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"And apparently Floyd knocked over that super expensive vase in Crowely's office-"
Me and Trey are walking up the stairs in the Heartslabyul dorm to our respective rooms.
"Azul is probably ready to kill him." I respond with a chuckle.
"Definitely. I'm sure I'll hear more from Jade later."
I nod at him and start to insert my key into my dorm room's lock. I turn it, and hear a snapping noise.
"What!?" I start trying to fish out the key from the lock. "No-!"
Trey leans over my shoulder to see what the problem is. "Oh no.."
I let out a defeated sigh after a minute and stop my attempts to grab the key. "Damn it.. what now?" I look back at Trey.
"Well it's too late for the Headmage to be of any use.. you'll have to wait until tomorrow morning." He opens his room door. "You can bunk with me tonight."
"You sure?"
"Yeah, it's no problem."
I follow Trey into his dorm. It's pretty clean, the only thing untidy is his desk, where several papers and notebooks are laying out.
We've hung out many times, but I've never spent the night.
"It's cleaner than the last time I was here." I tease.
"Oh shush, I could make you sleep outside."
I quickly silence myself before I end up having to sleep in the garden with the roses.
He helps me get settled in, finding a t-shirt and pajama pants I could borrow for the time being.
"Hey, mind if I take a shower? I was planting some strawberries today and I'm afraid I smell like dirt." He chuckles.
"Yeah I don't mind. I'll just scroll through magicam for a bit." I smile, getting comfy on his bed and pulling out my phone.
"Okay, I'll be quick." Trey grabs a towel and closes the bathroom door.
I hear the shower start as I scroll through my magicam feed. I zone out for a bit, mindlessly scrolling until he eventually opens the bathroom door.
I look up at him and smile, not expecting him to be only wrapped in a towel. My face flushes and I look back down at my phone quickly, trying to pretend like I didn't notice.
I can see him smile out of the corner of my eye, which makes my heart flutter.
"Is there a problem Y/n?"
I look up at him as he's pulling on a pair of pajama pants. "N-No. I just.. wasn't expecting that."
"Oh, sorry dear." He fixes his hair and tries to change the topic, "Well, how do you feel about watching a movie before bed?"
"That sounds nice." I smile awkwardly, feeling a bit better now that he's dressed.
I've never thought of him as anything more than a friend. He's attractive for sure... he'd make a good boyfriend.. he can bake, he has good grades, he's tidy..
"What movie?" My thoughts are interrupted by his voice as he sits down next to me on the bed.
The lights are off now, and the TV is on in front of us.
I look over at his face, just barely visible from the glow of the TV'S light. "I'll watch anything."
"Anything. Really? That's the best answer you've got?"
"Okay fine," I mumble, "Horror?"
"I can do that." He smiles, clicking through the different movies.
He finally chooses one, turning the volume to an appropriate level before laying back against the back of the bed.
We watch in silence, the lights from the TV barely illuminate the room besides the bed.
For a moment, I consider my feelings about Trey. We've known each other since we were first years, and we became best friends last year. I've always found him attractive, sure. But would I really want to date him?
I glance over at his face for a second, his features lit by the TV. His hair is wet and untidy and his eyes are narrowed as he focuses on the movie. I look for a bit too long, he notices and turns to face me.
"Something wrong?"
My eyes widen. "No! No. Sorry." I curse myself mentally for not hiding my staring.
"Mhm, sure." He smirks.
The answer is yes, I would like to date him.
"Should I ask again?" Trey whispers, getting closer to me. "Something wrong, my dear?"
I feel the heat rise into my face as he leans in close. I can feel his breath on my cheek.
"You're hot." I blurt out, covering my mouth as I say it.
He leans back for a moment, considering what I said.
"Really?" He mumbles in a surprised tone, removing my hand from my mouth and placing it on his cheek.
"Can I kiss you?"
I barely even manage to nod as he leans back in to place a long, breathy kiss on my lips. When we finally break for air, his face is red now too.
We lay in silence for what feels like years, before he finally looks back over to me.
"So.. how about a date?"
"As if this isn't already one?" I laugh, trying to bring up the mood.
"It can be~" He whispers, leaning back in towards me.
"And what do you mean by that, Mr Clover?"
He kisses me again and his arms wrap around me this time, pulling me in. My hands trail up into his hair as the kiss gets more intense.
I can feel his nails through my shirt as if he's clinging onto me for dear life.
We stop kissing as we lay back down on the bed, both panting.
"You're good" He whispers, tucking my hair behind my ear.
I hum in response as my hand interlocks with his free one.
"Tired?" He chuckles.
"Yeah.. I'm ready for bed."
Trey pulls his hand away from mine and turns off the movie.
With the room now dark, I can barely see him lying next to me. "Trey?" I reach out blindly to find him.
"Yes, I'm right here." There's a warmth to his voice as he reassures me that he hasn't left. "How do you feel about cuddling?"
"With you? Dream come true~" I smile.
With my vision adjusted to the dark, I see him open his arms so I can snuggle in. I scoot over close to him and lay my head on his chest. His arms wrap around me and start to play with my hair, and he plants a kiss on my forehead.
"Tomorrow at 6:30pm?" He asks.
"For what?" I mumble, unsure to why I would be needed at supper time.
"A date."
I smile, nodding. "Yes."
"Good." Trey sighs, continuing to fiddle with my hair. "I'm glad for that broken key right about now."
I laugh in response to his comment. "Yeah, I'm quite happy with how this turned out."
We both chat for a while as we relax in each other's presence. As the time gets late, we both drift off. We cuddle until morning when we both wake for school, neither of us wanting to leave the comfort of each other's arms.
When I finally go to call the Headmage about my dorm key being stuck in my lock, Trey grabs the phone and puts it in the air so I can't call.
"Oh no... you can't call? Looks like you'll have to bunk with me tonight~"