AN: I needed some fluff after that last chapter!
"Isn't he supposed to be doing his paperwork?"
The two girls stand behind him, watching the gentle rise and fall of his shoulders as he slumbers away peacefully, bent forward over his desk, over the paperwork he was meant to be completing. He had put it off until he couldn't put it off any longer, thus leaving him with a large mountain of files and papers to sift through and complete.
Gzel elbows her in the arm lightly, tapping her pitcher of water with her index finger, smiling that mischievous smile that often times gets her under the torturous revenge of their guardian's skillful fingers. "I dare you to pour your pitcher of water on him."
"No way!" She shakes her head. "Last time I did that he said he'd go for my belly."
"Oooh, yea, he's rather good at that."
Orion nods slightly. "And you always manage to get away, leaving me stuck to take the brunt of it."
"You're right." She rubs her chin thoughtfully. "I double dare you."
She curses her sister softly, definitely not loud enough to allow the others to hear and scold her for it, knowing that she can't back down from the challenge of a double dare. Orion tightens her grip on her Pitcher, not seeing the eyes that follow her as she steps forward, lifts the pitcher up over his head, and slowly tips it over. The water starts out slowly, dripping over the lip, and then it splashes harder.
Akriel jumps up, hitting his knee on the desk, his hair dripping in his face with the water from the pitcher. He wipes at his eyes, the healers around them laughing at the poor soaked Virtue, Gzel is cracking up behind them, bending at the waist in her laughter, as Orion calmly sets the pitcher down on the specialists desk.
He looks up at her with wide eyes. She smiles at him. "You fell asleep doing your paperwork, again."
"And, I don't know," he stands slowly. "You couldn't have just, oh, I don't know, just shaken my shoulder or something."
"I wasn't sure if that would work."
He narrows his eyes at her, and she takes a minute step back from him. "You're right. I should get back to work."
"You should?"
He nods, stalking forward carefully, brushing wet hair back out of his eyes. "You know what I'm going to work on?"
His quiet little healer shakes her head as she steps back another step, but he closes the distance between them with long strides, catching her by the wrist as she makes to turn. "I'm going to work on that little belly of yours."
"No!"
"Ooooh, yes." He tugs on her arm, she stumbles forward, falling over his shoulder. "I'm going to work very hard."
Orion giggles from over his shoulder from anticipation, as though she can feel his beard rubbing against her bare belly, lips pressing playful kisses over every inch, fingers spidering all over the sensitive tummy surface.
"Would it help if I said I was sorry?"
"I appreciate the apology." He squeezes her hip lightly and she shrieks softly. "But, no, it would not help you in anyway."
He nods at his Captain and Archangel as he walks passed them, slowly ascending the stairs to the Loft above them, slowly making his way through the Lounge, down the hall towards their room. He kicks the door closed behind him, out of his boots, and leans forward to pull her from over her shoulder.
Orion flails as she falls back, bouncing on the mattress under her, giggling as her guardian slowly crawls up over her on the bed, laying himself over her legs, he curls his fingers in the hem of her tunic. "Let's get this out of our way."
"AhAhAhAhAk nohohoho!"
He pushes her tunic up to reveal her shaking, giggle filled, tummy. "Where do I want to start?" She struggles under him, trying to free herself, and he smiles down at her belly. "Found it." And buries his face in her belly.
The little healer squeals brightly. It's the first of many squeals.
"AhahahahahAhahahah! AhAHAHAHK NOhohoho!" She pushes against his head as hard as she can, squealing again when he shakes his head, rubbing his beard against her belly. "I warned you, didn't I, I warned you."
"Yohohhour sohohoho colohohohd!"
"Who's fault is that?"
"Yohohohhu shohohouldn't hahahahhaave fahahahallen asleheheheheep!"
"You know, I'm not working hard enough if you're able to be cheeky."
Orion curls her fingers in his dirty blonde hair. "NOhohoho! Nohohot thahahahat!"
He chuckles. Takes a deep breath. And blows the first raspberry.
