Disclaimer - All Gakuen Alice characters belong to Tachibana Higuchi
A/N: Quite short, but I'll work on longer ones in the future (Maybe :P)
4 - Nightmares
Some nights were worse than others, the vivid images that haunted his dreams too much for him to handle alone. The nightmares were usually the same; he always lost someone close to him, someone he loved, and he hated to admit it but they scared him, terrified him even. They reminded him that there was a possibility it could actually happen, that anyone close to him could disappear from the world at any minute. It was dreams like that when he would wake up covered in sweat, his breath coming out in short gasps as he attempted to calm his thundering heart, and when it happened he would always do the same thing, go to the same place. He would pull on his shoes and leave his room via the window, easily jumping to the tree placed usefully next to the wall. The place he was heading towards was directly ahead, and he simply had to follow a path to reach it, the darkness of the night and the animal noises coming from the eastern forest going unnoticed. He'd memorised which room it was, and after a few long minutes spent scaling the wall of the building, he'd reach the balcony that let into her room. She always left her window open for him too, making his trip that much easier, and when he had let himself in and discarded his shoes, he would clamber onto the bed beside her and run his fingers through her hair, rousing her from her sleep.
"Did you have a nightmare?" The question was always the same, and she knew that he'd never answer her properly, only gaining a slight 'Hn' before he crawled under the covers and pulled her small body closer to his own, occasionally using his Alice to warm her up if he thought she was too cold. She would wrap her arms around his torso and bury her face into his chest, letting him know he was welcome to spend the night, and he would return the gesture, waiting until her breathing evened out again before pressing a swift kiss to her forehead, and burying his face in her hair, falling asleep surrounded by her intoxicating smell, and the knowledge that he would finally be able to get a good night's sleep as long as she was safe beside him.