There was a soft knock at the door. Otacon stirred slightly, still asleep. There was another knock, slightly louder. Otacon did nothing. Then a third knock even louder. Otacon slowly sat up and looked at the door. It was closed but he could see two feet at the bottom. He swung his legs over the bed and walked over to the door. He couldn't see much, forgetting to put his glasses back on. As he opened the door nothing was there. He shrugged sleepily and walked back over to the bed, falling onto it and covering himself with the covers. As he settled in, Hal could feel something move in close beside him.
"D-Dave?" Hal whispered.
"Mhmm," the soldier nuzzled his neck, moving closer.
Hal found himself blushing from Dave's form pushed close against him. 'Is he drunk? Did he knock his head? Is he sleepwalking again?' Hal ran these questions through his mind, over and over. Almost half tempted to get out of the bed and sleep on the couch. If Dave was drunk he would yell at Hal for letting his happen. They wouldn't talk for weeks and only see each other when needed. Hal didn't want that to happen. He sighed quietly and pushed Dave away from him but the soldier kept moving back. Hal didn't want to leave; he wanted to stay in Snake's arms until… Until one of them passed. A thought that constantly hovered over his mind. The grey cloud that was always over his head. Death. Who would it be? Him? David?
Hal took a deep breath, "Snake…"
A muffled, "what?" came from beside him.
"Why are you in my room?" Otacon sat up and looked at the half-asleep soldier.
Snake shrugged, "it's cold and I thought you wouldn't mind."
Hal smiled to himself, "So you're not drunk?"
"Nope."
"Not sleepwalking?"
"No."
"You didn't bump you head on anything?" Otacon raised an eyebrow.
Snake looked up at him, "no mom I'm fine."
Hal smiled to himself and pulled the solider closer so Snake's chest was flush against his back. The engineer smiled to himself, relaxing in Snake's arms firmly wrapped around him. Hal wanted to say something but he knew the soldier was already asleep, yet he dared to try. "Dave…" he whispered
"Yeah?"
"I love you…"
"I love you too, Hal."
A/N:
*Sweating aggressively* oh my god