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Piece 03: Nightmare

Theme: Sleep

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A piercing cry startled Joshua out of his sleep. Groggily he rolled over, staring blandly at red digital numbers that glare back 3:24.

For as quiet as Neku was, he was never ever truly silence at night. Nightmares seem to plague the boy every night and since Neku wouldn't speak, Joshua had no clue to what they were about and thus had no way to calm the brat.

Letting out a frustrated sigh and another empty promise to hurt Sanae, Joshua got out of bed. It was times like these that Joshua cursed his teenage physical body. If he didn't have to pretend that he was simple fifteen years old boy (who had an exam tomorrow no less) this would probably be much easier.

Stumbling through the darkness, Joshua made his way to Neku's room. Neku was already tossing and turning, lost in whatever nightmare he was in. Joshua gently picked Neku up and much like a mother holding her baby, quietly hummed a soft lullaby. Neku soon settled down to the soothing gently rhythm of the song.

"I watch you fast asleep,
All I fear means nothing
."