Morning After

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[Okay.

Aqua swears yesterday did not happen.

That was not a Cadbury egg that Hikari had given her, she was just being delusional.

Wait.

If yesterday didn't happen then why was she in Xehanort's room?

She had spent the first few minutes after waking up this morning trying to convince herself, but after a bit she realized that it really had happened. So she's currently just laying there in bed (she doesn't want to wake him up after all) staring at the ceiling like 'oooooh crap'.

When she finds out who enchanted those candy eggs, she was going to thank them profusely, because she would have probably never admitted her crush otherwise....

Then probably kick their butt.]

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[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[Indeed, he's still fast asleep... hair sprawled messily all over the place, hugging a corner of the blankets, making the odd half-snore sound or mumble.]

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

Hey...wake up...

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[It takes him a little while to process that he's being poked. His eyes slowly open, blearily, in some attempt to hang onto consciousness as long as he can before he fully realises that...]

Aqua?

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

Hi.

[Oh right now she wishes she could have snuck out earlier, but she wasn't sure how much of a deep sleeper he was.]

Yesterday...really happened didn't it?

[Oh hi, awkward again.]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[Memories rushing back, now... he just kind of clutches that blanket closer, running words around his mouth until he manages to get out-]

If you're. Remembering what I am. Then it did.

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[She bites her lip and nods.]

Y...yeah...

[Right now she just wants to crawl under a rock and die somewhere, and she's pretty sure he does too.]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[So, so much awkward...]

It. I... I can't quite believe it.

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

Me either.

[Laughing awkwardly as she pulls her side of the blanket up a little more.]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

It just - it was the chocolate, wasn't it? I just - I - Aqua, I'm so sorry...!

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

It...it had to have been...

[Blinks at the apology]

It's not your fault, we didn't know what they'd do.

[Still awkward but trying to cheer him up a little.]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

We didn't know, no, but everything just - happened...

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[Well he has a point there. So she just stays quiet, holding the blanket up with one hand and tucking some of her hair behind an ear with the other.]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

So... Uh. ... What now?

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

I...have no idea...

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

We - go on, I suppose? But this - we can't just ignore it. Can we?

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

That works.

[She thinks on his question for a bit then shakes her head.]

No...no we can't...

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

I don't know. This... we're friends. I don't want that to change. But how can it not?

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[She really has no answer for that one, so she just...summons her keyblade and reeeeeaches over with it to pull her clothes closer. XD]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[He looks aside, away, down into the sheets as she does so, trying to think things through over the sound of his own pulse.]

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[She pulls the blanket over her head and squirms around enough to get at least her shorts and her top on. Then she sits up and just stares at the blanket while she's finishing fastening her top around the back of her neck. Oh this is so embarrassing....]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

Excuse me. I'll - I'll just... - [try to see where he put his shirt and pants, at least, while blatantly not looking back at her.]

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

Um...right.

[She points out where his clothes are then looks away as she reaches for the rest of hers.]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[He copies with the keyblade-grabbing idea, because no way is he losing any more of the blanket than he has to right now.]

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[While he's not looking, she slips out of bed and finishes getting dressed then goes hunting for her shoes.]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[Just finishing up, with his own share of sheet gymnastics involved here. Well, pants in place, undershirt in place, that's the basics done... he gives a little bit of a sigh.]

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[Finds her shoes where she kicked them off last night but doesn't put them on just yet. Instead she comes back and sits on the edge of the bed, not sure what to say now.]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[He'll grab his boots in a bit. No rush.]

Now... we... ngh. We've got to work something out.

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[Sigh.]

Yeah.

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

It was one night, it was the chocolate... [burying his face in his hands.]

No. I can't just say that. It's not fair on either of us. At least ... it wasn't bad? I hope?

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[She turns to face him with a small smile.]

It was great.

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[He smiles weakly back.] At least that's something we can't regret. It was a good night. ... For both of us.

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

True...

[She starts to reach for his hand then pauses and draws it back, she doesn't want to make it any more awkward...]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[He just twitches his own a bit.] That's something at least.
... Now we need to work out what that meant. I... I just...

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

Yeah we do.

[She is so frazzled right now she can't really think of anything heh.]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

... What you said. When this began. ... Do you still feel the same way?

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[blushes a little and nods.]

Yeah...I do...

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[Massive, massive sigh.]

I- don't want to hurt you. But right now... I only wish I could feel the same. It would be so much easier.

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[She was kinda expecting that. Not to say she still didn't kinda feel bad, but she was expecting it. She just nods and sits there, looking at her hands in her lap.]

Least I got it out in the open right?

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[He nods.] What I said? That I'd rather know? That's still true. And even if I can't do it right back... I'll try to do what I can.

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[She nods and crawls across the bed to give him a hug.]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[Hugs he can still do. He scoots over himself to share one right back.]

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[hugs just a little bit tighter, then lets go and sits back, smiling. Then she takes a deep breath and turns to grab her shoes to put them on, unable to think of anything else to say at this point.]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[Squeeze back, relax, another bit of a sigh. He'll finish where he left off with the clothes, himself.]

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[Finishes fastening her shoes then stands.]

I'm...glad we talked about this...

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

I couldn't just let things hang in the air. We'd be there... just wondering...

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[Nods.]

Yeah I know...

[Shuffles her feet a little.]

Well...guess I'll go...I'll see you later?

[Has to find out if Hikari stayed with Layla or went home.]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[A slight smile.]

Okay. I'll - see you then.

[rainstormxblue.livejournal.com]

[Gives a little wave as she heads out, trying to remember the way back to her room from here.]

[walkingspoiler.livejournal.com]

[He waves back.

And promptly falls straight back on the bed when she's gone.

What now...?]