How The Sakura Blooms

Chapter 11 - Sleepless Night

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- Third Person P.O.V. -

Kaika feels a weight on her side. She opens her eyes slightly to see what it is and she blushes seeing it's Sebastian's arm. She starts to squirm a bit, trying to get out from underneath his arm. Instead, this causes Sebastian to wrap his arm around her waist. She tries to turn seeing if that'll help but as she turns Sebastian pulls her close. She blushes even harder as now their bodies are right up against each other and she's face to face with him so close that their noses are almost touching. Kaika pushes lightly on his chest with both hands trying to put some space in between them.

Sebastian interrupts her: "Hmm.. you're being very restless tonight."

Kaika feels both embarrassed and guilty: "I-I'm sorry, i-it's just, you're... the way... you're holding me..."

Sebastian opens his eyes to look at her and smirks: "Is that a problem?" He says pulling her closer, their bodies getting as close as they can be.

Kaika turns her face away, her cheeks burning up: "N-n-no.. yes... I-I don't... know.."

In a blink of an eye, Sebastian is on top of Kaika, pinning her beneath his body.

He leans in and whispers huskily in her ear: "I guess I'll have to help you make up your mind then."

Kaika sits up straight in bed with a gasp. She lets out a sigh of relief. Phew, it was only just a dream.

Sebastian mumbles beside her, still half asleep: "Kaika....? What're you doing up?"

Kaika blushed vigorously looking over at Sebastian. So he really did sleep in here, that much had been real.

Kaika: "N-Nothing... I-I'm sorry for waking you..."

Sebastian: "Hn.. if you say so." He rolled back over and buried his face in the pillow.

Kaika read the alarm clock on the nightstand by her bed. Only 11:30? How am I suppose to go back to sleep after that? She slowly climbed out of bed and starts walking unsteadily as it hurt to put pressure on her leg.

Sebastian, without looking up, spoke in a sleepy voice: "Where do you think you're going with that leg?"

Kaika held onto the wall balancing herself: "I was just going to make some tea..."

Sebastian nods sitting up: "Stay, I'll get it."

Kaika opened her mouth to protest, but before she could Sebastian had scooped her up, sat her down on the bed and started downstairs. A few minutes later he returned with a cup of tea and handed it to her.

Kaika took the cup: "T-Thank you."

Sebastian pulled a chair up to the window: "Don't... worry about it, just try not to overwork that leg."

Kaika nodded and sipped her tea.

- Kaika's P.O.V. -

Sebastian looks over at me from where he was sitting and speaks slowly: "Are you.. sure everything is alright?"

I simply nod: "Y-yeah..."

Sebastian raises an eyebrow: "What is it?"

Well I can't exactly tell him about the dream...

I think quickly: "Another nightmare.."

Sebastian narrows his eyes slightly and I can tell he's suspicious: "You aren't trembling like last time, are you sure? You look more... embarrassed than upset."

I pull the blanket over my face and speak in a rushed voice: "I-It's nothing, I-I'm okay, I'm going back to sleep now."

Sebastian turns his attention back to the window: "Alright then."

After a little while, my mind finally clears enough for me to fall back asleep.

- A Few Hours Later -

It's about 4 A.M. when I wake up again. This time I'm not even sure what woke me up. I can hear that Sebastian is still awake but I keep my eyes closed. I don't want him to starting worrying again, or asking me questions. I decide to keep my eyes close and pretend to still be sleeping. I can't be sure but I feel like Sebastian is watching me and I can feel myself beginning to blush again. I wish I didn't blush so easily.

Sebastian talks in a low murmur: "No matter how hard I try to fight and deny it... You just keep pulling me back in somehow." He let's out a long sigh: "If only the circumstances were different..."

What... what does he mean by all that? My heart skips a beat just thinking about it. I want to ask him about it but I'm just not sure if it's a good idea, it seems like he was just thinking out loud to himself. What if... he's talking about... me? No, that can't be true and I shouldn't be thinking that way anyways. As much as I hate to admit it, I actually liked the idea that he might be talking about me, but I knew the idea was ridiculous, I've never really been one to catch a guy's attention, and I'm too shy...

With all the thoughts that were swirling around in my head, I'm not sure how, but I ended up falling asleep again.

- The Next Day -

I wake up to someone gently shaking my shoulder and whispering my name.

???: "Kai....ka.. Kai...ka.... Kaika?"

Hm? I open my eyes slightly and blink a few times. Emiko? I sit right up and smile big realizing Emiko was back.

- Third Person P.O.V. -

Kaika hugs Emiko tightly: "You're back!"

Emiko laughs hugging her back and sitting down on the bed.

Emiko: "Sebastian just left your room, has he been in here the whole night?"

Kaika nods: "Yeah..."

Emiko looks at her smugly and wiggles her eyebrows: "Did something happen?"

Kaika gets embarrassed and waves her hands: "N-N-No! It's nothing like that I swear!"

Emiko laughs: "I know, I know. So what did I miss?"

Kaika fills Emiko in on everything that happened while she was gone. Emiko shakes her head and looks at her protectively.

Emiko: "You should've called me."

Kaika: "I didn't want to bother you."

Emiko slaps the back of Kaika's head: "You idiot, you're not a bother, it's my choice to protect you."

Kaika rubs the back of her head: "Okay okay I get it."

Emiko smiles: "Good, and you're lucky those guys were here."

Kaika looks away her expresson showing her mind is elsewhere: "Yeah..."

Emiko tilts her head: "What is it?"

Kaika looks back up, determination in her eye: "Emiko, I want a makeover."

Emiko: "Kaika, you've been wanting to dye your hair since 6th grade and still haven't had the guts to do that."

Kaika nods: "I know but this time is different." She smiles: "I've decided that it's okay to be adventurous sometimes, you're right, staying to routine is boring."

Emiko smiles smugly: "Took you long enough to realize I'm always right. Now let's go."

Emiko grabs Kaika's hand and pulls her along helping her to walk as they go to Emiko's house. After a little while of hair tugging, and clothes changing Emiko stands behind Kaika covering her eyes in front of a mirror.

Emiko: "You ready?"

Kaika nods impatiently: "I'm ready."

Emiko smiles wide and removes her hands: "Voila!"

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