2nd chapter
This one will be a two-part short
Meredy's nightmares Part 1
This is before Oracion Seis joined
Meredy's POV
Ultear was before me. I felt tears streaming down my face. She was back! I reached out a hand and ran to her but suddenly the darkness came. Pulling me back and pushing her away from me. NO! Don't leave me again! I felt myself falling into the darkness and I screamed even though I knew no one could hear me.
"Meredy! Meredy wake up!" I felt myself being shaken. Opening my eyes, I saw Jellal above me, he looked so worried.
"Meredy it was just a dream. It's ok. "He said as he noticed I was awake. I shook my head. "It's not a dream. It's reality. She's gone." I choked out. Jellal sighed and pulled me into a hug.
"I know. But we are still here. We need to live on for her." He told me gently, holding me tightly. I nodded and cried into his shoulder. He began humming a song I didn't recognize but its melody was soothing and I soon fell asleep. I don't know when I fell asleep but when I awoke Jellal was still holding me.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A few nights later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jellal's POV
I awoke in the middle of the night to soft sobs. Oh Meredy. She was crying in her sleep again. I quickly walked over to her and laid down beside her. She woke up as I pulled her into a hug. Instantly she began sobbing into my chest. I felt so useless. I knew she was hurting, we both were, But I had no idea how to help her. I figured the best I could do was be there for her and give her a shoulder to cry on. Hopefully she would heal with time. I suspected she would at least. Meredy was young but she was strong.
Weeks later
Meredy's POV
I awoke to another nightmare. It was the first one in weeks. I shook my head and looked around. Jellal was on the other side of the fire. I quietly made my way to him. He awoke as I laid down beside him.
"Nightmare?" He asked, his voice hoarse with sleep. I nodded and he pulled me into another hug. I sighed happily and soon fell into a dreamless sleep. I knew that even if Ultear was gone, I still had part of my family beside me. I still had my brother, Jellal.
3rd person POV
Jellal's hunch came to pass. Meredy's nightmares became few and far in-between. However, whenever she awoke in the middle of the nigh crying out for her mother figure, Jellal would be there. They would spend the entire night curled up together. His presence along with the steady beat of his heart, and his quiet lullabies always seemed to calm her.
And in those rare moments where Jellal could no longer hide his grief and stay strong for Meredy, she would sit beside him and give him a shoulder to cry on. Because although she had lost her mother, he had lost his sister.