Chapter Twenty-Four---Quote, Unquote
Sweat cooated his skin as he woke with a startled gasp. The moon shone through the open window and the stars smiled merrily at him. Looking at his soundly sleeping partner, he rose from the bed and went to close the window hoping to stem the chill from enveloping him completely. His bedmate looked so peaceful, bathed in moonlight, he couldn't resist placing a kiss on the pale temple before he paded his way out of the room, barefeet making a small slapping noise as he entered the kitchen.
The dream, no nightmare, had shaken the green eyed boy but he reflected on it anyways. He hated realistic dreams, the ones that left you wondering if it really happened when you woke up...The ones that made you ponder the what ifs and could have beens.. The ones that made you face the frailty of your own existence and tore those dear to you away in a single, soul shattering instant.
It was the brilliant glare of the rising sun that informed him he'd been sitting in the kitchen with his musing for several hours. And as he watched the sun rise, listening to the quiet rustlings of Kai and Jade up stairs and the startled skriek of Leon moments later, Riku smiled.
Dreams made reality so much better.
"Alright, what's for breakfast, the rugrats are hungry." Leon scowled good-naturedly, kissed Riku good morning and disentangled himself from the twins. Riku grinned at him, reaching for the phone.
"Let's call Axel. I have a feeling he made pancakes."
A.n: ooh short update...review!!!! I didn't kill him after all!!!!!
Ulti!