Chapter 4
Suddenly I yawned, which caused me to almost swallow a bug. Zi noticed and laughed but she stopped when she too yawned, "See what you did Edward! Now you got me yawning!" she yelled. "It's not my fault! You know I'm always yawning!" I yelled back. "Hey quiet down you two," Shadow suddenly cut in, "There's an inn up ahead, we'll stop there for the night," he added as he headed towards the lights of said building. I stuck my tongue out at Zi then turned to look back at the road, a minute later we arrived at the cute little inn called The Moonlight Inn. Shadow parked inside the customer's garage and then set the alarm on his motorcycle, "Shall we?" he asked as he indicated the lobby doors. "We shall," I replied before grabbing Zi and walking towards the doors with Shadow in the lead.
"I have to pee," I told Zi before we walked into the lobby. "Wait till we get a room then you can go," she replied while Shadow talked to the manager. "How much is it going to be?" I asked Shadow while I pulled out my wallet. Shadow beat me to it and paid the man before I could do anything else, "How rude!" I huffed while putting my wallet away. The manager laughed, "How is paying for something rude?" Shadow asked. "Because, 1 I went through the trouble of getting my wallet out and 2 it's supposed to be 'ladies first'," I replied crossing my arms. "I never thought I would see the day where a lady would get so upset about a man paying for her," the manager said before he burst out laughing. I pouted then turned from then, "I have to pee so hurry up Mr. Sunshine," I snapped at Shadow. "Whatever you say…. Mrs. Sunshine," Shadow replied before he walked off in the direction of our rooms. Zi and the manager laughed at whatever face I was making before I stomped after him with Zi in tow.
"So where's our room?" I asked while Shadow opened the door. "Well, your majesty, I figured that since we're only here for one night, we could share a room," Shadow replied. Zi laughed even more at that before she pushed past him and into the room, "Just don't be too loud, some of us like to sleep," she said from inside the room. I blushed profusely while Shadow gave me a feral grin, well at least to me it could have been feral only because of that last comment, then I pushed past him and into the room. I saw Zi sprawled out on one of the two beds then I rushed to the bathroom and locked myself in. When I walked in Zi was watching some show, probably Full Metal Alchemist or something seeing as it was Saturday, and Shadow was nowhere to be seen. "He went to get some ice and drinks," Zi stated during the commercial. I looked around and saw that there was two beds and a large couch, I plopped down on the large couch and claimed it right then as my bed. I pulled my blanket and pillow out of my backpack and curled up on the surprisingly comfy couch and then I turned to the television and watched FMA until Shadow walked into the room at the best part. "I didn't kn-" he started before we cut him off, "SHHH!" we shushed him without looking away from the TV. Shadow frowned at us then purposefully walked in front of the TV on his way to the mini fridge, he set whatever drinks he had inside then set the ice on top of the fridge then he walked past the TV again and went into the bathroom.
Once FMA was done Zi and I kicked off our shoes then started talking about the new episode, suddenly Shadow walked out of the bathroom and steam followed him, "When did you take a shower?" I asked when I noticed him. Shadow gave me a look as if to ask if I was stupid or blind and deaf, I glared at him, "Why did you want to join me?" he asked with a smirk as he walked towards us. "No, I was just wondering when you decided to finally clean yourself, you were starting to stink," I replied. Zi made some kind of noise that sounded suspiciously like 'mood killer' while Shadow just smirked even more, "Are you sure that was me and not you?" he asked. This time I frowned then I covered my head in my blanket and ignored him, "Well, looks like it's my turn to take a shower," Zi suddenly said. I popped my head out of my blanket cocoon but before I could say anything she disappeared into the bathroom.
Now it was just me and Shadow, alone for an unknown amount of time, in the same room, together, did I mention alone? "So…. Umm… How's work?" I asked lamely as I tightened the blanket around me. Shadow raised a brow at me then walked over and plopped down next to me, "Fine, how's the wandering going?" he asked as he leaned back and got comfortable. "Um, fine," I replied. "So why are you two wandering to Downunder? Why aren't you out there with the Freedom Fighters? Or doing something? Do you two just wander everywhere?" he suddenly asked. "Oh. Well…. Umm… We want to go to Downunder to see the abandoned castle and visit the old ruins. And as for why….," I thought carefully, "You ask too much questions," I finished before I wrapped my tail around myself then stuck my head under the covers. Suddenly I felt hands grab me and pull me out of the blankets and I started laughing as Shadow tickled me, "No… stop… please!" I yelled between laughs as I tried to ward him off with my tail. Suddenly my wildly twitching tail wacked him in the face and he stopped, I took the opportunity to push him over and sit on his stomach.
"Ha! I win!" I stated triumphantly as my tail poofed up in pride. Suddenly Shadow pushed me and pinned me against the couch, "Now who wins?" he asked with a cocky smile. "Let me go you poohead!" I yelled at him while I squirmed. "No. Answer my questions and I might think about maybe letting you go," he stated. I frowned then sighed, "I can't," I told him as I turned my head to the side. "Why not?" he asked confused. "It's… complicated… the only thing I can tell you is that we don't really wander willingly, we just used our... predicament… as an excuse to see the world," I told him while I kept my face turned away from him. Before Shadow could say anything else Zi walked out of the bathroom and froze when she saw us, "This is as far as you two got? Figures," she said with a shrug before she flopped down on her bed then straightened her long nightgown. I gently pushed Shadow and he got up and walked over to his bed, I got up and walked into the bathroom to take a super quick shower then I got dressed into my pj pants and tank top.
When I walked back into the room my stuff wasn't on my couch, I looked around and saw it was on Shadow's bed but there was no Shadow to be seen. I walked over and tried to pull my blanket off the bed but Shadow came up behind me and pushed me onto the bed. I squeaked then he quickly jumped in next to me and covered us with the blanket, "S-Shadow? W-What are y-you doing?" I stuttered as I blushed. "Going to sleep," he replied coolly as he pulled me closer to him. "Well I'll just be going to my couch now," I said as I tried to get up but he pulled me back down. "No you're quite alright here, plus you're warm," he said as he cuddled closer, "Goodnight," he added sleepily. I knew that I wouldn't be able to stay up long enough, once I lay down with nothing to do I can fall asleep within seconds. I sighed, "Night," I replied as I got comfy, then sure enough I felt myself drift off to sleep. The last thing I heard was Shadow muttering something that I couldn't understand, then Zi said, "What, no one's going to say goodnight to me?" I muttered a goodnight in reply as I fell asleep.