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"Hey Reg, wake up -hey... hey hey hey hey It's okay-it was just a dream look at me -" Regulus opened his eyes and looked straight into James's . He was feeling awful, he was sweating and his head felt like he was gonna burn. As he looked at James, he got calmer, he realised that he was not in the horrible dream and that he was safe. He was safe with James. In James's bed. In the Gryffindor's dorm with a silencing spell casted around James's bed.
"I- hi" Regulus whispered and James smiled softly.
"Hi, better ?" James asked, stroking Regulus's curly hair, Regulus enjoyed it, it was actually pretty comforting. James knew that. He was doing it every time he noticed Regulus was feeling a bit anxious or overwhelmed.
Regulus didn't respond with words but he nod with his head slightly, it was almost noticeable.
"You wanna tell me ?" James asked and Regulus nodded, burying his head into James's chest so he doesn't have to face him while talking to him . Regulus doesn't like many things but if he really hates something it is eye contact. With everyone basically. With James it is easier but he still prefers to not look at his eyes while talking, especially about serious stuff.
"I think I figured it out" Regulus said into James's chest.
"I think that these weird dreams comes only when I go to sleep after I slept all day. And it's not like a dream, real dream, it is more like - have you ever experienced the kind of dream- I don't know how is it called - the kind of dream when you know that you're in dream and you are like aware of it ?"
"Yeah like twice in my life It was pretty awesome actually I remember eating unicorns horn just because I wanted to like it was my own will to eat it " James said and it made Regulus laugh for a second.
"Yeah well I think that was it except it was not awesome because I was trapped and I couldn't wake up- I was aware of the fact that I'm dreaming but then it scared me and I wanted to wake up and I tried every possible thing to wake me up but it was just impossible and then all the weird stuff started happening and I couldn't really escape and that made me really anxious. I even tried to kill a spider- I don't know how you but I heard that it is impossible to kill someone in a dream so I thought that since I can't kill it I have to wake up before I kill it right ?"
"I don't think I've heard of that"
"Well I don't wanna go into details but there was my mother and Sirius and Lucius too and Voldemort and everything was awfully terrific"
"How did you managed to wake up then ?" James asked.
"I was connected to the reality the whole time- when I closed my eyes for a little longer than usual blink I could see myself laying here, next to you, in a real time just like that and I could feel myself moving if I tried really hard - well when I kept the eyes open like really with a lot of effort, I somehow jumped back into the vision of myself but no longer from the third person's view but from mine- I know it's weird -"
"It's interesting actually"
"I feel like a crazy person¨"
"You're not- maybe you should just consider more sleep during the night and not the day then "
"maybe- but- I feel like it's working for me- the system, I sleep in my bed during the day and at night I can be here with you so"
"Well not exactly with me - I'm asleep at night"
"No it's not that- you're still here with me, I can just look at you sleep all night"
"Reg oh my god that was really sweet"
"Shut up" Regulus smiled and James kissed his hair.