Disclaimers: Don't own the characters... do own the bad writing. =p
darkdreamyr asked: One Blanket fic for Noel/Serah
(Made it AU and hopefully this went far enough to fulfill the requirement requested.)
"I'm sorry but with the Academy on lock down, we only have the one room available to offer to guests." Alyssa was guiding Noel and Serah through one of the apartment hallways within the Academia Headquarters that was primarily used for staff. The lock down had occurred shortly after their arrival when a threat to Hope's life had arrived in the form of a lone gunman disguised as one of the researchers of the New Cocoon project. Noel and Serah had quickly neutralized the threat before he could complete his task and now no one was allowed to leave the building until all remaining employees were questioned, starting with the two time travelers. "It's a little on the cozy side but I'm sure the two of you will manage." Alyssa gave them a secret smile as she passed her keycard over the apartment door; leaving the two alone the moment they entered the room.
What they saw wasn't what they expected; the apartment was little more than an oversized broom closet with a small full sized bed with two pillows in one corner, a small desk and chair next to it and a curtain down the middle separating it from the toilet stall and standing shower. In such a small cramped space, 'cozy' wasn't the word either of them would use.
"How do we do this?" Serah asked, Mog hovering around looking for his own place to sleep.
"Mog can share the bed with Serah, kupo. Noel can sleep on the floor."
"I don't think that's going to work." The tile from the makeshift bathroom crossed over the already small floor to nearly meet the edge of the bedframe where a single strip of carpet peaked out. "Anyone sleeping on the floor is going to be cold."
"It's not a problem Serah, I've slept in worse conditions."
"I know that, but-" she chewed her lip, a few seconds passing before her eyes lit up and she moved towards the desk, pulling out one of the drawers and placing one of the pillows inside before setting it on top of the desk. "There we go: Mog can sleep here and Noel can sleep in the bed with me!" Both Mog and Noel went bug-eyed at Serah's proposition.
"Really, Serah I'm-" Her finger went up instantly shushing him.
"No arguments. I'm sure you can handle it…. That is, unless you're afraid I might ravish you while you're sleeping?" There was playfulness in her voice that made Noel's mouth quirk up at the edge.
"Maybe I'd prefer it." Mog's eyes darted between the two of them before heaving out a long sigh and floating towards the apartment door.
"I'm going to go sleep with Hope, kupo."