The snow crunched under Fang's boots as she walked a long the street, almost rushing because her feet began to get cold and her lungs weren't that used to such a cold air. Her cheeks were red already, she could tell, clenching her fists to regain the feeling in her fingers again – it wasn't that easy while she carried two bags in each hand and of course her gloves didn't help much keeping her hands warm.
She cursed Cocoon's fabric for that.
Fang squinted her eyes and lifted one hand to her face to block out the snow in her sight, looking at the distance as an attempt to make out where she was. And from the looks of it, it shouldn't be that far already. She could see the faint outlines of her house there, she must be closer than she thought, even though it would probably take her longer than usual.
Damn this snow storm! Lightning even warned her about it and told her to go once it is over, but no. Fang didn't listen and now she had to pay the price for it. At least now she got every Christmas present she looked for in the store, so that was a positive thing.
Why did she had to do this the last minute again? Now that she was walking in this heavy snow down the street she wasn't so sure anymore and it ticked her off. Maybe she really should have listened to Lightning this time, she wouldn't be here right now if she did. And maybe she even would be cuddled up to her right now in a very pleasant warmth.
With heavy steps she continued walking, her breath getting more intense with each inhale – but she told herself she would be home soon, wrapped around her girlfriend and stealing her heat, maybe even rubbing her cold feet against her. Oh she could picture her reaction already – either getting a slap in her face with a pillow or just an annoyed groan coming from her. Either way, if that wasn't the best motivation to go on, she didn't know.
It took her around ten minutes to finally reach her house, even though it was just a short distance to walk. Her feet were numb as she stood in front of the front door now, struggling with her shopping bags as she looked for the house keys in her pockets. She tapped over her jacket and set the bags down then to take the keys out, but getting the door open with frozen fingers wasn't as easy as she thought it would be.
After several tries the key finally worked, sighing in relief as the warmth of her home embraced her the moment she stepped inside. She tapped her boots on the door mat to get rid of the snow, stroking over her jacket to let the last remnants of snow fall off before she undressed all her winter clothes.
Ah yes, home.
Still shivering she set her bags aside and rubbed over her arms to get some heat from friction to make herself warmer faster, calling out to Lightning then to announce her arrival as she set her boots and jacket in place.
But Lightning neither answer her, nor she came to look after her.
Confused Fang scratched her head. She was sure Lightning would immediately greet her the moment she would come back home to say to her how worried she was and that she is glad that she fine now. And probably mock her how right she was.
"Lightning?" Fang called out again, a bit louder this time as she grabbed her bags again and made her way to the living room where a faint light was coming from. "You there?"
With her elbows she pressed down the door handle and kicked it open then, almost wincing as it hit the wall by the force of it. Thank Etro it didn't.
"Light?"
This time she whispered as she entered the room, placing the bags on the table where several other Christmas presents were already standing, perfectly wrapped in paper. Oh right, Lightning wanted to wrap them up while Fang was out getting the rest and from the looks like it she managed to do everything.
Her gaze wandered to the sofa then and there she was greeted by a very familiar sight. Familiar and yet somewhat unusual – well, it wasn't that often that Lightning took a nap on the couch in the middle of the day, a book lying on top of her open. It happened more times when she came back from work and just fell asleep on the spot once she sat down on the couch, but not when she actually had free and holidays.
Fang only smiled at this. This was way too adorable how she peacefully lied there on the couch, one arm tucked under her head and one almost sliding off the couch, her feet dangling off the arm rest. She was breathing slowly, Fang could tell with the way her chest was slowly rising and falling – she was definitely fast asleep.
And it looked so inviting.
Fang's feet were still cold, her hands too, and this was now the perfect opportunity to just snuggle up to her, stealing as much warmth as she could to get warm again – without waking her up, of course.
Without any noise she shifted the table in front of the couch away to get a better access to her, removing the book on top of her. There wasn't much space on the couch for the two of them, but definitely enough for Fang to lie on top of Lightning with comfortable arms wrapped around her. They did that a few times already, so it should work.
Carefully Fang maneuvered her arms and legs in order not to disturb Lightning in her sleep while she still tried to figure out how exactly she would be the most comfortable.
Ah yes, lying her head on her shoulder and entangling their legs should work the best, Fang figured. Lightning only stirred a bit as she tucked her hands under her back to soak up some heat, but the moment her feet touched Lightning's legs, she let out an irritated breath and knitted her eyebrows together.
Fang bit herself on her lip as she noticed her reactions, waiting a bit before she continued finding the best position. No more other movements came from Lightning after that little incident, indicating that she probably continued to sleep.
Okay maybe it wasn't that much of a good idea to rub her cold feet against her, not when she was so adorable sleeping already. A different method must be found and it came in form of the blanket that hung over the back rest.
And with a blanket everything was more comfortable anyways.
She reached out to the fuzzy fabric without moving too much and swung it over them, covering both her and Lightning from toes to shoulder. Now this was way warmer than before and Fang sighed at this coziness – cuddling with her girlfriend under a blanket while a snow storm was outside was definitely something else.
One last look she gave the Christmas presents on the table, saying to herself how she would wrap them up once she stood up again. But that would definitely take her a while to do.
After all, she wouldn't let go of Lightning so fast.
