Izzyship for TrajectoryOfSimplicity!

Sheba really, really, really doesn't want to do the night watch for the ship. It's not that she minds doing the watch, it's that it's the night watch and she is tired. She pleaded with Felix, begging to give it to someone else, promising to do the morning watch as well as help with hunting, fishing, cleaning, and cooking for the next week if he did.

Felix did not.

The young Laliveran princess is then forced to climb to the crow's nest, shivering because she does not have a cloak. She hates the night watch. She especially hates in on night likes tonight. She could not see a single star! And the moon was nothing more than a pale grey blob beyond the clouds. Well… at least it wasn't raining.

She curses under her breath and hugs her knees against her chest in some vain effort to keep herself warm. How is she possibly supposed to concentrate on keeping watch when she can't even stop herself shivering? She closes her eyes, trying to will the cold from her, and rubs her exposed skin trying to warm herself up a little. It is not long before she has completely forgotten about her watch and is just trying to stay warm.

She lies down, hoping that the position might be a little more comfortable and warm. She shivers and snuggles against the wall, trying all she can to stay warm. Eventually, the repetition of her motions and thoughts tires her, and the small Laliveran falls asleep in the freezing cold.

Isaac yawns as he wakes for his shift, chuckling as Garet throws his pillow at him for waking him up. He straps his cloak around his neck and makes his way outside, sparing time to grab a bit of meat to hold him over for an hour or so. He stretches and yawns more as he makes his way up to the crow's nest, absently wondering why he had not been woken by Sheba when she came in, not that it mattered, he was only two minutes late.

As he reached the top, he found his answer. The young blonde was cuddled against one of the boxes on the crow's nest, shivering madly as she slept. His heart immediately went to the girl, so much so that he wasn't even mad or concerned for anything since she had failed to do the watch properly. He simply smiled, unfastened his cloak, exposing himself to the chill night air, and wrapped it around her.

Mere moments later, her shivering stopped and her breathing levelled. Isaac exhaled gladly, making a note to ask her to see Mia later in case she caught a cold. Isaac then returned to his watch, surveying the seas around them for any sign of monsters.

After ten minutes and absolutely nothing but a few seagulls, Isaac became increasingly bored. He listened to Sheba's relaxed breathing all the while. A thought struck him. If Sheba could sleep soundly through her watch, the surely nothing would happen if he did as well, right? On the one hand, he knew he shouldn't think such thoughts and that the watch was important, on the other… he was pretty cold and tired.

Five more minutes passed while Isaac muddled over his options before he eventually decided to join Sheba for a quick nap. Just a ten minute one. He didn't want to be found sleeping like Sheba had been. Taking a seat beside her, holding his sword across his lap just in case, Isaac yawns, leans back and slowly dozes off.

Sheba awakes with a frightened shock when she realises that she had forgotten to do her job. She is seconds from bounding to her feet and making sure everyone is okay when she realises she has a blanket of sorts. Somewhat relaxed with the knowledge that someone else had taken up watch while she was out, she placed a hand against the floor to help herself up… only for it to press against something soft.

She looks down, and gasps, but stifles it as quickly as possible. Isaac is gently snoring next to her, and her hand had pressed against his open palm. She giggled inside, he looked so cute like this, plus, now she wouldn't get in as much trouble for falling asleep. She blushed a little as she realised it was his cloak she was wrapped in. Feeling even more warmed by the kind and cute gesture from the Venus Adept, she slung whatever she could spare of the cloak over his body.

Cuddling up against him, and holding his hand in her own as she did, Sheba placed a quick kiss against Isaac's cheek to thank him.

"I'll help keep you warm too."

She whispered quietly, closing her eyes and nuzzling into his shoulder.

So, Traj. Cute enough? Or do you need more cute? I think we could do with some more cute.