⚠️TW: Panic attack mentions kinda⚠️
Sky POV

Five hours. That's how long the storm lasted. Sophie woke up three hours into it, but stayed in my lap for the whole duration of the storm. Now, the storm has passed and Sophie has calmed down. We all get up and file out the door. Sophie walks next to me, her hand in mine. We go out to see the damage from the storm. Sophie lets go of my hand and wanders off, looking at all the destroyed buildings. I follow close behind her, just in case. She seems very overwhelmed by all the trees that are down and the four or five buildings that are destroyed. A tear slips down Sophie's cheek as she turns to look at me. I open my arms and she comes running into them, wrapping her legs around my torso. I hug her tightly.

"It'll be okay. We'll fix it. It'll be okay, baby. It'll be okay." I say, holding her close. Poor Sophie. It's just been a hard day for her. "Let's go inside Soph. You've had a hard day, baby." I say softly to her. She nods against my shoulder. I carry her in the direction of the hotel, which, thankfully, isn't damaged. I take her up to our room, which is her old room. It's pretty late at night. "Alright Soph. Get ready for bed." I say, setting her down on the bed. She nods, getting up and getting ready for bed. I do the same and we get in bed. I pull her into my arms and we fall asleep.

-the next morning-

I wake up and Sophie is gone. She probably got up and got breakfast. I must've slept super late. I look at the time. It's only 7:00. She doesn't typically get up that early. I wonder where she went. I don't think anyone else would've been awake. I can hear people downstairs so I get up and get ready for the day before heading down to find Sophie. Once I get down there everyone greets me. I smile and greet them all as well.

"Is Sophie still asleep?" Donna asks me.

"No, I thought she was down here." I answer. "She wasn't there when I woke up." I say. "Has anyone seen her today?" I ask, getting a little worried. Everyone shakes their heads. "I've got to go find her." I say, running out of the hotel. I pull out my phone and call her. She doesn't pick up. Great. Donna, Sam, Bill, Harry, Ali, and Lisa all run out after me.

"We'll help you find her." Lisa says.

"Thanks. I hope she's okay." I say, mentally praying she's okay. Ali and Lisa come with me, Donna and Sam go off another direction together, and Bill and Harry walk in another direction as well. I hear them start calling Sophie's name and so I do the same. Ali and Lisa do as well. We run around the island for and hour and a half until the three of us make it to the dock. "Sophie!" I call out loud. Nothing. I look down closer to the dock and see her, lying on the ground. "Sophie?" I ask, running over to her and kneeling next to her. Ali and Lisa gasp loudly. I pick her up and hold her close to me. She's unconscious. But she is still breathing. Thank goodness. "Ali, Lisa! Run and get the others! She's breathing, but she's unconscious!" I tell them. They both nod and sprint off. "Baby? Are you okay? Soph, can you hear me?" I ask an unconscious Sophie, kissing her forehead. No response. I cradle her close to me and thunder crashes in the distance. Great. Just what we need. Another storm is on the way. I pull her closer to me as a cold breeze whips by. I take off the jacket I'm wearing and drape it over Sophie to keep her warm. Everyone comes running over.

"What's wrong?" Sam asks frantically, his arm around Donna, who is almost losing it.

"I don't know. We just found her on the ground. She's not hurt anywhere, visibly at least. She's breathing, but she is unconscious." I say, my own voice quavering. Then the rain starts to fall.

"Let's get her inside!" Sam says, even more frantic now. I hold her tightly and run towards the hotel.

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Donna POV

Seeing how worried Sky is about Sophie makes me see how in love and inseparable they are. Sky is holding Sophie close to him and his eyes are filled with worry. He runs fast, but gentle so he doesn't hurt Sophie, towards the hotel. Seeing his deep love for her helps me calm down a little, but I am still terribly worried about Soph. Sam squeezes me shoulder reassuringly.

"Sky's got her, Donna. She'll be okay." He says. I nod slowly, as we walk briskly to the hotel.

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Sophie POV

Darkness. That's all I have seen for the past two hours. I can barely feel, all I know is that I'm being carried, but I don't know who's carrying me. I hear the sound of rain and thunder. Images start flooding into my head. Memories of when I was little and stuck in a storm. I can't stop the images from coming into my head. I feel trapped in this nightmare. All I can remember is going down to the dock and taking in all the damage on the island. I remember thinking about Sky, and about the job he was offered. I remember thinking about what Ali and Lisa said about running a daycare.  What I remember most is thinking about the storm. How much damage it caused, how hurt Sky could've gotten leaving the mainland in the middle of a storm. How he and Pepper could've lost their lives because he was trying to get to me. How ridiculous it must seem when a 22 year old can't keep a hold of herself. And Sky. How he risked his life for me. How much he loves me. How much I love him. How I could've lost him. How it would've been my fault if he died. How I could lose him for three months a year if he takes the job. I remember all these thoughts swirling in my head until it was too much and everything went black. I feel myself moving, still in someone's arms, as the images of storms and heartbreak and worry seem to close me in and get clearer and clearer until I am convinced they are real. Then I feel myself start to thrash around and the person carrying me tightens their grip. I'm trapped with nowhere to go. The images are closing in on me and I'm panicking. Despite the person's efforts to stop me from thrashing, I continue, unable to stop the thrashing and shaking. I hear thunder crash and shake even harder. I toss and turn, trying to open my eyes, to rid myself of these images. I can tell there are tears falling down my face. I feel myself being put down. I strain to hear anything other than rain hitting a building, to open my eyes, to move. As I strain, a few of the images of storms start to fade, but the images of Sky and the heartbreak and worry and death that come with them are still strong. I want to scream, to yell. I feel tears rushing down my face steadily now, instead of one or two falling every couple seconds. I fight the images, I fight this nightmare. I hear voices. Worried voices. But I can't make out the words they are saying. I feel a hand holding mine, squeezing it tightly, but gently at the same time. I strain to feel more. To feel whose hand it is, to squeeze it back. I need to open my eyes to end this. The voices get quiet , and then stop talking all together. The tears are still steadily falling, but the images are slowly fading. I feel my eyelids getting lighter and I squeeze the hand that's holding mine and slowly my eyes flutter open.

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Sky POV

The distance from the dock to the hotel is significant, but I'm determined to get Sophie inside before the storm gets bad. It's raining decently hard, and the thunder and lightning are frequent. Soph starts to move in my arms as we get about halfway back.

"Sophie? Baby? Can you hear me?" I ask her, but I get no response. Instead, she starts thrashing violently and I have to tighten my grip on her to keep her from falling out of my arms. I try to stop her from thrashing, but she doesn't stop. "Soph?" I ask, but again, I get no response. Tears start to fall down her face, but only every couple seconds.

"What's going on? Why is she thrashing so hard?" Donna asks me as her and Sam catch up to me. I had to stop running and walk because she would've fallen due to the thrashing.

"I don't know. She's crying too, but she gives no response. She must be having a nightmare." I say, the tears of worry in my eyes threatening to spill over. We make it into the hotel and go down into the storm shelters again, taking Sophie into the one that's left empty. I set her down gently on a bed that's in there because the storm shelters are just hotel rooms in the basement with no windows. I pull a chair up next to the bed and take Sophie's hand, squeezing it tightly, but gently so it doesn't hurt her. The only people in the room are Donna, Sophie, and I because Sam is busy getting everyone into the storm shelters. Sophie is still thrashing and her tears are falling at a steady pace. Donna and I talk in hushed, worried tones.

"How do we wake her up?" Donna asks, most likely thinking out loud.

"I don't know. I don't even know what happened, I don't know what's wrong. What kind of a fiancé am I? I turn my back to her and then something terrible happens. And I don't even know how to fix it!" I say, letting the panicking and worried side of me take over. Donna looks me in the eye.

"It's not your fault. Nobody knows what happened or how to fix it. She's got a mind of her own. She's always been that way. I would turn my back on her for ten seconds when she was growing up and she would just disappear." Donna tells me. "Don't blame yourself. You're a great fiancé and she loves you."

"Well, I hope so because I love her more than anything." I say quietly. Donna smiles reassuringly at me and then we are quiet. Then, I feel a hand squeeze mine back lightly. I snap my head to look at Sophie and her eyes are fluttering open, tears still streaming down her face. Once her eyes are open, all I can see in them is fear. She looks terrified. She looks me dead in the eye and more tears start falling. Donna leaves the room and I scoop Sophie into my arms, holding her close and rocking her gently. I kiss her forehead, holding her tighter than I ever have before.

"S-Sky, I-I..." Sophie starts to say, having trouble getting words out.

"Shhhh. You're okay. I've got you, baby. It was a nightmare. You're okay. I've got you. I'm here. And I'm not leaving. I'm here, baby. You're safe now. I love you." I say, kissing her forehead and rocking her gently. I feel a few tears fall from my eyes and land in her hair as I hold her close to me. She looks up at me, the sheer terror in her eyes still evident.

"I-I l-love you." She says slowly, the terror slowly fading away as she looks into my eyes. I kiss her passionately but gently on the lips. I feel her relax in my arms. She lays her head
down against my chest and takes a few deep breaths. "I love you." She says again.

"I love you too, baby."

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2047 words-excluding A/N

I REALLY LIKE THIS CHAPTER AND IDK WHERE THE HECK IT CAME FROM BUT I WAS WRITING IT AND I WAS LIKE 'WOW I DON'T TYPICALLY WRITE THINGS THIS INTENSE' ITS PRETTY LONG BECAUSE I WAS JUST KINDA INSPIRED I HOPE YOU LIKED IT THANKS FOR READING, COMMENTING, AND VOTING!!

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