Chapter 5: Screamers in the night
Duo sat in his room, watching the sleep as he tossed, turned, and whimpered in his sleep. Duo knew the feeling all too well
"Mom........... no." The sleeper moaned as he thrashed more violently now. Duo simply stared, almost numb. *Is this how I look with my nightmares?* He wondered idly, toying with the end of his braid. That's when the sleeper started screaming.
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There was a fog, surrounding him. Losing himself in the fog. Then a scream. *That's....... MARCO!* Jake's eyes snapped open and he shot straight up out of bed. *Marco! In danger! Something's wrong!* He blinked and saw the barrel of a gun pointed to his forehead. *Why is there a gun pointed to me head?*
"Heero... help!" A yell came from outside. A hand fisted in Jake's hair, and the gun was still trained on him, and Jake was dragged through the hall way a a surprisingly strong young man. Jake was in too much of a daze to really register anything,. that is until they entered the room and he saw Marco sitting up in bed, his eyes wide open and crying, screaming.
"MOM! NOOOOOOOO! MOM!" Marco cried out in his sleep. Jake moved to comfort him, but forgot that the psycho with the gun still had a fistful of his hair.
Jake glared at the boy as best he could. "Let me go." he said, his voice even. The boy glared at him, but let him go all the same. Jake ran to Marco and hugged him, pulling him close to his chest and stroking his hair murmuring to him. "Shhhhhh. It's okay. I'm here. You're safe now." Jake was rocking back and forth all thoughts from his mind except for protecting Marco.
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Cassie and Trowa were talking about care for animals as Ax slept and Tobias fell asleep. Then they heard the scream and bolted to find it. It had woken Tobias up, but he had a broken wing, so he went back to sleep.
Trowa got there first and turned to his friends, "What happened?"
"The dude woke up screaming. Then Heero came in dragging the other one by his hair."
"Jake and Marco, I presume?"
Cassie came in as Jake was glaring at Duo, Heero and Trowa, "He's upset, and still dreaming. You mind leaving?"
Cassie looked at the scene before her and smiled. Jake was sitting on the bed holding Marco. Marco had his head buried in Jake's shoulder. "I'll talk to you later Jake." Jake nodded, not really caring what she thought. "Let's go, guys. They need to be alone." *We have much to talk about, Jake. Besides, I think I'm breaking up with you.*
A/N: Oh Dear god. JXC and 3X4 fans unite to kick my ass. ::sobs:: I'm so gonna get lynched for this Romantic comedy of mine.
Duo sat in his room, watching the sleep as he tossed, turned, and whimpered in his sleep. Duo knew the feeling all too well
"Mom........... no." The sleeper moaned as he thrashed more violently now. Duo simply stared, almost numb. *Is this how I look with my nightmares?* He wondered idly, toying with the end of his braid. That's when the sleeper started screaming.
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There was a fog, surrounding him. Losing himself in the fog. Then a scream. *That's....... MARCO!* Jake's eyes snapped open and he shot straight up out of bed. *Marco! In danger! Something's wrong!* He blinked and saw the barrel of a gun pointed to his forehead. *Why is there a gun pointed to me head?*
"Heero... help!" A yell came from outside. A hand fisted in Jake's hair, and the gun was still trained on him, and Jake was dragged through the hall way a a surprisingly strong young man. Jake was in too much of a daze to really register anything,. that is until they entered the room and he saw Marco sitting up in bed, his eyes wide open and crying, screaming.
"MOM! NOOOOOOOO! MOM!" Marco cried out in his sleep. Jake moved to comfort him, but forgot that the psycho with the gun still had a fistful of his hair.
Jake glared at the boy as best he could. "Let me go." he said, his voice even. The boy glared at him, but let him go all the same. Jake ran to Marco and hugged him, pulling him close to his chest and stroking his hair murmuring to him. "Shhhhhh. It's okay. I'm here. You're safe now." Jake was rocking back and forth all thoughts from his mind except for protecting Marco.
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Cassie and Trowa were talking about care for animals as Ax slept and Tobias fell asleep. Then they heard the scream and bolted to find it. It had woken Tobias up, but he had a broken wing, so he went back to sleep.
Trowa got there first and turned to his friends, "What happened?"
"The dude woke up screaming. Then Heero came in dragging the other one by his hair."
"Jake and Marco, I presume?"
Cassie came in as Jake was glaring at Duo, Heero and Trowa, "He's upset, and still dreaming. You mind leaving?"
Cassie looked at the scene before her and smiled. Jake was sitting on the bed holding Marco. Marco had his head buried in Jake's shoulder. "I'll talk to you later Jake." Jake nodded, not really caring what she thought. "Let's go, guys. They need to be alone." *We have much to talk about, Jake. Besides, I think I'm breaking up with you.*
A/N: Oh Dear god. JXC and 3X4 fans unite to kick my ass. ::sobs:: I'm so gonna get lynched for this Romantic comedy of mine.