Haikyuu: Dream Catchers

Chapter 6: Good Afternoon

traaash a/n: this is a longass chapter (3000+ words)

DISCLAIMER: Images, dialogue and plot all belong to the author of haikyuu at 3am which you can find here: http://03xlimit.tumblr.com/

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Chapter 6: Good Afternoon

How to regret everything.

"Wait, are you 11p-" Daichi started say as the stranger's glowing blue vines gently let go of 3am.

"Well, it looks like you're ticking, so before they wake up I need to get you out of here because you're in danger." They said as they gently placed 3am on the floor.

"Wait! Please, he needs my help, I've seen-" Daichi said, running over and trying to crouch beside 3am, however the same blue vines wrapped around himself as 11pm supported him.

"LImit, you need to get out of here. They'll be fine, they just need to rest." 11pm reassured Daichi, opening a portal the same colour as the vines before helping Daichi through it. "Anytime a Limit comes into contact with a nightmare, nothing good ever happens because of it."

Daichi glanced back at 3am's limp form with a forlorn expression as 11pm led him away from the portal, ignoring the Dream Catcher as they chatted about how they were going to get Daichi all nice and cleaned up. They didn't notice someone walk over to 3am, Knowhere going into silence once more.

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"I've...I've come to Knowhere before...many times." Daichi told 11pm as they helped him through the halls.

"How is that possible? You were just having your soul taken by a nightmare...and judging from your countdown, you've only been here for a small amount of time." 11pm said, tapping their chin in thought, the only sound being their footsteps on tiles.

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They made their way to a room off the side of the main hallway, 11pm laying Daichi down on a pile of cushions surrounding a pool full of stars.

"Ow...ow...ow..." Daichi muttered, wincing as 11pm's vines retracted from around his body and new, paler ones took their place.

"There's a book around here that can heal you, but my vines should do for now." 11pm said, looking through the books on a large bookshelf that took up a whole wall. Daichi slowly sat up, looking around with a curious gaze. "This is the Dusk Palace by the way."

"I...I have to get back to 3am...He's really sick..." Daichi said, holding a hand to his forehead as a jolt of pain ran through his head. He didn't notice 11pm freeze for a split second before going back to looking through the books.

"I know you're very eager but 3am was trying to suck out your energy and not your darkness. It's going to take you some time to recover, so please stay a while." 11pm said, pulling a book with an aqua cover off the shelf.

"I need to help 3am and I'm not going to stop until I've done so." Daichi said, wincing as he tried to sit up properly. "If you're another Dream Catcher here to give me a lecture on why  I should wake up, I won't listen."

"I know attachment is hard and it's futile for me to intervene between you and your Dream Catcher, but the pain of seeing your friend become a nightmare is really hard, isn't it? Trust me, I know." 11pm said, turning around with a pile of books in his hands.

"But I've seen something that could help the nightmares. I told you - I've been here." Daichi said, rubbing his temple as he tried to erase the pain in his head and try to remember. "In the Midnight Palace library, I found a cure. But...I can't remember anything! Still...there is something wrong..."