Tetra sighed, deeply. She was sitting on the bathroom floor. She looked at the clock on the wall. 7:04am. Wait...Didn't Link say that clock was like, 2 hours ahead? Great. That means it's like, 5 in the frickin' morning. Everyone's probably going to be up in about 2 hours. But Link is probably going to sleep in a little while longer...but why does this keep happening? Maybe something I ate didn't agree with me. But...this is almost the 4th day in a row that it happened...
Tetra was jerked out of her thoughts by a small knock on the door. She hadn't expected anyone else to be up this early. She cleared her throat and hoarsely replied "Someone's in here."
"Hurry up Tet, I gotta go!" Came Link's sleepy voice, slightly muffled through the door.
Tetra quickly flushed the toilet and took a quick drink of water. She opened the door, and saw Link, leaning up against the wall with his eyes half closed.
"...Link? Still need to go to the bathroom? Or would you rather stay there, and sleep." She asked, poking him, lightly.
Link yawned, then smirked at her, "No, I just think that sleeping on the wall is more comfy then sleeping in a bed." He walked past her, and quietly closed the door. Tetra then heard a small 'crLink' followed by an array of things falling on the floor. "That's what I get for trying to be sarcastic this early in the morning..." Link grumbled.
Tetra giggled as she walked back into Link's bedroom. She slept on his bed and Link slept on the floor on a small futon. Ever since a month ago when they started staying here, Delia reinstated a new rule allowing them to sleep in the same room, but under no means in the same bed.
She crawled back into the bed. When Link returned from the bathroom, she sat up in bed, "Hey Link? Um...Can you sleep here? ...I, uhh...I had a nightmare.""
"Uhh, sure Tetra." He picked up his pillow and put it next to Tetra and crawled under the covers. Tetra snuggled up into him, and he instinctively wrapped his arms around her. "Night Tetra." He mumbled, sleepily.
"'Night." She replied, slightly muffled by his chest, "Sweet dreams."
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Tetra woke up a few hours later to her stomach growling, lowly. She noticed she and Link were still in the same position as before. She smiled as she heard him snoring, softly.
She cautiously removed his arms from around her and sat up, slowly. She winced inwardly, as she remembered the events of that morning.
A short while later, she felt Link stir against her. He sat up and sighed, at his lack of sleep. He saw Tetra, and smiled, widely, "Good morning, Sunshine!" He gleamed. Tetra smiled in return, not quite yet finding her words yet. Link practically jumped out of the bed, and stretched. "I'm going to take a quick shower." He announced, "I'll meet 'cha downstairs in 10 minutes."
She nodded in response, as she crawled out from under the covers. "Well I'm going to go and get something to eat." Tetra thought, vocally. She quickly changed out of her nightgown and into her clothes.
Komali cocked an eyebrow at her, as he saw her enter the room, "So, I went to go and wake you and Link up this morning for breakfast. But...you and Link both looked soo comfy together all curled up and cuddling together." Komali teased her lightly.
Tetra felt her face turn a deep crimson color. She opened her mouth to retort when Komali cut her off, in a more serious tone.
"You're lucky I volunteered to wake you two up this morning. If Link's Grandma saw you two in the same bed, she would've blown a gasket." Tetra felt her face turn an even brighter shade of red, as Komali seemingly dropped the subject after that, "You hungry?"
Tetra sweatdropped as her stomach growled, loudly. "...Starved." She felt her face returning to their normal color.
Komali put some eggs on a plate and gave them to Tetra. "Hey, is Link up yet?"
"Yeah, he is. He's in the shower. He said he'd be down in about 10 minutes." She looked around the room, "Where's Medli?" Tetra asked, curiously. She stared down at her food with a sick look on her face. For some reason, she wasn't very hungry any more. She didn't want to insult Komali's wonderful cooking by throwing it out; and she didn't want to just not eat it. She settled on taking small, bites, and giving the rest to Link, later.
"Gardening." Komali said, answering Tetra's earlier question, "She said she was planning on making fresh and cheeseburgers for dinner, tonight." Komali said as he began to fry some bacon.
"Sounds great..." Tetra said, as she pushed the eggs around on her plate.
Link entered the kitchen and pulled up a chair, next to his girlfriend. "Morning guys!"
Tetra leaned over and pecked him on the cheek, "Morning Link...You're all wet." She commented, giggling lightly.
"Well yeah, I just showered. Bring on the food! I'm starving!" Link said, raising his arms.
Komali laughed as he put a pile of bacon and eggs in front of Link. Tetra waited until Komali turned around, and then piled on the rest of her eggs on top of his. He sent her a questioning look, which she replied with a shrug. He shrugged back and proceeded to virtually inhale his breakfast.
Tetra decided to stop watching her boyfriend eat. It was going to make her sick. "You guys don't mind if I run to the store, real quick, do ya?" She asked, standing up.
"So early?" Link asked through a mouthful of bacon and eggs.
"Yeah...you know...I wanna go earlier then anyone else so I can go in and out without any lines!" It was partially true. She didn't want anyone else to be there. But she had another purpose for going, which she decided she didn't have to share with them, unless absolutely necessary.
Link nodded as he noticed Medli, through the window. He decided after breakfast, he was going to offer her some help.
"So, yeah. I'll be right back." Tetra said, turning to leave.
Komali looked up at her. "Hold on, Tetra; do you want me to come? I need a few things from the convenience store as well."
Tetra shifted her weight from one foot to the other. "...I guess you can... but I'm leaving now." She added quickly.
"Okay, let me just make a quick list." Komali said scurrying around the kitchen writing a few items down on paper.
"Bye, Link." Tetra and Komali said in unison, before walking out the door.
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Tetra walked quickly, staring at her feet. She forgot to go to the bathroom before she left the house, and on top of that she felt like she was about to vomit up what she 'ate' for breakfast. At least the convenience store was only about a block away.
"Hey Tetra, are you feeling okay?" Komali asked, curiously.
"Yup, perfectly fine!" Tetra replied, quickly.
"...Are you sure?" Komali eyed her suspiciously.
"Yup! I feel like I can run a mile!" She said, hoping to hoodwink him further, by attempting to hop on one foot. Unfortunately for her, she slipped, and plunged towards the ground until Komali steadied her.
"...Well...maybe not a mile..." She said, once Komali let go of her shoulders.
"Now, are you sure you're fine?" Komali asked, "Honestly, I heard someone throwing up this morning. And I know you probably thought I didn't notice when you gave Link your breakfast, but I saw. I'm not offended or anything, just concerned. I've known you for almost 6 years, now. You hardly ever just give away your food, unless something's up."
"Komali, I'm a big girl. I can take care of myself. I'm fine." She scoffed.
Komali sighed, but decided to drop it, seeing as they arrived.
As soon as Tetra entered the building she headed straight for the bathroom. When she came out, she saw Komali already paying for what he came for. Now's my chance! Tetra walked over to the feminine needs section. Aha! Found ya!
Tetra picked up a box of pregnancy tests. She made a face, and then picked up 3 more. I can't believe I'm doing this.
Tetra scurried over to the cashier and timidly purchased the items. She then told Komali she had to go to the bathroom again, and to go ahead without her.
Tetra sat in the stall, test in hand. All she had to do was piss on it right? Yeah. She was sure of that. Here goes nothing...well, more like everything.