Curled up on the sofa like a kitten with her head on Shizuo's lap, she had been napping for a while. The room was quiet, only the soft hum of a computer and her steady breathing could be heard. She seemed almost inhuman as she shifted in her sleep, stretching out her long legs as far as the sofa would allow.

They had been waiting on Tom to get there after he had called them over, but there was no sign of him yet. Shizuo was growing impatient, but decided he could wait a little longer if he could continue eyeing the curve of his kouhai's body. Curves he knew he had no chance of exploring.

She shifted again, this time rolling slightly, her fingers grasping gently at his leg. He wondered for a moment if she was such a restless sleeper or if she was having a bad dream. Shizuo noticed that with her movement, the fabric of her white tank top had ridden up, exposing more skin than was probably appropriate considering their location and the fact that Tom could waltz in any minute. He could continue to stare, yes, but he decides to be a gentleman.

Shizuo let his fingers absentmindedly stroke her hair as they led down to her face where he gently poked her cheek. Her own hand shot up to swat his away as though it were a pest. He chuckled softly, this time shaking her shoulder slightly to wake her.

She groans in protest before opening her eyes, rubbing the sleepy fog from them as she yawned before nuzzling against his leg, getting comfortable. "Was is necessary to wake me?"

"Your shirt came up," he explained simply, trying not to laugh again. Damn it she was cute.

She pulled it down without a word, hiding her exposed midriff before getting comfy again. The room was quiet and Shizuo was warm. It was hard to stay awake.

After a while Shizuo heard footsteps outside before the jingle of keys in the door announced Tom's arrival. "Sorry for the wait," he apologized. "Is the little Miss out?"

Shizuo looked down at the girl. She was sleeping again. He couldn't stifle another laugh as he woke her up again. "Vorona," he called her name, shaking her shoulder for the second time.

"Mmm?"

"Wake up. We gotta go," he explained as she opened her eyes and sat up.

Shizuo decided more than exploring her curves, she would be something he would love to wake up to every morning.