"God, I'm tired," said Yusuke, as he put away his guitars. After eating the pizza, he had brought Touya back to his garage and had been teaching him the basics of playing an electric guitar. Touya learned quickly and easily, modestly explaining that too often his life depended on learning in an instant to be slow.
At this, Yusuke frowned, saying, "You don't have to worry about that now Touya. You're safe here and no one's going to rush you." It was at least three in the morning when Yusuke decided sleep would be a good idea, and led Touya back to his room.
Yusuke stripped off his shirt and pants and fell on his bed. A little maneuvering and the covers were up to his waist, as he got comfortable to sleep. Touya blushed a little and lay down on his bed, trying not to look at Yusuke's chest.
Touya was running on thin ice-literally. Each step left fine cracks which quickly shattered into tiny ice shards showing the dark water beneath the ice- a clearly traceable path. He was panting, moving as fast as he could, not only to avoid falling through the ice, but also because something –someone?- was chasing him. Touya wasn't sure what or who, but he did know he didn't want them to catch him. A strong wind blew over him, causing his path to waver, blowing snow into his eyes, causing him to close them and wince. A blizzard then. Touya kept running, unaware that he was slowly being turned back by the wind, unable to see his former path through the snow.
A laugh sounded, one Touya couldn't hear in the winds howling, but he could feel. It shook him, and he shivered, thinking Quite a thing, to make an ice master shiver He grew tired yet, but unwilling to surrender, when a creature overtook him, picking him up and carrying through the wind. Touya watched, helpless as the ground receded. The creature placed him on a high plateau, where Touya recognized the beast to be Jin. "Jin, Help me!" he said, and Jin smiled, and pushed him off the plateau. Touya's face reflected surprise and disbelief as he fell, pieces of him seeming to crack like the ice that was his element, the storm, stopping, no wind to slow his descent, no snow to soften his landing. The blizzard, shattered.
Touya woke, shaking, and sat bolt upright in his bed. He brought his knees to his chest, encircling his arms around them, and burying his face, sobbing quietly, rocking slightly; trying to remember what dream he'd had that was so horrible. He remembered, and cringed, wishing he hadn't.
Yusuke heard him and awoke as well, despite Touya's attempts not to wake him. Yusuke crept out of bed and walked quietly over to Touya, kneeling beside him and wrapping an arm around his back. Touya winced and glanced up, and realized it was just Yusuke. It was okay. Touya leaned up against Yusuke, seeking to absorb his warmth and calmness.
Touya's tears slowed, and he pulled away, aware that Yusuke had a girlfriend- Keiko. "Are you okay, little guy?" Had Touya been at his normal self, Yusuke would not have gotten away with saying something like that, but in this state, it was comforting and Touya nodded slightly. "No, you're not. But it's okay. I won't blame you for lying," said Yusuke with a grin, thumbing Touya's nose.
"Can I stay in your bed tonight, Yusuke?" asked Touya quietly, made somewhat bolder by Yusuke's act, and used to having to often sharing beds with the other members of the Shinobi when they were sparse.
Yusuke blushed slightly, though Touya didn't notice in the dark, all too aware of his lack of nighttime clothing, but quickly decided that Touya probably wouldn't have asked if he didn't need to. "Yeah, I guess so. Come on." Yusuke picked up Touya easily, shocked at how light he was, and put Touya on his bed. "You need to eat more, Touya."
"You get used to not eating much as a Shinobi," was the quiet reply. Yusuke lay down and realized his bed was not quite as big as he seemed to remember. His body pushed gently against Touya's, who rolled onto one side, his back facing Yusuke. Yusuke followed suit, and brought his free arm ((not pinned beneath him)) to Touya, gently pulling Touya's body up to his own, then draping his arm protectively over Touya's waist.
At first, Touya's eyes sprung open wide, his body rigid, but he almost immediately calmed, closing his eyes and tucking his own body against Yusuke's, pulling the cover to their chests, and trying to gain some warmth into his frigid body.
Yusuke might have protested the blanket being pulled up –he was hot! - but Touya's body was, not surprisingly, quite cool, and so Yusuke found himself comfortably arranged. ((Damn it! My boobs are in my way! Gak! LOL))