A/N- ok, yes this is a very short chapter; just a lil bit shorter than the prologue, but i apologise. writers block seems to pursue me...
The full moon shone down on the sleeping city below it. Or at least… nearly everyone was asleep; one was awake, calming their companion down, who was suffering from a nightmare in which he could not be awoken from.
The other was hugging their companion close to their body, rubbing his back and whispering soothing words in their mother tongue into his ear. Tears were leaking from their eyes, too… tears of sadness. It pained them to see their lover like this… shaking… shivering… and in pain himself…
They had tried so hard to wake their partner from his nightmare, but no avail… it seemed as if the nightmare was being inflicted by demons and were forcing him to bear whatever they wanted him to see in full… not letting go…
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, he stopped. He stopped shaking. The other sighed in relief and moved their head away to look at their lover. They wiped his brow of the sweat and smiled sadly.
"You scared me…" They whispered.
"I'm…"
The other shushed him with a finger to his lips and held him close to their body. They felt his companion's hands grip their nightshirt.
"Shhh, Tala, it's over. Sleep…"
"Where're you going Kai?" Tala asked fearfully.
Kai turned round and looked at the redhead confusingly. But he strode back to the bed and perched himself on the edge. He reached out a hand and stroked Tala's pale cheek, a frowned smile on his face.
"I won't go anywhere, unless you want me to." He whispered.
Tala shook his head and he sighed, scooting over next to his redhead and lying back down. Tala snuggled into Kai's chest, taking in his scent.
"Kai…" He began hesitantly. "…Are you sure the dream didn't really happen? It seemed so real…"
"I'm sure, Tala… It didn't happen… I'm not going to leave you…ever…"