Narias was sitting at the table, reading a book when Ileena woke up.

“Oh, sorry. Did I… fall asleep?” she sat up.

“Ileena? Good morning. Did you sleep well?” Narias asked, with a bit of an awkward smile.

“Good… morning? What?” Ileena exclaimed in surprise.

“It’s still a little early, so we have enough time before the Arena Battle Competition starts. I’ll make you some tea, ok?” he was quick to go to the small kitchen.

“Wait? What do you mean? Did I sleep in your bed throughout the whole night?” Ileena was still trying to figure it out.

“Yes, you did,” said Narias, trying not to look at her.

“Re… really? I’m so sorry,” only then the message has gone through to her, which made her feel really embarrassed. “Why didn’t you… wake me up?”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t want to wake you up because you looked really tired. So yeah, you stayed overnight. Ha… haha,” he was acting a little weird for some reason.

“I…” Ileena wanted to ask something but then noticed Narias was acting a little strange. “Wait, if I was sleeping in your bed then where did you sleep, Narias?”

“I… well… I…” he started to stutter. “I also… slept in the bed. But don’t worry, I used a different blanket, and was laying on the far side of the bed, and I promise I hadn’t done anything inappropriate, I was honestly sleeping, and not…”

He started to shoot out explanation after explanation, with occasional apology thrown in between.

“You slept… in the bed… next to me?” Ileena turned to look at the bed with her cheeks turning extremely red in an instant.

“I’m really sorry, I should’ve slept… somewhere else. I thought the bed was big enough for both of us, and we have the tournament today, and…” Narias was becoming more and more nervous.

“It’s ok,” Ileena said quietly.

“Huh?” he stopped with his apologies. “What Really?”

“Well, yes,” she brushed her dark, orange striped hair to the side. “There’s only one bed in your room, and… you had nowhere else to sleep, so…”

“Well, yes,” Narias answered.

“And… we are dating, right? Couples usually sleep together… in one bed that is, don’t they?” Ileena tried to hide her charming flushed face.

“I guess they do, yeah,” he smiled awkwardly, while scratching his cheek with one finger.

“So, it’s ok that we slept together… in one bed…” she picked up a pillow from the side, and hugged it tightly. “Besides, this is your bed. You have full right to sleep in it. I am the one who shouldn’t be here.”

“No, you can come anytime you want,” the words shot out of his mouth, almost like his Wind Bullet spell. “I mean… that is… you are free to come, and stay whenever you wish.”

He was feeling embarrassed as well. Of course he would. Narias had no idea how Ileena would react when she found out they slept together in his bed. Yes, she fell asleep unexpectedly but Narias wasn’t about to ruin her rest, and throw her out late at night just because there was only one single bed in the room.

Ileena picked up her glasses, put them on, then got out of the bed. She slowly looked around, walked up to Narias, and picked up the empty cup that he was holding in his hands.

“How about… I help you with the tea?” she asked, brushing off her hair, which was covering one side of her sparkling, red as cherries cheeks.

“Ah… sure,” Narias brightened up, after letting out a sigh or relief.

In all honesty, he was sweating like no tomorrow from the early morning. And for a good reason too. Narias was warry to get into the bed where Ileena was sleeping last night but there was no other choice. He wanted to get a good rest with the best of his intentions. He even used a separate blanket to cover himself while he was asleep.

But it just happens in situations like these. Somebody would turn and twist in their sleep to make themselves more comfortable. The blanket would get kicked or pushed away, and then someone would end up curling up, or getting close to someone, intentionally or otherwise, to keep themselves warm.

The same thing happened with Ileena and Narias. It mattered not which one of the two had lost their blanket. The important thing was, they ended up curled up and hugging each other for a more comfy sleep.

When Narias opened his eyes in the morning however, he found himself wrapped around Ileena, who was closely pressing herself to him as well. It was too real, and too pleasant to confuse it with a dream. Add to that, the healthy, young boy’s morning erection was more than enough to tell Narias it was as real as it could get. Talk about guaranteed embarrassment right out of the bat.

Narias knew he was in trouble right away. And not only because his manhood was gloriously poking at Ileena’s body. His soft pajama pants were no match to stop it from doing so. Ileena was curled up so close to him due to losing her blanket, Narias face ended up almost inside of her bosom, with Ileena’s hands wrapped around his neck.

To make it fair for both of them, one of his hands had slipped under her dress, and was placed right on her tight. It was so good to feel her smooth, soft skin, Narias’ hand almost didn’t want to listen to let go. Quite a predicament, to say the least.

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Somehow, Narias managed to free himself out of the heavenly trap, even if his wild, raging hormones protested with all of their might. He was amazed about how he managed to slip out, especially without waking Ileena up. That was an achievement in itself. This was the first time Narias was happy about someone being sound asleep.

Fortunately, nothing ‘bad’ happened, and in the end, Ileena didn’t wake up at the same time when he did. She also didn’t mind Narias sleeping in the same bed together with her. But that’s not to say, they weren’t embarrassed about it, with Narias ending up on the steamy side.

“We will have to check the times when the arena battles start,” Ileena was already thinking about the tournament.

“Yeah, but I think we still have some time. Maybe we should go have some breakfast before the tournament starts?” Narias suggested.

“Good idea. They should have food stalls open outside the arena by now,” she added.

They picked up their stuff and were ready to go.

“Yo Narias,” quite unexpectedly, Narias was greeted by a familiar voice as soon as he opened his room’s door.

“S… Stefan?” Narias didn’t expect to see him in the hallway.

“Hey buddy, I thought I’ll wait for you so we could go to the…” Stefan’s excited speech was cut short when he saw a pretty girl, with the dark, orange striped hair, come out of Narias’ room. “Huuuh?”

His jaw dropping facial expression was nothing but hilarious, in addition to being totally shocked.

“Right, well, sorry Stefan. Me and Ileena will go have some breakfast first. See you later,” Narias said, with as straight face as he could muster.

“Good morning,” Ileena greeted Stefan, trying to make it sound as casually as she possibly could.

“No… way…” Stefan was left standing in the middle of the hallway with his mouth still open.

Other than Stefan, Narias and Ileena hadn’t run into any other boys from the dorm building until they were out in the park. They acted normal, like the other students who were on their way to the competition. Well, maybe feeling just a little uncomfortable.

“Heeey! Ileena! Narias!” both of them were greeted from afar by a tiny, cheerful girl with cute pigtails. “Good morning you two. When did you leave your room, Ileena? I came to check on you in the morning, and you weren’t there.”

“Good morning, Nicky. I’ve spent the night in Narias room,” Ileena told her friend why she wasn’t there after greeting her.

“Huuuh? What?” Nicky almost jumped.

“Good morning, Nicky,” Narias waved his hand with an awkward smile.

“Can I talk to you for a minute, Ileena?” the cute, little girl pulled her friend to the side.

“What is it?” Ileena asked in her usual tone.

“Psst, psst…” Nicky gestured for her friend to come closer. “I can’t believe you actually did it. Tell me, tell me. How was it?”

“How what was it?” the tall girl adjusted her glasses, pretending she didn’t understand the question.

“Oooh come on, you know what I meant,” Nicky tiptoed on her feet.

“Sigh… of course I did,” Ileena adjusted her glasses again. “I… I fell asleep, ok?”

“Fell asleep?” the little girl was confused.

Ileena went to explain, in as few words as possible, what actually happened. Not to say her cheeks weren’t burning red from the embarrassment as she was doing so.

(in the meantime)

“I can’t believe you actually did it, man,” Narias felt Stefan’s grip around his shoulders as soon as Ileena and Nicky walked to the side.

“Stefan?” Narias almost jumped.

“Now tell me, how did you do it?” his buddy asked in the most serious tone ever.

“Did what?” Narias was confused.

“Come on, don’t pretend you didn’t understand? How in the world did you manage to talk such a pretty girl into spending the night in your room?” Stefan was so intense, his eyes almost popped out of their eyeballs.

“Keep it down, will you?” Narias pushed his classmate away.

“Like seriously, what’s your secret buddy?” Stefan wouldn’t let go.

“Listen, I need to eat before the competition starts. We’ll talk later, ok?” he wanted to get away as soon as possible.

“Hey, I haven’t eaten anything yet as well. Mind if I join you?” Narias’ best buddy insisted.

“Really?” Narias knew the real reason why Stefan wanted to join him. “Fine, but I’m not telling you anything.”

“Of course, of course,” Stefan was happy to hear that. “Hey, not telling me? Wait, Narias!”

(after a little while)

“So, you are participating in the arena competition as well, Stefan?” Nicky asked during breakfast.

“Yeah, I’m in the B bracket,” Stefan answered.

“B bracket? Ghm… that means neither of you will be fighting each other, unless you reach the finals,” the girl with cute pigtails said thoughtfully.

“That will be a piece of cake,” Stefan stated proudly. “Just watch me, I’ll be at the top in no time.”

Really? I highly doubt it. – Narias thought to himself quietly.

“Right, I think we should be going now,” Narias drank the last bit of his drink.

“Yes. We better not be late,” added Ileena.

They all walked to the arena entrance, where each participant was directed to their assigned lounge for each bracket. Narias and Ileena were about to reach the end of the line.

“Well, good luck with your fights, and… try to not get hurt, ok?” Narias tried to encourage Ileena but ended up being worried instead.

“I will. Good luck to you too,” she added.

“Neeext!” a loud voice at the entrance instructed.

The area where the fights were about to commence, was split into four sections. One for each of the four brackets – A, B, C, and D. The main arena was huge enough to make it happen. There would be four ongoing fights happening at once, with enough space away from one another. This offered a huge time saver, if they were to do a single fight at a time.

That also meant that only four people would go to the finals. Only the winners from each bracket would get to fight in the end. It was nothing new, really. That’s how they did it every single time. It was new to Narias because this was his first Arena Battle Competition. He was looking forward to test his skills against the other students.

Obviously, he was happy that he wouldn’t need to fight against Ileena. Unless both of them reach the finals that is. Narias was determined to give it his all, and definitely wanted to win. But at the same time, he had no idea what to expect, or how strong his opponents would be. This was a really great opportunity to find out what the other students were capable off.

“Welcome!” suddenly, a loud, harsh voice echoed from the middle of the arena.

Huh? Instructor Ranga Dreknor? – Narias looked at the arena.

“My name is Ranga Dreknor, and the Solo Arena Battle Competition is about to begin! Are you ready? Grrr!” he hyped up the crowd.

And it worked. The spectators in the seats cheered. All of them were students, of course. Anyone who didn’t participate in the competition was able to come and see the fights. The arena was big enough to sit more people than there were students in the academy, so there were plenty of seats to choose from. That didn’t mean the energy wasn’t there.

“Great! Now before we start, let me explain the rules!” Ranga Dreknor continued.

The rules were pretty simple, really. The person wins the fight by either knocking the opponent down, or if one of the them surrenders, or if one of the participants leaves, or is thrown out of the arena area. The assigned judge can also stop the fight if they see it necessary to do so.

“Alright then, the tournament is about to begin! Do your best little hatchlings!” instructor Dreknor finished his announcement.

Right, it’s about to start. I wonder who will be fighting first? – Narias was filled with anticipation.

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