Part three: Navy, Danny and the late night
"Navy! Stop! Give it back you little shit!" Navy ran wild around my dorm with my english essay in his hands.
"Navy! Give it back or no sleeping in my bed tonight!"
Navy stopped dead in his tracks and looked back at me. "No. . .Sky's bed?"
"Yeah, no Sky's bed unless you give me the paper back." Navy looked down at the floor and slowly pushed the papers in my direction. I snatched the papers out of the inklings hands and patted him on the head. "Thank you." Navy muttered something under this breath and sat down on the floor.
It has now been a month since Navy's arrival. So far he had learned a lot more english (now including cussing), how to make is own meals, learned to clean and he even plays video games when I'm gone during the day. The hardest part about having an inkling living with you is getting them to bathe. He puts up such a fight, it's almost not even worth it. Navy likes to cause a bit of mischief as well, just last night he snuck out and attempted to climb to the roof of my campus. Even with all the trouble he puts up, he's really just a big baby. He sleeps in my bed every night and pulls on my leg when I try to leave in the morning.
I sat in front of Navy on the floor and mimicked his pouty face. He looked up at me and gurgled something that sounded like moping. Before I could say anything, there was a loud knock at the door. Ah fuck! I totally forgot, I invited Danny over to study. I scooped Navy off the floor and walked to the loveseat. I placed him down gently and handed him the Nintendo switch that was on the seat. I put my finger over my lips and Navy gave me a nod. Once again, Danny knocked at the door. "Coming!" Navy looked down at the switch and booted up Splatoon, he liked playing in turf wars and ranked battles. My inkling character has leveled up quite a bit.
I walked over the door and opened it. Danny stood there with his book bag slung over his right shoulder.
"Hey Sky. You ready?"
"Yep! I'm 100% sober and ready to learn."
Danny shot me a look and slipped into my dorm. I pointed to my bed and he sat down.
"Did you eat fish in here today? You're dorm smells weird." Danny questioned.
"Hm? Oh! Ugh, yeahhhh. I made tuna."
"Where did you get the money for tuna?"
A little bit of panic filled my chest.
"Don't worry about it. Let's just get to studying."
Danny pulled out his laptop and a few notecards and spread them out on my bed.
We went over vocabulary words and definitions for a while, then we went into big picture questions and then finally we finished with detailed answers to possible questions.
"You did really well, Sky! I'm surprised."
"Wow thanks." I quickly stopped my sentence. Navy had peaked his head out from behind the black leather loveseat. He looked me in the eyes. He pointed his hand in the direction of the bathroom. God fucking damnit, Navy. I lifted my hand up just a little and held up one one finger. I then noticed Danny looking at me. He started to turn his head. Fuck! What do I do?! "Danny!" I squeaked. He put his attention back on me. "Let's take a break and go have a smoke." Danny nodded his head and headed to the door. We went outside and I lit his cigarette. He smoked one, and she finished that one, he lit another. I noticed him looking at me.
"Is everything okay with you?"
Danny shifted in his seat and sighed.
"Well, to be honest i'm a little worried about you. You've been acting weird lately and everytime I bring it up you change the subject. You won't let me into your dorm as often and your late all the time now."
I had to stop myself from laughing. Danny is worried
about me, but I've been weird lately because I'm harboring a squid kid in tiny college dorm. I looked Danny in eyes and smiled.
"I'm fine! I promise! Really, I am. I've just been a little preoccupied with my family lately, so don't worry."
Danny put his hand on my shoulder and rubbed it around. He then got up and we went inside.
I opened the door to my dorm, with Danny following directly behind me. We took two steps in, only to be greeted by Navy standing not to far from the door. He was obviously on his way back to behind the loveseat. I stood, frozen and staring. Danny knocked into the back of me, and then stopped. I whipped myself around and covered his eyes with my hand. I tried to shove him back out the door, but he was bigger than me and wouldn't budge. He removed my hands from his face and looked back at Navy, who was just was frozen as I was. Danny looked at the inkling for a good thirty seconds before Navy scrambled behind the loveseat again. I could hear him saying my name. "Skby-Sky!"
Danny looked at me, and I looked at him. He opened his mouth.
"Okay, what the genuine FUCK is that?!"
Before I could respond, Navy came running up behind me and tugged on the bottom of my dress. I turned around and he extended his arms up to me. I bent down and lifted the inkling. He nuzzled his face into the spot between where my collarbone met my neck. He had a look of defeat on his face. "Sky. . .sorrby," Navy whined. I patted the back of his head. "It's okay. You didn't mean too."
Don't let my words fool you, I was pissed at Navy. But his oversized, sad eyes and whiny voice made my heart melt.
Danny looked at me (and now Navy) with utter confusion. "Wha?" Danny started to say, but his voice trailed off.
"I can explain." I blurted out at Danny.
Danny put his hand up and dismissed me.
"I think I'll pass for tonight, I'm going to leave you to whatever the fuck is happening right now. I'll swing by tomorrow." Danny walked right out the door without grabbing his book bag or computer, so I knew he was going to have to come back sooner or later.
I walked Navy back into living area. He sat in my lap and refused to let go.
"Sorrby, Sky."
"Sorry. Not Sorrby."
"Sorry," Navy corrected.
I smiled at him to let him know that's I'm not mad. I am mad actually, but I feel as though I am incapable of scolding him. Navy laid his small head back onto my chest. I guess he's the guilty type.
I wrapped up the night by making his favorite dinner, shrimp ramen. I could tell he still felt bad, but he helped me clean up, which was his way of apologizing. I packed up Danny's stuff and put it by the door. I sent him a text telling him he could come and get it anytime, but I received no response although it was read.
By 1:30 Navy and I were in bed. Navy always clung onto my waist everytime something there was a drunken group of students making noise outside. I know Navy can't speak proper english, but he can use a phone very well, so having him in my dorm made feel feel safe somehow. We both drifted off the sleep, trying to forget what happened tonight.
