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Scarlett was walking through a heavy fog. She couldn't see anything, but knew she was looking for something. Scarlett began to run. Suddenly, Scarlett found herself in front of her house. She stepped through the door to see herself and Rhett arguing. 'No,' Scarlett thought, 'I can't watch this. Please, God, don't make me watch.' Scarlett saw herself falling down the staircase. It was the most horrific thing she had ever seen. Scarlett turned and ran out the door back into the fog. She was crying now, so it was even more difficult to see. Scarlett didn't know where to go. She knew she was dreaming but could not escape it.
Melanie could tell that Scarlett was having a nightmare, but she didn't know what to do. It might jar her to be woken up, but she looked so upset. Melanie walked over to Scarlett's side and held her hand hoping that it would help.
Back in Scarlett's dream, she felt someone reach out and grab her hand. Scarlett turned around and saw Melly. 'Oh thank goodness Melly. Please don't leave me. Don't ever leave me.' Scarlett suddenly realized how much she needed Melanie. Melanie smiled at Scarlett. 'Darling, everything will be fine.' Scarlett sighed. She felt better knowing that Melanie was with her.
Rhett then walked in the door, and Melanie let go of Scarlett's hand. "Hello Rhett. I'm glad you got here before Scarlett woke up." Melanie said. "She was having a nightmare, but she seems to have calmed down now."
"A nightmare? Has she had many of them? I should have been here for her."
"You can't change the past few days Rhett, so just go on with your life and be there for her now." At that moment Scarlett started to toss and turn again, mumbling incoherently.
Melanie had left her. Scarlett called out to Melanie, but she would not come back. While Scarlett knew she was dreaming, she was afraid that she truly would lose Melly soon. Scarlett felt some shake her gently. She tried to make herself wake up so she could escape the horrible nightmare. Scarlett closed her eyes tightly and when she opened them, she was looking at Rhett.
Rhett turned to Melanie. "I think it's ok for you to go now Melanie. I'd like some time alone with Scarlett."
"Of course." Melanie said. She walked over to Scarlett and kissed her forehead saying, "Goodbye darling. I'll come back later."
"I love you, Melly." Scarlett said weakly. Rhett was shocked. He had never expected this from Scarlett. But he could tell she meant it. What else had he missed? He realized then that he had underestimated Scarlett.
"I love you too, Scarlett." And with that, Melanie left Scarlett and Rhett alone.
Scarlett and Rhett just stared at each other for a moment. Rhett thought he saw something in her eyes that he had looked for, for years. 'But that's impossible.' He told himself. To Scarlett he said, "You must need something to eat. What would you like?"
"Ashley was going to give me some chicken broth, but I think I fell asleep. I think that's all my stomach can handle now if you want to give me that." Rhett had pansy reheat the broth, then fed Scarlett. He hated that she was so sick, but he couldn't help being happy that he got to take care of her.
Scarlett couldn't believe that she was still tired after sleeping for almost 3 entire days. She had barely finished eating before she fell back to sleep. Her nightmare came back to her again. She was running through the mist again. For the second time it led her to her house. And again she had to watch herself fall down the stairs and lose the baby. This time Rhett woke Scarlett up and held her in his arms while she cried.
"Is it the same dream?" Rhett asked.
"Almost." Scarlett replied. "But this time I find the house through the fog, and I have to." She couldn't stop the sob that was fighting to come out of her. "I have to watch myself lose our baby.
Rhett was overtaken by how much Scarlett cared. A few days ago she was filled with anger and didn't want the baby. "Scarlett, you didn't even want the child. What changed?"
Scarlett filled with anger, and Rhett realized that he had made a mistake with his last comment. "How dare you. You came into this house after being gone for months with my daughter, and you were cold and mean to me. I wanted that child more than anything and I lost her because of you." Her, Scarlett thought the baby was a girl. Rhett knew she was not lying, that she truly wanted the child that they had lost. She was letting her emotions control her for once, instead of her head, and everything was coming out. Even so, Rhett couldn't ignore Scarlett's last comment.
"It's my fault our baby died? If you will remember correctly, you are the one that swung at me. You caused yourself to fall, my pet."
"Get out." Scarlett said weakly. "I don't have the energy for this."
Rhett let his anger take over, and he did as Scarlett said.
It did not take Scarlett long to fall back asleep. She was soon filled with thoughts of the fall, though. But this time she did not watch herself fall, she did fall. Scarlett felt the pain all over again as if she had truly fallen down the stairs again.
Later that evening, Rhett went to check on Scarlett. He was no long filled with anger, at least not for Scarlett. He was not mad at himself. He could hit himself for letting those words come out of his mouth. Rhett slowly closed the door behind him, so he would disturb Scarlett. He was taken aback by the sight in front of him. Scarlett was on the floor, with blood staining her nightgown. "Scarlett!" Rhett ran to her side and tried to wake her. 'How long has she been like this. Oh God, please no!' "Scarlett wake up! Pansy, get the doctor!"
Scarlett could hear Rhett calling for her. With everything she had, Scarlett brought herself out of it enough to whisper, "I love you, Rhett." Rhett almost didn't hear her, and when her realized what she said, he thought he must be wrong. But when he looked at her, her eyes were slightly open.
"I love you too, Scarlett. Now stay with me, ok? Dr. Meade is coming. Don't leave me, please. Not yet."
"You underestimate me Rhett Butler." Scarlett said.
"Yes, I think it's fairly obvious I have underestimated you Mrs. Butler."
Scarlett offered a weak smile, then passed out.
A/N: I hope you guys liked that. Give reviews! I'll update soon. (
Disclaimer: I do not own Gone with the Wind.
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Scarlett was walking through a heavy fog. She couldn't see anything, but knew she was looking for something. Scarlett began to run. Suddenly, Scarlett found herself in front of her house. She stepped through the door to see herself and Rhett arguing. 'No,' Scarlett thought, 'I can't watch this. Please, God, don't make me watch.' Scarlett saw herself falling down the staircase. It was the most horrific thing she had ever seen. Scarlett turned and ran out the door back into the fog. She was crying now, so it was even more difficult to see. Scarlett didn't know where to go. She knew she was dreaming but could not escape it.
Melanie could tell that Scarlett was having a nightmare, but she didn't know what to do. It might jar her to be woken up, but she looked so upset. Melanie walked over to Scarlett's side and held her hand hoping that it would help.
Back in Scarlett's dream, she felt someone reach out and grab her hand. Scarlett turned around and saw Melly. 'Oh thank goodness Melly. Please don't leave me. Don't ever leave me.' Scarlett suddenly realized how much she needed Melanie. Melanie smiled at Scarlett. 'Darling, everything will be fine.' Scarlett sighed. She felt better knowing that Melanie was with her.
Rhett then walked in the door, and Melanie let go of Scarlett's hand. "Hello Rhett. I'm glad you got here before Scarlett woke up." Melanie said. "She was having a nightmare, but she seems to have calmed down now."
"A nightmare? Has she had many of them? I should have been here for her."
"You can't change the past few days Rhett, so just go on with your life and be there for her now." At that moment Scarlett started to toss and turn again, mumbling incoherently.
Melanie had left her. Scarlett called out to Melanie, but she would not come back. While Scarlett knew she was dreaming, she was afraid that she truly would lose Melly soon. Scarlett felt some shake her gently. She tried to make herself wake up so she could escape the horrible nightmare. Scarlett closed her eyes tightly and when she opened them, she was looking at Rhett.
Rhett turned to Melanie. "I think it's ok for you to go now Melanie. I'd like some time alone with Scarlett."
"Of course." Melanie said. She walked over to Scarlett and kissed her forehead saying, "Goodbye darling. I'll come back later."
"I love you, Melly." Scarlett said weakly. Rhett was shocked. He had never expected this from Scarlett. But he could tell she meant it. What else had he missed? He realized then that he had underestimated Scarlett.
"I love you too, Scarlett." And with that, Melanie left Scarlett and Rhett alone.
Scarlett and Rhett just stared at each other for a moment. Rhett thought he saw something in her eyes that he had looked for, for years. 'But that's impossible.' He told himself. To Scarlett he said, "You must need something to eat. What would you like?"
"Ashley was going to give me some chicken broth, but I think I fell asleep. I think that's all my stomach can handle now if you want to give me that." Rhett had pansy reheat the broth, then fed Scarlett. He hated that she was so sick, but he couldn't help being happy that he got to take care of her.
Scarlett couldn't believe that she was still tired after sleeping for almost 3 entire days. She had barely finished eating before she fell back to sleep. Her nightmare came back to her again. She was running through the mist again. For the second time it led her to her house. And again she had to watch herself fall down the stairs and lose the baby. This time Rhett woke Scarlett up and held her in his arms while she cried.
"Is it the same dream?" Rhett asked.
"Almost." Scarlett replied. "But this time I find the house through the fog, and I have to." She couldn't stop the sob that was fighting to come out of her. "I have to watch myself lose our baby.
Rhett was overtaken by how much Scarlett cared. A few days ago she was filled with anger and didn't want the baby. "Scarlett, you didn't even want the child. What changed?"
Scarlett filled with anger, and Rhett realized that he had made a mistake with his last comment. "How dare you. You came into this house after being gone for months with my daughter, and you were cold and mean to me. I wanted that child more than anything and I lost her because of you." Her, Scarlett thought the baby was a girl. Rhett knew she was not lying, that she truly wanted the child that they had lost. She was letting her emotions control her for once, instead of her head, and everything was coming out. Even so, Rhett couldn't ignore Scarlett's last comment.
"It's my fault our baby died? If you will remember correctly, you are the one that swung at me. You caused yourself to fall, my pet."
"Get out." Scarlett said weakly. "I don't have the energy for this."
Rhett let his anger take over, and he did as Scarlett said.
It did not take Scarlett long to fall back asleep. She was soon filled with thoughts of the fall, though. But this time she did not watch herself fall, she did fall. Scarlett felt the pain all over again as if she had truly fallen down the stairs again.
Later that evening, Rhett went to check on Scarlett. He was no long filled with anger, at least not for Scarlett. He was not mad at himself. He could hit himself for letting those words come out of his mouth. Rhett slowly closed the door behind him, so he would disturb Scarlett. He was taken aback by the sight in front of him. Scarlett was on the floor, with blood staining her nightgown. "Scarlett!" Rhett ran to her side and tried to wake her. 'How long has she been like this. Oh God, please no!' "Scarlett wake up! Pansy, get the doctor!"
Scarlett could hear Rhett calling for her. With everything she had, Scarlett brought herself out of it enough to whisper, "I love you, Rhett." Rhett almost didn't hear her, and when her realized what she said, he thought he must be wrong. But when he looked at her, her eyes were slightly open.
"I love you too, Scarlett. Now stay with me, ok? Dr. Meade is coming. Don't leave me, please. Not yet."
"You underestimate me Rhett Butler." Scarlett said.
"Yes, I think it's fairly obvious I have underestimated you Mrs. Butler."
Scarlett offered a weak smile, then passed out.
A/N: I hope you guys liked that. Give reviews! I'll update soon. (