Kevin's POV
I was sleeping until I heard a blood-curdling scream from upstairs. I jumped up from the couch and ran up the stairs, muttering curses under my breath when I stubbed my toe on the last step. I half jogged, half hopped to my room and opened the door. What I saw made my heart ache.
I saw Steven, looking really rumpled on the bed. He was crying and shaking and his breath was rapid. I ran to him and shook him by his shoulders.
"St-Steven, can you hear me? What happened? Are you alright? Steven?" The questions flowed out of my mouth quickly. It didn't appear that he had heard me.
Suddenly, there was a large boom. A thunderstorm. Steven jumped and clung tightly to me, his body shaking harder than ever. I tensed at first, surprised, but quickly relaxed and hugged him tightly.
"Shh, it will be okay Steven. Shhh, relax, I'm right here. I won't let you get hurt anymore." I don't know if Steven had heard what I said, but he seemed to relax anyways. Thank god for my voice.
"Steven?" I asked gently, not wanting to scare him.
"Y-Yes?" His voice seemed strained, and it cracked as if he was about to cry.
"What happened back there?" I murmured.
"I-I had a nightmare that really g-got to me, and the thunderstorm didn't help." Steven whispered, his voice sounding tired. I nodded in understanding. I was about to ask what his nightmare was about, but he suddenly grew heavy and his breathing grew deeper.
I smiled and watched him as he gently layed his head in the crook of my neck. I felt sparks and my face grew hot. I could feel Steven's smile on his face. I hugged him tighter, for it was freezing in Autumn when you live in Seattle. Eventually I felt myself nod off and I welcomed sleep.
A/N
OMG! I've only been gone a week and I have over 500 reads!! Thank you guys so much!! <3 I'll post constantly this week since I was gone. Love you~
