Nightmares

(One-shot. Fox Trail AU)

Wakko P.O.V

I woke up crying. 'South, can you just leave me alone!? All I want is sleep…' I realized I was home. It had been hard to adjust, but scratchy said I'd be fine in a few months. My sleep schedule has been getting better, too. 'Speaking of my sleep schedule, what time is it?' I checked the clock. '3:50… Twenty minutes more than last time... Scratchy and Yakko will be happy to hear that.' Scratchy and Yakko are very interested in how I'm holding up. Yakko especially, since I've scared him so many times just by waking up screaming, re-living memories about after the tests. I'm somewhat happy that they paid off though, we all know why. (I'm not giving you finale spoilers, so deal with it.)

I walked to the kitchen to get a late-night snack. 'Let's see... What does the fridge hold for me…? Huh? What's this?' Wakko found a chocolate cake with a note attached to it. It was from Yakko. It read: "Dear Wakko, I know you'll have another nightmare, since you seem to have one every night. So I got you this cake as a midnight snack. Enjoy it, and sleep well baby bro. Love, Yakko." I thought this was sweet, and I wasn't talking about the cake. As usual, I ate the cake whole, plate and all.

I jumped at someone's voice coming from our bunk-beds. "Wakko? Are you eating the cake I left you?" Yakko's voice echoed through the tower. I had a mixed look of shame and surprise. "Yeah… I couldn't help myself. But what are you doing up?" Yakko looked at me with a look of surprise, I don't think he expected me to ask him that. "You usually wake up around now. Also, it's kind of hard not to wake up around when you do when you used to wake me up screaming." I had a mixed look of shame and embarrassment after he said this. "Sorry… I'm trying to stop, but memories of her keep making their way into my head when I sleep." Yakko rushed over to me, put his hands on my shoulders and knelt down with a stern look on his face. "Wakko, don't ever apologize for that. You couldn't control what happened there, and you shouldn't need to apologize for her actions. She's a bad person, and we all have a restraining order on her and her lackeys. If she comes near you or Dot, I'll mallet her into next century."

"I know you will, but what if she comes back? I can't move when I think of her, let alone see her! Yakko, I…" Wakko trailed off, tears dripping from his eyes. Yakko put a hand on Wakko's shoulder reassuringly. "Bro, you can tell me." Yakko said, walking to Wakko's bunk. They both sat on Wakko's bunk for a minute before Wakko finally finished his sentence. "Yakko, I'm… I'm scared. Scared she'll come back, scared she'll hurt you like she hurt me, scared I'll lose both of you again, scared… That she'll take it all away again." Yakko had a look of shock, before it turned into a look of comfort. "Bro, that won't ever happen. I promise, I'll always protect you, no matter what. I'd kill for you two, without hesitation."

I was… shocked, to say the least. Yakko would hurt someone for us, sure, but… kill someone? A wave of understanding came over me. I remember what he said to her just before she was taken away to an asylum. His exact words were… soul chilling. "If you ever come near my sibs again, I'll make you wish it was Satan himself throwing you into the fiery pits of hell, capiche?" Honestly, I had never seen Yakko that pissed before. Sure, he got a little angry now and then, but that? I couldn't describe the look in his eyes. It was like hellfire and bloody murder combined into his eyes. I could tell he didn't care what happened to her, he just wanted her to suffer.

I snapped back to reality when I realized Yakko was trying to get my attention. "Wakko? Are you alright? You seem kind of… zoned out. What's on your mind?" I didn't want to tell him about what I was just thinking, so I just shrugged and told him I was just tired and zoned out for a second. Yakko nodded and told me to lay down. I did as I was told, and Yakko lied down next to me. "Maybe you'll sleep better if someone you trust is close to you. At least, that's what Scratchy said." Yakko told me while lying next to me. I nodded snuggling up next to him. A safe feeling washed over me as Yakko put his arm over me as he fell asleep. And for once in a long time, 4 months to be exact, I slept peacefully.

~The End~

(Hey guys and gals of , it's Nora. I understand anyone just coming across this most likely won't get what I'm about to say, but thank you all for the support, I really appreciated all of your reviews, your support and reactions made me do things from smile on a bad day to blush on a good one. And I just wanna say, super special thanks to Fanimaniac4ever101 and EllieJoFlow for reviewing and making me happy on the days that sucked, and making the ones that were good even better. Thank you. I can't say it enough, so this one-shot is dedicated to them, for being here and supporting me when I thought of deleting my account or stories, and just overall compelling me to continue my series' even though I overbooked myself with three stories I have to continue. Thank you, you two will forever hold a place in this twisted dark heart. Keep reviewing, and, as always, goodnight everybody!)

Very sincerely,

~Nora

(P.S. Do you two know any good animators? Comic makers, maybe? I just really want some memes or a comic done on my series, it's okay if you don't know any or don't wanna hound an animator to draw some silly writer's story. I wish you two the best life and the greatest luck for anything in the future! Peace out! :) )