AN: Wake up everybody! It's Groundhog Day (although we do get six more weeks of winter...)! What? You say I planned this story just for its celebration? Hahahaha, of course not... 8D
Summary: She was fighting a battle she had already lost. "You'll have to wake up someday, Princess."
Disclaimer: I don't own Tales of the Abyss.
Lullaby- the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep
"Good morning, Princess."
The sound of his voice and the touch of his hand on her shoulder broke through her dreamy slumber, and she struggled to open her eyes. His face was a light peach blur surrounded by a fiery ring of crimson-red until her eyes became used to the brightness of the morning sun and his features sharpened.
A small smile tugged on his lips (a rare treat indeed), and he leaned forward and whispered into her ear hidden behind her tousled golden hair, "It's time to get up."
She groaned and threw the covers over her head, tightly wrapping the sheets around herself. He chuckled amusingly and lightly tapped the lump he supposed was Natalia's head.
A hand emerged from underneath the blankets and threw a pillow at him. He caught it effortlessly in both hands.
"Wake up already," he said a little exasperatedly.
She was fighting a battle she couldn't win. Finally deciding to surrender, she untangled herself, tossing the covers back, and gulped down a lungful of fresh air. The soft fabric of the blanket slipped off her shoulders as she lifted herself up. Natalia muffled her yawn with a clenched fist and stretched her arms out, curving her back into a graceful arc and curling her toes in and out.
"Good morning, Asch."
