Room 303, Friday morning

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia didn't open her eyes for a while after she woke up, instead choosing to just lie there and feel Walter breath. She started mentally tallying contact points; his arm over her hip, how their knees lined up, his hair tickling the back of her neck when he exhaled.

She could probably stay like this for a very, very long time. Unfortunately, she knew he had a morning workshop, so she stayed relaxed and savored the moment.

Hey, it was the first time she'd really gotten to lie with someone without fearing the cops showing up. Give her a break.

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[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

There was a warm Nadia in his bed. That was probably why Walter woke already beginning to smile. He slid his arm over her waist and kissed the nape of her neck.

"Good morning."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia debated between staying in this extremely comfy position and rolling over to say good morning properly.

Then the announcements came on and she laughed softly. "That's going to be very interesting tomorrow."

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"Mm," Walter hummed against her neck. "Sounds as though half the school will be there. We've all been very naughty."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia shut her eyes again with a smile as she thought about just how "naughty" the two of them had been. She put her hand over his. "Should we tell the hooker about your 'extra-credit'?"

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"I'm selfish," Walter murmured, working his way up her neck to her ear. "I think it's enough for us to know."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia shivered slightly. "Okay, I can handle that." She really, really didn't want to, but she twisted a bit in his arms, trying to see a clock. "What time is your workshop?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter leaned up to look at the clock on his bedside table. "Too soon," he sighed and kissed her cheek. "But I think I have enough time to give you something before I go."

He pointed to the top drawer on the bedside table. "Can you pull that drawer open? There's a box (http://pics.livejournal.com/walter_n_wires/pic/000yzr9x) inside."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia did her absolute best to open said drawer without actually moving. She almost accomplished it, too. She pulled out the box and opened it up.

"Dios," She ran her fingers over the cross. "It's beautiful,"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"It's from home." Walter leaned up on an elbow to see her reaction. "Hellsing has a good collection - for emergencies, I suppose you could say. And guaranteed not to be cursed, since it's blessed."

[nadiathesaint]

"I--"

Blessed, and from Hellsing. So for warding off vampires. Had he brought it with him when he got here in January? Did he send home for it?

Did it matter?

"Thank you," She turned to kiss him as she pulled it out of the box. "Would you. . . ." She held it up by the chain, the clasp open.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter kissed Nadia back and took the chain from her. "Of course."

He fastened the chain around her neck and pulled the pendant around to straighten it. "I've been meaning to give it to you since Arthur sent it last week, but hadn't found the right time."

He looked at her seriously and brushed a piece of hair away from her face. "Thank you. For everything."

[nadiathesaint]

Walter's boss was in the habit of sending him blessed jewelry?

Nadia ran her fingers along the chain and looked up at Walter when he thanked her. "But I haven't. . . ."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Yes, you have." He smiled wistfully and kissed her forehead. "You really have. Even when I'm not myself or a dumbass. So... thank you."

[nadiathesaint]

"I--" Shut up, moron, he's complimenting you. "It's the least you deserve."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter kissed her again and was just considering how to respond to that when...

ribbbbbit

"Huh?"

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia blinked. "Did you just--"

Croak

She slowly looked around. "The kittens appear to have been replaced by frogs."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"I liked the kittens better," Walter grumbled as he noticed the dozen beady eyes of a row of frogs watching them from his desk. "At least they paid attention to closed doors."

[nadiathesaint]

"On the other hand, the frogs don't appear to be clingy."

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"Shh. Don't give them ideas." Alas, between gift giving and frogs, it was time to get ready for Dada.

He put on a pouty face for Nadia. "I have to get up now, but we both have detention tomorrow, so if you'd like to sleep here again tonight...?" He left the offer open. Maybe he was greedy, as Pippi had said.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia was less worried about frogs potentially being clingy and more worried about just how long they'd been sitting there watching her and Walter, but she nodded anyway. "I'll be here. You going to the book fair, later?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"It seems to be the thing to do today." Getting out of bed was a lot more difficult when there was someone warm there. Even with a froggy audience.

He sighed and climbed out over Nadia, stealing a kiss along the way, and promptly stepped on a frog with his bare foot.

Croak!

"Yech!"

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia rolled over to look over the edge of the bed. "You didn't hurt it, did you?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

There are times when being fast is a very good thing. Walter had jerked his foot up as soon as he realized he wasn't stepping on slimy floor. He peered down at the frog and shook his head when it hopped under his bed after giving him a reproachful look.

"Just its feelings."

[nadiathesaint]

"Oh, good. River said something yesterday about how it wasn't the kittens' fault they were there. Probably the same for the frogs."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"I would probably feel sorrier for the frogs if I'd learned Frog in class, but as it is, slimy things don't get much sympathy from me."

After ensuring that he wasn't going to be crushing another innocent amphibian, Walter made it out of bed and off to pick out some clothes.

"I'll see you at the book fair. It's an oddly traditional activity for Fandom."

[nadiathesaint]

"Not if it's filled with frogs. . . ."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"If the book fair is also filled with frogs, I think we can assume that almost everywhere is full of frogs and we'll just have to work around them."

He pulled on his shirt and blushed before turning around to drop his pajama bottoms. Yes, he knew that was stupid. No, it didn't stop him from doing it anyway.

[nadiathesaint]

Considering the fact that he'd asked her to shower with him last night, Nadia found the modesty very cute.

Not that she'd tell him that. She knew better. Instead, she watched the frogs. Which were quite possibly the source of the modesty, as a fair number of them were staring at Walter.

"They're kind of cute."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"But not purple, so they aren't as interesting as Xander's frog." After making himself "decent" again, Walter turned back around and finished dressing before sitting on the edge of the bed next to Nadia.

"Right. I'm off. I'll see you at the book fair."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia, who was still wearing not a lot more than one of Walter's pajama shirts, nodded. "Have fun pretending to be a crazy person,"

She leaned in for a quick kiss.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"As long as you understand that I'm mostly pretending," Walter said, grinning and giving her something more than a quick kiss. Because pretty girl wearing his pajama shirt? Very hot.

[nadiathesaint]

"Got it, Fishgrenade,"