A Jack at Rest

Hana slept well through the night, having been exhausted from the day before. She had never even noticed Shingi enter the room or sleep on his nimbus of sand. She only knew of the small form sleeping beside her. It was a peaceful rest, a deep one. It was nearly halfway through morning when she finally awoke.

A crack of sunlight was resting across her face, pulling her out of her slumber. Even before she opened her eyes, she felt the warmth of the small girl, who had migrated from next to her to on top of her, head still laying where it had been when the night before. She had been drooling all night, leaving Hana a bit sticky, but who could be mad at the little girl. Stroking the girl's hair, she looked to her left to see Shingi laying upon a nimbus of sand not unlike the one he had used the day before.

Figuring he was awake already due to the fact he had energy to spare after fighting, healing her, and replenishing some of her own energy, she said in a quiet voice as to not awake Amaya, "You know, maybe losing that fight wasn't such a bad thing. There are always worse things to wake up to in the morning."