Come Back to Me || Foxxay

III.) Night-Terrors

TW: night terrors. Also, trigger for weed, if anyone gets triggered by that.

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Cordelia had to lend Misty a nightgown for the night. She promised her that when the weekend came, she would take her to get some new clothes, even though Misty was more than willing to wear Cordelia's clothes.

Misty was the first to fall asleep, easily slipping into her dreamscape from how exhausted she had been. She felt like she could finally sleep in Cordelia's embrace.

Cordelia fell asleep not too long after the other woman started to snore.

However, within just a few hours, she woke up to Misty shaking in her sleep. Misty's whole body shook, small cries left her lips, and she was murmuring something.

Cordelia gently shook Misty in her arms. "Wake up," she whispered.

Misty's murmured turned into words: "No... no, I-I d-don't wanna..." she kept repeating.

"Misty, wake up," Cordelia said it a bit louder.

"No!" Misty cried out before her eyes shot open. Her tear-filled eyes focused on Cordelia's face, seeing the worry on her features. She sobbed as she pulled Cordelia tight against her, burying her head into the woman's neck.

"Shh, it's okay, baby," Cordelia whispered as she held the other witch just as tightly. She held Misty for what felt like hours until she cried so much, she didn't have any tears left. She had a feeling that something like this was going to happen. "Talk to me, Mist. What did you see?"

"I-I-I was i-in hell... a-again..." Misty stammered through short breaths.

Cordelia sighed sadly. "You're not there anymore, I promise. You'll never go back."

Misty nodded meekly as she cried again. "I-I ju-just need to c-calm down."

"Do you want some tea? We can talk better when you're calm."

Misty gulped as she nodded.

Cordelia kissed the top of Misty's curls before pulling away, but when the woman clung onto her, she stayed. "Come down with me."

Misty nodded again before she hesitantly pulled away. She quickly wiped her face of tears and snot. "Sorry..."

"Why are you sorry?"

"C-cause I woke ya up..." Misty murmured softly as she sat up.

Cordelia shook her head. "You don't have to apologize to me for that. I've dealt with a lot of the girls waking me up in the middle of the night with something. This is at the bottom of the list of those things. I've been woken up to a Prince of Hell in the house, or one of the girls dead before." She said as she got up and held out a hand for the other witch.

Misty looked up at her with wide eyes. "What?"

"I know, it sounds insane. But I have to deal with those things."

Misty shook her head as she grabbed the other woman's hand as she got up. "Th-that's crazy."

"It is, but I will admit waking up to you shaking was frightening," Cordelia said as she led them downstairs.

"I-I'm sorry..." Misty murmured once again as she looked down at her feet.

"Misty, baby, don't apologize, please. I'm not upset with you, just worried." She explained as they reached the kitchen. She led Misty to the table and pulled out a chair for her. "Stay here."