"We can't let fear stop us! I'm not afraid of the darkness!"

I sat up quickly, gasping for air. "Just a dream…" I sighed, running my hand over my face, covering my eyes. "Just a dream. A nightmare." I tossed my blanket off my bed, growling with the effort of unwrapping my legs. I hated waking up with my legs unable to get to the air. I especially hated it when I woke up in the middle of the night. I looked at my clock: 3:23am. "Damn it…now what?" I sat up and stretched, reaching my arms towards the ceiling. I grunted, hearing small cracks crawl up my spine. "Fucking insomnia loves to kick in when I don't need it." I stood up, scratching my bare chest mindlessly, walking towards the direction of my desk. I bumped my foot against my desk. Cursing I pulled back, taking in my surroundings quickly, letting my eyes adjust. "Good job. Let's make this night worse, shall we?" I mumbled at no one, reaching for my light. I paused, hearing a soft sound to my left. I waited, hearing it come closer.

I grinned and swung out my fist, my knuckles smacking against a young face. It crashed into the wall and I flicked my light on quickly, returning my attention to where the thing had flown. I groaned, rolling my eyes. "Sora! Really?"

"S-sorry, Riku. I heard you moving around so I came to check on you. You're usually not up this late..." Sora was rubbing at the back of his head, whining quietly at the slight pain the crash had caused him. "Damn, hit me hard enough did you? I don't know if I'll be able to feel my face for weeks!"

"Well don't creep up on me like that, stupid. I could have thrown you out the window." I scoffed, crossing my arms at him angrily. Sora came back to me, stopping his rubbing. "I'm sorry I scared you. I was just checking on you…sorry."

"Stop apologizing." I reached out and pulled him to my chest, kissing above his right eye - where my fist had landed. I felt his face warm up and knew he was blushing. He wasn't used to the whole boy and boy thing yet. "Come on…we have a busy day tomorrow – make that today. You'll want to be rested for it, especially with it being you." I led him towards my door, watching him rub his eyes. He stopped before the open hallway, "Riku…if its okay…can I…? Never mind." He took a step and I grabbed his wrist, holding him in place. I sighed, "What is it?"

"I heard you moving around because I haven't slept yet…I was thinking about you…and me. And I guess I couldn't fall asleep." He kept his gaze on the floor, his face hidden from my view. "Are you saying you want to talk about us to me?" His head lifted and he looked at me, eyes wide. "No! That's not what I meant…not really. See, I uh…I thought about it and it hit me that maybe I need to stop freaking out so much and wondering about what others think." He paused, looking anywhere but at me. He brought his gaze and met mine, keeping it there. "I want to sleep beside you tonight."

"Wh-"

"Just for tonight. I think it'll help me sleep…maybe both of us. It'd be good for me, spending some time alone with you considering the circumstances." He shifted his feet, looking to the floor again. I didn't know what to think. I just looked at him, my hand no longer holding his wrist. "I um…I guess." This kind of thing never crossed my mind. Sora wanted to sleep in my bed? With me? I cleared my throat and stepped back in, pulling Sora with me. "If you want to sleep in here, I guess its okay. Just don't move too much. Though I will warn you now, if I roll on top of you I'm not going to hear you screaming." I felt Sora's hand around mine squeeze lightly, "if you roll on top of me, I'm sure it won't be that hard to wake you. Unless of course I really wanted to just keep you there."

I looked back at him, standing beside my bed. I coughed, letting go of his hand. "Right…get in." I waited for him to crawl to the other side of the bed before clicking off my light and sliding in beside him. My eyes didn't get to adjust to the lighting before Sora was cuddling my side. I sighed and closed my eyes, it was hopeless to fight against him, and I've been wanting this, haven't I?

"Riku…" he rubbed his face into my shoulder, shifting even closer. My eyes opened. "I like being close to you like this." I felt him smile and I couldn't help but smile myself, closing my eyes, too.

I like it, too, Sora. I'll always like it.