A/N: Yay! Update! Go Winter Vacation!!

Disclaimer: The Teen Titans are not mine. kthnx.

TT2

Saturday October 17, 2019

It had been another week. Crime had been high in Jump City and there had been at least two crime busts every day. Kimi was happy that there had not been one today so she could finally visit her mother for more than five minutes. Danny would come with her, but the rest of the Titans would be staying home.

"MAIL CALL!" Kyle yelled so it rang throughout the tower. He began sorting it into piles as everyone clamored up for their mail. Kimi was there first, followed by Danny and Taku, then Sara, then Clara who was flanked by Jake. He was becoming a regular visitor at the tower.

"Kimi." He put the pile of letters into her hand. "Danny." He did the same. "Sara. Clara." He took a pile in each hand and gave them their mail. "Taku. And of course me."

Kimi set down her mail and picked up the first parcel, a fancy looking parchment envelope addressed from the mayor. "Oooh what's this?" she asked herself, eagerly tearing open the top and reaching in for an elegant piece of black parchment. She unfolded it, her eyes glued to the paper. "You, Kimiand'r of Tamaran, are cordially invited to the annual Mayor's Masquerade Ball, held at the Town Hall Ballroom on Saturday the thirty-first of October, two thousand six. Masks and formal attire required. The doors will open at five P.M., and music and festivities will begin at six thirty. Feel free to bring guests."

"Oh. My. God!" Sara exclaimed. "Ooh! This is going to be fun!"

She took her mail and galloped out of the room. "Oh God. Someone put a muzzle on her, because she's not gonna shut up," Clara deadpanned. "We'll be in my room if you need me." And they too left the room.

"Danny, this is gonna be great," Kimi bubbled. "A masquerade ball? How cool is that?"

"Yea, that's sure to be a lot of fun," he replied with a short laugh.

Kyle raised an eyebrow at one of his best male friends, who looked as if he were about to shoot himself in the face. "Doesn't that sound like fun, Kyle?" he asked, in a sickly sweet voice.

"You're whipped," Kyle mouthed, Kimi's back turned towards him.

Danny let out a little snarl, and Kyle supposed it would be smart to get out of there before Kimi stopped talking. He gave a little skip and started out of the living room, making his way towards his room. Sara popped out of the backup Computer Ops room, used mostly for leisurely purposes, carrying her opened mail in her arms.

"Hi there," she began in the bubbliest voice she had probably ever used.

"Why so happy?" he asked, as she fell in-step next to him.

"I just got an e-mail from my best friend, Marissa. Her mother and father were invited to the Ball, and her mother and father are going to bring her as a guest, so I'll get to see her in the first time since...since a long time ago," she ended pitifully. "Well, you get my point."

He chuckled. "Indeed I do." There was a slight pause which Kyle intended, just so his transition wouldn't seem sudden. "Do you think there's something weird about Clara's beau? He's a little shady if you ask me."

Sara wasn't about to tell him what she found out last night. She cared about him, but not enough to have him fly off the handle because a criminal had been staying in his house. "Yea, he's shady, but Clara likes him. The least we could do is support her. And he really seems to like her."

"Yea, he does," Kyle started thoughtfully. "And he seems nice once you talk to him."

"He is," Sara replied softly. They stopped at the door to her room and she could feel her cheeks growing hot. "Well, this is my room."

"Yes, it is," Kyle responded with a short chuckle.

Sara turned even redder.

"Well...bye..." she couldn't help but trail off, but had an adrenaline surge thereafter and leaned up to kiss him. Sara pulled away and gave a small half-smile. She was about to turn away, when he opened his mouth and let out a little squeak of embarrassment. "What was that?" she asked with a chuckle.

"I know we're already kinda going to see each other at the Masquerade Ball and everything, but I was wondering if you wanted to go together. You know, like, as a couple?" he asked, fiddling with his hands.

"I'd love to," Sara replied, a smile spreading across her face. "Now that you've asked me, I'm going to have to find a new dress instead of wearing one of my old ones. I want to look perfect."

Kyle smiled. "I'm glad you're willing to spend that extra time for me."

Sara turned pink. He leaned in and kissed her cheek, before walking away with his hands in his pockets. Though this was not normal, Sara could feel the aura of happiness radiating off of his body. Only when someone was feeling intensely could this happen to her or Clara, and apparently she had made Kyle the happiest man alive.

Sara smiled widely to herself and bounded through her sister's door, letting it gently glide open for her. "Clara!" she squealed, but was instantly met with the vision of her sister, laying on her bed, with Jake on top of her. Can we say hardcore make-out session. "Ew."

"Sara!" Clara squeaked, pulling away and glaring at her sister. "Was that absolutely necessary?"

"Yes!" Sara squealed. "Kyle asked me to the Masquerade Ball! And not just like 'we'll see each other there' ask me, but he full out 'can we go together?' asked me!!"

"That's amazing, can we be alone now?" Clara spat, still glaring at her over-excited sister.

"No! You have to come to the mall with me to get a dress! Today! Right now!" Sara bubbled enthusiastically.

Clara growled deep in her throat. "Sara..." she whined.

"No, it's ok, Clare," Jake started, sitting up from under her. She fell back, sitting on his knees. "You can go find a dress for yourself too. Since, you know..." he trailed off, not sure if she wanted him to say it in front of her sister. "That's just longer you'll keep me in suspense to see it, which is kind-of a good thing for you."

Clara smiled. "Ok." She turned to her sister. "Go get dressed. We'll have Taku take us in thirty minutes."

Sara squealed and bounded into her room.

"I'm sorry," Clara started, sliding off of her bed and helping him up. She smiled at him. "But I guess I need to find a dress too."

"Something sexy...but classy," he suggested.

"I'll get whatever I want and you'll like it," Clara retorted, but giving a little chuckle. "What was it that you said you wanted to tell me? You know, before our little moment."

His face fell and his eyebrows knitted together. "Ah, I'll tell you later. It's not that important."

"Ok, well..." Clara trailed off. "By the way, I think I might use a spell on my hair to turn it back to the natural blonde color. I haven't been blonde since I was...probably thirteen."

"I'd like that," Jake told her softly. "You'd look even more beautiful than you are now."

"You are such a sweetie. I can't believe you're really a villain. I never would've guessed if I didn't know," Clara mumbled, reaching forward to give him a hug. "I'll see you later."

"Later, babe." He went to the window, threw it open, and took a flying leap before disappearing into thin air.

Clara sighed, hating having to say goodbye to Jake to please her sister. But, she had to admit, she loved her sister more than any boy, and she would do anything to make her happy. She pulled off her pajamas, which she still had on since Jake's surprise visit, and pulled on a pair of dark jeans and a dark blue tee-shirt. She threw on her favorite jacket, Jake's dark blue track jacket, and then slipped on black flip-flops. She didn't bother with make-up, since she wasn't in the mood, and walked out of her room to see Sara waiting for her.

"Hello," she greeted brightly, looking even brighter in a pair of light blue ripped jeans, a pink long-sleeve shirt and a red lacy tank-top over it. On top of that she had a white down vest.

"You look cute," Clara noted. "Those colors work well together on you."

"Thanks. I just bought this a week ago and haven't had much time to wear it," she stated. "I was thinking instead of bothering Taku, we could just pull up a portal to the mall. I know exactly how to pull up one that will bring us into a janitor's closet so no one sees us."

Clara shrugged. "Ok. Let me just..." she waved her hand and muttered a simple spell, so two pieces of paper appeared out of no where and stuck to their doors. "...now they'll know where we are."

"Ok...one, two, three...Krelakta O Bosna Ni Fetra." A portal opened up right there in the hallway, and the two sisters eagerly stepped in. They ended up in a dark room, filled with buckets, mops, brooms, and other such janitorial devices.

They left through the only door in the room and were instantly thrown into the hustle and bustle of the Jump City Mall. "Oh, whoops," Clara started. "We should've invited Kimi!"

"She's going to see her mom today," Sara noted.

"But she might still make time. Give me your phone, I left mine at home."

Sara handed over her cell phone and let Clara punch in Kimi's number. They began walking in the direction of Jump City's largest dress store. "Hey Kimi. Sara and I went to the mall to get dresses for the ball, and we know you're visiting your mom today, but we though maybe you could make time to come with us."

There was a pause, in which Clara "mhmm"ed several times. "That's great! OK, we'll meet you at Bethany's."

"She's coming?" Sara asked.

"She's meeting us here, staying until three, and then meeting Danny at the hospital," Clara explained. They walked and talked for a few minutes, until they arrived at somewhat of a dress superstore. They walked inside and immediately Clara shifted towards the darker colors, while her counterpart shifted toward the lighter colors.

"Clara!" Sara called. "Try a light color for once. You'd look really pretty."

Clara sighed and grudgingly joined her sister, who was sifting through a rack of sparkling dresses. "Try a nice silver, or lavender."

Sara picked up a ball gown, a pale blue sleeveless. "What do you think?"

"No," Clara deadpanned. "It's not you at all."

Sara picked up a gold one, a strapless that fanned widely at the base. "Gold's not for you either. Try white or burgundy."

Clara picked up a silver A-Line dress, sneered at it, then put it back. This went on for quite a few minutes, while Sara picked up dresses that she absolutely adored, until Kimi came bounding into the store. "Hey guys," she started.

"Hey Kimi," they both replied.

"Kimi, what color do you think I'd look best in?" Sara asked.

"White, no doubt," Kimi informed her. "And Clara, you're definitely a silver or lavender."

"Why thank you," Clara replied sarcastically.

"No prob."

"Kimi, you're a midnight blue. Enhances your eyes," Sara told her.

Kimi shifted towards the darker colors, trying to find a dark blue dress that she liked. They each took to a rack and rifled through, picking out possibilities for dresses. "I think I've found the perfect one!" They all yelled at the same time. They all shared glances and then raced to the fitting rooms.

Each of them slipped on their 'perfect dress'. "On the count of three!" Sara called, once she had asked if they were all dressed and ready. "One, two, three!"

They all came sliding out of their dressing rooms. Kimi was dressed in a strapless midnight blue gown that hugged her curves and fanned out, making her look like the tamaranian princess that she is. Sara was dressed in a white number, that hooked around her neck and exposed her entire back, dropping down into a long, pleated skirt. Clara was dressed, amazingly, in something that was not dark. It was a beautiful silver gown that was pencil-straight, and hugged her waist, making her look about five years older.

They all took turns looking at each other, dumbfounded. "Kimi, you look amazing!" Sara started. "And Clara...my Lord, girl. Jake's gonna die."

"Jake asked you?!" Kimi asked.

"How'd you know?" Clara asked her sister.

"I know everything," she replied with a small smile. "Oh my Lord, we look amazing. How easy was that? Now all we need are masks."

In their dresses, they wandered over to a counter that held masks, solely for this purpose. They each looked, pointing out the more expensive ones (like a white one laced with diamonds) or the prettier ones (a multi-colored mask with a silver-lining).

"What about this one?" Clara asked, holding a silver mask with a black lining. It matched the black lining of her dress. She held it over her eyes. "Good?"

"Great," Sara told her. She picked up a small white one that flared up at the corners. It had sparkles sprinkled over it. She held it over her eyes. "Is this one OK?"

"It's sparkly," Clara pointed out.

"It's pretty," Kimi offered, picking up a mask of her own. It was a dark blue mask with lighter blue lining the eye-openings and the edge. It looked good, considering her eyes were about the same color as the lining.

"That one looks good," Clara started, watching Kimi hold it up to her eyes. "I like it."

"Is it just me, or do y'all think we're going to look amazing?" Sara asked. "Danny, Kyle, and Jake will drop dead. Not gonna lie."

"I must admit, I agree. Those boys will go wild once they see us. We look good."

Kimi looked at Clara like she had three heads. "Are you kidding? We're drop-dead sexy!"

Clara smirked. "Well, I gotta say..." she trailed off. "We do look sexy."

"Thatta girl, Clara. Now, let's go grab shoes at Socal."

The three of them changed back into their normal clothes and paid for their outfits, which altogether rang up to $927.45. They all marveled at how expensive these gowns and masks were, before moving on to the shoe store in which they set off like-well, like females.

Oh, how fun it is to be a girl.

TT2

Kimi flew to the hospital at four, her dress in one hand and the bag with the mask and shoes in the other. She landed on the ground and entered the hospital, taking the familiar route to her mother's room. She took a deep breath, folding her dress over her arm so she wouldn't step on it. He stomach growled as she stepped into the elevator and she realized she had not eaten lately.

Kimi stepped out of the elevator and could see Danny down the long hallway. He stood there with his hands in his jeans, his uncut and unkempt hair falling into his face. It seemed brighter than it had been when she had seen him three hours ago.

"Hey Dan," she started softly. "You're going to love my dress." She tried desperately to take away the feeling of emptiness they had inside this hospital.

"I'm sure I will." With his hands still in his pockets, he leaned forward and kissed her softly. "Kimi, you're so special to me. Don't forget that. No matter what happens. I'm just reminding you that on the off-chance that anything happens, I'll always be here for you."

"I know, Danny."

They entered the room together. Kimi sat her stuff in an unused chair in the corner, and then walked over to her father who was draped across Kori, asleep. Kimi rubbed his head gently. "Dad. Daddy?"

He jolted awake, only to be disappointed that it was not Kori rubbing his head. "Hey baby," he groaned, reaching forward so the muscles in his shoulders cracked. He twisted his spine, and four audible cracks could be heard. "I've been sleeping for...for at least eight hours. I had the best dream, that your mother and I were Titans and we were just sitting on the roof of Titans Tower, watching the sunset."

"I love you, daddy."

Danny took the chair on the other side of the bed, patting Kori's hand. "Any changes?"

"Her breathing is getting softer and slower, and sometimes she won't breath for ten seconds. The doctors aren't sure what to make of it. I'm scared," he admitted, still holding her hand.

"Don't be, dad, she'll be fine."

Kimi walked around the bed to stand next to Danny. She put her hand on her mom's forehead and smoothed her hair back. "I love you mom. Get better soon." She looked around the room, seeing various flowers, cards, and tokens of admirers that had come from all over the U.S.A. Her room was almost full to the point of bursting. "Just look at how many people care about you. Your room is filled with flowers and cards and gifts. You're probably the most loved woman in Jump City. Granted ninety-nine percent of that love comes from dad..."

Kimi felt Danny's hand on her back, rubbing gently.

"Thanks for being here, Kim," her dad started gently. "It means a lot to me, and I'm sure it means a lot to her."

"You didn't even need to ask, dad. I'd kill to spend time with her at this point. That's what's hassling about being a Teen Titan. I rarely get time to come-" Suddenly, hers and Danny's communicators rang. Kimi dug into her pocket for hers and flipped it open, just as Danny did the same.

"Black Baron, downtown, Plasmium vault. Crap, he's getting more power!" Kimi exclaimed. "We gotta stop him."

Kimi stuffed her communicator back into her pocket. She grabbed Danny's hand and they both ran to the window. She threw it open, letting in the cold October air. Letting a deep breath slide past her lips, she prepared herself to fly.

"We'll be right back, dad," she called back. "You ready, Dan?"

He nodded, and Kimi took off towards the mid-day sun.

TT2

The Titans all regrouped in front of the warehouse said to hold Black Baron. Sara changed Danny and Kimi, thereafter producing a large ball of magic to knock down the large metal door. Clara stood ready for back up as the smoke cleared. She rushed in, looking around for any sign of life.

"Titans, GO!" Hawk yelled from the back of their formation.

Clara flew forward, searching around stacks of boxes and steel storage cases, around machines and packaging paraphernalia. She wondered if she were black baron, where would she be. Well, she was only second best, his girlfriend. She flew around a bit more and found him stealthily crouching behind a steel Plasmium developer.

"FOUND HIM!" She yelled.

Clara threw herself headfirst on him and straddled him (deja vu of this afternoon, I must say). She pulled back her arm and mumbled a spell, her hand glowing bright pink.

"You move, and this might just be the most pain you've ever had in your life," she threatened.

"You'd never do that," he retorted, in a very cocky manner.

"Try me," she hissed. "Jacoby."

"I told you never to call me that!" he spat at her. "Oh, that's it!"

He turned her around so quickly that she smacked her hand and the magic was gone. He straddled her, pulling two round discs out of his belt and sticking them to either side of her cape. She struggled to get up, but to no avail.

"Kejara La Octa!" she chanted and they instantly exploded, sending small pieces flying everywhere.

Sara and Danny finally slid from behind a box, watching them fight. Danny concentrated hard and created a ring of fire around them, controlling it with his mind so it wouldn't get out of hand. Sara chanted something to send a jolt of electricity up his spine. He screamed in pain and rolled over, right into the line of fire. He was in so much pain, he didn't notice that fire currently burning through his suit.

Moonfire and Hawk slid over to help her, and soon Taku came as well. Clara freaked out as she saw him, lifeless, sitting in the middle of the fire.

"Danny, stop it!!" she screamed.

Danny immediately stopped the fire, and they all watched as Clara scrambled over to Black Baron. She looked him up and down, watching him as he just laid there. Most of his uniform and his mask had been burnt off, revealing red blotches almost everywhere on his skin. Thank the Lord, though, no one could see his face through the burns.

"Jake," Clara whispered to herself, so no one would hear. "Brunnia Resta Ke Lacreta."

Her hand passed over his right leg, the burns shrinking under the black light. She did the same thing down his left leg, the burns reducing to mere red spots. Her hands passed over his abdomen and up his chest. Her hands scanned his arms, and the finally, they came to hover over his face as the Teen Titans watched her with interest. Her hands pressed against his face, and the visible burns disappeared. His face became clear to them all.

There was a collective gasp.

Clara fell back so she was sitting on her feet, her face in her hands.

"That's...that's..." Hawk started. "Clara did you know?"

"She didn't," Sara started, hoping to save her sister. Clara's head snapped up and she looked at her sister with interest. "She would've told me. I know she would've told me. She didn't know, Kyle."

Jake still laid there, his breathing slow and steady. He was surely unconscious, and wouldn't wake up for a while.

"No, Kyle, I did know," Clara told him defiantly.

Sara looked at her sister as if she were loony.

"I've known since the day I met him. But he truly is a nice guy. He's only evil because he would be killed if he wasn't. He works for the HIVE, and you know how violent they are. If he just stopped being a villain, he'd be tracked down, tortured, and most likely murdered," Clara explained in a soft tone. "He's not bad. He's just made some mistakes."

Kyle sighed. "Wake him up, Clara."

"But-"

"Clara!" You could tell Kyle was losing his patience.

Clara muttered a simple spell, and soon his eyes were slowly starting open. "Clara?" he started unsurely. His eyes shifted to the other five standing around him. "Oh shit."

Clara put her hand under his head and helped him sit up, as he continued looking at the others around him. "So...I guess I'm caught. Yea, it's me. I'm Jake, normal teenager by day and super-villain by night." He bent over himself and held his stomach. "What happened?"

"You got burnt...bad," Kyle informed him. "Clara patched you up, mostly."

"Sorry about that," Danny started sheepishly. "Sara shocked you and I just intended to keep you in one place. I didn't mean to hurt you."

"It's ok. I've hurt you worse," he admitted.

"Are you ok?" Clara asked softly, her hand on his back.

"I won't be once the HIVE found out I was...well...found out."

There was a high pitched squealing, a far away noise but still doing sufficient damage to Danny's sensitive ears. Jake slowly looked up, his face horrified. His head whipped each way and he realized that a bright light began to fill the warehouse.

"Go!" He shouted at the Teen Titans. He looked at Clara. "Go! Now! I-"

A loud, high-pitched whine filled the air and Jake snapped back, his spine arching as he screamed out in pain. Clara panicked, watching him writhe in pain. "Clara, GO!" He managed, letting out a loud shriek of pain.

"No!" Clara yelled at him. "I'm not leaving you! Kimi!"

Kimi flew forward and picked him up in her arms.

"Take him back to the tower," Clara told him, looking up at Kyle. "And Kyle, don't you even dare give your input. He's being attacked, and I'm not leaving him here."

Kimi started off, up through the air and out through a large window. Kyle started off towards the T-Car, along with Danny. Clara chanted her mantra and started flying, alongside Sara and Taku who was bending every which way to keep up with her.

"What's going on?" Taku asked her as Kyle quickly started up the T-Car.

"The HIVE must be coming after him," Clara was convinced.

There was a silence as Kyle took off, leaving Sara, Clara, and Taku just slightly behind. Sara looked at her sister and thought for a second, then looking at Taku. "Clare, you know who Jake looks like?"

"Who?" Clara asked, interested.

"Well, like Sean."

Clara thought about this for a few moments. "No. No, because Sean had black hair and..."

"Jake has black hair."

"But Sean had green eyes and..."

"Jake has green eyes."

"But when you put it that way, he looks like Taku too!" Clara argued.

Titans Tower was coming into view.

"Well..." Sara trailed off. "All of them. They look alike. It's scary."

"Sara, just..." Clara ended up trailing off as well.

None of them spoke until the landed on the roof of Titans Tower. Figuring Kimi had taken him to the Med Center, they all traveled down there, in silence. They were all reviewing what Sara had just brought to light. Clara thought she was just letting her imagination get away with her. Sara thought she was ingenious. Taku thought he looked a lot like Matthew...

They entered the room, solemn, watching for any signs of life. Kimi was monitoring his vital signs over by the wide-screen computer. Taku and Sara joined him, as Clara took his bedside. Kyle and Danny came in not too long after.

"How is he?" Kyle asked.

"He's out cold. There's been severe damage to his body. I've monitored his vital signs and there's no immediate problem, but there is some internal damage. There are some lacerations in some of his lesser-important organs, as you can see here," Kimi pointed out.

Clara knew she was pointing to something on the computer, but Clara didn't dare to look. She only stood, chanted her mantra, and began to repair the wounds she could not see. After all, those were the ones that could hurt the most.

"He'll be fine."

Clara finished what she was doing and sunk back into her chair, looking at his moonlit face. He looked so much like Sean. And Taku. Why did it feel like this was getting weird?

"We should probably just let him rest for now," Kimi suggested.

"I want someone to be keeping an eye on him at all times," Kyle enforced. "Clara, do you want to watch him for a while, and then switch off with someone?"

"I'll watch him until he wakes up," she offered. "It's not like I have anything better to do on a Saturday night. He was my Saturday night."

The others came over and stood behind her, each putting a hand on her back. "Let's let them alone. Give them some time," Sara murmured.

The others filtered out while Sara dwindled behind.

"Sare, can you bring me my photo album, please?" Clara asked.

Sara gave her silent agreement, and flew silently from the room. Clara sat there, dumbfounded of how she got herself into this mess. What did she do to deserve such a messed up life? She watched Jake for a few more minutes, listening to the steady "beep...beep...beep" of the computer. Sara soon came in, holding the leather-bound book in her hands.

"Thanks." Clara's voice sounded different, even to herself.

"No problem. If you need anything else, Clare, call me on your communicator."

Clara nodded dumbly, laying the tome on her lap. She opened it up to the first page, the one with her on Sean's back. Normally this picture would make her cry, but today it only made her smile. It made her think of all the times she and Sean shared, and how much she wished she could say before his death. She wished she could say I love you, or at least tell him her secret. Pages kept turning as if they were turning themselves. She looked at the pictures and remembered a particularly funny time with each one.

And with each one, she realized that this had been a happy period in her life. She was blonde, dressing bright, and living it up. Did a boy really do this to her? Make her into a giggling, love-sick puppy?

Jake stirred. "What happened now?" he groaned. Clara set the book on her chair.

"The HIVE. They did something to you."

"They have homing sensors implanted in my skin," he told her. "They found out I was in the warehouse for longer than expected and were coming to find me. They got so close that the sensors went out of whack. It's all coming back to me now."

"You've been out for an at least an hour. I was sitting here, just looking at an old photo album...I...uh..." Clara didn't know what to say.

"About what I was going to tell you before," he began. "I need to tell you this before it's too late. Jenna, you know Vic's girlfriend, she's my mother, and she's a major super-villain."

He had to begin somewhere.

"What?!" Clara asked, her expression completely stunned.

"She and I have been in the HIVE since we were littluns. Me, I've been training since I was...I've got to say four. We're the best criminal duo they have, by force I assure you. If I didn't have to, I wouldn't be a criminal. But, I am, and there's nothing that can change us. And I need you to know that this relationship is supposed to be a scam. I'm supposed to be using you, just to get to the Titans. Don't let the Titans know you know, because anyone knowing can jeopardize my life, let alone my mission."

"Jake, don't worry, I won't tell anyone. It's just...kind-of a lot of information to process," she admitted. "I'm sorry. I wish I could be more helpful."

"You've been helpful enough trying to get the Titans to trust me. I mean, without you they would've left me there to die." Clara started forward and wrapped him in a hug.

"Get some sleep," Clara ordered. "You need it."

Jake gave her a small smile, before turning onto his back and closing his eyes. "Lay down with me," he asked of her, patting the space next to him.

"I can't," she told him, though the offer was highly desired. "But I'll stay here until you fall asleep."

There was a small smile on his face as he fell asleep.

TT2