So eh...I'm still alive?

I know it's been a while but I really want to get my Power Rangers fic done before continuing on with Shadowed Heart.

But I decided I'd post this since I got a little distracted.

Hope you like it!

In The Dark

The nightmares started after Aizen's defeat, and continued on after their return to the Soul Society. If it wasn't reliving her own near-death experience, it was being forced to watch her friends - her family - being cut down effortlessly by the man who had destroyed their lives once already. And now, back in the Soul Society, other dreams had entered the fray, of the night they'd first become the things they were today.

Kirara jolted awake, her breath catching before the scream could escape, and she took a deep, shaky breath. Her arm went over her eyes as she felt herself shaking. Flashes of the nightmare were still clear in her mind. She couldn't keep going. She was going to crack eventually.

She hadn't even registered the arm around her waist, until it suddenly moved and she was pulled into the body lying next to hers. Listening to the steady, calm heartbeat under her head, Kirara didn't move until her own settled. However, once it did, the tears came. He turned to wrap his other arm around her too, letting her cry. Once she'd exhausted herself, she reached up her own arms - a bit of a struggle since she was still pulled close - and touched her hands to Shinji's face. He hadn't said a word, letting her calm down first.

"It's okay," his whisper almost started her tears anew. Instead, she wiggled in his grip until she was facing him, her eyes adjusting to the dark of the room.

"He hurt you," Kirara's quiet reply made him open his eyes and watch her silently.

"You fixed me," this did restart her tears as she inhaled softly in surprise. Kirara put her hands to her eyes.

"You're such an idiot," she mumbled, voice shaky, which made him grin softly. Shinji pressed a kiss to her forehead in response, pulling her hands down.

"We're both idiots. It's a perfect match," he told her, and she gave a quiet laugh before shuffling closer to kiss him. His arms wrapped tighter around her, pulling him against her as he caught her upper lip between his, the touch waking him up completely. He pulled away before he could lose control. She was still badly injured, and no matter how much she insisted she was fine, Shinji wasn't going to hurt her any more than she already had been. Kirara looked up at him for a moment, watching his expression, before wriggling again, getting even closer and tucking her head under his chin.

"I love you," her quiet words as she drifted off made him grin again. They definitely were idiots.

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