-One Month Later-

I opened my eyes to be greeted by the blinding light of the white void around me. I sat up, immediately recognizing the setting. I looked around me, noticing if anything was different. Then I remembered, Ryan might be able to see me.

"Ryan?" I called. I looked around, seeing if he was there. I saw nothing. But I heard tiny taps growing louder and faster. I looked in the direction of the noise, nothing but the color white. I knew it was Ryan, though. I couldn't see him, but I knew he was near me. Then the guitar music started again. I inhaled. "Okay look, I know that's you Ryan. I still can't see or hear you, but I know it has to be you. So if you're really there, then we should probably just stick with each other throughout this." I said.

I began to run towards the music, hoping Ryan was following me. I heard the taps again. He was. I saw the guitar again. But before I could get to it, a blue wall stood in front of us. I stuck my hand out, hoping to feel it. My hand went through, turning a slight shade of purple from the coldness. I hoped Ryan could go through with me. I began walking ahead again only to be greeted by another, red wall. I felt it, only for my hand to transfer through it, like the last.  I smiled wide, knowing the guitar could be in my reach this time.

I ran up to the guitar, staring at it in awe. The white and black paint shined perfectly in the light around it. I looked behind me. I saw Ryan back at the blue wall. "Rya-What are you doing? Come over here I found it!" I called. He banged on the blue wall in front of him, flinching every time he did so, showing he couldnt pass. I sighed. "Alright just...wait there. I'll bring it over, alright?" He nodded. I turned my attention back to the guitar, still playing music. I poked it, wondering if my hand would go through it like the walls. It didn't, but it began to fall. I grabbed the neck of the guitar, saving it from potantial damage.

The guitar music stopped. Dead silence filled the space around me. I wrapped the leather band on the guitar around my neck, holding the guitar itself in my hands. "Got it." I informed Ryan. After passing both walls, I could finally hear his voice. "What do we do with it?" He asked me, staring at the guitar. "I don't know. We're probably going to wake up in a minute anyways, or at least one of us will, but we finally have it at least." I shrugged.

The guitar disappeared out of my hands. My eyes widened. "What the hell?" Ryan said, looking down at my hands. The white around us faded into a navy blue mess. Ryan and I exchanged looks. Ryan looked past my shoulder, freezing in place. Ryan grabbed my hand and began running. "Ryan what the fuck are you doing?" I asked. Ryan ignored my question and kept running as fast as he could, practically dragging me along. I looked behind me and saw nothing.

Everything went black. I woke up with my cat on my stomach and my blankets on the floor. I shot up out of bed, scaring my cat off of me. I ran towards my phone. I read the time. 

5:47 AM

I unlocked my phone and texted Ryan.

Are you awake yet?

No reply.

I began to wonder what was going on in his dream since mine ended so soon. What did he see? My phone went off.

Ryborg: Yeah

I sighed in relief.

Do you want me to come over or call each other?

Ryborg: We could just call

Ryan called immediately after the text and I picked up. I talked about what happened in my dream,once in a while pausing to type out something on my computer. After I finished my story, I asked Ryan about his.

"Alright, now your side of the story." I said, feeding and petting my cat. 

"Okay, so. Just like last time, I woke up seeing you. You were already awake before me, this time. You looked around and called my name. I started running towards you and I guess you got the hint it was me because of last time's events. You said you knew it was me and that we had to get the guitar so I followed you. Sometimes I froze in place but I always caught up with you after. 

We ran into the 'blue wall' but for me it was red. You passed through just fine but I couldn't even touch it without my hand burning. Then you walked towards the supposive 'red wall'. For me the color was green but that's not important. You went through the wall again and found the guitar. I guess then you saw me but I still thought you couldn't. I banged on the wall, hoping you'd hear the sound, to let you know that I couldn't pass. You told me to wait and I nodded even though I knew you couldn't see me. The green wall turned red and the red wall turned blue after you passed through them, so if you saw me staring ahead that's why. 

You stood in front of me and made eye contact, so I guessed you could see me at that point. I asked what we should do with it and you said you didn't know. Then the guitar disappeared and from behind you I saw this white figure, maybe the blue one from before, not really sure, but it was just floating, paying no attention to us. I panicked and ran away from it, taking you with me. Sorry if I scared you while doing so. But you disappeared all of a sudden, but the shadow...person....didn't.

It walked over to me and said 'Ryan it's fine. I won't fucking murder her geez.' He's a male, by the sound of it. He also said 'ah' instead of 'I'. I asked who he is. He laughed and said 'You really can't see me? Whoa. Hunter must think you're crazy then, haha. Well, she'll tell you all about me in the next dream, for sure. Cya, Ryan!' He said cheerfully. While the shadow was walking away, he turned back around and said 'Oh yeah, sorry for stealing the guitar! Had to have it back. It's the only thing that keeps me from being really bored here. Also I've had it for a while so I don't want it getting scratched up. Sorry about that!' And then I woke up."

I wondered what, or who, that "person" was. "Hello?" He asked. "Oh, sorry. Just thinking." I said. We talked for a while, slowly changing the topic about the dream. "By the way, Mark, Matt, and I are going to some fair and we wondered if you wanted to come along." He explained. I smiled. "Of course, Ryan. Why would'nt I?" I replied. "Great!" He said enthused. We're going there um... Friday." He said. "Oh yeah! Also, we're all getting breakfast tomorrow at iHop and we wanted you to come." I smiled even wider. "Yeah! What time?" I asked. "10 AM." He replied. "Alright sweet. See you guys there then, I guess." I said. "Sweet."

I heard Matt yell from downstairs "COME ON RYAN. WE'VE GOTTA GO. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Ryan and I laughed. "Where are you guys going?" I asked, still laughing. "We need to buy some stuff for Matt's room cuz he's a big baby and can't carry some of the boxes on his own." He said. I giggled. "Alright. Well cya I guess." I said. "Bye Hunter, love you." "Love you, too." I hung up and headed upstairs to get ready for the day.

//AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Sorry I haven't posted AT ALL lately. My internet went out a couple days ago, I've had to buy presents for my friend, also I got a kitten yesterday, and I have to go back to school soon so yeah. I'll try posting more this week and next week, though! Thanks for being patient!

-Shauna-

(Also, if you're reading my other fanfic, Best of Me, I WILL BE CONTINUING IT! I've been really focused on this story and my last story and like I said before, my personal life so sorry! Look forward to it soon, however!)\\