A/N: Hangover time xD
Chapter Seven – The Next Morning
He was very warm.
Abnormally warm.
Opening his eyes slowly, he listened to sounds. He could hear a lot of people screaming and laughing somewhere, and there was someone quietly snoring next to him.
Wait… what?
Len's opened as he realised he was pressed close to someones chest. He instantly realised it was another man's chest (considering there was a lack of breasts!) but who could it be? Swallowing his pride, he raised his head and found Kaito's face resting against the pillow above his. He looked so calm and peaceful Len decided to not move or wake him.
That smile that was normally plastered with a smile was strangely blank, his lips slightly pursed open…
I kissed him… well… no, he kissed me with those lips but…
Len shivered. Kaito had kissed him, and now he was in bed with him, against Kaito's bare chest. Len checked quickly and sighed with relief. He was dressed and Kaito was wearing pants, nothing look that suspicious (though Len noted the clothing was slightly big and was obviously Kaito's clothing) and the pants were the ones Kaito had been wearing earlier…
Wait! Len slipped out Kaito's strong grip and stared out the window. Was it morning or midday? If it had been his home town, he would have used the sun to work out the time!
His stomach growled suddenly. Clenching his stomach he made a face. No, that wasn't—
Something moved in the bed and Len turned back to Kaito who was sitting up, scratching his cheek. Len froze, noticing Kaito's eyes were slits, in fact, he looked like he was still asleep – or dazed at least. Yawning, he looked at his clock by his bed, groaned and fell back onto the bed, covering his face with his arm. Len didn't move until Kaito removed his arm to look at him. "You're awake?"
"Y-Yeah."
Kaito frowned for a strange reason, rubbed his eyes and groaned out "it's still early."
"How can it be? It's lunch time!"
"No, it's nine o'clock… I normally don't move until ten thirty, if lucky."
Len shook his head and slipped out of bed. He noticed the floorboards were very cold and shivered. "I need to pee," he announced which made Kaito groan again and slip out of bed.
"Alright, it's just through there. I've always had a private bathroom," he said as he pointed towards the second door at the end of the bedroom before he began pulling off his pants.
Len didn't stick around for long, dashing into the bathroom to do his business. Kaito was grumbling about something, but Len couldn't tell what it was. Washing his face, he examined himself. His eyes were slightly bloodshot, and he had the worse headache he'd ever experienced. What the hell happened last night?
"You look like shit," Kaito said from the door way, startling Len to turn about. He'd dressed into shorts and sleeveless shirt, and was still yawning. "But that's what happens when you drink a whole bottle of strong wine."
"…I got drunk?"
Kaito looked startled. "You don't remember me telling you last night…?" Then Kaito frowned. "You must be the weirdest drunk I've dealt with then. You seemed sober last night."
"W-What happened last night?"
"Well, I dragged you back here after you got drunk and dumped you on my bed." Kaito paused for a moment then continued. "Then you had a nightmare and woke up, so I gave you a change of clothes and when I tried to leave, you didn't want me to, so I stayed with you all night." Len realised there was something Kaito was hiding, but couldn't think what it was.
"I-Is that what really happened?"
"Yeah, dead set truth," he pushed off the doorway and stepped back into the bedroom. Len followed a few seconds later, only to have clothing shoved into his hands. "You may want to dress into something that isn't covered in sweat. You tossed and turned all night, having bad dreams over and over again." He was frowning again. "Do you have nightmares all the time?"
Len stilled and stared at him before slowly nodding his head. "Not every night, but most nights."
Kaito's serious face looked uneasy all of a sudden. "That's not healthy, you know."
"But what can I do?" Len asked, taking the clothes from Kaito's hands. When their fingers brushed, Kaito was the first to pull away, looking uncertain. He was being weird, very weird. Shouldn't Len be the one acting weird considering he couldn't remember what happened last night and had no way to know whether Kaito was telling the truth? No, Kaito was being the weird one. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Kaito said as he moved towards the bedroom door. "I'm going to see what we can catch," and was gone before Len could call out to him. Kaito was being very weird.
What the hell was wrong with him? Kaito wandered down the cluttered stairs, picking up the trip hazards as he made his way down. The children weren't inside anymore, but he was surprised none of them jumped on him like they did every morning… unless they spotted Len in his bed. Suddenly, everything felt like it was going to go wrong. What was he doing to do now? How was he going to explain it to the children? Of course, the older ones might have an idea but the little ones? What would they be thinking? Of course, it might be alright for the little ones, he'd slept with them a few times (only because they'd been having nightmares!) but that was sort of different, wasn't it? Would they…
Shaking his head, he wandered into the kitchen where chef was thinking up their lunch menu. "Is there any chance of a bite to eat for Len and me?" Kaito grinned, doing his best to hide his uncertainty.
Chef smiled back. "Of course there is. How's Len-kun this morning?"
"Well, he's sober that's for sure. Looks like crap, but he's sober."
"That's a starting point," she said as she put something together for them. They were silent before Chef added "the children have been chiming that you were sleeping with Len."
He knew it! Groaning, Kaito sank into the chair. "Nothing happened between us, Meiko-saaaaan~! He… he had a nightmare before waking up earlier and didn't want me to leave, so I stayed with him. I was planning that once he'd calmed down I was going to slip out the room and sleep on the couch, but he kept having nightmares, and I grew too scared to move."
The red haired woman didn't look convinced and Kaito groaned again. Just as he did, a few children ran into the room, searching for cups so they could have a drink. They stopped when they noticed Kaito, grinning childishly. "Kai-nii was sleeping with Len-nii!"
"Shut up! He had a nightmare; I wasn't going to leave him."
The children grinned, grabbed their cups filled with water and ran outside again. "You feel awkward now, don't you?"
Kaito winced, nodding. "I don't know how to face him. He can't remember anything and he may not believe me."
"If he's you're friend, he'll believe you."
Len leaned against the kitchen wall, listening to the chef and Kaito talk. So that was why he was hesitating. He was nervous about what Len was thinking. Smiling a little, Len stepped into the door way, receiving a warm smile from the chef as she placed two plates down on the table. "Good morning, Len-kun. Do you feel better?"
"Yes, I do thank you."
She nodded and went back to what she was doing. "Glad you do," Kaito rolled his eyes, slightly grinning. "I've got a headache, and it's not from the alcohol either."
As he sat down, Len gave Kaito a puzzled look. "What do you mean?"
"Don't worry too much about it. You're not the one who has to put up with it for the next month."
Len just watched Kaito as he began to eat, ending the discussion then. If you're going to say something yet not give me an answer, then why say it at all. Len pushed it aside and begun nibbling into his breakfast. Although it bothered him, there was still one question he wanted answered:
Why the hell did Kaito kiss him?!
