Nightmares
1/27/2015
John had laid down next to Zed just to rest for a moment, but the next thing he knew it as night time again, and Zed was still sleeping. Probably will for a while too. It was a pretty nasty blow out, she's lucky to be alive. Guess the best place to have a brain blow out is a hospital.
John looked over at her, sometime during the day she'd rolled over and wrapped her arms around his arm and had snuggled into his shoulder.
John just chuckled, normally this would this bother him, but she was after all sick and asleep. And he didn't have the heart to remove her. So, he just snuggled down into the bed further, and turned to face her.
She was a bloody idiot for blewing her brain out, even more for trusting him. Anyone who trusts him, dies, or is traumatized for life. But, I guess when you're being hunted a cult that wants to use you as a tool in their plans, being with him isn't so bad.
He knew he shouldn't, it was a bad idea, but he was getting a little attached to her. He reached out and placed a piece of hair that had fell into her face, behind her ear. Chaz was great, but he resented him for ruining his life, so he's always a bit distant. He's also worried about upsetting him, so he never actually tells him how it is.
Zed, she'll not only tell him, she'll show him and even hit him. Might sound weird, but it's nice and refreshing. Everyone who knows John is scared of him, hates him, or doesn't trust him, or all three. But, she isn't afraid of him, she doesn't hate him and she trusts him completely. It'd been so long since anyone had ever trusted him, that he'd almost forgotten what it felt like.
He doesn't deserve the trust of someone so sweet and kind, and optimistic. If she stays with him, she'll lose all that, he'll destroy her like hes destroyed everything else. If he was smart, he'd send her packing before that.
"Mmm..." Zed, mumbled in her sleep and tossed back and forth some, it was obvious she was having a nightmare.
Despite his advice to himself to abandon her, he saw her nightmare and all he wanted to do was protect her from it.
"It's alright love, I'm here." He snuggled up to her, and wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her closer to him. He set his chin on her forehead and sighed. "I'll protect you, I'll protect you..." He kissed her forehead, before laying his chin back on her head and closed his eyes. His last thought before he fell asleep was that he would protect her, no matter what, even if it killed him.
A few hours later Chaz came in to check on them, and what he found was the two of them curled up in bed, in each others arms. John had his arms wrapped around her waist with his head leaning on hers, and she had buried herself into his chest, her arms around him. They both looked extremely content, relaxed and peaceful. Chaz just smiled, took one photo for proof and then left them to sleep.
The End!