Lessons of the heart

Hit and Miss

Sometimes you win, sometimes you loose. Doesn't mean you should give up so easily. Don't get discouraged because: if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. That's probably the case with our dear Princes. Giving up is a concept they find hard to grasp. First attempt was a bust but as there are four of them, that leaves them 3 more alternatives to consider. Still, sometimes it wouldn't hurt to be just a bit more subtle.

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The first rays of sunlight came peeping through the windows, the two princes still pretty much zoned out, all snuggled up against each other with the pillow in the middle. At some point during the night, they had been battling it out about the pillow and who would be using it. Not that they could possibly remember as they'd been half asleep. In the end, nobody won or lost and they simply had shared custody over the fluffy white pillow.

As always, the maid came to change Heine's bed sheets and, if the Princes had stayed awake, they would have noticed that their Tutor hadn't left his room all night and if they had they wouldn't be in this embarrassing situation. The maid noticed the two boys and let out a soft gasp of surprise, nearly dropping the clean sheets. Ar first, she figured something bad had happened but then it just seemed like they had fallen asleep here. It wasn't her place to question it really but she could try and wake them up just a little bit. She placed her hand on Leonhard's shoulder and shook it gently, causing his eyelashes to flutter and his eyes to open. They weren't focused at first and he wasn't sure where he was. When he did however, it was as if all hell broke loose.

"Get off me you idiot!"

He yelled as he noticed Licht clinging to him, startling the poor girl that had only passed by to do her chores.

"Hmpf... what... OUCH! Leo-nii! No need to hit me."

Licht whined as the pillow had come down on top of his head.

"You think sleeping on the floor with you was fun? You kick in your sleep! I'm probably covered in bruises thanks to you."

He continued moping, both having failed to notice that by now Heine was had let the maid in and was now staring at the Princes' squabble in the hallway, Licht not wearing his jacket ad Leonhard dressed in his pastel-pink nightgown.

"Ahem"

Heine cleared his throat.

"Can I help you with anything?"

Though from what I gather you have been sleeping here. This has to be their worst idea so far. They could get a cold... They could have been seen, well, they have been but that can easily be rectified.

"No, we... euhm... we sleepwalk."

Leonhard said with a flushed face hoping that Heine would believe him, despite it sounding so far fetched. They were in so much trouble right now.

Sleepwalk?

Heine thought.

"Yes! We sleepwalk and now we best be getting back to our own room and get ready. Especially Leo-nii. He shouldn't be walking around dressed in pink, it's too much his color."

Licht laughed nervously, dragging Leonhard with him before they could be interrogated further by Heine. This had been a total waste of time. Even if anything had happened, they hadn't witnessed it. No one would have woken them up, they couldn't as it would have been proof... probably... What was worse, they were both sore from laying half against the wall, half on the floor, far away from any comfortable bed.