"You're the first thing I see when I close my eyes"
The room was slightly chilly. It had a bluish-purple tint to it. The night was calm and quiet. Within the plush comforter and fluffy pillows was a thin, brunette boy. Porcelain skin glowing in the moonlight.
Onodera was sleeping soundly, warm and comfortable beneath the covers. After his outing with his friends and his senpai, he found himself incredibly tired. As soon as he got home he slipped into some sweats and a T-shirt and went to bed. In his sleep he began to dream. In his dream he was lying down on the grass. He couldn't fully recognize where he was at first. His eyes had to adjust to the rays of sunshine of that dancing across his face. When he could finally see his surroundings, he noticed that he was in one of the courtyards at his school. He looked around at the clear blue skies above him and held his hand up and stared at it for a few moments. Ritsu then turned his head to look around him. When he turned to the right he saw a very familiar face. Laying next to him was Saga. His senpai was in a calm and gentle sleep, lying on his side facing towards Ritsu. Onodera lied there looking at his senpai. He took in Sagas features. His black hair, pale skin, long lashes, and plump lips. Onodera stared in awe. "My god he's beautiful, even when he sleeps", thought Onodera. He could feel his face start to heat up. His eyes then focused on his senpai's lips. Onoderas eyes started to glaze over slightly as he began to think about what his senpai's lips would feel like against his. Onodera then found himself reaching his hand out to his senpai. His hand he gently brushed against that of the older boy. Onodera then smiled softly and his eyes fluttered to a shut.
At that moment Onoderas eyes opened in the real world. He was zoned out for a moment. He reached over to nightstand next to his bed and flipped his cell phone open. The time read 4:30 am, he then shut the device and lied on his back. Staring at the ceiling, he lay there with his arm draped across his forehead. His cheeks were blushing furiously and his heart was beating fast.
" why did I dream that?", he thought to himself
He couldn't figure out what he was feeling. His chest felt tight, his stomach felt like there was a fluttering sensation. He couldn't explain it. He felt frustrated. He grabbed one of his pillows and buried his face in it. "What is wrong with me?", he said.
Later on that morning he walked downstairs and found his mom making breakfast. She turned to look at her son and had to do a double take. Ritsu had dark circles under his eyes and his skin looked blotchy. Her eyes widened with concern. She walked over to her son and placed a hand on his forehead.
"Boy are you feeling okay? You look like you've been hit by a ton of bricks.", she said to her son.
" I'm fine. I just had a hard time going back to s!eep late last night."
"You woke up in the middle of the night? Were you feeling sick?"
"No I just had a dream that's all. After I woke up I couldn't fall back asleep."
"A nightmare?"
"Nah, it was just a dream. I'm fine I promise."
Ritsu then walked over to the table and sat down, visibly very tired. His mother looked at him and couldn't help but be concerned. She's never seen her son react like that, he was usually very open with her. She made a plate for him and placed it in front of him. She then sat across from her son.
"Well you need to eat something and the get some rest. Sleep is very important."
"Thanks mom."
The two sat in silence after that. Ryoko sipping her coffee and Ritsu eating his breakfast. When it was just them two, silence was awkward. It was comfortable. Ritsu finished eating and got up to wash his plate. Afterwards he walked back to his mom and told her he was going to go back upstairs to lay down for a little bit. His mother noddedher head and Ritsu began to walk towards the stairs, but before he could walk up his mother stopped him.
"Ri-chan"
"Yeah mom"
"You know that if anything is ever bothering you, you can tell me. You know that right?"
Ritsu let a small smile cross his lips and replied back to his mom
"I know mom."