Killerkeanegirl- Well I hope you get this chappie and future ones okay! Yes, Phil got attacked by girls. Oh wouldn't we all like to be with drunk Silky…sober Silky too! LOL

Emador- Hey, stay away from Nate Miller; I got him earmarked if things go wrong with EC or POBD! LOL Can't wait to see your reaction to this chappie.

Beautyqueen321- Now I get people begging me not to put Kylah with Craig. I get people cheering for Kylah to get with Craig. I am so confused! LOL Thanks for the review! I enjoyed reading it!

Meadow567- I take it your patience is just about gone? LOL

B- Another one not wanting Craig and Kylah! All I will say is I have known who she'll get since the story started.

Moi- You could be Bah's girl! LOL

Prettypinkcheer5- I would love to room with a few of the boys myself, LOL. Love your reviews. Even you're cheering for Kylah to get a man.

Strangexbutxtrue- Sheepboy sounds like a bad nick-name that people from WV get called, LOL. I just didn't know who you thought would be the gay couple? Love your review!

1-800-epk-fano- First off, Love your nickname! Thanks for the review!

Paige- Another Bah fan! He's quite popular…but he's so cute, I see why! LOL

Klinoa- I won't talk about Sidney because I don't want you to melt! LOL Love your reviews though, they are great! And keep your eye out for other Dukes references in future chappies!

Sunday
"Glad to hear you had fun at the dance." Craig said. It was Sunday afternoon and he and I were shopping at one of Minneapolis' malls.

"Oh I did. But don't tell Philly that I told you about those girls whooping on him. He's a little sensitive about it because the other boys tease him saying 'He was beat up by girls'." I giggled.

"So all that running around he did, and he didn't even bring a girl home?" Craig laughed. "That's funny."

"So what's next on your shopping list?" I asked.

"I need some new towels. Of course I didn't color coordinate my bathroom like you did yours." Craig smiled.

"But at least you put the toilet seat down when I visit you." I giggled.

"Craig, what's the trip to Norway going to be like next week?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" Craig asked as we walked along.

"I've never been outside the US. And with all the troubles we're having with foreign policy…..will we be safe?" I asked.

"We'll be fine. And at the hotel, we'll all be staying together on the same floor, so we can look out for each other." Craig said.

"Okay…but if anyone in camouflage and masks breaks in, I'm hiding in your room!" I chuckled.

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"Kylah, I think I actually have more bags than you this time." Craig said as we walked into the dorm building back at the U.

I laughed. "Well you bought several towels, and those new jeans."

"Well my old towels were worn so thin it was like trying to dry off with a napkin." Craig said.

"When was the last time you replaced them?" I asked.

"I don't remember….actually Susanne bought them for me." Craig said.

"Susanne the long time girlfriend that didn't want kids?" I asked.

"Yeah." Craig said.

"Do you ever miss her?" I asked.

"A little…I mean she was a big part of my life for a long time….part of me will always care about her." He explained.

"KYLAH!" was yelled down the hall. Verchota was standing in the hall.

"What do you want Philip?" I asked.

"You should come hang out with us when you're not busy." Phil said. "We're just hanging out and watching TV."

"Maybe later, right now Craig and I are busy." I said.

"Better leave her alone before she beats you up too." Bah yelled out.

"I am telling you they did not beat me up. Just knocked the wind out of me." Phil argued and went back into the room.

I shook my head and continued walking down the hall with Craig.

Craig snickered. "You could own Phil if you threatened to write an article about those girls pounding on him."

"I'd never do that to him." I giggled.

I walked into Craig's apartment with him.

"Well at least we got all out shopping done." I said.

"I'd be lost without you when it comes to shopping." Craig smiled.

"You did fine before we met." I giggled.

"I won't know what to do when the Olympics are over and I have to shop alone again." Craig said.

I hadn't thought of the Olympics being over and going home; away from Craig and the boys. I had gotten so comfortable with them in my life so fast.

"Kylah, you okay?" Craig asked. "You've got the strangest look on your face."

"Oh, I'm fine. I just got lost in thought for a few seconds." I said. "Anything I can do to help you sort your stuff out?"

"No, I got it. I'm going to just throw out my old towels." Craig said. "Besides, I think the boys want you to hang out with them."

"Yeah, I should see what they're up to and hang out." I said.

"Have fun." Craig said.

"I'll see you later." I told him and hugged him.

Craig kissed my forehead. "Maybe we'll have dinner together tomorrow."

"Sounds great." I said and walked out of his apartment and into my own to set down my packages.

After getting all my things put away, my new shirts, and a few new pairs of shoes, I walked down the hall to Jimmy and Silk's room where most of the boys were hanging out.

"Hey everyone what's going on?" I asked.

"Not much, just watching TV, come on in." Rizzo said.

I walked in and sat on the floor next to Christoff and Buzz.

(TPPOV)

Kylah was relaxing and laughing as the boys continued to heckle Verchota about the dance.

"Kylah, have you got your hunting license yet?" Ramsey asked her.

"Not yet, I've been so busy trying to get everything ready for the European tour." I said.

"You're really going to kill Bambi's mommy? Don't you remember how sad that scene was?" Strobel asked her.

"Well, I…..oh." she said, obviously thinking over what he said.

"Ignore him Kylah." Pavelich said. "You know full well that hunting helps keep deer from overpopulating."

"Yeah, I know…but Eric just said that so mean." She said.

"Silky, can we watch something else besides the news?" Janny asked.

"In a bit, they're doing a special news report on POW camps in Vietnam." Silk said. "I've been waiting all week to see it."

"Yeah, I heard about that." Baker said. "They've been talking about the Vietnamese government denying that they still have POW's."

"This news piece is supposed to be an in depth report of the conditions in the POW camps." Christian said.

"Should be interesting." Broten said.

"Isn't there anything better on?" Kylah asked.

"No, I want to watch this. It's next up on the news." Silk insisted.

Kylah frowned but said no more.

The group sat watching the news, and finally the news piece Silk had been waiting on began. The lead reporter was conducting interviews with veterans who had been released from POW camps about the conditions of the camps. They were also showing the remnants of an abandoned POW camp.

"Man, this stuff is gruesome." Rizzo said.

"Seriously, can we watch something else? This makes me sick." OC said.

"No, I want to see this." Silk insisted.

Kylah got up from her seat and started digging under Silk's bed, looking for something.

"Kylah, what are you doing?" Jimmy asked her.

Kylah didn't reply. Instead she pulled a box out from under Silk's bed and grabbed a half-empty bottle of tequila. Without a word, she took off the cap and took a long drink from the bottle.

"Hey, that's my tequila! You could've at least asked me." Silk said.

Kylah brushed him aside. "I'll write you a check later and you can buy all the tequila you want."

"But don't you have…" Silk started, but Jimmy shook his head not to say anymore.

Kylah took another long drink from the bottle. A few of the boys gave her a strange look, most of them concerned. Kylah picked up Silk's box and went back to her seat.

"Kylah, are you okay?" Jimmy asked her.

"Yeah, I just needed a drink." She said and gave a big forced smiled.

Kylah sat on the floor, drinking for another few minutes; finishing off the tequila in no time. A few of the boys eyed her, wondering what was going on.

"The news is over; can we watch a ballgame or something now?" Cox asked.

"Yeah…see if you can find one on. Jimmy said.

Kylah threw the empty tequila bottle away. She dug through Silk's box again and pulled out a full bottle of vodka. She opened that bottle as well and began drinking from it.

"Kylah, you sure you're okay?" Buzz asked.

"I'm fine. I'm just in the mood to get a buzz. No pun intended." She said.

"Doesn't she have alcohol in her own room?" Silk whispered to Jimmy.

"Let it go, something isn't right. But we aren't going to push her to talk about it." Jimmy whispered.

Cox flipped the channels until he found some boxing on. The boys watched the boxing match while Kylah started drinking the vodka as fast as she could.

"Kylah, slow down. You're gonna make yourself sick." Pavelich told her.

"I'll be fine. You know me; I can drink like a sailor." Kylah said.

"But is something wrong? You've never drank like this?" Bah asked her.

"Quit worrying about me. I'm not some little baby!" Kylah snapped and managed to stand up. "I'm going to my apartment, where I can drink in peace."

She snatched up the bottle of vodka and left the room. The boys stared after her, none of them sure of what had just happened.

"Should we go after her?" OC asked.

"I don't think that's a good idea. She seemed like she wanted to be left alone." Jimmy said.

"What's wrong with her? She comes in all happy and laughing. Then the next thing we know she's drinking and mad at us." Janny said.

"I don't know……maybe she's just having an off day." Suter said.

"But she didn't even act like herself." Buzz said.

"I think we should check on her." Bah said.

"I think we should just see how she is tomorrow. She didn't seem to want us around." Rizzo said.

"Well, if she needs anything, I'm sure she'll go to Coach Patrick. They're good friends." Phil said.

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Craig Patrick was roused from his sleep when he heard screaming coming from the apartment next door. Alarmed that something was wrong with Kylah, he leaped out of bed and pounded on the wall separating their apartments.

"Kylah, are you okay?" Craig yelled.

He received no answer and the screaming continued. It sounded like Kylah was moving around in her apartment. Craig ran out into the hallway and began pounding on the door to Kylah's apartment.

"Kylah, what's going on in there? Are you hurt?" Craig yelled.

Still no answer. Craig tried to make out what Kylah was saying, but couldn't quite tell.

Craig moved down the hall and knocked on a few of the boys doors. After a few seconds, a few of the doors opened.

"What's going on coach?" Rizzo asked and yawned.

"Kylah's in her apartment screaming her head off. I have no idea what's going on." Craig said.

"What?" Phil asked. "Damn, listen at that racket."

"You don't suppose someone could have broken into her apartment do you?" Pavelich asked.

"Oh hell, we need to get in that apartment. Something isn't right. Listen to her screaming." Buzz said.

"Rizzo, Verchota….see if you can knock the door in." Craig told them.

"On the count of three?" Rizzo asked. Phil nodded.

Before they could start counting the door to Kylah's apartment opened and she came running out screaming at the top of her lungs.

"Kylah?" Craig said as she ran right past him.

Bah caught her around the waist and she kept screaming and kicking. Buzz tried grabbing her arms.

"What the hell is wrong with her? Her eyes are glazed over." OC said.

"Try slapping her to get her calmed down. Something has her upset." Craig said.

"Kylah! Stop screaming!" Buzz yelled and shook her by her shoulders. None of the boys wanted to hit her.

"Here, I'll do it!" Craig said. He moved to where Bah was trying to hold onto Kylah who was struggling in his arms. "Hold her shoulders Buzzy."

Buzz held onto Kylah's shoulders. Craig slapped Kylah, but flinched because he hated to do it. She stopped struggling, and her eyes opened wider. She seemed to collapse, so Bah helped seat her on the floor.

"Kylah?" Craig said.

Kylah gripped Bah's shoulders where he was still holding her. She had a panicked look in her eyes. "They killed him! They killed him!" she shrieked.

"Kylah!" Bah shook her hard.

Kylah blinked a few times. "John?" she looked around and saw the boys and Craig all looking at her with confusion and concern.

"Kylah are you okay? What the hell is going on?" Craig said.

"I…..I was having a nightmare." She said. She was shaking from head to toe.

"A nightmare? You were running and screaming!" Craig said.

"I have somnambulism. It runs in my family." She explained.

"Somnambulism?" Silk asked.

"Sleep walking. I walk in my sleep. Talk in my sleep. Move around." Kylah said.

"Have you done this before?" OC asked.

"Yeah…..sometimes I just walk around and end up in a different room of my house. When I have nightmares, I scream sometimes. I am so sorry for any problems I caused." She said.

"We're just happy you're okay. You scared us to death." Craig said.

"I'm sorry." Kylah said. She was still shaking as she tried to stand. "I guess I'll be going back to bed now."

"I don't think you should be alone right now!" Bah said.

"I agree. I'll stay with her." Craig said.

"Its okay coach, I'll stay with her." Bah said.

"Harrington, she's very vulnerable…." Craig started.

"Coach, I wouldn't do that to her! I am just going to stay on her couch in case she has another nightmare." Bah said.

Craig looked at Kylah. She was shaking and acted a bit distant.

"Okay, but I'll be there to see about her first thing in the morning." Craig said.

"Come on Kylah." Bah said. She looked up at him blankly. She followed him into her apartment.

Craig watched as Bah shut the door behind them. "What's going on with Kylah?" Craig asked the boys in the hall.

"I dunno Coach. She was drinking pretty heavy earlier tonight." Rizzo said.

"She got mad at us and left." Silk said.

"What'd you do to her?" Craig asked.

"Nothing, we were watching TV, when she suddenly broke into Silky's liquor and was drinking like there was no tomorrow. When we tried to get her to slow down, she got mad and left." Jimmy said.

Craig knew Jimmy wouldn't lie. And Craig could tell something was really bothering Kylah.

"Alright boys, I'm sure it's nothing. Probably just a nightmare brought on by drinking too much." Craig said, not wanting the situation to blow up any bigger. "Get back to bed."

The boys nodded and walked back to their rooms. Craig looked at Kylah's door one last time and then went into his own apartment.

Inside Kylah's apartment, she was standing in the middle of her living room, looking confused and still shaking.

"Kylah, are you going to bed?" Bah asked her.

She looked at him and nodded. She moved almost like a zombie and walked into her room. Bah followed her to be sure she would be okay. He watched as she climbed into the middle of her bed and pulled her knees up against her chest.

"You'll feel better after you get some sleep. Why don't you lie down?" Bah said.

Kylah was shaking but she nodded and lay down.

"Do you want me to sit with you until you fall asleep?" Bah asked.

Kylah nodded. Bah sat down on the edge of her bed and took her hand. After a few seconds Kylah slid across the bed and curled up on Bah's chest. He rubbed her back in an attempt to soothe her.

"Must have been some nightmare. You wanna talk about it?" Bah asked. Kylah shook her head against his chest. "It's all over now. It was just a dream and it's gone. I won't leave, I promise."

Kylah nodded and slowly started to relax and closed her eyes.

(FPPOV)
I woke up still curled up with Bah. I remembered the events from the night before. Bah must have fallen asleep sometime after I did.

"John? John wake up." I nudged him.

Bah opened his eyes. "You okay? You had a rough night last night."

"I'm better now. Sorry for all the problems I caused." I said.

"You have nightmares like that often?" Bah asked.

"I'd rather not talk about it." I said.

Bah looked at me, but didn't say anything. There was a knock at the door.

"That's probably Craig. He said he would check on you this morning." Bah said.

I got out of bed and walked through the apartment.

"Who is it?" I called.

"Craig. Kylah are you okay?" Craig called back.

I opened the door. "I'm fine."

"Morning Bah." Craig said as Bah walked up behind me.

"Morning Coach. Kylah, I'm going to head back to my room and get ready for practice." Bah said.

"Okay, thanks for everything." I said and hugged him.

"It's no trouble." Bah said and walked out.

"Craig, thanks for helping last night." I said.

"Kylah, what's really going on?" Craig asked.

"I had a nightmare. I told you I have Somnambulism. It runs on my mother's side of the family." I said, shuddering at the thought of my nightmare.

"I don't doubt that. But you were scared to death and upset about something. And the boys said you were drinking heavy last night." Craig said.

"It was just a bad night." I said, not wanting to explain further.

"Look Kylah, I can't make you tell me what's bothering you. But of it's hurting you, you should talk about it." Craig said.

"I'll be okay. I promise, it was just a bad night. Now I am just looking forward to going to Europe." I smiled.

"Okay, I won't push this. But if you need anything, come talk to me." Craig said.

"I will. Thanks." I said and hugged Craig.

Craig kissed my forehead. "I got to get ready for practice too."

"I'll see you there later. I have to meet with Walter before I go to the arena." I said.

Craig nodded and walked out. I shut the door behind him and went to get ready for the day.