Well Earned Rest

>With a hefty thud, Lemy dropped the queen-sized mattress on the floor.
> “Hey watch where you’re dropping that.” Leia scolded her jelly-legged brother. He knew she was scolding him about something, but after carrying a bed up a flight of stairs, he was dead to the world.
> “Lei’-“ He interrupted
> “I told you not to call me that.”
> “Sis, did’ya really need the queen-sized bed?”
> “What can I say? I like having a lot of leg room.” She said innocently, but he didn’t care what the double meaning was, the kid just wanted to get back to his room and crash but found it a little hard to find the feeling in his feet. But there was a bed right in front of him.
> “Hey sis, my legs are killing me, you mind if I snooze on your bed for a sec’?”
> “Yes, I do mind. I wanted to break it in, and I don’t want you getting your sweaty mop of hair all over it.”
> “Aw c’mon Lei- Uh, Sis’, just give me like 5 minutes, and I’ll get out of your hair.” He must have looked pretty pathetic because Leia was having a hard time looking him in the eyes.
> “Fine.” She said with the click of her tongue. “You get 5 minutes, any longer and I’ll drag you out of bed myself.” Lemy didn’t even wait until she was done talking to throw himself on the soft welcoming bed. It was so soft he thought he was going to sink into it. “And don’t start drooling on it.” Pfft, He doesn’t drool… well, not a lot.
>  He knew she was going to use this moment of kindness to guilt trip into more heavy lifting. But honestly, it didn’t bother him, Lei’ could be a pain but maybe if he spent time with her, she might start to appreciate it.

>, Of course, the second his head hit the mattress he was out like a light.
> She could have just pushed him out the door when he got the job done.
> But if she did that he’d probably pass out In the hallway and she’d end up getting a lecture from Lyra or Liby about using Lemy as a pack mule again. Not her fault he’s good at carrying stuff.
> And on top of that, he hardly complained, he was always so high on the good big brother stick that she could get him to walk into traffic if she said it would help her out.
> Then again, watching him sleep off all that heavy lifting, it was hard not to admit he didn’t earn it.
> It had been a long day for both of them. Lifting thing, ordering him around to lift those things. She earned herself a good rest too.
> The bed was surprisingly big, even for a queen, she had pulled herself up just to get in. Making a note to herself to get Marsha to buy her footstool for it later.
> Yes, this was worth every cent. Leia let herself meld into the soft foam. Now she just needed to get the sheet and pillow for it, and it would be perfect.
> Speaking of which, she could really use a blanket right now. Her room was freezing for some reason. Well, it wasn’t cold-cold but cold enough that she needed to warm herself up.
> Slowly turning to her brother, still sleeping like a log.
> A warm log.
> She jumped off her bed for a moment to make sure Lizy wasn’t under her bed looking for monsters again, and that the door was shut.
> She climbed back on the bed and crawled over to Lemy, Thankfully her thick-headed brother is a deep sleeper.


> Leia delicately lifted Lemy’s arm. She didn’t need to do much, just move right in and drap it over her.
> She crawled under the boy's thin arm. Just needing to roll around and get comforta-
> “Eeep!”
> Leia yelped as Lemy’s arm lazily pulled her face into his chest. Feeling his warm chest against her cheek, she was about ready to slam her knee into skinny gut. But stopped.
> She should kick him, she sure wasn’t enjoying getting a whiff of his sweaty shirt. She paused before taking another whiff.
> Was he wearing cologne? Who the hell was he wearing cologne for? She remembered her mother once said the only reason a man wears cologne was to get a woman’s attention. So who was it?
> Resting in his arm she was making up a list of suspects, but slowly she started to drift off. His warm chest and comforting hug made it very hard to contemplate.
> Leia almost absentmindedly nuzzled into his chest. It was surprisingly soft. She hesitated for a moment, but she let of her free hand curve around Lemy’s waste just to get a bit closer.
> This was nice, a comfortable bed, a warm feeling, and someone to share it with. Yeah, this was nice.
> “…Meh… Lei’?-OOF!”
> Lemy felt a sharp kick to his gut as he fell between the bed and the wall. Groaning for a moment, his vision returned to see his pigtailed little sister standing over him.
> “I let you sleep in my bed, and now you think you can grope me in my sleep. You Pervert.”
> “What!? NO! Leia, I didn’t-“
> “Save it, you were half-asleep, so I’ll let it slide. But don’t think you're getting off easy, I’ll have work for you later.” She looked disgusted. Which cut him deep.
> “…I’m sorry sis, I’ll make it up to yeah.” She watched as pulled himself up and walked to the door.
> “Lemy.” He stopped. “Thank you for helping me get my bed.”
> “No problem Lei’.” Lemy walked off, leaving her alone to think.
> You know, Lizy could use a new bed.