[Ben jerks awake with a shout, struggling to fight Kira off of him and pressing his back into the bench in an attempt to get away. His hands are shaking quite badly, and he doesn't seem to notice it right away until Kira's face swims back into focus. He is breathing hard and fast enough to cause pain in his chest, and one shaking hand presses there to try and calm it all.
That is about the moment he realizes that he is no longer dreaming -- that those things he was seeing are gone, and the pressing, knowing darkness was little more than a nightmare. He still have to wipe his face clean of sweat -- and when he does that, he realizes how sick he must look.
He looks at Kira, unsure how to react. It was just a dream, after all. How was he supposed to explain all of that?]
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That is about the moment he realizes that he is no longer dreaming -- that those things he was seeing are gone, and the pressing, knowing darkness was little more than a nightmare. He still have to wipe his face clean of sweat -- and when he does that, he realizes how sick he must look.
He looks at Kira, unsure how to react. It was just a dream, after all. How was he supposed to explain all of that?]
W-what, what? Where's the fire?