homesick at space camp

<div align=center>"I can do three things." William answered absently, though he'd just always assumed they all came from the same sort of place, each thing was to do with his mind and therefore he never questioned it. Though of course he questioned why he could do those things in the first place, he thought perhaps that was something he'd never find out. It hurt his head to think about it, so there was no use. He couldn't come up with a logical way of how his mind could do that, anyhow, he couldn't come up with a logical explanation for much that went on in this school, he figured it was just like X-Men though, and the thought made him smile.

He yawned again, and let his eyes slowly close. He wondered what time it was, it felt late to him and he was tired. He would most likely fall asleep where he was, he wanted to fall asleep where he was. Bill would hide under his blanket and sleep while he was waiting for the storm to pass, hopefully it wouldn't last much longer, he never really saw past the worst case scenario, and therefore the weather was scary for him, his mind would shift to all the bad things that could happen.</div>

<div align=center>William yawned again, "not just injuries, sickness, too," he was exhausted, he liked that last idea a lot, and shuffled a few inches to the side, before collapsing sideways, and curling up. The room was warm at least, and he was relatively comfortable as he was. He didn't mind sleeping on the couch, at least he sought comfort to the fact that Gabriel was in the room. His blanket smelled like home, it made him miss it a little, he missed his mother, he would have liked to make amends with her, he still felt bad about yelling at her, he wondered if she still resented him for it.

The boy sighed softly, "I'd like to go to sleep," he murmured, that familiar fuzzy sort of feeling had overtaken his body, the one before he thought he was going to pass out, and he was tired enough to do so. It was a pleasant feeling that made him giggle, but he was too sleepy for that, and a sensation of slowness accompanied the fuzzy one, "I'm sleepy." He smiled lazily, reached out a hand and patted Gabe on the thigh, he pulled his teddy bear to his chest, and nuzzled it softly. "Thank you for letting me sleep in here."</div>

<div align=center>"Yeah, I guess I can." William answered, he couldn't cure ailments that he had, but he could cure other peoples easily, depending on how bad it was. He sat up a short way and glanced across the room, he didn't understand what Gabe meant by 'out here,' the bed was a few meters away from the living area, it was bigger than his own dorm, but it was still small and felt just a little bit cramped. William didn't mind all that much though, it was cosy in here and it had a homely kind of feel to it, he'd noted that Gabe had tidied up since he'd last visited, the thought made him smile.

"I'll be okay," he murmured softly, falling back on his side again and tugging his blanket to his chin, he didn't think he'd be very warm in the morning, but he was okay now, even if he did feel like that little bit exposed, he was used to sleeping under what could be called a mountain of duvets, Bill felt the cold easily and liked to be warm, which is why he often sought to be close to Gabe, or Micheal if he was around, people were warm and being close to them made him feel warm. He pulled his knees up to his chest and let his breathing slow a little, "g'night."</div>

<div align=center>William smiled a little, that was a good idea, though one he was unlikely to carry out, as much as he liked helping people, that would probably exhaust him and he'd have to take twice as many naps, not that he minded taking more naps than usual, sleeping was something Bill thoroughly enjoyed. He purred lightly at the kiss, and held a hand to the cheek it had been placed on for a moment, he liked being around Gabe, he made him happy, and William liked being happy. He settled himself down a little, trying to establish a comfortable position. It wasn't all that hard, he thought he'd be able to fall asleep here, it wouldn't take him long, not in this state.

The wind had picked up again, and the window frame outside was rattling loudly. Bill frowned a little, he didn't like the way it sounded, it made him nervous. Everything happened very very quickly in William's time frame from this point, all of a sudden the room lit up with an electric blue flash, and a bolt of lightning forked down across the school grounds, the thunder let out an almighty crack across the sky, and William screamed. He threw himself up from the couch and stumbled frantically across the room, he flung back the blankets on Gabe's bed and wormed his way up to the pillows, squealing and pushing himself against the man's chest, "I'm scared please can I sleep in here." Though it didn't really come out as a question.</div>

<div align=center>Poor William's heart was pounding in his ears and his breathing rate had increased so rapidly that he was practically gasping for air. It took him a little while to calm down again, and in the meantime he merely clung to Gabe and trembled, eyes wide, with his head tucked underneath the other boy's chin. He bent both legs up to wrap them around Gabriel's waist, and tried to make himself settle down a little, but he feared that the moment he relaxed again, the storm would just frighten him, and make him jump again. Bill merely clung to Gabe and hoped that he'd pass out from exhaustion sooner or later.

"Hey, Gabe?" He murmured a little while later, one eye snapping open to look at him. Gabe was still awake, though barely, Bill couldn't help but wonder if this was the wrong time to do this. He drew a breath and cleared his throat awkwardly, a slightly sheepish smile crossing his features, "I uh..." His other eye opening, and his brow furrowing softly, he was mulling something over in his head and it was evident on his face. He drew another, deeper breath, still staring Gabe in the eye. "Um.." He stammered a little, tensing up all of a sudden, "yes." He paused, whimpering and hiding his face, "if you want to." The boy's voice was half muffled into the pillow, he was incredibly nervous and jittery all of a sudden, he doubted Gabriel would even understand what he was talking about, though.</div>