You stirred from your blissful sleep not yet opening your eyes to delay the time when you would have to face the sun shining into your like it did every morning. you finally opened your eyes squinting as the light shone through the window temporarily blinding you.

You nearly jumped when something or should I say someone snuggled closer to you. at first you were clueless to who it could be and was about ready to push whoever it was off the bed, but then you realized exactly who it was and smiled softly. you slowly and carefully turned over on your other side doing your best not to wake the sleeping form next to you.

you smiled seeing Shin automatically shift and scoot closer. he nuzzled his face in the crook of your neck mumbling something in his sleep. you had to suppress a giggle when you heard your name among one of the almost untranslatable murmurs. you wrapped your arms around him curling up around him almost protectively.

you nuzzled your face in his hair closing your eyes, but not yet falling back to sleep as you felt him shift once more. your eyes snapped open when you felt something press against your chest. you looked down then blushed deeply at the sight that greeted you.

Shin had nuzzled his face against your chest his cheek slightly smooshed from being pressed against. "Squishy..." you nearly burst into a fit of giggles and thank kami you managed to stifle most of them. if Shin wasn't cute enough already he was even more adorable in his sleep.

then a realization hit you. you and him slept in separate beds and rooms, so how did he...? he must have snuck in your bed in the middle of the night. it was something he did often, and most times he used the nightmare or couldn't sleep excuse, and you believed him until it became more frequent. now you knew he just wanted to sleep next to you, not that it bothered you. in fact you loved being able to cuddle with him in your sleep.

Despite his awkward shy persona, he was actually just starved for affection. all he wanted was someone to love him, and you would do just that. you couldn't even begin to think of how hard it must have been for him to lose the other west, north, south, and grand supreme kais. you would never be able to deal with a situation like that, but he did. and that was another reason you admired him.

But one thing that has been bothering you lately is were you stand with Shin. relationship wise. was he your friend? or Lover? it seemed as if sometimes you were both, there was no denying you had feelings for him, but you were unsure if he felt the same. I mean he slept in the same bed as you most times, you occasionally give him pecks on the cheek or forehead, and you were both in the same area almost 90% of the time.

you were snapped out of your thoughts when you felt him start to stir. you quickly closed your eyes and pretended to sleep clearing your mind completely. his eyes fluttered open and he shifted in your embrace.

you opened one eye just bit to see sleepy onyx hues staring back at you. seeing as there is no way to deny that you had been awake first, instead of sitting up you snuggled more into him burying your face in his Mohawk.

"sneaking into my bed last night eh?" he blushed darkly looking down in embarrassment only to realize his head was resting on your bosom. he blushed even darker, but instead of pulling away he snaked his arms around your mid-section and nuzzled you affectionately.

"I apologize...I...hadn't been able to sleep..." you rolled your eyes with a "yeah right" expression. why wouldn't he just admit he wanted to sleep next to you? it's not like you would laugh at him or say no.

"hey...if you wanted to sleep next to me just ask next time, you nearly gave me a heart attack when I woke up" you said sheepishly adverting your eyes in embarrassment.

this statement caused him to blush madly. "I-I once again I apologize for not asking your permission first (Name)" you smiled still blushing and nudged him reassuringly.

"H-hey it's fine. I honestly don't mind being close to you" you blushed a few shades darker and reluctantly pulled his arms from around you and sat up.

"We should get up, and you should probably head back before Kibito finds out you slept here again" Kibito and you got along fine, and he was like a big brother to you, but he was well aware of how close you and the supreme kai had gotten. and he was worried that things wouldn't go well if you and master were to be in that kind of relationship.

Not that it would be wrong it just meant if anyone else who were a threat to the supreme kai were to find out they would most likely target you as a weakness. and that is also one of the other reasons you were unsure if you should confront your master about their relationship.

"I guess you are right, I think it would be better if Kibito didn't know about this" you nodded and watched as he stood up and made his way to the door. he looked back at you for a moment his hand on the door nob. you smiled at him and stood up as well as he opened the door and exited shutting the door behind him.

You walked into your bathroom and took a quick shower and got dressed. after running a comb through your hair and making your bed you stepped out of your room and made your way to the kitchen. you found Kibito already there as usual making breakfast. you grabbed a slice of toast and made your way down the hall to your master's room.

Yes you were The supreme kai's other servant, but you usually stayed on the kai's planet while Kibito went with master everywhere. you loved your job and you weren't planning on quitting anytime soon. by the time you made it to shin's room you had finished your toast. you weren't a big eater especially in the morning so a piece of toast or a scone would be your usual pick for breakfast.

you turned the door knob and stepped inside to find shin nowhere in sight. you heard the shower running from the bathroom. you walked over to his closet pulling out one of the identical uniforms and folded them neatly on the end of the bed and awaited your master's presence.

TO BE CONTINUED...