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Published: 2018-02-21 16:53:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 120; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 0
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James scanned the yellowed page before him for the umpteenth time, his eyelids gradually falling to cover his golden irises which still shone dimly with curiosity. As his eyes closed his hand too slipped away from him and relinquished its support of his chin. He was jarred awake by the rush of motion only moments before his face would have unceremoniously planted on the table. He rubbed his eyes with a sigh before finally turning to a new page and resuming.Anastasia squinted at this display from her secure hiding spot on the other side of one of the library’s tall bookshelves. This had been happening since she’d stumbled upon James nearly a half hour earlier. Already, James’s head was starting to sink down to the table again and he seemed to settle into a bout of fitful sleep. Ana counted slowly along with the clock while watching his twitching mouth and furrowed eyebrows. A few strands of purple hair were spread messily over his forehead, clinging to the skin beaded with sweat. Soon enough he jolted awake again and immediately continued with his reading.
When he began nodding off once more, Ana exhaled a huff of hot air. She tapped the wooden board closest to her before hesitantly reaching to press her finger against the spine of large, leather-bound book. It slid with surprising ease and landed with a large thump on the floor.
James jumped half way out of his chair. He looked around nervously until he saw Ana’s bright grey eyes peeking out at him. His cheeks flushed with a pale pink and he laughed. He waved to her. “Why don’t you join me?”
Ana waved back and shuffled around to James’s little reading nook. She smiled hesitantly, staring up at him. Her smile faded into a small pout as she tilted her head and studied his face.The warm but sparse lighting of the candles scattered around the room made his features look especially angular. James had settled back into his seat and his eyes were already scanning his book again, occasionally flicking over to look at her and to the empty chair by his side. Eventually he leaned over and lightly patted the cushion to beckon her over. She sat down stiffly.
A few minutes toiled by with Ana quietly smoothing out every wrinkle she could find in her skirt. She glanced at James furtively. She murmured something under her breath as a test. He lifted his head. “Hm?”
“What’s wrong?” Ana repeated more loudly. James raised his eyebrows then chuckled and straightened up.
“I’ve been trying to get through this book, but for some reason I can’t finish it without falling asleep. Not to mention it’s been encouraging some…” he trailed off and cupped his chin between his thumb and forefinger, looking into the distance thoughtfully. “Not so pleasant dreams?”
“James!” Ana tutted. “It’s because you never get enough sleep, you know. So wrapped up in your books all hours of the day.”
James laughed again. “That’s probably true,” he agreed mildly. He took a deep breath and rested his elbows on the table as he sighed. He gazed up at Ana in this rare moment their height difference allowed it. “Maybe it’d help if you read with me?”
She nodded resolutely and scooched her chair closer. To her surprise James stood up and walked away. She opened her mouth to speak but he returned as quickly as he left. A soft blanket was draped over her when he sat down, cocooning them both in the warm bundle of cloth. She felt her face flush as he wrapped his arm around her but was determined to focus on the words in front of them. She began reading the passages aloud and James read silently along with her. In this way they peacefully spent the rest of their evening together.
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Comments: 3
CommandersKeeper [2018-02-21 17:08:52 +0000 UTC]
Aww it's really cute
It shows the start of their relationship really well
Thank you so much
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Flutterbest In reply to CommandersKeeper [2018-02-22 18:19:19 +0000 UTC]
Aw thank you, I'm glad to hear it! And thank you for letting me write about them!
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