"Hold me closer..." was what Kakyoin had said to Polnareff. A pair of strong arms pressed his body against Polnareff's as he held onto him.

"You take my breath away..."

Kakyoin leaned in, sweat beading on his forehead, and then-

-A loud digital beeping began to sound.

Sighing, the disgruntled high school student opened his eyes, pulling himself out of his hotel bed. It had been about a week now since he had begun having these weird dreams, and he wasn't sure if he would ever see an end to it all. It just couldn't be helped. He held his stomach for a moment before getting dressed. As he finished brushing the front of his hair, he heard a hard knock on his door.

"Kakyoin! Are you alive in there? We're leaving in 10 minutes!"

'It's only Jotaro...' He sighed, grabbing his lugguage and taking one last look around the dingy room. The gang would be hitting the road soon, and if he was lucky the ride through the next few towns wouldn't be too chaotic. Going down the stairs to the lobby, he could see Mr. Joestar waving at him. He waved back. Polnareff looked up and waved too, calling out to him, and Kakyoin smiled. Maybe today wasn't going to be too bad. The least he could do was hope.

"Kakyoin, since you're late, you can sit in the back with Iggy and Polnareff. I just hope you survive!" Joseph laughed. Jotaro rolled his eyes. Kakyoin gave a small smile again and turned to Polnareff, who didn't seem too pleased.

"Can't those two deal with that annoying dog instead? It's not my fault I was late! A man needs his beauty sleep! Right, Kakyoin?" He leaned in. "Just say right!" he whispered.

"Polnareff may have a point here. I don't mean to sound rude or anything but I'd prefer if I didn't have to deal with Iggy." He looked down.

Iggy growled as Polnareff got in the back of the car. "Knock it off! I don't want to sit here either, you know!"

Minutes and hours passed by as they traveled over hills and dunes, the sun sending it's waves of fatigue over everyone. Kakyoin looked to his left, outside. It felt like it had been forever since they had got in the car, and they would only stop when night fell. He yawned and tried to stay awake. To his right, Polnareff sat back, already asleep, far away in his dreams. Kakyoin wondered what Polnareff was dreaming about. His mind trailed.

Kakyoin felt himself wavering in and out of consciousness until he gave in to the sleepiness that tugged at him, closing his eyes and drifting off.

"..."

"..."

"Kakyoin? Kakyoin...? Wake up!"

The moon was up in the sky, along with Kakyoin's mind. Rubbing his eyes and sighing, looking up. Polnareff grinned until he couldn't hold back and wound up laughing.

"So, did you sleep well?" His teeth shone in the moonlight.

"Yeah... why?"

"Well, you must have been pretty comfortable or something because even when I moved you were still asleep. I mean, I didn't want to since I thought it would be rude of me to wake you up like that but-"

Mr Joestar cut in. "You fell asleep on Polnareff's shoulder. I figured since we found a hotel to crash at tonight, you'd be fine if he woke you up. Sorry, Kakyoin."

Kakyoin looked with wide eye for a moment, covering his mouth. His mind raced. Why am I like this- what did I do to deserve this? Why am I so embarassing?

"By the way Kakyoin. Jotaro, Avdol,and I have a lot of important stuff to discuss, so you and Polnareff will have to watch Iggy and share a room tonight."

Kakyoin looked away, already embarassed from before. Grabbing his lugguage and entering the lobby trailing behind the others, he looked away.

It's already bad enough that I have to deal with my stupid dreams, and now I've gone and fell asleep on him too? And now we're sharing a room?

He huffed.

He must think I'm some kind of a freak or something now. Why do I have to always be such a weirdo?

When they reached their room, Polnareff threw himself onto the bed nearest to the window with a springy thud, laying back and stretching his tired arms. Kakyoin looked away, trying not to turn red from embarrassment, still thinking of what had happened earlier. The younger teen sat at the end of his bed, leaning forward and holding his head in his hands, his brows furrowing and looking away from Polnareff. The source of all of Kakyoin's frustration lately.

Meanwhile, Polnareff turned to face his new roommate, happy to hopefully have some time to spend with him. Kakyoin seemed distant lately, at least for a few days. He looked down.

I really hope it isn't like this for the rest of the trip. He's the only one I can really talk to here. Or... he was until now.

The rest of the night was mostly tossing and turning for Kakyoin. He rolled over, pulling and pushing his blankets, until falling into a deep, dreamless sleep. At least he thought.

The air felt warm. He leaned in, everything was going so fast.

"Polnareff... Polnareff.. I..-" He opened his mouth a little, he was so close now-

-Waking up in the middle of his bed on his side to the sound of someone laughing in the room, he remembered and froze.

Oh fuck. This can't be happening now. Please God just let this be not-real, I swear I'll never ask for anything agai-

He opened his eyes suddenly only to be greeted to the 'lovely' sight of Polnareff sitting on the bed across from his, trying to hide his laughter.

"O- oh my god. I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't laugh but-" Polnareff cut himself off, his chest heaving with poorly-concealed laughter. "W-what... what kind of dream were you having? I'm sorry. I just-" He covered his face, still almost in tears from laughing.

Kakyoin, who was now sitting up, tried to keep himself from fainting.

Please let this not be happening right now. Please just let me wake up in my own bedroom at home and have this all be a dream... Please.

His face was redder than the morning sun now, which was just beginning to rise. It was too much. He started to sweat even more than before.

Why do I have to be like this..?

"Kakyoin, wait! It's not like that- I just.. I really shouldn't have laughed. Well not that much, anyways."

He waved his hand, smiling as non-awkwardly as he could. His tone turned softer.

"What kind of dream were you having anyways? You know I was just laughing because I heard my name, I mean it's not like people can actually control their dreams, and like, it's not like I'll judge you or anything."

He turned back to face Kakyoin, giving a friendlier face than before. The early morning sun made his eyes and chest shine. It almost felt like another dream, only this time it was too real.

"It was just... you know. It's embarassing. Just forget about it."

Kakyoin laid back on his bed, eyeing the ceiling. Walking over to Kakyoin's bed, Polnareff gave a patient, gentle look, the kind that makes you feel like everything in the world is going to be alright, in the short moment that you see it. He put his hand on the bed.

Kakyoin turned to get a better look.

"We'd better get ready. I think I hear someone coming to the door to get us up. Cmon."

To be continued in chapter 2!