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"Like hell am I sharing this bed with you!"
Rein absolutely could not fathom how this happened. Of course her luck would bring her to this point. This had to be a joke.
"For God's sake, Rein, it's just a bed." Shade said, tossing his bag on a nearby chair.
He's right. It was just a bed. But it just so happens that they ended up in the only room that had a single bed instead of a double!
"I'm gonna go find my sister. Not like any one'll notice if we don't stick with our roomates." Rein immediately replied, turning 180 degrees. She was stopped when Shade grabbed her wrist.
"Don't be ridiculous. You were the one who wholeheartedly advocated this roommate randomizer in the first place!" He stated. "Plus, Bright is Fine"s roommate. I'd be a bad wingman if I just let you kick him out." He gave her a goofy smile, obviously mocking her anger.
"You're such a jerk! This isn't- Who the hell thought sticks would be a good idea?!" Rein shouted, wrenching her wrist from his hand. Shade backed off, knowing how bad her anger could get.
Shade shrugged, falling onto the bed. "Mirlo thought it'd be a good bonding exercise, you know?"
"She's the last person who I thought would be okay with a man and a woman sleeping in the same room!" Rein whined. Mirlo was probably the most conservative person she knew. Shade rolled his eyes, leaning his head on his hand.
"We're all adults here. We can handle a little responsibility." Shade sighed, rolling back onto his back.
"We're in college, Shade." Rein replied bitterly. They were in limbo between becoming real adults and still being reckless teens.
When Shade didn't reply, Rein just groaned, throwing her bag in the corner and aggressively shoving Shade. She almost shoved him off the bed.
"You're taking up my side, grape head." She said bitterly. She watched his neutral expression turn into a smug grin, and before she knew it, he had his legs on top of her. "Get off! You're heavy!"
"Sorry, I just need a lot of space for my legs." He said, applying some pressure to his legs. This earned him an angered yell from Rein who proceeded to pull one of the pillows from the bed and smack him with it.
"This is exactly why I didn't want to share with you!" Rein shouted, beating him. She basically smothered him until he finally signaled his surrender by tapping out.
"Are you crazy?! You almost killed me!" Shade said, holding his throat. Rein rolled her eyes as she scanned the room. Then she got off the bed and gathered all the available pillows in the room. "Um, what are you doing?"
"I'm building a wall of pillows." She said, carefully arranging the pillows down the center.
"So, a fort?" He replied resting his hands behind his head. "Why so many though?"
"Like hell am I sharing this bed with you!" She shouted in response, obviously at the end of her rope. Rein was surprised that Shade stayed silent, and glanced over at him. She was startled to see him peeking over the second layer she had made with an unreadable expression.
"We've known each other for a long time now. What's the problem with sharing a bed?" Shade asked. She couldn't recognize his mocking tone and grew nervous.
"Because!" Rein replied. "I like my personal space you know."
Shade rolled his eyes. "What a liar. You're the last person I want to hear personal space come from." Rein scoffed as she finished the second layer.
"Because..." Rein said, holding a smaller pillow to her face, feeling embarrassed that she had to spell it out. Slowly, she lowered it so Shade could hear her. "You're you!" Rein shouted, completely frazzled. "You always tease and mock me! I'm afraid you'll torment me in my sleep too, okay?! I'm already stressed since Fine isn't with me." Rein's face was completely red. "Anyways, don't cross this fort okay?!" She briskly grabbed for the covers, ready to shield herself.
Then she heard Shade burst into laughter on the other side of the fort. Suddenly, a hand appeared, squishing the pillow so both had a view of each other from each side. "You're so silly sometimes, Rein." He said, reaching to ruffle her hair. "I'm a real man, so I won't do anything you don't like as long as we're sharing a room, okay?" He gave her a reassuring smile. "I'm gonna shower first." His hand lingered on her head.
Rein's heart fluttered.
"Stop touching me!" She said, hitting him with the first pillow she could grab. He laughed again before getting up and heading to the bathroom.
Rein buried herself under the sheets. Why does it feel like I'm choking on butterflies? She poked her head out as he shut the door.
Maybe I should make the fort higher...