Hazel And The Giant (G/T Fluff)

Chapter 5: Falling Asleep

After letting Hazel rest in his pocket for a short while, Brian knew that he did need to wake her up so he could show her the view. He gently tapped the pocket she was in, whispering her name. Seconds later she poked her head out, looking confused for a moment until she remembered what was going on. Brian gestured for her to climb out onto his hand and she obliged, clumsily clambering out of the pocket and falling face-first into his palm.

Brian softly chuckled, "You okay?"

Hazel nodded as she sat up, smiling up at him. It had only been a day since she'd been held by a giant for the first time but she already loved it; the feeling of warmth and protection was unlike anything she'd experienced before!

"Okay good. I didn't want to wake you up but you just have to see this view, I think you're gonna love it!"

Hazel turned around and gasped in awe. The night sky was glittering with bright stars, all of which reflected beautifully against the still water of the lake. Hazel could just barely see mountains in the distance along with even more of the forest along the side of the lake. The moon was also full, adding a whole other level of beauty to the already perfect scene.

"Wow, Brian, it's gorgeous!"

"I knew you'd love it," He replied, "I come out here a lot to relax, it's a very calming place to me."

"I can see why, it does have a very relaxing atmosphere. And being here so close to you just makes it even nicer," Hazel yawned, laying on her back in his palm, "I'm really happy that I've met you, part of me was nervous about moving house again but you've helped me feel so at home. Thank you." She smiled softly, lazily stretching out her arm to reach his thumb and hold it for a moment.

"It's no problem, but I should really be thanking you as well. Like I said before, it's been so long since anybody last lived in that house and nobody ever really comes into these woods either so it's been really nice finally having somebody to talk to again. Thank you, Hazel," He smiled gently with a twinkle in his deep-brown eyes.

She gave him a dopey smile in return and he could see how tired she was, especially due to the sleepy look in her eyes. Moments later she closed her eyes, and he knew that she'd fallen asleep again. As gently as he possibly could, Brian slipped Hazel into his pocket and began slowly making his way back to his cottage. He'd easily be able to set up a bed for her for the night and it would end up being easier than taking her back to her house.

Once he arrived back at the cottage, he felt Hazel stir in his pocket. He glanced down to see if she'd woken up but he quickly realised that she was still fast asleep. Although the humans he'd previously befriended had spent a lot of time in his cottage, none of them had ever slept there but Brian had some idea of how to make Hazel comfortable.

Yet again, he slipped her out of his pocket and she grumbled for a moment. She hadn't woken up though, as she was the sort of person who could sleep through an earthquake! Brian had to stifle his laughter over how deep of a sleeper she was.

He ultimately decided to lay her down on one of his pillows which he would lie beside on his bed, as he moved very little in his sleep and the bed (and its pillows) were fairly big even by his standards. He gently took her boots off for her (as he knew that sleeping in boots probably wasn't too comfortable) and placed them on his bedside table.

Then he put on his pyjamas and got into his bed as gently as possible, resting one hand over Hazel on the pillow. He soon fell asleep in this position.