Her breath caught rough in her throat as she sat up, stalk straight in her bed. Her body was trembling as cold sweat clung to her body, making the thin silk of her sheets stick to her body. Her heart beat was rough, violent and painful in her chest and she was struggling for even the slightest breath of air. It felt as if something was choking her.
She had been dreaming. Her mind wandering aimlessly through her thoughts. The dream had started off well enough, she and Kyler had been out, no. Not out. They were amid the Jasmin of the garden beneath her room, letting the scent intoxicate them as much as their desires did. The were seated, sitting on a blanket that was spread out over the lush, soft grass, just barely damp with the fallen dew. They were talking, innocently, avoiding the obvious desire that burned inside both of them. The subject of their conversation was frivolous, not important to the relevance of the dream. They were not touching, or at least not in any significant way. Their hands brushed against each other's, fingers grazing and settling for only a moment before moving off. And then, from nowhere, -she- had appeared.
The Batman of the other reality, Kyler's bet friend, his partner in protection. Why was she here? Miriam had thought to herself, the fear just beginning to creep into her chest. What was she doing?
Saena, the Batman, walking up to Kyler and Miriam, looking at the young British woman. "You! You're trying to take him away from me!" she accused with a pointed finger, her voice was wickedly harsh. She spoke to Miriam again. "You can't, though. He's mine!" She was glaring at Miriam now, and the fear was beginning to tighten around her throat.
"I - I don't know what you're talking about..." Miriam managed to stammer, her accent tripping her words up, making her difficult to understand in her frightened state.
"She's not taking me away from you," Kyler said, his voice strong, sexy, as he stood up. He left Miriam's side and went to Saena's, putting an arm around the other woman's shoulder. He looked down on Miriam, his eyes as cold as Seana's had been. "She was trying, I'll give her that, but no one can take me away from you," he declared in a voice that broke the young woman's heart.
Miriam's eyes looked up at them, her heart shattered by the words. She watched them as Kylerl wrapped his arms around Saena and he leaned in close, their lips almost touching. Miriam could feel the wetness of tears on her cheeks as she saw their lips meet, hungry, passion filled. A kiss that was full of everything that she wanted from Kyler. Everything she had ever wanted in a partner, Kyler was, and he had abandoned her...
But it was just a dream. Miriam tried to tell herself that as she shook the memory away from her. He wouldn't... would he? He said that he wouldn't date anyone, but maybe... Seana was his best friend from how he spoke of her, maybe they were friends with other "privileges." Maybe it was their relationship, the one between Kyler and Seana, which was preventing him from letting himself date anyone. Or maybe he didn't want to date anyone else because Seana was who he really wanted and he would save himself for her. All these questions plagued the woman, her cheeks wet with real tears.
She sighed. Kyler had gone back, it didn't matter any more how much she wanted him. She should grow up, she told herself, and stop this childish dreaming. She should just give up. He was with Saena, even if they were just friends. He probably wasn't even thinking about her, he wouldn't even remember her by the end of the week.
She left her room to wash her face, then she would return to bed and try to get some sleep, without the intrusion of a nightmare.