My Next Door Neighbour (Kakashi x OC)

5 // Nightmare

That night, I dream that I'm being held captive.

I'm stuck in a thick glass cube, the bottom of which is layered with a few centimeters of water. I pace around the small area, pressing my hands against the transparent walls. There's a bright white spotlight on the containment cube and the walls of the room it's in seem to be made of concrete. Must be underground.

I hear footsteps and turn around to see three shadowy figures. They're wearing dark cloaks and their faces are covered by masks. One of them goes to stand by a control panel. The other two stay standing in front of me.

"It seems you're conscious, perhaps now you can finally tell us where it is..." says the one in the middle. His voice is deep and menacing. I press my hands against the glass.

"What?" I ask, "What do you mean 'tell you where it is'? Tell you where what is?" I continue inquiring. A brush of cold liquid envelops my ankles and look down to see that the water level is slowly rising.

"Don't play dumb, girl! We know you know where it is, so you can either tell us or you can die!" continues the middle one, gesturing to the man on his right.

"I don't know what you're talking about!" I insist, standing firmly at the center of the containment cube. I can feel the water level rising steadily now. It seems to be elevating more rapidly with each of my answers.

"Tell us where it is, now!" shouts the center man. The water is now swishing around and rising steadily to my knees.

"Please, I don't know what you want from me!" I plead as I bang on the glass with my fist. The water is up to my thighs. "Please, stop the water!"

"You should of thought more carefully about your response if you didn't want to drown, girl!" he replies. "We're leaving. Put the water on full," he says to his companions.

And that's the last thing I hear them say before the person at the controls pulls a lever and walks off with the other two.

"Wait!" I beg, hoping they'll have second thoughts, but before I know it they're a part of the shadows. I slam my palm against the glass. The water level reaches my waist.

I start to panic. I can't swim, and I have nothing large enough to block the water pipe attached to the cubicle. I bang on the glass hoping it'll break, but it's hopeless.

"Please!" My voice cracks with desperation as the water reaches my shoulders, "Let me out, you're making a mistake!" I look all around myself trying to find anything that'll save me. I press my hands against the top of the glass hoping maybe it can be pushed off, but to no avail. I'm stuck in a sturdy deathtrap. The water just makes everything in the cube look more cramped. My breathing becomes shallow as the water passes my neck and I look up at the ceiling that's only inches from my face.

"PLEASE!" I scream in a last desperate effort to keep living. And just like that I take a final breath before being completely submerged in water.

I wake up violently and jolt upright. There are tears in my eyes and sweat on my brow. All I can hear in the room is the sound of my own shallow breathing.

"Mariko, are you alright?" says a concerned voice. I turn to see Kakashi, worry on his face as he sits up next to me. I guess as soon as I fell asleep he took to a separate side of the bed.

"Yeah, I'm good. It was just a bad dream," I mumble. He places a hand on my shoulder and I turn to face him.

"Everything's going to be okay, don't worry," he reassures me, placing his other hand on my cheek and wiping away my tears. "It wasn't real, you're safe with me here."