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“G-Good night..”
“Good night! I love you!”
“I love you too Ikuyo..”
After we finish our goodbyes, my girlfriend hangs up the phone. We've been calling each other every night for the past 2 weeks since Kita and her family are on vacation. That left me feeling pretty lonely, so she made a promise to call me for an hour every night to check up on me. Even though she texts and calls me all the time, it's not the same as her being here with me…
I miss her hugs.
I miss her kisses.
I miss her being with me when I'm feeling down.
“I should just sleep…”
I lay down in my bed and start trying to close my eyes. I can't. I roll around trying to find a more comfy spot but the world just doesn't want me to sleep.
“Maybe I should call her.. No, that's dumb. I don't want to annoy her.”
I think for a moment and decide to just text her.
Hey. I can't sleep :(
I stare at the ceiling worrying. What if I woke her up? Maybe I'm annoying her? Maybe I'm just a bad girlfriend…
“Stop thinking bad things…”
Whenever Kita isn't with me I always talk myself down more often. She always cuddles with me and gives me kisses whenever I'm sad. It seems like she doesn't mind doing it, but sometimes I wonder if maybe I don't deserve someone as beautiful and amazing as her.
In the corner of my eye I see my phone light up and I hear my ringtone start playing.
“AH-”
The sudden loud noise brought me out of my mind and made me jump. I sat up and saw that Kita was calling me.
“I thought she would have been sleeping…”
I pick up the phone.
“Hey babe, sorry I didn't pick up sooner…”
“It's f-fine… you didn't have to call me”
“I always want to call with my Hitori!”
I'm glad she can't see how much I'm blushing right now at least.
“Honestly, I can't sleep either…”
“R-Really?”
“Yeah I keep having bad dreams…”
She starts sounding like she's crying. I'm starting to really worry. I almost never hear her cry.
“What's wrong?”
“W-Well.. I keep having this same nightmare where you one day just disappear.. I know it sounds dumb, I just don't want to think about you not being with me. I miss you so much.”
I hear her start sobbing into her pillow.
“I will always be with you, Ikuyo. Always. I miss you so much. I can't wait to see you again when you come back.”
“S-Same…”
“I love you Ikuyo.”
“I love you too my Hitori..”
We sit there for a moment in silence thinking of each other. A couple of minutes pass by with us just staring at our ceilings.
“Could you turn on your camera?”
“W-What?”
The sudden question shocked me. Kita turns on her camera to point at her while she's laying down.
“I was thinking that maybe it would help if it felt like we were sleeping next to each other?”
She's really good at making me blush.
“S-Sure..”
I quickly grab my phone and turn on my camera and position it on a pillow to face me. We start laughing and smiling at each other.
“You’re very cute Hitori~”
I AM GOING TO EXPLODE.
“T-Thanks… you too..”
We lay down and stare into each other's eyes. My mouth is starting to hurt from how much I'm smiling right now. We talk about our days and the upcoming Kessoku band album that's releasing after Kita returns from her family trip. I miss her being with me but seeing her laying next to me puts all my stress about the album and school away. I love her so much.
“I love you so much my Hitori.”
“I love you too Ikuyo..”
“I'm not feeling that tired still…”
“Same… hang on, I have an idea.”
I quickly sat up from my bed trying to reach for what I needed without ruining my comfortable position. Kita sits up a bit after hearing the loud noises.
“There! I got it.”
I pick up my guitar and sit down on my bed, moving in front of my phone camera. Kita’s eyes immediately light up with a huge smile.
“I thought maybe playing a song could help us sleep…”
“I would love that!!”
“Hehe… what song would you like?”
“Hmm.. What about… “If I could be a constellation”? It would be cute!”
My face starts turning red. I wrote that song when I first started to have a crush on Kita, and seeing it now is a bit embarrassing… but I still love it.
“Sure!”
I position my hands and start playing.
Right when I finish the song I open my eyes and notice my girlfriend has fallen asleep. She's so cute when she's asleep.
I put down my guitar and turn off my lights, and notice that I'm starting to get a bit tired as well. I look to my right at my phone and blow a kiss at Kita.
“Good night… I love you.”