I tossed in my bed from side to side, my mind fogged up with pictures of that Jamie girl. She was indeed very beautiful and there were a few rumours about her going around which told me that she was bisexual or something i.e. Aera definitely had a chance with her. I know she has low self esteem but I've seen how people stare at her when she works or even does simple things. 

There was not a single chance I'd get sleep tonight. I don't know why but something about Aera having a crush or a significant other spiked up jealousy inside me. Its not like I have romantic feelings towards her or even sexual attraction. Maybe it's the fact that the whole time we've been best friends she didn't really date anybody, there wasn't enough time to, and now that there's a possiblity I feel like keeping her to myself but as long as she spends time with me, it's okay right? 

I sighed and got up from my bed pulling my hoodie over my head. It was getting a little stuffy here even though I was all alone. I had practice the next day and to give my best, I definitely required sleep but I just couldn't sleep. As selfish as it sounds, I wanted to wake up Aera and ask her to cuddle but would it be appropriate? Today was the first time we hung out in quite a while even though she makes sure to visit me in between practice or in my studio sometimes but she hadn't slept over in around five weeks. 

I took a deep breath in and prepared myself for whatever she would say if I woke her up. Maybe she'd yell at me like sometimes she's done before or maybe she'd cuddle me like sometimes she's done before. The second maybe was too tempting for me to not rist it so I walked out of my room and knocked on the door opposite me once before quickly entering the room and closing the door behind me as softly as I could. 

"A-Aera?", I asked nervously gulping and walked over to the other side of the bed and there she was. Aera looked gorgeous even when she was asleep which she declined all the time but I mean, look at her. Her cheek was pressed against the pillow and her hair were sprawled out on the white pillows. I gently tapped her arm trying to wake her up slowly. 

She stirred slightly and I shook her softly. Her eyes peeled open slightly and she instantly smiled. How could she smile after I wake her up in the middle of the night? She hummed in question still smiling and I realized that she was probably thinking that this was a dream because of how sleepy she was. 

"I can't sleep," I said fixing my hair out of habit and she hummed again shedding the duvet from her body and opened her arms with closed eyes. 

"C'mere," she mumbled and I quickly kicked off my slippers getting on the bed. 

Hehe, this means she was having a good dream or something. 

"Shh, go to sleep," I said when she was trying to mumble out something again. As soon as her body relaxed, I slithered my hand down slipping it on the back of her thigh pulling her against my chest and draping her leg across my waist. She unconciously wrapped her arms around my waist and placed her head on the same pillow as me. 

I know for a fact that she's gonna be awkward around me after waking up thinking she would've done something embarrasing in her sleep. My eyes immediately started feeling heavier and I looked down at her with a smile. I leaned down and slipped my other arm under her head pushing the back of her head upwards and kissed her jaw neck and cheek repeatedly. 

I knew it was wrong to do so but I just couldn't help myself, I wanted to erase all her insecurities and just tell her how beautiful she was but I knew I would never have the confidence to do that if she was awake. My confidence dropped from humdred to zero everytime she'd be too close and I don't think it was fair. 

With another satisfied sigh leaving my lips, I closed my eyes and slowly lost sense of my surroundings, falling into a deep comfortable sleep. 

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I woke up when I felt something shift on the bed along with a ringing sound filling the room and my eyes shot open quickly. My gasp was caught up in my throat when she looked down at me. 

Aera was on top of me with her thighs on each side of mine, her eyes full of sleep as she picked her phone up, answering in a groggy voice. I tried to keep my own thumping heart at bay and nervouslu placed my hands on her thighs tapping the left one's side to sliently ask her what happened but she just held up a hand towards me 

"Yeah? No, I'm not gonna be coming out for a few days. Yes, it was me," she said in an exhausted voice, too sleepy and irritated to notice the placement of my hands. With another sigh, she locked the phone again and placed it back on the nightstand before letting her head fall onto my chest. I moved my hands from her thighs to her head in a second out of worry. 

"Aera? What happened?", I asked her looking down, my own voice thick with sleep but she didn't respond because she was already asleep again. I chuckled hoarsely and flipped us to the side to grab her phone and check the time. It was already eight which meant I needed to get up as soon as possible so I unlatched her arms from around me reluctantly and slipped out of bed. 

I quickly showered and got ready as fast as I could, leaving the house with a note on the fridge for her to find. 

"I'm going for practice, I'll be back earlier than usual in the evening, we can have the movie marathon tonight. You can come visit me in the studio if you want. Bye, WWH."