It was early morning when Sun Wukong stirred. Sleep was making its departure, and he yawned and stretched, the movement accompanied by the rustle of blanket and sheets. Beside him, Blake Belladonna, who'd drifted into a lighter sleep a while ago, seemed to hear him, as her highly-attuned faunus ears twitched and she blinked open her eyes. She lifted her head from the pillow and turned to Sun, who was rubbing the slumber from his eyes.
"Hey," she smiled.
Upon hearing her voice, Sun lowered his hands so she could see his brilliant blue orbs. He grinned at her.
"Hey," he whispered, his voice slightly rusty from sleep. "I didn't wake you did I?"
"It's okay." she assured him, moving over to him and kissing him lightly. "I think I was waking up anyway."
He smiled.
"Speaking of waking up," he lifted his head, blinking to adjust his eyes to the dimness of the room, "what time is it? It's dark in here."
Blake looked over shoulder to the clock on the wall. She had to squint a bit to see its hands, but after only a brief moment, her bright night-seeing eyes were able to determine their position.
"It's 6 in the morning." she lay back down, burying her face against the pillow. "We don't have to get up yet."
But Sun wasn't at all in the same mindset as her.
"6? So, the sun's not up yet?!" he asked, his voice excited and very much awake.
'Actually, I think he is.' Blake thought, and then she chuckled at her own joke.
There was no way she'd tell Sun about it though, so she just said:
"No, but it's okay. We can just doze for a bit. If we're lucky, maybe we'll fall asleep again."
She was about to snuggle closer to the monkey faunus, but he was already moving to get out of bed. She sat up groggily, frowning in confusion as her partner found his underwear and pulled it on.
"What are you doing?" she watched him duck down to search the floor for his pants.
He poked his head up, his bright eyes alight.
"I got a better idea."
"Better idea then more sleeping?" she deadpanned.
"Way better." having located his pants, he sat once more on the bed to put them on. "We can watch the sunrise!"
Blake blinked at him.
"Watch the sunrise?" she asked dubiously.
"Sure!"
He sounded quite serious about what he was suggesting.
"But the trees and houses are kind of blocking the horizon." she pointed a thumb at the obstacles in question.
But Sun was completely unfazed by the potential problem.
"Then we can go down to the beach! Or the docks! It shouldn't be very busy this time of day."
Blake thought it over a bit. She had to admit that the idea was appealing. She couldn't even remember the last time she'd just sat down to enjoy a sunrise. In fact, had she ever even done that? Regardless, it did seem like a nice way to properly wake up.
"Okay," she said softly.
Sun stood from the bed, now successfully half-dressed. He turned toward her.
"Unless you're too tired-" he began, his voice teasing.
"No, no, I'm coming." she cut him off, smiling as she got up and put on bathrobe, her smile widening as she and Sun headed outside.
It only took them a few minutes to reach the docks. By that time, the sun was a shining disk of burning gold on the faint orange line dividing sea and sky, just starting to creep into view.
"Yes!" Sun beamed, his blue eyes practically glittering with joy. "We got here at the perfect time!"
"You make it sound like you've done this before." Blake remarked.
She couldn't seem to stop smiling. Her boyfriend's enthusiasm seemed to be all the more contagious in the morning.
"Actually, I have. No really, I do this all the time!" he insisted when her eyes widened in surprise.
"You watch sunrises whenever you wake up?" asked Blake as they sat on the dock, their feet dangling over the still water beneath them.
Sun shrugged.
"Pretty much. Whenever I can at least." he leaned back on his hands a little as he started to explain, "See, I'm a pretty early riser,"
"So I've noticed." Blake pointed out with a raised eyebrow.
Sun raised his own eyebrow in a way that asked her not to interrupt. She rested her chin on her hands, her ears swivelled toward him to show she was listening intently.
"Point is," Sun continued, "there are lots of days I just happened to get up before the sun did. So, I'd find the nearest window that faces east and watch it come up. My mom used to joke that that's how she and my dad came up with my name."
He hesitated then, pondering for a bit with a doubtful expression.
"At least, I think it was a joke." he said, though his tone made it clear how unsure he was.
Blake chuckled, then, as they fell into companionable silence, looked back at the celestial light they were facing. It had risen higher, becoming a glorious ball of blinding light on red horizon. The sky around glowed orange before fading to a bright blue that signalled a beautiful day ahead. She noticed the colours: the red horizon reminding her of Sun's Ruyi and Jingu Bang, the bright blue just like his eyes, and of course the golden yellow of his hair and aura. She looked up at Sun, her Sun, who was still watching as the sky put his colours on display, and smiled lovingly at him.
"I think they made the perfect choice." she said, her voice warm and tender.
Sun turned toward her, surprised at her tone and, when he saw her, taken aback by the sheer amount of affection in her gaze. It actually made him blush, his tan cheeks going rosy.
"What makes you say that?" he asked.
Blake scooted close to him.
"Well, just like that sun…" she pointed towards it in the distance, then let her hand fall to rest against his. "You light up my life."
Sun's face was bright, and a big goofy smile split his face at her words.
"I love you so much." he said, his voice as bright and happy as his smile.
Blake laughed lightly, her own cheeks pinkening.
"I know." she chuckled.
"No, really." he said more seriously.
He gazed at her with adoring eyes.
"I love you, Blake." he murmured.
Blake leaned into him, her hand reaching up to his face.
"I love you too," she stroked his cheek, then added in a whisper: "my sunrise."
Sun dipped his head so that their faces met and their lips could brush against each other and the two faunus kissed sweetly as the sun completed its ascent into the sky.
