One Way Bridge

Nightmares

We arrive at the shop. Raphael fidgets with the keys for a while before Sebastian walks up to him and whispers something to him in a language I don't understand. He steps back and lets Sebastian have the key but he stays as far away from me as possible . My feet hurt a bit and the sting intensifies as they remained fixed on the ice cold floor. I try not to shift my weight from one foot to the other and fail miserably . Raphael 's fists are clenched into tight fists by now like he is trying to fight himself . After a minute or two he gives up and walks up to me .Getting down on one knee,  he turns  back to me and motions for me to get on . I hesitate for a while but I still do . Truth is I can't walk any further .
He stands up effortlessly and straightens out . His back's broad and masculine . I can trace out the lines  of his muscles as they contract and relax. I subconsciously run my finger over his skin . His breathing becomes laboured as we walk into the shop after Sebastian .
"I'd appreciate it if you don't do that . " he finally speaks up to me . His voice breaks a little and he swallows hard .
"Am sorry ." I apologise leaning my head against his back . Up till now I hadn't realised how late it was . The wall clock beside me reads 12:00.Mid night. Sebastian grabs a sword of some sort off the shelf to his left and slices the air before him once . A bull line appears ...at least it is a line before it sides into a circular mass  of blue liquid .My eyes fall shut as they we step into it . May be I'll wake up and it'll all be some sort of dream .

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I feel Raphael's soft breath against my cheek as I am lowered down onto a soft material . A bed? I know he is going to leave me alone with my nightmares . So I grip onto him tighter . Refusing to let go. He sighs .
"Don't go ." I plead in my sleep.
"Bad things happen when you leave ." I add.
"Nothing will happen to you .Your safe here." He replies without trying to tear me off him.
"Don't go .Don't go ." I insist .
After a while he pulls me back into his arms and lays down with me . He shuffles a bit before something warm envelopes us .I smile weakly and lean further into him . Who knew falling a sleep with someone else's heartbeat as your lullaby could be so magical .
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It's raining outside and I am in the fields with my dad . He has a baseball bat in hand and his signature "you are going down " look plastered on his face . I smirk as I throw the ball lifting on foot high. The ball sails into the sky and the heavens crack . Fire comes raining down on my dad and I scream for it to stop bit it doesn't . It burns him to ashes .
"Dad!Dad!No!!!"
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I sit up gasping for air .
"Are you okay ?" Someone else says to me . I scurry away from him . My mind trying to make sense of my surroundings . The room is dark and I can barely see a thing . I gasp for more air .
"It's alright . It was just a nightmare." Raphael whispers coming closer to me . I can see the emotion in his eyes but I can't read it .  Why does everything about him have to be so mysterious?  I let him draw me into his arms . He has a shirt on now . Its soft fabric is comforting . Shutting my eyes I allow myself to inhale his scent . It calms me down for some reason . We sit like this in silence  for sometime .
"Thank you for staying." I whisper against his chest . He nods .
"I'm sorry I messed up your night." I add pulling away from him . He pulls me back to him so that our lips are only inches apart .
"Don't ever apologise for keeping me up. Because you have no idea how many nights I have stay up wishing for this moment . " My breath hitches in my throat as he runs his thump against my lip. I shut my eyes. My thoughts are scattered . My whole body is on fire just at the thought of him kissing me . This is weird ..in a good way. He leans in and whispers a soft ,
"Goodnight ,Bella" before drawing away from me .
"Where are you going ?" I panic not wanting him to leave .
"To my room . It's 5:00 am ,Bella." He offers me a side smile.
"Much as I would love to stay I don't want the whole place wondering what we were up to for hours in your bed."  Heat rushes to my cheeks .
"See you tomorrow ." he adds , "This night definitely is the best I have had in a long while ." he adds disappearing out the door. The moment the door clicks shut I scream into my pillow .
Me too, hot shot .
My mind screams at me as if he can hear me . I roll over on my side and smile myself silly . My nightmare is completely at the back of my mind .  Heck, I wouldn't mind having nightmares all night as long as it got him here . May be I could fake one tomorrow night too?
I giggle . Definitely my best night in a long time too.