Before I even start this part please let me beg for forgiveness. I haven't been updating, but I have never expected my life to be so busy. It seems ridiculous though, cause I've already had few next chapters prepared. But I guess I will be able to continue more frequently now. I leave you as always with my favorite duet. Let them know what you think! It may be a bit shorter than usual, but I really hoped this scene would go solo.

Thank you for staying with me through all this time! Love you so much.

I opened my eyes the exact moment when the sun was slowly showing up at the horizon. I rubbed carefully my still asleep eyes and reached for the phone. I wanted to check what time was that and if it was worthy to nap a little bit longer, when I felt something pressed to my stomach. Only after a while I noticed my back was adjoined to a warm thing. I looked down, confused. Akashi's arms were wrapped around my waist, while his chest nicely hugged me from behind. I stiffed, completely lost in the situation. Had I been moving around in my sleep so he had to calm me down? He could have taken a rope or anything like that, I'd understand that faster. Or maybe I'd been falling and he had caught me? Impossible, to hug me out of nowhere! Crap, I need to get out of this.

I raised my head, trying to take a full look at this embarassing situation. Akashi's face was buried in my loosely laying hair; the tip of his nose was lightly tickling my neck. According to the watch I still had about half an hour till the alarm. Maybe I should try to wiggle, so he would let me go? I'd make him move aside. I can already see his disturbed face, blaming me for everything that had happened. I managed to push his hands a little bit lower, to the level of my hips. Thanks to that I got a better leeway. But it still didn't bring me any opportunity; his arms were build of muscles, against which I had no power.

I waited patiently for my phone to ring; at his sound I jumped, scared of upcoming events, but I also felt a bit of relief. In a moment, I'd let myself free, get into argument with a redhead about last night and be able to leave for a morning jogging. Sounded like a plan, quiet a good one I must say. I turned off my phone quickly and rose up, accidentally waking Akashi up.

"What time is it?" he muttered, not opening his eyes. I looked at him, wondering if I can collect my jaw that had dropped. When had someone come and exchanged my President? Who in the world had done that?! He had this incredibly sleepy face expression, and to any rays of sunshine, that got through the curtains he reacted with a wince. I gulped, looking for an answer. Should I get up and run away?

"It's only seven in the morning, I wanted to go for a short run..." I started, yawning heavily. I guess I haven't slept as well as I thought. I almost managed to sit up, when Akashi simply moved his arms higher and pressed me against his chest. His hands once again found their way around my waist, as he rested his chin on my shoulder.

"Don't go." he said. I was breathing through my mouth, probably looking like a fish took out of water. I really wanted to snap fingers in front of his face and ask him who he was. "You don't have to move so early. The first conference starts at noon..."

"So I should just forget about my responsibilities as a captain and a leader of a football team?" I growled. He seemed as if he didn't notice my irritation; he laid himself comfortably, tangling our legs together. Well, now that was a real trap. I was cursing myself under my breath, finding more and more disguisting words in any language. Akashi moved his nose against the sensitive skin in the crook of my neck. I felt shivers, and I would lie if I said I didn't enjoy them. He just twisted his head few more times, searching for comfort.

"You're so warm... Stay with me, Chiara." he purred, and I simply exploded inside. How can a man have this impossibly low, husky, but also sexy voice right after waking up?! Tentatively I curled my fingers around the phone, but I had already knew what my answer would be. I wrote myself a short not for later to do a double workout and left it at the night table. I pandered to all his desires and needs, even those most stupid. What was happening to me? Just put me in front of a wall and shoot before it evolves. The redhead fixed sheets, which fell from my body. I didn't even feel the colder air dabbing my exposed skin. I could have taken a warmer pyjama, not one with short sleeves. I started to lay myself more comfortably, completely unwittingly. Finally I closed my eyes, listening to his rhythmical breathing. In my whole life I hugged him maybe few times, in a brief and spontaneous way. I had never allowed myself to cross this invisible line of privacy. Now, laying in his warm embrace I came to a conclusion, rather concrete one: it felt amazingly cosy and... perfect. As if his body was build to hold girls my size in his arms. The warm air he breathed out adorably tickled my neckskin; I moved my head to the side, giving up to this pleasure. Five minutes later I was sleeping peacefully, forgetting about the consequences of our behavior. I hadn't even thought how uncomfortable we may feel later. The most important thing was the safety I found in Akashi's body behind mine. Right before falling asleep I tenderly stroke his forearm. He tightned his grip and pulled me closer. Was there even some kind of a barrier between our bodies beside clothes? I don't think so.

I closed my eyes, enjoying the smell, bed's warmth and presence of person I least expected.