Emily slammed the car door behind her, hurrying towards her house. The cold wind bit at her pale cheeks. She closed her front door behind her and locked it. She was too tired to think of dinner, so she stripped to a tank top and pajama pants, got into bed and immediately fell asleep.

"She's waiting for me," Emily groaned as she struggled to climb the hill. The hill grew steeper and steeper, and her entire body burned as she tried to reach the girl. The young girl was dancing in the sun, her dark hair flying out around her face. The girl morphed into Reid. He was standing in the sun, and Emily couldn't reach him, no matter how hard she tried. He screamed suddenly as a shadowed figure grabbed him, dragging him into the darkness on the other side of the hill.

Reid's scream echoed in Emily's ears as she awoke, gasping for air. The darkness glared at her from empty corners, whispering in her ears. She knew it was childish, but Emily was almost scared to stand. Despite her nervousness, she stood and shuffled out of her room and into the hallway.

The car started slowly as Emily huddled, shivering, in the drivers seat. She drove slowly to Reid's house, with her headlights on high.

Reid banged his head on his pillow, groaning. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't fall asleep. He had frequent insomnia, but lately it'd been worse than usual. One of the problems was that as soon as he'd fall asleep, he would be woken up again by his subconscious. The nightmares were normally bearable, but they had gotten worse since Emily's death.

Reid heard a light tap on his door. He wasn't sure if it was someone knocking, or if someone had accidentally bumped into his door. After a few seconds he rolled out of bed and shuffled towards the door. He opened the door and stuck his head into the hallway of his apartment building. Reid wasn't sure if his eyes were tricking him, but he thought he saw Emily just as she disappeared behind the corner. He ran down the hallway, completely forgetting about shoes. He rounded the corner just as the elevator doors closed.

"Crap," cursed Reid. He looked around wildly, and spotted the door to the stairs. He flung it open and sprinted down 7 flights of stairs as fast as he could. He stepped out into the lobby just as the elevator doors dinged open and Emily emerged. "Emily? What are you doing here?" he said in surprise.

"Sorry Reid, I was just leaving," Emily grimaced.

"No, stay," Reid insisted. "I was just worried about you, are you ok?"

"Yeah...just nightmares," sighed Emily. "I was kinda scared to stay at my house but I didn't know where to go. When I got here I realized I'd probably be waking you up."

"No, I was awake," Reid reassured her. He coughed nervously. "Do you want to...uh...come up to my apartment and we can...uh...talk?"

"All right, if you're sure I won't be a bother," Emily smiled.

Reid sighed internally, thinking it was more likely that he'd be a bother. He pressed the up button on the elevator,

and they stood in silence for a few seconds waiting for it to open. The doors slid open and unveiled a couple passionately making out. They didn't seem to notice that the elevator had opened, and Reid coughed awkwardly. Emily kept a professional face but it was all she could do to keep from bursting into laughter at the look on Reid's face. The woman pulled back for some air and realized that the elevator had opened, she slid down from where she was straddling her husband against the wall with an embarrassed look on her face. Reid and Emily stepped into the elevator and managed to keep straight expressions on their faces until the doors slid shut again, where they promptly burst into laughter.