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// Another Nightmare 
// Story: A Family Curse 
// by Creativa-Artly01 
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As Taehyung sleeps, another nightmare comes to light. This one is a brand new one. It’s not like any he has had before. ‘Taehyung! Taehyung!’ He hears the voice in the dream shout. ‘Help me, Taehyung!’ Dream Taehyung follows the voice and soon approaches two cages. One has a small yellow orange pony in it and the other has a full grown adult male tiger in it. 

‘Brother, Appa,’ says Dream Taehyung. ‘What can I do to help you? Tell me.’ 

‘Protect us, Taehyung,’ responds the Dream version of his brother. ‘Protect us, hyung. Please.’ He’s begging, crying. 

‘That tiger won’t hurt you,’ Dream Taehyung assures the dream version of his brother, ‘that tiger next to you is Appa. He’s scared just like we are. He’s cowering in that cage. Can’t you see he’s terrified?’ Dream Taehyung points at the cage. ‘You’re safe. Don’t worry.’ 

Meanwhile in their bedroom, Jimin tries his best to shake Taehyung awake. “Taehyungah! Taehyungah!” He cries. “Please, wake up. Please. Please…” 

Upon hearing the screams, once more RM comes running and stays with the two until Taehyung finally awakens. Taehyung when he wakes is shaking and sweating bullets. “Another bad nightmare I take it?” Jimin inquires of his soulmate concerned. 

“Yeah,” responds Taehyung. “I hate that I can’t even sleep anymore. It’s absolute hell.” He lets out a sigh as he breaks down in tears in the hooves of RM and Jimin. “I just want to go back to being normal again. I want to go back to my life pre-this stupid curse. I hate being miserable. I hate it so much. I just wish I could make it go away for good.” He buries his head in his hooves. “I really really do.” 

“I know, Bear, I know,” sighs RM as he continues to comfort Taehyung while Jimin flies off to get Taehyung a water and a towel. A few minutes later, Jimin returns and hands the water and towel to Taehyung. Taehyung dries off the sweat and absolutely downs the bottle of water. 

“Thanks for that, Chim, I appreciate it,” responds Taehyung with a smile. 

“No problem, anything for you, my soulmate,” responds Jimin as he lands on the bed at Taehyung’s side. “Anything for you, forever and for always.”