This is my first shot at fan fiction... I own nothing...

He didn't dream anymore. He couldn't. But he still had his memories. Every night before he went to sleep he thought of her. He closed his eyes, and could imagine her next to him. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead.

"What the… Eames!" Arthur slugged him.

"Ow." Eames shoved him. "Why were you sleeping so close to me? Miss me Darling?"

"No you idiot." Arthur shoved him again. Eames tried not to laugh.

"What's the deal with the thimble Cassie?" Ariadne asked.

"Uh nothing." Cassie said. "At least not anymore." She mumbled. "So when are you going to tell me about this guy?"

"What guy?"

"There's always a guy. You've been way too cheerful lately."

"Uh, well, I'm off to work."

"What is it you do again?" Cassie asked.

"Uh, nothing." Ariadne grinned.

"Yeah, sure. See ya later."

"See ya." She grabbed an apple and ran out the door. Cassie sat at the table and laughed. "There's definitely a guy."

"Morning Arthur."

"Morning." He didn't look up from his papers.

"Where is everyone?"

"Uh, I don't know. Yusuf and Cobb went to get something, and I don't have a clue about Eames." He glanced up for a second and smiled at her before going back to his papers.

"What are you doing anyway?"

"Research."

"I thought you were done."

"Do I look like I'm done?" He snipped.

"No." She wanted to kick herself. Obviously he was in a bad mood. She shouldn't have said anything. She walked over to her model and started fiddling with it. She heard Arthur sigh and stand up.

"How's the model?"

"It's fine."

"I'm sorry for being short. It's taking longer than I thought. We're running out of time. I'm running out of time. We could all be at risk if I miss something."

"It'll be okay." Ariadne tried to be reassuring.

"I didn't sleep well last night. Eames… well I'm not sure what he was doing. He hugged me."

"On purpose?"

"In his sleep I think. And I think he kissed me."

"He kissed you?"

"My forehead. I was half asleep. I punched him." He rolled his eyes. Ariadne giggled.

"What?"

"I'm glad I have an apartment. You guys get into some crazy situations."

"Yeah, we do. The model looks good." He squeezed her hand.

"Thanks." She blushed.

Her phone rang and broke the tension. "Hey." She said. She tried not to sound irritated that Cassie called her.

"Uh, you left your bag here. Do you need it?"

"Yeah, I can't believe I left it."

"No problem, I have to go out anyway I'll bring it by the warehouse."

"Okay. Thanks."

"Oh, do you want this chess piece?" Ariadne froze. She grabbed her back pocket. No bishop. Crap.

"Yeah, do you mind bringing it?"

"Not at all. I'll see you in a bit."

"Bye."

"Everything okay?" Arthur asked.

"Yeah. I just left some stuff at my apartment. My roommate is gonna drop it by."

"What? She can't come here." "She thinks I do inventory at this warehouse."

"Ariadne. You can't tell anyone about this place."

"Arthur, I…"

"Tada!" Cassie walked in.

"I thought…"

"I left before I called you." Cassie grinned.

"Here is your bag."

"Thanks. Did you bring the bishop?"

"I did." She held it in her palm for a second before handing it over. She looked up and saw the silver briefcase. She grinned. "Now that is something I haven't seen in a long time." She traced her finger across the top.

"What do you mean?" Ariadne asked.

Arthur stood up. "Who are you?"

"Arthur, I'm hurt. You don't remember me?" She pulled her thimble out of her pocket and tossed it at him. He caught it and stared.

"Cassie? Oh my gosh. You're alive."

"Well duh Arthur."

"I'm confused." Ariadne said.

"Arthur is the point man now."

"Yeah."

"So, I was the point girl."

"Oh my gosh. The thimble. It was your totem. Wasn't it?"

"Yeah. It was."

"What happened?"

"We finished this job, but we were found out, or something. I can't remember how many times I was shot. I woke up a few days later in a hospital. They convinced me that my team had abandoned me." She was shaking. Ariadne had never seen her so upset.

"We didn't abandon you!" Arthur sputtered. "We thought you were dead. You were in a pool of blood. You didn't have a pulse." He was truly upset.

Cassie changed her tone. "I thought I was dead. I figured that's why I was left behind. I never thought that you guys would ever just abandon me."

"Why didn't you come find us?"

"I had too much to worry about afterward to try to track any of you down."

"What did you have to worry about?" Arthur asked. Before she could answer Yusuf, Cobb, and Eames walked in.

"Cassie?" Cobb shrieked.

"You're not dead!" Eames shouted. He was visibly shaken.

"Well, like Arthur, the three of you have a keen grasp on the obvious." She smiled.

I have some ideas about what should come next... Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.