A/N: Here's a fluffy one~
... I think.
"Mmm... Yeah, right there."
"I don't get why you asked me to do this, I don't even know what I'm doing. Here?"
"You've got a special talent for massaging. Mmm, yeah there too."
"Hmm... I don't get you guys..."
Today, Ikki asked to come over to my house for a massage. I don't know why he'd bother coming all the way here for just a massage, but I won't complain. After all, he wanted it, and I wanted him to come over, my sister's outta' town and, though I hate to admit it, I feel lonely.
"Ahh-thanks Kazu."
"Hmm, want something to drink?"
"Sure"
"Tea or hot chocolate?"
He looks at me for a second, making up his mind.
"Chocolate please~" He smiles.
"Coming right up, King." I smile back, then leave the living room to head to the kitchen. What I failedto notice was Ikki's following my every move with a warm smile on his face as I hummed to myself.
"Here you go." I say, handing Ikki his mug. "Careful, it's hot."
He blows on it as the same smile from before plays lightly on his lips. "Thanks."
I sit down next to him on the couch, just as happy as he seems to be, if not more. Lightning can be seen outside, and I'm secretly dreading the moment Ikki will leave, leaving me to my thunder induced nightmares of Spitfire dying and more... horror-like things I'd rather not think of. When my eyes meet Ikki's, I look away quickly and realize I had been staring... and now I think I'm blushing. That makes me kind of grateful that a lightning bolt just took out the power grid. But the relief doesn't last long enough as the darkness around me shapes into the bodies of those I hold dear, some are even clearly dead, yet still moving. The cold macabre sight pushes me instinctively a little closer to the warmth by my side. Ikki doesn't say anything, but he lets me snuggle up to him, where I feel safe from those strange cisions. And we fall asleep.
When we wake up, the lights are already on again, though it's still raining quite a bit. He gets up, stretching.
"I should leave, it's getting late."
His words shock me and suddenly, I'm scared, terrified, frozen. I don't want to be alone, not tonight, not when each lightning bolt and roll of thunder reminds me of... of...
"P-Please don't... go." I whisper, just barely audible as I reach out to grab the back of Ikki's shirt. I bury my head on his back, wishing for his presence, feeling safe near him. I'm trembling, tears in my eyes. I'm scared of things I know don't exist, things that have happened in the past, things that may happen in the near future, and I don't know what to do, where to hide.
"Don't leave me alone with... please, don't leave me alone..."
Ikki turns around and hugs me, I hide in his arms.
"I'll stay."
I smile into his shirt, not that he can see, but it doesn't matter. I breathe in his comforting scent. "Thanks."
I wake up and all that's left of last night's storm is a light drizzle. I savor the moment, the soft noise of the rain, the warmth beside me, the lack of nightmare-ish visions. I exhale. Sigh.
"Hey, you okay?"
I turn to my friend.
"Yeah, thanks." I smile, not a goofy grin or whatever, a small relieved smile. He smiles back, then reaches towards my head and ruffles my hair.
"You don't have to worry about those nightmares anymore."
"How do you know about my nightmares?"
"When you fell asleep last night, I brought you here and went to the living room to sleep on your couch. After a while, I heard noises coming from your room, so I came up and you were trembling and sweating and looked like you were in pain... You mentioned Spitfire... Then you started calling everyone in Kogarasumaru and... you started calling me and you seemed scared... That pretty much screamed nightmare!" He ends with a wide grin.
I look to my side, slightly ashamed of my stupid fears and having let Ikki see that horribly weak side of me. I suddenly remember the nightmare and start to find it hard to breathe. My body starts to tremble and I fold myself in half. My breaths are uneven, ragged, painful. Tears stream down my face as I hug myself, trying to dissipate the chill I feel. Then Ikki hugs me and I feel safe again. I cry. I cry and cry in his arms, I let it all out, my fears, my sadness, my loneliness.
"Shh, it's okay..." Ikki rubs my back comfortingly. "I'm here now, and I'll always be here."