A Long Time Ago

Chapter 7: Suspicion

Alfred was sleeping peacefully as he was snoring lightly.

His head lying on Kyle's stomach.

The Australian man was deep asleep as well.

Alfred's eyes slowly opened.

He rubbed his eyes as he sat up.

He reached out for his glasses on the bedside table and wore it, blinking as he did so.

The man yawned and looked at Kyle.

He's alright.

Alfred thought and sighed.

He was so worried about Kyle today and now he's wondering where Arthur is.

He stood up groggily and opened the door to peek outside.

There was no one there.

He proceeded to go to the room where Kiku is sleeping to check if the man is doing anything suspicious.

Alfred cracked his knuckles and opened Kiku's door slowly.

All he saw was Kiku in his sleep.

He was confused when he saw some tears fall down his face.

His legs kept on moving on its own like he's trying to kick something and his hands were trembling.

His face made Alfred think that the man might be very disturbed or is in distress.

"Hey, Kiku dude? Are you alright?"

He asked in a whisper while walking slowly to the sleeping man.

"Dude? Is everything alright? Wake up!"

"Kiku? Wake up, dude!"

"Don't you hear me? I said wake up now, dude!"

"Get out of it!"

Alfred continued calling out for Kiku, even forcing him to sit up and shake his unconscious body forcibly.

Kiku's eyes fluttered open and it widened when he saw Alfred close to his face.

Alfred let go of him and sighed with relief in his voice.

"Alfred-san? What's wrong?"

He asked while backing away with a shocked expression.

"Dude, you won't wake up and you were crying. You were moving on the bed like you're possessed or something."

"Eh?"

"Seriously. Well actually, it seemed like you were."

Kiku reached out for his face and rubbed his cheeks.

It felt wet. He was indeed crying.

"I wasn't..aware of that."

"Were you having a nightmare?"

"I think I was.."

"What was it about?"

Kiku hesitated instantly in the question.

What was up with him getting anxious a lot?

It was about himself anyways.

° ° °

Kiku was trapped in this black void once again.

The man was confused at first.

Why now?

Why during his sleep?

A memory flashed on his eyes.

Kiku tried to back away when he saw what it was about.