The room was silent. Klare laid peacefully on the bed, dozing off in her night gown. Zuko, on the other hand, kept constantly moving around on the floor, attempting to find a comfortable spot. See, being as Zuko was trying to be a gentleman and make up for their earlier argument, he had given Klare his bed all to herself while he chose to just sleep on the floor.
Klare's POV
Nonstop shuffling could be heard from behind me. No doubt it was Zuko failing to get comfortable. I rolled over, now laying on my side and staring tiredly at him. He doesn't seem to notice my gaze until I let out a tired/irritated groan. "If your so uncomfortable down there, then just get up here and stop being so noisy."
Zuko looked up at me with wide eyes. Correction, with one wide eye and another slightly more opened eye. For me, I was too tired to even care about what he was thinking, even as I watched his whole face become crimson. I just wanted to sleep, so I rolled back over, back facing him. "Or stay on the ground, I don't care. Just stop being so noisy." I mumbled sleepily.
"Klare? You do know what someone would think if we shared a bed?" "Yeah, and I don't particularly care. It's your decision, not mine, Zuky-chan." In my half awake state, I could feel Zuko hesitantly lay down behind me, turning over so that our backs faced each other.
It was finally silent for a moment before a thought came to my mind. "Hey, Zuky? Doesn't this remind you of back then? Heh, so nostalgic." There was a shuffle, indicating that he had turned over. "Yeah, I missed times like this." His voice sounded more hoarse and was so close that I could feel his breath on my ear. I was wide awake in seconds, embarrassment filling me to the brim. I shoved him out of the bed, accidentally giving him the comfy blankets as well.
"Hey! What was that for?!" He whisper-yelled. "It's too warm in here for fluffy blankets and body heat put together!" I squeaked as the door suddenly slammed open to reveal a young man about Zuko's age, who I believe was the main one in charge of steering the ship. He noticed how Zuko and I were situated and blushed, blushing even harder when he saw how one of my gown straps were off the side of my shoulder. "S-sorry to interrupt, Sir! However, strong currents are forcing us towards an unknown island shoreline, Sir!" The boy stood up straight, making failed mental attempts to make the blush go away.
Both mine and Zuko's faces heat up in embarrassment. "It's not what it looks like!" I screech as he yelled in unison with me. "Fine, just anchor the ship on the shoreline, but no one leaves until I give them approval to do so." Zuko's voice was firm and controlled, unlike the raging bush on his face. The boy nodded and left, making sure to quickly close the door and, unbeknownst to the pair inside, place a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on the door.
The two looked at each other, blush and all. With a mischievous smirk forming on Zuko's face, he reached up and pulled the sheets that were still just barely remaining on the bed. Klare slipped off the bed with the sheets, falling right on top of Zuko... If getting any redder was a possibility, I managed it.
Both of us were seemingly straddling each other's legs, but that wasn't even the embarrassing part. What made both of our faces flare up with heat was the fact that we both had just accidentally lost our first kisses... to our best friends... each other.
It took both of us a couple of seconds to register what was happening, but when I did I quickly pushed myself off of him and jumped back into the bed, back facing him. My fingers lightly pressed onto my lips as my thoughts ran ramped in my mind.
"Kla- I'm so- I didn't mean- Uh- How do I-" Zuko could bare form words, much less completely sentences. Even his head seemed to be spinning.
An awkward atmosphere grew around us, neither willing to look at the other.
Narrator POV! Yay!
Out of the blue, Klare began humming to herself as a means of calming herself down. Her humming slowly shifted into singing as she began to relax. Zuko looked up at her, a hint of secret recognition dancing in his eyes.
"Silver light.
She turn her face up to the star lit sky.
And on this night began to wonder
Why
She knew that soon the day would come
Born to be
The heir of beauty in serenity
Into this world she entered quietly
To her surprise
She was the one
Destiny was close behind her
Phantom of borrowed life
And her sea
Was a reminder
Mirror of given light
Then one day
The sun shed waited for in skies of grey
Traversed a winding road and came her way.
She found the love she'd hoped she would
But she knew
That she had promises to stay true to.
The dormant daughter of the silver moon
Then all at once she understood
Destiny was close behind her
Phantom of borrowed life
And her sea
Was a reminder
Mirror of given light
From the sky
She watched the life she'd known she
would leave behind
Said good bye
And gave her people life through
Her sacrifice."
"I've always wondered. How come you've always sung or hummed that song whenever you were nervous or upset? I remember you always doing it when we were younger too." Zuko asked in curiosity. He heard a sigh escape the girl as she looked over her shoulder and down at him. There seemed to be an underlining sadness in her otherwise empty gaze. "My mother would always sing it to me when I was small, saying that it was my song. Even now, I still don't understand what she meant by that, but somehow it's always had a sort of calming effect on me." "I see."
The rest of the night was filled with a strangely comfortable silence. Neither of the two were sure when or how they both fell asleep, but they did.
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Finally!!!! I know, I know. I said I'd have it updated... About a months ago.... I'm sorry!!!! Pwease forgive me, reader-chans!!!! 。・゜・(ノД')・゜・。
Here it is though! Better late than never, right?
Summer has started again and I'll be trying to type whenever I can. Hopefully that'll be a bit more frequently.
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