Hugs
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Author's note: Yay! Two updates in one day, I hope you've liked them Reviews = hugs = quicker updates.
Sherlock was awoken by movement in bed, so he opened his eyes and found John tossing and turning, whimpering and mumbling incoherently in his sleep. John was having a nightmare.
Sherlock sat up and shook John.
"John! Love, wake up, it's just a nightmare!" Sherlock said loudly, hoping to snap John out of his dream world.
John tossed and turned more. "No... no, Sher... Sherlock... please don't..." John's mumbles turned into shouts and Sherlock turned his bedside lamp on. He shook John harder.
"John, you need to wake up, darling. I'm right here, you need to wake up! John!" Sherlock was almost shouting.
John's eyes snapped open and Sherlock saw nothing but sadness, panic and fear in his husband's eyes.
John was breathing quickly and as soon as he saw Sherlock he threw himself at him, burying his face in his husband's neck and gripping him tightly in a hug.
"Hey, John, it's alright. It was just a dream." Sherlock soothed.
John was shaking.
"You were dying. I couldn't get to you! I don't want you to die, Sherlock!" John said and held onto Sherlock tighter.
"I'm here, John. I'm right here, love. Calm down, it was just a dream, just a bad dream. Come on, lie back down with me." Sherlock said, helping John lie down and holding his distressed husband in a hug.
"It was horrible. I just wanted to die with you." John said.
"John, look at me." Sherlock said.
John slowly took his face out of Sherlock's neck and his eyes met those of the man he loves.
"We're together, forever, no matter what. We're here and we're safe." Sherlock said seriously.
John took some deep breaths and nodded.
"I love you, Sherlock." John said.
"I love you too. Come on, try to go back to sleep." Sherlock said, pulling John closer again and they both relaxed and fell asleep. As Sherlock fell asleep he thought about how he himself would react like John. If John died, he'd want to die with him.
That's the thing with John and Sherlock. They are together and will always be so, no matter what. Not even death could separate them. But their death wouldn't be for a long time yet.