"Can I sleep next to you?" Syndra was rubbing her eye, and with the other hand, she held a pillow, one that was covered in what seemed to be an infinite pattern of Koi fish. She was wearing thin, fabric shorts with a long, over-sized t-shirt, hanging off her body, and showing Zed her thin frame. She wasn't wearing her helmet, and her hair wasn't tied up as it normally would have been.

Zed knew he definitely didn't want to say no, not after seeing her like this, so instead, he leaned up onto his elbows, and removed the blanket from him, gesturing the bundle at Syndra, acting almost reluctant.

She tip-toed closer to Zed, taking the blanket from him, and wrapping it half around her. She then, lay next to him; in the bed.

"Wait, I thought you meant next to me, as in, on the floor?!"

It was futile. Somehow, somehow, she was already asleep. Zed's mouth was held open in shock, and for many reasons; there was a girl lying next to him, in a bed. She had the cheek to mislead him. She was a very attractive person.

He threw himself back onto the mattress, almost angry with her, until he realised that she placed the other half of the blanket on him, making Zed feel.. Cosy.

An hour had passed, Zed was slowly edging away from consciousness, but he still couldn't sleep, thanks to this new lump he had adopted. She was distracting. Not only was her power overwhelming, but she was just, here. Here in the bed that Zed was sleeping in. The warmth radiating from her back onto Zed's arm made him feel comforted.

After a while, his eyes were slowly starting to close, and because of the tiredness and where he was, he couldn't think straight, she was sending him wild.

Zed slowly turned onto his side, and leaned up, reaching under Syndra's waist, bringing her closer to him. She was cute. Her whole body, looked and felt small, and what made her appear even cuter, was the fact that she was sleeping in fetal position. Cuddling with herself, almost like she wanted to cuddle or to be cuddled. He smiled sweetly at her, and brushed her hair from her face.

She woke up. Or at least, Zed thought she did. But instead, she turned around, now facing his chest.

He was speechless. This was the first time in his life that he was sleeping with a girl, and in a way, he wanted to make the most of it. Who knew if she wanted him to be there, with him in the morning? What if she asked out of being half-asleep? He didn't know, and he felt obligated to edge closer to her, raising a hand to slide under her cheek resting on the pillow Zed was using, and the other hand to put on her waist, going over her, and pulling her in, gently, at the bottom of her back.

This, definitely woke her up.

She slowly opened her eyes, looking into Zed's. He began to pull his arms back, until she whispered -

"No.. Stay."

Zed stopped moving immediately. He only looked her in the eye, waiting for her to pull herself away, not realising what she had actually said. Syndra raised her hands to his face, holding him, just for a second.

They whispered each other's names at the same time.

"Zed.. I think I'm in love with you."

"Syndra.. I think I'm in love with you."

They were both equally shocked, but after a few seconds, they relaxed, and slowly pulled each other closer, and embraced in a soft, tender kiss. They pulled away momentarily, to only kiss again, taking a short breath. Zed pulled her in closer, and flipped himself so that he was on top of her. Her legs were open, and his were denying her of any movement. Zed quickly moved his hands to Syndra's, pulling them above her head, and onto the pillow, interlocking fingers, and pushing them down. Restricting her from any movement.

They stopped kissing again, both of them now fully awake. Their foreheads met, and softly, with Zed's deep, serious voice, he said -

"You're mine now." The end of the sentence was met with a smile by both of them, leaning back into a rougher kiss, sending each other wild with this ecstasy and excitement. Zed's chest pushed down harder on Syndra, making her arch her back in response, letting her know who was really the dominant one here. He released their interlocking fingers, trailed them down Syndra's body. To her breasts, her stomach, and eventually, her thighs. Her hands were now trailing up and down Zed's back, feeling every inch of muscle that was moving, and feeling Zed's heavy breathing. They leaned back on their sides after a furious quarter of an hour kissing rampage, both even more tired, and both wanting more; but, they knew it was far too early for anything else.

Zed pulled Syndra's leg on top of his hip, he used his other hand to pull her in closer at the waist. At the same time, Syndra's arms were wrapped around Zed's neck, still holding a firm kiss, they both exhaled, and let go. She moved her arms away from his neck, one hand lying flat in front of her face, and the other touching Zed's chest.

He moved in closer, nuzzling her head into his neck, and creating a comfortable hold for the both of them.

After a few minutes of relaxing, Syndra was the first to fall asleep, leaving Zed to slowly also drift away from consciousness.

The shadow whispered.

"Well done, Zed. Well done."

A/N: Fluff. :3