The Doctor is always in

:::I know these chapters are small. This would represent small occurences in and around the large things that are occurring in the actual story and stolen moments that fit kind of nicely between the scenes. I am building slowly, as any relationship will, and the NC-17 stuff is coming later, Kay???

This chapter and the next two fall during and after episode 3 -

3 – Beginning

Hibiki took off his heavy boots and cumbersome pants and crawled onto his pallet. He sighed as he drew the covers over his legs and propped his head on his hands.
Bart was curled up on the other side of a stack of boxes that had been arranged across the middle of the cell. His soft breathing began to lull the boy to sleep and his mind wandered.
He was lying on the hospital table being connected to the doctor’s electro-cardiogram and the man’s soft words filled his ears.
“Hibiki-san, are you warm enough?” Duero asked as he touched a sensor to his forehead and cheek. “I don’t want you to have a relapse. Maybe you should sleep with me.” And a firm hand shook him at his shoulders.
Hibiki fought waking and tried to hold onto the dream as the man’s face ventured closer and he could feel the warm breath as the request was repeated. “Tokai-kun, come and sleep with me.”
“Hibiki!” Duero said, shaking the boy again.
“What?” came the response as the boy realized where he was.
Duero smirked at the boy who didn’t know that he had just been mumbling the doctor’s name in his sleep.
“This blanket is inadequate. Come on, I’ll share mine so you won’t get sick again. I don’t have any spare time to deal with you anymore.” And he pulled away the threadbare rag and put his free hand in front of the boys face.
Hibiki blushed deeply as his partially nude body was uncovered and his doctor reached for him.
He reluctantly took the proffered hand and rose to his feet to be released as Duero turned toward his own place, tossing the small blanket at the head for the boy to use as a pillow. Then, he removed his coat and draped it over a pile of boxes before crawling into the far area of the pallet and holding the blanket up.
Hibiki stared for a moment as the situation of his dreams displayed itself before him. He flinched when Duero cleared his throat and quirked an eyebrow at him. He quickly scrambled onto the open side and curled up with his back to the other man.
Duero suppressed a chuckle as he laid the blanket over the body next to him and softly tucked it in.
Hibiki froze at the feeling and released a held breath when Duero stretched out on his back on the other side of the pallet.
He could feel the heat of the doctor and the softness of the blankets and the realization that he was this close to the other man brought his blood to his cheeks to warm him all the more.
Duero hesitated for a while then yawned, stretched and rolled over, draping his arm over the smaller man and pulling him close.
Hibiki was stiff in his arms and as nothing further happened he slowly relaxed, not pulling away but also not moving closer.
The day’s work caught up and he felt his eyes drifting closed.
When his breathing evened out, Duero lifted up on his elbow and looked down at the sleeping pilot.
Hibiki’s hair drifted across his face and his lips twitched lightly, allowing a tiny stream of drool escape onto the balled up blanket.
Duero smiled at the innocence of the boy and lay down once more. His arm closed protectively around his bedmate and his hand clenched onto a small hand that rested there. Slowly the older man fell asleep.