Timeline: back when Shu and Jodie used to date.

The blaring of the phone alarm jarred her out of her peaceful sleep, Jodie jolted up swiping the red button and sending the annoying voice to an end. She harshly rubbed at her eyes before she turned to face the other side of the bed where her boyfriend laid with his green eyes open.

"Good morning, looks like it woke you up!" Jodie gently said. It was Shu's day off while she had to go to work.

"Morning, it sounded like a World War II air-raid siren, no-one can ignore that"

"I'm sorry," she said with a sympathetic smile, Jodie printed a kiss on his cheek. She's always been a heavy sleeper so she had to be creative when it came to her alarm. Her head turned to the other side aiming to get out of bed when she felt Shu's warm hand on her wrist.

"I thought you always sleep for another five minutes after you turn off the alarm"

"Yeah, but I'm feeling energetic today, plus I reeeally don't want to be late, there's this big…"

"c'mon, it's just five minutes"

Jodie laid down resting her head on Shu's upper arm as he wrapped her waist with his other arm. Looking back at her, Shu blinked once, twice "do you hear that, it's raining outside" he softly said.

"yeah"

"It must be blistering cold out there"

Jodie placed a hand on her mouth as she yawned "yeah"

"you want to get back to sleep don't you?"

"Shu, where are you going with this?"

"I was just wondering why wouldn't you call in sick for today?" he asked. Their holidays as FBI agents weren't like the other employees and unfortunately for them, their days off hadn't synchronized in over a month already.

"I can't sweetie, I really have to go, there's this meeting I have to attend"

"But it's raining!"

"As if that would've stopped you from going to work," She said, Shuichi thought for a moment as Jodie kissed him again "the five minutes are over, I should get ready"

"Hold on" he suddenly said, she looked at him over her shoulder as she sat on the edge of the bed "why wouldn't you stay here in bed, and I'll go make you some pancakes, banana pancakes, they're your favorite"

"Now that's an interesting offer" she smiled "if only you knew how to cook"

"I know how to make pancakes"

"I don't think so"

"I really do, in fact, I make them very delicious"

"I'd love to taste them but I have to go Shu"

"what about some other five minutes?"

"Then I'm gonna be late" she sighed "crap, I so want to stay"

"Then just stay"

"I can't"

"For five minutes, I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem," Shu said. Jodie sighed again as she laid next to him again "you sure you're gonna go! I won't offer to make you pancakes ever again, you have no idea what you're missing Starling"

"I'm sure you'll make me some someday Akai"

"No I won't"

"Yes you will"

They both looked at each other, faces so close, Jodie looked down at her phone after a while "oh my god, its been seven minutes, how did time pass so fast.

"Another five minutes?" he asked helplessly.

"No Shu, you're like a wormhole of time"

Jodie walked out of the room as Shu covered his head with the white sheet, he closed his eyes hoping for sleep to visit him again.

Jodie put on her coat, she opened the door to her New York apartment as a sudden wave of cold air reached her, she looked back at the bedroom door, Shu must be laying behind it with all the warmth she ever needs, but then she slightly shook her head before she headed out, Jodie put up her umbrella as she walked on the sidewalk slowly, mind on the boyfriend she had left and the pancakes she had missed.

All her motivation to go to work was drained and all that's left now was an obligation. After all, going to work was incomparable to Shu's offer, she walked down the road as heavy drops of water kept coming down from the sky, that's when a speeding car passed by on the wet road spraying all of Jodie's coat, she hissed some curses as she walked back to her apartment, she will call in sick once there… well, who is she kidding, she could've gone to work but she was happy she got sprayed, she was just looking for any stupid reason to get back home.

Jodie opened the door to her apartment again, she took off her coat and rushed to the bedroom throwing herself on the bed and cuddling into Shu's warm chest, he was her safety.

"You came back!" he said with a sleepy tone, eyes barely open

"Yes, now go make me the pancakes"

"Nah" he yawned "I want to sleep now"

"Shu!... please?"

"Okay!"

Jodie placed her head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat "I'm not supposed to be missing this meeting, maybe I…"

"Shh," he softly said, hand reaching for her hair playing with it "don't think about work, let's just pretend like it's the weekend"

Jodie raised her head to look at her handsome boyfriend, the familiar smell of his aftershave combined with cigarettes was still stuck in him, she hated the smell of cigarettes but she adored that weird combination on him "I wish we can pretend that every day" she mumbled.

Shuichi reached to kiss her before he headed to the kitchen to make her the pancakes which turned out to be surprisingly delicious as he described. They spent the day as a perfect weekend day leaving them both question their days off.

This was inspired by a song that I love, it's called banana pancakes… reviews are as always much appreciated.