Grace: Was there any strange drug inside Sunz's bottle?… well, what is there to question? I drank it on my own volition.
*sitting up from the ice rink and watching the random figure skating on the other half of the rink*
"This is the second time I feel not in control and opposite at the same time… that thing over there, it looks familiar… same clothes like him and… shorter than me…"
*summon an icicle on the end of her fingertip*
"But it has skill!"
*Fling the icicle with amazing accuracy at the random skating figure, and it drops to the floor*
"Oook, didn't expect that. I thought that was the Death person, well, if it was actually Sunz, then it's his fault for invading this dream or my dream."
…
"This is my dream, right?"
Familiar voice: Not really, you could be dead.
Grace immediately stood up, turned to the direction the voice came from, and at the same time flung another icicle in that direction.
*The icicle missed the target and hit the wall of the rink*
Familiar voice: Great aim, just unfortunate that I'm on the floor.
Grace: Hello Death, I guess. What brings you here?
Death M: Hello Grace. It's me… and it was you who brought me here.
Grace: I brought you here? Don't be ridiculous! I was lying on the bed with my insomniac mind, and suddenly I'm here.
Death M: Well, that's not the case. In your situation, all your body needs is one blink to fall asleep without your consent and a few hours for you to realize you are dreaming.
Grace: Hours?... It's been hours already?!
Death M: I know, dream is weird. At least I can zip in and out of here any time I want.
Grace: Then let me out of here, I have a more important thing outside than hanging out in here with you!
Death F: Aww, isn't that sad to hear. You invited me here and now kicking me out, what a waste.
Grace: If it's time, then it doesn't mean much to you.
Death F: That's not what I mean, but let's go with it.
Grace: Well, if I recall anything from our last encounter. *summon her rapier in her right hand*
"This will wake me right up."
Death F: Don't do anything stupid. You are smarter than him.
Grace: I don't think so, he just a default moron and this is trial and error.
*ready her rapier and stab herself in the heart*
(hah…hah more painful than I thought)
*Her vision immediately turns black, and she can feel gravity pulling her down until she hits the floor*
Grace immediately woke up in a room full of darkness. She felt softness under her body.
Grace: I'm so smart… wait a second, I'm cold.
*SNAP*
A loud finger snap right next to her ear turned the darkness into the ice-skating rink from before. When Grace looked to her sides, she saw that she was lying on a mattress and Death M was lying on the ice rink a meter away from Grace and was wearing a sleep mask with skull pattern on his face.
Death M: Still think you're smart?
Grace: ughhhh fine I'll yield *defeatedly roll out of bed* OW! *roll to Death M and lay next to him*
"You mind changing your appearance? I'm in a committed relationship."
Death F: Sure thing, dear.
Grace: Haaaah, so what do you want with me? Trapping me here until I give you what you want?
Death F: Funny thing is, you should have woken up after falling off that mattress. Way more effective than stabbing yourself.
Grace:… I don't even want to question that, I already yield, so do anything you want.
Death F *summoned a book in her hand with black cover and the word HISTORY engraved on both sides*: I'm still trying to figure out the reason you called me here for.
*passing the book over to Grace by smacking it on top of her stomach*
Grace: Ugh!
Death F: Have a look and tell me why.
Grace moved her hand to grab the book off her stomach, and when she lightly touched it. The book opened on its own, flew above Grace's eyes, and text quickly spread across the page.
"Reading like this is uncomfortable."
Death F: Really? I think it's quite convenient to have both of my hands free.
Grace: Well, not for me.
She reached both of her arms out to grab the book, hanging onto it like she was strangling someone, then sat up and pulled the book close to her.
…
"Nothing, nothing nothing nothing nothing… 'Grace worries about Sunz not waking up' and 'Grace falls asleep in the middle of her worry'."
"Well, these two seem relevant enough to be the reason. The rest are nothing and too normal."
Death F: Normal? 'Grace stabbed Sunz through the heart' yeah, healthy relationship.
Grace: As long as we cared about each other, we can do anything to each other… but that was not my fault, some weird psychological images of him dying were flashing in front of my eyes if I aimed for other options.
Death F: Quite a mess up relationship you two have, but I have seen worse. As long as you two flavors know that you can stand out alone, then what worse can the combination be.
Grace: You got that from somewhere, or did you come up with it on your own?
Death F: Who knows, it's just conveniently come to mind. Now let's conclude the reason why I'm here, so you can go back and assault that boyfriend of yours.
Grace: What do you mean by assault!? I'm a lady of grace, I won't perform such animalistic behavior. Plus, I've been keeping these hands all to myself for the last eighteen years.
Death F: Well, that's before you have a heart and the rest of human emotions. Also, that boy is too scared of you to take the initiative.
Grace:… I'm gonna read between the lines here. Are you saying I have to do something to his body for him to wake up? This isn't a fairy tale! Are you forcing me to do something perverted with that twisted mind of yours?
Death F:… If your mind didn't go straight for the gutter, there must be something wrong with you. Fairy tales are nonsense, this is real life. In order to potentially wake him up, you need to give him a sense of familiarity, then the rest is on him.
Grace: Wait, potentially… IS he in a forever coma!? *turn to Death F*
Death F: No, he will wake up later or very later. The question is, how long are you willing to wait?
Grace grabbed the collar of Death F's outfit: NOW! I WANT HIM NOW!... please tell me the solution *sobbing* I'm begging you!
Death F grabbed both of Grace's hands: Calm yourself down first, and always remember I'm only a hint, rarely the answer, but you are.
*Death F tossed Grace's hands off of her collar, everything turned pitch black, and Grace started falling into the void*
Grace: You ca- *hitting her face onto the floor* UGH!
*mumbling*
(VA TE FAIRE FOUTRE, LA MORT!!!)
*Pulling herself up with the help of the bed, then walking out of the room with the guide of the tiles light*
*Stepping outside of the room, Grace spent a minute fixing her outfit and appearance, then she entered the room Sunz is in*
Grace: Looks like everyone is gone *look at Sunz* and just the two of us alone…
"Can't believe I already miss hearing your moronic thought… not because I enjoy hearing them. It's because I might not get to hear what stupidity your hollow skull can come up with again."
"So be a gentleman and wake up, please."
…
*Grace crossing her arms in frustration*
"Haizz, that's last line was so unnecessary. My mouth even feels vile after saying that."
*She walks closer to where Sunz's head is resting and pokes his face a few times*
"Ugghhh, don't tell me I have to get physical. *whisper into his ear* heyy, wake up, and I will reward you with some gifts that will make your blood pumping."
(Fuck, let's hope this ruse work. Fucker is underage and I'm an adult… well 2 years different maybe, all I know is he's 16- aghhh getting sidetracked. Come on, this is the only time hormones with a bit of virgin(?) are useful.)
…
(Is there any other useful information about him… come on, you are a recon expert, hundred pages of information is inside your brain, string them together.)
…
(Cold… my body is so cold… but I am free from the dream, I'm sure about that… wait, he is sensitive to cold!)
Grace reached out both of her hands and grabbed onto Sunz's bare shoulders… after a few seconds, she felt his body temperature change a bit, and a bit of goosebumps.
Grace: Yes! It's fucking working!
Happiness only lasted for less than 10 seconds before his body returned to normal, but adrenaline and hope beg to differ.
Grace: Haha, ok, fucking got you. My whole body is tingling, and I can't stop cursing! Must get to work!
…
*Sunz's dream*
Walking in the middle of an endless white void.
Sunz: How long am I supposed to walk until my brain can work, huh? Sword! Violet! If you can hear me, please take me out of this boredom. For some reason, I can't manipulate my dream. I walk for a while, then everything turns to black and returns to white.
"What am I supposed to do?!"
…
Sunz felt something grabbing onto his shoulders, forcing him to turn around, just to see nothing.
"What the hell was that?"
Female voice: You want to get out of here?
Sunz *immediately turns 360 to look at his surroundings, just to see no one*: Who's there?
Female voice: You want to get out of here??
Sunz: I do, but first I've got to know who you are! Can't trust a face I can't see.
*He then felt the same grip on his shoulders, and the voice turned into whisper*
Female voice whispers: I am… someone familiar, that you can trust… but if you don't, you can stay here for a lot longer… happy?
Sunz: Fine, creepy lady! I trust you. What do you want?
Female voice whispers: Sunz, for us to build trust, you want to see my face. In order for that, you have to close your eyes and then fall on your back. I will catch you, and you can open your eyes when permission is given.
Sunz: *deep breath in and out* Ok, that's a fine condition.
Closing his eyes then paused for a moment before leaning backward to fall into the white void, still feeling the grip on his shoulders of presumably the voice whispering to him.
The fall lasted for nearly a minute before it started to slow down, and his body touched the hard cold floor, but his head was on something soft.
Female voice becoming familiar: Welcome, since you have followed my request so obediently, you may open your eyes.
Sunz opened his eyes to see a familiar outfit with black and white colors and the familiar face of Grace.
Sunz: Grace!? Is that you? Why are you here, and why are you wearing a maid outfit?
Grace (?): Who?
Sunz: What do you mean "Who"? You, you are Grace, that's your name.
*Tried to get up but his body was being held down by Grace(?)'s hands into her lap*
(I'm out of energy? Why are we in this black void?)
Grace (?): Are you dissatisfied with this body? There are other options at your disposal.
Right after saying that, from the dark void, multiple blobness rise up and morph themselves into Grace wearing a different outfit that Sunz had seen her wear before.
Sunz: What the fuck is this?
Grace (?): Anything that is the opposite of a Nightmare, where you can do anything you desire!
*All of the Grace(?) infront of him slowly surround his body*
Sunz: FUCK YOU! THIS IS A FUCKING NIGHTMARE! FREE ME NOW!
*Struggling with all his might to pull himself up*
Until he's finally able to get up, his heart rate beating rapidly, his body sweating profusely, goosebumps crawling over his skin, and the feeling of both cold and hot temperatures switching between each other all over his body.
Sunz: Fuck! Am I free?
He got a glimpse of where he was before the headrush occurred, blinding him to the condition he is in. Then he heard a familiar voice muffling the French words coming out of her mouth.
Grace: fuck yes! You brilliant girl, you did it! Ok ok calm down and let him calm down too… no, I deserve my reward!
Sunz (Ok, I must have returned to the… real world)
Before his thought was properly processed, he felt arms wrapped around his back, and weight hitting his body resulted in knocking him on his back, with Grace lying on top and hugging him tightly.
Sunz *tried to return the hug before telling her*: Grace, I don't know what the hell happened to you, and I also really want to tell you what happened to me. But can you let go of me for a bit?
Grace: You don't get to dictate how long my reward lasts. Now be a good boy and zip your mouth... *sigh*
"I'm so happy right now!"