Delicious Insomnia

It never used to bother him. It has been this way for as long as he could remember. And he was perfectly fine with it. That changed though. Because lately, it was all that he could think of. As if that weren't enough, he began to look forward to these moments with an eagerness that he knew was unbefitting the situation. Knowing that didn't help either. It didn't help curb the feelings and halt his thoughts.

It didn't make him too uncomfortable, just a little bit. Not that he was complaining. Because, really, he was honest enough to admit to himself that he found a sick pleasure from something such as this. He took consolation from the fact that as long as he hid it well, the other would never know.

Sometimes, he contemplated if it was something meant to torture him. An appealing torture, he amended. But that can't be possible. After all, his twin didn't even know how his sleeping habits affected him.

Kaoru, in all honesty, didn't know how whether or not he should curse the day Hikaru decided to start foregoing clothes when sleeping. Maybe if Hikaru didn't start sleeping in his birthday suit, he would not be plagued by thoughts and feelings such as these.

But these persistent thoughts and feelings only began to intrude into him lately. What had changed? If only he knew, if only he had the answer, then maybe, he could be able to sleep well again at night.

Hikaru made matters worse, the unfeeling jerk. He would sometimes entwine his arms and legs around a very awake Kaoru. Sometimes, the younger twin thought that his brother was aware of his plight and was indeed, tormenting him on purpose. But that was highly unlikely and very improbable. Hikaru was the most innocent when asleep. Any other time and he can be guilty of all kinds of deviousness.

For the umpteenth time that night, Kaoru closed his eyes, wishing for sleep to overtake him. But Hikaru hugged him once again, making him grit his teeth in frustration at the heightened awareness the embrace brought about. He realized he was hoping in vain.

The next day, Hikaru cast a worried look at his twin, taking in regard the dark shadows under his brother's eyes. "Hey, Kaoru… You didn't sleep well again last night?" He received a sleepy nod in reply.

"Why?" Hikaru persisted. He had noticed this happened quite often lately.

"I was…." Kaoru shot him a meaningful look "distracted."

Hikaru was left to decipher that because Kaoru had run off ahead him.

A/N

This is my little take on things at the OHSHC anime which had a couple of scenes showing the twin's sleeping habits.

happy birthday Hikaru and Kaoru. You guys are love =3