Insomniac

Disclaimer: Gakuen Alice and its characters do not belong to me, but the mangaka, Higuchi Tachibana.

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"Natsume?"

"Hmm…?"

Mikan remained silent as she watched her partner from the ground, her arms wrapped tightly around herself for comfort.

"You couldn't sleep?" Natsume asked, finally opening his eyes as he looked down from his tree at the strangely hushed girl.

"Yeah…I had a…nightmare…"

A soft sigh emitted from the young man as he grudgingly sat up, lightly jumping down from his resting spot to the grass beside her.

"Natsume…?"

"Go back to sleep. I'll keep the nightmares away."

"Promise?"

"Yeah…"

Natsume didn't receive a response, but the sleeping body beside his was all the response that he needed.

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SS: I'm so happy. I managed to finish an actual fic...well...drabble, in less than a day!