Shulk stirred and woke up. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and glanced at the clock, it was six in the morning. He didn't feel like he could go back to sleep so he sat up and got ready. The others weren't going to be awake for a few more hours, so he decided to go to the lab before they all left for Colony 6.
Shulk walked downstairs and seen everyone still asleep. He tried to be as quiet as possible as he walked to the front door.
"Shulk? What are you doing up so early?" Melia sat up, she stretched and let out a yawn.
"Oh, sorry. Did I wake you?" He quietly asked.
"No, I've been up for about a half hour and couldn't go back to sleep. Were you going somewhere?" Melia replied, still sounding a little tired.
"Yeah, I was going to the lab to work on something before we left. Since you're up, did you want to come with me?" Shulk offered.
"Okay." Melia said as she let out another yawn.
Shulk waited by the front door for Melia and they walked outside. The colony seemed so peaceful, there was only a small handful of people out at this hour and the sun was just starting to shine over the colony.
They eventually arrived at the lab. Shulk had a small coffee maker there for when he had to pull late nights. He made a cup for Melia and himself since they weren't feeling fully awake yet and he started to work.
"What are you making, Shulk?" Melia asked and came over to look.
"I wanted to make a new weapon for Reyn. I feel that now since I've had more combat experience, I have a better idea of what to make and things I might have overlooked. He could use a new driver too, his current one has been needing tons of maintenance." He answered.
"That's very thoughtful of you. Engineering isn't exactly my expertise, but it looks great from what I can tell. I'm sure Reyn will like it." Melia said.
"Give yourself some credit, Melia. You might not be an engineer, but there's plenty of other amazing things about you." Shulk assured her.
Melia smiled and continued to watch Shulk work.
"Besides, Reyn's not exactly the best guy for constructive criticism. I remember he once told me, 'As long as I can hit things with it and keep them from hitting me, then it's good enough'." Shulk joked.
"Sounds like the Reyn we all know and love." Melia laughed.
Shulk reached for one of his tools but wasn't looking and accidently grabbed Melia's hand. They both jumped and moved their hands away.
"Oh, sorry." Shulk said and blushed a little.
"You don't have to apologize." Melia said, also blushing.
"I was reaching for that, over there. Could you hand me it?" Shulk asked and pointed.
Melia handed it over and Shulk went back to work but stopped after a few minutes.
"What is it, Shulk?" Melia asked.
Shulk sighed, "It's missing something. I need Gogol Horns, we'll have to see if we can get them while we're out. Speaking of which, the others should be awake by now. Let's head back."
Shulk locked up the lab then they walked back to Dunban's house.
"Thank you, Melia." Shulk said as they were walking back.
"For what, Shulk?" She asked.
"Just for coming with me. It gets boring in there sometimes and the others aren't really that interested since they don't know what's going on. It felt nice to have someone there with me for a change." He replied.
"You're welcome. I might not understand everything you work on either, but I still enjoyed it." Melia said.
"If you want, maybe you could come with me next time?" Shulk offered.
"I'd like that. If you ever want someone to keep you company, you can ask me." Melia said.
"I'll keep that in mind." Shulk smiled.
Back at Dunban's house, everyone was up and moving around now.
"Oh, hey you two! Where have you been?" Fiora asked, she was in the kitchen making breakfast and came to see who walked in.
"We were in the lab. Sorry, I would've let you guys know but none of you were awake." Shulk explained.
Everyone gathered around the dining table to eat. After breakfast, they finished getting ready and ventured off for Colony 6.