Nightmares

Chapter 3

As usual, Lloyd got up at two in the morning to check on his best friend. He tip-toed towards Ninten's room and pressed his ear on the door.

Nothing.

Lloyd got a little panicked, he'd either here noises of discomfort, or the creaks of his bed. He slowly pushed open the door, and got a huge surprise. Ninten was lying in bed while he hugged his red and blue hat, not shifting at all. Lloyd took a step closer; he was breathing. He got as close as he could without waking his companion up, and grinned brightly.

Ninten was smiling in his sleep.

Which only meant; no nightmares. Lloyd pumped his fist in victory, he did what he could do, and it paid off. His best friend, who has been having horrible nightmares, was dreaming. Lloyd's brain stopped working for a second, as he leaned in, and planted a soft kiss on Ninten's forehead. His face turned a deep shade of red, but he was smiling. Lloyd slowly walked out of Ninten's room, and shut the door quietly.

He walked back into his room and crawled into bed.

"I'm glad he's dreaming..." Lloyd whispered, drifting into sleep. He found himself dreaming, causing himself to smile.

Lloyd had slept in, he felt as if he didn't need to wake up right away, but he also wanted to see his friend. Lloyd got up, changed, and trudged into the kitchen. Ninten had been cooking, ribs in fact. He glanced at Lloyd then quickly turned around to continue.

Once he finished, Ninten put a plate of ribs in front of his companion, achieving a thank you from the younger boy.

"Sorry if they aren't as good as yours..." He apologized, tipping his hat down slightly.

"They're probably better." Lloyd smiled. He looked up at his roommate and found that he was a nice shade of fuchsia. This caused Lloyd to chuckle, taking a bite out of a rib. Lloyd's eyes widened slightly, and looked down at his plate, then back at Ninten.

With a smile spread across his face, Lloyd spoke "They are."

Ninten made a squeal like noise as he brought his friend into a hug, he then got closer and whispered in Lloyd's ear;

"No nightmares." Then backed away, A bright grin plastered on his face. Lloyd smiled, then talked about maybe having an old friend to come and visit.

"You haven't seen Claus in at least a couple of months, don't you wanna change that?" Lloyd suggested, Pushing his glasses back in place

"I guess." Ninten had continued hesitantly, "Can we not tell him what's going on?"

"Your choice." the white-haired boy shrugged, digging his nose deep into a book. Ninten final decision was to tell his ginger friend about everything when the time was right. He grabbed his cellphone, and dialled a number, putting the machine up to his ear, waiting for an answer.

He got one, but it was quite surprising.

"H-Hello? Lucas speaking..." A voice on the other end answered.

"Hiya Luke! Can you give Claus his phone back?" Ninten chuckled, as the blond was the one to pick up.

"Oh sure." Lucas responded, he pulled the phone away from his ear, and the capped boy heard a faint yell;

"Claus! Your boyfriend's calling!~" the blond yelled, causing Ninten's face to turn a deep shade of red. Lloyd looked at his companion, as to say "what's wrong?" Ninten sighed, covering the phone with his hand to reply.

"Lucas picked up."

"Ah..." Lloyd understood.

The brunet returned the phone into his ear, only to hear a yell;

"He is not my boyfriend!" Ninten chuckled and had assumed his friend had become a human tomato.

"Hey Ninten, long time, no chat." Claus said, once getting his hands on the phone. "Why?"

"It was just... I had... Um." Ninten was trying to explain, but eventually settled with; "A lot has been going on, and I just didn't have time. I'd be happy to hang now."

"Oh, my house?" the Chimera asked, hoping his dear friend would catch on, he did.

"What time?" The capped child asked, rubbing the back of his head.

"Um..." Claus voice squeaked, "Like... Now?"

Ninten had known for a while that Claus was bisexual, and he wasn't doing a very good job about hiding his feelings for Ninten, but the brunet just played along. And to this day, the ginger still had no clue that Ninten knew about it.

"You missed me I assume?"

"Of course I did! It would be rude not to." Claus scoffed, obviously trying to cover up the fact he liked Ninten.

"Alright. Now it is." Ninten grinned, even though his friend couldn't see it through the phone.

The two said their goodbyes and hung up. He turned to Lloyd and gave him a thumbs up.

"I'll walk you over." Lloyd stated, as if Ninten had no choice on how to get there.

"Fine." the brunet groaned, grabbing a jacket for the cold. the boys exited the house and started towards the twins house.

Ninten smiling the whole way there.

Wow, there was a lot of dialog in this chapter, please forgive me for that! I expect you to read all of this! Nah, I'm just kidding! Read what you like, and enjoy the rest of your day!

UPDATE: I am terribly sorry for the characters personalities, I CANNOT, repeat, CANNOT write a good Ninten, or Lloyd, or ANYONE! Forgive me for this. ;-;