"It's bright…" Syo slowly began to wake up. He could see orange spots dancing beneath his eyelids which seemed to be stuck together. He rubbed at them and guessed the cause of their stickiness was probably because he had been crying in his sleep. He sat up and looked around the room groggily. The curtains had been opened and Ai was not in Syo's bunk bed where Syo left him. He heard a tap running from the en-suite and guessed it to be Ai. He felt dazed and just stared out of the window. Yesterday seemed like it had been such a long time ago but yet such a short time. He gritted his teeth in remembrance and fell back into the bed, pulling the covers in tighter. Before he could remember fully the incident with Natsuki he breathed in deeply and that's when he noticed it. "Huh? It smells like Ai…." It was a sweet smell, a mixture of cupanies and peppermint. It was refreshing but at the same time it felt warm, like gentle sun ray, and enticing. He rubbed his face into the pillow, "It's a nice smell" he thought.
Copy and pasted info about the cupani flower! The flower of this herb can be used to help in finding friendship or to protect children. Cupani sweet pea is supposed to bring good luck and in the language of flowers represents delicate pleasures or goodbyes. (So this is representing Syo's goodbye to Natsuki and developing relationship with Ai) This plant is good for representing chastity but in this case I'm using it for innocence in terms of they're young and naive. It seems Moon-like in its coolness, love of dampness, and the sweet, virginal scent of its flowers; likewise, the flower essence has been used for promoting restful, restorative sleep, a Moon activity. (So it'll help Syo sleep!) Because it is a wandering vine with fine tendrils, it also has a Mercury influence, and that is also borne out in the flower essence, which is said to be helpful for those who are constantly wandering in search of their place in the world. (So Syo trying to find a new place and Ai discovering he has a place) This is one of the few scented flowers that does not produce an essential oil we have learned how to capture, so enjoy its sweet, innocent scent "live."