What's this? This author, who rarely writes and posts anything, posts THREE things a day?! :O

Well, I wanted to write more themes for Marth and Roy, but this one has a twist: in my stories, Marth was always the one to save/protect/help Roy, so I thought "why not have Roy return the favor?" So here you go :)

EDIT: Decided to add what the nightmare was like, to make it look better. And warning, some violence.

ENJOY!

3. Nightmare

Marth woke up when a bulky man placed a sword on his throat.

"Don't move, or else…" The man growled.

Marth looked up at the man, who was wearing a black cloak that concealed his face.

He wanted to grab his sword…he wanted to run…he wanted to scream…

Until a familiar voice was heard.

"Let go of me!"

Marth's eyes were wide upon hearing that familiar voice. He turned his head slowly to see two more men grab Roy.

His protective instincts kicked in.

"Don't touch him!" He growled.

The man holding the sword at his throat pushed the sword harder. "Be quiet!" The man yelled.

The man then grabbed Marth by the throat and sat him up.

"We would kill you right here," the man said, "but we decided to make you watch your little boyfriend get killed slowly and painfully…"

Marth's eyes were wide. He doesn't care if the prince himself was killed; he can't let them kill his lover!

The man grabbed Marth and held him still. "Now watch. You'll be next."

The two men grabbing Roy then threw the red-headed boy at a wall. Cracking bones were heard as Roy screamed. Marth flinched, and he desperately began to struggle against his captor's grip.

"PLEASE! DON'T HURT HIM! HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO YOU!"

The men, however, didn't listen to his pleas. One of them pulled out his sword, and they began to brutally stab Roy. Roy's screams and crying then turned into pathetic sobs and whispering pleas.

Marth began to cry, knowing that he can't do anything to protect his lover. He can only scream and beg them to stop hurting him. He knew it won't work.

"STOP IT! YOU'RE HURTING HIM! PLEASE! STOP!"

Roy slowly opened his eyes when he heard shifting and whimpering from Marth's bed. He turned to his side to face Marth, who was still asleep, but was shifting in his covers. He was whispering something, and he had tears rolling down his face.

"Pl-please…don't hurt him…" The prince whispered, whimpering.

Roy realized that Marth was having a nightmare.

He quickly got out of his bed and ran to Marth's side. He started to shake him by the shoulders.

"Marth," Roy said softly, loud enough for Marth to hear, but quiet enough to not wake up his father or the guards "wake up! It's just a dream!"

Marth suddenly opened his eyes and sat up and screamed. Cold sweat was running down his face, which was mixed with his tears. He looked around the room, then at Roy's worried eyes.

"Marth," Roy started, "are you OK—" Before Roy finished his sentence, Marth suddenly embraced him, crying on his shoulder.

"Roy!" Marth sobbed, "Th-thank the gods that you're OK! I thought I lost you!"

Lost him? What was Marth's dream about?

Roy held him back whispered in his ear, "Shh…it's OK…it's only a nightmare…"

Marth lets him go, and Roy wiped away the prince's tears.

"What did you dream about?" Roy asked.

"Th-there were men…they broke in here…and they…they killed you…and I couldn't do any-any—" Marth started to cry again, and Roy quickly embraced him, rubbing his back and whispering comforting words to him.

The two hugged each other for a while until Roy lets him go. "You OK now?" He asked. Marth nodded.

Roy gets up to leave when he felt Marth grab his hand.

"Roy…" Marth started, "can you…?"

Roy knew what he was about to say, so he lay right next to Marth on the bed and he smiled. "Of course."

They slept together that night, and Marth never had a nightmare again.

That's it for now! Any ideas/requests/suggestions for a theme are appreciated!

Comment/review please! :)