Zane⁓Chan: The Handmaiden and The Pirate Mercenary

TWENTY-THREE: Anything You Want

Nana-Chan's POV:

Opening my eyes slowly, I blinked a few times and looked around as my eyes adjusted to the light and I realized that we had fallen asleep on the beach at some point.

I felt something on my waist and looked down to see Zane's arm over my waist while his other one was tucked under my head, acting as a pillow for me.

His jacket was over me, acting as a blanket for me.

Awe.

I looked around some more and seen Aphmau and Aaron asleep nearby with Aphmau's head on his chest, Garroth was asleep next to them cuddling with an empty bottle and snoring away.

I lifted my head up and looked up to see Travis and Katelyn a few feet away from us with Katelyn's head tucked away into his chest as his arms around her.

Adorable.

Rolling over onto my back, I looked over and seen that Zane was still asleep and the sun was starting to rise over the docks and I knew in just hours they would be departing for the next 4 months.

Rubbing my eyes with the back of my hands, I yawned and scratched the back of my head as I sat up slowly, trying my hardest not to wake up Zane in the process.

His arm dropped to my lap and I went to move it when he tightened his grip on me and pulled me flush against him and I looked down to see him looking up at me.

"Did I wake you?" I asked quietly.

"No. Garroth's obnoxious snoring did" He replied and glared at his brother, I looked over and nodded my head because how can anyone sleep through that.

Zane suddenly stood up and I watched him as he walked over and kicked his brother in the side, Garroth snorted and woke up immediately and swung back at his brother.

"Hey!" He shouted.

"Your snoring is annoying. You're lucky that I just chose to kick you and not drown you in the ocean" Zane snapped back in response as everyone else started waking up.

Oh well.

"It wasn't that loud" Garroth grumbled.

"I considered drowning you at least three times every hour" Aaron commented and Garroth glared at him as he stood up and stumbled a bit before stretching and hitting Zane once more.

Zane hit him back much harder and started dragging him towards the water while Garroth attempted to fight him off but just waking up and lack of sleep made him less coordinated.

Zane shoved him into the water and that woke Garroth up right away while Zane walked off and Garroth shouted at him but Zane didn't seem that bothered.

Zane stopped in front of me and held out a hand to me, I reached up and slid my hand into his, grabbing a hold of his jacket in the process as he pulled me up.

"Nana and I are going away for a few hours" Zane said.

Yay!

"Where are we going?" I asked, curiosity getting the best of me as I waved bye to everyone and jogged a bit to catch up with Zane who stopped and hled out a hand to me.

"Adventuring" A smile crossed my face.

"Adventuring where?" I asked.

"To the other side of the island to go and grab something Garroth hid. He won't find it in time" He replied and I nodded my head, having absolutely no complaints about that.

"Sounds fun!" I chirped.

"You better be back here at dusk Zane or else we're leaving without you!" Garroth shouted.