Alright, here's the next chapter. I'm glad all of you liked the last chapter, and because the last one was quite sad, I thought I'd give you all a fluffy chapter. So enjoy! Please review!

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Arthur woke up to find that Ariadne wasn't there. He sighed and pushed himself into a sitting position, scanning the room for her. He heard a soft noise come from the bathroom and saw the stream of light shining from underneath the door. Throwing off the covers he quietly made his way to the bathroom and knocked softly, his knuckles tapping the door three times.

He heard something hit the ground with a small tink.

"Come in." Ariadne's quivering voice was barely audible. Arthur turned the doorknob and entered the bathroom, softly closing the door behind him.

Ariadne was on the floor, clutching her totem tightly. She didn't look at Arthur as he stepped in front of her, instead she kept an intent gaze on her totem. Arthur knelt in front of her, his knees cracking as he did so. Finally she looked up, her eyes watery and red.

"I couldn't fall back asleep." She answered Arthur's question before he even asked. "Once I woke up I kept picturing his dead body on the ground over and over again."

"Ari…" Arthur pulled her into a hug and she rested her head on his chest. He rocked her back and forth, rubbing her back in comfort. She mumbled something into his chest but didn't pull back. Instead she buried her face deeper into his chest and he just let her be. He rested his chin on the top of her head and held her until she was ready to talk.

Finally, after what seemed like hours, Ariadne pulled back and looked into Arthur's eyes. He saw the pain that she was feeling in her big brown eyes.

"Did they clean up the body?" She asked quickly, her eyes darting from his for a moment.

"Yes." He replied.

"Did you look?"

"No." He couldn't lie to her, not now.

"Then how do you know that they did?" She asked.

"They usually clean those kinds of things up right away Ari. I don't think they'd just leave his body like that."

"How will they know who will receive the body. I doubt that he will have a wallet on him. A wallet with his ACTUAL identification." Ariadne began rambling.

"We can head to the police station and let them know that you're his sister. Saito has enough pull that we could get his body." Arthur reasoned.

"I don't know…" Ariadne trailed off, deep in thought.

"Ari, I know you want this. Besides, I think Brendan deserves a proper burial." Arthur pressed. Ariadne bit her lip and closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes she nodded at him and smiled.

"Thanks Arthur." She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him softly, afterwards she let her forehead rest against his and sighed in approval.

"What do you say we head back to bed? We're going to have to meet with everyone else in the morning and deal with everything. So we better rest up." Arthur told her, standing up and holding his hand out for her.

She nodded and grabbed his hand, he pulled her up swiftly and she stumbled, grabbing her head.

"You ok?" Arthur asked, his eyebrows knitted together in worry.

"I'm just feeling a little lightheaded is all. Come on." Ariadne shrugged and pulled Arthur out of the bathroom. She tugged him onto the bed and they fell on it gently.

She crawled to her side of the bed and snuggled under the covers. Arthur grinned and followed her, carefully maneuvering his way around her, tucking the covers around her and sliding underneath them with her.

"I love you Arthur. So much." Ariadne yawned and closed her eyes. She barely heard Arthur's response before she fell asleep.

"I love you too Ari. More than anything." He whispered to her and pulled her close, not wanting to let anything harm her again.


Ariadne woke up before Arthur, the light shining through the curtains waking her arms. She wrinkled her nose and pulled the covers over her head, causing Arthur to grunt. She stifled a giggle and turned to peek at Arthur from underneath the covers. Arthur's hair was messed up and his mouth was slightly open.

Ariadne loved this about mornings and waking up before him. She was at liberty to observe him in his most vulnerable state and only she was able to see him like this.

He stirred slightly and Ariadne couldn't help herself, she brought her hand up to his hair and ran her fingers through it. Arthur's eyes snapped open and he turned to her, a cheesy grin forming on his face.

"Good morning." Arthur whispered.

"Morning." Ariadne replied kissing the tip of his nose.

"How long have you been awake?" He asked, sitting up.

"Not too long, maybe five minutes." Ariadne answered, also pushing herself up so she could sit up.

There was a knock on the door and Ariadne frowned, not wanting to be bothered or have their moment interrupted. Arthur gave her a sympathetic smile, not wanting to be interrupted just as much as Ariadne.

He quickly put on a T-shirt and pulled on some sweatpants and opened the door to find a smirking Eames leaning against the doorframe.

"Well, well, did the lovebirds JUST wake up?" Eames teased. Arthur scowled and glared at Eames expectantly.

"You came here just to say that? If that's all, I'd like to spend some time with my wife." Arthur crossed his arms and waited for Eames to give a reason for his intrusion.

"Actually love, I came here to let you know that Dom wants to meet in an hour. He has some news apparently. Saito is going to tell us something. Maybe we'll get paid." Eames rubbed his hands together greedily.

Arthur rolled his eyes. "Ok, well we'll see you in an hour."

Eames opened his mouth to say something, but Arthur already closed the door and locked it.

"Newlyweds." He mumbled as he walked off.

Arthur turned around to find Ariadne smirking at him. She was sitting cross-legged on the bed and he swiftly made his way to her.

He kissed her chastely, but she pushed him back.

"Arthur, you heard Eames, we have to meet with Dom in an hour. I still have to shower and get ready, so do you." She stood up and Arthur followed her.

"Well we can kill two birds with one stone then." Arthur playfully told her, turning on the shower and letting the water warm up. Ariadne giggled and rolled her eyes.

"Alright, but we're not spending more than 10 minutes in the shower!" Ariadne warned, pointing her finger at him.


Half an hour later they stepped out of the shower. Ariadne was glaring at Arthur playfully before grabbing a towel and drying off. She didn't have time to blow dry her hair, but it was thin enough that it would dry within ten minutes.

Arthur grinned as he watched her frantically get ready. Arthur grabbed two towels, wrapping one around his waist and the other he used to dry off his hair. Ariadne sat on the bed while Arthur got ready, she was feeling lightheaded again and tired, so she allowed herself to lie down and rest while she waited.

Arthur walked out of the bathroom ten minutes later looking perfect as always. He noticed that Ariadne was laying down with her eyes closed. She looked slightly pale.

"Ari, are you alright?" Arthur asked, tightening his tie as he sat on the edge of the bed.

"Hmm? Oh yeah, I'm still feeling tired I guess." Ariadne told him, sitting up.

Arthur nodded, not completely believing her. "Are you ready?"

"Um, yeah…go ahead and head over to Dom's room and I'll be right there." Ariadne mumbled. Arthur frowned and nodded curtly, glancing back at her before closing the door.

Ariadne let out a breath she was holding and rubbed her head. She stood up slowly and made her way to the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. She frowned when she saw her pasty white face. Not wanting to worry the others, she wet her face, drank some water, and sat down for a few minutes before heading over to Dom's room. Thankfully the few minutes she spent collecting herself were enough for her to look better.

She opened Dom's door quietly and slipped in, trying not to interrupt whatever was going on. Arthur turned when he heard the door open and watched her carefully. She smiled at him and moved to sit next to him. She held out her hand to him and he took it, lacing their fingers together.

"Nice of you to join us princess." Eames cheekily told her. She ignored him and turned to Dom.

"What'd I miss?"

"Saito should be here any moment to inform us. He just told me to gather everyone and meet here." Dom shrugged, not knowing what was going to happen, but hoping that Saito pulled through for them.

"Ah, I see everyone is accounted for." Saito's thick accented voice broke everyone's thoughts.

"Mr. Saito." Dom greeted.

"Well I guess getting straight to the point is the best." Saito muttered. "I have worked with Cobol, they have agreed to drop all charges and any attempt at your lives won't be happening again. If they break this promise, my men will take care of them." Saito informed the group.

Ariadne's jaw dropped, but she quickly shut her mouth knowing that she shouldn't be surprised with this.

"Thank you Saito." Dom stood up and shook his hand, "We appreciate it."

"You're a bloody good tourist." Eames winked at him. Saito rolled his eyes and nodded.

"Mr. Saito, Ariadne and I have a request for you." Arthur spoke up. All eyes turned to him, but he ignored them.

"Well what is it?"

"Ariadne would like to retrieve the body of Brendan. We would like to give him the proper burial, and we were hoping you could get it for us." Arthur explained, squeezing Ariadne's hand in reassurance when he felt her tense.

"Alright." Saito nodded, offering Ariadne a sad smile. "Where would you like me to have the body sent?"

"Home." Ariadne spoke up, not realizing that her answer was extremely vague.

"And where is home?" Saito asked, completely patient with her.

"Home is…well…" Ariadne struggled with her words, she turned to Arthur panicked.

"Paris." Arthur spoke for her. Ariadne grinned and turned to Saito.

"Yes, Paris."

"Okay. Why don't you just take my jet and I'll send the body with you guys?"

"That would be great, thank you Saito." Arthur stood up and bowed politely.

"Are all of you headed to Paris?" Saito asked.

Dom looked around at everyone and they all nodded. "We do have a funeral to attend." Dom replied and smiled at Ariadne.

"My jet will be ready shortly. Gather your things and I will have you rung so you can meet me in the lobby. Take care." Saito told them as he walked towards the door.

"Thank you Dom." Ariadne quietly said.

"Anytime." Dom winked at her.

"Let's get packing!" Eames loudly exclaimed, clapping his hands.


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