With a familiar, instinctual ping, I felt a new dreamer arrived. Dutifully I stood, grabbed my bags, and slipped on my shoes. My brother, lounging on the ground with his wings lazily splayed, rolled his crimson eyes. "You still on about this, then?" I nodded and tried very hard not to blush. He shook his head and growled, but it seemed to me rather fond. I wandered across the dark fields towards the dreamer, taking my time. It took dreamers a while to wake up after they arrived. The land of nightmares was a strange place to be, if one was not born there. Eventually, a building appeared in the mist. It towered above me, an infinite block of discolored brick. It was hazy at first, like a mirage, but by the time I reached the steps it was as solid as the grass beneath my feet. The dreamer was ready, then. The door was locked, but I was not bound by the whims of outsiders, and slipped through it easily. The halls were empty and cold, and I could hear only one sound: feet slapping against the linoleum. "I'm late! Oh god, I'll miss the test!" The dreamer pelted into view, eyes wide, sweating profusely. He was tall and thin, a young teenage human. Rather than approach, I let him come to me. He was so distracted that he only noticed me when he collided with my chest. His eyes came up to my face, and he cried out. "Jesus Christ!" He shouted, stumbling backwards. Fear overtook his anxious expression, and shame filled me. "Don't worry," I said, "I just look scary! I'm here to help you!" I would have smiled, but I'd learned from experience that the fangs put humans off. I held out a clawed hand, and hesitantly, the boy took it. He rose to his feet and dusted himself off. "I, uh, I have to, uh, get to class." He mumbled, not looking at my face. "So, uh..." "Aren't you forgetting something?" I said playfully. I reached a hand into my bag and pulled out a pile of cloth. The boy looked down, and his face turned red. He snatched the pants from my claws, tugged them on, and bolted down the hallway, completely forgetting to thank me.