No One's POV

"This essay on quantum field theory is fascinating-" Aria rambles on. "It says here that-" She continues to ramble. "I mean, do you understand what it could possibly mean for our warp cores!?" She says excitedly, her face flushed, and her eyes bright with her passion and sheer enthusiasm.

Yon-Rogg smiles at his bloodmate and nods along to her long ramblings as he sat in a chair across from where she laid on her bed working on her homework, although he did not understand half of what she said; he was content to listen to her speak and ramble on about her physics homework, simply content that she was allowing him to be with her, it seemingly like the step in the right direction in their always shifting dynamics.

"Sorry, this is probably super boring to you, huh? I'm- I'm rambling on and on…" Aria finally halts her rambling to look up from her homework as she lies face down on her bed.

"I truly do not mind, Aria." Yon-Rogg offers a smile, shifting his position slightly to lean forward attentively. "This is important to you. You enjoy this and are passionate about this subject and it shows in your expression. Your eyes light up with your passion… I enjoy seeing it." Yon-Rogg answers honestly.

Aria smiles at Yon-Rogg, looking down for a moment, giving Yon-Rogg an almost bashful look as a light blush appears on her cheeks, so unlike her normal flirty and confident behavior, before looking back up at her screens and flipping through one of her texts on the holo before flipping it to another page completely.

"Well, you didn't come here to just listen to me ramble on about my physics homework…" Aria tells Yon-Rogg with a slight challenge and a point of her finger. "So… How about you come over here and help me with this essay for my Strategic & Tactical Warfare course? Battle tactics are your area of expertise aren't they?" Aria pats the bed and smirks a little as if challenging Yon-Rogg.

It was late, the clock on the wall slowly ticking into the early morning, and Aria was asleep, her homework and textbooks still spread out around her on the bed, and Yon-Rogg was unsure what he should do; simply leaving felt wrong, but staying- he was unsure if he would be welcome, they were friends, yet; Aria shifts next to him, as if sensing his turbulent thoughts.

"Yon?" Aria murmurs, her eyes flicking open only slightly, and clearly blurred with sleep.

"I'm here, Aria." Yon answers, his arm instinctively coming around his bloodmate.

"Stay." Aria simply offers, as if picking up on his conflicted thoughts. "Only makes sense after all… Alarm's set early… Gotta get up early for classes." She mumbles out through sleep.

"Good night, Aria." Yon-Rogg finally tells Aria, leaning down to brush a kiss to her temple, the kiss soft enough Aria thinks she may have imagined it through her sleep-hazed mind.

"Night, Yon." Aria barely answers before she's asleep.

Morning broke the next day, blinds rising automatically to let in the morning light, and the alarm beginning to beep, Yon-Rogg, however, was already awake, his military experience training him to be aware of all his surroundings, particularly in a place he was not as familiar with.

"Is it- is it morning already?" Aria yawns, beginning to stir in the bed, clearly not wanting to be roused, despite the alarm clock's beeping.

"Yes." Yon-Rogg answers, unsure what he should do as he lies next to Aria, while the night was spent sleeping restfully next to her, her smaller body lying close to his, in the early rays of morning, the uncertainty he felt the night before returned as the line between their friendship and something more began to blur.

"Hmm." Aria hums, her eyes finally opening. "Morning, Solider Boy." Aria smiles at him, her head turning to look up at him.

"Good morning, Aria." Yon-Rogg replies, his arm finally falling back around her waist.

"So… Feel like taking me on a breakfast date and then walking me to class, Solider Boy?" Aria questions with a smile, her hand pressing to Yon-Rogg's chest.

Aria and Yon-Rogg walked out of her room and into the main area of the house she shares with her friends, Aria halting rather abruptly as she saw Zander walking out with another Kree solider behind him, looking rather smug, like a cat that got both the canary and the cream.

"Zander?" Aria questions surprised.

"Sir?" The Kree solider questions, obviously a bit surprised to see his commanding officer in the same quarters he was in; they were both off the night before, so it wasn't that they were going against orders to be here, but it certainly was an interesting coincidence that in their free time they were in the same quarters.

"Lieutenant, are you not supposed to be at your post?" Yon-Rogg questions evenly, clearly tense at the thought of some other Kree around his bloodmate, an action that was caught by the other Kree.

"Aren't you?" The Kree questions. "Sir…" He adds on respectfully, careful to look just away from Yon-Rogg's gaze and Aria's face.

"I am your commanding officer. And yes, I am. I'm not the one who will be late, however." Yon-Rogg points out a bit bitingly, clearly itching to place himself between the Kree and his bloodmate.

"So, morning, Aria..." Zander smirks, looking at his best friend. "And, I see you decided to keep him after all… Have a nice night?" He questions looking even smugger.

"Shut up, Zander." Aria huffs and rolls her eyes; she had decided to, but Zander didn't need to know that. "I see you had a nice night, however." Aria stares at the Kree solider behind Zander. "So… You got your bingo yet?" She questions.

"I'm way past bingo, Aria… I'm half way towards blackout." Zander snorts. "But I'm more interested in your Kree hunk behind you and that story…" Zander raises an eyebrow suggestively.

"Okay… And, how about we go out for breakfast now, Yon?" Aria asks Yon-Rogg, the question not really a suggestion, but rather a statement, before she all but drags Yon-Rogg out of the room by the hand.

"You can't dodge me forever, Aria! We are so talking about this in class!" Zander shouts after his best friend.

"See you in class, Zander!" Aria shouts at her best friend almost cheerfully, barely remembering to grab her bag before the door slides shut behind her.

Slowing down to a more casual pace, the Nova Corps Headquarters and Academy was already alight with action, students, Nova Corps members, and other officials already bustling around them as Aria and Yon-Rogg slid into the hallway and made their way towards the various cafes and mess.

"Aria." Irani sees her granddaughter in the hallway, Nova Prime's various entourage following after her.

"Hello grandmother." Aria smiles, but she shifts slightly, seemingly nervous as she and Yon-Rogg stop in front of her grandmother.

"Are you off to class this morning?" Irani questions, her gaze shifting deceptively passively towards Yon-Rogg.

"Breakfast first. Then class." Aria offers. "Yon is walking me."

"I see." Irani nods regally. "Perhaps, then, today would be a good occasion for a collaboration between the Nova Corps and Kree Starforce…" Irani suggests.

"Grandmother." Aria protests, understanding that this wasn't a suggestion at all, but a command.

"Have a good day in class, Aria." Irina offers before walking off.

"That wasn't a suggestion, you know…" Aria tells Yon-Rogg after her grandmother walks away. "What my grandmother said... That was a challenge. Mostly for you. She wants to see if you're good enough for me."

"Then I shall do my best to prove myself to her… And to you." Yon-Rogg replies, his golden gaze dropping down to meet Aria's.

"I'm sure you will, Solider Boy." Aria teases lightly, her lips lifting with a hint of a half-smirk. "Now, how about that breakfast date?"