《Phobia》A Golden Gaurd x Reader

Chapter 12 《Nightmares》

Y/N's Pov

My hands felt cold. 

 I looked down at them and I found, I was kneeling in murky grey water.  

I stood up shakily, fear gripping my mind. 

 A rumbling came from the far right, shaking my vision. 

 Turning to where the noise had come from, I see coils of mist swirling towards me.

  It comes into contact with my skin, burning ugly red marks.  

Overwhelming my body, the mist begins to burn, ferociously.  

The infinite blackness transforms around me, into a large mirror, my wide-eyed expression blurred in the mist. 

 Waving my hand around, I tryto push away the mist.

  In my attempts, I'm able to free the mist from my hand.

  Looking down, all I see is dripping sludge, my hand no longer where it is supposed to be.  

I shriek at the horrific sight and the wails echo back to me.  

Crying at the pain, I collapse onto the floor. 

 The darkness fades into my vision and static buzzes in my ears.  

I can feel myself weakening as the darkness saps away at me.  My eyes close, letting the dark win.  

I wake up sweating.  My cheeks feel wet. 

 I rub my eyes and look around to see the empty walls of my room.  

Hunter must have carried me up here, when I fell asleep. 

 I think back to last night and smile.

  Standing up, my legs feel shaky. 

 Thinking back to my nightmare, I shiver.  

Hopefully, nightmares don't mean the truth.  

Walking downstairs, I enter the kitchen.  

I spot Hunter in the corner and sit down next to him.

  He turns around, yawning, and spots me. 

 I move closer and hug him.  Hunter stiffens at my touch, keeping silent. 

 Releasing him from my grip, I pull up his mask.  

"Hey!" he grumbles, blushing badly. 

 "It's okay.  No one's awake." I grin at him.  

Pulling the mask of his face entirely, Hunter grins back at me.  

"So what exactly do you need me for?" he queries.  My face darkens and this time, I look at Hunter seriously "I had a bad nightmare but I don't understand what it means.  Perhaps you could help me?"

  He nods and I begin to tell him everything.  

Deep in thought, Hunter nods at my every word.

  He lets out a hum of concentration, finally coming to a conclusion. 

 "I don't think it means anything.........", he falters, "I've heard of nightmares like this, before..........., but they were only fever dreams." I nod, this answer isn't what I expected, but atleast it's something

 "Thank you, Hunter.  That's what I needed."  

Giving him a quick kiss on the cheek, I rush out of the kitchen. 

 Passing Eda on the way to my room, I grin madly at her. 

 She raises an eyebrow, in a quizzical expression. 

 I run into my room and sit on my bed.

 Thinking about Hunter, I blush badly.  

Cupping my hot face in my hands, I sigh, dreamily.  I can't stop my thoughts about it, nothing is going to help me avoid them. 

 There is only one thing I can do.  I must accept my fate.

  I have fallen down a rabbit hole, full of twists and turns, full of unexpected moments, with small periods of happiness and even bigger periods of disappointment.

  I still have to accept the fact, that I am very much in love.

《I hope you enjoyed this chapter!  I spent a while typing it, but here it is, finished!  My dog is currently, not in the best state.  He has had an operation and is feeling quite sorry for himself, so my mind is very much distracted at his sadness.  This may mean that there will be a lot of late uploads.》