2nd Chances

Part 28

He woke up with a smile. It was still dark out, the sun barely rising above the horizon.

He cuddled this adorable bundle next to him, no matter what she did, Shinobu would always be the most beautiful woman in the world to him.

"Giyuu....." she groaned as she rolled over.

Their faces came so close he could feel her breathing.

She was talking in her sleep.

He nestled himself against her, every day he considered himself fortunate to be able to experience these types of things. To get the love of his life all to himself.

He thought back to a time where all he had was solitude and pain, those years were long past him now but she reminded him so faintly of them before her voice grabbed his attention once more.

"Giyuu...." She groaned as her eyes slowly opened.

She was still half asleep, his movements had woken up the light sleeper.

Her sleepy eyes looked at him before a small smile crept up on her face.

She grabbed ahold of him and pushed herself against him, his body heat and comfort feeling so enticing.

She loved him, but she subconsciously valued sleep more.

Her eyes shut again as she fell back asleep.

(2 hours later)

This time she was actually awake. As Shinobu yawned and stretched she accidentally hit him.

"Ow." Giyuu said as he was woken up.

"Oh.... Sorry." She said quietly.

He didn't really feel her light hit but he said ow on reflex anyway.

She pulled away from him and laid on her side looking at him.

"Giyuu, what's wrong?" She said seeing his obviously disgruntled expression.

"I want you to stop taking all my blanket." He said as he tugged back on the sheet.

"But it's cold!" She protested weakly as she struggled to keep the sheet on her.

"You don't need three layers." He said taking his share back.

Giyuu had brought her a separate blanket because she loved taking all of his, and she STILL managed to swipe some of his while he was sleeping.

As he covered himself again he grabbed a hold of her blanket and dragged it over himself in a small petty act.

"Giyuu." She whined.

"If you're cold, then get some more." He said fed up with her nightly antics.

She stopped trying to resist and simply got up and out of bed. She looked to be thinking of walking away but choose not to as she shivered.

He watched on as she stood faced away at the bedside.

She grumbled a bit before turning back around.

"Can I have it back?"

"Mmmmmm....." he looked to be thinking it over before reaching out and yanking her back in.

"You can have both, we're sharing." He said in a compromise.

He simply could not stand waking up cold because she had stripped him of his blanket in his sleep. Giyuu wasn't even sure if she did it on purpose or not, it seemed more like a habit.

She instantly bundled herself back up while refusing to face him.

As their skin touched he could feel it, she was cold.