Dream's pov

I didn't know what time it was when I was ripped from sleep. My body aching, my lungs burning as I rubbed my face, my cheeks wet from tears.

"Dream, Dream, it's okay." George said from my phone. "It's a nightmare."

"G-George..." I whimpered weakly, my heart pounding in my chest.

"Hey, Dream, it's okay now, just breathe, I'm here." George soothed as I wiped the tears off my face. Breathing in deeply before letting it out, I felt sick to my stomach. My room felt like it was spinning, the shadows and darkness overwhelming.

"George... I'm scared..." I said weakly, my voice cracking.

"Can I... FaceTime you? Maybe that'll help." George said and I shakily pressed the red button on my phone before FaceTiming him myself. George answered right away, looking at his screen in worry.

"Hey..." I mumbled, the soft glow from my phone making my face slightly visible. George had seen my face a few times before but we only ever FaceTimed once when it was Sapnap's birthday.

"You were having a nightmare. You started crying and I tried to wake you up." He said, leaning back in his chair, holding the phone so his face was mostly visible. I stared at my screen, my heart rate going back to normal after a few moments.

"Yeah... I don't remember it." I said, getting my water bottle and chugging most of it.

"Do you wanna know?" George asked and I shook my head, glad that he could at least see that since I didn't trust my voice to answer him. "Hey... isn't it like 6am for you?"

"Yeah... it's uh... 5:58 actually." I said as I stared at my clock.

"I think we should make our sleep schedules the same." George said after a few moments.

"Yeah?" I said, slowly sinking back into my bed, pulling the blanket up to my chin once more.

"Yeah, so we can hang out more."

I smiled slightly and nodded, I liked the sound of that. Then George would be awake when I'm awake and we can both go to bed at the same time on call... I liked that idea a lot.

"You just gotta keep me up all night." George grinned and I couldn't help but chuckle.

"I can do that." I said, glancing at myself on screen. It was too dark to see the circled under my eyes or how pale I looked due to the panic I had when first waking up. I'm really looking rough...

"Dream... I didn't notice before but... you have freckles." George said, pulling me out of my thoughts.

"Oh yeah... I do." I said, poking at my own cheek. George laughed softly. "What?"

"Nothing, nothing." He laughed again making me sit up.

"No, really, what is it?" I asked, my phone getting a better angle of my face now that I was sitting up.

"You're just... unreal." He finally said. I tilted my head in confusion but didn't press for more.

"Some say I'm like a dream." I joked causing George to roll his eyes now. "Are you playing Minecraft?" I asked, seeing how his computer screen lit up his face with sort shades of green and grey.

"Yeah, I was, now I'm just wandering on the smp." George shrugged. "I'm gonna turn it off for now though. I wanna talk to you." He said as he logged out and grabbed his phone before heading to his bed. He sat down before scooting himself to the middle and getting comfortable.

"Don't get too comfortable, you gotta stay awake with me." I smiled, petting Patches as she laid on my lap.

"Just yell at me if I fall asleep." George mumbled into his blanket.

"Look at Patches." I said, angling my phone down so George could see her.

"She's so small." George cooed, making me laugh softly.

"Yeah, she was really small when she was a kitten. She gets nervous when she meets new people... but I think she would like you." I rambled.

"Are you hinting at me coming to visit?"

"Oh... I mean... if you want to." I said softly, realizing what I said.

"Do you want me to come visit?" He asked making me blushed slightly at just the thought, my heart squeezing.

"Y-yeah..." I finally stuttered out, glad it was dark so he wouldn't see my pink cheeks. George looked like he was blushing too.

"We should plan for it then."

"Really? You wanna come here?" I perked up more.

"Of course, Dream, I already told you before that I wanna come and see you. We should have Sapnap come too, we can all hang out for like... two weeks or until we get sick of each other." George smiled and I nodded. I liked that idea very much.

"Yeah, I have room for you two. I... don't have much going on."

"Good, when Sapnap wakes up we'll figure it out." George smiled before sitting up against his headboard too and got comfortable.

"You're wearing my merch." I pointed out.

"I am." He said as he looked down at his hoodie. "It's comfortable."

"I'm glad..."
~~~~~

"Sapnap, wake up!" George yelled, overly tired but refusing to go to bed since it wasn't time for me to sleep yet.

"George, why are you up?" Sapnap said in confusion.

"Don't worry about it. When are you free this month?" George asked, sitting in front of his computer once more.

"Wait, have you been up all night? Did you and Dream have a sleepover without me?" Sapnap whined.

"We've been talking and you two should come visit me." I said Sapnap noticing that we were on FaceTime.

"You even got Dream on FaceTime? He never does that for me. George, teach me your ways." Sapnap said and George rolled his eyes as they bickered for a bit more before Sapnap finally registered what I said. "You want us to come visit? Hell yeah! When?"

"We can figure that out now." I said, excitedly to have them here with me. It would take my mind off of a lot of stuff.
~~~~~

It took us a bit but after three hours we figured out everything and even began planning on where we would go and what we would do. I could barely sit still as I thought about how fun it would be to have them here.

"I think we should have a break and play some Minecraft." Sapnap announced. I nodded in agreement. I wanted to play on the smp.

"Yeah, you guys go play, I'll be here." George said, yawning as he leaned back in his chair.

"Make sure you stay awake." I said with a grin, glancing at my phone. George gave me a thumbs up, watching his phone sleepily.

Sapnap and I played on the smp for about two hours before I began to get tired. Sapnap was bickering with George about something but I had tuned out as I mined cobble for a build.

"I'm gonna sleep in Dream's bed. I bet he cuddles you when he's asleep."

"Dream sleeps like a starfish, there's no way you'd find any room on his bed." George laughed softly.

"He'd probably curl up if someone else was in bed next to him." Sapnap cooed.

"What?" I asked, finally tuning in.

"Nothing!" George said.

"No, I wanna know what you two were taking about." I said, looking at my phone now.

"Do you like to cuddle, Dream?" Sapnap asked.

"Oh uh.... I don't know." I shrugged. "Maybe... why do you ask?" I said, logging off of the smp. 

"Because George was curious for when you two share a bed." Sapnap joked. I felt my cheeks heating up as I moved my phone so they couldn't see my face. "Where'd you go? Are you embarrassed, Dreamie?"

"No... I'm just tired so I'm gonna lay in bed." I said, face planting into bed with a soft huff as I got comfortable.

"We should go to bed." George said, yawning for the millionth time.

"Yeah... goodnight, guys." I said, smiling as Sapnap begged to have a FaceTime sleep call which we all agreed to.

"Goodnight." George said, Sapnap saying his goodnights as we relaxed in bed and soon fell asleep.
~~~~~

"Your time is running out, Dream. You can't stop me..."

"Who are you?" I asked, walking up to the mirror where the voice came from.

"You don't remember me?" He asked, stepping into view, wearing my smiley mask.

"What is this place?" I asked, watching as he stepped out of the mirror. Bright green hoody, dark jeans, combat boots, smiley mask...

"You came here a lot when you were younger... but now you're losing control and I'm back." He chuckled, resting a gloved hand on my shoulder. "I'm you, remember? I'm your best friend... I'll help you, Dream. Just give me control again, okay?" He said softly, I felt safe in his presence.

"Okay... just... be nice to my friends." I smiled.

"Oh, I will, Dream... now, you need to wake up... wake up, Dream... wake up!"
~~~~~

"W-what?" I mumbled, opening my eyes slowly opened.

"Good morning, Dream." Sapnap and George both said. I yawned, rubbing the sleep from my eyes.

"Hey, good morning." I said, smiling happily. I felt well rested and comfortable.

"We should all make breakfast at the same time." Sapnap said.

"Yeah, I'll make... pancakes. What are you two gonna make?" George said.

"Uh, cereal?" I shrugged, stretching, letting my hoodie ride up slightly before pulling it down.

"Come on, Dream, be more creative. I'm gonna make waffles." Sapnap chuckled.

"Fine... I'll make... bacon and eggs." I mumbled and got out of bed, feeding Patches first before getting everything out.

George and Sapnap bickering away like normally causing me to laugh.

I wonder what I dreamed about last night. I can't remember but I'm sure that's a good thing. Oh well. I shook my head slowly and began making food.