The next day, that song that the girl hd sung reverberated through the boy’s head. It was all that he could think about. The day went by slowly; the boy felt strangely tired, as if the dream had taken his sleep away. But that couldn’t be possible, could it? It was just a dream; dreams can’t really sap energy, can they?

Again that night he hurried through his bedtime preparations, eager to get back to the dream world. When he materialized once again at the entrance to the garden, he quickly stepped in, wondering where he would find the girl this time. Walking through, he saw none of the mysterious animals that had attacked him the night before, although he couldn’t be sure that they weren’t waiting in the brush. 

He found her on the swing again, except this time she was actually swinging. He walked up and leaned against the tree, waiting for her to open those freakily enticing eyes. 

"I was kind of hoping that you'd chicken." She fixed him with a stare.

"Nope...you're stuck with me." He smiled that cocky smile again. 

The girl sighed, "Fine." Then she stood, walking off towards the creek, boots squishing softly in the dew covered grass. The boy followed closely behind, wondering where they were going this time.

As if she could read his thoughts, "I have to check on my plants."

"What kind of plants need checking up on?"

She rolled her eyes "The kind that grow in gardens. Duh." The boy rolled his eyes right back, but didn't bother responding. Soon they came to a dome shaped building, one that had a huge silver padlock. The girl took off her hat, and rummaged around on the inside. 

"Hold this." She handed him a vial of blood red liquid.

"And this." A small book with the words Grimoire Lunii written on it. As he was opening it she slammed her hand down on his. "Don't you dare."

"Why not?" The boy asked almost petulantly, wanting to know what could possibly be so bad about a book. 

"That's a shadow book. You want to keep your soul? Don't open it." Then she went back to digging around inside the hat before pulling out a set of silver keys. She tried a few before opening the lock with a small, slightly rusty one. "Aha."

She opened the door and stepped inside, gesturing for him to follow. He did, and the door clanged shut behind him.