Narias was sitting at the table, reading a book when Ileena woke up.

  “Oh, sorry. Did I… fall asleep?” she sat up.

  “Ileena? Good m. Did you sleep well?” Narias asked, with a bit of an awkward smile.

  “Good… m? What?” Ileena excimed in surprise.

  “It’s still a little early, so we have enough time before the Arena Battle petition starts. I’ll make you some tea, ok?” he was quick to go to the small kit.

  “Wait? What do you mean? Did I sleep in your bed throughout the whole night?” Ileena was still trying to figure it out.

  “Yes, you did,” said Narias, trying not to look at her.

  “Re… really? I’m so sorry,” only then the message has gohrough to her, which made her feel really embarrassed. “Why didn’t you… wake me up?”

  “I’m sorry, I didn’t want to wake you up because you looked really tired. So yeah, you stayed ht. Ha… haha,” he was ag a little weird for some reason.

  “I…” Ileena wao ask something but then notiarias was ag a little strange. “Wait, if I was sleeping in your bed then where did you sleep, Narias?”

  “I… well… I…” he started to stutter. “I also… slept in the bed. But don’t worry, I used a different b, and was ying on the far side of the bed, and I promise I hadn’t done anything inappropriate, I was holy sleeping, and not…”

  He started to shoot out expnation after expnation, with occasional apology thrown iween.

  “You slept… in the bed… o me?” Ileena turo look at the bed with her cheeks turniremely red in an instant.

  “I’m really sorry, I should’ve slept… somewhere else. I thought the bed was big enough for both of us, and we have the touroday, and…” Narias was being more and more nervous.

  “It’s ok,” Ileena said quietly.

  “Huh?” he stopped with his apologies. “What Really?”

  “Well, yes,” she brushed her dark, e striped hair to the side. “There’s only one bed in your room, and… you had nowhere else to sleep, so…”

  “Well, yes,” Narias answered.

  “And… we are dating, right? Couples usually sleep together… in ohat is, don’t they?” Ileena tried to hide her charming flushed face.

  “I guess they do, yeah,” he smiled awkwardly, while scratg his cheek with one finger.

  “So, it’s ok that we slept together… in one bed…” she picked up a pillow from the side, and hugged it tightly. “Besides, this is your bed. You have full right to sleep in it. I am the one who shouldn’t be here.”

  “No, you e anytime you want,” the words shot out of his mouth, almost like his Wind Bullet spell. “I mean… that is… you are free to e, and stay whenever you wish.”

  He was feeling embarrassed as well. Of course he would. Narias had no idea how Ileena would react when she found out they slept together in his bed. Yes, she fell asleep uedly but Narias wasn’t about to ruin her rest, and throw her out te at night just because there was only one single bed in the room.

  Ileena picked up her gsses, put them on, then got out of the bed. She slowly looked around, walked up to Narias, and picked up the empty cup that he was holding in his hands.

  “How about… I help you with the tea?” she asked, brushing off her hair, which was c one side of her sparkling, red as cherries cheeks.

  “Ah… sure,” Narias brightened up, after letting out a sigh or relief.

  In all hoy, he was sweating like no tomorrow from the early m. And food reason too. Narias was warry to get into the bed where Ileena was sleeping st night but there was no other choice. He wao get a good rest with the best of his iions. He even used a separate bo cover himself while he was asleep.

  But it just happens in situations like these. Somebody would turn and twist in their sleep to make themselves more fortable. The b would get kicked or pushed away, and then someone would end up curling up, etting close to someone, iionally or otherwise, to keep themselves warm.

  The same thing happened with Ileena and Narias. It mattered not whie of the two had lost their bhe important thing was, they ended up curled up and hugging each other for a more fy sleep.

  When Narias opened his eyes in the m however, he found himself ed around Ileena, who was closely pressing herself to him as well. It was too real, and too pleasant to fuse it with a dream. Add to that, the healthy, young boy’s m ere was more than enough to tell Narias it was as real as it could get. Talk about guaranteed embarrassment right out of the bat.

  Narias knew he was in trouble right away. And not only because his manhood was gloriously poking at Ileena’s body. His soft pajama pants were no match to stop it from doing so. Ileena was curled up so close to him due to losing her b, Narias faded up almost inside of her bosom, with Ileena’s hands ed around his neck.

  To make it fair for both of them, one of his hands had slipped under her dress, and ced right oight. It was so good to feel her smooth, soft skin, Narias’ hand almost didn’t want to listen to let go. Quite a predit, to say the least.

  Somehow, Narias mao free himself out of the heavenly trap, even if his wild, raging hormones protested with all of their might. He was amazed about how he mao slip out, especially without waking Ileena up. That was an achievement in itself. This was the first time Narias was happy about someone being sound asleep.

  Fortunately, nothing ‘bad’ happened, and in the end, Ileena didn’t wake up at the same time when he did. She also didn’t mind Narias sleeping in the same bed together with her. But that’s not to say, they weren’t embarrassed about it, with Narias ending up oeamy side.

  “We will have to check the times when the arena battles start,” Ileena was already thinking about the tour.

  “Yeah, but I thiill have some time. Maybe we should go have some breakfast before the tour starts?” Narias suggested.

  “Good idea. They should have food stalls open outside the arena by now,” she added.

  They picked up their stuff and were ready to go.

  “Yo Narias,” quite uedly, Narias was greeted by a familiar voice as soon as he opened his room’s door.

  “S… Stefan?” Narias didn’t expect to see him in the hallway.

  “Hey buddy, I thought I’ll wait for you so we could go to the…” Stefaed speech was cut short when he saretty girl, with the dark, e striped hair, e out of Narias’ room. “Huuuh?”

  His jaw dropping facial expression was nothing but hirious, in addition to being totally shocked.

  “Right, well, sorry Stefan. Me and Ileena will go have some breakfast first. See you ter,” Narias said, with as straight face as he could muster.

  “Good m,” Ileena greeted Stefan, trying to make it sound as casually as she possibly could.

  “No… way…” Stefan was left standing in the middle of the hallway with his mouth still open.

  Other than Stefan, Narias and Ileena hadn’t run into any other boys from the dorm building until they were out in the park. They acted normal, like the other students who were on their way to the petition. Well, maybe feeling just a little unfortable.

  “Heeey! Ileena! Narias!” both of them were greeted from afar by a tiny, cheerful girl with cute pigtails. “Good m you two. When did you leave your room, Ileena? I came to che you in the m, and you weren’t there.”

  “Good m, Nicky. I’ve spent the night in Narias room,” Ileena told her friend why she wasn’t there after greeting her.

  “Huuuh? What?” Nicky almost jumped.

  “Good m, Nicky,” Narias waved his hand with an awkward smile.

  “ I talk to you for a minute, Ileena?” the cute, little girl pulled her friend to the side.

  “What is it?” Ileena asked in her usual tone.

  “Psst, psst…” Nicky gestured for her friend to e closer. “I ’t believe you actually did it. Tell me, tell me. How was it?”

  “How what was it?” the tall girl adjusted her gsses, pretending she didn’t uand the question.

  “Oooh e on, you know what I meant,” Nicky tiptoed on her feet.

  “Sigh… of course I did,” Ileena adjusted her gsses again. “I… I fell asleep, ok?”

  “Fell asleep?” the little girl was fused.

  Ileeo expin, in as few words as possible, what actually happened. Not to say her cheeks weren’t burning red from the embarrassment as she was doing so.

  (in the meantime)

  “I ’t believe you actually did it, man,” Narias felt Stefan’s grip around his shoulders as soon as Ileena and Nicky walked to the side.

  “Stefan?” Narias almost jumped.

  “Now tell me, how did you do it?” his buddy asked in the most serious tone ever.

  “Did what?” Narias was fused.

  “e on, don’t pretend you didn’t uand? How in the world did you mao talk such a pretty girl into spending the night in your room?” Stefan was so intense, his eyes almost popped out of their eyeballs.

  “Keep it down, will you?” Narias pushed his cssmate away.

  “Like seriously, what’s your secret buddy?” Stefan wouldn’t let go.

  “Listen, I o eat before the petition starts. We’ll talk ter, ok?” he wao get away as soon as possible.

  “Hey, I haveen anythi as well. Mind if I join you?” Narias’ best buddy insisted.

  “Really?” Narias khe real reason why Stefan wao join him. “Fine, but I’m not telling you anything.”

  “Of course, of course,” Stefan was happy to hear that. “Hey, not telling me? Wait, Narias!”

  (after a little while)

  “So, you are participating in the arena petition as well, Stefan?” Nicky asked during breakfast.

  “Yeah, I’m in the B bracket,” Stefan answered.

  “B bracket? Ghm… that meaher of you will be fighting each other, unless you reach the finals,” the girl with cute pigtails said thoughtfully.

  “That will be a piece of cake,” Stefan stated proudly. “Just watch me, I’ll be at the top in no time.”

  Really? I highly doubt it. – Narias thought to himself quietly.

  “Right, I think we should be going now,” Narias drank the st bit of his drink.

  “Yes. We better not be te,” added Ileena.

  They all walked to the arerance, where each partit was directed to their assigned lounge for each bracket. Narias and Ileena were about to reach the end of the line.

  “Well, good luck with yhts, and… try to not get hurt, ok?” Narias tried to ence Ileena but ended up being worried instead.

  “I will. Good luck to you too,” she added.

  “!” a loud voice at the entranstructed.

  The area where the fights were about to ence, lit into four ses. One for each of the four brackets – A, B, d D. The main arena was huge enough to make it happen. There would be foing fights happening at once, with enough space away from one ahis offered a huge time saver, if they were to do a single fight at a time.

  That also meant that only four people would go to the finals. Only the winners from each bracket would get to fight in the end. It was nothing new, really. That’s how they did it every siime. It was o Narias because this was his first Arena Battle petition. He was looking forward to test his skills against the other students.

  Obviously, he was happy that he wouldn’t o fight against Ileena. Unless both of them reach the finals that is. Narias was determio give it his all, and definitely wao win. But at the same time, he had no idea what to expect, or how strong his oppos would be. This was a really great opportunity to find out what the other students were capable off.

  “Wele!” suddenly, a loud, harsh voice echoed from the middle of the arena.

  Huh? Instructa Dreknor? – Narias looked at the arena.

  “My name is Ranga Dreknor, and the Solo Arena Battle petition is about to begin! Are you ready? Grrr!” he hyped up the crowd.

  And it worked. The spectators in the seats cheered. All of them were students, of course. Anyone who didn’t participate in the petition was able to e ahe fights. The arena was big enough to sit more people than there were students in the academy, so there were plenty of seats to choose from. That didn’t mean the energy wasn’t there.

  “Great! Now before we start, let me expin the rules!” Ranga Dreknor tinued.

  The rules were pretty simple, really. The person wins the fight by either knog the oppo down, or if one of the them surrenders, or if one of the partits leaves, or is thrown out of the arena area. The assigned judge also stop the fight if they see it necessary to do so.

  “Alright then, the tour is about to begin! Do your best little hatgs!” instructor Dreknor finished his annou.

  Right, it’s about to start. I wonder who will be fighting first? – Narias was filled with anticipation.

  ★━━━━━━━━━★

  Thank you for reading. Leave a ent and favorite the chapter if you e.

  Read 10+ extra chapters on my Patreora Chapters on Patreon