A/N: Riley has a nightmare, and Maya comforts her.
Riley was a fairly happy person. She doesn't have many bad things happen to her. She lives a pretty nice life with a loving family and an extremely protective best friend. So normally, Riley would never get any nightmares. Tonight seemed to be an exception.
The brunette stirs in her sleep, frowning deeply. She shivers, grumbling in pain. Riley starts mumbling phrases begging for someone to stop. Breathing becoming erratic, Riley begins to break out in a sweat. Finally, she jolts awake, gasping for breath. Tears streamed down her face, hugging herself.
"It was just a dream... It was just a dream," Riley says shakily.
The images of her nightmare still burned in her head, making sleep impossible. There was only one thing that could comfort Riley right now. Tears still falling, Riley grabs her phone and flips to Maya's contact. She holds the phone up to her ear, begging for the blonde to answer. After the third ring, Riley heard Maya's sleepy voice through the phone.
"Mmm... What's up, Riles?" Maya mumbles.
Riley lets out a sob, "Maya..."
"Riles?! What's wrong? Are you in trouble? Where are you?!" Maya's worried voice calls through the phone.
The brunette trembles, her nightmare still vivid in her brain, "H-home..."
"I'm coming over," Maya states before hanging up the phone.
Hearing the click of the call ending, Riley shakily puts down the phone. She hugs her knees and buries her head inside her giant night shirt. The shivers wouldn't leave, and Riley felt the increasing panic that Maya was in trouble. The longer Maya wasn't there, the more Riley started to panic. She bites her lip, the sleep shirt her own little fortress.
"Riles?" the brunette hears Maya say softly.
She trembles, and the brunette hears footsteps near her bed. Feeling a dip in the bed, Riley knows Maya is sitting next to her, deciding what to do. Arms slowly wrap around the brunette, and she feels the warmth of Maya wrap around her. She trembles even more, small whimpers escaping her mouth.
Maya strokes her hair comfortingly, trying to calm Riley down. She whispers assurances to her friend, hoping it will comfort the shaking brunette. After several minutes of Maya just hugging Riley and trying to calm her down, the brunette finally pokes her head out from her night shirt.
Seeing her tear stained face, Maya whispers, "Oh, sweetie... Come here."
Riley doesn't think twice before latching onto the blonde like she was her lifeline. Maya leans back a bit from the sudden hug, but she quickly straightens herself out and rubs circles soothingly into Riley's back. The brunette continues to whimper, but the shivering had mostly stopped.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Maya asks softly.
Riley nods, and the blonde releases the brunette so she can see her face. Maya grabs Riley's hand, leading the shaking girl to their bay window. Maya sits crosslegged on the cushioned window, signaling for Riley to do the same. The brunette shudders, copying Maya. Maya looks at her friend in deep concern, not pushing for her to start talking.
After a few moments, Riley's shaky voice interrupts the silence, "I had a nightmare..."
Maya nods, not wanting to interrupt her friend. Riley takes a deep breath, her hands shaking. The blonde grabs Riley's hands softly, stopping her shaking. Riley nods before looking Maya in the eyes sincerely.
"It was about you," Riley continues. "We were being chased down an alley by these two large men, and they had trapped us when we came to a dead end. One of the men grabbed me by my hair and made me kneel on the ground... Maya, he had a gun to my head. Then, the other man did the same to you..."
Riley's eyes become blurry, the nightmare being relived in her mind. Maya listens as the brunette continues with the nightmare. She rubs Riley's hand with her thumb soothingly, coaxing the girl to continue.
Riley gasps as the alley opens up to a dead end blocked by a fence. Maya and Riley come to a halt, looking for an exit. They hear the men's footsteps nearing, and the friends continue to search for any means of exit. Maya glances at a part in the fence that seemed it would break with a push... She bites her lip, a plan forming in her head.
The two men came into their view, and Maya grabbed Riley's shaking hand protectively. They growl, and one of the men grabs Riley's hair roughly, making the brunette yelp in pain. He shoves her to the ground forcing the brunette to kneel on the ground, a gun to her head.
"Riley!" Maya gasps, running over to the girl.
"Get back, blondie," the other man growls before grabbing her hair and forcing her to her knees.
The blonde glares at the two defiantly before glancing over at Riley, "When I say run, you run into that part of the fence as hard as you can. Don't you dare stop, no matter what you hear."
Riley nods, not knowing what Maya's plan was. The blonde squeezes Riley's hand reassuringly before getting up quickly and kicking the guy holding the gun to Riley's head in the crotch. He groans, falling to the ground.
"Run!" Maya screams at the brunette.
Riley scrambles up from the ground and runs full force into the weak part of the fence. She winces, the wood shattering around her, but the brunette doesn't stop. She hears Maya scream, and the two men grunt. Finally, there was silence. Riley felt dread fill her heart.
Quickly, Riley sneaks behind the fence, listening for Maya and the two men. She hears the two men yelling at each other before their loud footsteps become quieter and quieter. Riley scrambles back into the alley, looking for Maya.
She gasps, seeing the blonde on the ground. Riley grabs Maya's face, feeling tears fill her eyes. She was hurt. Maya was hurt trying to protect Riley.
The blonde opens one of her eyes, and she tucks a strand of hair behind Riley's ear, "Don't be sad, my little plant. If I had to leave, I would want it to be like this."
Riley grabs Maya's hand, "Don't leave me, Maya! Please!"
Maya smiles sadly at Riley before she closes her eyes. Riley shakes her shoulders, screaming for the blonde to get up, to stop pretending. She whimpers falling to the ground in anguish. Maya was gone.
"Y-You... You were gone, Maya. You were dead..." Riley whimpers out.
The blonde bites her lip before wrapping Riley in a large hug. Riley grabs onto her tightly, shivering. Maya strokes her hair soothingly. She kisses the brunette's cheek, trying to make the brunette focus on her.
"Hey, I would never leave you," Maya whispers.
Riley looks at Maya vulnerably, "Promise?"
"Never, would I ever, leave my little plant alone. Riles, I will always be here to help you up when you fall and to heal your wounds. I promise to never leave you, Riles because you are the best thing that has ever happened to me," Maya says softly.
Riley lays her head on Maya's lap, exhaustion finally overtaking her, "Good."
The blonde smiles and plays with Riley's hair calmingly. She looks out at the night sky, a small smile on her face. She looks down at the brunette, kissing her forehead.
"You're my world, Riles. I couldn't live without you," Maya says softly to the sleeping girl.
The brunette smiles in her sleep. Maya leans her back against the wall, closing her eyes. Neither of them have any bad dreams invade their sleep.
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~rsbaird