The dawn bloomed brightly into the quiet world of The Land of Departure. The sky brightened, causing birds to chirp and dance around the sky. Usually most would be asleep at this time, most except for one person.

That person was named Aqua, a young woman raised in The Land of Departure to become a great Keyblade Master. It was her dream since she was a little girl so it was only natural for her to work hard to achieve her goal. That morning she decided to wake up bright and early to prepare food for her best of friends; Terra and Ventus.

About an hour later, Aqua finished with the food. What she needed now was her hungry boys.

-

Aqua slowly opened the door to Terra's room, chuckling softly as she tip toed towards her companion. For a short few seconds she looked at his sleeping face, a small shade of pink rising to her cheeks. She sat down on the bed and rested her head on his shoulder.

"...Terra." She chimed, expecting for her friend to remain fast asleep. "Terraaaaa."

While Terra didn't like to sleep in more than he absolutely had to, sometimes training took a lot out of him and he'd end up sleeping late, especially when accompanied with staying up late into the night. He could lay in bed staring at the ceiling for about an hour before actually falling asleep. Thankfully, he would eventually sleep, but he'd have to wake up not very happy...

 

...but even if he was waking up early, he wouldn't be upset to hear Aqua's voice waking him up, along with the soft feeling of her head against him. As much as he wanted to stay asleep, how could he? His eyes fluttered open, with a light yawn. "...Good morning, Aqua." He gave a small smile, but his smile would be extinguished with another yawn. "Sorry... stayed up late again."

Aqua giggled as she rested her head on his shoulder. She couldn't help but snuggle into the male- he was just so bulky and warm. Aqua loved the feeling of it. Terra was like a warm teddy bear. She wrapped her arms around him, closing her eyes for a moment to relax with him.

"Don't apologize. I stay up late too- especially with Ventus being as energetic as always." Aqua gently rubbed his back. "Breakfast is ready. If you want to sleep for a few extra minutes that's fine. Just don't be mad if I have to send Ven to wake you up later."

It was nice having Aqua snuggle close to him; she was very soft and gentle, even up against Terra's own rough body. Once she started to get a bit comfortable, he started to hold her back; his arms, though tough, were equally as gentle in their warm embrace. He tried to conceal his face even if Aqua wasn't quite looking at him; she always tended to make him a little bit of a flustered mess when she got like this.

 

"Yeah... Ven is a handful... but I'm glad he's got the energy." He starts to melt just a little bit into her touch; he tried to be tough, but really, when Aqua had him in a hug like this, Terra was basically putty in her hands. "...Nah, I'll get up. I don't like skipping breakfast when you're making it." He chuckled a bit as he spoke. Really, though, if he had the choice, he would have wanted to stay just a little bit longer like this with her.