f u r n i t u r e;

“Boo!”

Sayo had waited in complete silence until she heard the door open, which meant that Battler had more than likely returned. When it did open she didn’t hesitate to pop up from her crouched position, a pumpkin head mask held against her face.

It didn’t stay there long as she slowly lowered it, a sheepish grin on her face as she peered up at her boyfriend. “So, did I scare you?”

Now this boy is probably unknown, but he still holds a special place in my heart; Virid from Beyond the Beyond.

Terra was actually one of my first (and strongest) muses that I still have a semi-active independent blog for. She was always my favorite on the Teen Titans, and I was always really upset when a majority of people disliked her solely for shipping reasons.

She’s a great character that has flaws and insecurities, and she acts on them like many girls her age likely would. She’s not perfect and isn’t meant to be a hero, and that’s what I love about her. Terra is just a girl trying to find her way, and she slips up like one would expect.

She’s also the villain that you get to see evolve to that point, which is why I think a lot of people disliked her. Unlike other Teen Titan villains that are probably accepted more than her, you’re able to see just how she gets to that point. She isn’t introduced as some bad guy with a quirky personality. She’s supposed to make you hurt. I can understand the dislike for her, though—it’s just a shame when people just dislike her for putting a ship in jeopardy!

“Couldn’t get my brain to shut up for five minutes mostly And of course the prof had to pick the most driest lecture to give today.”

He had told her his latest worries with his friends running off to find a killer. While he understood the need for closure he also worried about them nonetheless. He hadn’t even gotten that little call from Kurogane at this point and already it was affecting him. It was just the way he had become, constantly worrying himself sick if he wasn’t careful.

“I’m sure you did well on that exam.” he added. 

“Long.” he replied, “It just seemed to drag on, I swear.”

His posture drooped considerably. He was tired, and it was clear from his face he was. He had kept her up to date with his latest headache: the fact that their friends were currently in another town looking for mobsters, as crazy as that sounded.

That was probably why she did this, which he was grateful for.

“Yours?” he asked, “I’m assuming busy with this little creation of yours.”

“Definitely not as long as yours.”

He laughed a little, sitting right beside her. It was comfortable in here, and he wasn’t even brushing the top of his head against the blankets. He happily accepted the offer of the blanket and draped it over his legs, scooting over to be closer to her.

“Nope. I actually kind of missed doing stuff like this.”

Even though they were supposed to be adults, something like a blanket fort could still be enjoyed. It was nice, not having to worry about the world for a while.

“Well, I guess I worried for nothing.”

Though, even on the off chance that Battler didn’t have any interest in the blanket fort she could have just offered it to Angie. It wouldn’t have been a big deal had he wanted to do something else instead.

To her credit, he did jump a little when she popped out at him, but the surprise quickly turned into a smile. He had to admit, she was adorable. Not that she wasn’t cute every day, but certainly today she was.

“You’d think I’d say no?” he asked with a hint of teasing in his voice. He crawled in to sit beside her. It was comfortable under here, with all of the pillows lining the floor. It was something from childhood he was supposed to grow out of, but he was glad he hadn’t. These sort of makeshift forts were always the most fun, and it was certainly welcomed right now.

“You certainly outdid yourself with this fort.”

“I dunno. I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t have enough room to put in a mini-swimming pool.”

Worry consumed most of his hours, awake or not. This time around he was starting to get better at managing it, but all the same Battler was stressed. His studies helped to take some of the edge off of it, as well as he loved ones, but the lack of sleep was showing. At least, he thought, he was doing better than he was last time he was like this.

Of course today had dragged on and nearly put him to sleep during lectures. He was happy when it was over, and he could just go home and ahve a few hours to himself and perhaps Sayo before Ange would come home from school. He had no idea what he would do when he got there, but so long as it wasn’t stress inducing he didn’t care.

“Oi, oi, finally…” 

He trailed off as he opened the door to the apartment, relieved that he could finally relax. However he paused in his steps after he closed the door and noticed something. Right in the middle of the room was a rather cozy looking blanket fort. He tilted his head, rather confused by its appearance. It looked way too good for Ange to have built it. So that left only one option…

“…?”

He put his bag and jacket aside and started looking around. He didn’t see her anywhere, so the only logical conclusion was she was inside. He carefully got down on his hands and knees and pulled ack part of the blanket to look inside.

The moment she hears the door open she’s scooting closer to the little entrance of the fort, prepared to surprise Battler. An innocent smile is playing on her lips, but the moment she notices the blanket being pulled back she immediately pops forward.

“Boo!”

Sayo doubts that she’ll scare him, but it’s still an attempt to surprise him (as if the impromptu blanket fort wasn’t a surprise already). With her cover now gone she scoots back slightly, though still remains in sight as she speaks. 

Class had wrapped up early for Sayo, so she had some spare time on her hands. Normally she would remain on campus for a little longer, talk to the few people she could consider friends, but today she had a plan.

Thanks to the early dismissal she was able to make it back to the apartment before Battler. This would give her a chance to set things up before he could return. Pillows and blankets are tugged from their respective places and thrown into the middle of the living room; and interesting sight considering how neat she often was. 

“Hm...”

Not quite satisfied yet, Sayo begins to pull some chairs into the room to aid her. Before long she has successfully constructed a blanket fort, complete with pillow padding inside. It’s a bit of a simple idea, but it’s honestly been a while since her and Battler could relax with something as innocent as this.

“Hey take your time. We got all day.”

In the mean time, he decided to try and look around himself for anything interesting. He honestly wasn’t quite sure what she would like, but he did find a pumpkin head he could mess around with.

Maybe he’d wait a while before he tried to scare his girlfriend with pumpkinhead!boyfriend. Yeah, wait until after she’d got a costume.

“I’ll try to be fast.”