X. Peaceful . Equillibrium .X: Thanks a lot, I corrected it now. I read something concise before and I guess this kind of style(?) fit the idea I had in my head. Kinda xD Maybe I just wanted to try it out.
Catching Butterflies
I.
In the morning everything was back to normal. Nobody said anything at all about the pictures or about Gareki's hasty retreat. And maybe, just maybe, this pregnant silence wasn't exactly all that normal either.
That night Gareki fell asleep easily enough while reading. Nai didn't. He felt uneasy. The voices that normally fell down on him like stars, weren't happy or fine. They were sad and spoke of misery. He couldn't sleep like this. But he still closed his eyes. He wanted to help, but how? Suddenly there was pure horror. He jumped out of the bed. He was used to Gareki having nightmares, but not like this. He climbed on his bed and tried to wake him, but to no avail.
Suddenly the door opened. Yogi came in first Tsukumo hot on his heels. Had he been that loud? Tears collected in his eyes. Before he realized that Yogi had climbed on the bed as well he was already up and patted Nai on the head. He smiled at him and then put him down to Tsukumo who instantly tried to calm him down.
Yogi touched Gareki's shoulder and his eyes snapped open. But the eyes weren't the intelligent indifferent ones he was used to. They were panicked and distant. He didn't even seem to realize who was in front of him. "D-don't touch me!" "Gareki, it's just me and Nai an-" His smile was frozen in place as Gareki interrupted him. "That's not my name!" And his eyes grew worried. "My name is… is…" This time Yogi didn't ask this time and just embraced him. "It's fine." "It's not." His lips brushed his cheek. His eyes seemed to focus. "Yogi?" "Go back to sleep."
II.
The next time Gareki's eyes opened he stared directly at Yogi's sleeping face. His breath softly brushed against his cheek. His eyes widened for a second. He sat up. And woke Yogi with his movements up. "Ohaio~!" "Che, what are you doing here?" For a short moment Yogi's grin seemed to freeze. "You mean you don't remember?" "Remember what?" The door opened and a sheep came in.
III.
Breakfast definitely was not a nosy affair. What had happened in the night anyway? Nai had hugged him asking if he was fine again, Tsukumo shot him worried glances and Yogi seemed less childish and more serious… His appetite declined.
Suddenly he snapped. "What happened anyway?" It was Yogi who answered. "You had a nightmare." "Ah." Tsukumo didn't seem to want the dialog to end and asked: "Where did you learn drawing like that, Gareki?" "I don't know." Yogi's smile brightened. "Right! That was your notebook yesterday! Lemme see~"
Gareki hesitated slightly, but then passed it to him. Yogi's looked really happy when he opened it. "I didn't know that you had been there." "Where?" Yogi turned the notebook so that Gareki could see the picture of a village square. "Here." He drew quotation marks in the air. "The capital of science." He cracked a smile. "But I should have gues-" Gareki already stepped out of the door. "-sed."