I'll be there(OPEN)

[Elstan Shadow]

Elstan had had enough of these Shinra scum and a dark glow formed around her. Another eight wings sprouted from her back. This was her demonic form. Her true Angel of Death form. She had Dark Materia in her hands and threw the balls at the Turks and SOLDIERS. Half of their numbers fell. "FALL BACK!" said a Turk as they lost more numbers from Elstan's attacks.

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Yazoo pasued to see a dark glow erupt from Elstan's body. At first, he thought it was merely a powerful Materia, until eight wings sprouted from her back. Green eyes went wide in shock, as he had to duck in order to avoid a ball of Dark Materia that sailed past his head to deal the kiling blow to a nearby Turk.

He didn't know what to think of this form. Very few things terrified him, and due to the fact he knew Elstan would never hurt him intentionally, she wasn't one of them. Seeing her like this... he had no idea what to think.

[Elstan Shadow]

Elstan fell from the sky. Her wings retreated back into her body. She fell with a thud and groaned. Elstan struggled the her feet but then fell over again. It must've taken a lot out of her because she never felt this weak before. "Yazoo." she moaned.

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"Shh, it's okay. I've got you." Yazoo whispered to her, catching her as she fell. That form must have drained a signifigant amount of energy from her, for he'd never seen her this exhausted before. "Ill get you somewhere safe to rest."

He retraced his path back to the assassin's Safe House, gently pressing Elstan's thumb into the sensor. He strode back into her room and lie her back on the bed. "Rest." The silver haired man told her, brushing a lock of silver hair from Elstan's face.

[Elstan Shadow]

She couldn't sleep well though. She kept having flash backs of her past. The pain the torture. Elstan kept tossing and turning, unable to settle. Her heart was racing wildly with fear. She kept muttering thing like 'No, not again.' and 'Please stop it hurts'. Sweat was beading on her forehead and her breathing was so fast it was how a chocobo felt like after racing.

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Yazoo had been flipping through the files once more when he heard yelling from Elstan's room. Retrieving Velvet Nightmare, he slowly approached the door and kicked it open. "What's wrong!? I heard screams..." He trailed off, seeing that she was merely tossing and turning in her sleep, wildly thrashing and sweating.

"A nightmare?" His gaze was worried as he sat on the bed next to her.

[Elstan Shadow]

Elstan woke up with a frightened gasp. When she realised Yazoo was there, she threw her arms around him. "Oh Yazoo!" she said. She nuzzled into his neck, tears streaming down her face. The same dreams she had been having for the past thirteen years. She held him tight crying silently. Why did these dreams keep haunting her?

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Yazoo returned the embrace, gently stroking the back of her head with a hand. "Shhh, shhh. I'm here. It's okay." He consoled her, not at all minding the tears soaking into his clothing. "Do you mind telling me what happened?"

[Elstan Shadow]

"Ever since I came out of that prison I've been having nightmares. These dreams like I'm back at the laboratory. I can hear myself screaming, I can feel the pain. It's like I can't escape until I wake up. I haven't had a good night's sleep for thirteen years. I feel so alone. I have a feeling that it will happen again." she sobbed. She looked at her scars. The tribal tattoos barely hiding them. Elstan sighed and nuzzled into Yazoo's neck again.

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"It's okay. I promise I won't let it happen again. I'd sooner take a bullet to my head before letting them take you again." Yazoo whispered, stroking the back of her head gently. "Now go back to sleep. I'll be right here if you need me, okay?"

[Elstan Shadow]

Elstan shook her head. She couldn't go back to sleep. She was afraid of it. She held Yazoo tighter and cried harder. It was so frightening. Elstan rubbed her head against him as if to say 'Promise you won't leave me. Promise.' she couldn't talk because she was crying that much. She began to feel tired and put her head back on her pillow. But before she closed her eyes, she grabbed Yazoo's hand.

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"It's okay. I'm here. I'm not going to leave you." He said again, clutching her hand with both of his. "Now sleep." He leaned forward and gave her a soft kiss, as if to reassure he wasn't going to leave.

[Elstan Shadow]

It was another two hours before the nightmares started again. She woke with a start, still clutching Yazoo's hand. "It's too much. I cant sleep properly. My scars burn every time I dream about it." she said. More tears rolled from her eyes and into her soft, silver hair.

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Yazoo brushed a tear from her cheek, sympathy brimming in his gaze. He felt so powerless at the moment, as he was unable to stop these nightmares. But how can you fight something, when it's merely an infestation in somebody's brain? "I'm sorry. I truly wish that I could do more..." He let out a sigh, hanging his head.

[Elstan Shadow]

Elstan reached out to him. She pulled his body on hers and kissed him deeply. She held it there for a few minutes then repeated the same thing. This time harder and more passionate. Elstan unzipped his coat and pushed it off his shoulders. It was him she wanted in her dreams and not her past.