musesandlyrics :: So Real - Jeff Buckley

[manorsuperman]

And I couldn't awake from the nightmare
That sucked me in
And pulled me under
Pulled me under

For almost two weeks now, Lana had been in Montana, dealing with the aftermath of Sam's goodbye via the ranch not far from her hotel. If she had been in the right mind to consider it, she would be amazed at her maturity. At the beginning of this year, she would have drown her sorrows in wine. She'd had a glass or two since, but nothing so excessive as she would have previously. Even if the lack of sleep caused her to fall a few times before managing to actually mount the horse she'd chosen to ride, it was a far cry from self-destruction, and a sign that finally, after all this time, she was showing signs of growth.

When she got back to her room, she headed straight for the bed and let herself fall face down. Her chest tightened, her heart thoroughly aware of how empty it was. Had her body not been so tired, she would have cried again, but instead she slipped into what she hoped would be a peaceful sleep.

But it never was, was it?

Lana saw a blur of pitchforks and fire, heard the anger of the crowd, images of a dark past flashing for half a minute before the flames roared violently before her. When they settled, she found herself in the Talon apartment, staring at the fireplace. She looked around before a sound behind her drew her attention. The face she met was a reflection of her own, while at the same time not at all herself.

"Lana, my dear. It's been a while, hasn't it?"

Lana stiffened in the realization of who stood before her. "Isobel."

"Always the smart girl, weren't you?"

"You--this is a dream. You can't be here."

"Don't be ridiculous," Isobel said with a laugh. "I'm always here with you, Lana." The witch stepped closer to her descendant. "Can't you feel me? That 'darkness' you try so hard to push down? You and I are tied together."

"No." Lana shook her head. "No, we're not."

A smirk. "We'll see, won't we?"

[ooc: Open for RP with likely_evil, if the idiot wants to call her.]

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[manorsuperman]

Lana sniffled and pushed herself off the car. "Yeah. Okay."

[likely_evil]

"By the way, tell Oliver I said thanks. He's a good guy."

[manorsuperman]

That made her smile.

"Yeah, he is." She laughed a little as she made her way back to her room. "I kind of already thanked him with brownies."

[likely_evil]

"Mmm, brownies." He smiled a bit.

[manorsuperman]

A giggle. "You want some, don't you?"

[likely_evil]

"What I would do for anything homecooked..."

[manorsuperman]

Lana's mind went straight to the gutter.

"So I'll be dreaming of office sex now, huh?"

[likely_evil]

"You already had that..."

[manorsuperman]

"But now I'll be dreaming about it again."

[likely_evil]

"Well, at least then they will be good dreams."

[manorsuperman]

Lana grinned a little, then shook her head at herself a few steps later.

"I'm sorry. It's just, when you say things like that, my mind...wanders...I can't help it."

[likely_evil]

"I don't mind. I can hear you smiling. It's nice to know I can do that."

[manorsuperman]

Her smile got that much bigger. "Then calling was the right thing to do."

[likely_evil]

"I'm glad I did."

[manorsuperman]

She sighed, happy and disappointed at the same time.

"I wish I didn't have to hang up, but I really need to sleep."

[likely_evil]

"And I'm probably going to need to find my own place if Dean accomplishes his objective," Sam said softly.

"Get some sleep. Dream about that office sex. When this is over, I'll come by and help make it a reality, ok?"

[manorsuperman]

"Okay."