"I will," She replied in a matching slow murmur, letting her body nuzzle into him more as she felt herself grow more comfortable. Her tracing designs didn't last more than a minute longer than that before she was fast asleep. If anything it was surprising how quickly she fell asleep considering she rarely was tired or comfortable enough to do so. But being cuddled up with Apollo made it easier. All she could hope before her mind went blank was that she wouldn't oversleep too much.
Apollo slipped off right after her, body going limp. He still managed to hold onto her, chin on her shoulder. For a little over two hours he slept, slowly starting to wake up as he heard people walking down the hall right by the door, talking pretty loudly. It could be someone with food for them. That thought was enough to get him to slowly pull back from her, and start sitting up with a yawn. Stretching, he rubbed his eyes and looked down at her. A small smile settled on his lips before he crawled out of the tent, taking the candy wrapper to throw away.
Davina didn't even move in the few hours of sleep, unphased by the talking. She only shifted when Apollo moved, mumbling something that couldn't be made out before hugging one of the pillows for a replacement of him. It was nice and cozy in the tent, and she continued to sleep even as he left.
After a couple of minutes of mindlessly wandering the room, someone came in with food for the two. Apollo politely nodded as they left, ignoring the odd look they gave the tent. When they were gone, he crawled under, and gently started to shake her to wake her up. "Davina, food's here. You should probably get up." He whispered, being gentle with her.
"Five more minutes," She murmured in response to being shaken, snuggling closer to the pillow and making no move to get up. Food sounded good, good enough to start to slowly wake her up at least, but she stayed snuggled with the pillow, determined to still get her five minutes of sleep. Davina actually wanted to sleep now, no matter what time it was.
"C'mon, Davina. You're not gonna want to get up then, either." Apollo told her softly, scooting back into the tent. Gently he started playing with her hair, in attempt to get her up. "You need to eat something before it gets too much later. I don't want you to feel sick because you didn't eat." He continued to speak in soft tones, twisting a strand of her hair around his finger loosely.
She groaned in response, burying her head into the pillow as one final act of defiance. Sleep actually sounded good, and yet this was the one time she couldn't sleep, or at least couldn't sleep without Apollo pestering her to get up. "Can't you just save me something for later?" She asked gently, finally rolling onto her side so she could look up at him with sleepy eyes.
Apollo let out a weak sigh, and stopped trying to get her up. "You have to eat, alright? If not now, in a little bit. I don't want you hurting yourself." He stated gently. Getting up from his place on the floor, he slowly made his way to get his own food. His body was feeling really sore right now— whether that was from sleeping on the floor, or him being sick, he wasn't really sure. Eventually he had brought his food under the tent, and quietly ate.
Davina nodded and gently laid her head back on her pillow, sighing for a moment as she fought over the decision of food or sleep. Sleep was winning too…or at least it was until Apollow brought his own plate of food in. Then she just sighed again and tugged off her blanket, crawling out of the tent silently and grabbing her tray of food. Sleep could wait until later. Her final verdict as she sat back down under the blanket tent and started to eat as well.
When Davina got up, Apollo couldn't help but smirk some. It was definitely out of character, but he was too tired to be his regular old self. He tried to hide the sly smirk as she crawled back under, but couldn't seem to make himself for whatever reason. He was surprised he had convinced her to get up, but wasn't going to question it. As long as she was eating. Quietly he ate, letting his mind wander a bit— thoughts drifting towards what had happened a little while ago. Slowly the reality of the situation started settling in, his stomach fluttering a bit. "Hey… Davina? Can— can I ask you something?"
She was silent as she ate, or more accurately, picked out the good parts of the meal and ate them. Davina stubbornly wrapped up in her blanket again though, only glancing up when he spoke. "Sure, what is it?" She replied, setting aside the rest of the food that she didn't want from the lousey meal. If anything Apollo could be happy she ate any of it, that was impressive itself right after waking up.
"Um, well, it's about earlier… I- um…" Apollo let out a soft sigh, setting his own food aside. He glanced up at her, trying to keep himself from fidgeting too badly. But to no avail. He started picking at his shirt with a soft sigh. "I- well… did it bother you?" Apollo mumbled, flicking his gaze back to the floor. For whatever reason, he felt embarrassed to be talking to her about it. Though he didn't want to let it go un-talked about.
"It didn't bother me…did it bother you?" Davina replied softly, her cheeks almost immediately flushing an impressive shade of pink, "Because if it did..I'm really sorry. You could've just pushed me away, I don't want to make you uncomfortable." She really hadn't minded earlier, in fact, she had actually liked being snuggled up to someone. But she also knew that it wasn't right to make him uncomfortable if he didn;t like it.
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"I- um… no, not really. I just- I wasn't thinking when it happened. And, well y'know, I didn't want you to have been really uncomfortable. In case it happened again or something." He shrugged, fidgeting with his sleeves. "And I was kinda the one to start cuddling you. I woke up, and you seemed… I dunno, off in your sleep, I guess. I was still pretty tired when it happened, so I don't really know what I was thinking…" He continued to mumble, averting his eyes as he was not able to keep eye contact without flushing.
(I get that, no worries)
"Apollo," Davina stated, a gentle smile on her face accompanying the red flush, "Hey, I didn't mind it. I…I liked cuddling with you…as long as you weren't uncomfortable." She didn't meet his eyes when he looked away, but she did try to keep her focus on him, even as her blush grew deeper, "I dunno what I'm saying…but I felt safe when I was laying with you, I felt like someone was there for me…even if you weren't doing more than just letting me lay there."
Quietly he looked up at her, steadily relaxing. Her words definitely reassured him— though his face was still pretty red. Giving her a half smile, he fidgeted with his sleeves a bit. "Right, okay… I- you're sure?" He asked gently, glancing up at her. "I know I keep asking, and I'm sorry, but I just… I want to make sure." Apollo was mumbling as he fidgeted in place.
"I promise." Her words were gentle and soft, especially as she reached out and hesitantly rested a hand on his shoulder, "Though I want to know what you thought…the last thing I ever want to do is make you uncomfortable." Davina's words were thought through and calm, but still, she was more than flustered with her cheeks and ears an impressive shade of red. She smiled, hoping she looked calmer than she nervously felt.
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(Oh- hey, sorry…)
"Um, well… I don't really exactly know." Apollo mumbled, doing his best to not make eye contact. He was doing everything he could to not stare at her and her pretty face. And her captivating eyes. And her sweet smile… "No! Stop thinking like that! Get your head out of the clouds." Scolding himself, he shook his head, assuming it would clear his thoughts. "I mean, I guess I didn't mind. It didn't really bother me. Not really. Um, yeah… it's kinda nice being close to another person, y'know?" He mumbled, not realizing he had basically repeated what she had said. "I just- I guess since I'm younger than you, I was worried it would bug you…"
She shook her head, scooting a little closer to him as she replied, fully aware of the impressive blush on both of their cheeks, "It doesn't bother me at all. You're more mature than half of the guys I've met that are my age or older. Plus, you're funny and caring, and really cute." Davina slowly slipped her hand off of his shoulder, looking down at her hands and picking at her nails as she mumured, "I guess…I mean…I'm trying to say that…I like you. I know you probably don't like older girls…but it is what it is…I had to get that off my chest." She didn't dare look back up, worried that he had heard her confession, just sat there, wanting to disappear to get away from the embarrassment she felt for actually saying what she thought of him.
Apollo was fidgeting with his hands quite a lot, peering up at her with a little hint of a smile. "You mean it?" He asked softly to her first statement, his voice trailing off as she kept talking. "I like you." Those were words he wasn't expecting— not even a little bit. So to hear them, a completely baffled look fell over his face. He blinked a couple of times, mouth gaping some. But slowly his look of surprise melted away, leaving a bright grin in its place. "You're serious? Like- you actually mean that? You- you like me?" He whispered, his heart leaping in his chest. "Please tell me you're not joking."
(Happy late holidays!)
"Yes, I mean it," She murmured, cheeks flushed an impressive shade of red, "I like you, and I'm not joking about it. I mean…I understand if you don't feel the same. You don't have to lie to me if you don't….I just had to get it off of my chest." Davina still didn't dare look at him as she talked, finally glancing up at him seconds later. Gently, she pulled on a soft smile, bracing her for the worst news and the rejection she figured would come. There was no way someone this amazing could like her after all. Even if she liked him.
(Yes happy belated holidays! And Happy New Year!)
"But I wouldn't be lying," Apollo hummed, his smile only growing brighter. He scooted closer over to her, gently taking her hands in his. "I'd only be lying if I said that I didn't." He insisted, eyes bright with excitement. His heart pounded in his chest as he stared at her face, taking in all of her features. Her eyes, and her hair, and just… all of her. How could she like him? In all honesty, he felt unworthy of it. A child-like excitement kept building as he sat there, clearly growing giddy. "I- I honestly mean it. I really do like you, and um… I can't honestly believe it."
Instant relief washed over her as she listened to Apollo speak, shocked by the idea that he liked her back, but fully ready to embrace it. "You…like me back," She replied in a soft voice, her smile appearing as she met his eyes, "I hope this isn't a dream." Squeezing his hands, she felt her happiness soar as she finally grasped the idea of him actually liking her back. It was more than a dream come true, and she was sure her excitement was visible in her growing smile.
Apollo grinned back, face flushing some as she gave his hand a gentle squeeze. “I do like you, and I don’t think this is a dream. I mean- if it is, we just have to wake up and tell each other, right?” He asked softly, tipping his down to the floor. His curls fell back in his face as he grinned, hiding the flush rising to his cheeks. “Though I guess that means there’s a chance we don’t like each other back… but I doubt it. I- I mean it feels pretty real, and um…” Quietly Apollo rambled on, the giddiness rising in his chest, displaying in his words.