It was all so clear. Despite everything around her being dark, blending into the night, the scene before her was vivid, almost as if surrounded by an unearthly glow to highlight it in the blackness. Yes it was right in front of her, and yet she could do nothing but stare; the scream of panic, a body falling to the floor, the glint of a blade as it
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Lifting her head, she blinked a moment, his question rather odd, but not unwarranted really. It was a bit unusual to simply stand in the hall rather than stay in her room. In the hotel, it was like there was much in the way of fresh air due to the aphrodisiacs that were being pumped in, but the open space did feel a bit less suffocating for her.
"Not particulary. I just...don't feel like going back to sleep right now." she sighed, running a hand through her hair absentmindedly. "I take it you have a similar problem?" she enquired, leaving it open for him to give as little or as much detail as he wished. She didn't want to pry after all.
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Nodding in understanding, though deciding to be polite and not quiz him on a foodstuff she hadn't heard of before, Amelia pondering over the idea a moment before answering. "Well, truthfully I'm awake for a different reason, but thank you anyway. It's more of a personal choice, my staying awake." she replied. It was nice of him to offer, but she was a horrible liar, and doubted she could bring herself to eat with the scene from her dream still fresh in her mind. Of course, she still wanted to be polite about her decline, smiling softly at him.
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Her features depicted confusion at to how exactly he had jumped to those conclusions, though the panicked last stuttered words came out before she could quiz him further. For the moment, the priority was reassuring him he didn't need to be scared of her.
"No, that's not it. I just don't really want to go back to sleep just now...in case I start dreaming again." she admitted, rubbing her arms a little through the sleeves of her robe.
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She silently listened, glad he wasn't scared any longer, listening politely as her smile never faultered. He did seem to be able to make her feel better without even trying, which was why she felt much more at ease talking about something that was, well, very personal to her.
"I know there's plenty of reason to have them here. But this...it's more to do with my home than the hotel." she answered.
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"Not at the moment. The dreams are about events from a long time ago." she explained, fingers gripping the fabric of her sleeves, before looking back at him in sympathy. "I'm sorry about the trouble you're dealing with, I do hope you'll get to go home and protect everyone." she said softly. Somewhat naive, but she couldn't bring herself be anything less than hopeful. Besides, Naruto struck her as someone who wouldn't quit until he accomplished what needed to be done.
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"Honestly, I don't even know what I can do, but thank you. Besides, I've kept you long enough." she answered, not wishing to cause any more inconvenience. After all, there was no point to holding Naruto up when she didn't have any real idea how to help herself anyway.
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"Well, there are a lot of people here, it would be really hard to meet them all." she reasoned, about to insist he didn't need to trouble himself by sticking around, before being cut off by the hasty introduction. That grin was impossible to dismiss, leaving her to return it with more enthusiasm than she had felt in a while.
"Amelia, a pleasure." she replied, placing her smaller hand in his. While a bit on the petite side, her own hands did show she had gotten into a few fights herself, a little uncharacteristic for a princess.
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"It's nice of you to offer, but really...I don't know if I want to go back to sleep. At least not right now." she admitted, fingers running through dark hair in a somewhat anxious manner. Would it be weird for her to admit that she was actually rather scared to go back to sleep? Fearful that she might dream again?
She could simply request some company, but thought better of assuming. That would be taking advantage of Naruto's good nature after all, and that was the last thing she wanted to do.
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