It was the middle of the night now, and everyone was fast asleep. Well, everyone except for Sakura. She kept thinking about what had happened earlier that day with Kurogane. And, she was greatly curious at to why this kept her from sleeping. Eventually not being able to stand laying in the bed anymore, Sakura got up and walked outside, softly and quietly closing the door behind her. She noticed Kurogane asleep on the hard, wooden porch floor. He was sleeping on his back, and there was a huge smile on his face. Or... Maybe that was how he always looked when he was snoring. And, there was one thing about him sleeping that always made her giggle. When he slept, drool always came out of his mouth.
But, the moment she giggled, Kurogane's eyes snapped open. 'What the Hell does that damn mage want now?!' He thought, about to pull out his sword. But, he stopped when he saw Sakura. This was one of the last people he expected to be awoken by in the middle of the night. "Sakura... Why exactly did you wake me up?" He asked irritably, as he sat up and wiped the drool from his face.
Sakura sat down beside him and said, "I was thinking about earlier..." She told him nervously. Her voice came out in almost a whisper.
Kurogane shrugged. "What about it?" He asked, tiredly. 'Damn... I'm not awake enough to worry about this...' He thought, irritably.
Sakura sighed. "It's been keeping me up all night. I mean, I keep trying to sleep, but I can't. I just keep seeing and thinking about what happened earlier. It just keeps replaying in my head." She told him, nervously. "I don't know why it's keeping me up..." She told him, as she suddenly leaned against him.
This had surprised Kurogane, but he didn't say anything about it. And, within a few minutes, Sakura was fast asleep. Kurogane didn't move, despite there being a girl leaning against him, specifically Syaoran's girl. 'If she needs to sleep... Let her sleep...' He thought, calmly. When he felt the girl shivering, he put an arm around her, to keep her warm. He knew either way what was going on would be nearly unexplainable, so he decided it was better to keep her warm than leave her shivering. He closed his eyes, ready to go back to sleep. And, he did go back to sleep, with Sakura leaning against him.
Despite Kurogane knowing that there would be many difficulties with the mage and the kid the next morning, because of this, he didn't care. Right now, all he cared was that she was warm and happy. And, unlike so many times before, he merely smiled as he slept.
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Okay... So, this was a short chapter. Sorry. I didn't have many ideas for the next chapter anyways. So, yeah. Enjoy.
