A/N: This turned out really different from the previous chapters. It's been so long so that might be the reason. I guess there just comes a time during every humour driven fic that it turns serious. This is that time I suppose. That or it just may have been so long that I lost my funny bone. If you happen to have an extra please donate to the Ange Fund today!
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Round Six: About a Boy
Atobe was stuck at that stage of being so sleepy he felt wide awake yet if he closed his eyes for a moment he'll be out for hours. It was all thanks to his two companions for the night though. Somehow they ended up doing everything one is suppose to do at a sleepover. Each time he tried to refuse yet another request of Jiroh's that hopeful expression on his face made him do otherwise. And so they ended staying up to the late hours of the morning. When Jiroh felt that it was the right time to go to sleep during a sleepover, well over midnight by then, he refused sleeping in the guest rooms he had set up for them.
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"At sleepovers we're suppose to sleep in the same room Atobe," he informed him, "Even Kabaji knows that."
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Atobe looked over at Kabaji whose eyes struggled to stay open from sleep deprivation. It ended up being that they all decided to sleep in his room and on his bed. It was only because he had the biggest western bed in the house. Atobe looked on in envy at his two teammates fast asleep, Kabaji's faint snores bouncing off the walls in his room. Of course they could fall asleep easy unlike him who has to suffer from this sudden bout of insomnia
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Atobe's life revolves around a schedule. Any sudden deviation from it throws him off track completely. The proof lies in his usual sleep schedule being disregarded leaving him to be still awake as such a weird hour. Atobe tried everything from counting sheep to thinking peaceful thoughts.
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Nothing worked.
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He winced as Jiroh kicked his legs yet again. It turns out that he's an active sleeper. Just a moment ago he was sleeping with half his body dangling off the bed. Now he somehow managed to snuggle up to his arm which has long since fallen asleep with his whole body facing Kabaji.
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Atobe narrowed his eyes in contemplation as he studied Jiroh's sleeping form.
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"Just what is it about him that attracts you so?" he pondered aloud.
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Jiroh sat up blinking sleep from his eyes. Was he feigning sleep all along or did Atobe just inadvertently wake him up?
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"It isn't Kabaji that attracts me," he answered his voice groggy from sleep, "it's you Atobe."
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Jiroh's voice tugged on his heart strings. Did he hear correctly? That makes no sense and he said as much to the bleary boy who wouldn't stop gazing at him with those captivating foggy eyes of his.
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"No matter what I did you never paid me any special attention," Jiroh replied, "so the only way I could think of is try to use Kabaji to get to you. I don't care if that mean because that's how much you mean to me Atobe…"
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"That's how much I love you. "
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Atobe shocked into silence at Jiroh's declaration could only stare at the now fidgeting boy trying to get his thoughts into order. How could he be so clueless?
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Jiroh yawned hugely before laying back down, boldly snuggling up against the still silent Atobe.
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"Well sweet dreams Atobe," he said softly before instantly falling back into a deep sleep, "we still have the whole weekend ahead of us."
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But Atobe couldn't dream, sweet or otherwise. How could he now that he had this new bit of information to keep him up. It was hours until his mind settled down enough for him to finally catch up on his sleeping and throughout his dozing questions flittered through his dreams.
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Concerning questions still gone unanswered.
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About a boy still fast asleep.
A/N: wow plot twist. It came suddenly. While KabaJi was a nice pairing and all (at least to me) I'm suddenly in the mood for some AtobeJiroh. Feel free to convince me otherwise or tell me what kinda pairing you would like. I'm still flip-flopping between the two. Please to all who still read this look forward to the next chapter that hopefully shouldn't be as delayed as this one is. Since November is Novel Writing Month I decided I'll just try to update more. We'll just see how that goes though.