Midori: First one-shot! Plot by me!

DC x YR

Summary: Chung has been having nightmares lately and it prevents him from sleeping properly. Everyone was starting to get worried because in battle, his moves are getting slower. One night, he woke up again but this time, he was not alone.

WARNING: Violence in the dream

Classes:

Elsword: RS

Aisha: VP

Rena: GA

Raven: RF

Eve: CEm

Chung: DC

Ara: YR

Elesis: BH

Add: MM

Lu/Ciel: Chiliarch/DreadLord

Let the one-shot begin!

Chung tossed and turned in his bed, occasionally groaning. He kept getting nightmares and it bothers him every night. He kept seeing the image of something terrible happening and it gets worse and worse every time.

~~Dream~~

''...a... Don't... leave me... Please... I beg of you...''

A figure looked at him and smiled gently before disappearing.

''...a!''

~~End of dream~~

''Wait!'' Chung jerked up, sweating and breathing heavily, with his hand reaching out. ''Again?'' He whispers to himself. He massaged his temples in hopes of reducing the pain. Reluctantly, he stood up walking outside of his room to get a drink. 'When will this nightmare end?' He thought.

He couldn't sleep after that. He just kept on thinking about that dream.

~~The next day~~

The party was going underground to return stolen goods from the Phorus. They were preparing and Elsword noticed Chung's droopy face. ''Dude, you okay? You look tired.'' He asked, concerned. ''Huh? Yeah, I'm... *yawns* ...fine. Don't worry about me.'' The blonde answered. ''Okay?" Elsword was not convinced at all.

Little did the sharpshooter knew, the other members of the party stared at him curiously.

~~Underground~~

''Elsword! Today, I will defeat you!'' William declares. Everyone facepalmed for he is always saying that every time they meet. ''Friends! Show them what it means to be a mob of strong Phorus!"

Phorus emerged from behind him and lit their torches. Kid Jangos charged at them but the party simply sent their torch flying far from their reach. Everyone didn't have too much trouble except for Chung. He even ended up using Sharpshooter Syndrome.

William watched in shock as his 'friends' were being wiped out with ease.

''How?! We got stronger!'' He exclaims. ''So did we. You guys never changed, though." Elsword says boredly. Everyone nodded in response.

''Then it's time I take matters into my own hands.'' The Phoru mumbled. He drew his dagger-like sword and charged.

Elsword was about to slash when the creature held his head in fear and shook violently. ''Crap.'' Was all he said and withdrew. William, whose head was in the other direction, slashed around blindly. Ara approached behind him and countered, causing the Phoru to lose balance. ''Way to go!'' Aisha exclaimed.

''Now!''

Everyone attacked him all at once and eventually, he surrendered and returned all of the stolen goods.

~~Elder~~

Hoffman thanked them and gave them some Phoru cookies as a reward. After that, Rena suggested that they separate to take a small stroll around the town. Elsword was with Aisha (much to their dismay), Raven with Rena, Chung with Ara, Eve with Add (she dislikes the idea), Lu with Ciel, and Elesis had some business with the Knights.

~~With Chung and Ara~~

They were sitting on a bench, when Ara noticed Chung dozing off. ''Erm, Chung? Are you okay?'' She asks, concerned. ''Hm? Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little tired.'' He replies, rubbing his eyes. 'He's been like this lately. I need to find out why.' She thought.

Suddenly, she laid his head on her lap. ''Wha-?!'' He was surprised by her action. ''You must be more than tired. You can rest. We still have plenty of time before we leave.'' She was then rubbing his surprisingly soft hair as well as humming a song. Chung just blushed from the contact and shyly wrapped his arms around her waist. Ara just smiled. Not long after, he fell asleep.

The girl watched intently as her cute friend was sleeping on her lap, snoring softly. She giggled and continued petting him.

'He seems to find comfort in your presence.' Eun, the celestial fox, says.

'Do you really think so? I think Chung was just really tired.'She replies in her head.

'If that is what you think.'Even Eun was aware that the blonde had feelings for the blackette.

Rena and Raven were walking around when they saw the duo on the bench (from afar). The elf grinned like an idiot and said, ''Raven, wait a minute. I need to get a picture of this!'' Raven just facepalmed.

~~Timeskip~~

It was starting to get dark. Ara noticed this and lightly poked the blonde's cheek. ''Wake up... It's time to leave.'' She whispers. Chung stirred and opened his eyelids. ''What time is it?'' He asks drowsily. ''Around 6 pm. Let's go find the others. They're probably looking for us.'' She replies.

The blonde hesitantly stood up and lifted his cannon. ''Did you sleep well?'' Ara asks as she carried her spear. He nodded as a response. She didn't notice the slight blush on his face.

With that, they proceeded to find the gang.

~~With the gang~~

Everyone was getting ready to return to Ruben. Chung was slightly smiling as he remembered the events a few hours ago. ''Someone seems happy.'' Elsword says, grinning. The blonde just ignored him.

Meanwhile, Rena was trying to conceal her squealing, Eve noticed this. ''Rena? Is there something wrong?'' She asked. ''Look at this!'' She exclaims, showing a picture of Chung sleeping on Ara's lap. Aisha was curious so she checked it out along with Elesis and Lu. The four squealed loudly. ''This is a rare sight to see.'' Eve says inspecting the image.

Ara noticed the commotion and glimpsed at the item that Rena was holding. Her face became as red as Elesis's hair the moment she saw the picture. ''Where did you g-get that?'' She stutters. ''I have my sources.'' The elf smirked. ''P-Please get rid of it!'' She chased Rena around the room, struggling to get the picture.

''Nope!''

''The girls sure are noisy today.'' Add says.

''Indeed.'' Raven agrees.

~~Ruben~~

In the gang's house, Rena and Ara were cooking, while the others patiently waited. A sweet aroma was flowing from the frying pan as the blackette was cooking chicken. The elf was preparing vegetable soup as well as salad.

''They work really well together. Ara cooking meat, and Rena making salad. Makes a really balanced diet for us.'' Aisha comments. ''I don't care about that! I'm hungry!'' Elsword exclaims after the duo places the food on the table. Everyone drooled at the sight. ''Thank you for the fo-'' Elsword was about dig in when Rena halted him. ''Manners, Elsword. We must pray before we eat.'' The boy just sighed.

After praying, everyone was happily eating while Chung just stared at his platter. ''What's the matter? Aren't you hungry?'' The redheaded boy asks, his mouth full of meat. Everyone turned to look at him which made the blonde uncomfortable. ''...Thanks for the food. I'm going to my room if you need me.'' He says, placing his fork down and walked upstairs. ''What's up with him? A moment ago he was happy and now, he's upset.'' Aisha smacked Elsword's head and yelled, ''Don't talk when your mouth is full!''

As the two were bickering, Ara thought to herself, 'What is bothering him?'

~~A few hours later~~

Chung was having trouble sleeping again. He witnessed his nightmare once more, although this one, it's a clear image.

~~Dream~~

Everyone was down, breathing heavily as they faced their enemy, Ran. ''Now, who should I kill first?'' The demon was walking toward the closest person in sight and that was, Chung. ''Aren, wait! Don't do this!'' Ara yells , reaching her hand out. ''Be quiet! And don't call me Aren. He is already gone.'' Ran was about to deal the finishing blow.

'Am I really going to die like this?' The blonde thought to himself, no longer being able to fight back. He closed his eyes tightly, waiting for his death.

''CHUNG!'' Everyone shouted his name as they were about to witness a friend's death right in front of their eyes. ''Say goodbye,you pathetic guardian!" The demoncharged his claw at the blonde's head.

Chung waited for the blow, but it never came. He opened his eyes and saw Ara, standing in front of him, with the claw stabbing her stomach. Ran widened his eyes after seeing her take the hit. He retracted his arm and withdrew. Ara collapsed, clutching her stomach. Chung, who was now able to stand, caught her before she fell.

He had her in his arms as he held her injured stomach. ''Why? W-Why would you do that for me?! You could've left me dead!'' He exclaims, crying. ''I... can't bear seeing a dear friend... die...'' She coughed up blood as her wound deepened.

''Hang in there!'' He then reached for a potion from his pocket. Ara stopped him from using it and held his hand. ''It's too late... It won't be long before I...'' she weakly says. ''Don't say that! I-I won't know what to do without you!'' He just cried harder.

Ara held his cheek and wiped his tears away. ''Why... are you crying? There's no reason for you to...'' she was starting to close her eyes. He held her hand tightly. ''Because... I can't live without you...'' he whispers. The blackette laughed weakly as she says, ''Can you promise me something?" He nodded. "Please... Live on and save my brother.''

''I will. Just wait.'' He says, determined. In truth, he was terrified but he had to accept it. ''Thank you... Goodbye, Chung...'' Her body went limp and her hand became cold.

''Ara... You can't go now... I beg of you... Don't leave me! ARA!''

~~End of dream~~

''Ara!'' Chung jerked up once more. He massaged his temples while cursing. ''Damn it!'' He stood up from his bed and exited his room.

He quietly went down the stairs walked toward the balcony. He saw a figure. A female, to be specific. 'Someone is still awake?' He thought. ''Is someone there?'' He knew that voice far too well. Ara's voice. He knew he was already detected so there's no escape. ''Yeah. It's me.'' He responds. The girl turned around and smiled at him.

She looked stunning, even in her nightgown. Her eyes sparkled which outshined the stars and her hair gently flowed in the cool night wind. Chung slightly gaped at the sight but immediately snapped out of his trance.

''Hey Chung. You couldn't sleep?'' The blonde walked beside her and gazed upon the view. She did the same. ''Yeah. I could say the same to you, though. Why are you still up?''

''Because... I was worried.''

''Worried?'' Chung jerked his head toward her. Seeing her frown, he knew there was something wrong. ''For your brother?'' He asks. ''Well, yes, but I was also worried about you.''

''Me?'' He pointed at himself. ''Yes. When I saw you return to your room early, I became concerned. Tell me, what is bothering you lately?'' The blackette stared at him intently, her expression serious.

Chung can't tell her about it, especially if he keeps dreaming about her death. But, she wanted to know. She then took his hand and held it gently. ''Please tell me. It hurts seeing you like this.''

The blonde closed his eyes tightly, took a deep breath, and told her what happened. ''You see, I kept having nightmares about you being killed by your brother. I can't sleep if I see something terrifying like that. I didn't tell you because I thought it would worry you but, I guess it just got worse.''

Ara started crying, not aware that he went through something so horrible every night. ''I'm sorry. I didn't know.'' She then hugged him tightly, her tears landing on his shoulder. He held her and gently spoke the words, ''It's okay. Maybe it's just of my fear because we are close to facing your brother.''

She cupped his cheeks and whispered, ''I know I died in your dream but, look at me now, I'm still alive. And I don't plan on dying easily.'' Chung smiled, finding out that she was right.

''I love you, Chung. I don't want to leave someone I hold dear to my heart.''

The blonde widened his eyes at her confession but immediately smiled and said, ''I love you too, Ara. And I won't let anything bad happen to you.''

They both leaned in and kissed under the full moon that glowed brightly. Enjoying every second of the moment.

Eventually, they pulled away, in need of air. ''Do you think you can sleep properly now?'' Ara asks him. ''Yeah. I think I can. Thanks to you.'' He responded, his face a crimson red.

''Umm... Do you mind if I sleep with you? I need to make sure that you can sleep.'' The blackette smiling slightly.

''Sure. Now, let's go.''

They both went to the blonde's bedroom and tucked themselves in. They were both cuddling with each other as they felt warmth in the embrace.

''Goodnight Chung.'' Ara says, slowly letting herself fall asleep.

''Goodnight Ara." He then kissed her forehead.

After that, Chung no longer had trouble falling asleep.

END

Midori: Nyahaha! My first one-shot!

Elsword: Talk about long.

Midori: Can't help it! I just wish the reviewers would go easy on me. I'm not that good at poetry. And that I don't know how the site works properly.

Rena: At least the Chara shippers will be happy once they know the world has another writer.

Midori: For my senpais, Hikari-no-Aria and Tamako-Chama. This is for you! Bye!