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Little Things

Moment One

When the obnoxious beeping of the alarm clock when off, it was a dark hand - belonging to the only one in the bed who either wouldn't or couldn't simply sleep through it - that reached up to turn it off. Kaldur'ahm let consciousness come back to him gradually. The dark bedroom was quiet save for the heavy breathing next to him. As he woke up little by little, he went over the mental checklist of things he would need to do that day, and by the time he reached the end, he was awake and ready to get started.

Giving a deep stretch, feeling his still-sleepy muscles tense before relaxing in a warm tingle, Kaldur turned over on his side to stare at his bed partners who were still very much asleep. Propping his head up with one hand, he brought the other up to smooth over a pale shoulder before kissing the skin his thumb was tracing over. "Kagome," he spoke quietly while giving her arm a gentle squeeze. "It's time to wake up." He was careful not to put too much of his weight on Kagome as he also reached across her to run a hand through Conner's short dark hair. "You too, Conner. We all have things to do today."

"No," Kagome whined as she attempted to bury herself deeper under the plush comforter.

"Five more minutes," Conner grumbled before wrapping an arm around Kagome and pulling her closer to his chest so that they could lay in sleepy solidarity together.

Kaldur sighed but still smiled at the duo doing their best to pretend he wasn't there. "Must we do this every morning?"

The only responses he got were a couple of grunts, one irritated and one pouty. Praying for strength and patience, Kaldur reached to pet Conner's head once more as he pressed a quick kiss to Kagome's hair. "I'll go make some tea," he said hoping it would help coax the two from bed as he slid from the sheets and found some clothes to put on. When he heard a small grunt he knew as a noise of protest from Conner, Kaldur amended, "And some coffee."

Once the Atlantean was out of the room and things were quiet and still again, Kagome wiggled a little in Conner's embrace before she sleepily asked, "How long do you think we can put off getting up before he dumps water on us again?"

"That happened once," Conner pointed out, voice still rough, but he took the point for what it was. Kaldur was almost patient to a fault, but once that courtesy had been stretched as far as it would go, there was very little telling what he might do in retaliation. Cracking one eye open, he glanced at the red numbers of the alarm clock before getting comfortable again. "Maybe an hour."

Kagome hummed, still unmoving, before she said, "My tea will be cold by then."

"Don't people drink tea cold too?"

"Yeah," Kagome conceded, "but I like hot tea in the morning."

Conner chuckled under his breath as he said, "Sounds like you have to get up then."

"You know your coffee will be cold in another hour too, right?"

There was a moment of silence before Conner sighed heavily, "Damn."

Kagome giggled against his chest, enjoying the warmth he offered, before patting a hand against his side. "We should probably get up. I think we're both pretty much awake now anyway."

"I could get back to sleep if I really tried," Conner told her in a strained voice as he let go of her and stretched.

"Oh, I'm well aware," Kagome laughed as she sat up and shivered when the covers fell away from her. Scooting to the edge of the bed, she quickly grabbed the first shirt from the floor she could find and slipped it on. She quickly found that it was definitely not hers by the way it hung loosely around her shoulders, but she decided that she really didn't care. It just meant she could skip finding a pair of shorts.

Walking around to the other side of the bed where the last of their little trio remained steadfastly under the sheets, Kagome kissed Conner's temple and rubbed her nose through the short hair there. "Come on," she prompted. "Go get your coffee and I'll make breakfast for you guys."

Conner watched as Kagome left the room and sighed. Sleeping in wasn't nearly as much fun by yourself.

Swinging his legs over the edge of the bed, he grabbed a pair of his sweatpants from a nearby chair and did a quick sniff test before deeming them good for another couple of wears. He skipped a shirt entirely as he made his way to the kitchen just in time to see Kagome giving Kaldur a good morning kiss. "Coffee," he requested simply as he bent down to rest his head on Kagome's shoulder. "Big cup."

Kagome rolled her eyes but reached for Conner's favorite coffee cup and fixed his coffee alongside her tea. "Here, caveman," she said as she held up the large mug for him to take. "Go sit down and wake up a little more."

Conner hummed his thanks as he took the cup, easily ignoring how hot it was in his hand. As he made his way towards the kitchen bar to claim "his" stool, he paused long enough to lean over and give Kaldur's cheek a quick peck. "Morning," he sighed in a less-grumpy tone than he'd taken upon first being woken up.

"Good morning," the smile in Kaldur's voice was audible.

Taking a sip of her tea and letting the warmth seep into her chest, Kagome was able to take her first good deep breath of the morning. "Okay," she declared as she gently set down her cup and began to shoo both men out of the kitchen a little faster. "Both of you out while I make breakfast. You got home late from that mission last night, so it's my treat today. No helping." When Kaldur looked like he would object, Kagome stressed again, "No. Helping."

Kaldur sighed before giving in with a soft smile. "Fine," he admitted in defeat before picking up his own cup of tea and moving out of the way. "But if you're making breakfast, I'll pick up dinner on my way home tonight."

"Sounds like I'm getting the best end of this deal," Conner yawned from his seat before taking another sip of coffee.

"Don't worry," Kagome sang as she pulled out a couple of pans and bowls before rummaging through the refrigerator. "I'm sure we'll think of some way for you to contribute too."

"Actually," Conner cut in, waking up more as they talked together, "I'll pick up dessert."

"What were you planning?" Kaldur asked as he sat beside Conner. He could plan dinner around something that would complement the dessert. But when Conner shrugged, not having thought that part out yet, Kaldur laughed and nodded in acceptance. "Then we'll look forward to the surprise."

"Okay guys, big question of the day," Kagome said as she held up two options for them. "Pancakes: blueberry or chocolate chip?"