A/N: Well, guys! Welcome to the new chapter! In the previous chapter, we saw the situation from Happy's point of view. He's depressed and unrecognizable, and like Doc, he is no longer able to psychologically support his brothers. Now let's see Sleepy's point of view. Let's begin!

Chapter 5: Sleepy: Insomnia, caffeine and shock

-Sleepy's POV-

(''Dearly Beloved- Kingdom Hearts II OST'')

I hate not being able to sleep... after returning home and finding Snow White lying lifeless on the floor, sleeping became difficult for us, as we weren't getting enough sleep and cried in our sleep. Grumpy couldn't sleep much and occasionally woke up in the middle of the night after a few hours of sleep, while Happy and Bashful didn't sleep peacefully. Dopey, on the other hand, every time he went to sleep, had terrible nightmares about the princess's terrible fate and in which the witch brutally killed us one by one with black magic, and when only he was left, he woke up with a start and let out a scream of terror, awakening us too. For a couple of weeks, he was trying to keep it hidden from us because he didn't want to make things harder for us, but I don't blame him for feeling that way. He also needed company from one during the day, and because of those horrible dreams, he didn't want to go to bed anymore, and we always had to reassure him that whatever dream he had, is not real, but as far as he and I are concerned. others tried to help him, nothing changed.

What about me, you ask? My situation was the same as my brothers, but even worse. Whenever I went to sleep, I was barely comfortable enough to fall asleep, I would turn over and over in my bed, as if I was not comfortable, accidentally bump into one of the others, and when I did manage to fall asleep, I would cry in my sleep, wetting the pillow and part of the blanket. Due to the lack of sleep, coupled with all the tears we cried, our eyes were always red and bloodshot to the point that Doc could notice that even without his glasses, and dark circles appeared under them. I don't like losing sleep, and if I do, that's a big deal. After I finished my assignment in housekeeping, Doc always reminded me to take some rest, but as much as I appreciated his concern, it wasn't enough, and I could never sleep enough. Since we were all thinking about Snow White and nothing else, it was difficult to get enough sleep, and we couldn't even adapting, as it happened no matter what time we went to bed. The thing I missed most about that girl was her voice, especially when she sang. I remember that sometimes happened that I was the last one still awake, and when she realized it, she would sing me a lullaby and then kiss me on the forehead. Her voice was so sweet that my eyes always closed just to hear it, it's so relaxing, but now I'll never hear it again. After putting on my blue pajamas and nightcap,(1) I tried to fall asleep after three weeks of sleeplessness, with no success.

(''Dearly Beloved- Kingdom Hearts II OST-s'')

(''Coin of Fate- Final Fantasy VI OST'')

The more weeks went by, the worse our mental state got. A week after discovering what had happened to Snow White, Doc was overcome with stress because he could no longer help us in any way, not even finding clues on how to help Snow White. Two months after her death, I began to suffer from insomnia, and as much as I wanted, I could not even get an hour of sleep. Happy could no longer support us psychologically because he had fallen into depression, and during the autumn, two and a half months after the tragedy, I saw him cry in front of the river. I'm sure Bashful was in the same state as him, but he hardly ever shows himself apart when doing housework, and he and Sneezy were too depressed to help us. Due to the lack of sleep, which made us more irritable, we began to resort to coffee, which however made things worse, causing us to hallucinate and see strange things, including the figure of the Evil Queen.

We also began to suffer from mood swings, resulting in some arguments between us that came to a head when, on a Saturday night, Grumpy got into a fight with Dopey, who wouldn't stop screaming in hysteria. Happy, in an attempt to soothe the mood and separate the two litigants, got punched in the nose by Grumpy and ended up against the table, while Sneezy and Bashful and I stood nervously and watched the scene. Doc had to intervene personally, and when he finally managed to get them to stop, he angrily scolded them for their immature behavior: Dopey, for screaming too much late at night, and Grumpy, for his violent reaction to it, as in the commotion, he had given him a nasty headbutt that almost caused him to pass out.

Another side effect of the lack of sleep was that during housework, we weren't fully focused, our movements were uncoordinated and my head was spinning as if I had been dragged around by a tornado. When we had to make soup for dinner, we sometimes accidentally ended up burning it from lack of focus, which made our stress even worse. If we got obsessed with caffeine, I could say I've seen it all(2). Three months after Snow White's death, something happened to me that left everyone, including me, stunned. It was Wednesday, so it was my turn to make the beds. By now, my lack of sleep had gotten to the point for several weeks where I was staggering and moving like a zombie, but I ignored that feeling inside my body.

(''Coin of Fate- Final Fantasy VI OST-s'')

After I was done, I went down the stairs to join my brothers. Sneezy, with whom I had a stronger bond than the others, was the first to see me and gave me a high four(3). However, everyone noticed that I was moving strangely and staggering.

''My poor head...'' I murmured. My weariness made my voice so weak it sounded like an old man's.

''Are you OK, Sleepy?'' asked Doc.

''I don't feel good...'' I began. ''I... I feel-'' Suddenly, I gasped, feeling a bad sensation in my chest. I took a step back, then two more, and then fell to the ground on my side.

''SLEEPY!'' Bashful screamed. Dopey let out a scream and everyone knelt in front of me, horrified.

''Sleepy, what's wrong?! Answer me, please!'' Happy cried in panic.

''S-S-Sleepy, are you alright?! Come on, don't die on me!'' This time, Doc was the one to yell, on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

My vision was all blurred, and I felt like I was going to die.

''Sleepy! SLEEPY!'' Sneezy yelled. After that, he heard the screams of all my brothers together, and then... all black.

''Sleepy! Wake up, Sleepy!''

''Sleepy, you have to wake up! Open your eyes!''

Hearing a series of voices, I groaned wearily and opened my eyes. Still dizzy, I saw only what looked like colored circles that then took shape, and I recognized my brothers, who looked at me in concern. I was in the bedroom, on my bed. ''What's going on, guys?'' I asked.

All my brothers cheered. ''Sleepy! Thank goodness!'' Happy exclaimed.

''We thought we lost you!'' cried Bashful, who had tears in his eyes.

I was confused. How long had it been? And why had I lost consciousness? ''What happened to me?'' I asked.

(''To Zanarkand- Final Fantasy X OST'')

Doc looked at me sadly. ''You were unconscious for a day. You've had a cardiac arrest.'' he replied. I then noticed that I was shirtless.

''A cardiac arrest?''

''Yes. I have long noticed that we have been experiencing side effects from lack of sleep, further worsened since we started drinking coffee in recent weeks: hallucinations, irritability, loss of orientation and lack of concentration. Caffeine is not good for the body, and it causes various side effects if too much is consumed. We've all had trouble sleeping to and stay focused on housework during the day, everyone including myself, resorted to caffeine, but this week, Dopey let me know that you had never been able to fall asleep this month, so your situation was much worse. Yesterday, you fainted due to a cardiac arrest as a side effect of too much caffeine and lack of sleep, and to save your life, I had to use my defibrillator. To do this, I had to partially undress you to leave your chest exposed and take you to the bedroom. Insomnia can even cause death if it's severe enough, and coupled with the excess caffeine, you almost died.'' explained Doc.

This left me speechless in shock. I couldn't believe that due to our combination of insomnia and caffeine, my heart had almost stopped beating, and like poor Snow White, I nearly died. ''You almost gave us a heart attack, Sleepy!'' Grumpy snapped.

Bashful, who was trembling with fear at the fact that I risked death, gave me a hug, which I returned. ''I thought I had lost someone else...'' he murmured.

''I completely changed my mind about having coffee aside from in the morning. Let's not do it anymore.'' Happy said.

Doc agreed with him. ''Happy's right. If we want to drink coffee, let's do it just after we wake up. This combination of lack of sleep and caffeine is frying our brains, and we must never do that again.'' he said seriously, and we all nodded. Meanwhile, I took off my pajamas and dressed in my usual clothes, red pants and gray jacket, and the others turned their backs to give me some privacy.

''Do you mind if Sleepy and I can talk in private?'' I asked, once I was fully dressed, noticing that Sneezy was lost in his thoughts.

''OK, we'll leave you two alone.'' Bashful answered, and everyone except me and Sneezy left the room.

My brother sighed. ''You really scared us, Sleepy.'' he said.

''I know. Anyway, whose idea was it to consume caffeine to concentrate on our housework?'' I asked.

''I have no idea, and it's certainly not Doc suggesting these things, he is too intelligent for that.'' Sneezy replied. ''And I can't believe you've never slept in three months.''

''You misunderstood everything. I was unable to sleep for a month, not three. We've all been having trouble sleeping ever since Snow White died, but since last month, everything has gotten worse.'' I corrected him.

''What's the thing you miss most about her?'' asked Sneezy.

''Her voice and her songs. Hearing her sing always makes me fall asleep, and I remember well that when sometimes I couldn't sleep and you were already sleeping, she always sang me a lullaby and kissed my forehead. But now, I will never be able to hear her voice again.'' I replied, full of sadness.

Sneezy looked at me sadly. We all missed Snow White, and talking about it was always inevitable.

''How do you feel, Sneezy?'' I asked.

''To tell you the truth, we can't go on living like this, or we'll go crazy. How are you?''

''My head hurts like hell, I can't sleep and all that caffeine is messing with our brains. I feel like I'm going to die.'' I said, with one hand on my forehead. I was not feeling well.

''Please, don't ever worry us like that again, you scared everyone. Bashful in particular was hysterical, he believed that you were dead for real.'' Sneezy pleaded me. He seemed like he wanted to cry.

''Really?'' I didn't expect all this. Did Bashful really believe it?

''Yes. When he saw you fall to the ground and faint, he freaked out and sweated a lot.''

I looked at my brother, and seeing that he had tears in his eyes, I hugged him. ''Sneezy, I will not die, not now. Not me, not you, or anyone else.'' I assured him.

''Seriously, Sleepy, you should go to sleep. You need it.'' said Sneezy.

''I know, but in this period it is difficult. I hope the situation improves. Tonight I'll go to bed right after dinner and see if anything changes.'' I replied.

''All right. High four.'' my brother said, and we gave each other a high four.

Since we hadn't consumed any coffee that day, we were more focused, and managed to make a decent soup. After I finished eating, I yawned. Even though I was unconscious for a day, my body desperately needed some sleep. ''I'm so tired, guys. I'm going to bed, and I hope I can sleep this time. Goodnight.'' I said.

''Good night, Sleepy.'' they all said. I put on my pajamas and lay down on the bed. It took a while to fall asleep, but after about ten minutes, I did.

(''To Zanarkand- Final Fantasy X OST-s'')

Starting the next day, we only consumed coffee in the morning just after we woke up, so we were more concentrated, and to catch up on lost sleep we went to bed directly after finishing dinner and washing the dishes. If sleep was important to me before, it was now my top priority, or I couldn't stay focused. With the current situation, the little we could do was adapt.

A/N: Oh, dear. The dwarfs are having trouble sleeping at night, which is causing them a lot of problems, and to prevent this from affecting their concentration during the day, they have taken exaggerated precautions with caffeine, and Sleepy almost died of cardiac arrest. What will happen next? Find out in the next chapter, where we will see the situation from Bashful's point of view! See you soon!

(1): In the The 7D animated series, all the dwarves have a new design that makes them more distinguishable from each other, such as hair and beard color. Each of them also has a hat and clothes that match their personality. In Sleepy's case, he is the only one with white hair and beard like in the movie and wears blue pajamas and a matching nightcap.

(2): In an episode of the second season of The 7D, the moon changes color and magically changes the dwarfs by transforming them or making them the exact opposite of what they are based on its color during a rare lunar event that Doc wants to observe during a full moon night according to a theory he made about it at the Academy seven years earlier, predicting that in the seventh month of seven years later, there will be a full moon that changes color until it turns rainbow, a theory for which he was teased, but that comes true in the course of the episode. When the moon turns red, Happy turns into a kind of werewolf, when it turns orange, Bashful becomes a muscular brute, when it turns yellow, Sleepy becomes a caffeine-obsessed lunatic, when it turns green, Dopey turns into a weregoat, when it turns blue, Grumpy becomes an upbeat business salesman, when it turns indigo, Sleepy turns into a living doll, and when it turns purple, Doc becomes a mindless doofus. When the moon turns rainbow, all the transformations happen at the same time.

(3): In The 7D, Sleepy and Sneezy are shown to get along very well, and sometimes, they give each other a high four (the dwarfs have four fingers, and not not five like humans).