In the beginning, I was sure that no matter what, I'd leave up my very first fic, just to see how I've improved since then. But no. I've gone against my own guidelines by redoing my first fic... and I think it turned out much better. Hope so, at least.
Disclaimer: I don't own Kouji, Kouichi or any of their goodness... how I wish I do...
No More Nightmares
The steady stream of moonlight through the window was very calming to a one Kouji Minamoto, only because he was feeling slightly nervous since was spending the night at his brothers house. He was just settling down onto the family couch, which he insisted to do because Kouichi's room wasn't all that big. He'd love to share a bed... but it's just that the two growing twins needed more space than the Kimura household had to offer.
Kouji had his hands behind his head, sleepily adjusting his breathing to the calm of the night. He could just make out the quiet owl hoots and whistling of nocturnal birds outside. Everything was just so calm and peaceful... until the very feint sound of a door opening caught Kouji's ears.
He was just a tad too tired to sit up, so Kouji just opened his eyes instead, waiting for the soft padding of feet to come along...
Kouichi was in the middle of rubbing his eye as he came around into his brothers view, seemingly startled at the younger's presents. He was apparently half asleep and forgot that the other was residing on the couch.
"Kouji...?" Kouichi asked tiredly, cocking his head mildly. Kouji sat up a little, rasing an eyebrow at his twin's small, raspy voice.
"What are you doing up, nii-san?" Kouji folded his legs in some to let the other slide in, but Kouichi only shifted nervously and remained silent in a mild daze. "Is something wrong?" The younger whispered, his chest tightening up in the way it did when he worried over someone he really cared about.
Kouichi shifted once more, then shuffled onto the couch next to his brother. He was quiet for a little while, leaning against Kouji for a bit before he spoke up in a hesitant whisper, "I... usually go to sleep on the couch when I... when I have a-a nightmare..." he trailed off, thankful for the darkness that concealed his reddened cheeks.
Kouji turned around to rap his arms around the other lovingly, giving him quiet reassurings. There was a moment the two just laid there in the dark, leaning against one another in a warm embrace. Kouji eventually came out of the hug to study his brothers features in the moonlight; a very small, sleepy smile dancing on the other's pale lips.
"You wanna bunk with me tonight?" The younger asked, running a hand through his twins hair.
"Yeh... can I?" Kouji gave him a smile.
"'Course you can." The twins had to shift around quite a bit before they ended up comfortably on the small couch; Kouji being squeezed into the leather furniture with Kouichi crammed over him and against the back of the couch, his face pressed into the younger's shoulder blade. "Comfy?" Kouji asked, and then smiled at the brushing of his brothers head on his back in a nod.
The night was soon quiet again, and Kouji could make out his and Kouichi's calm breathing. He noticed that both of their breathing was just the same, inhaling and exhaling the night air at the same time. Kouji had to smile into the pillows; this time, there would be no more nightmares.
Owari
If you want the original, just em/pm me and I'd be happy to send it to you, though I really don't think that it is all that great. Next task... touch up on my other fics.