Around the Campfire

[Zero]

Nellie stoodby while Ikki tucked herself in and took her medicine, she really hadn't been completely sure what to expect. As the girl went limp and started to slide sideways out of bed, Nellie caught her and gently pushed her back into the bed and pulled the covers up to her shoulders.

Once that was done she changed into one of her nightgowns and slid into her own bed, pulling the covers up to her chin and closing her eyes, listening to the sounds of the night. The strange girl had mentioned horrible nightmares, and Nellie wished to stay awake for a little longer to see if Ikki's sleep was disturbed by troubling dreams.

[Scythe-Nova]

Not long after Ikki had been tucked in her bed she twitched suddenly as some of her muscles contracted painfully, she did not move much but if one looked at her one could see the muscles twitch, flex and contract rapidly before calming down for about five seconds and then beginning again in on another part of her body. It all looked very painfull but she did not whimper or cry out from the pain, but not long after that a small trickle of tears rolled from her closed eyes drying up slowly.

-"..."

But unlike all the other times she had slept there were no nightmares but instead just one dream, She saw her father in front of her he smiled warmly at her while calmly telling her things will be allright and embracing her. The cramps calmed down but did not vanish but they were not nearly as bad as they usually were. Even sleeping Ikki's body reacted to her dreams increasing the tears coming from her eyes.

-".. Father..."

She uttered silently in her sleep as she curled up under the blanket with a smile that stuck despite the muscle cramps on her face.

[Zero]

Nellie watched Ikki sleep for awhile, just observing her silently. She noticed the tears, but there wasn't much she could do about it. When the other girl smiled in her sleep, she finally rolled over and drifted to sleep herself, confident that for the moment Ikki was resting well enough.

Tatsu lay awake under the wagon, knowing that the girls were asleep just above him. His mind drifted in a hazy fog, but he was still conscious, still very much aware of his surroundings. True sleep eluded him as he listened intently to the sounds of the cold night. Every bone and joint in his body ached with the cold, but he ignored his own discomfort.

[Scythe-Nova]

In her dreams she could relax with her father it were such a tender moment for her, Her sleep would for once not plauge her in the morning. But even in her dream thoughts like "How?" and "Why?" came up and her dreams turned a bit darker as she thought about what could have caused this serenity in her dreams. The rest of her dreams were of theories about how this would have come to pass, However her sleep were not plauged by nightmare like normally and as such her sleep kept on peacefully aside from the muscle cramps.

((OOC: So time for a timeskip :3))