A/N: This oneshot focuses on a pairing a friend and I came up with a while back. Jodi, who is blind but a headstrong girl and Nightmarionne/Nightmarionette. I'm in the process of creating a story with these two, how they met and such. So consider this a sneak peak! Please don't put a negative review. If you have comments such as 'I don't like this pairing' or 'this sucks', keep them to yourself. I will respect your ships and pairings as long as you respect mine. Thank you! Enjoy!
Tick tock
Tick tock
Tick tock
The sound of the grandfather clock was the only thing that resounded throughout the small Evans household. The one- story house was the last one on the street. Its only two occupants were nowhere to be seen. However, a soft murmuring was heard from one of the rooms down the hall from the kitchen. A young girl with frizzy red hair sat in her room at her desk. The room had no decorations except a few hand drawn pictures of two girls, signed 'By Sophie'. The bed had a ocean beach theme to it, the blankets having seashells all over them. There was a window opposite the door with white curtains. The murmuring made the teen stop what she was doing and slowly stand up. Putting away the book she had been reading and lightly putting her hand on the wall, the girl carefully made her way out of her room and over to the one right next to her own. Her one hand found its way to the watch on her wrist and she frowned. It was late at night, making her worry. Then she opened the door a little bit and slowly walked over to the bed, where a little girl with strawberry blonde hair was tossing and turning in her sleep. The older girl knelt beside the bed and said softly "Sophie?" as she stroked her arm.
The little girl's eyes opened quickly and she looked to see the older girl beside her. Sophie sniffled. "J-Jodi?" Jodi nodded and gently pulled her into a comforting hug, her hand rubbing up and down her back. "Its ok. It was just a nightmare…." she said softly. Sophie tightly clung to her, trembling slightly as she did. "Do you want to tell me about it?" Jodi asked quietly and just as she was about to answer, another voice cut in behind them. "What's wrong?" Jodi jumped a few inches, letting go of Sophie and making a squeaking sound in fright. She whirled around and in one swift motion, she blindly socked whoever it was in the face. They stumbled back. "OW! What-?" they said and Jodi's eyes widened.
"HOLY SH-Nightmarionne?" She asked and covered her mouth. The nightmare-looking puppet held his nose and mouth as he looked at Jodi. He took in her somewhat pale skin and contrasting bright red hair before his own black eyes met her gray-colored ones. He was glaring slightly at her. "Who else would it be?" he muttered. "Oh I don't know. A burglar or someone? You could at least make some noise or give me a little warning next time." Jodi replied back with a frown as she took a step towards his voice. Sophie remained on her bed sniffling.
Nightmarionne fell silent, forgetting that he wasn't suppose to scare her like that. "I….sorry…" he mumbled. Jodi sighed and raised her hands up to find Nightmarionne's face, stopping for a moment. "Can I? I just want to make sure you're ok." She said. He slowly took his hand away. "Yes. You can." he said softly, watching her hands touch his face and feeling around. All the while, he watched Jodi with curiosity. The scars on her face made his chest fill with some anger. She never once said what had happened to her. Silence filled the air between them before Jodi pulled her hands away from Nightmarionne's face. His chest rose and fell, letting out a breath he forgot he was holding.
Strange…
"I'm sorry for doing that." she suddenly apologized. He blinked in surprise and shook his head. "I believe I deserved it." he said.
"You did scare her." Sophie said from behind them quietly, frowning at the nightmare puppet. Nightmarionne winced a little and Jodi rolled her eyes. "Why don't we head to the kitchen for some hot cocoa to ease our minds?" She suggested, making Sophie's eyes widen and she nodded. The younger girl scrambled out of bed and down the hall to the kitchen excitedly. Nightmarionne held his arm out and gently guided Jodi's arm to snake around his own. She flinched in surprise at first. He was always so quiet she could never tell where he was. "It's just me." He assured her when he felt her recoil. Jodi's body relaxed a little and he started to lead her to the kitchen where Sophie was grabbing the hot cocoa packets.
Jodi felt around for two mugs before pausing. "Do you drink?" She asked Nightmarionne curiously and the nightmare paused in answering. "I've never tried to drink anything." Sophie stared at him like he had five heads. "So you've never had hot cocoa?" She exclaimed. "Give him a mug!" She ordered Jodi, causing Jodi to chuckle lightly as she got out a third mug and heated up the water on the stove. She drummed her fingers against the counter as she leaned against it waiting. After a few minutes, the kettle started to whistle and the red head carefully took it off the stove. Nightmarionne gently grabbed her hand to help her pour, causing Jodi to jump and spill some hot water on her hand. She recoiled and said "Crap!" The nightmare puppet's eyes widened in worry at his human's distress and Sophie tutted "That's a bad word, sissy."
"Not now, Soph. I burned myself." Jodi grumbled as she held her hand. Sophie fell quiet, frowning in worry as Nightmarionne sped over to the freezer, grabbing some ice. He hurried back over to Jodi who was hissing in pain. He carefully placed the ice over her burn. As expected, her hand jerked back at the cold sensation and she made a small whimper. He said softly. "Shhh...It's just me." Jodi stopped and he could have sworn he had seen a tear run down her cheek. "I'm sorry. I just wanted to help pour." he said and she tilted her head a little. The teen didn't move, allowing him to hold the ice on her wound. Nightmarionne's clawed finger gently and mindlessly began stroking her hand in hopes of calming her down further. He hated seeing her in pain but it worried him when she hadn't said anything yet. Was she mad at him or that much in pain. He glanced at Sophie, who looked sad. "Thanks...Its okay." Jodi managed to whisper finally. She felt his finger brush against her hand and her face heated up slightly. Nightmatrionne sighed softly and kept holding her injured hand while he poured the water into the mugs with the cocoa.
Jodi was quiet as Sophie waited for her drink to cool off. Nightmarionne helped Jodi sit down and they sat together. He looked down at his mug while Sophie watched him. She motioned for him to drink it and he gave her a cautious look before hesitantly picking up his mug, bringing it to his mouth and slowly drinking it. He felt a rush of hotness and chocolate flavor go down his throat and then disappear. His eyes widened and he put the mug down. "So?" Sophie asked him eagerly. "How is it?" He stared at the mug and then at her. "Surprisingly really good." he said. "I know! Jodi makes the best hot cocoa!" the little girl exclaimed with a grin. Nightmarionne glanced at Jodi, smiling a little. "She does." he agreed. Jodi managed a faint smile, one that made his chest become...tingly. "Hey, how did you and Jodi meet anyway? She never tells me!" Sophie asked with a whine as she looked up at him. "I think that's something I'll tell you another day, Soph." the redhead cut in before he could say anything. "Drink your cocoa and head to bed. Dad's not gonna be happy if he finds you up this late."
Sophie huffed and reluctantly drank her cocoa once it was warm. Jodi and Nightmarionne did the same and soon, they were finished. The teen put the mugs in the sink and kissed Sophie goodnight as she hurried off to bed. Once she did, the house was quiet for a moment. Nightmarionne looked at her. Jodi was in her pajamas and she looked tired. "How is your hand?" he asked her. She slowly took the ice away and winced a little. "A little better, thanks." She said quietly. "You look tired. Why don't you get some rest?" he asked as he took the ice and put it away. Jodi shook her head. "I can never fall asleep well." she explained with a small yawn. "Oh...do you want some company then for a while?" He offered.
Jodi paused in her steps and stared ahead. "Okay..." she answered softly. She slowly began to lead him to her room and he followed. Nightmarionne helped her into bed, sitting in a chair beside her bed. "Jodi?" he asked. "Yeah?" She said as she sat in bed. "How...I...Sleep well." he said quietly, mentally cursing himself for almost voicing his thoughts. "You too, Night." Jodi said with a small smile as her eyes closed slowly. Nightmarionne watched as his human steadily fell asleep. He'd ask her another day another time. Right now, she didn't want to tell him and he respected that. She wasn't ready. Returning to the present, Nightmarionne admired Jodi, who looked beautiful when she was asleep...So pretty...So...perfect...
A couple hours later...
Nightmarionne had shut down briefly to sleep himself but his sleep was broken when the sound of Jodi's crying made him wake up. His eyes opened and his head whirled to see Jodi tossing and turning in her sleep, crying quietly. His chest became heavy with worry as he gathered the teen into his arms gently. "Jodi? Jodi? Jodi!" he said. She kept shaking and crying, her hands finding his. "No no no no..." she repeated. He held her closer and tried to calm her down. "Its ok...its ok..." he whispered, worry overwhelming his entire body. It hurt him so much. His fingers wound through Jodi's hair. He felt her shaking reside and he could hear faint sobs from where her head was against his chest. After a few minutes, he didn't hear sobs anymore and she wasn't shaking. Glancing down at Jodi, he saw she was asleep again and held her to his chest. Nightmarionne laid down carefully on the bed with Jodi in his arms and narrowed his anger-filled eyes at the closet, where a pair of red eyes stared back at him. The eyes then vanished and Nightmarionne relaxed. He sighed as he nuzzled Jodi's head.
"I love you, Jodi and I hope you remember that." he whispered.