Day 5: Loneliness and a Sleepless Night

Summary: A lonely Kuroko is unable to fall asleep

Kuroko was exhausted. Suffering through yet another long day of lectures. His body and mind were screaming for the release of sleep to just take over him. To succumb to dreamland, forget his troubles in the waking world and just welcome the dark abyss that sleep gave him every evening.

Yet for some frustrating reason, Kuroko for the love of him couldn't fall asleep.

He tossed and turned, his bed head reaching super saiyan levels even without a speck of sleep and it left Kuroko tired and frustrated. Kuroko no longer knew how long it's been since he went to bed, however something in his brain told him that it must have been over 2 hours by this point. The realization struck him like a needle, how could so much time have passed? Kuroko has to wake up early the next morning so he needs all the sleep he can get. So then why can't he fall asleep?

He's not anticipating anything tomorrow, if anything, he wasn't looking forward to the upcoming lectures during the crack of dawn so it's not like excitement or anticipation was costing him sleep. It wasn't paranoia either, since there wasn't anything going on that could cause him to become paranoid.

Though Kuroko had to admit, he was kind of lonely. That was when it hit him and Kuroko cursed himself at the epiphany. No wonder he couldn't fall asleep. He misses his lover.

Now it wasn't like his lover, Akashi Seijūrō was gone or they separated or anything. Well kind of. More like the two of them were sleeping in separate beds so it was kind of a separation but not really. But it was more than enough to cause Kuroko to be lonely. Normally the two of them would sleep together, but Akashi had just bought a new mattress and Kuroko could remember the redhead informing him that he would be sleeping in the new mattress tonight in order to test it out.

During that time, Kuroko thought nothing of it and didn't think twice about how it could possibly make him refuse to fall asleep and become lonely because something like that was out of the norm and Akashi wasn't there with him. No that thought never came into his mind.

After tossing and turning for the umpteenth time, Kuroko gave up, sitting up on his bed. He wasn't going to fall asleep like this anytime soon. He needs to be with Akashi. With that, he gets up from his bed, strolling lazily over to the room opposite of Kuroko's where he knew that the new mattress, and Akashi, were present in. Gripping the doorknob softly, Kuroko carefully opens the door.
The room was meant to be a guest room, holding nothing but a wooden drawer and a small cabinet next to a king size bed, which held the new mattress, some extra sheets and covers, and Akashi's sleeping form. Refusing to take his eyes off of his lover, Kuroko slowly walked over to where Akashi slept. He laid on his back, his crimson hair a tad ruffled from sleep but not even close to the monstrosity of Kuroko's bedhead, and his eyes were closed, overall giving the man a peaceful expression as he slept.

Staring over Akashi's sleeping figure, Kuroko suddenly hesitated to wake him. Fretful thoughts raced through his mind as he debated if he should really be doing this. Would Akashi be upset about his sleep being disturbed? Would Akashi just wave off his loneliness and this whole situation just be a waste of time? Kuroko wasn't sure, but at the same time, Kuroko felt kind of awkward watching his lover sleep so he swallowed his insecurities and doubt and placed his hand on Akashi's shoulder and began to shake him softly.

No response. Kuroko forgot that Akashi was a deeper sleeper than he was. So with that notion, Kuroko shook him again, just a tad harder this time and whispered, "Akashi-kun."

The taller male stirred, ruby red orbs wearily blinking open. Appearing a bit disoriented, Akashi slowly moved his gaze towards Kuroko's, face showing recognition.

"Kuroko? What's wrong?" Akashi asked softly, eyelids still heavy from sleep but his face showed only sleepiness and not the annoyance that Kuroko feared.

"Akashi-kun, I…I'm sorry to disturb you," Kuroko murmured, eyes cast down, feeling a little embarrassed for disturbing Akashi. But he already woke him up so it's not like he can go back now.

Akashi shook his head, the tiredness mixing with a hint of worry. "It's fine, as long as it's you. Were you lonely, Kuroko?"

Kuroko blinked, gaze moving sharply towards Akashi, baby blue eyes locking with crimson ones. Akashi hit the nail right on the coffin. He's done that before but never when he was tired like this so it still caught Kuroko by surprise.
"H-how did you know?" the question slipped out, even though Kuroko already knew the answer.

"Mm…do I need to tell you?" Akashi stated, knowing that Kuroko didn't need that extra reminder. With that, Akashi turned to his side, patting the space right next to him.

"Come here, Kuroko."

Without any hesitation, Kuroko lifted the covers of Akashi's bed and got into the king-sized bed. Inching closer towards his lover, he snuggled into Akashi's chest and allowed their legs to intertwine. Akashi adjusted himself so that his chin was resting neatly on Kuroko's bedhead, and an arm draped across Kuroko's waist, holding him close.

"There, is that better, my love?" Akashi whispered, kissing the top of Kuroko's head. Kuroko nodded, nuzzling deeper into Akashi's chest. This is one of the countless reasons why he loves this man. Patient, understanding when Kuroko needed him, even when disturbed of his beauty sleep. Akashi would do anything to make Kuroko feel happy, loved and secure, a thought that made Kuroko smile.

"I love you, Kuroko."

"I love you too, Akashi-kun," Kuroko murmured, allowing the faint, soothing rhythm of his lover's heartbeat to ease him into dreamland.

Notes: As always, comments, reviews and such are encouraged and appreciated! :)