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It had been a long time since Minute was driving for the both of them. The PBAJ decided to split up and scout the area for any suspicious activities by the others, and Minute by now had been driving for at least 5 hours.
It didn't help with the fact that the guy only had 2 hours of sleep due to paranoia and the overthinking he's been doing.
Soft melodies played on the radio, it wasn't loud or fast, in fact, it was slow, rhythmic and quiet, as if a lullaby used to make people relax.
Jumper glanced at the guy driving for the both of them— even though it wasn't noticeable due to him having pure obsidian skin, it was clear he had bags under his eyes, which caused guilt to spike.
“ Minute? ” She called out gently, looking at Minute, waiting for a reaction.
Minute perked up, evidently startled at the sudden call from his quiet teammate. Ever since they started driving, the first 2 hours were just chats between the two, but when the third hour hit, they both got exhausted talking and just looked around and relaxed. Still on guard to see if there's any suspicious activities.
“ Sorry–yeah? ” Minute asked, glancing at Jumper and glancing away to keep his eyes back at the road.
The exhaustion was evident in his voice, it was almost as if he was fighting the exhaustion. He would win, obviously. Nevertheless— the guy seemed like he'd pass out cold when he close his eyes for at least 5 seconds max.
“ Pull over, I'll drive. ” Jumper offered, looking at her very tired–sleep deprived teammate. She expected for him to comply easily—but he didn't.
“ No, no— it's okay, Jumper. ” He stammered, one of his hands leaving the wheel to shake her off, offering a small smile.
“ you're tired. You should get some rest, I can take over from here. ” Jumper retorted, if arguing with her usually composed teammate would make him crack and actually give in, then she would do it.
“ I'm fine, don't worry about me. ” Minute stated, “ You should get rest, actually. ” Minute pointed at her.
“ I'm perfectly well rested, thank you very much. ” she chuckled, “ but seriously, pull over. I'll drive. ”
“ nope, no…. ” Minute hummed, avoiding eye contact by now. “ come on! Don't be like this! ” Jumper responded.
“ drop the gentleman act and let me do this. ” Jumper scoffed, nudging non-stop at her teammate, Minute started growing annoyed, but not irritated type of annoyed, just playfully annoyed.
“ Jumper— ” Minute was cut off by Jumper. “ If you don't let me drive right now, I will tell Ash and Pentar about this. And you know how they feel about you overworking yourself to exhaustion.”
By now, the engine stopped, they were both having a staring contest by now, waiting for the other to crack and give in.
Eventually, Minute finally sighed and opened the car door, Jumper let out a cheer and hurried to open her door as well.
“ You'll never win against me. ” Jumper grinned at Minute, who just grunted in reply.
Her grip at the steering wheel was light, she started the engine and started driving.
It hadn't been 10 minutes into her driving, but Minute already fell asleep, his head leaning on the side window, while he had his arms crossed.
Jumper just smiled warmly at the sight. Even if they were just scouting for stuff, it still felt good that her teammate felt safe enough around her to actually put his guard down and fall asleep.
She tucked some of his hair away from his face, kissing his cheek gently, it made her teammate smile slightly and relax more.
After that, Jumper paid attention on the road.