And... It's been forever since I've updated this. My apologies.
Most of the chapters are written (there were a few later additions), so I'm just going to post one a week from now on. Contains Reverseshipping.
Enjoy!
Chapter 3: Sleep Will Come
It was one of those nights when Yusei couldn't sleep. No thunderstorms; no nightmares; the teen just simply couldn't fall asleep for whatever damned reason. Sighing in frustration, he stood up and crossed the room hoping maybe Crow would be up and they could talk for a while. But as he peered into Crow's room, he caught sight of both orange and silver hair peeking out from under the blanket and just shut the door.
Well, it was to be expected. But that still only left him with one option.
Sighing, Yusei pushed open the door to Jack's room and, none too gently, dropped to a seat against the blonde's back.
Jack grumbled out an indignant although unintelligible complaint as he was jostled awake.
"I can't sleep," Yusei stated as way of explanation.
"And that gives you justification to wake me up?" Jack huffed.
"Well, Crow and Kalin are sleeping together," Yusei sighed and sunk further against Jack.
Jack let out an annoyed breath. "Just lie down."
Yusei took the invitation and lied down on the bed back-to-back with his old friend.
"Never knew you were an insomniac," the blonde muttered.
"I'm not," Yusei countered. "There are just some nights when I can't sleep."
"That's an insomniac."
"No. An insomniac has frequent trouble sleeping."
"As much as you come in here to bother me, I'd say you have 'frequent trouble sleeping'," Jack griped.
Yusei grinned. "I don't come in here just to bother you." Although sometimes it wasn't so much that the nightmares had actually been bad than he just wanted some company.
"Shut up and go to sleep," Jack grunted.
Yusei smiled and closed his eyes, feeling a little more confident that he would actually be able to sleep this time.
...
In the morning, the two teens were still there, lying back-to-back as always. Kalin smirked from the doorway, pondering how best to wake them. Ideas such as water and loud alarms crosses his mind.
"Just leave 'em there," Crow said as he walked pasted his boyfriend on his way to what the four affectionately called "the kitchen" to find some breakfast.
The 'can't sleep' happens to me a lot. And it's really annoying, especially when I'm actually tired and can't sleep. Also, Yusei and Jack aren't together. It's more of a brothers/best friends thing. I may like the Kingcrab fandom, but I'm still loyal to Faithshipping.