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-Nathan-

Sam was more than ready when she was told that she could leave the hospital. So currently we sat in the hospital lobby on a bench.

"Sam, if you keep bouncing up and down like that you're going to fall, break something, then end up right back here," I warned her.

She turned to me with wide eyes, "Shut up, don't jinx me!" She snapped.

"I'm not, I'm just saying be careful," I told her.

"Fine," she sighed.

She crossed her legs on the hospital bench and sat still next to me for a whole entire minute.

"Sam, you're doing it again."

"Doing what?"

"That bouncing thing, I know you're excited but bouncing will not make time go faster," I told her as I sipped my soda.

"Nathan, have you ever eaten nightmares?" She asked me.

I instantly started choking on my soda at the question. Sometimes Sam can be perspective and observant when people least expect her to be, it's odd really because at times you don't think she's paying attention, she's hearing everything you say and more.

"W-what do you mean? I can't eat nightmares they're bad for me, that's why, Theo exist," I told her.

I bit my lip.

She can't know! There's no way she could!

"But, Nathan, Theo didn't really exist until eight years ago. At least not in a physical form like he does now," she said.

I froze, then let out a sigh and turned to her frowning.

"How do you know this stuff?" I asked.

Sam rolled the sleeve of her sweater back, exposing the mark of the Darkzone she'd gotten from her attack. "I saw it in your memories, you saved me from my own shadow when we ten. But whatever you did made, Theo wake up didn't it," she told me.

I placed my arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer to my side. "Yeah, I made a mistake. I couldn't do anything but eat your nightmares to help you when the shadow attacked. My dad wasn't there to tell me to never do that, so I didn't know that trying to eat a nightmare would wake up, Theo. I was scared of how to tell you and I didn't want to scare you or lose you. I'm sorry, Sam," I whispered.

Sam was quiet for a moment before she flicked me in the throat, right on my Adam's apple.

I flinched and began coughing.

She sighed. "It wasn't a mistake you dumbass. If it wasn't for you I might have been dragged off to the Darkzone right then and there. I've already been there once and it was horrible. The worst experience of my life. So thank you, Nathan," she told me softly.

"She's too observant. I really hope she didn't go through any of my memories," Theo said in my mind.

I frowned as something occurred to me. "Will, Sam be alright now that she's been tagged?" I asked him.

"Maybe, truth be told I've never watched a human after they've been tagged so this will be a nice educational experience," he said.

I forced myself not to let out a growl. "You won't use her as some practice dummy!"

"Nathan, my dad's here let's go." I was pulled back to reality as Sam called my name.

"I'm coming," I said.

I rode in the backseat with Sam who decide to fall asleep, cuddled up against me. Now if her mom was driving I would've probably just relaxed right along with Sam. But her dad was driving and I'm pretty sure he was staring a hole into the rearview.

Since Sam had fallen asleep cuddling me that meant a lot of...things of hers were touching me. So that meant that I was pretty much afraid to even move her away, unless I risked touching something that her dad thought I definitely shouldn't.

I let out a small sigh as Sam made a  giggling sound in her sleep.

"So you kids are being safe right? You aren't screwing around or anything without protection?" He asked suddenly.

I jumped then froze up, my actions caused Sam to wake up slightly. She looked around briefly with her eyes halfway open before she went back to sleep, this time practically stretching out across my lap.

Damn it, Sam! Are you trying to get me killed? Wake the hell and help me!

"Um, no sir. We're dating but I never have, at least not with, Sam," I said frantically.

"You're dating?!"

I flinched at her dad's yell.

I just like digging my own graves don't I?

If he wasn't watching the rearview closely before, now he was watching it even more closely. So close in fact that I expected it to fall off burning from the strength of his stare.