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Entry 2- 02-29-05:

I had meant to go to town and investigate any possible answers to the questions I had formed earlier, but I was unable to. My cold rapidly progressed into a moderate case of the flu, so I remained firmly in my bed the entire day, miserable. I was astonished to note, however, that the dream whisp seemed almost worried; it drifted around me quickly, as if anxious.

Today, however, I contacted a good friend of mine and told her about the dream. To my surprise, she had heard of these dreams, and directed me to a shop located off the warm waters of Gambino. Intrested, I kayaked out to the shop. (Not that I don't like saltwater or the ocean, I just prefer not to swim in it.)

In this shop I found the answers I had been searching for. I learned that my whisp would continue to grow and become an Aware dream, with it's own thoughts and personality. I learned much more, far too much to list here.

I returned home much enlightened, the golden whisp following me still. I thought for a while in my room, before deciding upon Araku as a name for the whisp. It seemed happy, floating around me, occasianaly touching me and shending shivers down my spine. It felt like a heavy mist, light and cool.

I can only wonder what will happen later, and I am curious-and excited- as to what to expect.

03-09-05- Entry 4:

I walked into my house today, just coming home from school, and was intending to get a nap before doing my homework. However, as soon as I walked in, I noticed that something felt different. Not wrong exactly, but different.

Turning into my room, I found out exactly why.

Sitting upon my bookshelf was a sleepy Araku, his lime colored eyes focus on me the moment I stepped in. He was sitting on a book, which again turned out to be the book of Egyptian Mythology. I had forgotten for a moment that when Dreams hit the Awakening stage, they practically absorbed knowlege. I gave him a sidelong glace.

"Like this book, do you?"

Araku mearly looked at me, then the book, then back at me. I grinned, guessing his intent, and sat down on my bed and began to read.

Later, after I had finished the first part of the book, I began to talk. Just about anything. He would watch me with that solem green gaze, absorbing anything and everything that he saw or heard. Where ever I went he would follow, watching me, or one of the others, silently.

I'm currently sitting here writing this, and trying to explain to him the functions of a computer. I'm not quite sure that he understands it yet, but from what I've found out, I'll have plenty of time to explain.

Entry 6: 03-15-05-

Araku seemed rather...distant today. It was raining, and I found him sitting on a window sill, just contemplating and staring at the downpour. When qustioned, he gave me a small smile, before telling me that he was thinking about going to Nowhere. I wasn't very surprised, and he told me that he had been feeling a kind of longing to back. He was quick to reassure me that he would always come home, but he knew that he needed to go. I was a little worried (after all, I knew Nowhere to be dangerous), but gave my consent. He was thrilled, as if he had expected me to keep him here forever. I was happy just to see his face light up with glee. We talked for a while, before I had to leave. I'm not sure when he's going (probably today or tomorrow), but when he does, I hope he stays relativly safe.

Entry 8- 03-20-05:

<center> ~In Nowhere~
Seeing a dream fade out of the battle, Araku growled his anger. Eager to do his part, he bounded down the hill and lept into the space that the other dream had vacated, snarling. Just because he's rather read than fight didn't mean that he didn't know how. After all, hidden under all of his bookish-ness and quiet contemplation was a spark of fire just waiting to be blown on. He launched himself at the Nightmare, teeth bared.