♣Brave Boy♣

Yeah, that didn’t come out well… Cana felt a blush on her cheeks as well. “A-Ah, that’s what I meant! Sorry.” She chuckled a little bit and scratched the back of her head. 

She thens smiled and kicked up her legs onto the bed. She spread out her body across the bed and laid her head on his pillow. She spread her arms out as well, basically taking over his bed. “Aaah~ This is so comfy! Your pillows are fluffier than ours.” The scent of the pillow wafted up into Cana’s nose. It smells like Seto… Like nature.

“A-ahaha..” As his blush subsided, he couldn’t help but laugh quietly at his own mistake. It was pretty embarrassing in the first place, but it was even worse now that he realized that she hadn’t been implying such a thing. 

Cana squeezed Seto tightly as they walked back into his bedroom. She was placed on his bed and felt something tickle her cheek. She lifted a hand to touch it gently, and her hand was… wet? More tears? “Huh?” 

She quickly wiped them away hoping Seto hadn’t seen. That nightmare really did a number on her… It seemed so real, like she was living through it all over again… She brought up her hand and held it over her eyes in case of more tears, and she held her head down, staring into the darkness at the floor. “Ah… Seto… I have a favor to ask…” How could she phrase this question in a clear way. “Can I… sleep with you?” …. Maybe that wasn’t the best way to phrase it, actually…

Despite being rather concerned, he did know that she wouldn’t be able to respond right away. However, he’d feel horrible if he pried into her mind, so instead he waiting as she sat on his bed. She was crying a lot..just what had happened? It was troubling to think about. His thoughts were quickly shifted though, since she began to speak. He found himself shocked when she did open her mouth though. A favor? Anything would be okay but..did she say sleep with him? As in..

No, he definitely heard her wrong. Or took it wrong. Either way, his face was sure to be pink at the very least.

Cana’s pajamas only consisted of a white tanktop, and black sports shorts. She looked down at her feet as she walked down the hallway, a sad expression on her face. Along the empty hallways, all that sounded were her quiet footsteps. I want to see Seto… She mentally wished.

Only a few moments later, there was the sound of a door opening. She slowly looked up, and her wish had come true. At the very moment her and Seto met eyes as she heard her name come from his mouth. “Seto…” Her footsteps came to a halt. After only a few seconds, her body moved on its own as she sprinted down the hallway closing the distance between the two. She ran and ran into the arms of Seto, quickly wrapping her hands around his torso.

Although he wasn’t reading her mind, he immediately knew something was very wrong. Between the look in her eyes and the desperation in her voice, there was definitely something horribly wrong. The confirmation came when his girlfriend ran towards him and wrapped her arms around him. His reaction was a bit slow, as he had just woken up, however his arms moved to pull her close after he registered what had happened.

Twisting and turning in her bed, the images flashed in her head as she tried to lay still in her unconscious state. Her breathing was heavy and her heartbeat beating with an erratic pace. She slipped her body again, as if to squirm away from the horrible people and images in her mind. Tears fell from her face as she almost tried to force herself awake to escape the fantasy.

After a little while, she finally woke up and sat up quickly in a cold sweat with tears and sweat dripping from her face. She wiped the tears away with her hand before more came. Soon slowing to a stop with all of her senses returning to reality, she had one thought in mind. I want to see Seto… The senior moved from her bed, and exited the door to her room, still in her pajamas, making her way down the hallway of Mamoru House to her boyfriend’s room.

Seto had been having a pleasant dream, but sometimes good things had to end. His eyes fluttered open as he sat up. As much as he would of enjoyed going back to sleep, the boy simply knew he wouldn’t be able to do that. So instead, he did the only thing he found reasonable. Even if it was late, he’d go ahead and take a short walk. Some fresh air wouldn’t be bad for him, after all. His pajamas consisted of sweatpants and a t-shirt, so changing wouldn’t be necessary, although he did place a baseball cap on his head to hide his messy hair. He almost made it outside. Almost. As he left his room, he immediately spotted someone coming down the call. It was..Cana?

“Still..it’s almost strange how we all ended up finding someone,” she chuckled softly. “But..this is good, I think.” Like Ayano always said..they were heroes, not monsters…right? 

“I see..! So you met at work, huh?” Seto sure wasn’t telling him a whole lot, was he.. He had been thinking for a while that they had been drifting apart since they moved here, but he figured if that was the price that they’d pay to be away from all the crap from home then it was fine. Well, no not really. He finished up what little remained of his roll and licked his fingers clean.