Disclaimer: I don't' own Bleach or any of its awesome characters!
I run, blood trickling down my shoulder. It was my left shoulder, only six inches away from my heart. That where he had been aiming. He had been trying to kill me. I shook away the fear and panic from my mind, continuing to run deeper into the forest. I could hear his heavy footfalls behind me. They were getting closer; he was catching up. Fast.
I quickly turned left, sliding down a steep muddy slope. I could feel the rocks as they stabbed into my skin, ripping off bits of my clothing as I continued to fall, deeper and deeper into the vicious wilderness. Why the hell did I ever trust him?
****FLASHBACK*****
I have been fighting it all night, I can't keep things up any longer. My efforts are as futile as a child against his parents at bed time. I can't do this any longer.
It's almost 3am. I am going to give in soon. My body can't take this any longer. I have spent the past 3 nights cramming to meet my deadline. I'm exhausted. My hands have been numb for the past 2 hours and my back aches. My eyes are getting sore and my fingers can barely move. I close my eyes for a moment, the warm sensation washing over me. I have done enough for today. I need sleep.
I save my work into a file and turn the laptop off. I slowly stand up, dizzy. I have pins and needles all over my body and my back continues to ache. I turn off the lights and stumble into bed, drained of all energy I possessed. Little by little, my eyelids start closing. My breathing slows down, as I switch into deep sleep mode.
My pillow is my god, my blanket is the angels and my bed is heaven. Funny how when I was younger I used to loathe bed time, every time I had to sleep I would just lay there in my bed, starring up at the ceiling. I used to hate sleeping when I was little, back then sleeping to me was just a waste of time. But now, now that I'm older, sleep is something I cherish. Something I love and something I wish would only last longer. Because my life these days has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake.
My eyes snap open, my breath quickens. I sit upright, as I attempt to slow down my breathing. My head is throbbing, my heart feels tight. Sweat is pouring down my forehead.
This has been the 3rd time this week, at first I thought it was just an occasional nightmare that I have from time to time. But lately, they've been occurring more frequently. Almost every night. Whenever I have these nightmares, I would wake up panting and sweating, with a major headache that lasts about 3 hours. I sometimes even wake up screaming.
Some of the nightmares weren't as bad as others but the dreams always ended in the most dreadful way. But every dream I had, had been featuring my boyfriend Ichigo, whether it would be me killing him, or me not being able to save him in time. The one thing all the dreams had in common was that the all ended in something bad happening to Ichigo.
I just sat there, still and alone, listening to the distant chirps of the crickets. I had finally calmed myself down. My head had still been throbbing, but it was feeling much better now. I sat there for a few more minutes before giving in. Succumbing to the darkness once again.
The bright morning sunlight crept through the gaps of the curtains. I lift my blanket up and over my head, so that my entire body is now under the soft white blanket. Just 5 more minutes I tell myself, hitting the snooze button on my alarm, drifting back to sleep.