featuring the lovely
Belle_of_Asgard
Yavanna80
MarielaCasta
Ash-Rogers
LillyWillow13
Jill_Laufeyson
and myself!
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NIGHTMARES
Jodi and Scott laid in their shared bed of Avengers tower. Scott had not fallen asleep just yet, as he admired Jodi's beauty as she slept. From her long brown hair to her pale skin that was illuminated in the moon light and down her body which was shaped perfectly into his as they cuddled: He put his chin on top of her head and held her protectively with his big arms wrapped around her smaller frame.

He smiled to himself happily until he felt her shift under him. He frowned as he looked down at her and saw her wincing in her sleep as she shifted around. "Jodi?" He whispered softly, brushing her hair out of her face. She scrunched up her face in pain and he realized tears were streaming down her cheeks and he began to shake her.

"Jodi. Jodi!"

She opened her eyes and sat up with a gasp, her cheeks stained with tears as she breathed heavily and put her hand over her chest. "Jodi, Jodi, are you okay?" Scott asked immediately, putting his hand comfortingly on her shoulder, his expression laced with concern.

She pulled away from his touch as she looked over at him and her eyes began filling with more tears. "Don't touch me. I don't want to hurt you." She said, getting up from the bed as she felt her skin get hot. He got out of bed and walked over to her slowly, not wanting to frighten her. "Baby, you could never hurt me." He said softly.

"Yes I could. I'm a monster." She choked on her words and hot tears fell down her cheeks. Scott stood in front of her and cupped her cheeks in his hands and this time she didn't protest. "You're not a monster, Jodi. Tell me what happened." He said softly and led her back to the bed.

She gulped and sat down on the bed and Scott sat down next to her. "It was a dream- no, a nightmare." She said softly. "It was our wedding day. Everything was going perfectly. We were about to say I do. But before we could, there was an objection. It was Quinn. I felt something on my neck and it sent a wave of anger through me. He had put something on my neck that he controlled to make me lose control." She said softly. "And that's exactly what happened. I killed you and all of our friends." She teared up again.

Scott looked down at her sadly and gently stroked her cheek. "Baby, it's okay. I swear on my life that will never happen. Quinn is gone and he's never coming back. Bruce made sure of that. And if anyone ever tries to hurt you like that bastard did, I'll make sure they never come back. I promise." He said softly, gently kissing the top of her head.

"I love you, Scotty." Jodi said, wiping away her tears. "I love you too, my lovebug." He said softly with a small smile as he pulled her back down onto the bed. "Now let's head back to sleep and try and have some good dreams."

-

Thor sat up from bed, running his hand through his long blonde hair as he buried his face into his hands and mumbled something in Old Norse. He had just awoken from a nightmare and tried not to wake Lady Hannah. He sighed to himself as he looked over at her and gently brushed her hair out of her eyes.

She shifted in her sleep at his touch and slowly blinked her eyes open. "Thor? What are you doing awake?" She croaked as she sat up and rubbed her eyes.

"Tis nothing, Lady Hannah. Just go back to sleep." He said softly as he looked down at her, his eyes red and puffy like he had been crying. Hannah furrowed her brows as she sat up more and crawled over to him and sat in his lap, cupping his face in her small hands.

"Don't lie to me, Thor." She said softly, stroking his cheek with her thumb. "What happened?" She asked as she looked him in the eyes. Thor sighed, knowing that he would not be able to lie to her.

"I had a nightmare." He said softly as he looked up at her. "You were kidnapped by one of Asgard's enemies. I had searched long and hard to find you until I finally found you on a sacred planet. I saw you in enslavement and they grabbed me and I was too weak to fight them off. They killed you in front of me, just to make me suffer and no matter how hard I tried I could not save you." Tears came to his eyes and he looked down.

Seeing how upset he was brought tears to Hannah's eyes as well as she stroked his cheek. "Thor, look at me. I'm here. I'm alive. I'm still here." She said softly as she took his hand and put it on her chest. "Do you feel that? That's my heart. It's beating." She said softly as she looked up at him.

He took a deep breath and his breathing slowed as he felt the beat of her heart beneath his hand. "I thought I had lost you." He said sadly as he looked down at her.

"You didn't lose me, Thor. I'm right here. I'll always be right here." She said softly as she looked up at him and laid her head against his chest. He smiled down at her a little bit as he wrapped his arms around her and held her close to him. "I'm very lucky to have you, Lady Hannah."

"I'm lucky to have you too, Thor." She said softly as she reached up and gently kissed his lips.

-

Laia rested her head on Clint's chest and listened to his heartbeat. She hadn't been able to sleep so she figured she might be able to calm herself down by listening to his steady heartbeat. She felt the hum of the muscle against his warm skin and she smiled a bit to herself, finally starting to calm down after such a hectic day.

She then noticed how his heartbeat seemed to speed up and she furrowed her brows. She looked up at his expression and noticed how he clenched, almost in pain as he began to shift in his sleep. "Laia. Laia." He mumbled. "I'm right here, Clint." She said softly, although he couldn't hear her. Tears began falling down his cheeks as he slept and he tossed and turned violently now, making Laia sit up and begin shaking him. "Clint!" She yelled.

"Laia!" He yelled in his sleep before his eyes opening wide and he sat up, breathing heavily with his hand on his chest. He gulped back his tears as he pushed his hair back out of his face. Laia slowly reached over and gently rested her hand on his shoulder. "Clint?" She said softly, trying to make sure he had at least calmed down a little bit.

He looked over at her, streaks of tears falling down his puffy red eyes. "Oh thank god. You're okay." He said softly as he looked over at her and buried his face in her chest. She took a deep breath and wrapped her arms around his head and gently played with his hair. "Of course I'm okay. What happened?" She asked softly .

"We went on a mission. Things got bad. We were supposed to track down and kill the leader of a Moscow Hydra base. But instead, we were captured and I was forced to watch you get killed at the hands on a Hydra agent." He said, beginning to cry in her chest.

Laia looked down at him and gently ran her hands through his tangled hair. "Clint, I'm okay." She said softly as she looked down at him. "No Hydra agent has got me. I'm alive." She said softly as she looked down at him and wiped his tears away.

"I can't bare the thought of losing you." He said softly as he looked up at her, and Laia nodded slowly. "And I can't bare the thought of losing you." She said softly and reached down and gently kissed his lips.

He wrapped his arms around her and held her close to him, and they stayed in that position for as long as they could before getting back into cuddling position, and both going back to a peaceful slumber.

-

"Bruce, please come back to bed." Mariela called as she stood in the doorway of the lab. Bruce was hunched over his desk, trying to distract himself from the nightmare that he had just had.

He heard her voice and sighed as he leaned back and ran his hands through his thick brown curls. Mari slowly walked over and stood behind him and gently rubbed the knots out of his shoulders, making him relax at her touch.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" She asked softly, knowing why he had left. He always came to the lab whenever he had a nightmare, too afraid to get back in bed with Mari in fear of hurting her.

"No." He said softly as he looked back up at her. She frowned but respected his wishes as she stood in front of him now and gently stroked his cheek with her thumb. "Will you at least please come back to bed?" She begged as he looked down at him. "I can't ever sleep whenever you're gone." She said softly

He sighed as he looked up at her with sad eyes. "I don't want to hurt you." He said softly. "You won't hurt me, Bruce." She said comfortingly as she stroked his cheek.

He took a deep breath and nodded as he got up from his desk and she took his hand and led him back to their bed, where they would cuddle for the rest of the night and hold each other close, scared that the other would leave.

-

Steve sat up in bed, rubbing his tired eyes and sighing as he looked down. He was having another bad dream about the war and was wishing they would all just go away. He looked over at Ash and gently reached over and kissed the top of her head before he started climbing out of bed to go train to take his mind off of things.

"Noooooo." Ash mumbled in her half-asleep state as she reached out and grabbed his wrist. He looked back at her with a small smile and climbed back down in bed as he looked over at her. "Don't leave." She begged softly as she rubbed her eyes and looked up at him.

"Don't worry baby, I'll never leave you." He said softly as he wrapped his arms around her waist tightly and looked down in her eyes with his bright blue eyes. "Did you have another bad dream?" She asked softly as she looked up at him.

He nodded slowly as he looked down at her and sighed and she frowned and gently brushed his hair out of his eyes. "I'm sorry that you're having these awful dreams, baby." She said softly as she gently kissed his head.

He sighed as he looked down at her. "Don't feel bad, it's not your fault." He said quietly as he rubbed circles on to her back. "How can I make you feel better?" She asked kindly, her eyes filled with concern as she looked up at him.

He thought for a moment as he rested his forehead against hers. "Could you sing to me?" He said softly as he looked down at her and she smiled a bit. "Of course Baby." She said, pecking his lips gently and thinking of a song.

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy, when sky's are grey." She sang softly and his eyes began closing at the sound of her calming voice. "You'll never know dear, how much I love you. Please don't take, my sunshine away."

-

Bucky laid in bed and looked up at the ceiling as Lilly was curled up to his side and slept soundlessly. He rubbed circles onto her back and looked down at her with a small smile and wondered how he got to be so lucky to have her.

He felt her shift in her sleep and he frowned as he looked down at her. He noticed how she scrunched up her face in pain and buried her face further into her side, like she was trying to hide. He furrowed his brows and slowly began to shake her awake. "Doll?" He called softly as her eyes slowly began to open. She looked around the room as to make sure where she was at and took a deep breath and sighed.

He saw that her eyes were red and puffy and he frowned as he gently rubbed small circles onto her back. "What happened?" He asked softly as he looked down at her.

She took a deep breath as she looked up at him and sighed. "We had been attacked by Hydra agents. They captured the whole team and I could've stopped them but I didn't. I was too scared to do anything." Her eyes began tearing up.

"Then, they strapped me down and forced me to watch you get tortured. It was so horrible James, I'm so sorry, I couldn't have done anything." She began to cry, her face buried in her hands.

James frowned and pulled her into his lap. "Doll, it's not your fault. It was a dream. I'm not being tortured and you have saved me. More than you know."

She sniffed as she wiped her cheeks and looked up at him. "What do you mean?" She asked softly. "Lilly, you're the light of my life. The air I breathe. The reason I wake up in the mornings. You bring me so much life that I thought was out of reach. Without you coming into my life I don't know if I'd be here today. You're so amazing and i love you so much and I don't show it as much as I should." He said, looking her in the eyes.

Lilly smiled a small bit and gently reached up and kissed his lips softly. "You're amazing, James Buchanan Barnes and I love you too." She said in the kiss. He smiled as he wrapped his arms around her waist and held her close to him.

-

"My Queen, What are you doing out here all alone?" Loki said, walking out onto the balcony as he rubbed his tired eyes. Jillian took a deep breath and sighed as she ran her hands through her long black hair and looked back out onto the stars, not knowing how to answer him.

Loki sighed and walked up from behind her and wrapped his arms around her from behind. "Are you having bad dreams again, my love?" He asked softly as he held her close and gently stroked her hair.

Jill nodded slowly as she turned her head to look back at him, her cheeks stained with tears and her eyes red and puffy. Loki frowned, he hated seeing her so upset. "Do you wish for me to read to you? Do you think that would make you feel better?" He asked softly as he held her close.

"That would be lovely." She said softly as he looked back at him and wiped her wet cheeks. Loki let go of her slowly and took her hand and led her back to bed. He grabbed one of the many books from his bookshelf as she sat down on the bed.

He sat down next to her and leaned his back against the headboard as she rested her head on his chest. He slowly began reading to her, tales of old Norse legends and myths, speaking slowly and calmingly, making her breath slowly and make her feel safe and secure. He smiled down at her once she had fallen asleep and he laid down next to her, tucking her in and kissing her head.

"Sleep well, My Queen. For I am here to protect you and keep you safe from all dreams that may try and come and harm you. I love you and adore you." He said softly, before he finally drifted off to sleep himself.

A/N: as always, I hope you enjoy and please forgive any grammar or spelling mistakes. :)