Dominari in Timore (BrOhm)

Chapter 14

(Bryce's POV)

I ended up staying awake the rest of the night, which was no surprise by this point.

"So, uh, when are you going to meet the person that's been helping you again?" Mini asked as we began to leave our dorm room.

"Not until next week I think. If I hear something from him then I may go sooner," I replied.

"Go where?" I suddenly heard Ohm's voice next to me. I nearly jumped three feet in the air.

"Nowhere," Mini replied coolly as I attempted to regain my breath.

"God Ohm, don't scare me like that," I said. Ohm just laughed.

"Oh, c'mon Brycey, you know you love me," he said, slipping his hand into mine. I rolled my eyes.

"Sometimes, Ohm, sometimes,"

**

It was only after I had fallen asleep for three classes in a row that Ohm decided to finally confront me about it.

"Ok Bryce, seriously, what's going on? You've fallen asleep in almost every class, you look like you're about to drop, and now you won't tell me anything. You know you can trust me right?" Ohm said, a frown set on his face.

"Of course I trust you Ohm. Look, it's nothing, really," I said, panicking slightly.

"Clearly it's something Bryce. Please, just tell me, I want to help you," Ohm insisted. Need an excuse, need an excuse. Ah! I gave a small sigh before answering.

"Ok, fine. I haven't been sleeping because... I've been having nightmares," I wasn't technically lying; that was a big part of the reason that I wasn't sleeping, "I've been getting them almost every night for a while now. I don't want to go to sleep because I just know that I'll have one. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you before," I said. As soon as I finished speaking, Ohm grew a worried look.

"Is that all? Bryce, you should have told me sooner. I'm sure there's a way that I could help you. Are your nightmares about, y'know, what happened when you were a kid?" He asked. I nodded, even though it  wasn't fully true. The last time I actually slept and had a nightmare, it was about something entirely different. In the dream, I had ended up losing my friends, and to make matters worse, I had hurt them. It was an accident, caused by my powers; it only increased my motivation to go and see Adam.

"I know, and I'm sorry," I said. Ohm just sighed and wrapped an arm around me.

"Alright Bryce, tonight I'm coming to your room to help you sleep. You can't just keep staying up, it's not healthy," I chewed my lip, slightly worried. What if Ellie showed up? What if he found the journal and got suspicious? There were plenty of ways this could have gone wrong. Right now though, I didn't have any other choice.

"Ok Ohm. Thank you," I said. I would just have to hope.

**

I walked into my room and spotted Ellie, curled up on the bed on top of what looked to be a pile of papers. I rushed over to her and grabbed the papers out from under her. She meowed in annoyance, but I quickly moved her back into the necklace because Ohm was supposed to arrive soon. I had already asked Mini to stay at Tyler's Dorm for tonight, mainly because I didn't need to deal with the teasing. I had already gotten a warning from him to not have sex on his bed, which of course caused both him and Tyler to go into a fit of laughter. Pushing the thought aside, I refocused on the task at hand.

I only vaguely scanned through the pile of papers, just to be sure that they were what Adam asked for. I decided to hide the papers in one of my drawers, near the back underneath the clothes. I figured it would probably be a bad idea to try and hide the journal and the papers together as it would look very suspicious if someone happened to find them. I then moved to grab the journal to let Adam know that I had the papers.

"Great job Bryce; thank you so much. Bring them tomorrow night, and then we can get started as soon as possible,"

As soon as I received the message, I heard a knock on my door.

"Come in!" I yelled as I rushed to shove the journal under my mattress. I stood up right as the door opened. Ohm walked through the door and gave me a smile. Good, he didn't see anything.

"So Brycey, what do you want to do?" Ohm asked coming over to sit next to me on the bed.

"I have some homework I need to get done. Then we can go from there," I answered, moving to grab a few of my books.

"Boring," Ohm answered leaning back. I rolled my eyes as I rejoined him.

"Do you have any better ideas?" I asked. He smirked at me.

"I have a few,"

*in spongebob narrator voice*
A few hours later

After doing 'homework' (which really just turned into a giant make out session) we didn't do much. We talked for a while, and before I knew it, night was approaching. I let out a small yawn, which caused Ohm to chuckle.

"You ready for bed, Brycey?" Ohm asked. I only frowned. This was the first time in a while that I was going to actually try and sleep, and I was scared. The nightmares that I had were only getting progressively worse each time I kind of slept. I could only imagine what would happen now. I guess Ohm could tell that I was unsure, causing him to sigh. He came behind me and wrapped his arms around me.

"It'll be ok Brycey. I'm right here, and I won't leave your side tonight. C'mon, let's try at least, ok?" He asked. I sighed in defeat. I knew I needed to at least try, and now that Ohm was here, it was sure to be a lot easier.

"Ok," I replied. I felt him grin slightly and he led me over to my bed. We both got under the covers and I turned the lamp off. As soon as my head hit the pillow, Ohm pulled me against him and wrapped his arms around my waist. I instantly relaxed in Ohm's grip. Something about it felt warm and comforting. I felt...safe.

Not long after, I felt my eyes begin to shut, and soon darkness whisked my consciousness away.

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And I have returned with another chapter. I really need to get better at the whole updating thing. Sorry this chapter doesn't have a whole lot going on, it's more of a filler than anything else. But I will say a lot of this is important for the next chapter and on.

What could I possibly be planning? Hmm

Anywho, I hope you guys enjoyed, and I'll see you in the next chapter.

~Vesper out