Encounter with Fate

Time to explain

Headphones opened her eyes to find herself back in her bedroom, she was in bed and in her pajamas. She started rubbing the sleep out of her eyes as she tried to get up, only to be dragged back to the bed by a strong arm.

"H-Huh?"

A blue blush covered her face as she looked to her right to find Skull by her side, fast asleep. His tenacles usually up in a hair tie now free and messy, he was also missing his signature bandana. He wasn't wearing his usual clothes, instead of his octo tee he was wearing an oversized t-shirt and the shorts had a blue strip instead of a purple one.

"Why is he... when did he... WHY ARE WE IN BED TOGETHER!!?" She thought while silently freaking out.

Bits and pieces of what happened last night came flooding back to her. Skull's glowing eyes, Half-rim dragging her into the ocean, almost drowning, and Skull coming to save her. After getting back home, Headphones offered Skull to use the drier and lent him some clothes while they dried. She lent him an oversized t-shirt she would use as pajamas and a pair of shorts she got from Goggles room. As Skull went into the bathroom to change Headphones went to her room to change out of her wet clothes and into her pajamas, the rest after that was a blur.

"I don't remember what happened after that, I guess I finally crashed." Skull's hands were now around her waist, pulling her close. "Oof, guess I let him stay last night probably for the best."

With it being so late and add that with Skull's wondering off skills, he'd probably be lost all night. Skull began to stir; he opened his eyes that immediately grew wide when he saw he was holding her.

"Sorry!" He let her go and sat up. "I didn't mean to grab you."

A light purple tint covered his face.

"It's fine." She said while sitting up.

They both sat there in silence, not really sure what to say. Headphones sneaked a quick glance at her alarm clock, it was a little after 9 in the morning the rest of Team Blue was probably up by now. 

"Wait a minute... it's Spec's turn to do laundry and I let Skull use the drier last night." She thought, then turned to Skull. "Hey, did you get your clothes out of the drier?"

Skull thought for a moment. "I think they're still in the drier, why do you ask?"

Headphones immediately got off the bed and hurried toward the bedroom door, the only explanation she gave him was a panicked "Specs" as she hurried out. She had to get Skull's clothes back before Specs found them and started asking questions or checked her room to be on the safe side. Specs was the 'older brother' of the team and looked out for them, but he was a bit 'protective' with her and Bobbles when it came to boys. Specify boys who tried to flirt or were too friendly with them. 

"I'll just grab his clothes and stay in my room," She thought as she made her way past the kitchen "And help Skull sneak out."

As she opened the door to the laundry room, she immediately rushed to the drier and opened the door, she let out a small sigh of relief seeing his clothes were still there and dry. 

"Headphones?"

She slowly turned her head to see Specs standing in the doorway of the laundry room, giving her a questioning look.

"Hey, Specs!" Trying to keep her voice steady. "Your already up!"

"Yeah... I'm just about to start making breakfast." Raising an eyebrow at her. "What are you doing?"

"J-Just grabbing some clothes I threw in the drier last night." Giving him her most convincing smile.

Specs stood there for a few seconds then turned to head back to the kitchen. "Just make sure to clean out the lint trap when you're done, also get your dirty clothes together I'm going to start on the laundry after breakfast." With that, he headed back into the kitchen to start on breakfast.