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The teen blinked wearily as the door opened, eyes going wide as he saw the detective. He turned so that his back was to the Hakuba, hoping the other hadn’t seen the wetness on his face…. Though he most likely had…
“…I had nightmare,” he said, wincing at the hoarseness in his voice.
They were on a school field trip and were spending the night at a hotel. Hakuba had been l
unlucky enough to end up in the same room as Kuroba. He was finding it hard to sleep though, so he had gone for a walk in the cool night air to clear his head a little. He had tried to remain quiet coming back into the room, but it seemed there was no need to. Kuroba was already awake.
He paused as he watched the other teen roll away so he back was towards him. He sighed, and wondered what was going on, but the answer to that question was answered almost imminently. He walked over towards the bed and sat down on the edge, looking at the back of the other teen. He thought for a moments before he looked up at the ceiling. He himself was no newcomer when it came to nightmares, and had a few things that helped him return to sleep, but he was unsure if they would help the other.
“Do you want to talk about it?”
Kaito didn’t say anything for a few minutes after the detective asked. He waited until he’d calmed down some before finally wiping his face and sitting up, reaching over to grab his pillow and hugging it, eyes still wet.
“Not much to talk about…. It’s just…”
He squeezed the pillow tighter. He wasn’t exactly against telling Hakuba, but… well, he just hoped the detective wouldn’t get too interested.
“…It was about my father. And his last show…”
It hadn’t been the first time he’d gotten the nightmare, but it seemed to be coming more and more frequently, especially after learning what had happened to Toichi. It took him right back to when he was a kid. And showed the same scene, of that horrible day…
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