Kiss the Demons Out of My Dreams

Chapter Name: lyric from Give Me Novacaine. I'm not saying who it's by. If you're on this fandom, you should know.

This chapter is really short, but it took me forever... Damn you, Writer's Block! XD

Disclaimer: I do NOT own American Idiot

Johnny was sitting on the couch when Will got home later that afternoon.

"Hey. You look stressed out," he commented as he walked through the door. Johnny laughed. 'Stressed out' didn't begin to describe what he was feeling. "What happened?"

"My mother came," he said, walking back over to the kitchen where Will was standing.

"Oh no, she found you?" Will said. "Told you to change your name, dude . . ." Johnny laughed again.

"I have a feeling even that wouldn't have worked." This time they both laughed. They looked over as the door opened, and two small children ran in laughing. Naomi followed behind them, smiling. "Hey," Johnny greeted them.

"Hey," Naomi answered back, smiling brightly. Johnny was slightly confused with why she seemed so happy, but before he could ask, Gloria had run over to him and jumped up for a hug.

"Hey, baby girl," he said, walking over and sitting on the couch with her. "What did you do at the park?"

"We played castle, and I was the princess, and then a dragon attacked the castle," she told him.

"Really?" Johnny asked, wide-eyed. "Then what happened?"

"Christian killed it," Gloria said.

"Well, good job, Christian. That had to be tough," Johnny said, earning a shy smile from the five year old. "What happened after you slayed the dragon?" Johnny asked.

"We played pirates!" Gloria said excitedly. Johnny laughed. Gloria went on to tell him about the exciting treasure hunt they had at the park, before letting out a big yawn.

"Uh oh," Naomi commented. "We'd better head home and get you to bed." Gloria still clung to her father. She hadn't been able to see him all day, and she never got to stay at his house before. And besides, she was way too tired to leave now . . .

"Mama," she began quietly. "Can I stay at Daddy's house tonight?" Naomi was slightly surprised.

"S-Sure, honey, if it's alright with your Dad . . ." she said.

"Sure," Johnny said. "But, uh, she's gonna need pajamas . . ."

"I can run home and grab some stuff for her," Naomi said. Johnny agreed, and Naomi got up to leave. "Are you sure this is alright?" she asked him.

"Yeah, of course," he assured her. Naomi smiled and walked out the door.

After Gloria had gotten into her pajamas and had one final glass of water, Johnny tucked her into his bed.

"Good night, Daddy," she sighed sleepily.

"Good night, Gloria," he said, kissing the top of her head. He then grabbed a pillow and a blanket, and headed to the living room, setting up a make-shift bed on the couch. He lied down and started to slowly drift into sleep.

Johnny was not sure how much time had passed when he heard a small voice wake him from his sleep.

"Daddy?" Gloria said shyly.

"What's wrong?" he asked her, sitting up on the couch.

"I had nightmare . . ."

"Oh, come here," he said, and pulled her onto the seat next to him. She snuggled herself up next to him. "What was it about?"

"Pirates," she told him.

"Well, what does your mom usually do when you have a nightmare?" he asked her.

"She lets me sleep in bed with her," Gloria said. "Can I sleep in bed with you tonight?"

"Sure you can," Johnny told her. A few minutes later they were lying back in bed, Gloria wrapped up tightly in the blankets.

"Good night, Daddy," she whispered.

"Good night," he said, and soon they were both asleep.

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