Vivid Dreams with fakepnutbutter.

[ds_rockgod]

Charlie can't even remember falling asleep. But he must have, because there's no way what he's seeing is really there. It's simply not possible

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[fakepnutbutter]

A soft smile playes upon her lips as she walks towards him, the soft breeze teasing her curls. Claire looks no different than she had the last day Charlie had seen her face to face, the day he kissed her goodbye.

Slowly she moves towards him, her gaze turning to look out towards the ocean, "That's where it happened, just out there Charlie. That's where you died."

Coming to a stop she stood just inches from him, that happy smile playing upon those soft lips, "Desmond never saw this coming did he." Of course, the real Claire had no idea about Desmonds visions.

[fakepnutbutter]

She pulls back enough to whisper, her breath hot against his skin, "I'm here now Charlie, I'm yours to have, always." And the way dreams do, without any real reason, the scene around them changes and the two of them are now stood in the shelter they had lived in together.

[ds_rockgod]

He barely even notices the change in scenery, his full attention remaining fixed on the woman in front of him. "I wish that were true," he whispers back, swallowing hard. "I wish this were real."

[fakepnutbutter]

"It's as real as it can be, for now. Soon you'll be with her but it wont be easy." Claire smiled at him, "She loves you so much."

[ds_rockgod]

Charlie kisses the corner of her mouth softly, his eyes drifting closed. "I love you, too."

[fakepnutbutter]

Her fingers brush over his cheek and she holds him close to her, smiling to herself. "Just remember how much when you get to the island."

[ds_rockgod]

He frowns slightly at that, pulling back just enough to look at her. "Why would I forget?"

[fakepnutbutter]

"Because she's lost remember, she's not the me you remember. She's forgotten how to be her." Moving to lay down on her old cot, Claire reached up to guide Charlie to lay down with her, something they'd never done.

[ds_rockgod]

Charlie allows himself to be pulled down next to her and brushes a hand against her face, watching her silently for a moment.

"But she'll remember, won't she?" he asks a little worriedly. "When she sees me, she'll go back to the way she was, yeah? The way you are."

[fakepnutbutter]

Claire cuddles close to him, closing her eyes and just inhailing his scent.

"I don't know, but Charlie, you can't give up on her, on me. You can't."

[ds_rockgod]

"I won't," he whispers, wrapping an arm around her and kissing her lightly. "I'll never give up on you, Claire."

[fakepnutbutter]

She kisses him once more, her fingers stroking his cheeks as she cuddled close to him, "you need to wake up Charlie, you must wake up."

[ds_rockgod]

He swallows hard, resting his forehead against hers and sighing softly. "I don't want to wake up," he whispers. But even as he speaks, he feels himself drifting back to consciousness. He slowly but surely starts feeling more detached from his surroundings, and the dream is steadily becoming less vivid and more dream-like.

He pulls her closer, clinging onto her almost desperately. "I'll come for you, Claire. I'll find you and bring you home. I promise."