~Kaldur'ahm's POV~

"Ruins... everything is in ruins."

I looked around in the darkness. All was in ruins around me and I can't seem to put them back together. Even after my mission was finished as a double agent, things were still hard for me.

I've done things I regret. Things under normal circumstances I never would've done, and maybe my actions were the direct cause of my old friend's death.

"It's all your fault that he's gone Kaldur'ahm. Not just him but her as well. It's all your fault."

A voice kept echoing in my head that everything was my fault. That all those who I was close to that I've lost and what could possibly happen to her was and will be, all my fault.

"She will disappear as well Kaldur'ahm. Everyone you care about eventually does."

"No! No!! I won't let that happen! I won't lose her. I won't!!"

"Then keep an eye out Kaldur'ahm, or you might just lose her like everyone else."

I shot up from my bed when the voice finally left my nightmares. I looked around to see that nothing had changed since I turned off my light and laid down for the night. Beads of sweat trailed down my coco down skin. My hands were shaking, and my heart was racing. This dream had been happening a lot lately. Since the day we lost Wally, but most of all, all the mistakes that lead up to going undercover in the Light as well as those I had made during, were starting to come back and to haunt me.

"They won't go away. All the ruins. They want to take everything away from me, everything I hold dear."

I looked down at the sleeping body next to him. She looked so peaceful. It had been six months since we started our relationship, and they've been some of the best six months I've had in a long time, but as the nights past these nightmares about my days undercover have been haunting me.

I sat up, careful not to wake the girl sleeping next to me and made my way out to the outdoor terrace of our home. The night was cool, and the smell of saltwater filled the air. Waves of the ocean crashing down on the shore blocked out the late-night city traffic noise coming from the highway in the distance. I looked down below to the dark waters that crashing down just below. It would be so easy to just jump and hit the rocks below, but there would be a chance for me to survive, being Atlantean and all.

As I stood there, looking down at what could be the solution to my constant nightmares of my mistakes, I felt arms suddenly wrap around my chest. I snapped out of my dark daydreams and took the hands that now rested around my waist.

"Kaldur, are you unable to sleep again? What's wrong? Please tell me." Jasmine Karr whispered as she hugged me from behind.

"I don't want to worry you about it Jasmine."

"But it's my job to worry about you Kaldur. If we're going to make this work, you still need to be open with me. Like you were at the beginning. So, tell me what's wrong... please.

I took Jasmine's hands in mine before turning around to face this wonderful person. My eyes felt heavy from the lack of sleep and the tiring missions from the Team.

"These dreams I keep having, there's a voice that keeps saying that everything I hold dear will turn to ruins, just like everything else I ever cared about. I don't want you to join them Jasmine, all the things that have ever cared about have turned to ruins." My grip on Jasmine's hands tightened as I turned to face her. All she was wearing was a thin short rob she would often wearing after taking a showing. It was loosely tied, slightly revealing parts of her body that should be covered.

"Jasmine, you should cover up better. You'll catch a cold." I wrapped my arms around Jasmine to keep her warm.

"Like you're one to talk. Coming out here with only a pair of sweatpants on. And as for your dreams, I promise Kaldur that nothing is going to happen because of you. Your world isn't ruins and I won't be part of the ruins you're so scared of. The choices we make are of our own doing. If something happens to me, it's going to be because of my own actions. So please put your worries to rest and leave your mistakes in the past and focus on the future that awaits us." Jasmine took my hand and placed it on the lower part of her stomach. My eyes grew big for a second as I looked back and forth between Jasmine's stomach and her smiling face.

"When?"

"I found out yesterday. Now that you know about this Kaldur, forget about the nightmares, forget about your mistakes and forget about the ruins that you're so afraid of. Because I love you Kaldur'ahm, and I need you now more then ever, not just for me, but for us."

I understood what Jasmine was saying. I've been so wrapped up about my nightmares, the ruins and the mistakes that I've made while undercover, that I wasn't look towards the future with the people who were still with me. Tightly I held onto Jasmine and the little surprise that was growing inside her with slight tears in my eyes. And we stood there for a few moments longer.

The salty air blowing around us and the sounds of waves crashing down onto the shore below. This was the closest thing we had to being us close to both words. Life on the surface world and the waters of Atlantis. As we stood there in silence I could still here the echoing of the voice inside my head. It was as if it was taunting me.

"She's not off the hook yet Kaldur. Accidents always happen, and it doesn't matter what you say. Everything you have ever touched turns to ruins. It's only a matter of time before she... no, they do too."

"Never. I won't let her fall to ruins like everything else. I'll protect her and what's inside her. I'll make you see it, I won't let you win."

"Poor, naïve Kaldur'ahm. How can you prove me wrong," the hidden figure suddenly came into view, standing there was the mirror image of myself? "when I am you..."

~Jasmine Karr's POV~

After all that happened I was finally able to have the talk I always wanted to have with him, Kaldur'ahm, but most people know him as Aqualad. He saved my life, along with two other Atlantians, Garth and Tula, after San Francisco sank into the ocean.

I wanted to talk to him after that, but I didn't get the chance to. Kaldur went undercover, though, I didn't know it at the time. I thought he had really betrayed us, but that only ended being part of his mission. After everything was done, after the Reach left Earth, and Kaldur can back to the Team I was finally able to have the talk.

All that leads to today, six months later. The two of have been today since I told h how I felt about him. We got a place close to the ocean, so it would be easy for the both of us to get to Atlantis.

"Ruins..."

There's just something's we have to work on still though.

"Ruins..."

Kaldur has been having nightmares. Nightmares he thinks I haven't notice, but there are nights that I would wake up to Kaldur whispering one word - ruins. It would only be that one word.

One night, after going to bed, I was suddenly awakened when I felt the bed shift. Slowly opening my eyes, I watched as Kaldur hot up from our bed and made his way to the outdoor terrace. He must've had another one of his nightmares again. They were getting more frequent from when they use to be only a few times a week, but now... they started to be every night.

Slowly I sat up as well, watching Kaldur carefully to see what he was doing. He just stood there for a while, but I had this feeling that he was thinking of doing something bad. Slowly I got out of bed and made my way over to the terrace. As Kaldur stood there, lost in thought, I wrapped my arms around Keldur's chest. Snapping him out of hid daydreams and dropped my hands to rest around his waist.

"Kaldur, are you unable to sleep again? What's wrong? Please tell me." I whispered as I hugged Kaldur from behind.

"I don't want to worry you about it Jasmine." Kaldur's voice was low and sad. This dream must have really hit him.

"But it's my job to worry about you Kaldur. If we're going to make this work, you still need to be open with me. Like you were at the beginning. So, tell me what's wrong... please."

Kaldur took my hands in his before turning around to face me. His eyes looked heavy from the lack of sleep and the tiring missions from the Team. He's been working so hard to earn the trust of everyone

"These dreams I keep having, there's a voice that keeps saying that everything I hold dear will turn to ruins, just like everything else I ever cared about. I don't want you to join them Jasmine, all the things that have ever cared about have turned to ruins." Kaldur's grip on my hands tightened as he turned to face me. All I was wearing was a thin short rob I would often wear after taking a showing. It was loosely tied, slightly revealing parts of her body that should be covered.

"Jasmine, you should cover up better. You'll catch a cold." Kaldur wrapped his arms around me to keep me warm.

"Like you're one to talk. Coming out here with only a pair of sweatpants on. And as for your dreams, I promise Kaldur that nothing is going to happen because of you. Your world isn't ruins and I won't be part of the ruins you're so scared of. The choices we make are of our own doing. If something happens to me, it's going to be because of my own actions. So please put your worries to rest and leave your mistakes in the past and focus on the future that awaits us." I took Kaldur's hand and placed it on the lower part of my stomach. His eyes grew big for a second as he looked back and forth between my stomach and my smiling face.

"When?"

"I found out yesterday. Now that you know about this Kaldur, forget about the nightmares, forget about your mistakes and forget about the ruins that you're so afraid of. Because I love you Kaldur'ahm, and I need you now more than ever, not just for me, but for us."

Kaldur seemed to understand what I was saying. He's been so wrapped up about his nightmares, the ruins and the mistakes that he made while undercover, that he wasn't look towards the future with the people who were still with him. Tightly I held onto Kaldur and he did the same. Slight tears in my eyes, and we stood there for a few moments longer.

The salty air blowing around us and the sounds of waves crashing down onto the shore below. This was the closest thing we had to being us close to both words. Life on the surface world and the waters of Atlantis. As we stood there in silence I decided to make a promise, a promise to help with the stress Kaldur was putting on himself.

"I won't make him worry anymore, I can't afford to. Kaldur already has so much on his shoulders. So I will help him bear his worries. I will help him tear down the ruins that his past has left him with, and from those ruins we will build something new. Something that we can build our future on."