A/N: Just another one that I needed to get out of my system. XD
I suppose this might have happened somewhere before the LAST battle. After Jake telling what Rachel had to do, maybe?
"Get some rest." I turned away to go back to my own place. But I stopped because of what she said.
"I don't sleep anymore," and suddenly the dark circles around her eyes look like bruises. She blinks, like it's the hardest thing to do in the world. Just a second ago, she looked prepared for battle; now she just looks too exhausted to even breathe. "…I got tired of falling asleep, waking up, sleeping and waking up all over again. Ended up not bothering anymore. It's…not fun, you know?"
I look at her for a second or two. She was pretty. She still is, I guess. I look at her and I remember all the times we've fought enemies and each other; the times we've done the things we'd forever regret and never get over.
I sighed, "yeah. I know."
And I knew all too well.