Just another piece of that always fragmented dream...

[nobodytheartist.livejournal.com]

[She has finally settled snugly into her room, hiding from the cold under her covers, sketching quietly and contently. It's been a while she's she's attended to her art, and for not so enjoyable reasons. Thankfully, she has fresh bandages on her arms and legs, and has made sure to lock her door, lest any unwelcoming figures come to disturb her peace of mind.

She yawns a little. A couple of nightmares have been keeping her up the past few nights, and has never been able to compensate her loss of sleep. Maybe now she'll get her peace and quiet.]





[ooc: or not (*bother*). wouldn't be too surprised if one or two knew how to get past locked doors here. hm?]

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[virtualmemories.livejournal.com]

[gets up and walks over to her, yanking the sketchbook out of her hands and working on tucking her in. personal space, what is that.]

It still wouldn't hurt to try.

[nobodytheartist.livejournal.com]

Hey! [Reaches out and tries to grab back her sketchbook even though she can't help but feel sleepy.]

[Her words begin to slow down.] But...the...[Trying hard to focus on keeping awake.]

[virtualmemories.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I thought.

[pulls the blanket up on her, setting the sketchbook down on a table and tucking her in lol.]

Go to sleep.

[nobodytheartist.livejournal.com]

No...you....[At this point, she probably doesn't even know what she's saying and nor can she support herself. She lays back, her eyelids slowly closing.

Mumbles something incoherent, probably still trying to protest sleeping, but can't really.]

[virtualmemories.livejournal.com]

[victoly. and he's not stupid, either. if there was a truth about this nightmare thing, he'll be sitting by a chair near her bed, watching over her.]

[nobodytheartist.livejournal.com]

[Her breathing soon slows down and she's pretty still and keeps like that for a few minutes. So far, so good.]

[virtualmemories.livejournal.com]

[still there. he's tempted to look over her sketchbook, but refrains from it, instead summoning and inspecting his Keyblades up close]

[nobodytheartist.livejournal.com]

[Not much she would be able to do if she cared enough to stop him.

Still asleep, but as the minutes progress, her breathing picks up a bit. Something audible escapes from her lips, but it's not coherent in any way.]

[virtualmemories.livejournal.com]

[oh he knows that. gets up, bending down to look at her before trying to think of a way to keep her asleep and calm her down.]

[nobodytheartist.livejournal.com]

[She groans a bit and slightly moves. She's not awake still though. Whatever her dream is, it won't let her escape so soon.

Her breathing becomes a bit irregular and every so often a small whimper can be heard with the tightening of her closed eyelids.]

[virtualmemories.livejournal.com]

[he has no idea though how to help. a Nobody can only know so much. well, he remembered being alone in those dreams. maybe...]

Namine?

[this would be him holding her hand, watching what would happen]

[nobodytheartist.livejournal.com]

N-no...

[Now sleeptalking, she begins to tremble a bit. She's breathing slightly quicker than before, whimpering. She can't hear him, and the hand he's holding right now is sort of shaking, attempting to grasp it maybe.]

[virtualmemories.livejournal.com]

[he hates to wake her up, but if the nightmare is worse, he'll have to risk it. shakes her awake a bit with his free hand that's not holding her hand.]

Namine!

[nobodytheartist.livejournal.com]

[Is jolted awake by the sound of him yelling.]

Wh..wha...

[She's sitting up slightly now, breathing hard with a somewhat bewilered expression. Her body is still trembling and she slightly withdraws from him, looking down. She opens her mouth, as if to say something else, but apparently can't. It's the typical reaction after every nightmare she's been having recently.]

[virtualmemories.livejournal.com]

You okay?

[wow, she wasn't kidding. she's still grasping his hand by the way.]

[nobodytheartist.livejournal.com]

[Realizes so, and immediately lets go and withdraws her hand, a little embarrased.]

I-I...[Nothing else comes out of her mouth. She doesn't seem okay mentally, although she tries to take a deep breath, which is pretty shaky.]

[virtualmemories.livejournal.com]

[quickly turns away into a portal--

--a few seconds later reappearing with a glass of water and handing it to her]

[nobodytheartist.livejournal.com]

[At first reaches out for the glass of water, but it trembles too much, so she tries to calm down. After getting her breathing rate to somewhat normal, she nods gratefully and accepts the glass, taking a sip. She stays kind of silent for a while.]

[Suddenly] I-I'm sorry...f-for this...

[virtualmemories.livejournal.com]

[sits down on the chair, watching her]

It's fine. Feeling better?

[nobodytheartist.livejournal.com]

M-mhm. [Nods a little, taking another slip.]

[She lets out a heavy sigh. The dream seemed to be worse that time. The thinnest smile appears on her lips.]

Thank you...for waking me.

[virtualmemories.livejournal.com]

Actually, I was reluctant to because you still lacked sleep.

[nobodytheartist.livejournal.com]

[Sheepish shrug. She smiles a little, regaining her normal composure.]

I guess you can see it's kind of pointless for me to sleep too often in this kind of state.

[virtualmemories.livejournal.com]

Yeah but, this is unhealthy. There has to be a way around this.

[nobodytheartist.livejournal.com]

[Shakes her head.] Don't worry too much. I'll be fine.

[Gives him a reassuring smile.] It'll go away eventually, right?

[virtualmemories.livejournal.com]

Hope so. I know what it feels like to be haunted by dreams.