Amelia’s eyes widened. Questions flooded her mind, but she quickly shut them down. Though, one question did nag at her. His seizures had started again? That means he once had control of them. That this woman could have restarted… what was with her?
She pushed those questions aside, deciding it was better to not mention them for now.
“I won’t tell him. It’s sad, truly, that he has that mindset, but… I think I can kind of relate,”she said, turning away shyly.
“ bad relationships too?” he asked and looked to her,
She snorted.
“Yeah. Let’s just say, most of the men I’ve known have betrayed or exploited me in some way. Particularly the previous one, the bastard. This big scar on my neck… he gave me that. I shot his leg off in retribution. But anyway, honestly, the only man I’ve known that hasn’t tried to exploit me, at least, yet, is Keigo,”Amelia sighed.
She looked away again, fiddling with her braid.
“ what about me?” Keigo said in a raspy voice. His body was clearly fatigued with pain. He walked in his room and toaci took off quicker than light to keigo.
Amelia turned, gazing at Keigo with concern. She shifted, sitting on the edge of the bed and giving him plenty of room to lie down if he wanted to. She then started to chuckle shyly.
“I was telling him that you’re the only man I’ve ever known that hasn’t tried to use me in some way,”she answered, her voice becoming quiet, her words sincere.
The medic smiled and saw himself out, Keigo, on the other hand, sat back down and rubbed his temples. “ sorry, for earlier “
“No need to be sorry. It happened, it’s over with, simple as that. I just want to make sure you’re okay,”she replied.
“ I'm fine, I promise” he said heavily. Leigh eventually moved to lay his head in Amelias lap. He’s green eyes watching her carefully.
“Alright. But I’m still going to ask anytime this happens,”Amelia replied, lightly teasing him.
She giggled and blushed slightly when he lied his head on her lap, meeting his eyes with a shy but amused smile.
“Comfy?”
“ yeah” he said with a sheepish smile. “ so, here in a few minutes the crew will awake. What do ya want to do?” He asked softly. “ we could snuggle or float outside if you like, though I’m not a fan of it.
Amelia chuckled. A bit of nervousness came to her at the thought of the crew waking up, but she tried her best to ignore it.
“Honestly, that first option sounds wonderful. Because I still think you’re as cuddly as can be,”she said, grinning.
“ then cuddling it is. Toaci are you joining? “ he asked the small her and it chipped happily. Keigo sat up and scooted back on his bed, pulling Amelia into his lap and the blanket over them.
Amelia laughed, then snuggled against Keigo, wrapping an arm around him. She moaned contentedly as he pulled the blanket over them.
“If I fall asleep, you’re probably going to have to wake me up,”she said, giggling.
“ I may sleep with you.” he said honestly. Toaci snuggled up with Amelia. Content with himself.
Amelia giggled again.
“Then the crew might have to deal with us being late,”she replied with an amused smile.
She chuckled at Toaci, gently petting him.
“Hi, Toaci.”
“ they won't let me work if I seize in the morning. Something about a bad omen” he mumbled. Keigo kissed her head and eventually ran his fingers through her hair.
“Hmm… I don’t know about the omen, obviously, but… that most likely means we can hang out all day. And I know I’m rather comfortable right here,”she said, chuckling.
She smiled at the kiss, then chuckled as he brushed his hand through her hair.
“If you want, you can take the braid out. I usually braid it for simplicity’s sake, just because I have a lot of hair,”she mumbled, chuckling again.
Keigo shrugged, undoing the hair tie and the braid. He smiled a little, “ I wouldn't mind if we cuddled all day either. I'd keep you warm..”
A shiver passed up Amelia’s spine and she giggled, savoring the sensation of him untying her hair. She couldn’t remember the last time someone else had done that, and her ex had never volunteered. She then fluffed out her long, thick hair a bit, unfazed as it scattered all over shoulders and back.
“We’d keep each other, and Toaci of course, warm,”she commented, petting the bird as she mentioned him.
“ he's seemed to take a liking to you,” he said while wrapping his arms around her. Keigo nuzzled her softly and sighed happily.
Amelia smiled,”He has, hasn’t he? He’s really sweet… like someone else I know.”
She laid her hand on one of his, caressing it a moment. She giggled again as he nuzzled her, then moaned in agreement with his sigh.
Keigo felt her hand move along his and smiled softly. He put his hand in hers, intertwining their fingers.
Amelia giggled as their hands entwined, then closed her eyes, focusing on the sound of his heartbeat and breathing. Such simple sounds brought comfort to her, and she savored every moment of it.
Toaci had gone to sleep, saying on Amelia's shoulder.
Amelia breifly opened her eyes and glanced at Toaci, chuckling.
“He is adorable,”she said quietly, not wanting to wake up Toaci.
