Tomoko yawned as she walked down the hallway, heading towards the kitchens for a glass of water. It's late, and for some reason she'd woke up all a sudden. She stretched her arms as she passed the girls dorms, and was startled as the door slammed open, and a small figure stumbled out.
It was the kitten with the amber eyes. She crashes into her, a choked whine escaping her as she did.
"Kitten, what-" she stopped as she saw the tear tracks on her face. The kitten sniffled and ran past her, both hands covering her mouth tightly as she dashed down the hall and took a sharp turn into the washroom. Tomoko hurried after her, and walked into the washroom just in time to see the girl bend over a toilet bowl, retching and throwing up violently.
She is crying too, she chokes and hiccups and Tomoko rushed to her side to support her as her form trembles and her arms thretened to give out beneath her. She shook and spasmed with each cough and sob, and Tomoko gently pat her back to sooth her.
This is a panic attack. Tomoko realised, the kitten just had a nightmare bad enough to give her a panic attack. "Shuuu, kitten, it's okay. Let it all out, let it all out." She soothed, and slowly, the kitten's breaths smoothed out and calmed down.
"... Ragdoll?" The kitten rasped as she looks up, "what..."
"Here, kitten, let's get you cleaned up." She smiled at the kitten, pulling her onto her feet gently, leading her to the sink.
A lot of tissues later, Tomoko led a now much better looking Kimura to the lounge, and went to the kitchen to grab her a glass of water, which she gulped down almost immediately.
"Better?" She asks, the kitten wiped at her eyes, and nodded.
" Nightmare?"
A nod.
"Is it bad?"
She nodded but didn't speak. Instead she rubs at her eyes again, and those dark circles just seemed so much worse. Honestly does she even sleep? She pat her back gently, and the kitten shifted.
"I get them all the time." She wispered softly, and Tomoko winced.
"All the time?" She asked.
"Everynight." The kitten replied, and that's a red flag. Tomoko gently pat the kitten's hair, and seriously it's really long. "Every single night, everytime I sleep actually."
"Do you want to talk about it?" Tomoko asked gently, an the kitten shook her head.
"I..." She hesitated, " can I go outside to get some freash air? I'll be back in the room soon."
Tomoko glances at the clock. It's barely three in he morning, and definitely not the time for a kitten to go outside alone. She looked back at the kitten, and stroked her hair. " How about I take you to the balcony, kitten?" She asked, and the kitten jerkily noded.
A few minutes later she took the girl back to the room, and before she left she saw that the girl hadn't pulled up the covers but instead slipped out a e-reader. She sighed, and was about to leave when she sees Eraser turning the corner, probably just back from patroling the boys room.
"Ragdoll." He nodded, "what is it?"
"One of the kittens had a bad nightmare— she went to the washroom and threw up." She answered, and Eraser gave her a sharp, alarmed look. "She had a panic attack afterwards so I took her to the lounge to calm down."
Eraser sighed and ran a hand through his hair, exasperated. "Which one?" He asked.
"Kimura Akemi." She recalled the girls name, and the man groaned.
"Shit." He cursed, "was there anything else that she said?"
"She mentioned that she's been having these nightmares for a while now." She stated worriedly, "to quote her words, every time she sleeps."
The underground hero burried his face in his hands, and sighed.
"What is it, Eraser?" Tomoko asked worriedly, "the girl..."
The look he gives her said it all.
Current Poll Results~ (from both the poll and the reviews)
Akemi's paring:
Todoroki Shouto: 21
Midoriya Izuku: 6
Ueno Hibiki: 6
Bakugou Katsuki: 4
Iida Tenya: 3
Iida Tensei: 1
Kaminari Denki: 1
Seiba Hiroi: 0
Others (Please state in review!)
Hibiki's pairing:
Shinsou Hitoshi: 8
Kimura Akemi: 6
Iida Tenya: 4
Midoriya Izuku: 0
Seiba Hiroi: 0
Todoroki Shouto: 0
Others (Please state in review!)
Ehhhh— bonding time for Ragdoll and Akemi! I really can't wait to post all the other chapters but I just found out how to improve them so, yeah. Not until later.
I need someone to help check my grammar...
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