Bonjour!

Rating: K+

Theme: A little sad, cutish towards the end

Description: Kenji has a bad dream.

Nightmare

Yuya was awoken from her sleep for reasons she wasn't even sure. She just… woke up, sensing that something was amiss. Her first reaction was to check on Jiro who was sleeping in a small cradle next to her. He was still fast asleep, breathing quick little breaths and clutching onto his stuffed, and rather ragged looking, rabbit's ear with his chubby fists and sucking on its foot. Yuya smiled and gently pulled it out of his mouth. He made a face and stuck his thumb in his trap instead.

The second thing she was going to do was turn over and check for Kyo. She rolled over to look at the man who slept next to her to see that he was already sitting up and looking at her. Yuya froze and looked at him with surprise. He was asleep three seconds ago!Kyo seemed to be going through the same list that she was because after he saw that Jiro and she were okay he got out of the bed and left the room, supposedly heading for Kenji's room.

Yuya tried to follow as quietly as she could. He was already in their son's room and Yuya could hear, as she neared, the soft sounds of crying. She stifled a gasp with her hand and quickly walked the rest of the way to the room standing in the door frame as she saw Kyo kneeling next to the bed and Kenji crying, wiping his eyes with the backs of his hands and sniffing loudly.

Kyo glanced back at her and Yuya took that as a sort of Kyo-version of a begging; "Please get yourself in here!" kind of look. Yuya walked in and knelt next to her husband. She asked Kenji what was wrong. Kenji just shook his head and cried harder. Yuya cooed reassuring things to her son and stroked his hair. He threw himself at her and wrapped his arms around her middle in a hug, crying into her chest.

Yuya and Kyo shared one of those unspoken looks that parents do all the time, where they seem to have a telekinetic conversation. Kyo didn't know what was wrong with him either. Yuya sighed quietly and picked her son up. He made a protesting noise and clamped his arms around her neck now. Yuya had to face the facts that Kenji wasn't going to let go of her any time soon, so she turned around and sat on his bed making shushing noises and alternating rubbing and patting his back.

Yuya chewed her lip nervously. She couldn't stop her thoughts from wandering down the path that said he had hurt himself. How he would have done that in his sleep, Yuya could think of plenty of things.

He could have been turning over and cut his hand on a loose board, or he could have been asleep face down into his pillow, or he could have fallen out of bed, or he could have hit his head on the wall, or he could have been viciously attacked by bats, or he could have almost been kidnapped by a monkey, or that damn panda was back, or he-

"Yuya."

She jumped and looked at Kyo who was sitting next to her now. He was looking at her steadily and silently reminding her to stay calm. Yuya nodded and smiled in thanks. Kenji was calming down now. Yuya put on her Mommy face and gently shook him so that he would look up at her.

"What's wrong Kenji?" She whispered. Kenji bit his lips and shook his head back and forth, clinging to her tighter. "Are you hurt?" Yuya asked, voice wavering with worry. Kenji shook his head again. The stupid boy was doing what his father did. Holding in his problems until it was too late.

Stupid role model.

"Kenji, please tell mama what's wrong."

So he did.

Apparently, her four year old son had a nightmare. At first Yuya relaxed, completely and utterly relieved that he hadn't wrestled an anaconda in his sleep and that he was bleeding to death from the resulting injuries, but as she listened to him explain his nightmare, she grew uneasy.

She died in his nightmare.

Not just died, she was murdered.

And now he was scared and wanted her to tell him that she wasn't going to die. How was she supposed to explain to him that everyone dies eventually? Not exactly the easiest thing to explain to a little boy who just watched his mother die in his dream. Yuya rubbed his back again.

She didn't want to tell him she wasn't going to die, because that wasn't true. She could just stay silent and hope he fell asleep. Yeah, that's a good idea…

"It's not going to happen, Kenji."

Yuya stiffened and looked over slowly at Kyo. He had Kenji's and Yuya's undivided attention but for equally different reasons. Kenji probably wanted some comfort. Yuya was looking at him incredulously. Was he tryingto make them loose all credibility with their son? Kenji sniffed and wiped his eyes again.

"It won't?"

"No."

"Why? How do you know?" Kenji challenged. Yuya was mentally agreeing. Kyo sat up straight and looked down at his son, giving off an air of confidence.

"Because I won't let it happen."

Yuya felt her heart melt. She could almost hear the chorus of "Awwww!" s in her mind. It was one of the most romantic things that Kyo had ever indirectly said to her. Not that he usually says romantic things, direct or indirect, but this was one of them.

Kenji was content with this answer. Probably because he practically worshiped his father. He hugged his father briefly, and squeezed Yuya tightly, telling them both goodnight and that he loved them in that adorable way that all children say goodnight. Kyo left first. Yuya stayed behind and did the routine check for monsters before whispering one last "I love you." And exiting the room.

She walked briskly, trying not to keep her bare feet on the cold wood floors for longer than possible. Yuya made it to their room and, feeling particularly magnanimous, playfully leapt onto the bed and near Kyo. He looked at her, partially amused, partially confused. Yuya giggled and tackled him, wrapping her arms around his neck and pushing all of her weight onto him.

His arm snaked around her waist and he probably could have held her up, but he let himself be pushed back. Yuya looked down at him, her hair slithering off of her shoulder. She bent down and shyly kissed the tip of his nose.

"I love you, you stubborn fool killer man."

He kissed her back, and Yuya knew he loved her too.

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