Here is my first go at a one shot. I saw a thing on Tumblr saying Connor sometimes had nightmares. This is one of those instances. It takes place before Piper runs away. I hope you like it!

There was a scream that jolted me awake from my deep sleep. It was bloodcurdling, echoing throughout the manor.

It was the first time that I had heard a scream in the manor. It'd been a few months ever since the kid had come and I was worried that the poachers had come for revenge.

I sat up quickly in bed with a dagger in my hand that I hid under my pillow. I was wide awake and quickly jumped out of bed, throwing on my black robe.

I slowly made my way to my doorway and peeked out into the halls, dagger in my hand ready. No one was there.

I was surprised to see that the kid hadn't come out of his room yet. Then it hit me.

I ran into his room and saw it was empty besides him writhing around in the bed. The moon lit his bedroom up almost to the point I could see perfectly.

I ran to his beside, getting close enough to see sweat glistening on his skin. His bare chest was drenched and his hair was plastered across his face.

"Ista!" Ratohnhake:ton cried out, obviously having a nightmare. "No!"

I didn't really know what to do. I had never had any younger siblings to take care of. I was always the younger sibling that needed taken care of.

I stood there awkwardly at the side of his bed. I didn't really have any motherly instinct; I had never had the chance to see if I did have any.

I slowly sat down on his bed, shaking his shoulder. "Kid. Come on kid, wake up."

He shifted closer to me. He muttered something in Mohawk, something I couldn't understand.

I grabbed a hold of his hands, trying to get him to wake up. "Kid it's just a bad dream, come on wake up."

Something happened then that I never thought would happen. The kid started to cry.

I hated to see him like that. He always seemed strong and determined to me. In the few cases he showed real emotion, it would be in a small smile or an almost unheard chuckle.

I brought my hands to his face, cupping it gently.

Ratohnhake:ton's eyes shot open and he sat up quickly. He looked a bit confused before he turned and saw my concerned face. The kid still looked a bit dazed as he broke down yet again, grabbing me and bringing me close. He buried his wet face in my shoulder, his whole body shaking from his cries.

I pulled him away to look at his face. I cupped it gently and looked into his red eyes, gently wiping some of the tears away from his face. "It was just nightmare. Everything is alright."

He nodded slowly but still looked a bit dazed as he grabbed me again.

After a while Ratohnhake:ton had calmed down to the point that his tears had stopped and only his shoulders shook slightly from his ragged breaths.

He leaned onto me a bit more, obviously falling back asleep.

"Here." I shifted a bit, allowing him to lay his head on my lap.

He complied and laid his head on my lap as I rested against the headboard. I ran my fingers through his hair, lulling him to sleep.

I watched as his tear stained face slowly relax and soon fell asleep myself.

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The kid was still asleep on my lap when I woke up the next morning. I didn't have any more feeling in my legs or my right arm.

I looked down to see the kid clutching my arm and burying his face in the crook of my elbow. I tried to move but he only held me tighter.

"Piper!" I heard Achilles yell.

He walked into the room and I looked at him helplessly. I mouthed a 'help me' to him as he assessed the situation.

The old man just smirked at my predicament and pretended that he didn't see me. He just slowly turned around and walked out.

I wanted to scream but I held it in my throat. It was going to be a long morning.