5. Nightmare (Pt.3)

As Nudge lay in her bed wiping the sweat and tears off of her her face and trying to calm herself down, she couldn't shake the chills the nightmare had given her.

It seemed so real, she thought taking a shaky breath in.

Tears came to her eyes and Nudge stifled a whimper when she remembered what had happened at the very end.

As irrational and crazy as it sounded, Nudge needed to see Fang. She needed to know for sure that he was okay and it was only just dream.

On shaky legs, Nudge slowly got up, careful not to disturb Angel, exited their room, and made her way to Fang's.

..:Fang's POV:..

I was still up after tucking Nudge into bed. I laid in the darkness waiting for sleep to come.

I heard her before I saw her. Her small footsteps. Her shallow breaths. Her racing heart.

That isn't normal, I thought, sitting up quickly. She's scared.

Quickly untangling myself from my sheets, I rushed to my door and as I threw open, Nudge lifted her hand to knock.

I sighed loudly, relieved and glad to see her, before noticing the stray tear on her cheek.

"Nudge?" I said softly, touching her face and brushing off the tear. "What's wrong, babe?"

She looked at me, biting her lip to obviously stop it from quivering, for a minute. I started to think she wouldn't reply at all when, suddenly, she stepped forward and jumped into my arms, her arms wrapping around my neck so tightly, I was pretty sure I was turning blue.

I ran my hand up and down her back, trying to calm her down. "Baby, I can't breathe."

Nudge laughed softly, but I could still hear that it wasn't completely real. She shifted slightly so she could look at me without taking her face out of the crook of my neck, but she never loosened her hold.

"I had a nightmare," Nudge finally said. I sighed and nodded, finally understanding.

"Do you want to sleep in my bed for the rest of the night?" I asked, already knowing her answer.

Nudge nodded. "Mhmm. If you don't mind."

I smiled down at her. "I'll never mind." I put her down for a minute as we made our way to my bed. I got in first and Nudge quickly followed after, pressing her back to my front, our bodies fitting together perfectly.

I rubbed her side and she, in turn, relaxed more into me.

"Do you want to tell me what happened?" I asked, unsure if she was ready.

Nudge sighed but slowly began her story. As she talked, I pulled her closer and kissed the back of her neck when ever she tensed up.

..:No POV:..

As Nudge spoke, she focused on Fang's small touches, willing herself not to cry again. When she finished, Fang spoke.

"You know that will never happen right?" He spoke softly into her ear.

"Yeah," Nudge replied. "But it doesn't make it any less scary, you know?"

"Yeah. I know." Fang sighed into her neck and turned her body so that she was facing him and their foreheads were touching. "You wanna know what my worst nightmare ever was?" He smiled when Nudge nodded eagerly. "It was when we had first gotten together. The night before our first date I had a dream that the date was so horrible that you kicked me in the shin and dumped me."

Nudge didn't hesitate to giggle. "Did you cry?" Fang rolled his eyes and she bit her lip to stifle another laugh.

"It gets worse," he continued. "Before you left me, you called me 'a classless, emo werido, with freaky hair and teeth'. Then, you took my wallet and went to go see a movie."

Nudge put a hand over her mouth to muffle her laughter. Fang smiled at her and said, "I'm glad you find this so amusing." That caused Nudge to laugh even harder.

After a couple of minutes, Nudge's laughter finally died down and she wiped tears from her eyes.

"Oh, look," Fang said sarcastically, still smiling. "She finishes."

"I'm sorry, sweetie," she started off, still recovering. "but that is just ridiculous. You and I both know I love your emo-ness and your beautiful hair and teeth." She ran her fingers through his messy, dark curls.

"Yeah, well, you make me nervous," Fang admitted. Nudge smiled shyly. "Just like too much candy gives nightmares."

Nudge sighed sadly. "Yeah, yeah. I know." Fang laughed and kissed her forehead.

"So are you ready to go to sleep?" he asked.

"Yes, I think so. But promise me," Nudge held up her picky before she continued. "If we ever end up in my dream situation, you would come with me."

Fang latched his pinky onto her smaller one. "Okay. And you promise me, you'll stop eating so much candy before bed."

"I'll try. But," Nudge smirked. "I'll need a new excuse for me to sleep in your bed." She wrapped her arms around his neck and smiled at him.

"We'll come up with something," he said, chuckling and closing the space in between their lips.