"so...would you like to tell me what your nightmare was about?" Byakuya asked me as I cried softly.

"..no.." I mumbled. I didn't want to relive all that. Especially since Junko's points actually made sense.

"I see. Just know whatever happened in there is not true." Byakuya said to me.

"..right" I nodded. I didn't have the heart to tell him that I really believed everything she said. I guess she made some valid points. Except that chugging down a bottle of pills will make everything better.

I think.

"what time is it?" I asked softly.

"It's-" Byakuya checked his watch. "-4:00 am." he said.

"oh so everyones still asleep?" I asked.

"yep pretty much. I only woke up because you were moving around a lot and muttering to yourself about something." Byakuya said.

shit.

did he hear about my nightmares? I never tell him the full story so if he hears about them, it's definitely going to worry him. I don't want to worry him more then he is now.

"Oh- really? sorry about that" I said.

"You don't have to say sorry so much" Byakuya rolled his eyes. I think at least. It was pretty dark but I think he was.

"Ah right- sorry" I immediately covered my mouth.

"Stop saying sorry" he said.

"right! I- uh..." I made sure I didn't say sorry.

"By the way. Does Junko always appear in your nightmares?" Byakuya asked me. I panicked for a moment thinking he knew about her threats but I decided to say it.

"Yeah most of the time.." I whispered.

"got it. And what does she do?" he asked. Again, I panicked.

"oh-um...just mock me a lot." I said. It wasn't necessarily a lie. Just not the whole truth.

"I see..i'm sorry" he said.

"huh? for what?" I asked.

"not being able to help you out." he mumbled.

"...you're helping me enough. I never got to talk about this with anyone." I said softly. I guess that helped Byakuya out a little because I felt him relax.

I sniffed a little. I forgot I was crying. "How do I not run out of tears?" I said half-laughing. I heard a tiny laugh from Byakuya and I smiled a little.

"Are you sure you don't want to talk about what happened in the nightmare? I already know the basic stuff but I want to know more." Byakuya said.

I hesitated. great, a tough choice.

I weighed the pros and cons a little. I really had mixed feelings on it. Eventually I decided to just tell him.

"I..guess..Junko was super mean in my nightmare?" I said quietly.

Byakuya nodded and I kept going. I told him about her threats and how she kept talking about everyones deaths were my fault.

After that I just stared at the black marble floor.

...

if you think I'm going to make a fucking floor joke, you're wrong.

just kidding, it was a pretty floor.

"Wow" Byakuya finally said.

"Sorry.." I muttered.

"For what?" he asked.

"I guess worrying you?" I said looking up. I couldn't see his face but I think he was smiling a little.

"You're not. If I told you that I didn't want to worry you, how would you react?" Byakuya asked me.

"I would tell you that you don't have to wor- ohhh" I paused.

"Exactly"

A half-laugh, half-sob came out of me, "okay then.."

Byakuya hugged me and stroked my hair, "I'm here for you" he said.

I hugged back and sobbed a little in his shirt, "t..thank you.." I sniffed.

"It's okay.." Byakuya nodded.