The Nightmare Before Christmas
Kitty woke up screaming, her hands gripping the bed sheets as she sat up. She struggled to breathe and the monitor hooked up to her heart started whining.
"Kitty?" Logan said sleepily, looking over at her bed next to his. "What's wrong?"
Her head jerked in his direction and Kitty hurried to move away from him, her eyes wide with fright. She ripped the leads off her chest and scrambled to the edge of bed, as far as she could go with her cast.
"Are you okay?" Logan stood up and moved to protect Kitty. His claws slid from his knuckles and he searched the room for an intruder. When he realized there was no one else, he retracted his claws and turned around to face Kitty. Logan walked towards her, holding his hands out to show her that he was unarmed. "Kitty, what's wrong?"
Kitty stared at him, the recognition crossing her face. She closed her eyes and tried to regulate her breathing as she climbed back on the bed. "Nothing," Kitty gasped. "It's okay, I'm okay." She said to herself as she rubbed her eyes. "Sorry."
"Nightmares?"
Kitty glanced over and saw that Logan was still standing by her bed, looking at her. "Sorry for wakin' you up."
"I wasn't really asleep," Logan lied as he sat back down on his bed. "These beds are too uncomfortable."
"I wanna go home," Kitty pouted, running her hands through her hair. "Where I can sleep in my own bed and shower and then sleep some more."
"I think we both get a shower tomorrow." Logan said, trying to be helpful.
Kitty turned to face him and said, "We're gonna be stripped down by nurses and scrubbed with bristle brushes until our skin feels like it's gonna fall off. I hardly think that counts as a shower."
Logan shrugged. "Sounds like a Thursday night." Kitty couldn't help but laugh, pushing the nightmare from her mind.
"Is everything alright in there?" A nurse called from the observation room. "Your leads seem to have been-"
"Yeah, yeah," Kitty waved her hand dismissively at the window. "I took them off."
There was a pause before the nurse asked, "Would you mind if I fix them?"
"Why do I think that you're going to put them back on even if I say no?" Kitty asked, rubbing her eyes. A nurse threw on a hazmat suit and came into the room to fix the problem.
"I can get the doctor to give you something for you to sleep." The nurse offered as she stuck the leads back on.
"I'm fine." Kitty muttered, her eyes closed.
"Are you sure?" Logan asked. "It'll help."
Kitty's eyes opened and flicked to Logan. "I've slept enough."
The nurse looked at Logan, who shook his head. "I'll let you two get some rest, then." She said before leaving the room.
"So, what was it?"
"What was what?" Kitty asked, sitting up and pulling the blanket around her. She was shaking slightly and fought to keep her eyes down.
"The nightmare." Logan clarified. "What was it?"
"It was just a nightmare." Kitty looked up at Logan, her face blank. "So, why does it matter?"