Riku didn't fall asleep when Ciaren did. Instead he stayed awake and watched the stars and watched Ciaren sleep. She looked so peaceful when she slept like nothing had ever bothered her at all. As he watched her sleep something told him that the peace wouldn't last like this for long.
Turns out he was right.
Axel burst into the room loudly and right when Riku felt himself starting to drift off into sleep. Roxas followed behind him, not nearly as loud or as attention demanding. Axel's loud entrance though, caused Riku to jump almost jarring Ciaren enough to wake her. She stirred, but luckily for Axel, didn't awaken.
Riku glared oppressively at Axel, making Axel regret that he ever walked into the room. Riku then slowly moved so that he was holding Ciaren instead and he carried her to what was going to be her bedroom. He placed her gently on the bed, and covered her with the blankets. Leaning over her he gave her a light kiss on her forehead before walking out to go and see what Axel had so inconveniently interrupted him for.
When he returned Roxas and Axel were sharing the recently vacated couch. Riku went and sat in the chair instead.
"Well can I help you guys?" he irritatingly asked.
Roxas and Axel shared a glance before looking back at Riku.
"Well we actually came in here to find out if you two had gotten together yet. But when we entered you kind of answered our question with the position you were in." Roxas replied.
"Ya at first we thought you guys were doing 'the unspeakable'" Axel said overdramatically.
"But then you looked like you were gonna kill us and that's when we saw that she was asleep." Roxas finished up.
Riku just stared at them. It slightly amazed him how well they worked together but after a second he shrugged it off.
"I guess this means we were right, Roxas you owe me five bucks." Axel said smirking.
As Roxas handed over the money, Riku was just staring at them confused. When they finished and looked back at Riku they felt the need to explain.
"We made a bet about whether or not you two would get together by the time we got to Twilight Town. I said you would and so I won the bet." Axel explained smoothly.