Yes, this is an IkeXSanaki, even though it starts with Sothe and Micaiah or Yune.

Enjoy! :D I own nothing.


Sothe woke to a light laugh. He opened his eyes to see Micaiah walking through the camp with a piece of paper and a pencil.

"Micaiah, what are you doing?" Sothe muttered, still tired.

"I'm Yune, actually," said Yune. "And I'm making a list of people in this camp who look funny or cute when they're asleep. Technically, I don't sleep, and I'm bored."

"Who's on it?" asked Sothe, sitting up.

"Well, you, for one," Yune said, "and Volug, because he curls up in a ball when he's asleep, and Zihark, because he sleeps with his sword. And Rafael, because he looks so sweet and happy when he's sleeping."

Sothe looked at her strangely. "You're in a silly mood, aren't you?"

Yune cocked her head. "I suppose I am."

The two heard footsteps walking along the forest floor. Sanaki walked into the clearing. "Oh, you're awake," she said. "Hello, Micaiah, Sothe."

"Yune, actually. Hello, Sanaki," said Yune.

"What are you doing, anyway?" Sanaki asked.

"I'm making a list of people who look cute or funny when they're asleep," said Yune.

"Really?" asked Sanaki. "Can I see it?" Yune held out the list. Sanaki looked at it, laughed. "Zihark sleeps with his sword?" she asked.

"Yep," Yune said.

Sanaki handed the list back to Yune. Then she looked around. She saw something, a movement. She looked closer. It was Ike. He was asleep. He was sprawled out on top of his cape, leaning back against a tree. He looked really, really cute. She laughed.

"Yune," she said, pointing. "You should add Ike to your list."

Yune looked over and laughed a bit herself. "Yes, I should." She put pencil to paper and wrote down Ike sleeps like he's taking an afternoon nap against a tree on her list.

Sanaki yawned hugely. "Well, I should probably go back to camp. But it's impossible to sleep there, with all the people who are awake."

"Stay here," Yune suggested. "It's comfortable and relatively quiet."

"Alright," said Sanaki. She lay down on the forest floor and closed her eyes. Yune, talking to Sothe, knew that she was asleep.

Yune showed Sothe something on her list. He laughed out loud.

"Uh...?" came a soft sound. Yune looked over to see Ike standing up, his eyes wide open. "What are you doing, Micaiah?"

"YUNE," said Yune. "Yu-ne. How hard is that? And I'm making a list of people who look funny or cute while they're asleep."

"...why?" Ike asked.

"Because I'm bored, why else?" Yune replied.

Ike looked around. "You should add Sanaki to the list," he said, pointing. Sanaki was sleeping with her head pillowed on one arm, and the other was clutched to her chest, and a little smile on her face. Ike thought she looked adorable.

"Sure," said Yune. She wrote on her list, Sanaki looks much less severe when she is asleep on her list.

Ike walked over to Sanaki. He looked down at her in concern. "She looks cold." He pulled his cape off of his shoulders and tucked it around her. Her tiny smile grew, and she held the edge of the cape with one of her hands.

"We have a lot to do tomorrow," said Ike, "and I already took my watch. I'm going back to sleep." He lay down under the tree that he had been sleeping under and closed his eyes. Yune could see thoughts swirling through his head, but then he slowly fell asleep.

Sothe lay down and fell back asleep. Yune sat, gazing at the moon. Then she heard a stir. Looking over, she saw Sanaki wake. She looked at the cape around her, Ike's, and smiled.

"He really cares about you," said Yune. She liked the idea of those two together. It would make them both happy.

Sanaki looked at her, genuine anxiety showing on her face. "Do you really think so?"

"It's kind of obvious," Yune laughed. "He's very blunt about everything."

"'blunt as a rusty sword' Sigrun says," Sanaki laughed. "He says he likes it that way. Keeps the air clearer."

It certainly does," Yune said. "Around Ike, you're either friend or foe, and you always know which."

"I'm going to give him his cape back," said Sanaki. She picked up Ike's cape and put it next to him. She closed her eyes for a second, leaning against him. "I hadn't realized how cold it was out here," she said, feeling warm. She moved away, but then sat down next to him, leaning against the tree.

Yune smiled as Sanaki fell asleep.

Ike and Sanaki woke to the noise of the distant camp. Yune and Sothe had both left. It was a chilly morning, but neither was cold.

"Good morning," Ike said, unable to keep a smile off of his face.

"Good morning," said Sanaki, smiling herself.

They looked awkwardly at each other for a second. Then, as one, they got up and headed toward camp. They would sort out this newfound closeness later.