justprompts :: Metallica - Enter Sandman

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Kira slowed reached for the dagger under her pillow. A noise had stirred her from her sleep. She needed to be ready for anything.

"Whoa! Kira!" Tommy stood there, hands up in surrender. "It's me."

She relaxed considerably and lowered the knife. "Oh my God, you scared the hell out of me."

"My house, my room."

She sighed and flopped back against the pillow, sliding the blade back into it's hiding place. "I know. Just forgot where I was for a second."

He shook his head as he looked around the room. "Yeah. I was just coming to check on you. Which, by the way, is something you should get used to while you're here."

"Go to sleep, Dr. O," she mumbled. "I can take care of myself."

She heard him sigh and felt the bed shift as he sat. "You're sleeping in my bed. I think we can drop the formalities."

"Not like we're gonna have sex, Tommy." She paused a second. "Unless, ya know...you want to."

"Kira."

"Right. Not funny."

"I'm worried about you, what this job is doing to you."

"I'm fine."

"You sleep with a dagger under your pillow."

She sighed again and looked over at him. "I can't just sit around and sing songs when there are things out there killing people."

The look he gave her was one of understanding, but at the same time frustration. "You're so stubborn, you know that?"

She gave him a lazy grin. "Learned from the best."

His fingers grazed her cheek, brushing some hair from her face. "Just let me protect you while you're here. Like the old days."

She stared up at him thoughtfully for several moments before answering weakly. "Okay, okay, I surrender."

"Good. Now get some sleep. Some real sleep."