A/N: A short little thing I whipped up for a doodle I did - thought I'd share it here as well ^-^
Dreamless Sleep
In my waking hours I think of you – the constant obsession that plagues my mind.
Long since has the sun set and still I wait – anxious for your return.
The sounds and gentle glow from the television did little to perk my senses now – my eyes and ears no longer took anything in as I stare blankly at the screen in front of me – my mind was in a struggle against the tiresome haze that threatened to take me from my consciousness.
'Late' was the hour you said you'd return yet 'late' was not the time I had believed.
I glanced at the clock wondering how many more minutes must I wait; how many more hours can I delay the sleep my mind demanded; the warmth that my body begged for?
My heart and body jumped at the sudden ring of my phone that buzzed and sounded loudly by my side.
The nerves that were startled were soon calmed by the gentle tone of your voice yet troubled by the message it carried.
"A couple more hours" you said; I should "sleep first" you said. I grumbled my acknowledgement – too tired to make a fuss.
I hung up the phone; turned off the T.V. and fidgeted in my seat – I was torn with the basic need of sleep that I have been told to get and the ache in my chest that yearned for you.
My hold tightened on the full-sized pillow I had taken to be your temporary replacement – its cotton paled in comparison to the softness of your skin.
Another hour had passed as I debated between sleep and waiting for you when at last I resigned myself to my fate.
Even as I crawled into our empty desolate bed –void of your warmth and presence, and armed with only a poor substitute to your form – I thought of you.
As I let the realm of sleep take me I imagined you by my side – and I dreamt of you within my arms.
When morning came, and my eyes peeled back – I realised it was truly just a dreamless sleep.
Omake:
Natsuki: Huh? Shizuru? When did you come home? …? Where… Where did my pillow go? Wait a minute! Where the heck are my clothes?!
Shizuru: *chuckles silently to herself as she listens to her beloved's startled heartbeat*
A/N: It's not so obvious in the fic (until you get to the Omake), but Natsuki wakes up with Shizuru in her arms... instead of her pillow... and she maaaay be missing a few items of her clothing... *cheeky grin*