Approbation

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The trip to the mall was short, every second in the car made dream more anxious as he tapped the steering wheel, they eventually pulled into the parking lot, george undid his seatbelt and began to exit the car before dream grabbed his wrist pulling him back.

"I cant do this-" he retorted taking in a deep breath
"dream, it'll be okay, i promise" George raised his pinkie, hesitantly dream accepted it, interlocking them. Dream wrapped his hand around georges holding it tight.
"she said she'd be outside the bath and body works"
"then what are we waiting for" George brought dreams hand to his lips, kissing it gently.

Dream took in a deep breath and undid his seatbelt, finally getting out of the car.

The floor below him was wet obviously from the rain, the sky however beamed a menacing sunlight. It was peculiar how the ground reflected back the light, the puddles glistening. George walked beside him as they trailed through the mall, in the distance his eyes finally met the bath and body works.

Stood outside, a girl about 5'5, long dirty blonde hair, wearing a burgundy hoodie and jeans.

"that's her isn't it" george smiled noticing the girl dream stared at
"yeah" he nodded
"then go on!" george playfully slapped his back and dream picked up his steps once again approaching her, she looked up, "Clay!" she beamed running to him

He wrapped his arms around her, thankful to see her again.

"Hey" He chuckled
"I've missed you so damn much!"
"Watch the language!" He tutted as they pulled away
"sorry, i'm just- excited!" she giggled stepping back and forth slightly, george noticed this, dream also did the same thing when he was nervous
"oh, this is my friend george!" He introduced him
"Don't you mean your boyfriend?" she raised an eyebrow
"What"
"I may have been gone for like six months but you don't just bring a friend to something like this, so george as my future brother in law tell me about yourself"
"Drista!" Dream half yelled
"Well, hey. I'm george i'm a guitarist singer i guess? For BandNotFound andddddd yeah i'm dating your brother i guess?" George smiled, he shook hands with drista and pulled away

Drista pulled dream down and whispered into his ear
"i like this guy"
"me too" dream chuckled as she leant away
"should i be concerned?" george cocked his head in confusion, "nope!" the siblings said almost in sync.

The three went about, eating food, just having a relatively normal day, they had agreed to meet more often.

The day however was unfortunately drawing to a close, they were sat outside in the parking lot, looking out into the distance as the cold air danced around them, the clouds had since covered the sky and the sun had set hours before.

Wind dancing through the trees and the hum of cars and lorries driving past, the gentle buzz of the street lights.

"When are you free next clay?" Drista asked taking out her phone
"Next sunday"
"A week from now?"
"Mhm" he smiled
"Then i'll be seeing you saturday" she smirked noting it down into her phone
"how do your foster parents feel about this?" Dream asked
"They don't know, they wouldn't let me see you, i told them i was out with a school friend"
"Okay, just be careful, please"
"pfffft i'm always careful"
"not when i caught you stealing twenty dollars out of my wallet"
"THAT WAS A ONE OFF!" she playfully yelled hitting his arm, "wow, Drista is a master thief now?" George smirked leaning against the railing.
"Barely, caught her in the act!"
"It was a year ago" she huffed

"Are you clay wastaken?" a voice interrupted their conversation, the group turned, three police officers stood

"Yeah- that's me?" He looked at the guns in their holsters up at their eyes, he noticed how an officer put their hand on the holster, as if he was a threat.

"You're under arrest for the murder of Jay Walker, anything you say or do will be hold against you in the court of law, do you understand?" The main officer put his hand on dream and dream shoved away

"He- he really doesn't like being touched" george reached out yet was pushed away by an assisting officer

"Dris, go home, i don't want you seeing this" Dream said, drista looked up to him then to george before taking off.

He officer placed his arm firmly on dreams shoulder shoving him against the wall, he began to stim, flapping his hand

"Stop moving!" the officer demanded as he held the cuffs

"Hes neurodivergent, he doesn't understand what's going on- just give him a minute" George muttered filling with concern for dream noticing how he frantically moved

"What the hells that, he looks normal" One of the officers chimed in

"he's crazy!" another added

The officer shoved dream to the ground holding him down on his stomach, he now began making loud noises in fear still shaking trying to escape his grasp.

In the moment his hand brushed against the officers gun, causing the other two to raise theirs pointing to him

"HANDS ON THE GROUND NOW CLAY!" They yelled, he couldn't stop, he cried out looking up at george who couldn't do a thing but watch his boyfriend helplessly be held down as he struggled and yelled.

"HES REACHING FOR YOUR GUN!" An officer yelled

"HES NOT HES JUST SCA-"

a shot went off,

the noises stopped, georges ears rang, he looked down.

Blood forming below dream, curling up at his shirt, infesting it.

He stopped shaking and his body dropped.

"oh god" George choked

A/N

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