walks down the street enjoying the storm. He notices someone in front of him who can't really make it out...
gave up trying to run or hide, and is now trying to keep his hair off his eyes, taking the hairpin off, since it wasn't really helping.
walks closer and smiles. He walks up behind the other. "Hallo, Norway."
turns to him, running his fingers through his hair. "Niko... hey. It's raining too much..." says, like it's not obvious.
frowns a little. "You don't enjoy it...?" Tilts his head a little.
shakes his head. "It's making me cold, it'll make us both sick."
frowns more. He undoes his long coat and puts it over the others shoulders. He tilts his head again and smiles.
chuckles and shakes his head, looking up at him. "Thank you, Niko. But, I really think we should go home and drink something warm."
smirks. "Me too, I just wanted to give you a little more warmth. Your place or mine?"
smirks too. "The one that's closer. Thor seems like he's enjoying the rain a little too much.."
starts walking towards his house. "My place it is then. And there's pleanty of warm things to drink." Laughs a little. "I even bought some _
coffee from Norway last time I visited..."
surprised. "Really? And how's Ruby?"
nods. "I did. And she's... she's doing okay..." Sounded a little sad, but tried to hide it.
nods slowly. "I think she is... mostly... she's been really quiet lately and I've been a little worried."
frowns. "Take her to the vet..."
shakes his head. "She just needs more attnetion I think, rabbits... when they get lonely they get depressed. I think I've _
been ignoring her lately..." Turns a corner, nearing his house.
huffs. "I am not evil!" Smacks the back of his head lightly and playfully. "
"Ouuuch, you troll!" says, chuckling.
huffs and smacks him again. "You're the evil one if anything, calling me stuff like that." Smirks as he gets to the door, unlocking it and _
letting the other go through first.
pokes his sides and runs inside. "Ruby, cute thing, look who's here to snuggle you!"
hisses quietly at being poked. He walks in, closing the door and locking it. He takes his coat off the other and hangs_
it up. "W-wait, let me get her out for you..." He didn't want Norge to see his room... he REALLY didn't want Norge to see his room.
"Don't worry, I can find her..." frowns, noticing the other's nervous, for some reason.
reaches out for him. "N-no! Its okay! J-just give me a minute..." Was struggling trying to get the wet scarf off.
"Calm down. My house is also a mess." opens the door a little. "Ruby..?"
his bedroom is perfectly clean, with nothing that out of the ordinary. Except the fact that there are a few _
bunny plushies on his bed, and dresser... one or two on the floor...
holds back a squeal. Falls to the floor hugging both a plushie and Ruby.
runs to his room and looks around, then stares at the other on the floor. He frowns a bit, leaning against the door frame. _
"Alright, get it all out now. I don't need you to laugh at me later on."
looks up at him. "I have plushies too..."
huffs again. "Ja, but you're cute. You're expected to have them."
nods. "Ja, doesn't mean you can't have them too." says, playing with Ruby.
shakes his head and sits beside him, watching them play. "I shouldn't even have them..." Sighs.
"Why not?" looks at him with a frown. "They're cute."
"The reason I have so many is because... some use to belong to Belgium. When she left... I just couldn't _
get rid of them." Draws circles on the floor with his finger.
nods. "That's cute, actually. It's normal to keep things from your siblings..." shrugs.
"Even if they abandoned you and left you alone?"He didn't mean to but his tone turned bitter and he frowned, keeping his eyes on the ground.
lifts his face, holding his chin and stares with a small smile. "Get over it. It's all in the past now, Niko. Sometimes they have to leave,_
so they can grow up, and then come back. Don't feel bitter towards it."
blushes from the contact, and gently pulls back, turning his head away. "But she fought to get away from me..." Lightly runs a finger over_
the scar on his forehead.
shrugs. "She had to go, Niko."
sighs. "She didn't have to..." Grabs a plushie from near by and holds it, mildly forgetting that the other _
around. If he did, he'd not have acted as such.
pats his head. "She did..." frowns. "Everyone needs to get away once in their lives. It's... freedom."
blushes a little again, slightly burying his face into the plushie. "I guess..."
kisses the top of his head and turns back to Ruby. "Everyone longs for freedom. The taste of it is awesome, even though you might the_
bitter taste of loneliness mixed in it sometimes." looks distant. "It's... good, sometimes. Being able to be yourself."
squirms from the kiss, hissing a little. "Ja..." Sighs. "You make a good point..." Lifts his head up a little.
nods. "Been there, done that. Screamed a loud and rude 'screw you' to both Sweden and Denmark."
frowns a bit. "... Do you regret it?" Knows probably nothing good will come from saying this...
"Are you kidding? It was the best thing I've ever done." looks at him chuckling. "Sweden just took me away from Denmark to piss him off."
smriks. "Though, it's easy to piss Denmark off..." Holds the plushie in front of himself and plays with it a little.
chuckles. "You're a pro at pissing him off." looks at him. "Like when you used to tell him those things..."
bites his lip hard and looks away, putting a hand to his chest. "... And look where it got me. Heh..." Drags his nails down his shirt.
frowns. "Is it bad we're... friends?"
looks down, licking his lip. "Nee..." Puts the plushie down, bringing up his knees so he could wrap his arms around his legs, and rests his_
crawls closer to him, resting a hand on his shoulder. "Did the things he do leave a mark?"
stiffens under the touch, closing his eyes and sighing.
looks down, sighing. "He's a jerk, he has no limits! I'm glad I got rid of him."
"He had the right to do what he did Norway. I was way out of line, he just brought me back to reality." Says quietly, keeping his eyes shut.
shakes his head. "What if I had chosen you, huh? Damn, I should've chosen you! He's a bastard!" is pissed. "I'll... grr..."
his cheeks heat up. "You won't do anything, Norway." Looks at him with the corner of his eye.
stands up, going to the window, arms crossed, leaving a trace of water as he walks. "I'm gonna... I'll... find something to piss him off._
I want to scream at him. To just... slap him across the face or..." runs his fingers through his wet hair, frustrated.
gets up and walks behind him, putting a hand on his shoulder. "You will do nothing of the sort. He did what he had to do to put me in_
turns to him. "Oh, so this was enough to stop your feelings? Good to know!" walks towards him. "Really good to know." walks past him,_
turns around and grabs him before he could get too far and hugs him from behind.
struggles, more like a pissed off cat, but takes deep breaths, trying to calm down. Is pretty sure he'll scare Niko if he keeps going.
just holds him tighter. "You sure have a tempter some times, Norway..." Says quietly, but a little amused.
"I told you I'm not always calm and sweet." frowns, glaring at nothing in particular, not moving.
rests his head on his shoulder. "True. But it's kind of nice seeing your bad side."
chuckles bitterly. "No, it's not." says, a little less pissed.
"I think it is. Means I know what to expect if I were to catch you in a bad mood when I visited." Smiles and loosens his grip on the other.
slowly turns to face him. "This is not good, Niko." frowns. "I should go home..."
shakes his head. "I'm not letting you go back out into that storm. Either you have to wait and play with the rabbits _
until it lets up, or I'm going with you."
shakes his head. "I'll be fine. I need some time alone." looks down.
frowns. "Really...?" Lets go of him. "If that's what you want..."
looks back up at him, it's not. But it's probably for the best. "I don't want you to know that side of me. It's ugly."
huffs. "I don't care. If I'm to be your friend I need to know all your sides. Other wise I won't know the whole you."
shivers a little from the cold. "You'll hate me." shakes his head. "I should go."
"Norway, I don't think there's any way I could hate you." Sighs, still looking at the other. "If you must..." Doesn't make any attempt_
pokes his cheek. "Everyone has their flaws. I have mine, and they're terrible. You'll end up hating me."
bites at his finger out of reflex. "Then how can I call you a friend if I only know your good side...? I won't be able to help you when _
your bad side shows up. And I want to..."
pulls his finger back. "I'm dangerous when I'm mad. I really don't want you to get hurt by things I might say."
frowns. "But I want to help you... no matter what the cost."
"Sorry... for getting you upset..." He looked down and away.
shakes his head. "It was not your fault."
Clenches his hands slightly. "It is, in every way. If I just stayed around my home like I'm suppose to, none of that stuff with Denmark_
would have happened. Plus. Sweden helped him, so it's not all Denmark's fault..."
narrows his eyes. "Sweden should just... die. He's stupid, useless, and lately he's been living under Denmark's shadow, like a puppy_
waiting for approval. He's disgusting."
shrugs. "I've not spent much time with Sweden... the only time I got to know him was during the Torstenson War..." Frowns.
siiighs. "I lived with him... I was forced to."
sits on his bed, patting the spot beside him. "That the main reason why you hate him so much? Or just a combination of everything?"
sits by his side, a bit worried he'll leave a wet spot on the bed. "That's just one of the reasons I hate him so much."
nods. He himself was getting his bed wet, so he didn't mind that Norway was either. "You're supposed to be brothers, yet you wish_
him dead... that's harsh."
looks at him. "It's not because he's family that I have to love him. I don't. We don't get along anymore."
leans back a bit, using his arms for support. "It's kind of a shame. It means you can't have family gatherings, _
which is nice once in a while... is there any way you could... I don't know, stop hating him?"
nods. "If he disappeared."
sighs. "There's no way you'll forgive him, is there?" Glances over at him.
lays down, staring at the ceiling. "I wonder how Sweden would act if you stopped hating him... maybe he'd be nice to you..._
be like how a brother should be."
groans. "I don't want him as a brother, or a friend. My life was completely stable and good without him around."
pokes his side. "I'm sure there's someting good he's done... right?" Raises his eye brow, curious.
groans. "Hosting the Nobel Prize ceremony at my place? Yeah, riiight."
keeps poking him. "Has he really done nothing else for you? You think there'd be more connecting you guys..."
shakes his head. "I hate him."
sighs and stares back at the ceiling. "That's too bad..."
shrugs and lays down too, feeling the cold wet bangs agaist his forehead. "I don't give a damn. I'm too pissed to care about it."
frowns, turning his head to look at the other. "You gotta let it go Norway. Live in the now... look forward to the future. That's how _
sighs. "Help me get over it..." looks at him. "I don't think I can do this."
smiles, moving some bangs away from his eyes to see him more. "I'll do whatever it takes. I'll always be here for you, Norway..."
smiles a little. "Takk. It's good to hear that."
keeps his smile, and closes his eyes a bit. "It's no problem... and I bet it's good to hear. If you ever need anything, I'll be here..."
smiles. "Don't fall asleep on me, Nikolaas..."
laughs quietly. "Like I would. I wouldn't know what you'd do to me in my sleep. For all I know I could wake up with permanent marker _
chuckles. "I could molest you..."
blushes as his eyes widen, shifting a little back. "D-don't you dare! I swear, if you even try..."
smirks. "Ooooh, I so going to do it..." raises one hand.
"Y-you better not!" Holds out his hands to defend himself.
shakes his head grinning. "When will you learn I'm not that evil." winks. "I won't touch you if you don't want me to."
breathes a sigh of relief. "I don't know your bad side that well, so you could be that evil." Pouts.
"I feel like straddling you now, and putting on an act of rapist!Nor, just to see you blush..." smirks.
cheeks get much more red, and he turns his head away, cursing. "Dammit, Norway." Poooouts.
raises his body on his elbow and leans closer, whispering to him: "What? Am I evil? You're blushing~!" lays back down.
hisses. "N-no!" Huffs, turning to stare at the ceiling again and crosses his arms. "I'm not blushing."
"You are~!" looks at him. "Don't worry, it cheers me up when you blush. Besides, it's really cute."
GLARES at the other. "I'm not blushing and it's NOT cute!" Huff pout pout.
chuckles and looks at the ceiling, closing his eyes.
pokes his side again, then goes back to crossing his arms. "Evil."
chuckles, shivering a little.
looks over to the other. "Are you cold? The rain shouldn't have been THAT bad on ya..."
nods. "Yeah... I'm soaked. Became one with my clothes."
chuckles and sits back up. "I'll let you borrow some stuff of mine, as long as you don't mind swimming in fabric."
shakes his head, not moving. "I should go home..."
sighs. "We've been through this. You're either staying here till the storm passes, or I'm walking you home. Take your pick."
siiighs. "Choose me dry clothes, then."
smiles, liking the fact that he won. He gets up and walks over to his dresser, grabbing a shirt, sweater and some pants for the other. _
He holds them out. "Want me to leave and you change here?"
stands up and gets the clothes. "Yeah, or I can use the bathroom..."
shrugs. "It's up to you. If you change in the bathroom then you can hang your stuff up to dry. I'm indifferent."
nods and heads to the bathroom. "Put on dry clothes yourself!" says while he's leaving.
rolls his eyes. "Yes mother." Smiles as he fishes out himself new clothes, settling for black track _
pants and a grey T-shirt. He lays back down on the bed once he's done and closes his eyes.
shows up a few minutes later, literally swimming inside his clothes, and throws himself by his side. "I_
opens his eyes and stares, laughing. "You look like one too." Shifts to make more room for the other. "At least you're mostly dry now."
nods. "Mostly!" picks Ruby off the ground and puts her on the bed with them.
pets her a few times, smiling when she tries to nibble on his finger.
looks up at him. "You getting tired?" Lets Ruby hop over to Norway.
hugs Ruby, petting her. "Not really, it's just... I'm warm and comfy, now."
"It is nice to be like this after a storm... even better with a warm drink." Watches the two of them. "She missed you..."
"And I missed her." keeps playing with the bunny, but turns his face to him. "And I missed this..."
blinks at him for a moment. "This? Playing with her?"
"This." points to the three of them.
looks down and picks at a loose thread in the bed. "Me too... I'm really glad we can meet again, without any trouble."
nods. "Freedom tastes sweet." smiles.
pat his head. "And you deserve it. So enjoy it all you can." Tilts his head and smirks, then pets Ruby a bit.
nods, watching him and Ruby.
"It's almost time to feed Ruby... want to eat something yourself?" Pulls away and stretches.
smirks. "I could bring something here for you. I could get you a slice of cake and put it on a tray, or whatever you want."
"Naaaah...." snuggles the blankets
laughs a little. "Alright. Give me a minute then, I need to get Ruby some carrots." Crawls off the bed and out, looking back at them _
once more before going to the kitchen.
returns a bit later with a handfull of freshly prepared carrots. He sits back on the bed and holds one out. "You wanna feed her?"
shakes his head. "I'll enjoy to watch her eating."
nods and holds it near her face, letting her munch on it. "And don't worry about having bits of carrot all over you, she's a clean eater."
chuckles. "She's a lady."
nods, smiling more. He gives her another, then once she has a good hold of it he leans back and takes a bite from one.
pouts. "I'mnotabunny." Takes another bite, glaring slightly at Norway.
pokes his cheek, pulling his finger back fast. "You're as cute as one."
tries to bite his finger but chokes. After he starts breathing normally again he huffs. "Nee. Stop saying that."
smirks. "Cute. Cute, pretty little bunny... just like Ruby. Maybe that's why I like you so much."
turns his head as a light blush covers his cheeks. "S-shut it, Norway! I'm not 'cute'!"
rolls his eyes. "You are."
flicks his nose. "Nee. I'm not." Finishes the carrot, licking his fingers after. "You are though."
pouts. "You're cure Norway, it's a fact."
huffs. "What do I have to do to prove it to you once and for all?"
"You like cute things. Proof, you're holding Ruby. And you like the plushies in my room. And you're just overall cute." Crosses his arms.
chuckles. "This, my friend, means nothing."
sighs and leans back, turning his head away. " Your apperance is cute. Does that not mean anything to you?"
falls back into the bed. "Dammit Norway, you're gonna make this difficult." Stares at the ceiling, pouting and thinking.
growls a little, getting frustrated by trying to think of something. "Why can't you just admit it?! It's the truth!"
shrugs. "I don't feel cute."
"You don't have to feel cute to be cute. You can just look it..." Kept trying to think of sooomething...
sits up and leans forward, putting his hands in front of himself for support. He narrowed his eyes at the other. "You're cute. Accept it."
pokes his nose. "Accept it. Accept that you're cute."
it's his turn to bit finger.
hisses and pulls back, holding his finger. "Evil." He puts it in his mouth and sucks on it, trying to sooth it. He just glares at Norway.
stares at him. "Awww... want me to kiss it better?" leans closer and kisses his cheek.
hisses, flails and blushes, falling back into the bed again. "Norway! G-godverdomme!"
stares with innocent eyes.
glares up at him and rubs his cheek, trying to get rid of the blush and the feeling the kiss left behind. "You're so evil."
snuggles the pillow, with almost a smile. "Am I?"
nods. "Very evil." Picks up Ruby and makes her nod. "See? Even she agrees!"
huffs. "And this is why you're cute." Cuddles Ruby.
shakes his head. "You're unbelievable, both of you..."
"And why do you say that?" Pets her a bit, smiling a little when her whiskers tickle his hand.
"Because why? I'm curious now." Whispers a little to Ruby in Dutch.
pouts and holds Ruby in front of his face. "Ruby wants to know though~ Would you really keep someting from her?"
"Of course not!" gets Ruby in his arms, and whispers something in her ear. "There, now she knows."
narrows his eyes at the other, pouting even more. "That's cold Norway. Very cold."
opens his arms. "Too bad... I feel warm."
pinches the beidge of his nose. "Idiot..." Is starting to get annoyed at what Norway isn't telling him.
sighs and rolls his eyes. "It's nothing, Niko. It's just that... you confuse me, sometimes." shrugs.
tilts his head. "How do I confuse you?"
shrugs, staring at the ceiling. "I'm in a very fragile state right now..."
looks down. "Sorry..." Fidgets a little.
nods. "I hope so. If you aren't, you'd tell me... right?" Looks up at him, a little worry hidden behind his eyes.
keeps his arms opened. "Ja. Hug?"
moves a little forward opening his arms, but stops. "You promise to tell me if somethings wrong, and will let me help, ja?"
nods. "Ja. I just need a hug, okay?"
nods and leans forward him, wraping his arms around the other.
wraps his arms around him too, leaning in. It had been a while since he got a hug from someone.
tightens his grip, moving to make them both more comfortable. He could tell the other wanted... no, needed this.
closes his eyes, taking a deep breath. "Takk."
"No problem, Norway..." Leans his head on the others shoulder. He had missed this so much...
clings to him, feeling warm and comfortable.
"You should stay here tonight..." He says quietly, closing his eyes.
pulls back just a little, to look at him. "Should I?"
opens his eyes half way, a small smile on his lips. "Ja. It's late, and the storm hasn't let up yet. You can stay in the spare room..."
"I miss that spare room!" nods.
smirks. "Really? I didn't think you'd remember it much."
"Just because I was drunk and all over you?" raises his eyebrows. "I remember everything, psh..."
blushes a bit. "How silly of me, to think you'd not remember..." Leans back. "So, I guess that's a yes?"
stretches before joining him and walking to the door. "It should be clean. I've always had it ready since that night you dropped by..."
smirks. "So if you ever get caught in the rain again, and are in the area, you're welcome here." Walks out and _
down the hall, opening the door to the spare room and looking around. "All yours."
gets inside em throws himself on the bed. "Takk, Niko!"
"Stop thanking me Norway, you're making it seem like I'm doing something good." Looks at him, a smile growing on his lips.
sits on the bed. "You are. You make me avoid thinking about bad things. And you're kind." shrugs.
sticks his tongue out. "I'm not kind. But I'm glad I'm distracting you..." Leans against the doorway.
smiles a little and stares.
"Do you want anything to drink, or a midnight snack? More blankets in case you get cold...?"
shakes his head and lays down again.
nods. "Alright... want me to leave you alone so you can sleep?"
blinks at him. "Then... what do you want...?"
"I don't know." closes his eyes. "I should sleep."
frowns a little. "You should, but only if it's okay for me to leave."
frowns more and walks over, crouching down beside the bed and resting his arms on the bed. "Norway, if you need anything... please tell _
me. I want you to be happy..."
gets under the blankets and stares at him. "I want you to be happy too."
pokes his nose. "I'm fine. I'm just worried about you... "
bites his finger. "I'm... fine."
hisses and pulls back. "Hey!" Licks it, then looks at him. "You don't seem fine. And I'm not leaving this bed side until you're better."
shakes his head. "I'll be fine."
frooowns. "Are you sure...? I don't want to come here early in the morning to find a crying Norwegian in the bed..."
chuckles. "Niko... I'm over him, okay?"
"Just because you're over someone doesn't mean thinks are better. It takes a while to adjust to the new _
things..." Brushes some bangs from the others eyes.
"I know. But I'm okay, really. I can't wait to try new things and use the freedom I have now. It'll be a nice change..."
nods. "Alright... I'll believe you." Stares at him a bit more before getting up and moving to the door. "You wanna sleep now?"
closes his eyes a little and smiles. "Sleep well, Norway. Goednacht..." Closes the door quietly as he leaves.
"God natt..." turns to the other side and wipes his eyes. Strange how every time he goes to Niko's, he's not okay.
sighs softly as he leans against the door. He could just tell that Norway wasn't alright, but he thought him sleeping might help. And that_
hopefully tomorrow would be a better day for him... He goes back to his room and puts Ruby back in her home and cleans up the plushies that_
were on his floor. He looks at one, and smiles. He goes back to the door of the spare room with the bunny plushie in hand and knocks on the_
door. "Hey, was wondering if you maybe want some company for the night..."
turns to the door, trying to hide his face behind his bangs. "Wha... Oh!" sees the plushie and grins.
smiles and walks in, holding it out for him. "I thought this might... help..." Frowns and crouches again, _
trying to see through the others bangs.
gets the plushie and hides a good part of his face behind it. "Thanks."
tries to push it away from his face. "Norway, don't hide..."
turns to the other side. "I'm just sleepy."
puts his elbows on the bed and leans on them. "So that's why you're hiding your face from me?"
pauses. "I'm not hiding."
"Then turn back around and look at me." His tone was quiet, but a little demanding.
does as he says, trying his best to look okay.
moves his bangs so he can look straight at him and sighs. "I thought you said you'd tell me if something was wrong."
"I don't know what's wrong..." says simply.
"Then that's what you tell me, and we'll figure it out... together..." Graces the side of his cheek, frowning. He's worried about the other.
sighs. "I just felt like crying, okay? For no reason at all..."
"That's not good Norway. You don't just cry..." Sits on the side of the bed and strokes his hair a few times, trying to comfort him.
closes his eyes. "I think I just miss people."
"Like who?" Talked quietly and closed his eyes half way again.
"Greenland, Iceland..." sighs. "It's been a while I don't talk to them."
"You should go visit them then... even if Denmark won't like it. At the very least call them and talk..." He felt bad, not able to imagine _
what the other was going through.
"I'm afraid Greenland will be all pissed..."
"The fastest way to mend broken relationships is to take that first step and show them that you care and still want to have a relationship."
nods. "I don't think I have the energy to try something right now, though."
"Hold in a little bit longer until you get strength then try... or if you're missing them that much I could help you get to them." Shrugs.
shakes his head. "I'll be fine. I think I'm just a lonely old man..."
flicks his nose. "You shouldn't think that, because you know if you're ever lonely you can just come here... How many times must I remind_
you that I want to help...?"
nods. "I know. You're a great friend. But I don't want to come visit just when I'm needing a shoulder to cry on."
sighs. "It might sound bad but... it makes me feel wanted when you do that. Like you'd come here and share with me what's _
bothering you, like you trust me or something..."
blushes. "N-Niko... there are people who... want you, believe me."
smiles at his blush and laughs softly. "Me? Not likely, but either way... we're here for you..."
"Shut up." is embarrassed now.
smiles and pets his hair again. "Make me..." Sticks out his tongue.
stares, still blushing. "I-I'm n-not sure if I... you know... should. You... bite sometimes..."
smirks~ "It'd be wise to not tempt me." He couldn't help but smile more at Norway's stuttering.
cuddles the plushie, trying to hide the blush. "What? You'll leave me marks a-again?"
"Who knows?" Licks his lips. "Though, for your current state I wouldn't try. I'm just here to help you..."
"You already did..." puts the plushie down, still a little red.
chuckles a little as he stares at the other, noticing the blush. "Mhmm... but it was your fault."
pokes his nose again, and lets his finger linger there. "I'm just joking~"
turns his face a little and bites his finger, not letting go.
pouts. "Hey, I need that you know..." Doesn't really make any attempt to move his finger though.
smirks a little, ready to make him pay for making him blush. He narrows his eyes and runs his tongue over his fingertip, watching him.
shudders and looks away, trying to pull his finger away now. "N-Norway, give it back."
"all yours..." says with a smirk.
keeps his head turned, telling himself not to blush. "Stop fooling around, Norway."
"You are. Either that or you're really tired." Rubs his finger.
"It's just... it's been a while I don't eat human flesh." grins.
rolls his eyes and ruffles the others hair. "That shouldn't even be an excuse." Smirks.
smiles at the other. "Are you okay now? And no lies. Or else the bunny plushie will be sad."
"Good. I'll let you sleep then, you probably want it now..." Slowly gets up and stretches, trying to hide a small yawn.