Chapter Seven: Tears
"N-NO!" The guys suddenly ran towards Kohaku's room as they heard her scream. Kai then stopped them before they got to the door.
"Wait, what if she's behind the door? Shun, you were in there last and you said that you were only coming to get a drink. Was she awake or something when you left?" Before Shun could reply, his elder brother, Ikki, suddenly kicked the door down and shocking the others while Shun dashed in.
"Apparently she's not…" Hyoga mumbled while they came inside the large room. Shun quickly pulled her into his arms, being surprised when she began to struggle.
"ST-STOP IT! NO!" She screamed out as she tried to break away from him while he held onto her protectively.
"Kohaku, wake up, please! You're having another nightmare!" Shun stated before gently kissing her to where she started to calm down, opening her eyes a little and looked at him when he pulled away. With a shaky hand, Kohaku touched his face while she was still breathing a little hard from her nightmare.
"Sh-Shun…? It's you this time, right…?" With a worried smile, he nodded as he brushed some hair out of her face.
"Yes, it's me, Kohaku… Who else would I be…?" Kohaku looked at the others then back at Shun, biting her bottom lip since she remembered what Hades had threatened.
"I… I can't tell you… It's nothing… …"
"What do you mean you can't tell me? Screaming and trying to break away from me like this isn't nothing. Kohaku, something's wrong and you even promised me that if there was something wrong you'd tell me." Just the look in his eyes made her heart feel like it was being crushed even when she looked away.
"I can't… I just can't, Shun… Bad things will happen if I do. Please… Don't make me tell you…!" Shun sighed and looked at the others, which Kai understood and started to push them out of the room and get the door then looked back to her.
"Kohaku… I can't help you if I don't know what's wrong. Please… I have to know what is bothering you."
"It's not a what, it's who and I can't… He threatened to kill everyone if I told." She mumbled as he pulled her up into his arms, brushing a little hair out of her face while having a worried look upon his face.
"Kohaku, please… It's torture to me that I can't help you with whatever or whoever is doing this to you. I'll be able to help you as soon as you tell me what's going on with you. We're the only ones in the room so no one else can hear what you tell me." Kohaku gulped as she felt guilt build up inside her as she looked at her beloved boyfriend.
"I…" She then paused and closed her eyes as she latched onto him, trying not to break down from her own fear and guilt.
"It's killing me that I'm keeping this from you, Shun… Believe me, it is…! But I don't want to take any chances about what he's threatened to do if I told anyone." Shun let out a faint sigh and kissed her cheek before pulling away a little and looking into her eyes.
"I won't allow someone to threaten you, Kohaku. I just want to know the truth and help you… I haven't had Hades try to bother or possess me for a while, has he been the reason for your nightmares, my little nightingale?" Kohaku gazed up at him like a scared little child, helpless against hiding the truth from him now as she burst out into tears and dug her face into his shoulder and neck as she began to cry.