Martha's POV
I woke up at the sound of screams. I sighed as I looked at the clock, which read 3:02 A.M. I then looked at Jonathan, who stayed asleep. I swear, he could sleep through a meteor shower, if we had one. Jonathan Kent slept like a rock and I remember how hard it was to wake him up.
I slowly got out of bed and made my approach down the hall. I heard the screams, get quieter and then turn into my sobs as I reached Clark's room.
I pushed the door open and I could hear the sobs get louder as I opened the door and as I got closer to him. I sat on the edge of the bed and started to rub Clark's back. "Shh, it's okay." I whispered and Clark's cries started to die down. I then brought him into my arms and held him close to me. "I'm here."
Clark has had a couple bad dreams throughout the time we've had him. And not like most bad dreams, kids his age would have. But there was one thing that scared him, and that had been the cause of these nightmares.
Jonathan had warned Clark what might happen if people find out about his powers. He warned him that people could come and take him away and then I knew that Jonathan was just trying to protect him and make sure nothing happened to him.
And it helped, but it seemed to do a little harm, with the nightmares it causes him. But the thing is that it's been about a year since Clark's had one of these. I was starting to think they were over with; I guess not.
"You want to tell me about it?" I asked him as he cried into me.
"They—they—" Clark choked out between sobs and then I felt him grab onto me tighter. "They came and—they—they took me away—I tried to get away—but I couldn't—and you and daddy tried—t-to stop them—b-but y-you couldn't—"
That was all that Clark could manage to say, and then he started to sob again.
"Shh, it's okay, you're okay." I whispered to him. "You're okay. I'm here and no one is ever going to take you away."
"P-Promise?" Clark asked once he started to calm down.
"I promise. We love you Clark and we're never going to let anyone take you from us." I told him and he stopped crying and I just held him. "Now why don't we try and get some sleep?" I suggested, we were going to need the sleep.
"No! Don't leave me mommy!" Clark practically exclaimed and grabbed onto me tightly again.
I rubbed his back for a minute and until he loosened his grip on me. "Alright, how about you come sleep in mommy and daddy's room. But you have to be quiet because daddy is sleeping." I said, I knew Jonathan wouldn't mind being woken up because Clark was coming in the bed because of a nightmare, but it might be better for him to stay asleep.
"Okay." Clark said and I carried him back to the bedroom with me and once I got back into bed. I wrapped my arms around Clark and he snuggled into me. I kissed his forehead and then softly stroked his hair until he fell asleep.
So first one-shot is with young Clark and Martha. I have read a few on here and they have been sort of Jonathan-Clark centric, so I thought why not make this one more Martha-Clark centric. And I would imagine Clark being from the age 7-9 in this.
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