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Ujiyasu eventually did fall asleep, though he was a little worried about Lanai not getting food.  She really hadn't eaten enough.  He had told his mom to just make something and set it to reheat, since he thought Lanai might need something overnight.  Though he slept soundly at first, no one could sleep through what happened next.  Suddenly there was a shout.  It sounded like she was under attack.  Ujiyasu shot out of bed, snatched the halberd, and rushed over to Lanai's room.  Once there, he found her crouching in the corner.  Ujiyasu sighed as he dropped the halberd.  His father, who was told of the situation on getting home, also came weapon in hand.  He stopped though seeing Ujiyasu casually lower his weapon made him lower his.  He turned to his father.  "Tell mom everything is alright.  I'll handle this."  Ujiyasu walked over to her as she said something about him just walking away.  "I don't know who is walking away, but I can tell you it isn't happening here."  He crouched down and looked her in the eye.  "I think you were having a nightmare.  Relax, you need to calm down before you wake the whole city up."  Ujiyasu sighed.  "I'm sure you still don't want to talk about it, but you really need to figure this out.  Just take some deep breaths."  He couldn't really console her well since she was up against a wall, but he put his hands on her shoulders.  "Breathe in, breathe out.  Slowly.  Relax.  You are safe.  Calm down."

At first she seemed blinded by her fear. She didn't even seem to really notice him, or at least notice it WAS him. Then she said his name. That was a sign. Suddenly she smiled. Shouting his name, she threw her arms around him. She wouldn't let go, she just kept him tightly in her grasp. He could easily break free, but he left her. "No, he wasn't. You're safe." He reassured her when she seemed convinced whomever it was had been here. She looked around. But she seemed convinced. She hadn't shaken the difference between the dream and reality. After a second though, it seemed to click. Yet, even as she tried to control her breathing, she broke down even harder. She just grabbed onto Ujiyasu and cried into his chest. She was so upset he could feel the tears soaking through. He sighed. This was worse than he thought, there was no telling what pushing her away could do. He merely took one of his arms and wrapped it around her, letting her cry herself out. She'd burn out eventually. He knew that if he really tried, he could probably manipulate the shit out of her. She was vulnerable, it probably wouldn't be hard to nudge her the wrong way and get results. Still. His conscience was getting in the way. "Just relax. As long as you're with me, you're safe. It doesn't matter who he is, he won't be around. Just try to relax."

As he comforted her she seemed to calm down. He must have said or done the right thing cause she seemed to be calming down. She looked up and smiled a bit. This girl almost seemed bipolar or something. Literally every time he looked at her face it was shifting from smiling to crying or vice versa. As she wiped the tears away she apologized for the shirt. "I doubt there will be tear stains. Don't worry about it." Then she seemed to realize what time it was. "Everyone in this house at least." She began to explain why she seemed to be so tired, as well as avoiding sleep. He shook his head. She was depriving herself of sleep to avoid nightmares. Yet whatever problems she had would be 10x worse if her bodily and mental health suffered from lack of sleep. "You won't get any better without sleep. You don't seem to use any common sense, just withering yourself away isn't going to solve anything." He said it so many times to take care of herself. And they only knew each other 5 days. "Staying awake won't stop the nightmares. You'll collapse, still see them, and you'll be miserable and sick while you're awake. You need to sleep. You need to eat." He actually pinched the bridge of his nose a bit. "Don't worry about it. You had a really bad nightmare, that's fine. But take care of yourself. I'm not upset about you waking me up. I'm upset you keep refuse to take care of yourself." He stood up. "I don't know how to help in the long run, but do you think you would you sleep better if I stayed in the room with you?"

Half of it really wasn't a big issue. What happened is the kind of thing that can fuck a person up mentally. Even when she first didn't eat, it was at least because she knew it would just come right back up. He sighed. "Just try to eat at least. Eating less than you need isn't good, and you don't want it to become habit either." She just started to ramble on and on. Yes, this is actually the one time where he really saw her as imposing. Not because it was affecting his schedule or routine, but because he knew his parents. Ever since it happened all those years ago, they've gotten insistent. Still, maybe she'd feel better if she could at least go a few hours before a nightmare sets in. "It doesn't matter where. You'll be getting the bed either way, I can just nap in a chair if need be. You need to try to sleep, but if worst case scenario happens, I'll just stay up with you. You don't have to go through it alone." The fact that he barely knew her made some of the situation a little grating, but she really did need help. Maybe if he went out of his way to make her comfortable her mind might be able to start relaxing. It wasn't full proof, and what little information he had meant he was just grasping at shadows, but it was worth a shot. "My bed is a little more comfortable than this one, but it's up to you which room we decide to stay in. We'll take this one step at a time, and hopefully it won't be long before the nightmares go away, okay?"