A.N. So, i decided to add a follow up to You and Me! This piece is called Nightmare, and takes place that night. Please enjoy! (Review too!)
Disclaimer: Still don't own Edge or Reimi.
"I couldn't imagine anything more perfect, Edge." replayed over and over in Edge's mind as he laid on his bed, completely sprawled out. A grin had been plastered across his face for the remainder of the day. Everyone questioned if the captain had gone off his rocker, if he was planning something incredibly diabolical, or if he was just truely happy. Of course, the latter of the three was the correct choice.
After going over the event one more time, Edge sighed and seeped into his bed even more. Letting every inch of the matress comfort him and prolong his excellent mood. On the other side, Reimi had fallen asleep on her bed and could be lightly snoring, or so Edge thought. Letting a small chuckle escape from his lips he looked over to see Reimi beginning to toss and turn in her sleep. Unease set into Edge's stomach and he arose off of his bed and walked across the room.
"Hey, Reimi, are you okay?" Edge asked.
Grabbing ahold of Reimi's shoulders, Edge jostled the sleeping girl and tried to take her away from whatever torment was currently happening inside her dreams.
"Reimi, wake up! Reimi!" Edge's voice was filled with concern. "What the hell could she possibly be dreaming about?" He thought to himself.
Reimi continued to toss and turn, growing more violent each passing moment. It looked as if she was trying to defend herself from something or someone. Her breathing became hitched and a sweat was apearing on her brow. Her face contorted with a mix of emotions. Anger, Pain, Hopelessness, Defenseless, and most of all Pain. All of these robbing her of the light blush and small carefree smile she wore just earlier.
Edge was becoming desprate as he tried to take controll of the situation the best he could. But it was to no avail. He couldn't maintain a grip on Reimi's arms and legs long enough to move on to waking her up. He was lost for a way to go about this while doing no harm to her. Deciding he'd try to pin her one more time and wake her up, he reached out for Reimi's wrists. Grabbing ahold of them tightly, he managed to press them flush against Reimi's matress, reducing the trashing.
Next, Edge tried to swing one of his legs over hers, in an attempt to straddle her so that he might be able to wake her up with neither of them getting hurt. But, Reimi's legs delieved a mighty jerk as Edge was midmotion, sending him off ballance. Letting go of her wrists, Edge landed on the floor with a thud. He looked up to the bed in complete disbelief.
"I wish I knew what was haunting her..." Edge whispered sadly. He loathed not being able to help out in anyway.
The room went quiet, and Edge figured that the nightmare had passed. Pushing himself off the ground, he approached the bed again. Leaning over Reimi, he felt his heart clench. He hair was a mess. Her sheets were drenched in sweat from tossing and turning, and her face was pale and had despair painted across it. That's when he noticed something. Reimi was crying.
Her sobs echoed through out the room like thunder to Edge. Heart broken by the scene, he grabbed her shoulders once more and shook her one last time, yelling her name.
"REIMI! WAKE UP!" Edge shouted in her face.
This time, he had broken though. A groan protruded from Reimi and she rolled over to see Edge's face filled with concern.
"Edge... where am I?" Reimi questioned. Her voice was groggy and filled with uncertainty.
"You're in our room, Reimi." Edge stated. "Are you Okay? You were thrashing about in your bed for a good five minutes... I had no idea what to do." Edge's voice began to trail off at the end of his sentence.
"I feel... so drained, Edge. I had.. a nightmare." Reimi managed to squeeze out. She attempted to sit up but immedately was greeted with a dizzy spell and began to fall back over. Edge grabbed ahold of Reimi and pulled her against his chest, acting as a support.
"Don't push yourself, Reimi. Take it easy for a minute." Edge's voice was filled with concern. "Let's start with what you were having a nightmare about, and then we can move from there okay?" Edge started to rub Reimi's back in an atempt to relax her.
Turning to look at Edge, Reimi's jaw dropped a little.
"Edge, you're bleeding!" She gasped, pointing his cheek.
"Huh?" Edge said, running his hand over his jaw bone and across his cheek. He looked back at his finger tips to notice blood on them. "Must have happened when you knocked me down. I was trying to pin you so you'd stop trashing. But... you can see the outcome of that." Edge chuckled a little at the last thing he said.
"Trying... to pin me? It was that bad huh?" Reimi asked, cupping Edge's cheeck. "I'm sorry, Edge. I didn't mean it!"
"It's not you're fault, you ditz." Edge stated, flicking her head. "Why don't you tell me what you were getting so worked up about?"
"...I'm not a ditz!" Reimi retorted.
"Yeah, yeah. Story time now and then we can argue the whole ditz comment." Edge said jokingly.
Reimi let out a sigh. "I had.. a dream that you didn't make it off of that alternate Earth, Edge." Fidgetting with her hands in her lap, Reimi's attention dropped to them due to not being able to look at Edge.
"How come I didn't make it?" Edge asked, unphased at the topic.
"Huh? Well... you were distraught about what had transpired. You turned around after seeing everyone to the Calnus. I.. asked you where you were going and you told me that I was captain from there on out." Reimi began to whimper a little. The nightmare flashing in her mind.
"Reimi..." Edge whispered, pulling her closer to him, trying to comfort her.
"You said that it was your turn to be a hero. that you couldn't bare to live with the burden of this world going. That you were going to do everything you could to stop the impossible, even if it ment your life." Reimi finished. Tears were streaming down her face again.
"..." Edge was lost for words. He reached over and wiped the tears off of Reimi's cheeks. "Look at me, Reimi." Edge said sternly.
Slowly looking up to see Edge's emerald eyes, Reimi let out a sniffle. Her eyes were watered and blood shot. But what she saw seemed to melt away any harm the nightmare presented her with. Edge's eye were full of life. That life that they always held. A fire if you could only use one word to describe the entire thing.
"I would never abandon my friends. For you, of all people, to have a nightmare about that... only shows me how shattered I was from the events on Earth. BUt I want to asure you, I'm moving forward one step at a time. And I need you to be there for me during this time." Edge said. His speach comming completely from his heart. "It was only a nightmare, Reimi. I'm right here with you. My arms around you, my presence here to comfort you. So I ask you, believe in me, because that's all I have today. And tomorrow, who know's where we'll be." He finished.
"Edge..." Reimi sniffled. "You are so... cheesy." She couldn't help but giggle at Edge's last statement.
"What!?" Edge questioned
"That last part... you totally took it from that song we found. The one from the early 2000's. 'Member?" Reimi was already returning to herself. The color was returning to her face and a faint smile was pressing at the corner of her lips.
"You caught me... but you're still a ditz." Edge retorted.
"I'll admit to being a ditz if you admit that you're a line stealer." Reimi acused playfully.
"Nah. I'm just original." Edge said with a chuckle.
"Hey! That's not fair. I can't say being a ditz is original!" Reimi grumbled.
"You atleast admited it. It was pretty cute getting you to flare up about it." Edge laughed.
"EDGE-- Hey! What are you doing!" Reimi shouted.
Edge pulled her down onto her bed so that they were both laying on their sides. He wrapped one arm around Reimi's waist and allowed her to use the other as a pillow. Reimi turned around in his embrace so that she could face him.
"You didn't answer me." Reimi manged to get out before being cut off by Edge's lips.
After sharing a short, but heart felt kiss, Reimi could feel her blush burning her cheeks again.
"Thank you... Edge. For comforting me." Reimi whispered.
"Any time, ditz." Edge said, smiling back.
*SMACK*
"I'M NOT A DITZ!" Reimi yelled