Bonnie was starting to feel really comfortable around Kai, too comfortable. That surge of fear that she used to feed off of when he was close was gone, replaced by a warm flurry that raced through her veins. Her instinct to run and fight her way through any given scenario has simmered into staying and pushing her limits, seeing where it leads. Her body was starting to crave his touch; too attune to his fingers dancing across her skin while he chatted away or pulled her in close before feeling his body relaxing into hers. She enjoyed his presence - talking to him, and learning more about him, the way she felt when he was touching her and the thoughts that were trying to break through her subconscious. The more he was around her the lower her guard became until one overwhelming emotion outshined the rest; nervous. Because of that reason alone, she was going to finally do what she's supposedly been doing for a couple nights already; sleep comfortably in her own bed.

"Hey," Kai smiled, leaning against the door frame. "Decided to sleep in the room next door in case you need a little TLC after your nightmare?"

Snorting Bonnie continued to draw aimlessly in one of the notebooks. "I'm in here because it's where most of my stuff has ended up. Besides, I figured I'd stay close by since you can't seem to stay away."

Laughing he nodded once before shrugging. "Why not make it easier for both of us."

"Goodnight, Kai."

"Sweet dreams," he pushed off the frame and sauntered away.

She shook her head smiling, looking back at her notebook to continue her doodles. She drew pictures, symbols, and lyrics for some odd 40 minutes before she could feel her eyelids getting heavier, the pressure against her forehead making her pen slip from her fingers. She pushed the notebook and pen to the side of the bed and rolled over, determined to fall asleep soundly.

--x-x-x-x-x-

Bonnie can feel the sunlight hitting her eyelids before her mind or body was fully awake, blinding her with disorientation and pushing the pillow over her head. After a moment of letting her brain catch up to the rest of her body, she pulled the pillow off her head and looked over at the clock, 10:25AM flashing back at her.

"Ha!" she squeals out loud, bouncing on the bed with her butt a few times and hands fisted in front of her. She actually did it; she had a full night's sleep, on her own, with no nightmares. These past two days of stressing over what's going to happen next, or what the next nightmare could be and her beauty sleep was just beckoning out to her.

She hopped off the bed and scooted around the floor, doing a mini dance in celebration. Once the initial shock and awe of having no dreams washed over her, the second wave of logic hit her full force, making her sit back on the bed. Why did the dreams stop now? It's supposed to be when you beat the dream, or accomplish what you were set out to do. She didn't understand why her last dream wasn't when they kissed and got teleported home - that is the goal, the reason why they are here. She let her mind drift through her last dream, hearing his raspy words and her own 'I want you, I need you...'

"Oh boy," she mumbled, shaking her head once and making her way to the door. Whatever the reason may be, she slept soundly on her own for a change and she wasn't going to let anything bring her down.

Bonnie had an extra pep in her step as she swung her door open and opened his in the same way expecting to find him awake but not only was he sleeping, he was also making pained noises while he dreamt. Her breath hitched and she slowly walked towards the bed hearing his anxious sounds, seeing his eyebrows drawn in and deep lines across his forehead when she stood next to him.

"Kai," she said quietly, hoping but doubtful that it would wake him. His heavy breathing and distressed expression was making her heartrate spike, her fingers starting to shake from adrenaline and leaned over him shaking his shoulders and vocalizing with urgency, "Kai, wake up!"

His eyes shot open as he breathed in a gasp of air, wrapping his hands around her arms and spinning her over him until she was on the other side of the bed. He had her restrained as he leaned over her, an angry expression on his face.

"Kai..." Bonnie breathed, not sure what was happenin and he blinked once dissolving the rest of his dream haze.

"Bonnie." He let go of her forearms and leaned away, eyes wide as he looked her over. "I'm... sorry. I didn't mean to do that."

Raking his hands through his hair and blinking rapidly Kai looked to the ground avoiding her eyes. "What were you dreaming about?"

"I don't-"he let out a harsh breath. "I don't even remember, just the feeling that came with it. That was - strange."

Bonnie leaned up so they were side to side and reached out to put her hand on his knee for comfort, hesitating a moment before continuing.

"Are you okay?" she said with caution and Kai laughed once, shaking away the daze as he turned towards her smiling.

"Well I guess I believe you that you aren't having nightmares anymore because I think I just picked them up."

The realization brought a frown across her face, the joy of not having to try and keep herself awake through waves of exhaustion diminishing at the possibility of Kai now having to do the same.

"It was just a bad a dream," he patted her hand clasping his knee. "Probably from all the stuff we were talking about last night, bound to conjure up some dark thoughts. I'm sure it's nothing."

Kai looked over at her but she could still see the worry line across his forehead. "Okay, well what's on the agenda today?"

-x-x-x-x-

Kai was in a completely different state of mind. His carefree light expressions were covered by dark eyes and gritted smiles. He complained of severe headaches all day, his temper spiking up at small actions and his anger increasing the more he tried to calm himself down. They ended up in the archway underneath all the flowers and vines, encased by shadows of the upcoming sunset.

"I want to go back inside."

Kai was sitting in the grass leaning against the fenced archway that wraps around to the other side, his eyes closed with his fists pressed against his forehead.

"This is nice though, right? The fresh air, the beautiful day-"

"It's too bright."

Bonnie's eyebrows drew in looking him over, this quick-tempered kid seeming like a distant memory from the guy she now knows, bending down in front of him to lift his head out of his hands. The anger that flared in his eyes should have knocked her back on her feet - and a month ago it would have been all she needed - but for whatever reason she felt the urgency to keep trying.

"What is going on with you?"

"I... don't know," he answered through gritted teeth. "I don't feel well, my head - I keep thinking I'm hearing things."

A wave of uneasiness washed over but she pressed forward. "What kinds of things?"

Holding onto her wrists Kai pushed himself up, letting her go and heading back towards the house. "I'm going inside, hang out here if you want."

Bonnie stopped mid-step at his comment, knowing something was definitely off. Not to say she's the most amazing person to be around but Kai rarely left her alone, especially in the middle of the day when she's in one of her rare happy moods. If he's giving her an out to not be around him, it's because he doesn't want to be around her - and something about that didn't sit right causing her to picked up the pace and caught up with him at the door.

"I'm going to shower," Kai said over his shoulder continuing his walk down the hall. "I'll see you later."

Bonnie's eyebrows furrowed at this sudden cold exterior compared to how they've been doing for the last few weeks, and she'd be lying if she said she wasn't missing the person he seemed to show only her. Stepping into the living room she had played through the same movie almost two times through not listening to a word of it and noticed Kai still hadn't come back and it was almost 10PM. She headed down the hall and up the stairs towards his room, hoping she'd find him in a slightly more uplifting mood; she didn't. Kai sat in his sweatpants and T-shirt on the side of the bed; his legs swung over and resting on the box spring as his elbows rested against his legs and mouth was covered by his hand. He stared straight ahead at the ground, his eyebrows down and lost in thought.

"Hey," Bonnie said somewhat unsure, not knowing if she should back out of the room and pretend she didn't see him.

Kai glanced up at her staying in the same position and spoke through his hand. "Hey."

Sighting she walked over and sat next to him on the bed,  nudging his shoulder with hers. "You missed dinner."

"What'd you make?"

Her noise was something between a laugh and a scoff, cocking her head to the side for good measure. "I made my way upstairs to see what you were doing."

Laughing through his hands he dropped them and cocked his head down to the side facing her. "What do you want to eat?"

"Whatever you feel like making."

Nodding once Kai stepped off the bed heading for the door and down the hallway without another word, keeping up the pace but not saying anything until they were at the kitchen. He walked to the fridge and grabbed cheese and butter, scooped up the bread from the bread box and put it all on the island. He grabbed a knife and turned on the stove, putting butter in a pan and buttering the pieces of break before sticking them in there as well with a piece of cheese on top.

"Is this what I'm like after a nightmare? Kind of moody and lacking all type of emotion."

Kai turned back towards her and smirked, "pretty much."

"What a bore," Bonnie leaned forward against the island. "Because this right now, what I'm seeing... kinda sucks."

He chuckled but it didn't sound as sincere, never reaching his eyes. "Would you prefer my usual, flirty, chatty ways?"

"Honestly..." she tilted her head to the side, weighing her options. "I gotta say it beats Mr. Brooding over here." Smiling he turned back to the stove, flipping the two grilled cheese to the other side and hearing the sizzle. "Why won't you talk about it?"

"Because I've been talking about it, I'm thinking that's the whole reason this is happening to me in the first place." Letting out a frustrated sigh Kai put the grilled cheeses on two plates and sliding one over to her, reaching for the chips in the cabinet above and tossed them in the middle of the island. "I don't know if you've noticed, but I've had kind of a shitty upbringing and the more I talk about the more... memories, resurface."

Taking a bite and letting his words sink in, a pang of guilt hit her for wanting him to open up more.

"Sorry," Bonnie mumbled, opening the bag of chips and putting some on her plate.

"It's not-"he took a deep breath and put the spatula down. "It's not you Bonnie, it's me. I want to tell you everything, to make you understand me and not be afraid." Kai leaned against the counter on his shoulders and took a large bite looking down at his plate the whole time. When he looked back his smile was small, a characteristic that didn't fit him. "I'm not a monster; I just have a few of my own."

Bonnie stared at him, oting that's the second time he's referred to himself like that. If she was talking to anyone else during this conversation she would have already had them wrapped up in her arms with an embrace so tight and comforting that they had no other option than to feel the love. Sure, she's gotten to the point where she can justify sleeping in his bed and feeling safe and secure, but this gesture means more than just I'll comfort you, it would be an act of kindness saying I'm here for you. Examining Kai's rigid and slumped posture as he stared down at his plate she couldn't stop the words from spilling out.

"So I was thinking, maybe, I could sleep in your room tonight."

Glancing up at her, a dark but smoldering expression settled across his features. "Oh really, why? I thought you weren't having nightmares anymore?"

"Mm, but the tables have turned. Now it's you who is the damsel in distress and I'm the knight and shining armor."

"Awh that's so cute of you to think of me that way," he smiled, a flicker of his spark breaking through.

"Mhm, you going to let me sleep in there or not?"

Kai's eyes shined and she noticed the smirk she's come accustomed to. "Oh Bonnie, you never need to ask if you can sleep with me."