I sighed and looked up at Aja's tv that was still playing movies before checking the time on my phone.
'2:30, not too bad.' I thought to myself.
Reaching down to my water bottle on the floor I realized it was empty and sat up. I looked down at Aja on the opposite side of the bed, she cuddled luug with all four of her arms holding him tightly.
I smiled and quietly got up to leave the room. As I made my way to the kitchen I could hear the TV in the living room playing and Vex talking to himself.
I untwisted the lid to my bottle and set it under the freshwater side of the sink as I hesitantly turned it on.
The water was surprisingly quiet and I watched vex as it filled up. He yelled at the TV, surprising me in the process. He spoke to the TV like it was an actual person, it was bizarre.
I turned off the water and twisted the lid back on as I turned around. I jumped at the sight of Krel walking up to me and whispered to him.
"Krel, what are you-"
He placed a hand over my mouth and looked behind me at Vex. Staying quiet, he cocked his head to the backdoor.
Feeling slightly skeptical, I followed him quietly past Vex and over to the sliding door. He slid it open and slipped through before I did the same, looking back to make sure Vex was still glued to the TV.
"Krel, what are we doing?"
"I'm taking you to the roof." He smiled.
"I- the roof?"
"Yes, is there a problem princess?"
"I uh...actually don't like climbing up on roofs." I ran my fingers through my hair.
His smile turned into a mischievous one and before I knew it he had swept me up off my feet.
"What are you-"
"Just relax my princess, I've got you."
With his two remaining hands, he pulled us up onto the roof and walked down to the center.
I looked up at the sky and realized how much more I could see than when I looked at it past treelines. He placed me down gently and pulled me down to sit next to him.
"Wait, so what are you doing awake?" I looked over at him.
"I don't know, I just...couldn't really sleep. I'm sorry if I scared you in the kitchen." He chuckled, "What are you doing up?"
I snickered, "I have insomnia...and you didn't scare me too bad."
"The word is mediocre! Just like your brain!"
We both laughed at hearing vex from below us.
"How I didn't hear him in Aja's room I have no idea." I looked up at the sky and lay down to spot my favorite constellations.
"I so wish I had my binoculars. From my window it's a little harder to see all of the stars, not to mention the light pollution, I mean could you imagine how beautiful the sky would be, no matter where you are?"
I could see krel staring at me from my peripheral and it sent butterflies swarming in my stomach.
"It would look beautiful, but it still does. It's almost like a-"
"Dark sparkly void." I giggled
"...yes, that's exactly what it looks like." He blushed and laid down next to me as he planted a light kiss on my cheek.
I thought for a moment, then a question popped into my mind.
"Hey, Krel?"
He hummed.
"What do you like about me? That makes me so...I don't know "irresistible" I guess."
He laughed, "Well," he rolled onto his side to face me, "I've told you almost everything, but... You're kind, you're understanding and so open-minded."
I chuckled, realizing he was about to list everything he could think of.
"You bring this feeling of happiness whenever you're around and you, well you radiate with light! You're so smart and your curiosity is adorable. And I've realized that even though I want to protect you... you can easily protect yourself."
I laughed, "That doesn't mean I wouldn't like you to protect me though..."
He hesitated, "I don't know if I ever told you this...but when we met you I had this feeling. Like there was something different, or I guess special about you. I'm sorry that probably sounds so weird." He chuckled.
I laughed, "No it's not weird."
"Something else I like about you is, well, how you look at me."
I could feel the blush practically taking over my face as he looked at me as if I was everything... With what he told me I wouldn't even be surprised if I was.
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I just finished tying my jacket around my waist when I noticed something near the bandage on my leg.
Fearing the worst, I rolled up my jeans only to see the infection had spread across my skin.
Practically half my foot had stone-like veins over it and the infection had reached my knee. 'You're going to see Vendel tomorrow, it's okay.' I thought to myself with a sigh.
I rolled my jeans down and slid into my knee-high sneakers before making my way to the kitchen for breakfast.
As soon as I saw Krel my heart dropped and the anxious thoughts began, 'Oh god I hope he didn't see anything last night.'
I sat down next to Aja and glanced over at krel, 'But if he did he definitely would've said something right? It was fairly dark and I didn't notice anything, maybe it didn't happen until I was asleep?'
"Hey, are you alright phoenix?" Aja asked.
I loved over at her and they both were looking at me. Feeling nervous I managed to speak up, "Oh, y-yeah I'm good. I'm just kind of tired." I smiled.
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"Why do you have to go now?" Aja frowned as we stood in front of the front door.
"Because my aunt needs help with some stuff but I promise I'll spend the night again soon."
I looked over at Krel who smiled at the two of us.
"Tell you what, you can walk me home."
"I can?" Her face lit up.
I nodded and she hugged me tightly before rushing me outside. I sent Krel one last smile before closing the door and following Aja as she hopped down the sidewalk.
"So Aja, what was your favorite part of the sleepover?"
"Well, the fact that my best friend in the whole universe stayed with me overnight and that I got to try Earth's frozen milk."
I held back a laugh knowing that she meant ice cream. "Well, I'm glad that you had fun."
She stopped her cheerful walk and slowed to my pace, "Something has been bothering me though. Your leg, is it any better today?"
I looked down at my leg and thought out the subtle pain that lingered.
"Well, I can't say that it's better because every day it seems to be worse. But tomorrow I am going to be getting another round of medicine for it, so that should help a bit."
"That's good I suppose. Promise me that you'll tell me if it gets any worse. And maybe krel... He does deserve to know."
I thought about it and sighed, "Okay...I promise."
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Okay, I know this is a very short story, but honestly, I was struggling for some reason? So I just decided to finish up the sleep over and by the way, thank you T17_YT for the sleepover idea.
Happy Fourth of July for those who celebrate it, we actually did fireworks in the backyard and my neighbor's fireworks were better 😒 but I also got covered in bug bites sadly so I'm very itchy.
And I'm actually going to be doing a water boat tour and going to an aquarium for my upcoming birthday!
I'm very sorry for the late chapter I always feel so bad when I don't get to post on time but y'know, life gets in the way sometimes XD
I think that's it...
K thanks byeeee!!!