Fokiri Village

[marixe alcyone]

Aquaria stood. "Okay, do you want to rest too?" she asked Sanvi.
Sanvi walked over to the bed and laid down in answer.
"Good night, Garin," Aquaria said, kissing him, before she laid down facing him, her back to Sanvi.  

[Cecily D Aria]

Garin smiled after she pulled away. "Maybe next time we should get a room with two beds," he commented. He sat in a chair across from her.  

[marixe alcyone]

Aquaria laughed a little and closed her eyes.
Sanvi was already asleep. Aquaria was soon asleep, but was dreaming. She dreamed about Garin being abandoned on someone's doorstep, then seeing his father creating a beautiful girl vampire to replace Garin. A tear fell down her cheek as she dreamed.  

[Cecily D Aria]

Garin watched over them while they slept. he noticed that Aquaria was crying and reached over to pet her hair. He didn't like to see he upset.  

[marixe alcyone]

"Poor...baby Garin," Aquaria whispered in her sleep. Then she began to dream about herself being abandoned in the woods before her amnesia. Except this time, instead of Garin finding her, it was that other vampire and the hunter who found her. She began to shake in fear.  

[Cecily D Aria]

Garin moved over to the bed and pulled her onto his lap. "It's okay, sweet heart," he murmured to her. "You're having a nightmare."  

[marixe alcyone]

In Aquaria's nightmare, the vampire picked her up at the same time that Garin did. She began to fight weakly.  

[Cecily D Aria]

"Aquaria, it's me," Garin murmured to her, still holding her. "You don't have to afraid. I'll protect you. Just look for me."  

[marixe alcyone]

"Garin," Aquaria whispered. The dream had faded, and she opened her eyes, remembering their earlier conversation. She looked into Garin's eyes and smiled weakly.  

[Cecily D Aria]

"See?" Garin said, cradling her against his chest. He kissed her forehead.  

[marixe alcyone]

"The vampire and the hunter came after me," Aquaria said.  

[Cecily D Aria]

"But they didn't get you, did they?" Garin asked, gently. "Because I have you."  

[marixe alcyone]

Aquaria shook her head. She still trembled in fear. It had been way too real.  

[Cecily D Aria]

"Aquaria, I'm not going to let anyone take you away from me," Garin remarked, hugging her against him. "Nobody, never."  

[marixe alcyone]

Aquaria nodded into his chest. She knew that the hunter had taken her away, but she had gotten back.