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Sometime during the night, a dream started to shift for Elian. Real-life Natalia knew of this dream, since she had full control of it. In dream Natalia was in Elian's apartment. She stood at the foot of his bed wearing a loose tank top panties. She curled her hair behind her ears and said his name.

Elian—dream Elian—sat up suddenly, as if waking for a nightmare. "Fuck," he jumped when he saw the woman but then his eyes raked over her and her mostly naked form. "Fuck," he said because it was Natalia and he was getting a not so subtle boner.

Natalia frowned. "What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?" She asked. She thought she might as well mess with him. "I fell asleep on the couch and you left me there." She pouted cutely.

Elian's snapped open wide. "What?" He asked. He was suddenly up and running past her. He walked to the kitchen where he hid his drug stashes. He opened the cupboard just to find bags and bags of drugs, completely empty and used up. "No," he whispered.

She casually followed him, leaning against the doorframe. "We plower through those pretty quickly." She giggled.

"Get out," Elian snapped suddenly, grabbing his jacket to go talk to Katy.

"Why?" She frowned. Her dream self twitched and flickered like a tv going out. All of the bags of drugs refilled again, but then melted and poured all over the floor.

Elian woke up from his stupid nightmare as soon as that happened. He looked down at the ring and yanked it off immediately before throwing it across the room to a corner.

Natalia woke up and sighed, rolling her eyes. She wanted to have more fun with him. Oh well. She took her own ring off since she didn't sleep with jewelry on. She pulled the covers over her head and curled up into a ball.

Elian laid vack to go back to sleep.

((Skip? Lol))

((Yeh lol but Idk how I'm going to make him like her now lol))

((Well it was just a dream lol))

((Yeh, I know but a weird one. Now, he sort of suspects its from the ring))

((True))

((Skip somewhere? Idk where))

((Maybe they could somehow meet up again. Or he's concerned about these "things" he's seeing and calls her?))

((How about he visits one of her shows again?))

((Yeah sure))

Elian got to work in his shop early and got done with all the tattoo appointments early. Then he went to the gym. When he saw that there was still enough time, he quickly changed and put on a good shirt before he left to the theatre. He mostly walked everywhere, even though he had a truck. A crap one but it worked when needed. He got a ticket and went inside. He sat in the far back, in the dark and watched silently.

((Wait what if she ended up getting a tattoo by him? I'm just lazy to rewrite the hole show again XD))

((Or both lol? You don't have to write it, you can just give a brief, 'soon the show was done' and whatever lol))

((True lol))

The show began as it normally did, with the MC making jokes and turning off someone's phone with the snap of his fingers. The only thing different this time was that he didn't mention the Minx prowling around like last time.

Elian looked around, trying to catch Natalia's eyes again but he didn't see anyone and turned back to the stage.

The fire and ice show happened again but with more tricks. Then, the Minx was introduced but instead of coming down from the ceiling she did a bunch of flips down the centre isle. She was wearing the same costume and mask. Her hair was just bright red this time.

Elian had pretty much the same reaction to her as he had before. His gaze centered on her form and ran up and down her costume before going back up. A small smile touched his lips.

She leaped onto the stage and did her little routine, then like last time, the lion interrupted. She "killed" it, then addressed someone in the audience who looked upset, then brought him back to life. She bowed and petted the lion before doing a few tricks with it. After that, the show concluded.

Elian honestly felt like she'd enchanted him in a way—and not entirely in a good way, since he was having nightmares about doing drugs with her again. When the show concluded, he was still there, leaning against a wall as he waited.

This time there wasn't going to be a meet and greet session. Natalia had a pretty rough day and wasn't feeling it. So she changed out of her costume and braided her hair into a French braid. The theatre was silent as she walked on stage, jumping off it with a loud thud. As she walked up the aisle, she lit a cigarettez

Elian stood out the door of the theatre since they wouldn't let him stay and see her. He wasn't sure which door she'd leave from but he had a hunch that it would be the front. He had the ring on again, planning on giving it back.

She exited the theatre door and turned the opposite way he was standing. But she knew he was there. "Walk and talk. I'm in a mood." She said over her shoulder.

He looked at her and then looked to her cigarette. "Do you have a lighter?" He asked, pulling one out for himself. "Mine finished a few hours ago," he said, stuffing a hand in his jeans pockets as he started to walk next to her again.

She nodded and held her cigarette between her teeth while she fished one of her pocket. She stopped walking so she could light it. She did and held it out towards hi cigarette.

Elian lowered his head, the cigarette held between his lips as she lit him up. He watched her and then pulled himself back up to his full height. He lifted his hand and wiggled the ring for her to see it. "Does it have any sentimental value?"

She turned off the lighter and pocketed it. She inhaled then blew out a mouthful of smoke while checking pitch hand. She shrugged. "I made it." She said. "Well, sort of."

"Care to explain?" He asked as he walked, inhaling a puff of smoke.

"I bought the frame and had them painted." She shrugged. "There really isn't much too it. Why? Do you not want it?" She asked.

"Sometimes it turns white is it supposed to do that?" He asked, lowering his hand again.

She nodded. "Think of it as a mood ring." She told him. She blew out more smoke and turned into the next street.

"But?" His brows rose.

"But..nothing.." She turned to him. "It's just a ring. If you don't want it, I'll take it back." She flicked ash of her cigarette.

His brows, "it's fine." He said.

"Okay." She snickered. "See you then." She turned to leave.

He caught her hand, the one with the ring. "Wait," he said before she could leave.

She paused, tensing. She gasped as their minds were suddenly taken over.
A vision flashed across Elian's vision. It was a glimpse into Natalia's past, specifically her own turmoil with drug addiction, plus self harm. Natalia yanked her arm away, stumbling back.

Elian stumbled back, letting her go. "What the fuck?" He said and looked at her. Oh god. I am going crazy, He looked to her. "What the fuck just happened?" He asked.

"You weren't suppose to see that!" She shouted, more at herself than him. She sighed deeply and rubbed her eyes.

"And thats somehow my fault?!" He asked, not much into yelling. "Ever since I met you, my life's been pretty much like a horror movie." He said back. "I just wanted to know if it had anything to do with this stupid ring." He scowled, "how was I supposed to know touching you would... I don't even know what it fucking did."

Natalia, tired and annoyed, sighed deeply again. "You saw a bit of my past." She told him. "And I guess some of present." She waved her hand. "It's a seer ring."

"I'll pretend I know what the fuck you're saying," he said bitterly.