They had a long day of having fun. Taking the day to enjoy the magic convention on another kingdom, Cedric and Sofia sure was worn out after all the shenanigans and was on their way back home
And now they found themselves in the carriage, both looking quite exhausted... especially Cedric. The carriage was quite cramped, with the stuffs and ingredients that Cedric bought from the magic market for potion brewing and alchemy. Because of this, the two was also cramped with each other with barely any room to move
Exhaustion was really taking a toll on Cedric, as he found himself heaving out a yawn which took the attention of the girl beside him. She then smiled at him and swept her hair from her side, revealing her shoulder to him
Cedric caught on what she was doing "Hah, I don't know what you're thinking, Sofia. But you might as well shrug it off. You'll never catch me lacking ever"
The princess responded with a shrug and looked away rather quickly. Upon doing this, another urge to rest came to Cedric, but he shook himself before his eyelids fell on him
He knew she wanted him to lean on her shoulders and rest. Not only would it be very embarrassing, but knowing Sofia, she'll probably add it as her ammunition to tease him later. And that, he absolutely cannot let happen
When the silence between them turned into a whole period of reverence, Cedric was having a very difficult time to resist his drowsiness with his eyes closed that he didn't notice himself slowly leaning on Sofia's shoulders from the gravity and his restlessness
Luckily, the man managed to wake up in the last second and immediately sat straight in his position. He looked at her in the corner of his eye, and she didn't seem to notice him almost leaning on her
That was not gonna happen again, he was sure of it. He was just unprepared that he let his defenses down for a second. Suddenly, a humming sound coming from beside him caught his attention. It was Sofia herself with a soft melody that resembled a nice lullaby
"That's not fair, Sofia" Cedric's eyelids were barely opened saying this
The princess didn't pay him attention and just scooted over shoulder to him. The odds keep on taking advantage of Cedric and he doesn't know how much longer he can resist.
"You do know Enchancia is still pretty far away right?" she finally spoke which he didn't seem to appreciate
"Of course, I know." Cedric responded as he leaned his head back with his eyes closed
"Don't you think it would be more convenient to just give in, Mr. Ceedric?" she suggested while looking at him from the corner of her eye
Cedric looked at her and his gaze fell to her shoulders. For a second there, he imagined her shoulders to be a warm and cozy pillow that looks very nice to lean on. His mind was playing hallucinations on him from the exhaustion and the little princess was making it worse with her underhanded tricks
Knowing this, Cedric knew he had no chance against such very powerful oppositions. Perhaps he can find a way to trick the princess into making this seem like a casual thing. A compromise perhaps..
His eyes widened when an idea came to him.
"Hey Sofia?"
"Mhmm..."
"Can I rest on your shoulder?"
"Feel free, Mr. Ceedric" she smiled while scooting her shoulder closer
"Okay okay, but wake me up at like after a minute. I will be awake then"
Sofia didn't respond and Cedric took this as a yes. And finally, his head finally got to have a place to lean on. Despite his hallucinations, Sofia's shoulders felt very nice. It was like a pillow, heck, it was much better than a pillow.
"Remember... wake me up after a minu... So..."
Sofia's shoulders were very comfortable that his words cut off before he could finish his point across. And with a last yawn, he finally fell to slumberland..
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Cedric's eyes opened after a collision that made the carriage shake. The first thing on his mind was how the minute seemed way too long than what he thought, and when he turned to Sofia, he finally notices that she was asleep as well and was leaning on him.
Something was bothering him, his arms felt warm for some reason and his elbows tight. And there was a soft sensation on his hand...
In that moment, he finally notices that he was actually holding Sofia close to him like a pillow. Without hesitation, Cedric put his hands away with a grimace on his face. He was lucky Sofia was sleeping and didn't see him cuddling her. That was for sure worth of like a month of teases for sure.
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Unfortunately for him, a sudden tug on his sleeve dragged his arm back to it's original position and he was embracing her again. A smile then forms on her lips, indicating she was awake all along and knew the whole thing.
Cedric sighed, not even surprised how terrible his luck is as always "Next time, I'm bringing myself my own pillow."
"Why bring a pillow when you have me~"
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"Shut up.."
