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Quelling the Nightmares
Ymir shot out of her seemingly peaceful slumber, coated in sweat, her eyes darting around the room, and breathing in and out. Everything looked normal, with all the other girls sleeping in their room at the Survey Corps Headquarters, and Ymir then looked down at her hands, and there was no sign of blood, cuts, or chains. Ymir then checked her face, feeling for any abnormal wounds, which luckily, were not there.
"Fuck…not this bullshit again," Ymir whispered to herself, as she noticed a tear rolling down her cheek. Ymir quickly wiped it off of her face, before she heard some footsteps approaching her bed. When Ymir turned around, she saw that it was Krista Lens, one of the few people in the Survey Corps that she actually bothered talking to.
"Ymir, are you OK?"
"Yeah…I'm fine."
"Are you sure? You look like you were crying," Krista pointed out, as Ymir noticed that under the moonlight, that her face was covered in trails of dried tears, most likely occurring from her nightmares.
"Yeah, I'm sure. It's only a nightmare. Don't worry about it," Ymir responded, as she quickly tried to wipe all of the dried tears off of her face. Krista wasn't entirely convinced and thought that there was more than meets the eye when it came to this nightmare, but Krista knew that Ymir was very private with her personal problems, so she decided to keep it on the backburner. However, that didn't mean Krista wasn't going to try and make Ymir feel better.
"OK, but would you feel better if I slept with you?" Krista asked, causing Ymir's face to lightly blush. Ymir didn't trust herself to verbally respond, so she moved to the right side of her bed, allowing Krista access to the bed. Krista took the invitation, and climbed into the bed with Ymir, with Ymir having her head turned away to prevent Krista from seeing how red her face was turning.
"Hey, Ymir."
"What?"
"Why are you keeping so quiet about your nightmares?"
"Because it's nobody's business, and I've been able to handle this stuff myself," Ymir responded, still not able to look at Krista, who was looking on at her with interest and curiosity.
"I get that, but I remember what you were telling me and Sasha about being ourselves, and I think it applies to when you're having problems too. It's OK to tell people that you're having problems so that they can help you and make you feel better. Like, you've made me feel better about myself so many times, and I want to return the favor," Krista explained. This caused Ymir to finally turn around and face Krista, who was still looking at Ymir with concern lacing her eyes. Ymir sighed in defeat, and patted Krista in the hair, seeing Krista's bright blonde hair popping up between her fingers.
"Alright, you twisted my arm. I'll tell you about my nightmare, but I want to sleep right now."
"So, maybe tomorrow?"
"…maybe," Ymir said with a rare smile on her face. Krista smiled back at her before the two turned to fall asleep. Before Ymir's eyes closed, she felt Krista's arms wrap around her in a comforting hug, causing Ymir's small smile to grow to a more respectable size as she drifted off to sleep, with no sign of her nightmares coming back, at least for tonight.