Charlie Bone and the Sandman.

Chapter 12 - Back to school.

Last Night.

The last thing Olivia remembered was being in Jason's arms as she began to cry. The next thing that happened was her being pulled away from the dreamworld and being bought back to reality.

Olivia let out a small yawn, blinking twice and fluttering her eyelashes as she opened her grey eyes. She closed them again and moved forward, placing her hand and head on a hard pillow. Weird thing was, the pillow was rising and falling. Did pillows even do that. She rose an eyebrow and opened her eyes again to look up and see that she was sleeping on Jason. 

"Whoa!" She jumped back in surprise, falling off the bed and hitting the back of her head on the ground. Her shriek caused Jason to jump up and look around in confusion. As he heard someone groan in pain, the blonde male rose an eyebrow and crawled to the edge of the bed to see Olivia on the floor, rubbing the back of her head. "Olivia?" He asked out in shock. He quickly jumped off the bed and helped her up.

"Why were you sleeping next to me?" She asked curiously with her eyes squinted. "Oh yeah, i forgot to mention that i always wake up in my room after going into someone's dream. It's... Complicated. Sorry." He replied.

The dark-haired female was unsure of whether to believe him or not. She knew that he wouldn't lie to her, but no one else would actually believe what he had just said. "I think it's because i feel a sense of belonging in this room, or... Something." Jason stated with a shrug of his shoulders.

Suddenly the sharp pain at the back of her head disappeared and Olivia let out a small sigh. "It's fine. And... Thanks, for everything." She looked into his brown eyes. "No problem." Jason beamed back.

"So cheeseburgers with pickles, huh?" Jason chuckled teasingly, earning a slap on the arm and a "Shut up." From Olivia. She was still shocked at his ability. He could basically control dreams.

"I just realised that you're like Freddy Krueger, with your ability to control dreams." She pointed out with a grin. "I'm more like the Sandman." Jason replied, not being pleased with being compared to a horror character who had scars all over his face. Freddy was too scary to even be compared to. "Fair enough." Olivia shrugged.

Looking around once, Jason's gaze fell back to the grey-eyed teenager. "What are your plans now? You gonna go home?" He asked curiously, tilting his head.

Honestly, Olivia had no idea what she was going to do now, but she sure as hell wasn't going back there at this time. Maybe she could delay the time.  "I... Don't know. It is late and school is tomorrow." She replied. Jason nodded in response and grabbed his jacket. "I'll walk you home." He didn't offer, he stated. "You don't have to." Olivia frowned, but he just shook his head in response. "I don't have to, but i want to." He smirked and put on his boots. Grinning in response, the short-haired female grabbed her boots and slipped them on.

The weather was perfect this time, not like the dream at all. It was, in fact sunny with a little bit of wind. Just how Olivia loved it. Walking side-by-side with Jason, they finally approached her house and the she stopped walking. Jason also stopped, realising that this was probably her house. "Thanks again, for everything." She beamed, reaching up on her tippy toes before planting a soft, quick kiss on his cheek. Her stomach flustered a little while her mind was trying to come up with a reason as to why she had just done that. 

Turning on her heels, she glanced back at him before unlocking the house door and walking in. Jason just watched her in shock. She had just kissed his cheek! He looked down at the ground as a huge grin found its way to his lips.

Present Day.

To say that Olivia was distracted, was an understatement. It was currently lunchtime and the brown-haired girl placed herself on the bench with her legs swinging back and forth. Today, she had no make-up on. She didn't even dye her hair this time. She was just natural.

Feeling a tap on her shoulder, she turned around to come face to face with Charlie Bone. Olivia quickly stood up and pushed him back. "Where the hell have you been?" She asked curiously, her eyes litting up with excitement. The excitement died down when she saw the troubled expression on her friend's face. "What's wrong?" She asked less enthusiastically.

How could he explain everything he had just seen? There was just no way. The walls had eyes and ears. He had to be careful as to how he said it. Looking left and right, the dark-haired male grabbed Olivia's arm not too harshly and lead her inside the building and into the classroom.

"Seriously Charlie, what's wrong?" Olivia crossed her arms, clearly growing impatient. How dare he come after weeks, stay silent and drag her into the classroom? He wasn't going to kiss her, was he? Because she didn't want that. What would Jason think? Wait, why would she care what Jason would think? Why was she even thinking of him at all?

Clenching his fists, Charlie's gaze followed from the floor up to her face. There was no easy way to say this, but he had to try. He hadn't told anyone about him losing his ability. Only his parents and Paton knew, and if everyone in the school found out, he would be a goner. "W-" They were cut off as the door opened.

A familiar blonde girl walked in, her curiosity being spiked more than anything. "Charlie? Olivia?" Emma asked, glancing at the both of them. "Did i come at the wrong time?" Did she just think that?

"What? No! We weren't... Doing anything." Charlie cleared his throat awkwardly, pointing at Olivia who was standing there gobsmacked. "In fact, i'm glad you came." He stated and walked over to the door, locking it. "We all have a lot to talk about."