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Nightmares

(A/N: Starts within a dream)

"Please!" You cried out in the impending darkness, "Don't leave me!" Everything seemed so perfect only moments ago, but that time was now over. Piece by piece, your surroundings disappeared. Buildings faded away and each time you turned around more and more people disappeared.

Suddenly, he was gone. Your boyfriend, YOHIO, had vanished too. "YOHIO!?" You called out to him, but got no reply. "Where are you!?" You continued to cry out, but to no avail. And then, a sudden firm grasp on your shoulder followed by your name brought everything to a halt.

"(YN)!"

You immediately sat up in the bed, taking a moment to realize that none of what you had just experienced was real. You felt your heart pounding in your chest as ragged breaths escaped your dry throat. "(YN)." You turned your head as you heard a familiar voice from the side. Your breathing began to steady, seeing that YOHIO was there with you.

He let go of your shoulder to move his hand up so he could brush the hair out of your face. This wasn't the first time you've had a nightmare while staying over with him, and unfortunately you ended up waking him most of the time. Thankfully YOHIO managed to wake you up before the dream could get worse, and before you could wake him with your screaming.

Despite the fact that he had woken you up, the effects of the dream were still heavy. He brought himself closer to you, hoping to provide some level of comfort. He wanted to know what your dream was about, but at the same time he was worried that asking for details would make the situation worse.

"It's okay," He said, "It's over now, you're safe." Seeing that some of your tension was beginning to ease, he moved the covers off of himself. "I'm going to get you something to drink." This was something he typically did in an effort to calm you, but the thought of him leaving you alone didn't help.

"No!" You said, stopping him, "I... I want to come with you." You didn't want him to leave. This nightmare had left you more scared than you had ever been before, this was becoming increasingly obvious to YOHIO. He'd never seen you this scared before, and it was starting to scare him.

YOHIO turned on the lights as the two of you entered the kitchen. He pulled a cup out of the cupboard and filled it for you. After handing the cup over to you, he got a drink for himself. Shaky hands held the glass as you brought it to your lips.

It was silent, neither of you knew what to say. Letting out a nervous breath, you finally spoke, "I'm sorry that you had to wake up to this..." You avoided eye contact, feeling terrible that you had woken him up because of another nightmare.

"(YN)," He started, "Don't be sorry. I wasn't even asleep anyways..." A sad smile formed on his face as he stepped towards you, pulling you into an embrace. You had to bite your lip to keep yourself from crying. "And I'd rather wake you up from a nightmare than for you to wake me up after having one."

"Thank you," You whispered, leaning your head against his chest. He brushed stray hairs out of your face and tucked them behind your ear, tickling the side of your neck in the process. You couldn't help but let out a small giggle as you backed away from him.

He gave you a confused look, wondering why you had suddenly gone from being terrified to laughing. "That tickled." You said, replacing the hairs that had been moved when you backed away. Suddenly feeling embarrassed, you turned away and set your glass on the countertop, not seeing YOHIO step closer to you.

Just as you were about to turn to face him again, the feeling of YOHIO's hands on your sides caused you to burst out in laughter and caused you to back away from him again. "Hey!" You said as you turned to face him, covering your sides and stomach. You couldn't help but smile at his attempt to make you feel better

He let out a laugh of his own, seeing your smile. He had always had a rough time pulling you out of your frightened states, so seeing that you were feeling better was a relief to him. And after a few minutes of goofing off, the two of you decided to go back to bed.

After getting back under the covers and turning the lights off, you closed your eyes. As you began to drift off, YOHIO's voice stopped you. "Hey, (YN)?" He asked. You hummed in response, letting him know that you were still awake. "You know that I'm never going to leave you, right?"

While the question was comforting to you, it almost seemed like he was comforting himself at the same time. Was he worried that your trust in him wasn't absolute? "Yeah," You answered, "and I won't leave you either." Turning your head to the side, your eyes had adjusted just enough to where you could see him smiling at you.

"Goodnight, (YN)." He whispered, gently grabbing your hand. He loved you, and he was going to do everything he could to keep your nightmares from controlling you.