Private Finished Nightmare

It'd been a pleasant day, hanging out with Val in his room. Movies and snacks, a good time together, it ended with them cuddling in his bed and dozing off to sleep. His arms gently wrapped around her, their breathing slow and even. Unfortunately for Alex, the sleeps wouldn't be peaceful for long.

Soon the young werewolf's dream twisted and morphed into something else. His memories of the hunters, of his family dying all came swirling into his sleeping mind. Soon his breath sped up, he started to talk and mumble, apologies to his family, the guilt bleeding through. He blamed himself for it all, for everything.
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Alex waa not ok, in his dream, his nightmare, he could see it all again, his family, the hunters. He could hear the screams and weapons, it became more and more clear as the nightmare went on, until it was finally as clear as if it was really happening again. His hand gripped the sheets of the bed, his murmuring continued, sweat appeared on his forehead.

Then, he felt a hand on his cheek, his sharp ears picked up a familiar voice, one that seemed calming, soothing. A voice he loved, even if his sleeping mind couldn't quite identify it yet. Slowly, the nightmare faded away, and he awoke. He found himself looking at Val, his hand shaking slightly as his placed it on hers.

"I...," he swallowed hard, trying to think of what to say, "I'm sorry...did..did I wake you up?" His voice was a little off, a little shaky, he could remember the nightmare, how it brought up some incredibly unpleasant memories.

He took a breath as he started to calm, he was here, with his girlfriend, a long way from the hunters, but the memory still felt close. "I...I'm sorry I woke you up," Alex said taking another breath and gently squeezed her hand, "and yeah...it was a nightmare." Taking her hand, he kissed it and looked to her. He still hadn't told her, about what happened with the hunters, why he never mentioned his family.

"I think....," he sighed a little, "I think I need to tell you something." This was going to be hard, this was going to hurt, but she should know, she had a right to know. "Something happened before I came here, it's actually the reason I had to move here, not long before we met." He sat up so they could properly talk.

Alex took another breath, "the full moon curse wasn't normal for my family, I was the only one who had it." He looked down, "I...the first time the full moon affected me...I accidentally hurt some people." The young werewolf didn't want to remember this, but he needed to tell someone. "Werewolf hunters found out somehow...found us..," he voice cracked a little as he looked back to her, "my...my family didn't make it."

"I...," he found a knot in his throat, his emotions kicking in, "i-it was though. If.. if I didn't turn during the full moon, if that hadn't happened, they'd be ok." He continued to look down, the guilt was so hard to deal with, he'd burried it since he arrived on the island. "They should be here....my parents, my siblings, they...," he took a shaky breath.

A small sigh escaped him, "I'm sorry..." he looked back up to her, "I....I shouldn't have unloaded all this on you." He invited her over to have a good time, then started talking about such a heavy subject. He squeezed her hands, he counted himself lucky he had her, but sometimes wondered if she deserved better.

"I love you Val," he did, he was in love with her, he didn't want her to be bogged down by his issues. He moved a bit closer to her, wanting to have her a bit closer.

It'd been so hard carrying it around, never talking about it, just having it build up inside him. The guilt didn't fade, not yet anyways, he still had a long road ahead for him, for both of them.

"Thank you," he whispered to her, his arms wrapping around her. He was grateful to her for so much, he didn't want to screw things up with her. For now, he just hugged her, found comfort in her arms, feeling a bit of relief at having finally told her.