A/N: Here it is Chapter 29. It is a little bit wierd i admit...if you don't like it tell me and i will change it...either way; review, review, review!

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NSNF - Chapter 29 - Dream or Reality/Sleepover

It was the end of a beautiful day. He and Kate had been on a bike ride to the lake. They'd taken a picnic. It was a lovely warm day and it would have been a shame to waste it. When it got late they decided to go home. As usual he escorted her home, made sure she was safe, then headed home himself. As soon as his head hit the pillow he fell straight to sleep. That was when things got really weird. He woke with a start to a tapping on his window. He walked over, cautiously he pulled back the curtain, "Boo!" he jumped.

"Katie-girl what are you doing here? Do you have any idea how late it is?" he said as he opened the window for her.

"Get dressed Quarterback and follow me." she slid back down the ladder and waited for him.

He quickly changed and climbed down the ladder to join her. "Where are we going? Do you wanna go in the car?"

"Nope," she shook her head, "it won't take long to get there anyway."

"Where is 'there', anyway?"

"You'll see." she said as she started to walk. He followed her, silently wondering where the heck they were going. It was still dark and it was starting to rain. "Are we there yet?" he asked.

"Just over this hill and we're there." she pointed.

"Ok." they continued in silence until they stopped in the middle of a field.

"We're here." she stated.

"Where exactly is here?" he quizzed.

"We came past here today."

He looked around, he could vaguely make out the shape of a small shed. But it was dark and he couldn't see much. The only light was that of the moon. "Okay, so what exactly are we doin-"

She suddenly cut him off with a kiss. After several seconds she pulled back. The moon shone brightly in her eyes, it lit up her features. To him she looked beautiful. "Wow."

She smiled at his reaction. The rain started to pour down. "Maybe we should leave?"

"Have you told him yet?" came a voice from the darkness. He recognised the accent. Ari.

"What's he doing here? Told me what?" he fumed. She was silent. "Told me what?"

"Sorry Leroy. I did love you."

His heart pounded hard in his chest. She suddenly grabbed one of his arms and her other hand punched right into his chest. He screamed in agony. She pulled her hand back. His free hand went to his now bleeding chest. She revealed in her hand…his heart and said "You won't need this anymore." and threw it in no direction at all.

She had literally ripped out his heart right in front of him and threw it away, "Why?" he asked.

"Why not?" Ari replied.

She smiled as Ari joined her side. She looked at Leroy again, "I did love you." she suddenly pushed him backwards. He slipped and lost his footing in the mud and landed in a muddy hole. His grave. 'When did that get there?" he wondered. The rain was beating down hard, he lay in the watery mud grave and yelled, "Katie, please don't do this." Kate and Ari stood watching him…then from out of nowhere the rest of the gang appeared. "Help me. Please?" he begged. No reply. They just looked at him. He was completely helpless. "Help me?" he yelled.

"We don't like you." was Abby's response.

"We like Ari now." Tony added, then they suddenly started to laugh.

"NO! NO!" he screamed. "NOOOOO!"

"NOOOO!" he yelled as he bolted upright in his now damp bed. He was soaked with sweat. His heart raced, he could hear it pounding in his ears. His mother knocked on his door. "You ok sweetheart?" he could hear the worry in her tone.

"I fine mom." he replied between breaths, "Just a bad dream."

"Okay." he heard her make her way back to her bedroom.

He laid back down and let out a breath, "Weird." Just then he heard a noise outside his window. He turned his head. He could just make out the silhouette of somebody. He braced himself and got up from his bed, he'd have to change his sweaty pyjama's. He pulled back the curtain slowly. It was Caitlin. He wondered whether or not he should open his window to her, afraid of what she might have come here to tell him. He couldn't resist her sweet smile, but it somehow seemed sad. He opened the window and moved aside to let her in, helping her as she entered his room. "Hey Quarterback." she greeted him. It wasn't as cheery as usual and that bothered him.

"Katie-girl what are you doing here? Do you have any idea how late it is?"

"I do. I couldn't sleep. I did call but you didn't answer or text back."

He looked at his cell phone on the bedside table, it was flashing, "Sorry, I didn't hear it."

"S'okay. I decided to take a walk and ended up here."

"You ok? You don't look right." he asked concerned.

"I'm just upset…I had a bad dream. I'd rather not talk about it."

He embraced her into a hug, "Well…I'm here if you want to talk about it. You know that."

"Thanks. Can I stay here with you tonight? To feel safe."

He thought about it for a second, he didn't have a problem with that. "Sure. I just need to take a quick shower and change." he looked at her attire. "Hmm," he walked over to his drawers and retrieved two sets of PJ's. "You change into these. I won't be long."

"It's a little early for a shower isn't it?"

"I sweat bad." he said as he left for the bathroom.

She quickly changed and sat on the bed. 'He does sweat bad.' she said to herself then realised it was his bedding. She spied some freshly washed bedding on his desk. 'Men! Why can't they put things away?'. She made the bed and put the sweat sodden sheets on the floor in a neat pile. She threw back the cover, sat in bed and waited for Leroy to come back. 15 minutes later he returned, looking and feeling refreshed. He saw the sheets on the floor then gave Kate a quizzical look. "They were wet and smelt funny."

He gave her a small smile of thanks. She smiled back and patted the bed next to her for him to join her. He dried his hair with a towel and discarded it to the floor before joining Kate. They got comfy and she snuggled up to him. He put a protective arm around her. She lifted up her head and looked at him, "Goodnight Quarterback." she gave him a quick kiss and settled down to sleep. "Goodnight Katie-girl," he whispered. He was glad she came over tonight. Little did she know she was also keeping him safe.