This story LIVES! Chapter... what, 10? Yes. Chapter 10: Ichigo's POV
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I admit I kind of just churned this out... I really wanna finish these at some point or another.
I woke up suddenly, clutching the sheets that were tangled around my body. My heart was pounding deafeningly in my ears, so that I heard nothing else. Thoughtlessly, I reached over to grope for my phone. Dialing the number you had given me a long time ago, I held the receiver to my ear with trembling hands.
" 'Ello?" your groggy voice answered.
"Shinji," I said breathlessly. "I'm sorry… but…"
"Wha's wrong, Ichigo?"
"Can you… can you come over here?"
There was a brief silence where I was afraid I had crossed the line in asking you to get up in the middle of the night, but then I heard you say, "Alright. Be right there."
I set the phone back onto the nightstand, sighing with relief. Seconds later, I heard you knocking at my window. I opened it to let you in. Guilt wallowed up inside of me when I saw how tired you looked, but your usual grin appeared on your face as you sat cross-legged on my bed.
"Poor Ichigo-kun," you drawled playfully. "Can't sleep without me."
"It's not that… it's…"
My sense of pride and independence was slowly returning. In my fit of panic, I hadn't noticed the time on my clock- it was nearly three in the morning.
"You wanna… spend the night here?"
A suggestive smirk spread across your face as you looked at me. "Anything for Ichigo-kun."
I shot you a half-hearted glare, and leaned back on my bed.
"Thanks."