At the beginning of August 2001, Tommy Seldon woke up one night in a sweat. He was panting from the images of another horrible nightmare... then he jerked when he heard a woman screaming. It was coming from the other side of his bedroom wall in the apartment he was sharing with Jonathan, Nuri and J.J. It was coming from the apartment next door...
He jumped from his bed wearing nothing but his boxers and raced out of the apartment to their neighbors' door... hoping nothing was happening to HER... He didn't even know her name... he'd wanted to meet her but he still felt so shy at times. His cousin Sophia Estevez had stayed close to him all through the years, constantly trying to boost his self-confidence where girls were concerned. But he hadn't really needed that confidence until he was able to find HER... the one who'd been watching his nightmares with him as they unfolded...
When he had learned that his dreams were showing him tragic future events and he was never able to figure out how to prevent them, it had been a major blow to his confidence in his ability to keep those he loved safe. He could see the future and he could move objects with his mind, but he couldn't stop shuttles from blowing up or planes from crashing, nor control the laws or the forces of nature...
His nightmare was temporarily forgotten as he pounded on the neighbors' door and yelled, "HEY!!! IS EVERYTHING OK IN THERE?!! I COULD HEAR SCREAMING... ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?!!" He stopped pounding and listened for a moment... the screaming had stopped. He called again, "Hey... could you at least let me know if you're OK?"
A moment later, the door cracked open with the safety chain attached. A deep green almond-shaped eye stared widely at him from half of a pale face. It was her... he'd know that eye anywhere... it blinked at him nervously.
He took a deep breath. "I'm sorry if I frightened you... but you scared me first. I could hear you screaming... or someone screaming. Was that you?" he asked, suddenly feeling foolish that he'd automatically assumed it was her when she had two other roommates. He could see she was nodding her head, then she spoke softly with no trace of an accent.
"I'm so sorry I woke you up... I had an awful nightmare! They're just so real sometimes..." The green eye squeezed shut for a moment as the accompanying black eyebrow furrowed over it.
Tommy took another heavy breath and murmured, "Yeah... I know what you mean. You didn't wake me up, by the way... I'd just had my own bad dream! And mine always turn out really bad..." His eyes grew distant for a moment as he recalled the horrid images that had awoken him.
Then his eyes refocused when the door suddenly shut. He was about to walk away when he heard the safety chain being fumbled with and then the door was flung open. He was staring at his beautiful new neighbor who looked to be of Asian descent... he'd guessed her to be Japanese.
He couldn't stop his eyes from wandering down her slim body clad only in a white satin camisole and loose shorts. The dark nipples of her firm, full breasts were clearly visible poking through the thin material and her long, shapely legs seemed to go on forever...
His wide eyes snapped up to her face when she whispered, "It's you... isn't it?!! You're the one who's been sharing my nightmares!"
"Excuse me?!!" he exclaimed quietly as she stared expectantly at him. "I... I... don't believe I heard you right. Did you... just say that... I've been sharing your nightmares?!!" He tried to act confused, not wanting to reveal something that might scare her away...
She gasped and looked very nervous, shaking her hands as she exclaimed quietly, "Oh shit! Just forget I said anything!!! As you can see, I'm fine! Sorry to disturb you! Good night!" She started to shut the door as she mumbled, "I'm always opening my big mouth..."
Tommy blocked the door from closing as he said quickly, "No... wait!!! Am I to understand that you've seen me in dreams that came true, too?!!" She looked up at him wide-eyed again and then slowly nodded her head. "What was it you saw tonight?" he asked, wanting confirmation that it was she...
She took a deep breath. "I saw planes crashing... into the..."
"World Trade Center... the Pentagon... and the Capitol..." Their eyes rounded further as they finished the statement together.
She opened the door and held her hand toward him. "My name is Kira... and I think we need to talk... but not here," she said nervously as she glanced back into her apartment. "My roommates don't know anything about this and I don't want them to!"
Tommy took her hand and led her to his apartment.
Kira Tamaki glanced around nervously when her neighbor opened the door to his apartment and she saw three other very good-looking, half-naked men sitting around. She'd seen all four of them coming and going at different times of the day.
One of them smiled warmly and she instantly felt at ease from the way his deep aqua eyes pierced into her... it was as if she could very clearly feel that their intentions were nothing but honorable. She had nothing to fear from them... even though they eyed her body appreciatively! But she could hardly blame them... they were young, healthy males and she was very scantily clad!
She laughed with them and blushed prettily when aqua eyes said, "Damn, Tommy! The next time I'm in the mood for female companionship in the middle of the night, I'll send you out to find someone for me... you've got great taste!"
Tommy called over his shoulder as he led her from the living room to his bedroom. "Well... thanks for the compliment... but I didn't bring her here for 'female companionship!' I heard her scream and I was trying to rescue her!" He quickly slipped into a pair of shorts, hoping she hadn't noticed the tent forming in the front of his boxers!
