Disclaimer/Dont own anything. at all. Not even the computer I am writing this with. Specifically though, the characters and show all belong to Dan Harmon

A/N:This is my first fic and I know its not great but please review, I am gonna make this into a few chapters though i am not sure how many just yet. This chapter is short and it sorta is like a pilot episode of the fic. If you guys like it,, future chapters will be longer. Also the title I got from two different songs by The Apache Relay

"Please….I'm sorry…I…I just….I just want you to know I…"

Annie jolts awake with a force that nearly throws her stuffed animals across the room. She thinks about how she hasn't needed them to sleep in a long time.

Moments drag on for what feel to Annie like an eternity, a never-ending thought train that refuses to stop. After what feels like years, yet is really only about 3 minutes (3 minutes and 26 seconds, Annie thinks, as she realizes she counted every second) she scoots out of bed.

Her ears twitch at the sounds of Abed tossing in his bed next door, he seems to be having just as rough a time as her sleeping, and she can't help but wonder why.

Annie cracks her door open and tip-toes into the kitchen, grabbing a glass of water and propping herself up on her counter. She only vaguely recognizes the flashing green light of the microwave as it reminds her that it's 2:42 in the morning. Annie sips at her water as she finally starts to clear the fog in her head.

"2:42…almost the same exact time as last night." She thinks outloud.

"what is going on in my brain?" She practically has to stop herself from yelling.

The same dream had plagued her mind the previous night, and the night before that one as well, forcing her out of the discomfort of her sleep all three times, and each time within just minutes of eachother.

"UGGHH I just wish I could remember it!" She covers her mouth immediately, completely aware that she actually did yell this time.

Annie waits, listening as the silence envelops her. After a few brief moments, Abed emerges, a look of semi-concern on his face, a look that most people wouldn't even notice, but it's Abed and Annie can tell when he is worried by even the most subtle of expressions. He approaches her without talking and jumps up on the counter with her.

"You had that dream again." Abed says as much less a question and much more a matter-of-fact statement. "Can you remember anything about it?" He asks.

Annie looks at him with a puzzled expression, a look that is equal parts inquisitive of Abed and unsure of herself. "All I remember is I was standing…and crying in my room…I was talking to…someone…and…that's it." She finishes and Abed drops his gaze as though what he was told was very anticlimactic…which it was

. Abed watches the floor for several seconds before looking back up at Annie with an all-too-familiar stoic expression.

"You are having a recurring nightmare that you can't remember. You wake up every morning around the same time, then come out here for a glass of water and stare at the clock until 3:00, at which point you return to bed."

Annie looks at Abed with a slight frown, "You watch me?" Annie says, not hiding the obvious concerned wonder in her voice.

Abed lets out one quick chuckle, Annie isn't even sure if she can call it a chuckle.

"Not every night. Not the first night anyway." He says, as though that answers all hovering questions, "I heard you wake up and scream two nights ago and just listened as you opened your door and opened the fridge. Last night, I heard you scream again and I was going to go knock and check on you, but as I got up, I heard your door open again, and I was already watching so I continued to remain unnoticed. Tonight was exactly like yesterday except one key difference. You talked tonight, you yelled tonight."

Annie Flushes slightly "Yeah…I am so sorry about that I hope I didn't bother you….or wake up Troy..Oh gosh Troy probably HATES me, I know how much he hates to be woken up between 1:00 and 4:00." Annie says with more than a little bit of regret.

"Yeah he designates that as the time he has the best dreams, apparently he schedules them…weird…you would think that would be your thing" Abed says, as Annie looks at him with little amusement, though a slight smile does touch her lips as she elbows Abed softly.

"anyway, He sleeps like a log so you should be fine….are you going to be okay? We can stay up and watch T.V or something if you like, Actually there is a great arc of Inspector Spacetime that deals with what you are going through, Reggie has nightmares about blorgons invading their ship for 3 weeks straight only to find out that it eventually comes true exactly how he dreams it." Annie laughs quietly and puts a hand on Abeds shoulder "Thanks buddy but I think I am going to try and go back to sleep…but…maybe we can watch it tomorrow?"

Abed Nods approving and hoists himself off the counter. Annie follows and they both walk to the door of her room. "If you remember anything else about the dream, especially if it foreshadows another Indiana Jones movie, let me know, We have to prevent that future or even the Darkest Timeline would look better by comparison."

Annie laughs again as she hugs Abed "My dreams don't predict the future," She pulls away from Abed quickly "but if the movie works its way into my sleeping mind, I will make sure you know. "Cool. Cool cool cool." He replies simply, and with that, he heads back into his room leaving Annie once again, alone with her thoughts, and that's the weird part.

She realizes that she is thinking about Jeff. She isn't sure why but Jeff has been on the back of her mind all night. Not only that but the more she thinks about him, the more sad she becomes, which is an abnormal feeling because she is so used to associating her thoughts of Jeff with either happiness or anger. Almost never is sadness an emotion she feels when Jeff is on her mind.

Especially since they have gotten much closer recently and their friendship was better than ever. They hung out all the time and they even kissed in secret once or twice although they still weren't together, but Annie was okay with that because they were still doing everything together. Jeff wouldn't even look at other women anymore and Annie was so tied up with school and everything to even think about guys. All in all, everything was great….but…why was she so sad. She briefly considered texting him but quickly pushed that idea out noting that he was probably asleep. Annie gathered her Stuffies off the floor and brought them back to bed with her.

3:04

She stared at the ceiling

3:23

She rolled over a few times, adjusting her stuffies, and her pillows

3:41

She reached over to her nightstand, grabbed her phone, and without thinking, typed and sent a message to Jeff. "Hey, I know it's late…are you up?"

4:12

Jeff hadn't replied and Annie had finally fallen back to sleep