Sweet Naivety

Chapter 63: Don't Say I Didn't Warn You

Chapter 63: Don't Say I Didn't Warn You

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The guys and I did our homework and then decided to watch movies to relax since we'd been working so hard. We'd gathered a bunch of pillows and blankets and made ourselves all comfy in the den. My uncles were busy packing for their trip, and I didn't want to get in their way. I did manage to let Uncle Juushiro know about the vase, since I had forgotten to tell him the day before, and promised that I would buy him a replacement. He'd already noticed, just as I figured he had, but he assured me that it was no big deal. I vowed to replace it for him either way.

I was cuddled up in between Renji and Shuuhei as we watched a marathon of the Jurassic Park movies. It was the closest thing that I had to the "horror" genre and the guys wanted something scary, so... I was trying to stay awake long enough to see Jurassic World, since I liked seeing Chris Pratt with the raptors. Ichigo and Chad were on the couches, stretched out and cuddled into blankets of their own. I'd huddled into Renji's shoulder as we sat on the floor and leaned against the mountain of pillows that we'd piled up. Shuuhei had nuzzled his way close enough until his head was lying on my stomach, his arm draped around my waist and his hand grasping onto my hip. I'd tried to fend him off at first, but he kept burrowing closer until he was snuggled up onto me. And I didn't really mind. The only thing that bothered me were the occasional flirty remarks. But Renji was quick to punch him if he got too out of hand... which was why I was happy to snuggle up next to Renji.

Even in the midst of my friends and with the ongoing movie marathon, I found myself missing Grimmjow. I wondered if he'd be home in time to at least tell me goodnight from the balcony. And then I remembered that he'd already told me "goodnight" and "see you tomorrow" so I knew that I wouldn't get to see him at all. I absentmindedly began to play with Shuuhei's hair, just trying to keep my hands busy so that I wouldn't text Grimmjow and bother him while he was working. I nudged my head further into Renji's body and smiled when I felt his arm wrap around me. At the very least, I had my friends to keep me company.

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My alarm was the first one to go off. I quickly silenced it and rested back into my waking position, realizing that we'd all fallen asleep in the den. I chewed on my lip, knowing that Grimmjow would be upset if he ever found out. And then the thought of Grimmjow made me ache since I still missed him. I hadn't even seen him awake the day before! And I knew that I wasn't really going to see him at all today, either.

I was wedged in between Renji and Shuuhei, with Renji's arms around me and my face buried into his chest. His hand was pressed against my lower back, holding me close to him, even in his sleep. Shuuhei had his arms around me from behind and his face was nuzzled into the nape of my neck. I could feel his breath softly brushing against my skin. I flushed red. What kind of situation had I gotten myself into? I had to remind myself that these were just my friends. But the predicament was so... inappropriate. I took a breath. No. They were friends. That was why they felt this comfortable with me. That was why it was okay. Grimmjow had just made me paranoid with all of his ranting nonsense and overbearing rules. I just needed to relax. I carefully tried to wiggle my way out from between them, trying not to wake them up. But, of course, they felt me moving.

Renji yawned, opening his eyes to see me. "Good morning." He gave me a sleepy smile.

And Shuuhei groaned. "Go back to sleep."

At the sound of Shuuhei's voice, Renji's eyes widened. And he looked over my shoulder to see him. "What the hell are you doing?! I told you to go sleep over there!" He pointed to a far spot across the room.