Just Another Memorable Day In TCF

Children's Nightmares (1)

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"Hu....mann.."

The voice is too far.
Is that Raon calling me?
Am I still asleep?
Should I wake up?

"Human!"
Raon whispered at Cale.

Haah...
I guess I need to wake up.

"Raon. Why? What time is it now?"
I rubbed my sleepy eyes.

"I-it's 3:20 a.m. in the morning..."
Raon stuttered.

Seems like the little dragon felt bad for waking his human up at this hour.

"Why? You can't sleep?"
I asked the little dragon.

"....hmm....b-but, nightmare is nothing compared to this great and mighty dragon!"
The black dragon puffed his chest but his paws were still trembling in fear.

I'm still lying in my bed.
I should sit up.
Oh.

When I sit up, I can see another two small kittens were peeking from afar.

"On, Hong, Come here.'
I called them to come near me.

It's weird.
They usually will sleep next to me.
Why are they sitting far away from me now?

"....Cale... nightmares....they are really bad..."
Hong's eyes become teary.

Yes it is.
It must be a really bad dream if the children even On were crying.

I reached my hands toward the children and hugged them.

The children flinched for a second before finally calmed down.

"Why did you guys flinched? Did I become a monster in your dreams?"
I looked at the children's teary eyes.

"...worse than that, human..."
Raon pouted as he leaned his head deeper into my chest.
It's kinda hurt since his scales become rougher.
But that doesn't matter.

Guess me becoming a monster is not that bad for them huh?

"Will it bother you if I ask you to tell me? Of course you don't have to say it if you don't want to."

"....why?"
On looked at me.
Her gazed somewhat looked different than usual.

"So that I can prevent your nightmares from happening in reality."
I smiled softly at the children.

They are children who rarely shows sad emotions and problems like this.

"...it just..."
On looked down.
It seemed like she tried not to burst into tears.

"Human...you....you didn't save me..."
Raon's cheek become wet due to the tears that flow down continuously from his clear blue eyes.

"....I did what..?"
Did I heard it wrong?

"You..I- in my dreams...you didn't come to save me...I- i was inside the prison waiting for you to come...but...you never came... huk..hukk.."
The little dragon's tears were wetting my pajama but I don't care about it.

Did he just said that I left him alone in the prison and didn't come to save him?
The me in his nightmare?
That nightmare's red head bastard––

I was quiet furious at myself but I need to remain calm.

"Cale...you...you...left us too...."
The red kitten rubbed his head on my chest as his cry become louder.

"You didn't care about us...you never bring breads  for us to eat..sobs....you..you...the you in the nightmare....is bad....you looked at us with no warmth at all..and...and... sob...sob.."
On couldn't continue her story as her sobs prevent her from speaking.