~The Passing Time~ A Garmau FF

Chapter 34: The Reckless Trio

Aphmau's POV
I groggily open my eyes and I see blue sky ahead of me. A small gust blows sandy blonde hair into my face.

Wh-what?

I focus my eyes and notice who the hair belonged to. My eyes widen.

We fell asleep here?

I slowly stand up, careful not to wake the sleeping Garroth, and I look at the tree. I smile at the carving in it.

I see Garroth stir and open his eyes. He jumps at the sight of the outdoors. I look away, pretending I didn't notice him.

"Uh.. Hey Aph." He says akwardly.

I turn around and notice him blushing. I giggle, "Hi Garroth. Sleep well?"

He lets out an amused "tch" sound and nods. Suddenly, his eyes widen, "Oh my Irene. I forgot about Laurance and Dante." He places his palm on his forehead and presses upward, running his fingers through his hair.

"What about... Oh they teased you, didn't they?" I say and he blushes. "Oh here comes Mr. Blush again." I start giggling.

"Hey!" He says and starts chuckling. "F-fine. Then I'm calling you Aphmeow again."

I smirk, "Fine with me!" I turn to skip off, but I feel a slight tug on my sleeve. I turn around to see Garroth.

His expression changed from a playful look to a softer one. "Can I tell you something?" He asks.

I nod and he lets go of my sleeve. "Y-Yesterday when I said that I-I-" He takes a deep breath, his face growing red, "When I said that I-I like you, I-I didn't just mean like as in just friends." His face is now a deep red.

I smile, blushing as well, "I-I know." I say quietly. "Th-That's what I meant too..."

I end up getting lost in his icy blue eyes again and I know what's about to come. This feeling is all to familiar.

Suddenly I feel soft lips pressed against mine in a kiss. I smile against it and wrap my arms around his neck.

Soon we pull away, both of us are blushing.

"Should we meet up again tomorrow?" Garroth asks, still blushing.

"I'd love to." I say, "However, right now I think we both need to get back to our houses. Before anyone wakes up hopefully." I say and he nods.

"Okay, see you then." I say, smiling warmly at him.

"I think we should keep quiet about our meetings, you know just as well as I do how our friends react to these kinds of things." Garroth says just before I turn, I nod and wave as I walk to mine and Kiki's house.

Garroth's POV
I slowly open the back door of the house and sneak inside. I inch it closed and turn around.

The time on the microwave says 7:15. I dash up the stairs, nimbly placing my feet down in front of one another. I reach my room, bolt inside, and close the door behind me.

I slide my back down the door until I am sitting on the floor, breathing heavily from my dash to the house and up the stairs.

After a moment, I stand up again and walk to my closet to change my clothes.

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Now that I am dressed, I go across the hall and knock on Laurance's room's door, then I turn and knock on Dante's.

I hear a ruffle, followed by a "Go away" from Laurance and soft snores from Dante.

I open up Laurance's door and try to whip off his blanket, which he puts up a fight for, rolling up in it and gripping the top.