(Jojo / Jjba X Reader) A 7TH Stand User Joins The Party

Chapter 44

    You couldn't sleep after all. 

It was terribly cold in the desert at night, and no matter how much you curled up and tucked the covers around yourself, you seriously couldn't just fall asleep. It was almost annoying, especially when you had felt so disgustingly hot earlier. The fact that you were so cold right now was really starting to piss you off. 

You tugged the covers closer. You had been trying to hold off, but your teeth had started to chatter. You were seriously trembling from the cold… what was with this?

“Too cold for you too?” you heard a soft voice, looking over to see kakyoin looking at you with a slight smile. Looks like he couldn't sleep either. 

“Y-Yeah.” you said, rubbing your hands together. “There's no way I can fall asleep when it’s this cold.” 

“The average temperature for a desert at night is 25 degrees fahrenheit.” He said. “I can see my breath, so I can only assume we’re already around that.” He said. 

“Really…” you let out a breath, seeing it fog up around your face. It certainly felt that cold, but you didn't expect the actual number degree. “You really know a lot, huh?” 

He chuckled, and you could see that his cheeks had turned a little pink. “I believe knowledge is power… but I do enjoy learning various things… they may not always be useful, but they make good conversation.”

“Mh. I agree.” you said, but you were still shivering… 

“And it’s important to fully devote oneself to one's studies. So I learn a lot by going above and beyond with that.” he said, rubbing his arms, trying to work the warmth back into them. 

“Well.. you know a lot about this kind of thing, right? What should we do in a cold situation like this?” you asked, smiling wryly, “I would like to try and actually sleep tonight if possible… who knows what will happen tomorrow.” you said with a little laugh. 

He paused, looking at you. His face suddenly went bright red, “er.. Well… uh… usually, in a situation like this.. You would, uhm… huddle together… to share body heat..” he said, avoiding your gaze. 

“Oh.” you said, your own face growing hot. “Well… That actually isn't a bad idea…” you muttered, biting your lip. 

“Are you guys done talking? I’m trying to sleep…” Polnareff grunted. 

“Sorry.. Did we wake you up?” You asked, looking over at him. 

“I apologize, Polnareff.” said Kakyoin. 

“... it doesn't matter, just go to sleep..” Polnareff muttered, and rolled over. 

“Sure…” you muttered, then looked over at Kakyoin, “so uh… if you scoot over, you can share my bed mat..” you said, a little embarrassed about it, but much more concerned that you would get a good night's rest than anything else. 

Suddenly, Polnareff sat straight up, looking over at you, “What are you two doing?”

You were surprised by his sudden interest, “Uh, well… it’s cold, so we were going to share body heat…” you said, rubbing the back of his neck, your cheeks going red, “it's nothing weird or anything.. I’m just cold.” 

Polnareff looked like he would say something, opening his mouth, but then shutting it again. After a few moments of silence, he protested, “I’m cold too, you know!” 

“Well, we can all huddle together then..” you said, trying to hide how red your face was getting. This was only happening because it was so cold… or at least that’s what you told yourself. 

Polnareff scooted in closer to you, pulling up his blanket so your bodies could touch directly, laying the blanket over the both of you. On the other side, Kakyoin did the same, his body pressed up against your back. 

Polnareff's arm went around your waist, Kakyoins doing the same from the other side. Immediately, you could feel the heat radiating off both men, almost instantly warming you up and making you sleepy. 

“This is really nice…” you muttered, tiredness entering your voice. You leaned your cheek against Polnareff's chest, quickly falling into a deep sleep before you could even say goodnight.