I continued to kiss Matt with all the love I felt inside, until I noticed his eyes fluttering shut. I pulled back, smiling.
"Nnn, Tai..." he mumbled, reaching up for me again.
"No, Matt," I said, kissing his cheek gently and laying him down onto the bed, wrapping the coverlet around him. "You're falling asleep underneath my lips."
"Sounds good to me..." he said, with a yawn and a grin.
I blushed slightly, but I kept smiling. "Maybe one of these days," I promised, brushing the hair out of his face. "Night, Matt."
"Tai, wait," Matt said, grabbing my hand as I turned to walk out. "Stay with me, okay? Just...just for tonight, okay?"
I paused for a moment, considering.
"Okay," I said, and slipped between the sheets next to him. He snuggled in close, resting his head on my shoulder. I kissed the top of his head and stroked his hair.
"Goodnight," I whispered, but as I looked down at him, his breathing was regular and he was fast asleep, the moonlight playing over his features.
It wasn't long after that I fell asleep, too.
* * *
I was jolted out of sleep by the crashing of thunder, and Matt jumping in surprise.
"Storm," I said groggily, blinking in the dim light.
"'s not good," Matt murmured, his voice also thick with sleep, yet slightly freaked.
"Go back to sleep."
"Can't..."
"Since when have you been scared of storms?" I questioned.
"I'm not!!" Matt protested, then another crack of thunder split the sky in half, and he yelped and winced against me.
"Oh, really?" I said, rubbing my eyes. I tried to sit up, but then flopped back downwards, rubbing Matt's back. He was going to be like a bear with a sore head in the morning if he didn't get some sleep. Not to mention his mother would probably have me drawn and quartered.
"Turn th' light on," Matt said, and I fumbled around on my bedside table, looking for the switch to my lamp. I flicked it, but nothing happened.
"Blackout Odaiba," I muttered, snuggling back underneath the covers. The damned air-conditioner wasn't working, either, so I was cold.
Matt whimpered and pressed close to me again.
"I didn't know that you were scared of the dark," I said, playing my fingers over his silky hair once again. I liked that.
"I'm not," he said, with as much force as he could muster. "I just...don't like uncontrollable dark."
I smiled in the darkness and kissed his forehead. "Okay."
"Don't you dare patronize me!"
I couldn't keep my chuckle in. "I'm not, Matt, I'm not."
"Hmph."
I giggled. "Well, thankyou very much."
"Eh?" he said.
"I can't get back to sleep now."
Another shock of lightning illuminated the room, followed closely by the rolling thunder, which made Matt tighten his grip on me again.
"And neither will you, by the looks of things," I muttered under my breath, sitting up and rubbing my eyes. "I'd better get up and make sure the TV's turned off at the wall and the bathroom window's shut, or Mom will kill me."
"Don't leave me here!!" Matt yelped. He coughed slightly. "I mean, I want to help and stuff."
I was glad the darkness hid my smile. "Okay then. Go around and check the windows."
"Uhh...okay."
I zapped around the apartment quickly, making sure everything was closed and switched off. Matt trailed behind me, jumping when the thunder crashed. We made our way back to the kitchen and I spent a few moments fumbling around and cursing in the dark.
"Where does Mom keep the--OW, DAMMIT--flashlight?" I hissed.
"Try underneath the sink," Matt said.
"Where is the sink?"
"Over here," he said, giggling, and took my hands, pulling me towards him.
I grinned, even though he couldn't see me. "I could get used to this."
"Tai, just shut up and get the flashlight," I could practically see him roll his eyes.
"Ha, gotcha, ya bastard," I drawled as my fingers closed around the flashlight's cylindrical form. I switched it on and held it underneath my face. "I'm a lep-re-chuan, I'm a leprechuan."
Matt cracked up. "You're a moron, Yagami."
"I know," I said, grinning, then jumping in surprise as the thunder crashed again. "You okay?" I asked Matt.
He shook his head. I noticed he was trembling.
"C'mon," I said, pulling him close and actually walking like a human into the living room and flipping down on the couch. Matt curled up close, twining his fingers into mine.
"Sleepy?" I asked, trying to stifle a yawn.
"A little bit," he said. "What about you?" The yawn escaped my lips, and he giggled. "You're just as bad as TK."
"Wha?" I asked, yawning again.
"It was ages ago, when there was a thunderstorm..." he broke off, giggling again. I closed my eyes, relaxing. Such a pretty sound...
"I was, naturally, looking after TK, who was pretty scared, him being just little. I sat up for a long, long time, telling him stories and rushing back and forth to the kitchen getting him cocoa and stuff..."
Matt's gentle voice was lulling me into a sleepier and sleepier state. Just before I drifted off to sleep, I wrapped my arms around his thin frame, and thought, it'll all be okay now...
[author's notes]
I would like to apologise for the general suckiness of this
chapter x_X;; Be gentle with me, people, it has not been a good
day.
Ha!! **dances around obscurely** You thought this chapter was
gonna be yaoi, didn't you!! Admit it, na na na-na na!! **sits
down and shuts up** I apologise...I had to do that ^_~;;;;
Anyways, no, this is not the end. Pity, eh? :P