Best Friends, Right? (Boyxboy)

Chapter 2> Blaise

Blaise

After finishing our homework, Jupiter and I began Harry Potter night. He fell asleep halfway through the second movie.

So, there I was watching Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on Jupiter's bed while he slept.
Just when it was getting good, Jupiter started stirring in his sleep. I ignored it and set my eyes back on the screen.

"No," he muttered over and over again. Realizing he was having a nightmare I tried to shake him awake.

"Jupe, Jupe it's just a dream," I said.

He then started screaming and thrashing around.

"JUPITER!" I yelled grabbing his wrists. His eyes snapped open, tears spilling out of them. I hugged him.

"It's okay Jupiter. He can't get you now. He can't."

"I-it felt s-so real. I thought it was real, Blaise." I just hugged him tighter, knowing that all he needed right now. No conversation.

I've seen him like this for as long as I can remember. It's his fathers fault. He did this to him.

"C-can you go to sleep with me? I don't have the dreams with you."

"Yeah, lay down I'll be right back." I got up and went into the bathroom, peed then brushed my teeth. I walked back into the room turned off the tv and stripped down to boxers and laid down next to Jupiter.

"Goodnight Jupe."

"Night Blaise."

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I woke to the sound of shuffling and a door opening. Struggling to open my eyes I sat up and looked around seeing no Jupiter in the room. I picked my phone up and saw that it was 1 pm. Well damn. I had about 20 text messages saying there was supposed to be a party tonight.

I replied to all of them saying I would see what Jupe says. Everyone knows if I go to a party Jupiter goes, or if Jupiter goes to a party I go. It's just how it works. We're a package deal. Also Jupiter usually gets wasted and I have to be the designated driver.

I look up at the sound of the door opening and see Jupiter come in wearing boxers with a towel in his hand drying his hair.

"Oh, you're awake."

"Yeah. When did you wake up?"

"12 pm. We going to the party tonight?" He asks, putting a shirt on.

"Yeah, we haven't been out in a while. It's not good for our teenaged minds," I said laughing. Jupiter rolled his eyes and sat down on the bed next to me.

"Yeah, uh, so-sorry about last night I didn't mean to-"

"Jupiter it's fine I just wish you would have told me you're having the nightmares again," I said.

"I didn't want you to worry about me. You tend to do that a lot," he said sighing then falling back into the bed.

"I worry because you're my best friend. Also because I know what happened was very traumatic for you."

"I just- I want to get better. I can't. We've tried pills and therapy, none of it has worked. Guess I'm stuck with these nightmares," he said dragging his hands down his face.