You tried to catch your breath as you sat up against the pillows, sweat pouring down your skin as your heart hammered against your chest so hard and so fast you thought it was going to beat out of it.

Your hands were shaking and you trembled as you reached out for Yeji, needing to know that she was still there with you and that she was safe and sound.

"Yeji?" You whimpered and at the sound of your voice and the feeling of your shaking fingers touching her skin, she awoke. "Yeji? Please tell me that you're okay."

You were practically pleading for her to, although you didn't know she was awake.

So it took you by surprise when the lamp turned on and lit up the room.

She rubbed the sleep out of her heavy eyes when you first saw her but upon noticing the tears in your eyes and how scared and upset you seemed to be, her brown eyes went huge and she instinctively pulled you into her arms.

"Oh, my girl," she softly spoke as she held you close. "It's okay."

You put your cheek on her shoulder and let a few tears fall.

You were so shaken up from the nightmare you had. You swear that you've never dreamt of anything so scary. It felt so real, which only made you feel even more terrified and unsafe.

"What happened?" She asked as she brushed her nose against your temple. "Bad dream?"

"Ver bad dream." You sniffled. "It was awful, Yeji. It was so scary. It felt so real. I was so afraid!"

"Shh." She shushed softly. "It's alright. It was just a very bad dream, baby. Nothing about it was real. Nothing's going to happen. You're safe."

You shook your head as the intense feeling of fear lingered, making you feel as though everything wasn't fine. Far from it.

"Just focus on me. It's not real. Everything's okay. I'm right here, I've got you. You know you're always safe with me."

You closed your eyes tightly and tried to take a few deep breaths as she held you tightly and promised you that everything was okay.

"Tell me what happened."

You almost refused. It was so terrible you didn't even want to speak about it.

But you knew with her, you were safe.

So, you exhaled shakily and then began to open up to her about the terrible dream you had.

"You died."

She breathed out a sad sigh.

"And I couldn't help you. I tried but... I couldn't. Someone hurt you. I couldn't make it better."

"Y/N, that's never going to happen." She assured as she brushed her fingertips along your arms. "Everything's okay. Nothing and no one is going to hurt me or you or anyone around us. It's alright, my love. It was just a nightmare."

You nodded but started to tear up again, making another sad sigh fall from her lips as she held you tighter.

"It felt real."

"It wasn't though. I'm here with you right now, safe and sound. That's never going to change. I'm just fine."

You sniffled as she kissed your head.

"I imagine it must've scared you a lot. If I dreamt about something like that with you, I'd be terrified. But it's only a dream; an awful dream. But that's it. You're safe and so am I. I promise you, baby. It's okay."

You turned to look at her, which let her dry your tears.

"Okay."

"Lay back."

"No, I can't go back to sleep!"

"Shh, you don't have to. I just want you to relax and lay with me." She said and laid back on the bed, gently pulling you with her.

You put your head on her chest and she played with your hair, continuing to comfort you and trying to get you to relax.

"What time is it?"

"Almost six." She said and kissed your cheek.

"I'm sorry I woke you."

"Don't worry about it. It's fine. You're more important to me than sleep."

"I don't know if I can get back to sleep." You sniffled.

"That's okay. You don't have to. If you can't get back to sleep, we'll just stay awake today. We've both got the day off and nowhere important to be. So we'll just stay in bed and watch some movies together."

"Okay. I'd like that."

To her relief, she watched you smile for the first time since she awoke, and it brought her a huge rush of comfort.

She kissed your lips softly before pulling away and kissing your forehead a couple of times.

"Let's just lay here for a little while longer and see what happens. I'm right here with you and I won't let you go."

"I know." You said as you snuggled up to her a little more. "I love you."

"I love you more."