Something Unsuspected

Ruse sighed softly as she laid in her bed, looking out the entrance of the small cave toward the stars outside. It always felt too quiet here at night. Before they moved off of the island she had still been living in the room she had shared with her mother and aunt since she was born so having her own space and sleeping alone was an adjustment that was proving to be more difficult than she had anticipated. Even though she had moved to her own bed as she had gotten older in a slightly blocked off alcove of the suite where she and her mother lived, she could still hear Dalila and Siren's breathing around the corner at night and it just let her know they were there and occasionally she would even give in and go cuddle with them like she was a pup again. When they moved here she felt like now was the time for her to grow up and have her own space and start being independent, but it turned out she didn't like that at all.

Most nights she would eventually fall asleep to the sounds of night time bugs or the distant sound of the waves on the shore, but tonight she was having a hard time even doing that. Something about the shield that she and Cerberus had decorated had really gotten her thinking about her parents and how much she missed being with them so maybe that's why it was harder for her to settle down tonight. Eventually she gave up on sleeping, at least for now, and got up, stepping out into the cool night air. She was about to go walk the island in hopes that made moving around for a while would get her thoughts to clear out, but then she spotted Cerberus' den just a short way down the mountain path from her own. Really it wasn't even the thoughts of her parents and family that were keeping her awake, even though they were a contributing factor. It was mostly just because she was alone.

There was just a moment of hesitation before she let herself start heading toward her brother's den and she quietly peeked inside. Part of her hoped that he would still be awake as well so she could at least ask him if she could come in, but when she spotted him on the plush bed of furs he was very obviously asleep. She didn't want to disturb him, but seeing him just made her want to be here with him all the more. She hadn't actually gotten to snuggle up with anyone since they separated from the rest of their family and it wasn't until she was presented with the idea now that she realized how much she really missed that. With a slightly bashful flick of her ears she quickly slipped into the den, trying her best not to wake up Cerberus as she gently settled into the bed beside him, curling up next to him. With the size of the bed and how he was sleeping near the middle of it their sides were lightly touching, but she couldn't really help that. Immediately though she noticed how calming just feeling his warmth and hearing the soft sound of him breathing was. She settled her head on her paws then and hoped maybe she could get some sleep now without bothering her brother.

"Rusalka Alondra Klein"