Good Morning Sunshine (Leiken)

[Juniper Birdsong]

((Continued from here))

There was a rule about boys spending the night in the girls' dorms, but Juniper had forgotten all about it the previous evening. She hadn't planned on falling asleep just before the movie finished. Well, she hadn't planned on anything that did happen to happen, really. Between Amos coming and going, and the kiss, she wasn't quite sure what to think of the night.

The following morning came with a cloudy sky, and a faint light shed through Juniper's blinds as the two of them slept peacefully on her bed. It was a completely innocent thing, though his arms were draped gently around her, and she was still wearing the hoodie he had placed on her hours earlier. As the bleary sunlight hit her face, Juniper stirred quietly, still lost in a light slumber.

[Leiken Chu]

Lei gave quiet sounds in his sleep, his features showing a mixture of emotions, though none that were defined very clearly to hint as to what they were. As the sunlight edged to his features he pressed him closer to Jun, hugging his arm a little tighter, expecting that it was the pillow he would often hug in his sleep and nothing more. In his sleeping state he'd forgotten completely that he had fallen asleep on juney's bed.

Lei grumbled slightly, something not quite audible, as he snuggled himself tighter to Jun's body as he started to wake from his slumber though he was still a short ways off from doing so completely. Poor little jun's leg would be the target of a natural happening of mornings for lei that would likely prod her unconsciously.

He could have sworn there was a new scent on 'his' bed. Though his mind in it's half-sleep like state couldn't quite place what it was. The scent was nice, like flowers, or a grassy field that the wind had blown through. It was a nice smell, but one that reminded him of the outdoors. "ngh...apples please.. " he grumbled in his sleep.

[Juniper Birdsong]

In Juniper's dream, she suddenly felt a tightness around her that hadn't been there before, like a snake was constricting her and stopping her breath. She didn't panic, since she knew it was a dream, but wondered why it felt so real. As the haze of dreams slowly gave way to reality, she blinked blearily before realizing that she still felt something constricting her. Her breath caught and she looked down to see Lei still wrapped around her, squeezing her gently in his sleep.

"Oh," she breathed, still half-asleep, and relaxed once more. She felt something poking her leg, but didn't really think anything of it as she tucked herself near is still-sleeping form. He looked so calm in his sleep, without pain on his beautiful face, that she couldn't help but smile. Juniper didn't want to wake him, but she did need to get up at some point.

He murmured something about apples, and she laughed quietly and brushed a strand of hair from his face. "Wake up, Lei," she murmured. "We fell asleep in my room." It was warm under the blanket, and she was hesitant to move out into the cooler air.

[Leiken Chu]

Lei cooed happily in his sleep, nuzzling into the warmth of jun's body, she felt so soft. Her skin, her body, her anatomy. Lei's body wanted to be closer to that comforting sensation, that prodding on her leg turning into slight rubbing as he dreamt pleasantly, though not as deeply as before.

Though he made a small sound, feeling those fingers brush the hair from his face, which was an unexpected sensation. he slowly began to wake, his eyes slipping open, though the daze of sleep still held him. He didn't really recongize his surroundings just yet. Was he still dreaming? He ehard juns voice, but that wasn't possible; right?

"h..huh... " he groaned out slightly. Raiing a hand to rub at his face as he did each morning. Pressing close to her as he hugged her body tight to his own with his other arm, rolling to pin her beneath him, for a minute thinking that he was dreaming of that night he'd woke up with tak still in his bed. "you're still here.." he murmured brushing his body against hers. Though as his hand moved and the image of jun came into view he jolted back suddenly. sliding off of her and tugging the blanket over his lap with an embarrassed expression. "Oh dear gods i'm sorry princess!" he h uffed out ina croaked morning-grogginess toned voice.

[Juniper Birdsong]

"Ooh, um... Um, okay," Juniper mumbled as Lei drew her closer, a little concerned that he was dreaming about something weird as he seemed to rub against her. "Er..." She wasn't quite sure what to do. He was waking up, at least, so hopefully he would stop once he was awake. Not that this was entirely unpleasant, just... Unexpected.

"There you are," she murmured as his eyes opened slightly, though he still looked a little dazed. She realized then with a jolt what it must have been that was poking her l... OH. Oh. Well, that was... A little awkward. Although, she knew it was a natural thing, so she just made a small sound and tried to ignore it.

"Um, um," she stammered as he wrapped his arm around her, and let out a squeak as he moved on top of her. Oh, goodness, what was going on? Her eyes were wide with alarm as he spoke. "Uh, well, yeah, this is kind of my room," she replied in a squeaky voice. She let out another small sound as he rubbed against her again, and she was starting to wonder if maybe Amos had been right when - he seemed to snap out of whatever daze he was in and jolted back. Phew. Juniper tried to laugh it off, though she was still a little disoriented as she sat up and rubbed at her bleary eyes. "Um, it's okay," she replied. "I think you were still half-asleep." She couldn't get after him for that. She lowered her hands and yawned as she blinked at him. "Did you sleep okay?" she asked, smiling tiredly.

[Leiken Chu]

Lei's face was beat red, he wanted to crawl under her bed, and just die. How could he have rubbed on her like that? 'Jeeze lei!' he thought to himself. Though he knew well that it was only because of how he'd woke up, but it was still very embarassing. especially when he'd pinned jun beneath himself.

"Y..yeah, better than i have in a while, ha." he stated with a soft laugh. though he rubbed at his face a bit, "S..still i'm sorry." he apologized almost ducking behind the cover to hide his face, but he did not. "Ah. would you mind if i borrowed your dorm's shower? I.. i can't ever quite wake up in the morning if i don't shower first. " he groaned groggily.

Though really he just wanted to calm himself down.

[Juniper Birdsong]

Juniper wasn't quite sure what to think of the events that had just happened. She'd never really been, uh, in that sort of situation before, obviously. She and Amos had fallen asleep together on occasion, but of course he had never woken up and - ew, no. That was weird to think about.

She was quite sure her cheeks were pink too, and she let out a nervous giggle in the short silence that fell between them. "Oh, that's good!" she replied after he spoke. "Maybe it's my mattress or something," she mused, although she really didn't think it was better than anyone else's. Hm. "It's um, it's okay," she repeated, chuckling again. "I just, ah, wasn't expecting that." She lifted her hands above her head and stretched, letting out another yawn.

"Hm? Oh, um, yeah, just make sure no one is in there," she replied, hoping that was okay. These were the girls' dorms, after all. "I wouldn't want to make you get in trouble," she added, smiling lightly. Since Lei had taken most of the blanket, she stood up from her bed, shivering slightly despite the jacket still draped on her frame. It was about five sizes too big for her - she was so tiny. "I should probably give this back," she told him, pouting a little and shooting him a look.

[Leiken Chu]

He gave a nervous laugh, "ah ha .. ha.. yeah..Sorry still. " he stated not really knowing what to say. Sorry i the morning stand ups? no that would be more awkward than leaving it as it was. Leiken slid off the bed holding his hands over the front of himself , trying to not let her see anything crude as he turned slightly away from her to go to the door. So that he could sneak in to use the shower in her doorm.

"Ah.. it's fine! I'll wear a different one today. It should be fine. " He assured her. So what if he got a little cold. At least it wasn't to far to get to his dorm from there. He quickly moved into the bathroom, closing the door behind himself after making sure noone was in there, he threw off his clothes and immediately turned the water on to shower 'and stuff' though he wondered silently whether or not Juni was going to see that brat of a kid today.

Why did he even care?

[Juniper Birdsong]

Juniper smiled softly. "Don't mention it," she replied. It was best to leave it at that. She kept her eyes up as he stood, not wanting to embarrass him any more, but he still turned away from her, which she could obviously understand. She thought about saying something about it being a natural part of a male's body, but decided that would make things even more awkward. Yep, nope.

"Are you sure?" she asked, her eyes lighting up. "Oh, thank you! I'll take very good care of it." The thought didn't even cross her mind that people might wonder why she was wearing Lei's hoodie. It was just so cute she couldn't resist if he was offering. She waved at his back as he went to take a shower, quickly pulling out some cereal and soymilk for breakfast. She wondered if he would want some. She took the opportunity while he was gone to change too, although she pulled the hoodie back on once she was done. She was wearing her black leggings that day, so she looked just like a tiny, curly-haired panda!

She was curled up on her bed and flipping through her chemistry textbook, eating, when her door creaked open again. "More awake now?" she asked with a smile. "I have some cereal if you want any, although I don't know if you like soymilk or not."

[Leiken Chu]

When lei returned to the room his hair was cligning to his face, messily over the top of his head, going every which way because of how he'd towel dried it it. He was unfortunately wearing the same clothing as before, but he felt better. More awake than before, more relieved even, definitely.

"I do feel much better, thank you, though i hope that I won't get you in trouble being here." he stated rubbing at his neck with a towel. sitting down near her on the bed, "soy milk? I can't say that i've had it really. Is it any good?" He questioned as he observed her.

"You look absolutely adorable, princess." he stated placing a hand ontop of her head, ruffling her hair and the hood a bit. An amused expression upon his features.

[Juniper Birdsong]

Juniper felt heat rise in her cheeks as she looked at him, although she wasn't quite sure why. The way his hair was messily placed around his face.... It made her heart flutter. She blinked rapidly a few times before realizing she was staring and looked away, biting her lip to hide a giddy smile. This boy had fallen asleep next to her last night.

"Good, I'm glad," she replied, looking up at him again with a spark in her eye. "Nah, I don't think you will, as long as no one saw you." She hadn't heard any screams, so she assumed her roommates were busy doing other things. She scooted over a little to give him room on her bed, but not too much, since she wanted to be close. "I really like it," she told him, taking a bite of cereal. An idea came to her, and she giggled, offering the bowl to him. "You can try it, if you'd like, to see whether or not you like it."

At his comment, she blushed and ducked her head shyly, grinning lightly. "It's the hoodie," she told him. "I don't think anyone wouldn't look adorable in it." She gazed at him out of the corner of her eye. "You look nice too," she added quietly. Another idea hit her, and she added,"Um, if you'd like, I can blow your hair dry for you, with my aerokinesis. It'd be good practice, anyway. I mean, if you want." But, after a moment, she added with a smile,"Although I think the wet hair look suits you, too."

[Leiken Chu]

He gave her a grin, catching that look of hers before she looked away, "What? Did i miss a spot or something?" he asked touching his face lightly. Lei grinned somewhat to Jun. Wondering just what was going on in her innocent little head.

"Oh good, but didn't amos see me already?" he questioned as he leaned to his hands, resting them back against the bed, kicking a foot out a bit as he stretched his legs. Though he made a small sound as he looked toward the bowl offered to him, then to her, he couldn't refuse her offer. "Alright, i suppose it couldn't hurt, right? " he stated as he took the bowl gently in his hands. Taking a bite of the seral, though he made a thoughtful expression right after, he wasn't sure he liked it or disliked it. It was okay, not as good as real milk to him, but not terrible either. he supposed it was something that need a certain amount of adjustment to get used to. "Not bad. " he told her with a smile. "Thank you." he mentioned offering the bowl bac kvoer to her.

"No, i think it's you, the hoodie is just clothing. You're absolutely adorable without it." he stated brushing the tip of her nose with a fingertip. He grinned a little to her offer then, "if it suits me in your eyes, princess, why would i want to change it?" he stated cheesily.

[Juniper Birdsong]

Oops, apparently Juniper had looked for a few moments too long. She giggled and looked back at him again, the blush in her cheeks getting darker. "You just look nice is all," she replied. Okay, he looked far more than nice, but she wasn't going to say that much.

"Oh, well, he doesn't know you stayed the night, so..." Juniper trailed off. She would probably need to tell him that, though she was certain he wasn't going to go and tell on them, if only for her sake. "It should be fine." She let him take the bowl and watched expectantly, raising her eyebrows at him as he took a bite. She had been vegan pretty much as long as she could remember, so she had never really tasted real milk before. But she could understand it could take some getting used to. "Not bad?" she repeated with a grin. "You're welcome. You're free to have some if you want, but don't feel like you have to. I have some other food too, but it's all vegan, so I'm not sure how you'd feel about that." She took the bowl back and continued eating, shooting him shy glances on occasion.

She giggled once more at his words, wondering when the flush in her cheeks was ever going to die down. "If you say so," she replied, sticking her tongue out at him as he brushed her nose. She finished the cereal and sat it aside, flipping her textbook closed as she looked over at him again with a bright grin. "You don't have to at all. It was just an offer." She folded her hands in her lap, now that she had nothing to do with them. She still had a bit of time before she needed to head to class. "Thanks for coming over last night," she told him, her gaze averted. "I had a lot of fun." Other than what had happened with Amos, of course.

[Leiken Chu]

"yeah?" he questioned though he smiled over the fact she thought so. His cheeks reddened a little, but he cleared his throat a little. Trying to fight back his own nerves as he moved near to her.

"oh? What would he say if he ddid know?" he questioned, sliding his phone from a pocket, bringing up Amos' blog. Oh yes, he was going to tell him that himself, of course he wouldn't be completely detailed about it. To make the other man think the worst. "vegan? you don't eat meat?" he questioned to her as he looked to the cereal. He didn't really eat that much himself, though he was too much of a meat man to really go vegan along with her, he didn't know if that would ever change.

"I do say so." he stated flicking the tip of her tongue with his finger as she stuck it out at him. "thank you for having me over. I had alot of fun too. It was nice to watch older cartoon movies. the things they put out these days just keep getting worse." he stated with a disappointment. Though he leaned to her, pressing his lips to her cheek, "I hope we can spend time together like this again soon. Maybe next time you can come over to my room.

[Juniper Birdsong]

Juniper nodded simply, unable to wipe the giddy smile off of her face. The butterflies in her stomach were just going crazy.

"Um...." She trailed off. He didn't know that Amos had told her about what had happened with Ravyn. She still wasn't sure what to think about it herself. "Well, I guess I've never had a boy spend the night before, so he'd probably be worried that.... Uh..." She gave him an embarrassed look. She couldn't say that he might think that they had slept together. Although, she hoped Amos knew her well enough to know her virginity wasn't something she was going to give up lightly, so maybe she was overreacting. "Nope!" she chirped. "No animal products at all. I've never really had meat my whole life." She had gotten curious before and tried it, but she always felt horribly guilty afterwards, and she didn't really like the taste anyway. But she didn't judge people who did.

"Hee," she snickered as he flicked her tongue. "I'm glad you did. I have so many, I'd love to watch more of them again soon." Juniper nodded her head in agreement, sighing slightly. "Yeah, you just can't beat the classics," she agreed. Her eyelids drifted closed for a moment as his lips pressed to her cheek, her heart rate skyrocketing at the gentle touch. "I would like to do that, too," she murmured, looking up at him, so close. "I really like you, Lei." The words came out without her really meaning to, and she looked away sharply and let her hair cover the side of her face to hide her still-blushing face. "That sounds good!" she replied, risking a shy glance over. "Just let me know when you have the time."