Enolive Oneshots

Sleeping

(Imagine all the children from MPHFPC are in an abandoned house temporarily after their loop has burned down.)

"I'll take the armchair. You'll all have to share I'm afraid. Twins, Bronwyn and Claire take the double bed. Horace and Millard go top to tail on the top bunk. I'm afraid Fiona and Hugh, you'll have to share the bottom bunk but I can see everything so you've been warned. Olive and Emma share and Jake and Enoch do the same. I know it's a squash but it'll do for now," Miss Peregrine ordered.

The four little ones were glad for the comfort in the double bed and Hugh and Fiona looked pleased they were together too. Horace and Millard were arguing on the top bunk. Olive and Emma didn't mind sharing but Jake and Enoch were both fully grown almost men so sharing a small single bed was uncomfortable to say the least. Miss Peregrine looked at home with her legs crossed and pipe sticking out her mouth on the armchair.

The little ones were fast asleep straight away and Horace and Millard seemed to have worn themselves out from their bickering. Hugh and Fiona had fallen asleep spooning each other and Miss Peregrine decided to turn a blind eye to Hugh's arms wrapped around the sleeping girl's waist. Emma and Jake had dozed off on their separate beds and even Miss Peregrine could be heard snoring lightly. Only Enoch and Olive were awake.

Olive was terrified of the future and it was keeping her awake. Enoch had insomnia anyway but even he was a bit uncomfortable about the unknown. The children had lived in the loop for most of their lives and now they were in the real world, the future was dangerous.

When Olive could take it no more, she creeped out of the single bed and tiptoed over to Jake. She shook his shoulder lightly and covered his mouth so he wouldn't wake the other children up.

"Jake, it's Olive. Please be quiet," she whispered, taking her hand away slowly.

Jake looked up at her and asked what she was doing.

"Please can we swap beds?" She asked shyly.

Enoch was watching and raised his eyebrow at Olive.

"Sure."

Jake crawled under the covers with Emma who opened her eyes and smiled before dozing off again.

"Come this side."
Enoch indicated with his hand for Olive to lay next to him, rather than the other end where Jake had been.

Olive gladly accepted and tentatively got into bed next to Enoch.

"Can't sleep?" He asked. Olive shook her head and he seemed to understand.

"Me neither. I know it's scary but at least we're together," Enoch said.
He probably meant that they were all together but Olive couldn't help thinking about just the two of them.

Olive relaxed in the bed next to him and wriggled a bit closer to Enoch. He lay on his back but one arm was round Olive and he didn't move away when she put her head on his chest. Soon they were holding tightly on to each other and even their legs were intertwined.

"If I die tomorrow," Enoch thought, "At least I'll die happy."