elaine the only other girl he had loved.

He grabbed her dead body and pulled her close into his arms, tears seemingly never ending. "My wish was granted in that breif moment, and it was you." Love, the emotion was noticeable as soon as she was gone. "I love you Lilly, and you never knew that, I loved you and it is too late."

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~Incognito

*Whose Lucy? I guess we shall find out in the future **

Joshua

She... she said she loved me.

And the world cracked. My entire world destroyed itself and there stood a wordless little boy without the slightest idea of anything at all.

He had thought she would be against the idea... that maybe she was just nice to him because she wanted to be friends with him... but it did not seem as such, as her words still reverbeated in his head. The sound scared him more then he would have ever let on.

"You... you love me."

This was probably the worst thing to say and he knew it, but he did not know what to say. He was unsure of anything at all.

"Yes... I do... but..." Her cheeks redened wearily, eyes dim. "Maybe.. maybe that was a mistake..."

"No... it wasn't..." he could feel his body shaking again, trembling within himself and he didn't know why. The thought of her words were a strange comfort and at the same time a load of trouble.

"Then it was good I told you?"

"Yes, I think so.."

"Then kiss me?"

"I don't know how..." He turned his eyes towards the floor, searching, as if the tiles could tell him exactly what he needed to know. He grimsed at the thought that they were just inanimate objects in which could not bring him any more understanding of the situation then his own confused mind could. "If I could..."

Her lips were gentle against mine in a soft, chaste kiss. An innocent kiss in which was one I had never thought I would experience in this body. My body. I couldn't quite put a finger on why it felt so amazingly wonderful, especially since it was, in fact, just a chaste kiss, but it did and that was all I really knew.

When she pulled away, she looked up at me, a smile gracing her lips.

"The wings are gone."

I turned around, confused, just to see a pile of feathers lying on the concrete floor. Instinctively, I reached up to pat my hair, looking for a mirror. She quickly stopped me though, chuckling.

"Your hair is still black streaked and your left eye is still green."

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**Hopefully that was satisfactory!**