This one is a little bit short but I think I needed to write this one. I've been struggling with doing homework lately because I keep thinking of this damn story so there you go... Anyway, I hope you all are enjoying it thank you for the support no matter how silent it is. I'll try to get on my Code Geass fic as soon as possible. Without further ado...
Another Sleepless Night chapter 2
The morning sun leaked into the bedroom through the crack between the heavy maroon curtains. The single ray of light resting on the ungraceful figure sprawled on the bed. The boy snored loudly, mumbling mostly incoherently with the occasional "let it rip!" or "dragoon attack!" thrown in. Suddenly the youth awoke with a start.
"GOOO! Ah.. what?" Tyson looked around the foreign room with bleary eyes still stained with sleep. "Where am I?" The walls were plain white and cold, the only colors in the room, where the thick, heavy curtains hanging in the large window, the mahogany dresser sitting beside the door of the room, and the very bed on which he sat. The bed sheets matching the dark maroon color of the curtains. Tyson slowly shifted to the edge of the bed. Slowly setting his feet on the floor and standing, he noticed the heavy comforter sitting on the floor at the foot of the bed. He leaned down and picked up the heavy material a whiff of what smelled like lilac and fresh rainfall hitting his nostrils. A smile spread across his lips as he buried his head in the sweet-smelling fabric, inhaling deeply before setting it on the bed. He stared at the blanket for a moment before softly speaking out loud to himself, "I must have passed out at the river side and who ever found me brought me to their place." He leaned down over the mattress taking in one more long breath through his nose. "Whoever it is, they must smell fantastic," He remarked before leaving the room. As he made his way down the hall another inviting scent of bacon invaded his nostrils. Following the enticing scent, Tyson found the kitchen with a table situated in the center and a plate of bacon, eggs and hash browns set on its surface. The room was empty other than that.
"Hello?" he called into the empty space.
"Morning Tyson." A deep voice called from behind him. Tyson spun around on his heels finally noticing the figure sitting on the couch that faced away from him, in the attached living room area. The young man's head was turned to the side his crimson eyes leered at him out of the corner of his eye.
"Kai," Tyson froze in his tracks, unsure. "So, it wasn't a dream…" He whispered softly.
"No, it wasn't," Kai stood turning toward his friend who stood in the doorway of his kitchen still dumbfounded. "I assume you found breakfast, I hope it's sufficient."
"What?... I mean… of course… it's great…" Tyson stumbled over his words, disbelief evident on his features. "Kai… I…"
"Tyson, your food is already cold you know," Kai smirked crossing his arms over his chest. "You slept in quite a bit, It's almost noon."
"Oh, yeah… sorry. I haven't been sleeping much lately." Tyson looked down at the ground awkwardly scuffing at the ground with his foot. "Thank you for breakfast. Aren't you going to eat?" He questioned.
"Already did," Kai replied moving around the couch to stand in front of Tyson. "I'll join you while you eat if you would like though."
"Um… Yeah… That would be great Kai." A small smile stained his lips as he turned and walked into the kitchen with Kai following behind him. They sat across from each other quietly while Tyson ate in in the rather awkward silence.
"Sorry it's cold," Kai eventually broke the silence. "I wasn't sure how long you were going to sleep and I didn't want to wake you."
"No, It's fine. I don't mind. Thank you for letting me sleep in your spare room…" Tyson said nervously.
"You're welcome, but that isn't my spare room… This apartment only has one bedroom." Kai looked away from his companion a slight blush staining his cheeks.
"Wait… so that was your bedroom?" Kai nodded in reply. "It's so plain."
"Well I've only been here a couple days," Kai said softly. "Just long enough to get moved in."
"I see, so if I slept in your bed… where did you sleep?" Tyson asked while crunching on the last piece of bacon on his plate.
"On the couch," Kai replied gesturing toward the couch that sat in the room in front of him. Tysons eyes narrowed as a guilty look fixed onto his face.
"I'm sorry Kai…" Tyson was suddenly interrupted by a sudden ringing. "what is?... Oh, my phone!" Tyson pulled the offending object from out of his pocket flipping it open. "It's gramps!" He exclaimed before mouthing a quick 'I'm sorry' to Kai and answering the device. "Hey Gramps, I… Yes, I know… Gramps are you gonna let me… Gramps, stop yelling… GRAMPS!" Kai jumped slightly at the sudden loud shout but quickly collected himself with a smirk. "Look, Gramps, I couldn't sleep last night and went to the river side to get some air and think, I fell asleep and a friend picked me up and took me to his house so I could get some proper sleep on an actual bed," Tyson explained quickly while shooting another apologetic look to his companion sitting across the table. "Yes Gramps, I'll remember to leave a note next time… I'm sorry… I know you were worried… Okay, Gramps… thank you… I'll be home soon okay… okay… bye Gramps… Love you too." Tyson closed his phone fixing his friend with a sorrowful look. "Sorry Kai, I need to go home, turns out Gramps and Hiro have been looking for me all morning. I would really like to stay and hang out with you but…"
"It's fine Tyson," Kai interrupted getting up from his seat, "I'll take you home, come on." Kai brushed passed his friend, turning for a moment to gesture to follow.
Tyson followed slowly and quietly, suddenly feeling incredibly awkward as he stepped into the parking garage attached to the apartment.
"Kai, you don't have to drive me, I can just walk…" Tyson started but was interrupted once again.
"It's no problem Tyson, I need to go out and get some things for the apartment today anyway so I might as well just drop you off on the way." Kai explained seeming unaffected by the awkwardness that seemed to hang in the air. Tyson just nodded knowing that there was no sense in arguing with the bigger man.
"So when did you get a car?" Tyson asked trying to start up a conversation.
"I got it back in Europe and had it shipped over before I got here," Kai answered pulling a pair of keys out of the pocket of his black jacket.
"Oh, so you were in Europe all this time?"
"Yeah, I was going to school there. Grandfather wants me to take over the business for him so he thought it best to make sure that I know what I'm doing before just thrusting me into the driver's seat." Kai stopped briefly behind a shiny black BMW before turning toward the driver's side and pushing the unlock button on his keys.
"That's your car!" Tyson exclaimed pointing excitedly at the bumper. "It's SO COOL!" Tyson bounced energetically up to the passenger side door surveying the car with amazed eyes.
"It's not that impressive, there are tons of them in Britain." Kai opened his door and settled himself in the seat before closing his door and rolling the windows down and starting the car. Tyson still stood outside the car a stupid smile on his face. Kai smirked at the young man's antics before calling out to his friend. "You gonna get in?"
"OH, Yeah," Tyson opened the door sliding himself into the seat still rather stunned his elated smile still spread on his face. "Sorry I just have never seen one of these in person before, much less gotten to ride in one!"
"It's fine, I know they aren't exactly common here. If I had been smart I would have sold it back in Europe and gotten a new car here that would blend in better." Kai spoke as he backed out of the parking spot and made his way out of the parking garage. "But I'll be honest I got kind of attached to this one and didn't want to let it go quite yet."
Tyson smiled at his companion saying "I think this car suits you well, after all, you've never been one for blending in." Kai shot back a small but genuine smile saying nothing. The two sat in a comfortable silence until Kai pulled up outside the familiar dojo. "Would you like to come in for a bit Kai? I'm sure Gramps would be happy to see you again. He always likes seeing Max and Ray when they are in town."
"No thank you, Tyson, I've got some things to do… but maybe we can get together and hang out sometime later."
"Yeah definitely, here let me give you my number... do you have a pen?"
"Check the glove compartment."
Tyson opened the compartment finding a pen and gestured toward Kai with it, "Give me your arm."
"What? Why?" Kai said alarmed.
"Just give it to me," Tyson said grabbing hold of his friend's arm and pushing the sleeve up to reveal the pale skin of Kai's wrist underneath. "This way you won't forget to call me." On the inside of Kai's wrist, Tyson wrote his phone number as neatly as he could on the uneven surface.
"Um, Tyson this isn't necessary," Kai said quietly his head turned away to hide the redness rising in his cheeks. "I could have just put it in my contacts."
"Yeah, you could have." Tyson smiled removing his seatbelt and opening the door to get out of the vehicle. "But this way when you go to shower you'll have to wash it off and it will remind you to call me." Tyson chuckled lightly as he stood and turned around to speak. "I'll talk to you later Kai. Oh, and I'm really glad you're back." With that Tyson closed the door to the car walking away briskly as Kai stared after him.
"I'm glad I'm back to Tyson," Kai whispered to himself looking down at his wrist a small smile touching his lips.
