[RL - @ Cuddy's to see Haruhi]

[the_zackman]

*hello, Cuddy's house! arrived a little later than he'd hoped, but knocks on the door anyway. is wearing a hooded sweatshirt and jeans, hands in his pockets, looking around at all the Christmas decorations on the street. the mako glow of his eyes is a little more evident in the dim, snow-lit evening*

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[godisagirl.livejournal.com]

[turns to look at him, shivering]

...'s Cold.

[the_zackman]

You want another blanket? [look around, there's a shawl on the chair over there]

[godisagirl.livejournal.com]

[rolls all the way over so she's facing him and nods]

[the_zackman]

[goes and gets it and drapes it on top of the blankets; it's all fuzzy, so you should be warming up more soon]

Do you want something to drink, too?

[godisagirl.livejournal.com]

[shakes her head and curls up next to him, seeking his body heat]

[the_zackman]

[sits back down next to her and is quiet, not quite sure what to say]

Hey . . . I'm sorry for what I said to you earlier. After the virus.

[godisagirl.livejournal.com]

[rests her head on his thigh]

It doesn't matter anymore.

[the_zackman]

[blinks, this is a little awkward now that he knows they aren't related. still, brushes her bangs away from her forehead]

You sure?

[godisagirl.livejournal.com]

[doesn't seem to mind and buries her face in his jeans]

Yeah.

[the_zackman]

[smiles a little bit] Good. I'm glad. [chafes her shoulder through the blankets] So, anybody else coming to visit you aside from me and Roxas?

[godisagirl.livejournal.com]

[might be starting to get a little sleepy.]

Axel is coming....and Kyon.

[the_zackman]

Try not to get into any fights with Axel, okay? And that's good. Kyon's been really worried about you.

[godisagirl.livejournal.com]

I won't. Not mad at him 'nymore.

...He has?

[the_zackman]

You couldn't tell? He's been commenting on all your journal entries.

[godisagirl.livejournal.com]

I want to see him.

[the_zackman]

Then why'd you tell him to leave you alone?

[godisagirl.livejournal.com]

I wanted to be alone then.

[the_zackman]

Why? [concerned look]

[godisagirl.livejournal.com]

....[twists her fingers in the fabric of his pants]

I'm used to dealing with stuff alone.

[the_zackman]

That doesn't mean that you have to. Or that you should.

[godisagirl.livejournal.com]

...I'm okay with it.

[the_zackman]

Yeah, but we're not. [rests his hand on her head] We don't like seeing you hurt, firecracker. We just want to help you smile again.

[godisagirl.livejournal.com]

...I'll smile again when I'm not so-

[yawns and snuggles up to Zack]

-sleepy.

[drcuddles.livejournal.com]

[standing outside the door and slightly smiling before heading downstairs to put the kettle on for some hot cocoa]

[the_zackman]

[smiles softly] Then sleep.