"This sleepover was a good idea, Scarlett," Ash commented as she finished braiding the redhead's hair. Ash and Scarlett were sitting on one of the air mattresses that Jack had set up in Ash's living room. Jack was lounging on the other one while River sat at the breakfast bar that was between the living room and kitchen. "The four of us hardly have time to hang out like this."
"True. We're always halfway across the world, spreading our separate seasons, always missing one another. Plus you three have your Guardian business," River added as he grabbed an apple and began to munch on it. "I'm just glad I don't have to worry about saving the world."
"Just admit you're jealous and then we can all move on with our lives," Jack ducked his head to avoid the apple River threw in his direction. "I'm not cleaning that up."
"Moon, you both sound just like my brothers from Before," Ash rolled her eyes then turned around so Scarlett could do whatever she wanted with the brunette's hair.
All the Seasonals knew what Ash meant when she said 'Before'. For them, that meant before they were Spirits, back when they were mortal. The group didn't really talk too much about their past lives, as it was sometimes painful to be reminded of what they lost. But when they were all in a good mood, the group had a silent agreement that it was okay to talk about that kind of stuff.
"What were they like?" Scarlett asked. She was the newest Seasonal, so her grief was still fresh. While she didn't contribute very much, she loved listening to the stories her fellow Spirits told her about their previous lives.
"Loud, annoying, and overprotective despite being two years younger than me. They were twins and every bit as crazy as Jack and River," Ash replied. The two girls laughed at the outraged expressions on the boys' faces. "It's true!"
"I would've loved to have siblings growing up," Scarlett stated. The other three Spirits looked at one another and shook their heads.
"No, you don't," Jack, Ash, and River all said simultaneously in a deadpan tone. Scarlett looked at each of them in confusion. She knew siblings didn't always get along but Jamie and Sophie were kind of like a brother and sister, so how hard could having siblings be? *Author's Note: Hard. It's very hard having siblings. No offense to my sister. Love ya, sis.*
"My sister was amazing, and I would've done anything for her," Jack stated firmly. "But Flee, a nickname I gave her because she loved to run and flee from trouble, drove me nuts sometimes with all her worrying."
"With a brother like you, I don't blame her for worrying," Scarlett teased as she got up and sat beside Jack on the air mattress. The white-haired teen scooted aside to make room for his girlfriend.
"She didn't just worry about me. She was like a mini-adult who started worrying about everyone's well-being from the moment she could walk. Every time I went off by myself, she'd make me promise to come back safe and sound. And don't get me started on what she'd do when I was planning to prank someone."
"She's the opposite of how my sister, Océane, was then," River commented. "She and I were the ultimate prank team. Of course, whenever we got caught, she'd always pin the blame on me..."
"What's the deal with all the water-themed names?" Ash asked. River shrugged his shoulders. "Better than what my parents named my brothers. They were named after the same mythical god of dreams, one being the Greek version and the other being the Roman name."
"I know the Greek name, Morpheus. But what's the Roman one?" Jack smiled softly when Scarlett laid her head on his shoulder, clearly getting sleepy.
"Somnia. But why did they want to name them after a god of dreams?" River walked over towards the others and sat down beside Ash.
"Ashlynn means 'dream'. It was either all our names meant the same thing, or they all started with A. They were old fashioned like that," Ash explained. "But it was the 1600's so them being like that was to be expected."
"You lived in France, right?" Scarlett asked sleepily. Ash nodded before she subtly turned on the lamp and switched off the overhead light so it wasn't too bright. She was getting tired, and Scarlett looked like she was gonna fall asleep any second. "What was it like?"
"Well, it was great not having the same rights as men," Ash deadpanned. "Besides that, it was alright. I mean, not the arranged marriage part. But everything else was fun."
"Shh," Jack hushed. River and Ash looked to see that Scarlett was fast asleep. Jack carefully laid her down onto the mattress, careful not to wake her up. Ash turned off the lamp and laid down beside River.
"Here I was thinking the girls would sleep together instead of two hormonal teens who happen to be dating," River teased. Jack's face flushed but he ignored his brother's (and sister's) knowing looks as he wrapped his arms around the redhead.
"Better behave yourself," Ash winked, only holding in her laugh because she didn't want to wake up Scarlett.
"Shut up," Jack huffed before they all drifted off to sleep, dreaming whatever dreams Sandy sent them with his golden dreamsand.
AN: I just wanted more bonding. Sorry for the late update, like I said I've been busy with school. And I got the nickname for Jack's sister from the ROTG wiki page. Leave a review if you have requests for a one-shot. I hope you enjoyed! Until next time...
- Kitkat Out!
