Azkadellia was coming in to wake Doris where an unexpected surprise waited for her. She gasped at the heart touching scene. Zero's left arm was wrapped protectively around Doris, who was snuggled to his chest. Az could tell by their breathing that they were both still asleep. She didn't want to wake them, but Doris had to get up so she could get ready for her morning classes.
She started by waking Zero. She pushed his shoulder a little and told him to wake up. Luckily for her, he was a light sleeper. Right when he saw her though, he gasped in surprise. He didn't expect anyone to come in and see him…vulnerable. He stared at Azkadellia and then at Doris.
"It's okay, she's gotta get up anyway. She's got morning classes until noon today" Azkadellia told him.
"I'll get her up" Zero moved a little, "Hey kiddo, you gotta get up. You got class this morning".
"Five more minutes" Doris replied, drowsy, "I wanna keep cuddling".
"We can do this later, kid. You're aunt's here".
With that said, Doris sprung up. "Sorry Auntie, I was just so comfy that-".
"Hey, it's alright. I understand that you like your new pillow" Az stared at Zero when she said that.
Zero gave her a look that said "That's so not funny".
Azkadellia simply smiled. "Alright, you gotta get dressed Doris. And you, Mr. Long Coat, need to make yourself look presentable. We don't want the princess's guard looking like crap" she walked out with Zero following.
"I don't look like crap" he said.
Azkadellia faced him with a teasing smile. "Oh yeah, Mr. Long Coat? Or should I call you Mr. Bed Head?".
"Neither would be nice".
Azkadellia laughed. "Right. So…what was it like?".
"What?".
"Your first cuddle with Doris. I guarantee you, it won't be the last".
"Does she always do that?" Zero asked when he was next to Az.
"Only when she senses something wrong or if there's something wrong with her. Doris hadn't cuddled with anyone since she was three. Her dad left then for that diamond".
"Which is actually a ruby".
"Well look who just got smarter".
Zero smiled slyly, but then normally. He took a bow.
"It's great to see you back, princess".
"It's better to be back, Adrian. Now, Deege told me to tell you that when Doris has morning classes, you do what you want in the morning. Same goes for afternoons. You can do anything you want unless it's stupid, dumb, or destructive".
"Okay. I thought stupid and dumb were the same thing".
"No, dumb's at a lower level".
"Well, I can't say I didn't learn anything today. As for how the cuddling was, it felt…nice, I guess. Yeah, as a matter of fact. I never knew that being wanted could be so great".
"Yeah, same here".
"You wanna hang out or something, I got nothing better to do until noon when I follow Doris around".
"Are you asking me out?".
"No…Yes…What just happened?!".
Azkadellia laughed. "It's okay, I can show you around. Not that you haven't seen everything here".
"Well…there could be some hidden places".
"You know, you made that sound so pervertive just now".
"Oh, sorry, didn't mean to".
"No, it was kinda funny actually".
"Oh, well…hey, could you like, not tell anyone about what you saw in there?".
"Why not? Zero, I never thought you'd open up to her so quickly. That, and I've never seen you do that before. Seriously, what happened?".
"I'll tell you in a bit. I have to 'make myself look presentable'" he tried mocking her.
"Don't make fun of me" Azkadellia playfully smacked his arm.
"Ow" he said sarcastically.
"Go take a shower or something already. You're such a baby, Zero!" Azkadellia called as he walked back to his room.
A/N: I don't know about you, but I smell a pairing. I don't know. I might do it, I might not. I don't know. I've seen too many Zero/Azkadellia pairings. See ya next chapter.
