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Chapter 3, Sleeping Beauty
Tomohisa glanced down quietly at the young boy sleeping soundly on his lap. The boy's face looked very peaceful and angelic. Tomohisa could feel his chest heaved up and down as he was breathing calmly as he slept. He could sense the sign of relief from coming from the sleeping teen.
'He really is beautiful beyond words…for a boy…' Tomohisa thought to himself with a smile and brushed some of the bangs that were covering the boy's face to the side. Really… He didn't notice that the kid was a boy until his friends had pointed out. It was a real shock to him since the boy looked too pretty for a male…
"Young Master, are you certain that this is a good idea? Your father's order was only to participate in the auction." said the driver; sounding concerned and unsure. "Moreover, the merchandise that you've bided is a person, not even a jewelry. He won't be pleased once he's found out about this matter."
The silver-haired huffed. "So…what if my father did find out? He told me to participate if I wish to. I merely did as I was told." He leaned against one his hand; his eyes glowed eerily for a moment as he continued, smiling. "Joining in with the auction, biding for merchandise… Aren't those what means to participate in the event like this? I'm sure that even my father cannot complain about this because I followed his every word…"
The driver shuddered slightly at this. The young master of the Kitakado group might be well-known for his princely charisma, kind, cool and calm composure, but even he sometimes has a line that should never be crossed by anyone. The driver knew this very well, having watched the young man grown under the strict teaching of his parents. "Although…I highly doubt that my father would be the most problematic one to deal with…" The driver heard Tomohisa murmured quietly.
He was right. The one who was hard to deal with wasn't the silver-haired's father. It was someone who has disciplined him and shaped him ever since he was young; the head of the Kitakado group.
"…However, what do you intend to do with this young lady here?" asked the driver. "Are you gonna tell your father about this?"
Tomohisa blinked. Good point. What was he supposed to do with her… no… him? He scratched his cheek nervously. "I have no idea at all. What do you think I should do?"
The driver sweat dropped. Why did he buy him in the first place? Wait…him? "Master, him… you mean to say that the person there is…"
"Yes. He's a boy. You also can't tell, right?" Tomohisa chucked. "I also mistook him for a girl, too."
"Indeed, I would. He has quite a beautiful face of a maiden." Another reason why the driver didn't notice the boy's gender was because he only saw his face, not his body. Half of the young teen's body was covered by the silver-haired master's jacket.
"For now… I think I will just keep him under my care first. Also, don't mention any of this to my father yet." said Tomohisa.
The driver nodded. "Yes, sir. Even so, he would still find out that you bought something from the auction since you've withdrew quite a sum of money from your account." He warned.
Tomoisa sighed. "I am aware of this. But, I used my savings, not his money. Just don't tell him that the bidding was on a boy." He patted the sleeping boy's head gently with his hand. The boy shivered slightly at his touch. Tomohisa's eyes softened.
'He must be cold…' He tugged the jacket up a bit to cover the boy's shoulder. 'Sorry for having to letting you enduring this. Wait a bit till we get to my house.' He smiled gently, stroking the long black hair.
The driver sighed and smiled. He didn't know how Tomohisa was planning to deal with his father, but he half knew why the silver-haired brought back the boy with him. "Young Master, we're almost arrived at your mansion." He told the man. Tomohisa looked through the window and nodded.
The car drove up the hill surrounded by trees. At the end of the road, one could make out the view of a huge, Victorian style mansion. The car stopped when it eventually the front door of the mansion. The driver opened the back car door for Tomohisa, who stepped out, carrying the sleeping boy in his arms. The driver then walked over to the front door and opened it with a spare key.
"Again, thank you for today. I'll take care of the rest from here." said Tomohisa as he stepped. "Also, say nothing to my father if he asked nothing about this."
The driver nodded and bowed. "Yes, Master. Do you have anything else to add?" He asked.
Tomohisa thought for a while. "Tell the maid that she doesn't need to come this week...and until I told her to."
"Are you sure about this, Sir?" The older man looked unsure at this.
The young master gave him a nod. "Don't worry. I can handle this." The driver nodded. "Yes, Master. Have a good night, sir."
"You, too." With that, the driver closed the door and left. Tomohisa kicked off his shoes and put on a pair of slippers. He then walked down the short hall. The light was already on as soon as he stepped into the mansion. At the end of the hall was two stairways; one led to the left side of the mansion, and the other one to the right. He took the one to the left side since his bed room was at the left side.
Footsteps echoed through the entire mansion as he walked up the stairs and through a long hallway. There was no one other than him in the mansion since he started living alone right after he graduated from high school. He stopped at the end of the hall and turned to open the door on his left before entering.
Tomohisa walked over the king-sized bed in the middle of the room and gently lied the sleeping boy down. 'Alright…now…what to do next…' He thought taking off his white vest and folded his sleeve to his elbows while staring at the boy. He rubbed the back of his head. 'I supposed I should clean him first…' He thought, making his way into the bathroom.
He filled the bath tub with hot water and then added cold water to cool down the heat. Once the bath was ready, he returned to fetch the boy. "Pardon me…" Tomohisa murmured before he tugged his jacket from the boy and placed it to the side. He scooped the boy into his arms and carried him to the bath tub. Carefully, he sank the boy into the hot bath, letting the boy's head leaned against the edge of the bathtub.
Tomohisa stared at the boy suspiciously. 'Oh wow…he's still sleeping despite this…just how exhausted he could have been…' The young teen's long hair spread around as soon as they got soaked by the water. 'Ah…I guess I'll have to wash his hair, too…' thought Tomohisa. His eyes slowly traced down from the beautiful black hair to the pure white skin. He blushed. 'Why am I getting flustered for? He's a boy!'
The Next Day
It was like any other normal. All the students in the Gandara University were chatting with their friends, some were heading to their lecture class, some were fooling around, and others were having snacks in the cafeteria. "Hey, look! It's Masunaga-kun!" whispered one female student to her friend; pointing at a certain blonde who was walking down the hallway.
All the girls squealed excited and moved aside, making ways for the blonde. The blonde noticed the girls' squealing and smiled politely at them. "Good morning, everyone." He greeted, making them squealed even louder.
"Hey hey, Kazu. It's still early in the morning. Don't go around killing the girls yet." Kazuna turned around and spotted Kento walking towards him. The blonde sweat dropped when he saw the other girls fangirling behind his blue-haired friend. "The same thing should be said to you as well…"
"So… today, it's just you, me, Tomo and Akane, right?" Kento said, tapping his chin thoughtfully. Kazuna nodded.
"Yes. The rest of the guys had different classes till the third period. I guess we'll be meeting them during lunch." The two of them made it to their class and spotted a certain silver-haired sitting in his seat, reading his book.
Kento heaved a sigh and walked over to his friend. "Early as always, aren't you?" He commented catching the silvernette's attention.
"Oh hey, Kento. Good morning, Kazu." Tomohisa greeted. The blonde approached and sat down next to him. "Good morning, Tomohisa. How's the boy doing?" He asked.
Tomohisa sighed and rubbed his temple. "He still hasn't woken up yet. " He murmured. "Even while I was washing him, he didn't even react. I guess he is unconscious rather than simply sleeping."
Kazuna raised a brow. "Is he that exhausted? Or is it because he's relief?"
"Probably because his body is over-exhausted." Kento said thoughtfully. "People like that kid… before they were put onto auction, they would be injected by some sort of aphrodisiac drugs...and not just few doses…"
The two men looked stunned hearing this. "No way…that is just…" Kazuna started, half gasping. "…that is just too harsh and unacceptable." He muttered.
"Now that you mention it…I noticed a few spots on behind his neck and on his arms. They're probably the injuries from when he's being injected." Tomohisa murmured, recalling the time when he was bathing the young boy.
Kento sighed and rubbed the back his head. "Well… there you have it. Back then, he might be trying to resist the effect of the drugs and put lots of stress on his body. My guess is he passed out because his body has finally given out…because he felt relief…"
Kazuna and Tomohisa blinked in confusion. "Relief?"
The bluenet nodded. "Yup. Very much relieved. Can't you two tell from the way his face look?" He asked. "He was still slightly conscious when he was on that stage. Back then, he looked more like a lifeless doll rather than a person. But, after Tomo brought him away from that place, his face softened a bit, don't you think?"
Kazuna blinked. "Hmm…you certainly are right…maybe he felt like he could trust Tomohisa and let his guard down…" That was a possibility because… it's Tomohisa…
'Relief? He felt relief? But…that time…' Tomohisa tried to remember that one short moment when his eyes met with the beautiful, yet soulless eyes. 'Save me…' was what he thought those eyes were saying. 'Maybe I was just imagining things?' There was no way the boy could trust a total stranger to help him. He let out a heave of long sigh.
Kazuna and Kento smiled half-heartedly as they watched their friend leaned against his arm in distraught. Kento gave Tomohisa a friendly slap on his back. "Well, with that said, take good care of the kid till he wakes up, Tomo. You know how to tend an unconscious patient, don't you?"
Tomohisa could tell that Kento was going to make fun of him if he responded with a tiring sound. "Of course, I do. I at least know the basics even though I am not a doctor like my father." He charged at the man first.
The blunet grinned. "I know."
Kazuna chuckled at their somehow childish behavior. "Anyway, you're leaving after this class, aren't you?" He asked.
Tomohisa turned to him and nodded. "I only have the first period today so I'm heading back to my house." He took out his cell phone and showed it to the blonde. "Also, I was sent some works to deal with." He said, sounding very annoyed.
"Ah…I see… If you need any help, just tell us."
Tomohisa nodded. "Thanks, Kazu. Also, please keep this between the three of us."
The two friends blinked and stared at each other before turning to look at the young Kitakado again. "Pardon?"
"Please… don't tell anyone about the boy yet. I don't want anyone to know about him until I'm sure." said the man with a worried look on his face.
Kento frowned and crossed his arms. "By anyone…you mean… those guys, too?" He asked, referring to their other friends
"Only until the boy wakes up. I'll tell them eventually. Pretty please." asked Tomohisa with a playful wink; but he sounded serious. Kazuna nodded in acknowledgment. "I understand."
"And you, Kento?" the silver-haired turned to his other who hasn't given him an asnswer. Kento only gave him a disapproving stare, but said nothing. The atmosphere around the three became a bit tense.
"Good morning, guys!" greeted a familiar orange-haired teen cheerfully as he unexpectedly approached the three. Kazuna was the one to greet back. "Good morning, Akane. You're late as always."
The orange-haired grinned and sat down beside the blonde. "There isn't any point coming to class early. Plus, the teacher isn't here yet even though I'm late." He stated. Kazuna deadpanned. What Akane has just said sounded unreasonably reasonable.
Akana leaned to glance at the two who were still having a staring conversation. "Hey, Kitakado, Aizome. Whatcha guys doing?" He asked.
Kento was still giving Tomohisa the same stare, but then she sighed and turned away. "Nothing…" he muttered, resting his chin on his hand. "Tomo was just complaining about the extra work that has been assigned to him."
Fortunately, Akane bought the story. "Ohh…is that so? How unusual of you, Kitakado."
Tomohisa laughed lightly. 'Thanks, Kento.'
After the first period
"Then, I'll be going back for today." said Tomohisa once the lecturer had dismissed the class while putting his things in his bag. "I won't be joining for today's lunch either so you don't need to wait for me." He told his friends.
"Oh…right… Today, Kitakado only has one class…How lucky…" Akane grumbled while pouting. Kazuna chuckled. "But, he has tons of works waiting for him though."
"Really? That's quite troublesome."
Tomohisa let out a laugh. "Yes. It is indeed troublesome." He muttered. "…but, it can't be avoided. It can never be avoided." He murmured the last part quietly; only heard by Kento and Kazuna.
The silver-haired picked his bag and stood up then he left the class along with the three. While they were walking through the corridor, Kazuna was chatting merrily with Akane. Kento inched closer to Tomohisa and threw his arm over his friend shoulder.
'"So…you're going back to take care of the princess? Or are you planning to drop by for lunch somewhere else?" He asked.
Tomohisa replied without a second thought. "I'm going back to take care of him. Patient comes first! I can have lunch after that."
The blue-haired grinned. "Oh…how? So you can cook?"
Tomohisa's eye twitched slightly in annoyance at this. "Kento…you intentionally ask this because you know I can't…am I right?"
Kento scoffed and laughed. 'So I was right…' The blue-haired continued to snicker for while with his arm hanging around Tomohisa on their way. Then, the two suddenly bumped into someone who walked out of the class.
"Oof!"
"Gya!"
The person they bumped into stumbled a bit since she was a girl. "Ah…sorry, Miss. Are you alrig-?" Tomohisa stopped half way while he was going to check on her. His whole body froze a bit.
"Oh…Uh… No, it's fine. I'm oka- Tomo-kun?" The girl looked surprised as well when she recognized the man in front of her. She has reddish brown hair, tied into a Pony-Tail with red eyes. Tomohisa would recognize her anywhere.
Kento and Kazuna was alarmed by this. 'Ah…shit…'
Tomohisa smiled gentlemanly at the brunette. "Hello there, Sumisora-san. You should be more careful on your way. People can get hurt." He said; trying to sound as polite as always… although… they were the one at fault for bumping into her.
Kazuna and Kento gulped and began to sweat nervously while Akane only blinked cluelessly. The brunette girl looked hurt by how he addressed her and how he tried avoiding her gaze. "I'll be careful next time…" With that, she quickly walked away from him and his friends.
The two friends tried to ignore the awkward atmosphere caused by the silver-haired and the brunette. 'Why do they have to bump into each other?!'
"T-Tomohisa?" Kazuna called; feeling a bit anxious. He and Kento flinched when Tomohisa turned around to glance at them. "Well then, I'll be on my own from here." He said. "See you guys around." He then gradually walked away and eventually disappeared from the side.
The bluenet and the blonde sighed in relief. "Phew…that was one hell of an encounter…" murmured Kento, wiping the cold sweats from his forehead. Kazuna nodded in agreement.
Akane tilted his head to the side questioningly. "Umm…what was that about?" He asked. "Who was that girl? Someone you guys know?"
Kento nodded and rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah…we sorta do…but, if possible, we didn't really want her to come across Tomo like this…"
The orange-haired was even more confused by this. "Why?"
Kazuna ginned nervously. "Right…you've just joined us this semester… You see, Akane, just now…that girl, Sumisora-san…"
Kento finished the rest of the statement for the blonde. "She is someone Tomo doesn't want to get involved with…anymore."
With Tomohisa
Tomohisa directly went back to his place right after he left his friends. He did feel bad for suddenly leaving them only with a short notice though he knew they didn't mind. How glad he was for having friends who understood him more than his family. He wasn't expecting to come across that brunette today so he was uncontrollably frustrated.
'No.' He shook his head slightly. He mustn't let this kind of small trivial thing bothered him. It's already in the past. Everything was over between him and her. She has nothing to do with him anymore. He thought while making his way back to his bedroom.
'I have to calm down…' He said to himself before letting out a long sigh. He stood in front of the bedroom door. On the other side of that door was the black-haired beauty whom he left sleeping on his bed before he had gone to class. He gulped nervously. 'I wonder if he's woken up already.'
He was a bit hesitated to open the door. If the boy was happen to be awakened, what kind of expression would he be having? What kind of reaction would he making once he saw him? He'd probably be frightened. Why wouldn't he? …suddenly being brought to a new place while being unconscious…
With many thoughts of how things would turn out in his head, he gently opened the door and peeked inside. There, on his queen-sized bed, the boy in mentioned was sleeping soundly as if he had no care for this world. Tomohisa let out a sigh of relief and quietly entered the room, closing the door behind him. He walked over to the side of his bed, being careful not to make noises.
'Feels a bit awkward since I'm in my own room…' He murmured to himself for being considerate. He approached the bed side and glanced down at the young boy. The light in the room was dim because of the closed curtains, but, it was bright enough to let him catch a glimpse of the fair teen.
He gently reached out his hand to the younger boy's face, brushing the bangs covering his eyes to the sides and shifted the longer hair on his shoulders to his back. 'I hope he's not cold…' thought Tomohisa as he tugged the boy's shirt then pulled the blanket up to cover him more. After cleaning and drying his hair, Tomohisa couldn't find any clothes that matched the boy's size so he had no choice but to let him wear one of his over-sized pajama shirts.
'He's still unconscious…' he patted the boy's head gently. "Poor boy…" the word unexpectedly escaped his lips but he doubted anyone would hear it. There wasn't anyone around. Gently, he traced his palm to the teen's face and gently caressed his cheek.
Tomohisa frowned when he realized how hot the younger male's cheek felt under his touch. It was unusually hot for a normal person. He also noticed how fluster the boy's cheek was. 'Hey hey…don't tell me…' He moved his hand to touch the boy's forehead and one to touch his own forehead. 'As I thought…' The boy's body temperature was really high. He might be having a fever.
He retreated his hands and sat up from the bed. He made his way into the bathroom and returned to the boy with a basin of warm water, a towel and a shirt. He set the things on the table and soaked the towel into the basin. Sitting on his bed, he gently removed the blanket. The boy was sweating. His shirt was soaked.
Tomohisa sighed and sulked. 'Why didn't I notice this sooner?' He told himself to be more cautious in the future. But first, he has to change the shirt of else the boy's fever would worsen. He carefully took off the sweat-soaking shirt. His eyes trailed along the exposed skin as the shirt was taken off. Again, his heart skipped a beat as his face flushed red in embarrassment.
Then again, he mentally slapped himself in realization. 'Get it together, me. He's a male. A young boy in fact…' he sighed. Just what has gotten into him? Anyway, he should get on with it or else the boy would catch another fever from this. Without wasting any more time, Tomohisa set the shirt aside and rinsed the soaked towel.
He began to carefully wipe the boy's body with the towel, wiping the sweats away, cleaning him. After that, he changed the boy into a new shirt that he brought with him. After that, he tugged the boy back in the bed and placed the cover over him.
Tomohisa huffed and wiped his forehead once his task was done. 'Well then… whatever should I do next?' He asked himself. Unexpectedly, his stomach gave out a growl. He grinned nervously to himself. 'Maybe I should make something to eat first…' He took one glance at the sleeping boy and left the room; heading for the kitchen.
'I wonder if he's starving…' he thought. And then, he shrugged. 'Probably not…' He gulped and rubbed his temple. At the time he had to worry about himself first since he… let's just say that his cooking skills were a little below average…
It wasn't his fault since he grew up in a mansion with his meals being cooked by the mansion's chefs. Normally, he would have had something to eat outside with his friends but, not today…not when he has someone unconscious staying at his house all alone.
After some time
Tomohisa was inside the kitchen, holding a cookbook while staring back and forth between the book and the dish he had just cooked. He huffed and fixed his glasses in place. "I'm pretty sure I followed every step from here…" He muttered. The dish that he made looked pretty different from the picture showing in the book.
What he was trying to cook was supposed to be omelette rice. However, he messed up a bit and ended up scrambling the egg instead. He gulped nervously as he tried taking a bite of the egg and the rice to taste it. 'Well, at least…it tastes delicious…' He commented while chewing the food.
He then remembered that he had works waiting for him and it needed to be done within tonight. He sighed in annoyance. But, it couldn't be ignored either because it was a direct order from the Head of Kitakado. 'It's better to finish them quickly rather than complaining without doing anything.' He told himself and quickly ate the omelette rice that he made.
After he finished eating, he placed the empty plates at the washing basin. He was about to return to his room when he realized how messy the kitchen was, thanks to him trying to cook. He sweat dropped as he observed the room. There were broken eggs on the floor and a few of them on the counter. He could also see the oil spilling around the fireplace and the frying pan that he used was also clumsily placed on the counter.
He took off his glasses and rubbed the back of his neck. "…I guess…I'll clean these up later…" He said with a nervous grin. He definitely wouldn't want to step into his kitchen if possible.
He went back to his room holding a bottle of water and a cup of coffee that he made for himself. Yes, making coffee was okay for him but cooking was a no. 'Should I give him some medicine?' He thought on his way.
'But, it might not be a good idea since he hasn't eaten anything yet…' He let out a huff as he arrived in front of his bedroom. 'I have no choice other than to wait for him…' he grumbled, entering his room. He closed the door and made his way to his study desk. He placed the water and the coffee down and turned on his laptop.
He sat on his chair and put his glasses on when the device was ready to work. He logged into his e- account and found the files that were sent for him to deal with. He sighed, clicking one of the files. 'Seriously… Aren't the head of the departments supposed to handle these matters? Why is she shoving them all to me?' He grumbled while reading through the file. Duty calls!
That night
Tomohisa slumped in his chair when he saved the last file of his work before forwarding them back to the main office. "I'm finally done…" He thought tiredly. He was glad he didn't have any assignment that day or else he would snap. He calmed himself a bit remembering that he wasn't alone in his room. It's not very wise to throw a tantrum over minor things like this. 'I should take a shower…' He thought as he turned off the laptop and took off his glasses.
When he was about to stand up and headed into the bathroom, he heard a soft breathing coming from the boy, sleeping on his bed. Tomohisa blinked in confusion. Normally, one's breathing shouldn't be this loud unless they're having trouble breathing. He started to get worried so he approached the bed to check up on the younger boy.
When he found the boy, lying in the bed, still unconscious and as expected, the breathing sound was from the boy and he was panting heavily like a person who had just run a marathon. The boy's chest heaved up and down each time he inhaled and exhaled. He looked suffocating. Tomohisa tried to remain calm and think what he should do. He tried shaking the boy to see if he would wake up.
No response. He huffed. Of course, it'll be that way. The boy began to start coughing rapidly, making Tomohisa even more worried. 'Ahhhh…whatever should I do?' He shouted to himself. Wait… trouble breathing…coughing? He face palmed himself for not realizing this and for not noticing this sooner. He reached out for the bottle of water that he'd brought and sighed. 'Water is what he need…He probably hasn't drunk anything for while…His throat was dried out.
Carefully, he lifted the boy's head up, resting the younger lad against his arms. He opened the lid of the bottle and placed it near the boy's lip. He slowly raised the edge of the bottle; pouring some water into his dried mouth. Although…he knew that it wasn't a good idea to let unconscious person drink water.
For a moment, Tomohisa could feel the boy's body twitched a little. He thought that the boy might have regained his consciousness. However, he was wrong when the boy started to gasp and choke. "Whoa!" This caught Tomohisa off guard. The boy's starting to cough even more than before. The man thought he accidentally choked by the water and rubbed the boy's back to ease the coughing.
But then, the boy let out a cry as if he was in pain and started flailing his arms and legs. Tomohisa grabbed the boy's arms to prevent him from hurting himself. "Hey, hey! Wake up!" He shouted; calling out to the boy whom he didn't even know the name. The boy struggled violently against his grip. Tears began to form at the corner of his eyes and cascaded down his cheeks.
'What's going on?' thought Tomohisa. The boy's eyes remained shut and when he whimpered, no words came from him. He was still in his deep slumber. 'Is he having a nightmare?'
Tomohisa tightly gripped the boy's arms and without thinking, he pinned the boy down forcefully, trying to stop him from trashing around. The boy's mouth opened and he let out a cry. His hands were clenched into fists as he resisted against Tomohisa's hold. Sweats began to drip from Tomohisa's forehead as he tried to hold the younger boy down.
The boy's eyes were clutched shout as he continued to struggle. He looked like he was weakly defending himself from something and without Tomohisa holding him only seemed to worsen the boy's unknown terror. Tomohisa felt lost. He had no idea what he should do to pull the boy out from his nightmare.
'"Please…no more…" He heard a weak whimper coming from the boy. Tomohisa held his breath as he watched the teen cried helplessly as his struggles became weak. He was exhausted from all the trashing.
"I…I can't… no…" Tomohisa's eyes softened at the boy's helpless pleading. He loosened his grip on the younger one's hands and scooped the boy into his arms, pulling him into a warm embrace. The boy shook and shook against his touch but still hasn't woken up yet. Tomohisa gently patted the boy's head as he tightened his hold.
"It must have been hard for you." He said gently in a soothing voice. "Having to go through all those painful moments and frightening situation…" What was he saying? He barely knew about the boy. But, his heart was telling him to do this and he trusted its judgement.
"It's all over now… You're not there anymore…You're here. You're already safe." He said. The boy seemed to have calmed down a bit as his sobs turned to sniff and his trembling lessened. "I won't let you go through those things again. So…you can rest assure. Rest till you will forget all those painful moments."
Eventually, he felt the boy's body relax and he gently pulled away from the embrace to place the boy back in the bed. He wiped the boy's tears and sweats away and caressed his cheek. Tomohisa sighed in relief. 'He's finally relaxed…' That was one hell of a nightmare he had. This situation reminded Tomohisa of a certain someone he had taken care of for a short period of time in the past. 'How nostalgia…' He smiled gently, patting the younger boy's head.
The boy finally returned to his peaceful sleep. His breathing was calm and his clutched eyes were loosened. Tomohisa chuckled when the boy curled up, trembling slightly. The man tugged the cover that the boy had kicked away during his struggles back over his body. The boy's cheeks still had the light pink color and his mouth was parted slightly as he breathed in and out. 'Just like cat…' He thought.
He however brushed it off. 'No… this one is…with his pure, innocence and feminine looks…' It's more like a beautiful princess who has put into eternal slumber. That's right… The boy's sight right now… was like a painting of Sleeping Beauty that he had once read when he was young.
'So…that'd make me a prince?' Tomohisa thought, pointing at himself. He laughed light heartedly. It could be if this were a fairy tale. He shook his head at his childish imagination and tried to stand up. But, he couldn't. Why? He looked down to see the boy's hand, tightly tugging on his shirt. He wouldn't let go. Tomohisa sighed and lied down on the bed, next to the boy.
He stared at the boy's sleeping face. 'How vulnerable…' He murmured. Taking a shower could wait, but now… he had started to feel sleepy himself. He stretched his body a bit and closed his eyes.
'Good night…'
Oh wow. I think I let my eagerness and imagination run wild a bit. *sweat drops* For mostly of you guys, you'd probably know that the boy is Ryuji but I decided not to refer to him by his name yet because Tomohisa still doesn't know who he is. But, in the next chapter, it's time for our sleeping boy to wake up and I wonder how he would deal with this whole ordeal. We'd find out soon enough. :) Thank you for reading and review, plz. See you in next chapter.