Nightmares.

Author's Notes.

The characters do not belong to me, the only plot is mine.

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Its been two weeks but for people residing in Salvatore, Mansion time seems nightmare in itself. Both Elena and Sansa has suffered a great trauma on the day of Riot. Elena who used to think her last few years were worse was shaken up by reality check with the true meaning of the worse experience of her life.

For the first few days, she locked herself in her room, refuse to see anyone except her husband. Damon tried his best to make things normal but it breaks his heart every time he sees his terrified wife jumping at every single sound she hears.

"She needs to see the therapist," Stefan told him one evening when his brother called him with some great emergency. "Both her and Ms Stark has been through a lot and it won't do them any good if they keep things bottled inside."

"You don't think I suggested that but Elena is still too frightened to see anyone, it's miracle she let me be with her and as for Sansa." Damon huffed in frustration. "What about her?" Stefan asked with deep concern after what he saw with his own eyes.

"At first few days she was keeping herself more isolated, pretending to be fine but according to her guards she has been suffering from terrible nightmares since the attack but last night she finally reveals her real suffering."

He then starts explaining the entire episode that he witnessed last night, which also become the reason he called his brother today.

( Flashback)

He was tired on the verge of sleeping but he was unable to rest one second because of his wife suffering.

Elena's nightmares were haunting her as much as those memories but today thank God Stefan has given her medicine to help her sleep peacefully.

For the first time in days, he was watching her calm face as she slept beside him.

He wanted to fell asleep but somehow his mind keeps wandering with different thoughts. This incident has brought his wife close to him once again but never in a million years, he wanted her to come to him out of fear.

He hoped to reignite their love and even though he has no doubt for her love for him, he knew in his heart that his wife stopped believing in love that day when he forced her to give up on her dream to be a mother.

At the time he wanted to save their marriage but now that decision caused a major rift between them.

Sighing he stood up to get a drink to help him sleep. With one last glance at his sleeping wife, he tucked covers around her and laid a kiss on her forehead.

The house was eerily quiet tonight but he knew that one of the guards must be outside Sansa's room. Hoping its Tormund or Jon on the duty to give him some company he made his way towards the guest wing.

Upon reaching the silence was shattered with painful screams which make him rushed towards Sansa's room.

At first, he was horrified to see an empty corridor and Sansa's door burst open as if someone breaks its a lock.

He didn't have the time to dwell on the worst scenario and stepped inside her room where he can clearly hear screaming and splashing noises.

Crossing room he approached glass door that led to the swimming pool where he saw Sam and Podrick standing near pool edge whereas Tormund, Brianne and Jon were inside the pool, trying their best to contain trashing Sansa who apparently trying to get them off her.

"Let me go! I'm dirty! I'm dirty!" She wailed while trying her best to get herself free.

The moment he approached close enough he was beyond horrified because there were claw mark all over her arms, neck and cheeks and before he could shout what going on She managed to shake away Brianne's grip and start clawing her face as if she wants to peel her skin off. "I'm filthy! let me clean myself!" She screamed when Brianne grabbed her arm again while doing her best to levitate Sansa above the water.

"Ms Stark stop it, please! You are hurting yourself." She pleaded while struggling to keep a tight grip on her.

But no matter what they say it all fell to deaf ears as Sansa kept fighting her captors.

It was Jon who then pulled her into his arms and locked her in his embrace as he implores in a broken voice. "Stop hurting yourself, Sansa! Please! You are not filthy. Listen to my voice! You are not filthy or dirty!"

Somehow his voice breaks through her barrier as she stopped struggling against him.

They all watched as she kept staring at Jon while she ponders over his words.

To Jon's credit, he didn't let his surprise shown on his face as he understands that Sansa responded only to him.

He gently wipes blood from her wet cheeks where tears were falling on her wounds. "You are a pure, gentle and beautiful girl and those people who hurt you were real filth not you, never you."

At this point, she breaks down into fresh tears and tightly pulls Jon in her arms who kept assuring her in his soothing voice.

(End Of Flashback)

"Have you checked on her?" Damon asks Stefan once he finished telling him everything.

"Yeah her wounds are worse on her arms then her face. I have given her ointment which will help her in healing them." Stefan then stood up to leave but then stopped as he watched his brother he can see something troubling him deeply.

"What are you thinking?"

Damon who was lost in his thoughts looked startled for second before he says. "It's just both Elena and Sansa went through the same incident but the way Sansa react last night." He took a deep breath as he finished his thoughts. "It's just, Its seems like her suffering was far worse than Elena."

For a few seconds, Stefan stayed quiet as he remembers her wounds. "She was their target maybe that's why she was deeply affected by that incident. Look this is beyond my area of expertise so I will advise you again, they both need a therapist."

With that, he left and Damon knew that his brother advice is the only way to bring them out of this nightmare.

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Author's Note.

Here you go, I know this was a short chapter but trust me it was important for upcoming chapters. Next chapter will be Delana Anniversary and here the story will take a new twist. So stay tuned and motivate me to write more and more by sending me your reviews.