[Private] Hayato's House

Hayato walked in with Suzu and gently lay her down on the couch.

Suzu was still unconscious.

He got a cloth and wet it with some water. He placed it over her forehead and sat by her side.

Suzu's breathing went uneven and she shivered a little, even though her skin was hot to the touch.

He looked down at her with growing concern.
"...."
He looked out the window to see the sun shining brightly.
"Cold blooded..."
He picked her up and took her outside, lying her in the sun.

She turned her head side to side, as if she were having a nightmare, her muscles clenching and unclenching.

"Su..."
He tried checking her temperatures.

She whimpered. Her sphere glowed and she morphed for some reason, and her blue dragon form appeared, lying on her stomach. Her scales were dull and her wings were droopy. Her head lay ehausted on the ground.

She opened her mouth as if to breathe fire, but only a tiny puff of smoke appeared.

Just as suddenly as it happened, she morphed back to her human form, lying on her back.

"This cant be good...The sphere must've reacted badly to the cold water since she's a cold-blooded wielder..."

Suzu whimpered again. Tears fell from her closed eyes.

He felt like crying himself when he saw her tears. He lowered a hand down and wiped her tears away.
"....."

Her eyes flew open and she jolted awake, sitting up and almost flying into Hayato, wrapping her arms around him and bursting into tears.

He immediately wrapped his arms around her and held her close, leaning his head on hers.
"Shhhh...It's ok, Su...I'm here, its ok.."

Suzu let her tears fall as she managed to speak. "I saw my mother... my dad... and Hikari, I saw them die again..." She buried her head in his chest. "I saw it over and over..."

He went silent for a second before tightening his grip gently and kissing her forehead.
"It's ok, Su...I'll never let you have that dream again.."
He murmered, stroking her hair softly.

She was too upset to feel embarassed, and instead concentrated on calming down.

He looked down at her, worry etched on his normally calm face.
"I'm here for you, Su..."
He put his forehead to hers.

She managed to stop her tears, and replied with a quiet, weak 'thank you'. Leaning against him, she felt her panic from the dream slowly leave her.

"Anytime..."
He stroked her hair again, letting her lean against him.

She felt weak again after her rush of panic-energy drained. Letting her eres close, she felt herself fall asleep from exhaustion.

He smiled slightly and picked her up again, taking her back inside.

Suzu smiled in her sleep and snuggled closer to him, albeit unknowingly.

He blushed slightly and sat down. Not wanting to wake her up, he sat there and let her cuddle up to him.

She smiled and settled down, this time falling into a much better sleep with no nightmares.

He soon felt drowzy himself and lay his head down beside hers, drifting off to sleep also.