Mal was silently snickering while he hid his face behind the blank book he was pretending to read then bue yawned and with D's predictable-ness, he knew just what he was about to say. "If you want to fall asleep on me, go right ahead." "I be' you'd love tha' wouldn't 'ya? Well I jus' woke up so it ain't happenin'". "I saw you smiling before, when you thought I wasn't looking. HA! And now you're blushing!" "No I'm not!" Bue felt her face and it was warm. "It's a feva', I'm sick! Betta leggo! Before 'ya catch it." "Oh c'mon, you know I'm comfy and enjoying it as much as I am!" "'Ya know...if yer ego were any bigger, this room would most certainly explode." D chuckled. "Then how come you're snuggling up to me? If you ARE sick, then you'll need some warmth, the blankets are awfully cold, and you don't wanna wait for 'em to heat up, so-" "quit trying to make ma' soun' ridiculous by tellin' ma' your supposedly way betta' than the cova's." "Oh stop talking, if I had a nickel for every lie about me you told, this room would explode, just lay here and stay here and feel free to go to sleep,...princess buena." Her one visible eye bulged with surprise and she frowned, embarrassed. "What? Did I start snappin' ma' finga's in ma' sleep again an' created a bunch of marshmallows an' crowns an' wha' not?" "I just think you'd make a lovely princess." Bue furrowed her brow and gave him sarcastic eyes then blew up her hair flap, and, regrettably ended up yawning again. D started to become more of a pillow than some guys' slightly comfy chest, he noticed by how cuddly she got as she closed her eyes. Told 'ya so. He thought cockily.

Bue's right, if his ego were any bigger, we'd all suffocate from it's mass. D eventually fell back asleep after her.

They've sure been sleeping a lot lately, heh, like hibernation between two creatures rather than animals. I've stopped caring about their romance at this point and I believe the teddy bears are awfully thankful because of it. They're looking pretty comfy, I wonder what her reaction'll be when she wakes up…...GOD I'm bored. What is there to do, when you're wide awake, you have to be quiet and playing anyway would be too loud. I wake up D and I'll be in some pretty deep trouble. Meanwhile bue's close enough to hear his heart beat, his arm around her, keeping her in place, his reason would probably be so that she doesn't fall out of the bed and she's got her arm over him like he's some pillow. She's not snoring so she must still be awake, neither of them could fall asleep that fast. D's smirk was still glued to his face so he must still be awake also. I'm tempted to test how dramatically his patience might have changed...in fact. Mal picked up one of the teddy bear's hard marble eyes and chucked it at D's forehead. "OW!" "Sorry, my arm spazzed." "Wha' the hell do 'ya thin' yer doin'?!" Bue whispered, D's eyes glowed, bue pushed him back down with the arm that was on his chest then got closer to him to give him a little kiss on the cheek. He blushed then looked away. Mal's dead. Bue was about ready to slice off his head, D pulled the covers over them. "Warmer now?" He asked her, knowing she'd be annoyed and mad, which did happen. He turned on his side facing her and she gulped. "Blushing", "Idiot."

"Gaaaah, I think I just made it worse".

"How close do 'ya plan on keepin' ma'?" "I just don't want you to fall out of the bed and hurt yourself, that's all." "Liar. Hmph!" D put his hand beneath her head like a cushion over the cold-ish pillow. "I'm simply glad you're alright. I wanna keep you safe." Mal gagged at every word he heard come from their mouths and it's utter #%&* %$! "After the incident in the sun-" bue looked down and away from D, probably gonna rub it in her face again that he was right all along. "-All I wanted was for you to be well again, now that I hope you are, you need to stay that way." Bue rolled her eyes and nodded. "I sound like some obedient pup." "That's just what mal says." Mal's visible eyebrow was twitching angrily and he huffed like an irritated bull with a pout. They couldn't hear him. "Just know...you're not allowed to scare me like that anymore." Bue started to smile while D was working his charm on high with all out compliments. Girls' most often just wanna be told they're beautiful, is D's normal thought-process, bue was looking down with a smile then when she looked back up, her eyes glistened adorabely. She looked as cute as her 6 year old self, D blushed heavily. He wanted to see both of her big shimmering eyes so he pushed her hair back then kissed her forehead then pulled her back toward his chest. "We don't exactly need to be stuck togetha', 'ya know?" "I'm aware, I just want you close to me." D held her snug and bue was beginning to blush then D looked away and turned back over onto his back, bue felt the need to be the one to scoot closer now. Natural human instinct. adaptation to a certain environment, when that environment is changed or moved, they'll want it back. D thought smugly as bue started to cling to him without hardly realizing it. She actually did start to fall asleep on him and D's face would've been taunting if mal could see it, he brought his arm under her shoulder again and kept her in place while she slept. Her dreams, for once, weren't nightmares, instead, bue had just found herself on a floaty in a lake...in the sunlight. It was warm and comfortable, a light breeze would come every now and then. Drinking a strawberry smoothie with a big piece of chocolate cake on her lap and was enjoying every bite, mal, D, bueno, none of them were on her mind, they were the farthest thing even. She'd put her hand in the clear, clean, light blue water every now and then, it was cool but not cold, it must have been the sun. Not a cloud in the sky and she was engulfed by it's light and gentle heat. The floaty seemed to be moving along down the lake which was easy to tell went on for miles and there were a few tiny little islands that she would end up getting very close to. The trees that lived on them were cherry blossoms and some of the petals would fall and land, both on and around her. Some in her hair and they all smelled positively wonderful! Then the sound of water splashing around loudly came from in front of her, when she sat up, she started to shiver with fear. "A-a w-wa-WATERFALL!" There was no time to react because the current started to pick up either way she'd be going down that fall. As bue started to near the it, she noticed that it looked more like some small thin river that happened to go a little downwards, upon getting a closer look, it was a slide! The current got even faster as she started to brace and shut her eyes tightly. When the floaty began to tip downward, one big splash sent her shooting down, her stomach nearing her throat same as her lungs and heart as she forgot to breathe throughout the first majority of the ride. The slide had many sharp turns and drops until finally she reached the bottom then gasped for air. She looked up and the sun was right on her and she was fine with that, not a hint of or any small sign of shaking or twitching, nothing. It was so nice. Bue started to realize it was a dream but didn't want it to end. Just when she thought that, she sadly woke up and the first thing she heard was a heartbeat. Her eyes bulged when she remembered fully, jus' like las' time only THIS one, bueno didn't get involved. D was still asleep, he was snoring but his snores were never loud at all. She tried to move but then realized that his hold was still tight on her, despite being asleep. He's holdin' me tighta' than 'is favorite toy...oh wait a minnit...ugh, well now I know wha' it's like to be someone's teddy bear, let us pray he doesn't accidentally rip ma' own head off. How can 'is hold be so snug if he's out cold, HOW?! Then bue tried to slink down ward until she was free then would slowly slide out of the bed. Managing to barely get one arm free, she reaches up and out from the blankets as though prying her way out, mal, being on the outside, thought it looked like a zombie coming out of it's grave. He chuckled at that. Having trouble?

Oh 'ha ha', smart ass. His grasp is too tight, unless I continue snugglin' up to 'im as closely as possible. I nee' to BREATHE! DAMMIT!

Well I'm afraid that I can't quite help 'ya there.

'Ya both will face a gruesome fate!

Until then?-

Until then, I'll be hea' suffocatin'. She began to sorta kinda maneuver around D until, finally, she was free and D was still asleep but then he took her arm and pulled her back into the exact same position she was just in. How did he do THA'?! He MUS' be awake! If not, then I'll do it! Bue began nudging him and she did that for a whole minute before finally poking his face and right after the first poke, he woke up fast and grabbed the hand that was poking him. She wondered if he was going to break it or not as she started to struggle to break free. "Lemme...go!" Bue was expecting him to joke around in his normal smug tone but this time he didn't, she predicted that they'd start playing their little routine. He looked dead serious, making her worried.

"I won't."

"Huh? Uh..qui-quit jokin' 'round!"

"I'm not, I just need you here right now. With me." Bue blushed, thinking he'd comment on it tauntingly like he always does, when he didn't she got scared and struggled some more, his grip got too tight. "Ow!" He loosened his grip a little bit but didn't apologize. "D, you're startin' to freak me out." His face remained serious.

"Do you love me?"

"What?!"

"I said, 'do...you...love me?' honestly, truthfully, really...do you?" D told her, she looked down then back up, hoping she was dreaming again and would wake up to his smug expression.

"I-I-I d-dunno…."

"That's not an answer I can accept and you know that." Bue gulped a single drop of sweat went down her left cheek so most of her hair flap covered it.

"No lying." He said, having read her mind.

"C-ca-can't this w-wait-"

"I'm done with waiting, I want your answer here and now." She looked away again and D forcefully grabbed her chin and turned her gaze back to him.

"I-I…." Mal threw another marble eye at D, D picked it up from the bed and threw it back much harder, it flipped him out of the beanbag. Worth a shot, I at least eased SOME of that tension. Bue and D were now sitting straight up, bue was free and so, tried to progressively inch her way out of the bed. D took her wrist and yanked her back and held her by her waist. "Tell me, bue!"

"I-I-I DON'T KNOW!" She got out of his hold and because of it, fell face flat on the floor. D sighed and rubbed his brow from frustration.