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Steelsheen There was a gasp... and a sniff. Was he expecting something more? Well maybe a leap in excitement as he thought she might react-- then again it wasnt as sparkly-pretty as his birthday gift to her. Or maybe she was confused? Yes that has got to be it....
"Its a dream catcher...." he started as he moved closer then took out the necklace. Unclasping it, he looped it around her neck and secured it in place. There now the magic was set, as the necklace now knows who it truly belongs to ".... you said you were having bad dreams, so I thought of making this. Native Americans believed dream catchers can protect you from nightmares and chase away bad spirits that can haunt your dreams, and yet allow you to keep the good ones close to you." because not all dreams are bad. "Its tradition to add something precious or important to the dream catcher, so I added a coyote.... because coyotes are known for their ingenuity, adaptability and their sense of humor." something he saw in her.
"And... its laced with another kind of magic..." surely it couldnt have taken him this long if it was just a simple dream catcher was it? Well not that dream catchers were simple magic to begin with anyway "... the necklace knows it belongs to you, so when you're in danger, clasp it tightly in your hand and think of getting away from the danger-- it will transport you to a place where you feel the safest...." a safety measure in case she was in danger in her own home ".... and if someone actually seizes that from you-- well it will transport that person to MLE Headquarters." one way or the other, it will always protect Louisa, real threats or imagined.
The moment of silence was about to stretch more and Louisa wondered whether she had to break it out to him that she knew about the Vivi issue (well not entirely) and that she failed to understand what happened from her dormmate so he had to explain everything to Louisa so she could be NOT clueless and make her own decisions instead of people making them for her.
... but he walked forward and was helping her wear it around her neck. Louisa allowed herself to inhale, feeling at ease by the familiar odor of Vick and slowly moved as in to lean her forehead against his shoulder, but she stopped at the last second when he pulled away and continued explaining.
'you said you were having bad dreams'
She did! Three months ago? In class where she didn't think Vickers was even listening to her as much as he was focused on working on the dream interpretation.
'because coyotes are known for their ingenuity, adaptability and their sense of humor.'
Her throat was contracting now and she wanted to sniff so bad but knew that if she did, her tears would fall down and never stop so her fingers touched the coyote charm.
'it will transport you to a place where you feel the safest'
Okay, the sniffing happened and she took a step to the back quickly, wiping her eyes and slipping the necklace under her shirt. Any more words and deep gestures like this and she'd just lose all self control and start crying like a baby.
"
It's--" Oops, voice broke. She cleared her throat and smiled at him, genuinely but not with so much energy. "
It's very beautiful.. and perfect." And won't come off her neck except for showers. That also reminded her of the protective runic charm that Vivi gave her for Christmas, which she wore before heading out to the Spirit Room and probably saved her many times afterwards.
She didn't get the chance to tell Vivi that.
Yet?
She wiped her face again and let out a deep breath, "
I.. I really need to go inside." The brooch was poking her kidney as she moved. "
And I want to--" TALK! Why wouldn't he just come out and say whatever it was that made Vivi so isolated from them? Louisa caught herself though and decided to wait for him to bring it up. "
Nothing really important." Forcing a chuckle and waving a hand as she backed away toward the hall, "
See you..." And ran inside before he could catch up with her.