Disclaimer: I own the plot and idea. Richelle Mead owns Vampire Academy.
The day he picked up his sister's friend at the train station, he had noticed her attractiveness. But that was nothing to note, as there were many attractive young women in the world.
The day he and his sister showed the young woman around their little village, he watched as she reacted with genuine interest and kindness to the places and people, and noted her character.
The day they went to the bookstore alone, just the two of them, and chatted for hours, without tiring of each other's company, he noted her intelligence and warmth.
The day she unexpectedly shown up at the bakery, keeping him company during his lunch, throwing back jabs and keeping right up with the suggestive and borderline idiotic comments of his coworkers, he noted her wit.
It was only last night, when they had taken the train to Novosibirsk with a group of his sister's other friends and wound up in a club to his initial displeasure, that all these facets of her came together for him. She was everything he wanted in a partner, wrapped up in one near perfect partner.
Near perfect.
He didn't know how to explain it, it was just a feeling he had, and he could sense she reciprocated these complex feelings.
But something was missing.
And so, they continue on with their friendship.
Friendship.
When he had informed his angel of this she merely smiled at him (he didn't need to know about her actual reaction once she left him, which involved much swearing and physical violence).
However, at this moment, all thoughts of mere friendship were leaving his head, panic coming in in its place.
Because he was awake in his hotel room, all safe and sound…
And naked.
With his very naked friend slumbering right beside him.
Well...our great orchestrator of lust will be pleased with his work!
Our dear friend Love, on the other hand? Not so much...
Until then, may you have a nice day/night wherever you may be. And please, remember to be kind to one another.