Another more fluff oriented chapter. This chapter also kind of makes reference to a headcanon I had came up with where basically Ezra has places that he likes to hide which includes Kanan's room. Now granted I already had this chapter planned out before creating the headcanon, but when I made it, it did kind of make reference to what happens in this chapter.
It had been a week since Ezra got back and he was finally allowed out of the med bay. His injuries were almost completely healed, enough for him to be permitted to walk around. His burn was gradually fading as well. It wasn't as noticeable as it once was. His eyes even returned to their vibrant shade of blue. Ezra made everyone swear to not to tell Kanan about them being yellow, for the sake of Kanan's already fragile mood and emotions during the boy's recovery. Everyone could agree that it would be in Kanan's best interest not to know about it.
Since it was Ezra's first night out of the med bay, everyone was hoping that he would be fine back in his and Zeb's room. Not that it should have been a problem since Zeb was missing having his roommate and the two got along so well. They also didn't have to worry about Ezra being alone because of their shared living arrangement.
Kanan was in a deep sleep until shifting underneath his blanket woke him up. Something or someone was hiding beneath his covers and refused to leave any time soon. Kanan forced himself to roll over on his other side and lift the blanket up in order to address his intruder.
"Ezra?" Kanan asked, still in a bit of a daze.
A small grunt answered Kanan, confirming that it was the teen and even though Kanan's personal space was being invaded, Kanan didn't mind. He wasn't even surprised. Kanan kept the blanket up, but Ezra made no attempt to emerge from beneath the blanket. Instead, the boy made himself comfortable and curled himself up in a ball.
"Everything okay?" Kanan wondered.
Ezra was quiet for a moment.
"Can't sleep." Ezra groggily admitted, letting out an exhausted yawn. "Didn't want to bother Zeb."
"So you came all of this way to bug me?"
"Yeah."
Ezra wasn't offended by Kanan's question, letting out a small chuckle and Kanan gave a small amused smile. It was the truth, but they both knew it was not meant to be taken with malice.
"Alright. I don't mind. As long as you get some sleep, that's fine by me. Good night Ezra."
Kanan lowered the blanket back down, enshrouding the kid in the warmth of the blanket, causing Ezra to curl up even more. Kanan returned to his original sleeping position as yet another smile graced his face. The fact that Ezra came to him for comfort in his semiconscious state was worth being woken up for. Ezra had been gone for long enough that it was nice to see that Ezra knew he could still come to Kanan when he needed to.
He was still alert enough that he could tell when Ezra had fallen asleep. He could hear the light breathing Ezra was giving off. Sleep would soon take a hold of Kanan as well. For the first time in just slightly over a month, peace would take over their slumber.
I hope you guys enjoyed it. I was originally going to have this included with the previous chapter, but I thought that it would be better to keep this as its own standalone chapter. I didn't want the previous chapter to have too much and I wanted it to be primarily focused on Ezra getting back and getting some medical attention.