Thread:Amatoresx/@comment-31597382-20200120152619

Sorry about the wait! I had a lot of fun writing this, hope you like it!

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"We have work to do." Kaden says, his voice calm and expression not giving anything away.

From that expression, an outside observer might think that he is talking about a super secret, super important mission that if not completed would...destroy the fairy tale world or something.

But no, he is talking about book ball.

"We've already practiced for an hour." Cosmo reminds gently, wiping his forehead. "We don't have to be at work all afternoon."

Kaden still doesn't look convinced, which is of no surprise to Cosmo. The boy in question just stands up, and tries to walk to Kaden, if nothing else so he can actually forcefully lead him to a place he could rest.

However, his eyes are on his teammate, and not where he is walking. He winds up tripping over something.

"Ilari!" Kaden exclaims, just as said boy lets out a cry of pain.

"I tripped over you," Cosmo says with realization as he gets up. "Sorry about that.'

"No big deal. I was just taking a break." Ilari admits, adjusting himself so he will be even more comfortable, nestling amidst tree roots.

"That does not look like a very good resting spot." Kaden observes.

Cosmo can care less where Ilaei decides to have his break, the important thing is that he did decide to have a break! "See Kaden, no one's going to kill us if we take a break from book ball." He tries to keep his voice gentle.

Kaden allows a small smile, (in all honesty, there is no one at this school who can hold back a smile when talking to Cosmo, Kaden's just more resilient than most, he can hold off from doing it the longest.) "I never said it would kill us if we took a break."

"So why aren't we?" Ilari asks, sounding a bit uninterested, or perhaps just tired. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between those two, especially if the person in question is lying down on the ground and your not lying next to them, as in the case of Ilari and Cosmo at the moment.

And at the moment, Cosmo doesn't care. Ilari could be uninterested or he could be tired, or he could be both. Right now, Ilari is taking a break, and that's what Cosmo wants Kaden  to be doing, and that's what he will be doing if Cosmo has anything to say about it.

"We are not taking a break because we have responsibilities that need to get done." Kaden speaks like a parent might, to a toddler who keeps asking why.

The only thing is, neither Ilari nor Cosmo are suggesting that they don't do their apparent "very important responsibilities."

"If it was cleaning, detention work, or homework, then I might agree with you on that case Kaden." Ilari says. "But it's not, it's just bookball."

"It's an obligation." Kaden says briskly, making both Cosmo and Ilari inwardly roll their eyes. They forget sometimes how Kaden can be about "obligations," "duty," or "responsibilities."

"At the very least, sit down with us." Cosmo tries a different approach. "We are your teammates, and we aren't practicing. You won't get too much done if we don't do it with you."

"And we aren't." Ilari pipes up, sounding somewhat defiant. (he is probably annoyed about how he break keeps getting interrupted). "Not now, we already did."

Kaden looks at them like he thinks they're hiding something, but he does sit down next to Ilari. Inwardly saying thanks for small favors and small victories, Cosmo joins them, trying to look cool and casual.

At first, there's nothing but silence. It's not the stony silence, when people don't want to be around the people their around because of what they did say in the past, and it's not the awkward silence, where no one ever knows what to say because someone said or did something stupid. It's just...plain old silence.

And yet, Cosmo finds himself eager to break the silence. Before he can, he notices Kaden yawning, though trying to hide it, probably to prove a point that he does not need a break, and neither do either of them.

Ilari nudges Cosmo with his foot, indicating that he has seen the same thing. Suddenly, Cosmo knows his best course of action.

Come stop your crying It will be alright Just take my hand And hold it tight I will protect you From all around you I will be here Don't you cry For one so small, You seem so strong My arms will hold you, Keep you safe and warm This bond between us Can't be broken I will be here Don't you cry

"I know what your doing!" Kaden cuts him off, his voice betraying anger, but his face betraying amusement in the form of a slight smirk. Cosmo himself has to hide a smirk. He knows that it's really hard to stay mad at him for whatever reason, and right now, he's very thankful for that.

"What, singing?" Cosmo pretends like he has no idea what Kaden is referring to. He is just singing a song, a children's song, that wasn't technically a lullaby, (he doesn't think so anyway), but was slow enough and sleepy enough to be useful as one.

"Trying to get me to relax." Kaden frowns. "I will relax when I have no responsibilities or anything else on my plate."

Ilari mutters something that sounds an awful lot like "So never" but Cosmo kicks him lightly.

It is true, Kaden has a lot of responsibilities and obligations, each one that he feels is as equally important as the rest, and therefore relaxation, isn't exactly his thing.

Pointing it out however, especially when they were trying to get him to relax, is not a good thing, as Ilari should have known. Cosmo kicks him again, a little harder this time, for good measure.

For one so small, You seem so strong My arms will hold you, Keep you safe and warm This bond between us Can't be broken I will be here Don't you cry 'Cause you'll be in my heart Yes, you'll be in my heart From this day on Now and forever more You'll be in my heart No matter what they say You'll be here in my heart Always

Cosmo feels his own eyes growing heavy at this point, and shortly after Ilari and Kaden, (he cheers when he sees the strict boy finally falling asleep), he succumbs to dreamland.

The image is so cute, that when a certain student stumbles upon it, they can't help snapping pictures. For blackmail purposes.

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(Sorry I love that song and use it as a lullaby very often!) Hope you enjoy! 