Forever Sunset

Chapter 4 - Recharge

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You come tumbling down the stairs. I only noticed when you misstepped and slammed into the wall. To preoccupied with our guest who cheekily snuck in when you were preoccupied upstairs.

Haha!

Our guest laughs as I rush to get up and go over to you.

"Oh shit are you alright?"

"Mhm estoy bien estoy bien."

You huff getting up and shaking yourself off.

I turn to not so graciously introduce our guest but they're gone.

"What was he doing here?"

"Oh they just kinda showed up when you went upstairs."

"..."

"I know you don't like them like I do but I swear I can make you a fan! They're so silly they just have a unique sense of humor but once you understand it you understand them more!"

"..."

"...Roier?"

"Perdón."

You reach up and rub your temple your face deep in thought exhaustion the strongest emotion on your face.

"¿Podemos tener esta conversación más tarde?"

"Oh uh yeah? Tired?"

"Sí."

Before I can speak more you're already walking back upstairs sluggishly walking towards our bed and flopping on it face first. I sit on my side of the bed I can't help but let out a small chuckle at the sight of your exhausted state.

"Tough mob?"

You nod groaning.

I laugh a bit again.

We stay like this on the bed for a while I know you need some time to recharge. I stare at the ceiling for a while until I remember "oh right my little project." I move off the bed going to a drawer in the room pulling out a box. I sit back on the bed the box on my lap just waiting, zoning out.

.

.

.

Eventually I get sick of waiting and just flick at your forehead.

"Eh?! What what ¿Que pasa?"

You jolt awake looking at me groggily.

I gesture towards the box on my lap.

"Oh? ¿Un regalo para mi?"

I nod.

You take the box half awake despite the clear tire of your body you cautiously open the small box like you're somehow worried you'll ruin it with the smallest move.

"Clothes?"

You say pulling out the outfit.

"It looks like what you were wearing when we first came to this damn island."

"Mhm. I made it since our overalls have seen better days and I don't think they're going to last much longer. You don't have to wear it if you don't like it though."

I say as I look away nervous, what if this was stupid a dumb idea I shouldn't have spent so much effort on?

You speak again after staring at the outfit for a while carefully grazing your fingers along it.

"Oh you made the purple parts red..I like..very cute-muy lindo Jaiden you even put a spider and everything."

You haven't taken your eyes off it since you first held it.

"Do you have another copy of this you're going to wear with me to like like how we do the overalls?"

"I mean I guess we'll be matching in a way still."

I say as I reach into the box pulling out the outfit I made for myself with an awkward smile.

"Oh shit? Jaiden? It looks like my old outfit? No way. Very cute."

You say with a smile looking at as I chuckle I was worried it'd be weird.

"I'm going to go put it on."

You get up from the bed outfit in hand already quick to head towards the bathroom.

"You don't have to right now!"

"I gotta pee anyways! ¡Ya vengo!"

I can't help but roll my eyes as I flop back onto the bed shifting my body onto the spot where you laid to enjoy the warmth of it stretching and yawning. It's getting late closer to the time we go to bed and I yawn again. After a few minutes you come back into our room.

"I look like that one guy from Naruto."

You announce as you come in I look you up and down I made the neck piece a bit to long so it covered most of the lower half of your face.

"I can fix it if it's too much of a hassle."

I offer but you shake your head moving over to your side of the bed and pushing me out of it, I don't object but I don't help either referring to go limp. Once I'm off your space you lay on it stretching yourself out.

"Gracias Jaiden."

"Don't thank me our clothes needed an update."

After that we lay in silence for a bit staring at the ceiling. I think back to the conversation I had with Cucurucho. I'm going to have to tell you soon of the mission they gave me but now isn't the moment for that. We're both clearly exhausted from the day and the unexpected interruptions. I yawn then you yawn and we go back and forth on this for a while for some reason not choosing to go to sleep yet like the were waiting for the other to say something. I can't think of anything so I just move and poke at your ear it flicks at the touch, like a cat. How silly. I keep doing it until you grumble waving your hand lazily to get me to back off.

"Too tired to humor me a bit?

"Sí, lo siento Jaiden."

You say turning to look at me.

"Buenas noches, Jaiden."

You mutter softly before turning away from me curling in on yourself in a semi fetal position. It reminds me of before when our son was still around you use to sleep like a brick and he'd rest between us like that. You did only start sleeping like that after...what happened huh? I don't linger on that thought as I turn and get comfortable turning away from you as I yawn closing my eyes. I feel your back slightly press against mine. I'm use to it. I can understand the need to do it. Whatever we need to talk about can wait until tomorrow.

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