Shadows in the Dark: Rise of Three

Chapter VI

Jake runs into the room followed by Jennifer and Zach. Jake looks around the room looking for some sort of intruder, and Jennifer and Zach just stare at me with curiosity.

"What happened?" Asks Jake first.

"Bad memory. I'll be fine. Go back to sleep."

"It's noon. You've been asleep all day yesterday and all morning. Jake thought you died." Jennifer says.

"It's been almost two days?" I ask in shock. I get out of bed and start toward the bathroom. I start to fall, but Jake catches me. He helps me to the bathroom and I splash cold water on my face. I walk back into the room with the help of Jake and get back into bed.

"Zach and I need to get back to training, but Jake can stay here." Jennifer says.

"Ok. That's fine." I says tiredly.

"Is tells me I'm like a dream catcher in human form. You'll be fine."

"Ok." I lay back down and Jake sits down next to me, and puts his arm around my head and strokes my hair. I hear Jennifer and Zach leave while I drift off into sleep again.

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I wake up feeling well rested. I move to get out of bed when I'm stopped my Jakes arm. I smile and watch him sleep for a few minutes. Then I move his arm and get up, and go into the bathroom.

I close the door and take off my clothes. I turn on the water and get in. I wash my hair and my body without thinking about anything if hearing any thoughts. I don't know what time it is or what day it is. Part of me doesn't care. I get out of the shower and wrap a towel around me. I open the door and Zach is standing in the doorway.

"I didn't think you were that kind of girl." He says.

"I'm not. Wait. What kind of girl?" I ask.

"The kind that would sleep with a guy she just met."

"I didn't sleep with him. I fell asleep two seconds after you left and woke up ten minutes ago." I say angrily.

"Really?"

"Yes! Why would you think that I did?"

"He has no shirt on and he's under the covers with his arm on your side of the bed."

"He took his shirt off? When? It was on when I went into the shower. At least I think it was."

"Really?"

"Hold on." I slip into his memory and watch the period of time I was asleep. He watches me sleep and strokes my hair for hours then falls asleep. He wakes up and I'm still laying next to him. He gets up, takes his shirt off, and puts it on the chair by the bed. He goes into the bathroom and slashes his face with water to get rid of the sleepy look. Then gets back into bed and starts stroking my hair again. After a few more hrs he falls asleep and stays that way.

"He took it off in the middle of the night after he fell asleep the first time. He splashed water on his face then climbed back into the bed and laid next to me for a few more hours then fell asleep again. He hasn't been up since. He's one of those guys that takes there shirts off to sleep. The only reason he didn't the first time was because he didn't think he would fall asleep. Happy?"

"A little more now."

"Can I get dressed please?"

"Ya. Sure. I'll wait."

I walk over to the dresser and pull out a black skin tight shirt and black skin tight pants. I find a leather jacket laying underneath.

"That's their gear. It's what they wear when they kill demons and fight things."