It's dark and he's panting. In, out, in, out. No! He's being much too loud but he's scared, so scared. There are tears in his eyes and a small whimper escapes. Foot steps! He can hear footsteps….slow careful footsteps, tuh tump, tuh tump. His breaths get faster and faster as the footsteps get slower and slower. No, no, no! He pushes his small body against the wall. He almost chokes on his fear and tears. 'please' he mouths, 'go away, please, please, just leave me alone' he pleads silently. He can see the black boots of his aggressor now, so close. He is so scared that he can't even control his breathing he can't breathe! A hand! No, no, please just go away, just GO AWAY! But it doesn't, it reaches in and grabs him. With all his might he screams, "NO!"
The entire Kinomiya household was woken by an anguished scream. Tyson was the first to find their source. Under the small kitchen table, asleep was Kai. In a moment Grandpa and Rei were standing by the kneeling Tyson, who had lifted up the table cloth.
"Kai?" Tyson said nervously but Kai was fast asleep, so Tyson shook him gently awake.
"huh?" Kai looked at Tyson half asleep, "what are you doing in my room?"
"I'm not in your room" answered Tyson, "We're in the kitchen."
Kai sat up and hit his head on the table, "ow"
"You ok?" asked Rei with a small smile.
"fine" Kai crawled out form under the table and stood up.
"I didn't know you sleep walked" said Tyson
"neither did I" Kai rubbed his head.
"Are you sure you're ok?"
"yes"
"but you screamed"
"I did?" he looked to Rei who nodded, "oh"
"back to bed now, all of you" said Grandpa. The group slowly moved towards their bedrooms.
"did you have a nightmare?" asked Tyson, Kai was silent, "what was it about?".
"good night Tyson" he said and closed his door. Tyson sighed and walked to his own room.
The next morning Kai didn't come out for breakfast. Tyson wanted to check on him but Rei isited he'd do it, "wouldn't want ya to starve" he joked. He knocked lightly on the door. He didn't see Tyson sneaking behind him, "Kai, I'm coming in"
Kai was laying on his bed looking at the ceiling
"Kai?"
"what?" Kai snapped
"Breakfast is ready"
"I'm not hungry"
"Why not?"
"because I'm not, get out"
Rei was silent for a moment. Kai hoped he would just leave, "did you have a nightmare last night?"
"no" it wasn't a nightmare, it was a memory.
"you screamed pretty loudly"
"yeah well, I must have tripped over or something"
"but then why didn't you wake up?"
Kai sat up and glared at Rei, "Get out of my room and don't ever talk to me about nightmares or anything else stupid like that got it? I am still captain of the team Rei, I am still the leader. Now get out"
Shocked Rei left, Tyson had been listening at the door scuttled off before Rei opened the door.
AN: yeah so short and pointless but maybe tomorrow I'll write more. Im just really lazy coz it's the holidays! Oh this builds tension! I finally decided the end…or atleast the main dun dun Dun moment….heh heh dya wanna know? Too bad!