Sasuke woke up some time late the next night with a sharp yell. His body had wanted to sit up but hadn't responded properly sending the Uchiha into a coughing fit as his chest protested. His breath came out in sharp gasps that wouldn't let up. Most people's nightmares slip away before the details could be remembered and all was left was the feeling they had induced. Not Sasuke's; he had lived his nightmares. This was but one reason he disliked having someone in the same room as him as he slept. It was alright when he was exhausted from a day doing a mission but like right now all he'd been doing the day before was rest.

He worked hard to regulate his breathing and finally succeeded, trying to relax back into his bedding.

(thats alright...damn, mines even shorter.)