I Don't Trust You... (JR) BOOK 1

Chapter 12

Third person POV:

    Zoe gasped and say up, breathing heavily as she woke up from her nightmare. She quickly looked around her, scared that he was still standing over her. When she realized that she was awake, she let out a small breath and relaxed her muscles.

"I'm okay....I'm okay." She whispers, putting her hands to her head. She had dreamed that She was back with Akuma. It was the day Kazu had forced her. She had remembered the fear and the pain he had brought her and she swore that she felt it all over again, which made her start to hyperventilate again. 'Calm down, Zoe... calm down.' She kept telling herself.

After a few seconds, she calmed her breathing, but she couldn't stop her heart from thumping wildly. She still felt scared and wanted comfort.

She glanced down at her two sleeping friends, but then shook her head. 'No. I can't wake them up. They already tried comforting me earlier and I can't bother them with this.' She thought.

Zoe thought for a minute, then shakily crawled out of bed, not disturbing Jade and Faith. As soon as she was out of bed, she straightens up and walks toward the door. Opening it quietly, she slips out of her bedroom and quietly shuts the door behind her, then walks down the hallway. Zoe stops once she gets to Hiroki and Nowaki's bedroom.

'I hope I don't look stupid doing this...' she thinks.

Taking a deep breath, she turns the knob and opens the door. Soft snores greet her as she walks up to the bed. Nowaki has his arm around Hiroki, who is facing her. Zoe takes another deep breath and taps lightly on Hiroki's shoulder.

"...H-Hiroki?" She stutters, tapping him again. He groans, but stays asleep. She tries again, calling his name a little louder.

"Hiroki?" He groans and finally sits up, not opening his eyes.

"Nowaki.... why did the hell did you wake me up..." he growls as he rubs his eyes. Zoe clears her throat and looks at him.

"...Hiroki..." she says softly. Hiroki snaps his eyes open and looks over at Zoe, his bad mood forgotten.

"Zoe? What are you doing in here?" He stares at her, then glances at the alarm clock on his desk. He frowns a bit. "And it's only 12:00 am." He grumbles.

He was about to tell her to go back to bed, but when he turns his head to look at her, he froze. Zoe's eyes had started to fill with tears. Hiroki moved and sat on the edge of the bed, facing Zoe and nervously put his hand on her shoulder.

"A-ah, are you okay? What's wrong?" He asks frantically. He was confused and nervous because he had never seen Zoe cry, or have emotion at all!

Zoe looks at him, equally nervous and crosses her arms, holding herself. "....can I sleep with you?" She whispers.

Hiroki's eyes widen. He never thought that Zoe would say something like that. He looks at her confused.

"Uh, okay..." he lays back down on the bed and moves over, lifting up the covers for her to get in.

Zoe quickly crawls in and curls up in a ball, her head down. Hiroki pulls the covers over her and lays his head back in the pillow. 'Something must be bothering her.....should I ask her?'

He was about to open his mouth and ask, but stops when she curls closer to him. She presses her head onto his chest and snuggles closer to his body, sniffling. Hiroki's eyes go wide, but then softens. Wrapping a protective arm around her shoulders, he pulls her closer and closes his eyes.

'No. She'll tell me when she's ready.....' he thinks. Then, he falls into a deep sleep, Zoe in his arms.