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Maybe they are trying to be sensible right now?

I sighed again and retired to my bed. It was a long day. A really long day. Time passed so quickly I felt that there were more bad events than good events. For a moment, I blanked out and maybe even passed out for a few minutes. Though, I woke up again and continued with finishing my final assignment on the bed.

It was funny how the mood from just a few hours ago affected me this much. Here I am, doing my homework on the bed when there is a clean empty table across my room.

"Differentiate this and substituting this into the derivative... Find x and then you get y," I muttered softy to myself. Differentiation. What a wonderful topic to learn.

I yawned and stretched my tensed muscles. Yawning, I felt the tiny bit of thirst crawling up my throat. Each time I took a step, it was pestering me to get water.

Opening my door, I noticed the clock on the wall. Three hours had passed since midnight. I was surprised by how I was still awake. As much as a sloth I was, I enjoyed walking around the living room during the night. It was quiet, somewhat peaceful and looking out of the sliding glass doors that separated the living room and the balcony made me echo the excitement I had.

"The stars are beautiful today huh?" I spoke to myself. Indeed, the dark sky, though gloomy was painted with a beautiful array of stars. The moon, a crescent, complemented the sea of shining diamonds.

The sky seemed sad, but the stars made it brighter. I was awed by the sight.

At the same time, I heard an inaudible voice echo from somewhere. As I creeped closer to the kitchen, the voice grew louder. Now at the window of the kitchen, I could hear the voice much more clearly, muffled, but clear.

"It's alright, I'm fine."

This phrase was being repeated almost every two seconds. From the window, I peered out and noticed that the window in my brother's room was opened. Now taken by Hikaru, I confirmed my suspicion.

Again, I glanced over to the clock. It was already 3.27am.

What was he doing up so late? Was it a bad decision to leave him alone? How long has he been up?

Questions hit me like a car to a tree. But no doubt I was still thirsty but that could wait. I grabbed two glass cups and filled them with warm water. A boy or even a man in that state could really use a drink.

If you get where I'm coming from.

Hikaru was not in the right shape of mind at the moment. I approached his door, taking a deep breath before transferring one cup to the other hand. Surprisingly, I had a great grip on the cups. Though, I had to balance one cup between my arm and my chest and frankly, it was not as easy as I thought it would be.

I twisted the knob slowly, and a creak could be heard. Though I wanted to enter silently, the noise emitted caused Hikaru to get onto his feet and rub his head. He groaned softly, though it was audible to me.

"Hey..." I said. I was unsure of what to say and in that situation, all I could do was say what a normal person would say. "What are you doing up? It's so late."

He chuckled a little before I placed one glass of water on the table. "You sound like you could really use a drink," I said bluntly. He chuckled again and picked up the glass. "How did you know I was awake?" He asked politely. I pointed towards the kitchen and he rolled his eyes. "Of course."

Closing the door behind me, I leaned back against the wall. He sat on the chair across me and took a sip from the glass. Similarly, I followed suit to quench my thirst.