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It was after dinner, and everyone besides Yuichiro and Mikaela decided that they each wanted to sleep at one of their friends' house. So, they were left alone in the small home together. Yet, with the more space to spread out their limbs, neither of the two could sleep.
"Mika... you awake?" Yuu called from one side of the numerous sprawled out sheets they used as beds.
"Yeah...?" The blond rolled over to find his friend staring at him as if to bore a hole through him with his eyes.
Yuu started to become a bit flustered as he spoke,"D-do you want to... umm... you know like when we first got here to uhh... keep away the nightmares...?"
He frowned as he sighed, "You're having nightmares again? Is it the demons or is it--"
"Mika! No, I-I just meant for... because..."
"Because what, Yuu-chan?"
The raven haired boy shifted uncomfortably before standing up, pacing over to the other, then plopping down beside him. He avoided eye contact as he reached for Mika's hand next to their heads and intertwined their fingers. Next, he grabbed the blanket that rested under him and on his cru- friend wit his free hand, pulled it out from under himself, and tugged it up over them. Which was surprising hard to do when laying on the arm he tried to use.
"That doesnt answer my question..." the blond pouted slightly.
"Just because... I w-want to okay?! Do I need a reason?"
"I guess not... but I would like one..." he mumbled barely under his breath, blushing at the close proximity.
"Mika..."
"Alright... I'll stop but..." he lightly squeezed Yuu's hand three times, but not enough to hurt him. He had read it some where in a book previous that was a year old or so. It basically meant I love you the last time he checked. It still meant that, right?
After and minute of silence the raven haired boy gave a confused look. Of course he wouldn't understand. His heart felt as if he had been stabbed three times and he wanted to cry.
"Eh? Are you gonna continue?"
"It's not important if you can't tell already."
Yuu would have asked more but sleep was catching up to him fast. He slowing closed his eyes and rested his forehead against Mika's for the rest of the night as the two fell deep into slumber.
The blonde's last thoughts before finally dozing off were I wonder if he'll ever know what I meant...