I blinked open my eyes and sat up groggily. "w-wha..." my voice faltered as I remembered my nightmare. "oh..." I muttered. I rubbed my shoulder, it felt a little numb since...Junko....

I shook my head and realized I was crying. "s-seriously?..." I said to myself trying to wipe away the tears. They just kept coming so I just gave up. My heart was pounding and my breathing was ragged and quick. "s-stupid nightmares" I muttered wiping my eyes. Was it right though? Would I have been better off as...dead?

I sighed and checked the time. It was around 5:00 am. "early morning" I thought. I checked the unread messages from the groupchat. Are they insomniacs or something? then again I cant talk since I went 3 days without sleep once. Of course with a few naps in between, though they were short and uncomfortable. I looked on who was online.

"Byakuya's awake?" I muttered to myself. I mean I knew he doesn't get sleep often but its really early. And doesn't he say he wakes up at 8:00 am or something? Tears were still streaming down my face but I honestly didn't care. I just gave up on trying to stop them. Suddenly I got a message.

read at 5:14 am

I waited for a reply but nothing came. I sighed and laid back down. I was still crying and my tears soaked the blanket. "why is crying so annoying..." I muttered into my blanket. Luckily Komaru wasn't home. She said she was going to a sleep over at Toko's house and hang out. I didn't think anything was up. I hope nothing is up.

I stifled a sob and covered my mouth. My chest tightened and felt like it was burning, just normal crying stuff. I wonder why Byakuya is helping me. It's not like him. It's kinda strange...

ding dong

I lifted my head, that was the doorbell. I stood up shakily with the blanket around my shoulders. I walked out of my room and to the door. I heard another knock and I opened the door. There was Byakuya standing there. He was wearing the same thing he always wears. "wow you look horrible" Byakuya said to me. "wow thanks" I muttered. I guess I did look bad. I looked at myself in a nearby mirror and I saw that I had some eyebags. My hair was messed up and my eyes were puffy and red.

He poked at my cheek which had a few tears running down, "your worse then I thought" He said. He was staring at me. It was a little creepy. Like he was looking into my soul.

"okay come on" He grabbed my hand and pulled me to the bedroom. "h-hey! dont pull so hard!" I exclaimed. He scoffed and I sat down on the bed. He pulled away his hand and sat down next to me. "your crying a lot. was the nightmare that bad?" He asked politely. I nodded and a few more tears streamed down my face. Byakuya's face softened and he patted my shoulder. "would you like to talk about it?" He asked softly.

"w-well..." I choked on a sob. Just thinking about my nightmare was enough to make me shake. "okay then you don't have to" Byakuya put a hand on my shoulder. "why are you even helping me?" I asked quietly. He stiffened and just shrugged. I smiled softly and wrapped my hands around his waist. "gah!- what are you doing?!" He stiffened even more. "giving you a hug" I said simply. "why?" He asked a little panicky.

"you hugged me before? why can't I hug you now?" I asked. "its a different case" He grabbed my hands and detached me from him. "aw come on!" I said. He shook his head, "hug me again and i'll sue you" He threatened. "how comforting" I said sarcastically. He rolled his eyes and patted my head. "i'm only here to help you with your trauma nightmares" Byakuya said. I stared at the floor.

it was an eh floor

"thanks" I smiled at him and he looked away. "whatever dont make me regret it" He crossed his arms. I hugged him again quickly and he glared. Though a light shade of pink covered his face. "come on. why dont you enjoy hugs?" I asked. He shook his head, "more like I never got one" He said simply. "thats depressing" I muttered.

"this is not about me anyways. this is about you" He poked at my forehead. "i'm fine dont worry" I smiled weakly. "hm I can leave then?" He asked standing up. "W-WAIT! DON'T LEAVE!" I grabbed his arm frantically. Byakuya stiffened and did nothing except stare at me.

"a-ah sorry..." I let go of his arm hesitantly. Byakuya raised an eyebrow and sighed. "I guess i'll stay" He said sitting back down next to me. I was still crying but I was smiling softly at him. "what?" He asked fiddling with his jacket sleeves. "can you hold me?" I asked. He choked a little and his face turned pink, "what?" He blinked.

"I wanna cuddle" I said simply. "wha- why?" He fiddled with his jacket sleeves more. "Because I like cuddling with people. But I never had someone to cuddle with" I said. "why should I?" Byakuya scoffed. "because you're comforting me?" I said. Byakuya rolled his eyes, "fine, fine" He took off his blazer and put it aside. I held out my arms and Byakuya slowly and hesitantly hugged me. I smiled a little more and laid down.

"am I sleeping over or something?" Byakuya muttered. "if you like" I said. Byakuya shrugged and shifted a little so he was under the blankets and we were still cuddling. "why are you helping me?" I asked again. "..." Byakuya stayed silent. "Kuya?" I asked.

"I care about you"

"y-you do?"

"yes. if you tell anyone I said that I will sue you"

"ahaha I wont...thank you"

"for what?"

"for helping me"

"its nothing...."

"night Kuya"

"good night...Makoto"

"..."

"..."

"love you"