Listening

[Soul]

She smiled, laying her head on her tender paws. "I'm okay for now. I'm really comfy...." she said, her eyes fluttering closed. Her sleep had been plauged by nightmares of Argo, something she wouldn't tell anyone else. She hadn't slept too well, and she was feeling it. The soft grass, the warm sun, the sound of the stream... And Doomed laying next to her, it was all so wonderful that she couldn't help but doze off.

[Lexi]

Doomed smiled as her eyes closed softly and he licked her sleeping face. He layed his head back down on her side very carefully and sighed looking around to keep watch. He knew how she felt and how uncomfortable she could be so he did his best to make sure no one or nothing came close to her.

[Soul]

Nicola slept quite well, with Doomed watching over her. Even the nightmare, which had been reoccuring a lot lately, stayed away. Instead, she dreamed a normal dream; flickers of happy past memories. Her pups, mainly, as she watched them play. She didn't dream about how Argo would slaughter them before her eyes. She only dreamed of them happy.
She dreamed about Doomed, too, and how wonderful it was to have someone looking over her.

[Lexi]

Doomed eventually fell asleep after awhile. He snored a light even snore with deep breathes. His paws flicked against her side every once in a while as he dreamed. His ears pricked up listening to what was going on around him.

[Soul]

After about 2 hours of contented, restful sleep, Nicola woke up groggy, her eyes slowly adjusting to the soft sunlight that surrounded them. Doomed's even breathing was soft and quiet, and it made her smile. She licked his muzzle as he slept, chuckling a little when he twitched.

[Lexi]

He didn't even feel her move or wake up. Just stayed in his deep dreamful sleep, snorting every once in a while and twitching his feet. His tail even lifted in the air once.

[Soul]

She supressed a laugh, not wanting to wake him. She slid away from him- ever so carefully- and walked over to the river, standing paw-deep in the cool, clear water. She shivered as the water chilled her, but she laid down in the shallow water, letting it wake her up from her snooze.

[Lexi]

Doomed rolled over and it woke him. His head snapped up with a confused look, his eyes blinking. "What?" he asked looking around with that goofy look in his glazed over sleepy eyes.

[Soul]

Nicola stared at him, trying not to laugh at his expression. But she couldn't help it; she busted out in laughter, slapping the water with her paw and laughing. That had to be the funniest thing she'd ever seen.

[Lexi]

His head tilted again his ear flapping over. "What's so funny?" he asked looking around. He sighed lost at the moment and forced himself to his feet with a grunt. "When did you get up?" he asked walking over to the water, lapping it up quickly.

[Soul]

"Only about fifteen minutes ago," she responded. Then she answered his first question. "You were what was so funny. Your face...." She chuckled again, unable to help herself.
"So," she said when she could stop the laughter, "did you have a nice nap?" She most definately did, what with him being beside her. It was... nice. Peaceful. Perfect.

[Lexi]

He submerged his head in the cold water. Lifting it he looked over at her. "Oh, well... ok." he sighed siting down still confused and frustrated. "Yes, the nap was wonderful." shaking his head he tried to clear the sleep from his mind. "I think i'm awake now."

[Soul]

"Well, I hope you're awake. Though I can see how you would confuse this with a nightmare," she teased, looking down and away.

[Lexi]

He looked at her an tilted his head. "How could this be a nightmare?" he asked bopping over to her. "You're here."

[Soul]

"That's exactly the reason it would be a nightmare," she said, smiling a little, though it wasn't too big. She looked up at him with sad eyes. No one could want her like this. She was damaged goods, broken, defected. Unwantable. Unlovable. At least, that's what she'd been told her whole life.