After that Ciaren and Axel hadn't really talked that much, it was mainly just light conversation, just to fill the silence. After another hour, Axel went back to look after Roxas who had managed to fall asleep. Ciaren smirked at how as soon as Axel sat down Roxas laid against him, almost seeming to know it was Axel who sat down. They laid together and after a couple of minutes Axel had fallen asleep to, his head resting against Roxas'.
Ciaren soon got bored. The 'rip-your-hair-out' kind of way bored. The silence was almost deafening itself, and she wished she had a television or a radio to keep herself occupied. Another hour had passed before Ciaren, wanting to do anything other than to sit there, got up and moved to where she had seen Riku go.
Going through the door as quietly as she could, Ciaren moved through a long hallway. She checked every doorway that she came across, finding nothing but empty rooms. Finally there was only one door left. Opening it, she found Riku sitting on a couch in the room. It was the pilot's room, very obvious from all the controls. Riku turned to see her at the door and motioned for her to sit down with him.
Ciaren sat down with him and looked out the huge glass window. Hundreds of stars could be seen, a lot more than she could ever see from her own backyard. She sat next to Riku, mesmerized by the stars and unable to look away.
Time passed. It was just her and Riku sitting there looking at the stars. Ciaren became oblivious to almost everything around her. She didn't even notice she was cold until, all of the sudden Riku lightly tossed a blanket over her. Ciaren noticed that she was shivering slightly and Riku must have noticed it before her though. wrapping the blanket more securely around herself, she tried to quiet her shivering but it just didn't seem to want to quit.
Riku noticed this to. "You just can't seem to produce your own body heat can you?" He said chuckling.
Ciaren smiled at him, chuckling to. He scooted across the couch, lifted the blanket and put himself right next to her. A blush crossed her face, but she didn't say anything. Instead she snuggled up against him, taking comfort in his warmth. Snuggling against his chest the two of them watched the stars pass by.
Ciaren looked up at Riku. He wasn't watching the stars anymore, instead he was watching her. Catching his eyes they both looked at each other, held, unable to look away, by each other's gaze. Suddenly they were moving closer. An foot of space was between them. An inch. Their lips met.
It was nice. Riku knew what to do, and he wasn't overbearing about it. He seemed to know what boundaries each of them had, and he didn't want to push those boundaries. When the two separated, Ciaren rested her head against his chest. Riku wrapped his arms around her, keeping her close.
"Riku, I'm sleepy." Ciaren whispered.
"Then sleep." He whispered back.
Ciaren slowly drifted off to sleep in his arms, never before had she ever felt as safe as she was right now in his arms.