"..."
Raging, I can feel each of her breaths tickling my ear, and to be honest, I am getting way too hot underneath the blanket and her body, but I'm not going to say anything and wake her up.
Comeon, Hei! You've lived life and death situations! We can survive this night! We will not fall here and do something that might ruin our image!
For the rest of the night, I chant motivational speeches to myself while staring at the ceiling. It's pretty much impossible to sleep, though somehow Yin seems to be completely at peace against me. As the sun begins to come up, at least there's one good side.
She's...so soft.
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By the time the birds have finished chirping their morning love songs, I'm exhausted. At some point, I managed to doze off and sleep lightly, but every time Yin breathed loudly or snored gently in my ear, I was soon fully awake again. Eventually, despite the fact that I was getting to sleep with her, even if it was through a blanket, I was getting annoyed enough to fantasize about waking her. If only to get some peace.
However, then she began to whimper quietly. And I don't mean in a sexy way, though I'll admit I might have had some thoughts in that direction the first time. But it soon became apparent that she was remembering the sad fate of her teammates. The bed shook sometimes as she panicked until eventually, I turned around and wrapped my arms around her. Whenever she'd cry out their names, or flail about as if trying to escape evil, I'd just hold her tightly and press her head into my chest. Though it meant I got little sleep, I couldn't find it in myself to let her go.
Every time I tried, she'd grow afraid again and reach out with her small hands, desperately hoping for someone to find her. I could feel tears leaking from her eyes onto my shirt and not for the first time, I wondered if I had made a mistake. Perhaps I should have saved them. I know they were trash, but even still, I wish she didn't have to go through this.
"Mmm?" Yin's soft voice wakes me from my stupor. It's fortunate that I've at least become a Lvl. 1 hunter or else I probably would be barely able to keep my eyes open. Soft hands move on the other side of the sheets and I feel her pull away slightly. When she realizes how we're holding each other, she gasps. "OH!"
"It's not what you think!" I scramble to get back before she gets the wrong idea. Her surprised face has a tiny bit of drool on it, as well as dried tears, but it's still insanely cute.
"What...what am I thinking?" She asks. At first, she merely seems confused. But then her voice grows coy and I feel the hairs on the back of my neck rise as if I've just encountered a dangerous enemy. "Tell me, what were you thinking, last night while I was sleeping? Are you okay, Hei? Your eyes are really red. It doesn't look like you slept very well..."
"Nothing! I'm just a light sleeper! And you looked like you needed someone to hold you..." I break off gently and she raises an eyebrow. After several seconds of staring at my earnest expression, she smiles gently. Her eyes are a little wet and she wipes them with the blanket.
"Relax, I'm just messing with you." Her smile turns into a devilish grin. "Didn't think you were such a virgin!"
"What did you say!" I react instantly, reaching over to grab her, but she's already sprinting out of bed.
"I'm going to shower first! Gotta leave early to hunt some zombies, right?" She shouts back before I can catch her. Damnit! If she wasn't two levels higher than me! Before the door slams shut beside her, I swear I catch sight of something different. A hint of color under her t-shirt.
Pink? She's that kind of girl? Or am I just imagining it?
All the fight goes out of me as I work to control a different kind of fight downstairs. Shaking my head, I get out of bed and stretch, looking at the sky. Sometime past noon, I guess? It really is time to leave.
