Chapter 36:A Day To Relax
Nebula slowly opened her eyes to see she was not in her own home. "What the?" she mumbled as she felt something squeeze her and pull her closer to what felt like a body. Nebula turned her head and was greeted with the sight of Rad sleeping peacefully. She smiled to herself as she silently cooed at the sight of him. She turned her body to face him and she giggled softly as she wiped some of the drool off of his mouth. Rad started to stir in his sleep and Nebula placed a soft kiss on the corner of his chin. He then slowly opened his eyes as Nebula snuggled into him. He then stroked her back as he held her. "Morning" he said sleepily. "Morning handsome" she responded. She then lifted herself up and kissed his forehead before she got out of bed and stretched. Rad levitated himself out of bed and over to the bar in his doorway to begin his morning work out. Nebula looked around ans she noticed that her work vest and her shoes were off. "Hey Rad honey?" she called as she put on her shoes once she located them. "Yeah?" he replied. "Where's my work vest?" she asked as she continued to search for her vest. Rad let go of the bar and he started to help Nebula look for her vest. He then began to laugh once he found it. Nebula looked over at him and she saw where he was pointing and laughing at. "How did it end up on the ceiling fan?" she asked in surprise. Once he calmed down, he levitated her vest off the ceiling fan. He paused and Nebula looked at him curiously only to see him smiling widely. He then levitated her vest to him and he ran off. "Rad! Get back here! Give me back my vest!" she yelled as she chased after him. "Not a chance babe" he yelled back as he ran out of her sight. She heard the sound of something being transported by one of the tubes in Rad's house and she followed to where the sound came from.
She entered the tube and she was transported to Rad's living room where he and his parents were. "There you are! Oh, hi Mr. Ofrang and Mrs. Theodosia" she greeted. They waved to her before they left while Rad attempted to sneak out of the room. "And just where do you think you're going?" Nebula asked slightly annoyed, only to notice that he was gone. She sighed heavily. "Fine. I guess I'll go to the bodega and get a new one" she said out loud. Just as she reached the doorknob, two hands landed on her hips and lifted her into the air and into a body. "Oh no you don't" Rad said as he carried her to the couch. "Rad?! What is going on?!" Nebula asked in surprise. "Gar gave us today off and we're spending it together" Rad said as he sat on the couch with Nebula in his arms. He then levitated a blanket over them and he put on a movie. They spent the whole day cuddling and watching movies. "Hey Neb, I'm gonna go grab a drink. you want one?" he asked. Nebula shook her head and Rad kissed the top of her head. "I'll be right back" he said as he slowly got off the couch and he walked off.
Nebula got off the couch and she began to look at all the pictures that were framed on the walls. One of them was of his parents when they were all of the cruise. In the photo, his parents were lounging and they were holding hands as they watched the sunset. "I wonder if that will ever be Rad and I" Nebula pondered with a sigh. As she was daydreaming, she failed to notice two arms wrap around her waist from behind and a head was placed on top of hers. Nebula glanced down and she saw the familiar blue and muscular arms of Rad. "What were you doing?" he asked softly. "Just thinking" she responded as Rad buried his head into her hair. He then levitated them back to the couch and Nebula levitated the blanket onto them. "Hey, remember when we were turned into animals?" Rad asked out of the blue. "Oh yeah! Hang on, I should still have the picture of us on my phone" Nebula said with a laugh as she grabbed her phone from the nearby table. "Ah! Here" she said as she showed Rad the photo once she found it on her phone. They then began to reminisce about things that happened in the past.
They then heard a knock on the door. Rad used his powers to open the door. "Hey Rad! Hey Nebula!" they heard Ko call. "Sup" Enid said as she closed the door. Ko walked over to them with a small bouquet of picked flowers in his hands. "These are for you Nebula. My mommy told me that they would help you feel better about the other day" Ko said as he handed her the flowers. "Awwh, Ko. That is so sweet and thoughtful of you" she cooed as she sat up and gently took the flowers from him. "I love them! Thank you" she said sweetly as she stood up from the couch and hugged Ko. "I'm glad you like them" Ko said sheepishly. "So, what are you guys up to?" Rad asked as he sat up on the couch. "Gar closed early so he and Carol could go out. Ko and I decided to see what you guys were up to" Enid explained. "We were just hanging out and watching movie. Maybe since you guys are here we could all go do something" Nebula suggested. "Anyone up for a video game marathon?" Rad suggested as he held up four controllers. They all decided on a game and they began to play. Hours later, Enid and Ko left. Nebula helped Rad clean up and put the video games away. They then went back to cuddling on the couch. "Today was really fun. Thank you Rad" Nebula said lovingly. Rad smiled warmly at her before he kissed her head. "Anything to help you feel better" he said and Nebula snuggled into him. "I love you" she said as she laid her head in the section between his head and shoulder. "I love you too" he responded as he held her tighter. "I honestly don't know what I would do if I never met you, Ko, and Enid. You guys mean everything to me" she said. Rad let out a hum as she closed her eyes. They sat in silence for a few moments. "Oh! I almost forget. You never told me where my work vest is" she said. Rad began to laugh and Nebula laughed too. Once she calmed down, she turned to him with a serious expression as she spoke.
"But seriously though, where's my vest?"